Resistance to operating system age checks coming from *checks notes* open source calculator and an OS that may just exclude Californians altogether

California has adopted a bill that requires operating systems to ask for a user’s age or date of birth during setup. The bill, which will become enforced legislation from January 1, 2027, says an OS should use this to determine the availability of applications in a storefront and share this information with any developer that…

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Industry insiders say Samsung has confirmed a DRAM price increase of ‘over 100%’ for its customers, so brace yourself for the next phase of the dreaded RAMpocalypse

Well, I did say things were likely to get worse before they got better. According to South Korean outlet Etnews, Samsung Electronics has confirmed a DRAM price increase of “over 100%” for its customers in the first quarter of this year. That’s up from a 70% increase in January, which seems pretty indicative of how…

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Acer Nitro V 16 AI review

You know, it’s been quite refreshing reviewing a laptop for once that doesn’t have any major flaws. Acer’s Nitro V 16 AI, is genuinely pretty good. I have few complaints, which is rare given the current state of affairs. Is it the best gaming laptop ever? No, not quite, but what it aims to do…

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Malwarebytes says a fake Google Account security page is distributing ‘what may be one of the most fully featured browser-based surveillance toolkits we have observed in the wild’

Cybersecurity provider Malwarebytes has thrown up a red flag regarding a fake Google Account security page that it says is distributing “what may be one of the most fully featured browser-based surveillance toolkits we have observed in the wild”, and it’s capable of infecting Windows, Apple, and Google Android devices. In a blog post breaking…

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Leon Kennedy’s actor has seen all your thirst traps: ‘I found myself in life embodying an avatar that’s just infinitely better looking than myself’

Back in school, we were always told to be careful what we put on the internet, you never know who may see it. The same rule still applies, but maybe all those Leon Kennedy fan accounts forgot, because it turns out that Leon’s current VA, Nick Apostolides, has seen all your thirst traps. “I think…

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