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Chrome could, someday, be for sale, and a few companies have already expressed interest. Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the US Department of Justice gets its way in the remedies trial for US v. Google. And there are already buyers lining up at Google’s door. Any potential sale might not happen for a very long time. The remedies trial is still ongoing, a decision in that trial isn’t expected for quite awhile, and Google has already said it will appeal, which will definitely add more time to the process and could ultimately reverse a ruling where Google might have been forced to sell the browser. But let’s say that Google does have to sell Chrome — who wants it? And why? We’re getting some of those answers from the remedies trial. Let’s start with the why: a browser is a great way to promote your own search engine. Especially a browser that’s as widely used as Chrome. Google makes Chrome, so it obviously makes sense that Google also provides Google Search as its default way to search the web. Chrome is also the most widely used browser by a wide margin — it has an estimated two-thirds of browser market share — so that means that many, many, many more people are using Google Search instead of other search engines just because it’s the default there. But the interest isn’t just to push search — having a browser as big as Chrome gives companies a surface to push just about anything. Owning Chrome would let a company suddenly put products in front of four billion people. If you’re an upstart trying to get traction, that’s unbeatable, especially if you’re an upstart like an AI company that’s trying to replace the default — which, right now, is Google. Here are the eager potential buyers — at least, that we know about: OpenAI: ChatGPT’s head of product Nick Turley testified that OpenAI would be interested in buying the browser. OpenAI already has web search features baked into ChatGPT, so it makes sense that the company would be interested in owning a widely used browser to potentially bring ChatGPT to even more users. Also, OpenAI, one of Google’s biggest rivals, would probably be very happy to own one of Google’s prized assets. Perplexity: Perplexity also offers AI-powered search. The company’s chief business officer testified Perplexity would be interested in buying Chrome. It likely wants Chrome for the same reasons that OpenAI does: as a platform that gets more people to use its services. It’s also already making its own browser, which Perplexity’s CEO says will help it build better agents and help it get data outside its app to “better understand” its users (and potentially show them personalized ads). Yahoo: The company testified at trial that it’s prototyping its own web browser, but just buying Chrome would be a much easier way to potentially get Yahoo in front of a lot more people. At the trial, Yahoo Search General Manager Brian Provost said that actually buying Chrome would potentially cost tens of billions of dollars, but it’s something that the company could make happen with the help of Apollo Global Management, its owner. Yahoo isn’t the only company estimating a price in the eleven-digit range; Gabriel Weinberg, DuckDuckGo’s CEO, testified that Chrome could be worth, in a “back-of-the-envelope” estimate, up to $50 billion according to Bloomberg. So should a company get the opportunity to buy Chrome, it seems likely they’re going to have to front a lot of money. But that enormous investment could be worth it. Whoever buys Chrome would instantly own a platform with billions of users. And right now, at a moment when Google is looking vulnerable, losing its browser to a competitor would probably be a significant blow. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has released the final Beta Build for Windows 11 version 23H2. Build 22635.5305 (KB5055636) is out, and it is the last one before Microsoft moves all Beta Channel insiders to version 24H2. Today's release contains the new profanity filter for voice typing (also available in the latest Dev and Beta builds), some fixes for File Explorer, input, Windows Spotlight, and more. Here is what is new: Fixes that are rolling out gradually include the following: And here is one known issue: You can find the official announcement here. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Windows 11 version 24H2 insiders in the Beta Channel have got a new build to try this weekend. Build 26120.3941 (KB5055634) is here with some welcome improvements like the ability to turn off profanity filter for voice typing, accessibility improvements, new features for users with styluses, and more. Here is what is rolling out gradually (basically the same changelog as the one that Microsoft shipped today to Dev Channel insiders😞 Fixes for everyone in the Beta Channel include the following: And here is the list of known bugs: You can find the official announcement here. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

The recently shadow-dropped Oblivion Remastered has already garnered 4 million players heading into its first weekend after launch. One of the biggest stories of the year in gaming is growing, as Bethesda Game Studios shared on Friday via Bluesky that The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has already reached 4 million players. "We are so grateful to the over 4 million of you that have already ventured into Cyrodiil with Oblivion Remastered. Thank you!" the studio's social media message reads. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered was officially unveiled on Tuesday after almost two years of leaks and rumors. The game was then made available on storefronts the same day as part of "shadow drop," letting players instantly jump in. Developed primarily by Virtuos with support from Bethesda Game Studios, the game features new visuals rendered in Unreal Engine 5 as well as some new voice recordings, while the underlying Gamebryo engine has been adjusted but left relatively the same as the original 2006 release. Now, obviously, 4 million players is not 4 million copies sold. All Xbox first-party games are available at launch through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, meaning subscribers can check a game out without paying anything extra. Even so, it's still a noteworthy milestone, and it'll be interesting how much further it grows over time. Another Bethesda Softworks-published title, MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, reached 4 million players after launching on Xbox and PC in December 2024. Right now, the majority of players seem to be enjoying their time with the game, though PC Game Pass users are currently waiting on an official fix after an update disabled DLSS upscaling in that version of the game. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is currently available on Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC (via Steam and the Xbox app), and PlayStation 5. For more details, consult my guide on the different editions of Oblivion Remastered. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red Planet. The NASA rover Perseverance recently discovered a strange rock on Mars, which appears to be made up of small rounded stones a few hundred millimeters in diameter. NASA’s research team is trying to determine its origin. Perseverance was launched in July 2020 with the mission of searching for traces of microorganisms that may have existed on Mars in ancient times. It carries seven scientific instruments, including SuperCam, which uses cameras, lasers, and spectrometers to study the Martian surface, and Mastcam-Z, a camera with a special filter to increase resolution, which is used to record high-definition video as well as panoramic color and 3D images. The rover is exploring the Jezero Crater, a region of Mars thought to have once been a river delta. This is not the first time such a strange rock has been discovered on the Red Planet. In the past, Martian rovers have discovered a number of strange objects that could hold important clues as to the geological history of Mars. A selfie taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover. This photograph is a composite of 59 images taken by its WATSON camera, which is mounted on an arm. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS It was early March 2025 when Perseverance arrived at Broom Point on Witch Hazel Hill, on the rim of the Jezero Crater. Witch Hazel Hill is located in the lower left of this photo. The blue line marks the path of Perseverance. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Satellite observations had shown alternating stripes of light-colored and dark-colored rock in this area. In late March, Perseverance excavated one of the light-colored formations and collected a sample. In the process it discovered the strange rock—which has been named “St. Paul's Bay.” A photo of the St. Paul’s Bay rock, the darker object on the right of the image. This photo was taken by Perseverance on March 13, 2025, using Mastcam-Z. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/ASU According to the Perseverance team, St. Paul’s Bay is a “float” rock—that is, a rock that should not exist at this location. But what created this rock formation on Mars, and how it came to be located in this region, remains unknown. This rock appears to be made up of smaller, round, dark gray stones each several hundred millimeters in size. The shapes of these small round stones vary: Some are oval-shaped, some have sharp edges, and some have small holes in them. It’s possible that these spherules are concretions—formations created by groundwater moving through pores in a rock, which suggests that there might have once been abundant liquid water on Mars. However, on Earth these spherules are also created when molten rock cools rapidly, for example after a volcanic eruption. The Perseverance science team is investigating the origin of the small round stones that make up St. Paul’s Bay. It is possible that they are derived from a dark-colored stripe of rock formation observed nearby. A magnified view of the St. Paul’s Bay rock. This photo was taken by Perseverance on March 11, 2025, with the Remote Micro Imager (RMI) on its SuperCam. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/LANL/CNES/IRAP. NASA’s Mars rovers have also discovered a number of other strange rocks during their missions. The first pictured below were nicknamed “blueberries” and were found by the rover Opportunity. They were discovered near Fram Crater, which Opportunity explored during April 2004. Opportunity launched in July 2003 and landed on the Meridiani Plain on Mars’ equator in January 2004. Opportunity continued to explore Mars for more than 15 years until its mission ended in February 2007. The blueberries are said to be rich in hematite, a type of iron oxide (Fe2O3). Nicknamed “blueberries,” these Martian rocks were photographed by NASA’s Opportunity rover using a microscopic imager (MI) and panoramic camera. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/CORNELL/USGS Next was a formation discovered by NASA’s rover Curiosity, in which many small round stones are visible. This formation is part of a formation called the “sheepbed,” exposed in an area on Mars called Yellowknife Bay. These small round pebbles are often found in other parts of the sheepbed as well. Curiosity was launched in November 2011 and continues to explore Mars. Curiosity photographed the “sheepbed” formation in Yellowknife Bay, a shallow basin located within Gale Crater, just south of the Martian equator. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS The final image below is of a sedimentary rock formation with a “popcorn” texture, discovered by Perseverance. After completing its exploration of a part of the Jezero Crater called Mt. Washburn, Perseverance headed north and reached an area in the Neretva Valley called Bright Angel, where layered, light-colored rocks are exposed on the surface. It was here that Perseverance discovered this strangely textured rock formation, which also contains small rounded stones. Perseverance took this photo in the Neretva Valley in June 2024 using its Mastcam-Z. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/ASU This story originally appeared on WIRED Japan and has been translated from Japanese. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

"Microlensing" lets us find planets at much greater distances from their star. What does the "typical" exosolar system look like? We know it's not likely to look like our own Solar System, given that our familiar planets don't include entire classes of planets (Hot Jupiters! Mini-Neptunes!) that we've found elsewhere. And our discovery methods have been heavily biased toward planets that orbit close to their host star, so we don't really have a strong sense of what might be lurking in more distant orbits. A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a gravitational lens that magnifies the star it's orbiting, causing it to brighten briefly. These events are difficult to capture, but can potentially indicate the presence of planets in more distant orbits. The researchers behind the new work find indications that there's a significant population of rocky super-Earths that are traveling in orbits similar to that of Jupiter and Saturn. Lenses go micro The two primary methods we've used to discover exoplanets are called transit and radial velocity. In the transit method, we simply watch the star for dips in the light it sends to Earth, which can be an indication of a planet orbiting in a way that it eclipses a small fraction of the star. For radial velocity, we look for red- or blue-shifts in the light received from the star, caused by a planet tugging the star in different directions as it orbits. Obviously, a planet's gravitational influence is stronger when it's closer to the host star. And stars can temporarily dim for all sorts of reasons, so we've generally set a standard for discovery that involves observing multiple transits. That, in turn, means a shorter orbital period, and so also biases us toward discovering planets that are close to their host star. As a result, most of what we know about exosolar systems comes from planets that are far closer to their host star than Earth is to the Sun. Even the most distant object discovered by the Kepler mission orbits is only about as distant as Mars. Looking at this another way, if we'd known of a star with a planet that took as long as Jupiter to orbit, and started observations back in the mid-1990s, when the first exoplanets were discovered, there's a good chance we'd only have observed three transits so far. For something out in the neighborhood of Neptune, the odds are that we'd not have seen any. Microlensing can be thought of as a bit like the inverse of a transit event, in that gravitational lensing will cause a star to appear brighter. These are difficult to detect partly because the magnitude of the brightening is relatively small, and because it can last for as little as a few hours. If a microlensing event happens during daytime or on a cloudy day, you miss it if you're not observing from space. The other challenge with microlensing is that it doesn't tell you much about the planet itself. Transit methods give us a sense of the size of the planet, while radial velocity sets limits on the planet's mass. Microlensing only tells us the ratio of the mass of the planet to the mass of the star. Unless we can get a good picture of the star's mass, it's not especially informative. Earth-like planet, Saturn-like orbit The team behind the new publication relied on the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network, which has access to widely spaced telescopes spread around the globe. This reduces the chance of missing an event because of bad timing or weather. The new paper is both the description of a one of the microlensing events it captured, as well as an attempt to understand the big picture using all of the potential planetary discoveries the network has made so far. The microlensing event described here, OGLE-2016-BLG-0007, was first reported by another similar effort (the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment, or OGLE), but was also picked up by the Korean network. It was identified as part of a longer microlensing event where one star was creating a lens that brightened a second star. Amid that gradual, multi-month brightening, there was a small bump in the light. There are several ways to potentially explain that smaller bump (a third star, a very large planet in a very close orbit), but most of them are highly improbable. The only thing that makes sense is a planet orbiting at a considerable distance from its host star. From there, we get into the issue of figuring out what that planet might look like. The ratio of the masses of the planet to its host star is roughly twice that of the Earth to the Sun. But there is no good imaging of the host star available, so we don't know how massive it is. Based on the fact that the typical star in the Milky Way is considerably smaller than the Sun, the researchers assume a red dwarf, which produces a planet with a mass about 1.3 times that of Earth. Given those numbers, the best fit for microlensing data is an orbit about 10 times wider than the Earth's. That means a super-Earth with an orbital distance roughly that of Saturn's. Not alone To get a better sense of how typical this is, the researchers run through all the data obtained with the Korean telescope network, which has identified a bit over 60 likely exoplanets so far. Their analysis of the planet:star mass ratios suggests that there are likely to be a lot of planets similar to this one in orbits that keep them distant from their host stars. Separately, there seems to be a second population of planets that are considerably larger, assuming the stars they orbit are typical of the Milky Way's population. These two populations are consistent with what we currently view as the typical planet formation process. In this view, rocky planets can grow up to a certain point, after which they become large enough to rapidly pull in gas and other materials nearby, quickly growing to gas giants. The two populations found here would be separated by the gap between the largest planets that failed to start a runaway gas accretion, and those that did begin the process and grew into gas giants. If that's correct, then the microlensing data also implies that there's a large population of rocky planets, including many super-Earths, in orbits similar to Jupiter's and beyond, which would ensure they're perpetually icy. That's something that's completely absent in our own Solar System, where the rocky planets end with Mars. It's important to be cautious about this. The total number of planets discovered through microlensing remains small, and there are significant uncertainties in what we can learn about planetary masses using it. At the moment, this method accounts for most of the planets in more distant orbits. Still, if this pattern holds up as we gradually increase our knowledge of more distant planets, then it will be one more bit of evidence that we live in a rather unusual solar system. Science, 2025. DOI: 10.1126/science.adn6088 (About DOIs). Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft is finally ready to ship its flagship AI feature for Windows 11, plus a few more on top of it. Recall, Click to Do, and AI-powered Windows Search are now rolling out to users with supported Copilot+ PCs. Microsoft planned to launch Recall in mid-2024, but the company was quickly forced to halt the rollout due to a number of privacy concerns. Microsoft took the feature down, and after a few months of radio silence, started testing Recall in the insider program. Since then, Recall has received multiple security and feature improvements for a better user experience. For those unfamiliar with the feature, Recall works like a time machine for everything you do on your PC. It works by taking snapshots of your apps, websites, and other content so that you can retrace your steps and find anything you need using your own words. Microsoft says that with Recall, it takes "up to 70% less time to reengage with your PowerPoint presentation." For example, instead of remembering the exact file name, you can just ask Recall to find that PowerPoint presentation about elephants, and it will get you right to it. Microsoft understands that not everyone wants to allow Windows 11 to capture everything that is happening on the screen. For this reason, the company made Recall a strict opt-in experience that is turned off by default. It also uses clear language when asking if the user wants to enable Recall during the initial setup. More importantly, all the data that Recall captures is stored locally. It is also fully encrypted, isolated, and protected with Windows Hello. In addition to Recall, Copilot+ PC users are getting Click to Do. This feature offers contextual shortcuts to relevant actions like page summarization, text rewriting, copying images or text, and more. You can invoke Click to Do by pressing the Win key and making a click, swiping from the right on a touchscreen-enabled computer, or using a dedicated button in various apps like Snipping Tool. Finally, Copilot+ PCs now have improved Windows Search, which allows you to find files by simply describing what you are looking for. It can understand the contextual meaning of your request to bring you images, documents, or settings in Windows Search, File Explorer search, and the Settings app. The new AI-powered experiences for Copilot+ PCs are rolling out as part of the April 2025 non-security preview update. It is an optional release, so if you want to get it, go to Settings > Windows Update, toggle the "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" option, and then check for available updates. Note that while Click to Do image actions are available to all Copilot+ PCs, text actions are rolling out only to Snapdragon-powered devices. Also, Recall and Click to Do are not currently available to users in the European Economic Area. Microsoft says it is working on releasing those features in Europe later this year. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

The improved Recall still tries to record everything you do on your PC. Nearly a year after announcing the feature, Microsoft is finally ready to roll the controversial Windows Recall feature out to the general public, the company announced today on its Windows Experience Blog. Only available on Copilot+ PCs, a subset of Windows 11 systems sold within the last year or so, Recall takes continuous screenshots of everything you do on your PC, saving them, scraping text from them, and saving it all in a searchable database. This obviously has major security and privacy implications—anyone who can get access to your Recall database can see nearly everything you've done on your PC—which is why Microsoft's initial rollout attempt was such a mess. Recall's long road to release involved a rushed initial almost-launch, harsh criticism of its (then mostly nonexistent) security protections, multiple delays, a major under-the-hood overhaul, and five months of testing in Microsoft's Windows Insider beta program. Microsoft signaled that Recall was nearly ready for release two weeks ago when it came to the near-final Release Preview channel. Testing of the new version of Recall, both by Ars and other security researchers, found that the company had addressed many of the substantive complaints about Recall's security and added better automated content filtering to help keep the feature from storing some kinds of sensitive information (though this filtering is still inconsistent). But most significantly, Microsoft has made Recall a feature you must opt in to using rather than opt out of using, and it's possible to remove it completely. Recall is the most high-profile feature in the release Microsoft is starting to roll out today, but there are a few other changes in it for Copilot+ PCs. One is a new version of Windows' Search function, which "can understand the contextual meaning of words or phrases, making search more natural and intuitive." This natural-language search can be used in the Search box in the Taskbar, in File Explorer, and in the Settings app. Another new feature, called "Click to Do," lets you copy text from images, search the content on your screen, and quickly summarize or rewrite on-screen text (you can invoke it by pressing the Windows key and then clicking, hence Click to Do). Copilot+ PCs have specific hardware requirements beyond the ones necessary to run Windows 11. The most significant is the requirement for a neural processing unit (NPU) that can process more than 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS). The NPU enables more processing of AI and machine learning models on-device so that these features can work more quickly and without sending sensitive personal information to Microsoft's servers. The only consumer processors that currently support Copilot+ are Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips, Intel's Core Ultra 200V-series laptop chips (codenamed Lunar Lake), and AMD's Ryzen AI 300 series. Copilot+ features have generally been coming to the Arm-based Qualcomm PCs first and to x86-based Intel and AMD PCs later; Recall and the improved Search are available for both Arm and x86 PCs, while some Click to Do features are currently only available for Arm systems. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft is rolling out a big new Windows 11 preview build for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.Build 26200.5570 (KB5055632) is out with the ability to turn off profanity filter, the ability to assign Click to Do to stylus button, and more. Here is the changelog: Known issues in this build include the following: You can find the official announcement here. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Today is a big day for Windows 11 users, especially those with Copilot+ PCs. Microsoft is finally rolling out its flagship AI feature, Recall, alongside Click to Do and AI-powered Windows Search. To get those features on supported PCs, you need KB5055627, which is now out. In addition to new stuff for Copilot+ PCs, it introduces changes and improvements for the rest of the computers running Windows 11 version 24H2. Here is what Microsoft is rolling out gradually: And here are the other improvements included in the update (rolling out to everyone): You can download KB5055627 by heading to Settings > Windows Update and checking for available updates. Windows will then show you that a new optional update is available for download, so click "Download and install." Alternatively, you can get it from the Microsoft Update catalog. For reference, you can check out this month's optional updates for Windows 11 version 23H2 here and Windows 10 here. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Earlier this month, Microsoft confirmed a problem with Classic Outlook wherein typing would lead to high CPU usage and system resource hogging. The company said that the processor utilization would hit as high as 30-50%. The tech giant had provided a workaround for the problem and that involved switching to the Semi Annual channel. The company earlier today provided an update on the issue. It says that the Word support team has devised a fix for the problem and it would be deployed on the Current channel and beta channel soon. Microsoft writes: Unfortunately, though, the bug now haunts the Semi Annual channel and the way to work around the problem is to go back to version 2405. However it is not recommended and should only be done if an urgent workaround is required. It writes: You can find the support article for the issue here on Microsoft's official website. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Pour one out for the Windows Maps app. Microsoft has just confirmed that the program is deprecated and will soon be removed from the Microsoft Store. The company has updated its official list of deprecated features with details about the removal of the Windows Maps app. The writing on the wall was out there for Windows Maps. Microsoft removed offline maps support some time ago, and as of Windows 11 version 24H2, it is no longer included with clean Windows installations. However, you can still get the app from the Microsoft Store. According to the official documentation, the Windows Maps app will be removed from the Microsoft Store in July 2025. Before that, the company will ship the final update that will make the program fully inoperable. Those who want to use Bing Maps can switch to the web version, which is available via this link. Here is what Microsoft says about the upcoming end of the Windows Maps app: If you want to get the Windows Maps app before Microsoft kills it for good, head to the Microsoft Store using this link. Other features that Microsoft recently deprecated include Windows UWP Map control, Windows Maps platform APIs, and VBS enclaves for Windows 11 version 23H2 and earlier. Image by khoinguyenfoto on Pixabay Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Nvidia has one more RTX 50 series graphics card to launch in the pipeline. While the RTX 5060 Ti is already available, the RTX 5060 has yet to receive its official launch date. VideoCardz reports that Nvidia's budget-friendly RTX 5060 is coming as soon as May 19. Reportedly, Nvidia has already confirmed the date, and it is now working with its board partners on the launch details. Speaking of details, Nvidia allegedly set the embargo date to the same day, May 19, which means potential buyers will have to decide without checking reviews first. This might not be a good sign for the cheapest RTX 50 Series graphics card (Nvidia's performance charts below). The RTX 5060 with 8GB of video memory is launching at $299 MSRP, which is the same price as the previous-gen RTX 4060. While the price is unchanged, the RTX 5060 offers more CUDA cores (3,840 over 3,072), faster memory (28 Gbps over 17 Gbps), and higher memory bandwidth (448 GBps over 272 GBps). It also has a slightly higher TDP of 145W. The RTX 5060 could be the most affordable RTX 50 Series graphics card for some time, as there are no confirmed rumors on lower-end tiers, such as the RTX 5050 (RTX 4050 never materialized outside its laptop variant). It will be interesting to see how the market reacts to the launch and prices in light of the overall discontent with the RTX 5060 Ti models having only 8GB of memory in the lower-spec variant and generally poor quality of Nvidia's recent drivers. AMD plans to take on Nvidia's more affordable graphics cards with the RX 9060 XT, and the company has already confirmed plans for product announcements on May 21, 2025, at the Computex 2025 stage in Taiwan. Cheaper Radeon GPUs could be revealed there alongside new Ryzen processors for AI PCs. Source: VideoCardz Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

British retailer giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has suspended online orders while working to recover from a recently disclosed cyberattack. The multinational retailer operates over 1,400 stores, employs 64,000 employees globally, and sells various products, including clothing, food, and home goods. M&S, which reported revenues of £13 billion for FY24, is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and is included in the FTSE100 Index, the UK's best-known stock market index. "As part of our proactive management of a cyber incident, we have made the decision to pause taking orders via our M&S.com websites and apps. Our product range remains available to browse online. We are truly sorry for this inconvenience. Our stores are open to welcome customers," the company said in a Friday update. "All orders will be held by stores for the foreseeable due to the ongoing cyber issues regardless of when the last date for collection is," it added in a Twitter reply to a customer complaint. On Wednesday, M&S also informed customers that the cyberattack disrupted some of its services, including contactless payments and Click & Collect orders in stores, and it was also causing delays in online order delivery. The company also announced that the incident forced it to take some processes offline to protect partners, suppliers, and its business operations. "We are incredibly grateful for the understanding and support that our customers, colleagues, partners and suppliers have shown. We are working hard to restore our services and minimise disruption and are being supported by industry-leading experts," it added. M&S first disclosed the cybersecurity incident in a Tuesday London Stock Exchange press release, stating that its team is working with external cybersecurity experts to manage and resolve the situation. No ransomware operations or other threat groups have claimed responsibility for the M&S attack, and an eventual data leak isn't expected soon because threat actors usually take some time to pressure victims into paying ransom demands. However, if a ransomware gang has been behind this attack, its operators have likely stolen M&S data to be used as further extortion leverage. BleepingComputer has contacted Marks & Spencer with questions about the attack earlier this week, and we'll update the story if we receive a reply. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

The Alphabet CEO said “personal ownership” of Waymo’s lidar-equipped cars is an option long-term. Waymo may sell autonomous vehicles for personal ownership at some point in the future, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said during an earnings call last night. Pichai was asked about the long-term business model for Waymo, and he responded that it includes expanding partnerships like it has with Moove in Miami and Uber in Austin and, soon, Atlanta, but also mentioned “future optionality around personal ownership.” It’s not the first time Waymo extended the idea to sell you a self-driving car. Back in 2018 it swung a deal with Chrysler to build self-driving Pacifica minivans and the companies began discussions about how to eventually sell them as privately owned ones. And Waymo isn’t the only company thinking about selling you a personal self-driving car. Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared at the “We, Robot” event last year that people can buy a Cybercab for $30,000 by 2026. During Tesla’s earnings call on Tuesday, Musk quipped that robotaxis built by competitor Waymo “cost way more money” compared to the Cybercab. Tesla’s robotaxi seats two, lacks a steering wheel, and uses camera vision instead of the intricate set of sensors, including lidar, that are equipped in Waymo’s most common five-seater Jaguar I-Pace EVs. Waymo does have way more operational robotaxis on the road compared to Tesla, which has none. Waymo recently expanded testing to Japan, and Tesla plans to introduce robotaxis in Austin this summer as Musk promises “millions” of autonomous Tesla cars will be active by the end of next year. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend