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Researchers are warning about the risks posed by a low-cost device that can give insiders and hackers unusually broad powers in compromising networks. The devices, which typically sell for $30 to $100, are known as IP KVMs. Administrators often use them to remotely access machines on networks. The devices, not much bigger than a deck of cards, allow the machines to be accessed at the BIOS/UEFI level, the firmware that runs before the loading of the operating system. This provides power and convenience to admins, but in the wrong hands, the capabilities can often torpedo what might otherwise be a…

Subnautica 2 has weathered the storm and has rescheduled its early access release. IGN reported today that the sequel to the underwater survival game will begin early access on PC and Xbox in May, although a more specific date was not provided.The news comes a day after a judge ruled that former Unknown Worlds Entertainment CEO Ted Gill should be rehired at the game studio. That decision capped off a dramatic year for the team behind Subnautica, which was acquired by Krafton in 2021. The studio and its new owners entered a legal battle because the purchase of Unknown Worlds…

A new class-action lawsuit, filed on Monday by three teenage girls and their guardians, alleges that Elon Musk’s xAI created and distributed child sexual abuse material featuring their faces and likenesses with its Grok AI tech.”Their lives have been shattered by the devastating loss of privacy, dignity, and personal safety that the production and dissemination of this CSAM have caused,” the filing says. “xAI’s financial gain through the increased use of its image- and video-making product came at their expense and well-being.”From December to early January, Grok allowed many AI and X social media users to create AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images,…

Nvidia has announced DLSS 5 at GTC 2026This is a “real-time neural rendering model” (AI) to revamp lighting and improve graphics in PC gamesThe reaction has been broadly negative across social media, with plenty of concerns about the direction Nvidia is now heading inNvidia has revealed DLSS 5 at GTC 2026, and is calling the next-gen tech the “most significant breakthrough” for computer graphics since real-time ray tracing.Nvidia announced in a press release that DLSS 5 brings in a “real-time neural rendering model that infuses pixels with photoreal lighting and materials”, comparing the end result to Hollywood visual effects.So, this…

There are , but most of them are basically digital notebooks. They are great for reading and handwriting notes, but not so great for doing all of that regular tablet stuff like checking emails and doomscrolling. Boox, however, has released a number of E Ink tablets that can , opening up users to the wide world of traditional smartphone apps.The company’s latest product is a refresh of the Go 10.3 tablet, called the Go 10.3 Lumi. This introduces plenty of new features and, as the name suggests, one is a front light. The tablet has been designed for both natural…

Volvo is pulling the plug on its smallest and least expensive EV this week. The automaker is winding down US-bound production and imports of the EX30 and EX30 Cross Country over the coming weeks, with the last examples wrapping up the 2026 model year at the end of this summer due to financial and market considerations. In other words, tariffs are up, and sales are down.It’s a tough time to be selling EVs in the US right now. Volvo joins a growing list of automakers reassessing or outright canceling their electric car ambitions in the US due to market and…

Best Buy has launched a ‘Tech Fest Sale,’ and the best discounts by far are on TVs. The retailer is offering record-low prices on its best-selling 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs, with over 50% off and prices starting at just $74.99.• Shop Best Buy’s full Tech Fest SaleTVs have received the most impressive discounts during Best Buy’s Tech Fest sale, as the retailer tries to clear out existing models ahead of new 2026 models from brands like Samsung and LG. That means you can find stunningly low prices on best-rated TVs, from high-end OLED displays to budget TVs with a…

Firefly aired for just one season in 2002 before Fox canceled it. In the 24 years since, the sci-fi show has skyrocketed in popularity and now fans are finally getting more. Nathan Fillion has announced that an animated Firefly series is currently in advanced development, Deadline first reported.Fillion shared the news at AwesomeCon during a live taping of his podcast Once We Were Spacemen with his Firefly co-stars Gina Torres, Morena Baccarin, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite and Alan Tudyk. Tudyk co-hosts the podcast, in which the duo look back at their careers and interview past coworkers. Each of…

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Thunderbolt 5 bandwidth pushes external GPU hardware closer to workstation territoryLocal AI inference gains attention as cloud costs continue risingDevelopers increasingly explore running language models directly on personal hardwareExternal GPU enclosures have existed for some time – typically associated with gaming laptops and graphics acceleration tasks that exceed the capabilities of mobile processors.Plugable’s newly released TBT5-AI belongs to this category, but introduces a design focused on connecting desktop graphics hardware to laptops for local AI workloads.The enclosure provides a full-length PCIe x16 slot that allows users to install a desktop-class graphics card inside the external chassis.Article continues below You may…