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Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies are agreeing to practices that are intended to protect residents from seeing higher electricity costs as more and more businesses create power-hungry data centers. Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI have all apparently signed on. A few of the participants — Amazon, Google and Meta — had conveniently timed press releases patting themselves on the back for their participation and touting whatever other policies…

Highguard found itself in the spotlight of the online video game discourse back in December during The Game Awards show, when host Geoff Keighley made a special introduction for the game’s trailer, which came very late in the show, a time reserved for some of the night’s biggest reveals. The next day, there were questions as to what this free-to-play multiplayer shooter from a new studio was. Now, less than two months after its release, Highguard is being shut down. Developer Wildlight Entertainment posted on X about Highguard’s shutdown on Tuesday. The developer says it was unable to gain the player base…

Apple MacBook Neo is probably the most important new consumer electronics product of this still-new year. It’s not the most powerful laptop Apple has ever produced, but few products have thrown open the door to a new market and buying possibilities in quite the same way.The MacBook Neo arrives as a budget-laptop-busting portable that starts at just $599 / £599 / AU$899 ($499 / £499 / AU$749 for the education market) and rewrites the rules for a budget laptop.With a 256GB hard drive and 8GB RAM, it may not sound like it’s packed with possibilities, but Apple also equipped the…

Access points are excellent options to deliver the best Wi-Fi coverage. This post includes the top five best Wi-Fi access points and their alternatives among those I’ve reviewed. Depending on your situation, you may need just one or a couple of units, and any of the ones mentioned below will work well. Still, you’re encouraged to read their in-depth reviews for the inner details. For more on access points and how to pick one, check out the post below: Wi-Fi access points: What they are and how to pick the right one for your needs Dong’s note: I first published…

In a statement, Accenture CEO and chair Julie Sweet said: By acquiring Ookla, we will help our clients across business and government scale AI safely and build the trusted data foundations they need to deliver the reliable, seamless connectivity that creates value. Current Accenture public sector clients include the US Air Force, the US Social Security Administration, and, recently, the US Department of State. Speedtest and Downdetector are popular among people seeking something to help quickly test their current internet speed and the status of online services, respectively. Downdetector is often cited by media reports discussing the availability of websites,…

Highguard, the live-service multiplayer shooter that was announced at the Game Awards 2025, is shutting down on March 12. Developer Wildlight Studios shared that the game would be winding down alongside details of its final update, which include a new character, weapon and skill trees.”Today we’re sharing difficult news. We have made the decision to permanently shut down Highguard on March 12,” Wildlight Studios shared via a statement on the Highguard X account. “Since launch, more than two million players stepped into Highguard’s world. You shared feedback, created content, and many believed in what we were building. For that, we…

Alongside my almost 15 years as a CNET tech journalist, I’ve spent many years taking photographs around the UK and Europe, and documenting much of the work behind the scenes for my photography YouTube channel. I write, record and edit everything myself. It’s great fun, but sometimes it’s extremely challenging to be out and about, not just with the camera I’m using to take my photos, but with the additional equipment to properly film that process for my videos. At Mobile World Congress 2026, Honor gave us a much closer look at its Robot Phone concept, which could be an elegant solution for capturing my…

Leon S. Kennedy is hiding a huge secret about himself in Resident Evil RequiemThe secret can only be discovered after you beat the gameConcept art also seems to confirm player’s theories This article contains spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem. Capcom has hidden a pretty huge secret about Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem that can only discovered when players reach the end of the game.The latest entry in the Resident Evil franchise launched last week, and already, players are beating the game with some even on their second or third playthroughs.But there’s one specific moment in the final cutscene…

At a glance, the new U7 Mesh (model U7-Mesh) access point (AP) that Ubiquiti announced today is very much the outdoor version of the U7 Lite. It’s a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 AP made to withstand the elements. Looking more closely, though, it’s a unique mesh unit designed to greatly extend the reach of a UniFi Network. Hardware-wise, it’s comparable to the ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor. Here’s the bottom line: If you have an existing UniFi Wi-Fi network and need to extend coverage to an outdoor area, even one over a vast distance, the U7 Mesh will make life easy and well…

Australia’s government may take a strict stance on ensuring younger users cannot access AI chatbots. Reuters reports that Australian regulators may require app storefronts to block AI services that do not implement age verification for restricting mature content by March 9.”eSafety will use the full range of our powers where there is non-compliance,” a representative for the commissioner said in a statement to the publication. Those paths could include “action in respect of gatekeeper services such as search engines and app stores that provide key points of access to particular ‌services.”A review by Reuters found that of 50 leading text-based…