OpenAI hardware leader resigns over concerns about ‘surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization’

In the wake of OpenAI’s debacle with the US Department of War, a lead of its robotics division has left the company, with a warning left on her X account for the AI company. In it, Caitlin Kalinowski says, “This wasn’t an easy call. AI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of…

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A simple check with a magnet was the final clue that made Thermal Grizzly realise it had been hit by a 40,000 euro metal scam

Last month, we reported on how the rapidly increasing cost of copper was potentially going to impact the PC industry, as explained by Thermal Grizzly’s Roman ‘Der8auer’ Hartung. Now he’s back again on the subject of copper, but this time highlighting a more alarming and depressing side of the current market: industrial-scale material fraud. Hartung…

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Dragon Age creator says he ‘had to take out half’ of the quests in Dragon Age 2 once he found out they only had 16 months to make it: ‘BioWare as a team did not know how to make a small game’

Dragon Age 2 is a bit of a controversial entrant in the series—we rated it highly when it first game out, perhaps infamously so, but fan opinion bends towards it being more of a cult classic than a straight-up classic like its predecessor. That’s partially because it was made at a blistering speed and had…

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My favourite virtual co-working game has received its first content update, and the new minigame will no doubt derail my productivity for a bit

On-Together, the virtual co-working game I’ve spent an unreasonable amount of time within already this year, has rolled out its first “major” update for 2026. I didn’t expect this sweet little focus game to receive many patches, but now it’s got the first I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the next few….

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Nintendo and Lenovo seeking refunds for tariffs, after Trump’s use of an economic powers act was found unlawful

Recently, the Supreme Court found that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify tariffs was unjust, and in turn, companies affected are seeking compensation for it. Among them are Nintendo, Lenovo, Dyson, Epson, and more. As reported by The Register, Nintendo’s complaint (PDF warning) argues for “Defendants [US government] to…

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This 3D printed, laptop-carrying ‘suitcase’ is not just a thing of beauty but it’s also a neat solution to the dearth of eGPUs

External GPUs can be a neat way of boosting your laptop’s gaming performance, but the market isn’t exactly awash with models to choose from. You can use a normal graphics card, but then you have another problem: how to mount it all safely. Well, this 3D printed eGPU ‘suitcase’ solves that issue entirely and looks…

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