Tech
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‘I’m sorry the system has failed you’: Flock CEO admits police have abused its system, as activists share 3D-printed ‘Flock Socks’ to block its cameras
Flock is introducing some extra controls over how its cameras can be used, to counter claims of unnecessary spying.
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People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them
Human-AI marriages are not currently recognized by US law. Some Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to keep it that way.
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5 Weird Tricks for Having a Brain
From the multibrained octopus to the bitty brain organoid, we’re all just inference engines making flawed bets on the future. Here are the five insights your brain will need to survive.
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Fishers detonate a bomb every hour on one Indonesian coral reef | New Scientist
The use of explosives to kill fish is widespread across the tropics, and acoustic monitoring in an Indonesian archipelago detected more than 3500 explosions in 483 days
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Think you know your Jackdaws from your Hornigolds? Take our Assassin's Creed Black Flag quiz and test your knowledge of one of the series' best
If you know your pirates, ships, and weird Assassin's Creed lore, then celebrate one of the best in the series with our Black Flag quiz
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AMD borrows $4.75 billion for 'general corporate purposes' — company gives no insight into how it plans to spend cash injection
There is no such thing as too much money.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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'I wouldn't hold my breath': Epic launcher will join Nvidia's GeForce Now on Linux soon, but gamers think 'Tim Sweeney would rather die' than let Fortnite run on the platform
2026 just gets better for Linux gamers, as Epic is making a native version of its launcher, plus the GeForce Now app has officially arrived.
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Why open source AI is worth fighting for
Open source AI ensures independence and sovereignty
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Just one instruction on AMD's 2015-era CPUs cracks open secret memory areas and gives full hardware-level control — exploit for 15h and 16h chip families gets you access to Platform Security Processor, microcode, and System Management Interface
Not a very practical exploit, but an exceedingly interesting one.
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Your Home Office Is Being Held Back by Your Computer Monitor
My expert advice on what computer monitor to buy for your home office, ranging from budget-tier to fully featured.
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I used Claude AI to build a Breakout clone in five minutes — and you can play it
I wanted to see if Claude was functioning properly, so I asked it to build a game from scratch. The speed at which we completed the task blew my mind.
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Motherboards
Motherboard reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Retro Gaming
Discover more about Retro Gaming with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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AI is making cyber threats faster, but trust will define which businesses survive
AI amplifies cyber risks, exposing digital blind spots and the need for trust
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Anycubic Kobra 4 Combo 3D printer hits a record low Amazon can't beat
One of our top-rated 3D printer makers drops the cost on native 4-color printing via the ACE 2 Pro to its lowest ever price.
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How bad is the UK drought and how long will it continue? | New Scientist
Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought conditions, resulting in restrictions on water use in many areas and severe wildfires – here's how it's affecting farming, wildlife and trees
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'The game feels super smooth' — Marvel's Wolverine confirmed to run at 60fps with ray tracing on the base PS5
Insomniac Games has confirmed Marvel's Wolverine's Performance Mode will run at 60fps with ray tracing enabled on the base PlayStation 5.
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How to watch Palestine 36 online with a free trial — stream acclaimed historical drama in US, Australia, Canada, Middle East
From a 20-minute TIFF standing ovation to awards around the world, Palestine 36 is now streaming
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FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination
The agency signed agreements to not enforce parts of three federal court orders against auto dealers accused of discrimination—and didn’t notify judges or at least one of its coplaintiffs.
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines.
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How to watch EFL Championship 2026/27: Free Streams & TV Channels
Watch every minute of the EFL Championship 2026/27 season
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Why do people ask so few questions in conversation? | New Scientist
We've perhaps been conditioned to not ask too many questions, in case it comes across as rude or prying. But columnist David Robson argues that asking people open-ended questions benefits our wellbeing, and doesn't have to be complicated
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AeroPress coffee makers are going cheap in a whole rainbow of colours right now — perfect for brightening up your morning coffee routine
And did you know you can use them to make cold brew coffee, too?
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Functioning version of 'the first arcade video game ever created' heads to auction with $200,000 estimate — green sparkle 2-player edition of Computer Space hails from 1973
The cabinet is being sold by David Perry, the games industry veteran behind Shiny Entertainment and Gaikai.
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Why fragmented AI regulation makes governance a competitive advantage
Pragmatic AI governance enables innovation amid regulatory uncertainty
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Monsoon-driven wildfires may have shaped human evolution | New Scientist
A reconstruction of East Africa's environment 1.75 million years ago suggests wildfires spiked during wetter times, which may have influenced human evolution
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'We failed you today': Namecheap down for several hours after a data center cooling failure, leaving customers furious
Many websites taken offline as Namecheap suffers outage
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Why operational excellence now defines mobile service quality
How good is 'good enough' for mobile services?
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I don't think Sheldon and Leonard will return to Stuart Fails to Save the Universe after HBO Max show creators told me one important detail
Should we be reading too deeply into who from The Big Bang Theory has returned to spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe? Not according to its creators.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500 Words—and Barely Says Anything
AI is shifting the culture, from tech CEO manifestos to 1 am job interviews. We unpack some of the latest, along with the top findings from Black Hat and Defcon, this week on “Uncanny Valley.”
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59% of American oppose AI data centers being built in their community — this has cost $130 billion in delays and cancellations in Q1 2026, so developers are fighting back
59% of American oppose AI data centers being built in their community
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World-first autonomous ‘end-to-end’ AI attack against Taiwan tied to Chinese hackers — and the scariest part is that it was fully open source
Eight AI models assembled a fully autonomous hacking tool
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'When I first came up with the term, no one had heard of it before' — Quote of the day by NASA's former software director Margaret Hamilton on the birth of software engineering
There is no computing industry today without software engineering – but the skill of programming once lacked any organization or structure
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, August 14 (game #1160)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going
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The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
OpenAI’s rogue agent hack was a watershed moment for AI safety and cybersecurity. It also sparked internal questions about the culture that led to it.
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Quordle hints and answers for Friday, August 14 (game #1663)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
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3D Printing
3D Printer reviews, news, and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Japan just completed another step toward independent satellite navigation
Japan's newest satellite has finally reached orbit after a failed launch exposed serious problems with its H3 rocket
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, August 14 (game #894)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going
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Researchers found GPT-4 could anticipate human responses
A model trained on internet text somehow learned to predict population-level personality patterns without ever meeting a real person
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Prusa Research XL, Core One, and Core One L all to receive second-generation upgrades — all new orders get updated model for 'free'
Existing models will have upgrade kits available.
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Didn't photograph the 2026 eclipse? Don't stress — simply witnessing it was magical enough
Colanders and DIY pinhole cameras, there were plenty of ways to enjoy the experience without being bogged down by camera gear
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How to watch NFL Pre-Season Games 2026 for FREE: TV channels, live streams and schedule
All 32 NFL teams are in action over three weeks of pre-season
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Dutton Ranch season 2 continues its streak of trouble as new alleged 'drama' leaks — but Taylor Sheridan will return to the writers room
As Dutton Ranch season 2 hits the writers room, an outpouring of alleged drama has leaked — but there's some good news for Taylor Sheridan traditionalists.
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'Remarkable' discovery upends our understanding of how brains store memories | New Scientist
Memories in mice persisted even after they lost the connections that we thought were needed for recall, expanding our knowledge of memory in the mammalian brain
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Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched
The researcher's vendetta against Microsoft continues apace, but it seems like the company could be keeping up this time around
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Linus Torvalds says 'huge' Linux kernel updates are now the status quo — and it's all thanks to AI
An AI-enabled open source bonanza?
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Looks like I'm replaying the entire Kingdom Hearts series now this collection with (nearly) every game is 70% off
There's a massive 70% off the Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece Collection on Steam, making this the cheapest and easiest way to play the whole series so far ahead of Kingdom Hearts 4.