Word 97's ghost in the machine: The crash that vanished the moment anyone looked at it
Microsoft veteran recalls how a CPU errata, a mythical ICE, and a single sneaky NOP saved Clippy's big debut
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GTA VI could take 80 hours to finish, so maybe cancel your date now
Rockstar’s Rob Nelson says his GTA VI playthrough took around 80 hours, suggesting the upcoming open-world blockbuster could be a massive time commitment.
Sources: Meta is testing robots from ABB and others to handle data center tasks such as swapping cables and resetting servers as it seeks to lower labor costs (Paresh Dave/Wired)
The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians …
After seeing what GTA 6 does to a PS5 we're even more desperate to see what the PC version has for us
Looking at the PlayStation 5 capture, we're noodling on just what extra shinies Rockstar might add to the best gaming platform's version.
Amazon Mechanical Turk to Shut Down Sept. 30 After 21 Years
AWS will shut down Amazon Mechanical Turk on Sept. 30, ending a 21-year platform that supplied human data and labor for research and AI projects. The post Amazon Mechanical Turk to Shut Down Sept.
Apple TV Streaming Service Receives Price Increase
Apple today informed MacRumors and others that the Apple TV streaming service is receiving a price increase in the U.S. starting today.
Apple announces price increase for Apple TV and Apple One subscriptions
Just weeks after announcing price increases for Apple Music, Apple today announced that Apple TV is also getting more expensive.
Canadian Dollar Rises Back Above Rs. 200
The Pakistani rupee (PKR) closed in green against the US Dollar (USD) for the 228th consecutive day on Friday. The … Read More The post Canadian Dollar Rises Back Above Rs.
Cloudflare frees up 100TB of RAM by shrinking 1.1.1.1's DNS cache entries — 250 billion cached DNS entries at any given time means one wasted byte costs 250GB
Cloudflare says that it has freed up roughly 100TB of RAM across its global fleet without reconfiguring any physical RAM modules in its servers.
Apple Watch SE 3 Hits New Low Price of $199.99 on Amazon
You can get the 44mm GPS Apple Watch SE for just $199.99 today on Amazon, down from $279.00. This is a steep discount on the wearable that beats the previous all-time low price by about $30, and…
AIOU Announces Visiting Faculty Jobs
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has invited applications for visiting and part-time teaching positions for the Autumn 2026 semester. According … Read More The post AIOU Announces Visiting Faculty Jobs appeared first on ProPakistani .
Google Flow just got much better at turning ideas into finished videos
New controls make AI-generated videos easier to shape and polish.
I’ve been testing this robot vacuum with a compact design that takes care of itself for up to 65 days, and it’s quickly become a staple in my home
The Roborock Qrevo 2 Pro is a mid-range vacuum that cleans hard floors masterfully, but it’s not the best for pet owners.
I found solace from Silent Hill: Townfall's stealthy horror in the soothing Britishness of its abandoned homes
I suppose, in a way, I asked for this. Crouched and cowering behind a garden fence, inches away from the thrashing, cleaver-faced miscreation who’d quite comfortably win in a fight against my…
The 2026 Midterms Are Coming. Political Deepfakes Are Already Here
Remember that fake Joe Biden robocall? That likely won’t be the last AI deepfake we see during election season.
Roborock’s Qrevo 2 Pro robot vacuum officially launches in the U.S., and its already on sale
Roborock's new Qrevo 2 Pro launches Aug. 28 with a limited-time discount dropping it to $549.99 (68% off) through Sept. 6.
Ahsan Iqbal Announces 400th Attempt to Revive Pakistan Railway
The federal government is preparing a Rs. 450 billion-plus upgrade for the Rohri-Multan section of ML-1 after recording 399 failed … Read More The post Ahsan Iqbal Announces 400th Attempt to Revive…
Google data center deal gives Texas farmer 60 days to leave 600 rented acres
In rural Texas, expansive tracts of farmland are increasingly being repurposed for technology ventures, primarily data centers by major tech enterprises.
"Log this once" is a tense change, not a rate limit
A sensor on my machine returned nothing at all — empty stdout, empty stderr, exit code 2 — on every invocation for 36 days. It was not crashed. It was not misconfigured.
- Sensor returned no output for 36 days, not crashed nor misconfigured
- Code altered tense of sentence, not rate limit as initially thought
- Reporter fixed two bugs, now tool speaks on every run with clear status
Apple's M6 Mac Mini Gets First Pre-Order Discounts at Amazon
Amazon today has introduced the first cash discounts on Apple's brand new Mac mini , with discounts including two of the M6 models as well as the M5 Pro model.
How to talk about trade-offs without sounding like you are hedging
Nuance is the thing that gets you levelled up, and hedging is the thing that gets you levelled down. They sound almost identical from the outside, and the difference is entirely structural.
- Senior engineers commit to a decision while hedgers avoid choosing.
- They justify the choice, explain trade-offs, and state conditions for change.
- Interviewers assess credibility through structured decision-making approach.
New US tariffs threaten to make PCs, game consoles, and data centers more expensive, again
Sources told Politico that the US is considering a fresh round of tariffs on semiconductors, representing another attempt to boost domestic chip manufacturing.
Cyberattack on 3 UK Airports Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers
A cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group exposed information belonging to about 8.7 million customers across three UK airports.
Galaxy S26’s latest beta update makes Bixby much easier to use
One UI 9 Beta 7 for the S26 adds hands-free Gesture wake-up and home screen widgets.
Brazil’s Ceará Wins Largest New Export-Zone Investment With Voltalia Data Centre
Brazil's export-zone council approved a Voltalia-linked data centre worth R$181.7 billion (US$35.3 billion) for Ceará, the second mega data centre for the Pecém complex.
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China’s chip supply chain ‘safer’ as self-sufficiency push gains traction, says top planner
China’s semiconductor supply chain was much “safer”, the country’s top economic planner said on Friday, signalling progress in the country’s chip self-sufficiency drive amid mounting pressure from US…
HIZERO thinks your vacuum cleaner may be doing too much
HIZERO is questioning whether suction should remain at the center of hard-surface cleaning. Its bionic polymer roller and growing No Suction ecosystem offer a different approach to everything from…
China's Humanoid Robot Olympics Descends into Fiery Chaos
Videos of robots splintering, collapsing, face planting and bursting into flames have amassed millions of views online.
- Second annual World Humanoid Robot Games held in Beijing.
- Over 2,000 robots competed in Olympic-style events.
- Robots often couldn't stop, causing catastrophic crashes.
The HUAWEI Pura 90s Series is made for the moments you never planned
The HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro and Pura 90s Pro Max have launched in South Africa with telephoto camera systems, AI photo-editing tools and 6,000mAh batteries.
Activating VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling on your Pixel just got much easier
Your settings persist after device reboots too.
VPN deal of the week: Save nearly $10 on Surfshark’s best-value plan
All the security you need, without paying for extras
Apple Isn’t Following Its Typical Playbook for the September iPhone Event
Tim Cook is having a wild last week on the job.
Jeremy Renner Teases Hawkeye Return as Avengers: Doomsday Reshoots Reportedly Underway
Hawkeye star Jeremy Renner appears to be teasing a long-awaited return to the MCU, as a final round of Avengers: Doomsday reshoots reportedly gets underway.
Scammers are weaponising QR codes — here’s how to avoid getting caught
Don't get quished, get peace of mind every time
OpenOffice does not print on Tuesdays
- OpenOffice printing issues reported on Tuesdays
- Printer problem traced to NIX utility 'file'
- Error in pattern caused misinterpretation of Tuesdays
Limbic Entertainment on life after Bandai Namco
In December 2025, German developer Limbic Entertainment was sold by Bandai Namco to a "private investor" . This news came just over three years after the Japanese giant acquired a majority stake in…
Microsoft preps this year's Windows 11 feature tweaks: 26H2 hits Release Preview
Same servicing branch as 24H2 and 25H2... and the same buggy updates
Windows 10 users have just weeks left before Nvidia ends Game Ready driver updates
The cutoff comes one year after Microsoft officially retired Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Nvidia granted the aging operating system an extra 12 months of full Game Ready and Studio Driver coverage…
Funding hurdles cloud local game developers despite Nintendo’s entry
The government reported 18.22 percent year-on-year growth in the applications and games subsector in 2025, with locally developed games contributing around Rp 750 billion ($42.2 million) in 2024.
Boorman and the Devil Review
Review: John Boorman and the Devil is a fun and engrossing look at the creation of what is considered to be one of the worst sequels ever made.
The 31 Best Deals From the REI Labor Day Sale
Labor Day already? Say it ain’t so. You can still chase summer a while longer with these great deals on outdoor gear at the REI Labor Day Sale.
The iPhone Air Is One of Apple’s Most Important Products, Even if It Wasn’t a Blockbuster
Apple’s super-thin iPhone didn’t sell like crazy, but it helped set the stage for something bigger: the long-rumored foldable.
Save a ridiculous 76% on this 7-in-1 Hyper Dual Monitor Thunderbolt 4 Dock — just $24 buys a dual 4K60Hz HyperDrive docking station for pennies on the dollar
Grab the HyperDrive Thunderbolt 4 7-in-1 dock for under $25 with code WOOTDOCK (76% off) - run two 4K60Hz monitors or one 8K30Hz display and additional connectivity for a pittance
'I'm done. I used up my luck for this timeline': Redditor accidentally saves $5,000 on RTX 5090 Razer Blade 18 thanks to labelling error
Why can't this kind of thing ever happen to me?
Best Laptops (2026): My Top Recommendations After Testing Hundreds
I’ve been reviewing laptops for over a decade, and here's my advice on how to find the right laptop for you.
SITA prioritises exec placements as it looks to revival
The entity actions recommendations of a damning Public Service Commission report, finalising recruitment of key exco positions.
I let my bedside lamp track my sleep for 3 weeks — and it's the next frontier of sleep tech
The Sleepal AI Lamp is a sleep tracker, sunrise alarm clock, white noise machine and more. But does it pack too much in one small package? I put it to the test.
CISA: Most exploited vulnerabilities should have been eradicated decades ago
Organizational culture and systemic gaps in Secure by Design adoption blamed for sorry state of affairs
"I'm desperately looking for anybody who knows anybody at Valve": open world satire Future? No Thanks! is still locked in Steam horny jail
Even as GTA 6 breaks the internet with its vistas of full frontal nudity, poledancers and endless, lustful twerking, another promising open world satire with "mild nudity" and some racey encounters…
NLC deploys mobile app for workers to track workplace violations
...and seek legal redress The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has deployed a digital mobile application to enable workers nationwide to read more NLC deploys mobile app for workers to track workplace…
An iPhone 17 Pro fell 100,000-feet and survived intact thanks to its case
For RhinoShield, the test was a public demonstration of the high-tech materials and impact protection behind the case. Most phone cases are meant to handle drops onto pavement, tile, or concrete.
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Camera Setup Shows How Samsung Reworked the Fold
The Galaxy Z Fold 8’s redesigned shape changes how its cameras fit into daily use, while the Ultra offers stronger optical zoom.
MSI MPG Ai1600TS PCIE5 1600W power supply review: GPU Safeguard+ protection with Titanium effeciency
MSI's flagship 1600W unit delivers confirmed Titanium efficiency, an all-Japanese component selection, and a genuinely novel approach to GPU power management, but the price tag demands serious…
POCO X8 Spotted On SIRIM Ahead Of India Launch
When POCO released the new generation of its X series, it skipped out on the base X8. Months after the launch, rumours of the missing model began to emerge, suggesting that it will see the light of day after all. Now, the Xiaomi sub-brand has confirmed that the phone is debuting in India soon.
CIOs must rethink identity now people are being outnumbered by nonhuman entities
AI-driven nonhuman identities are growing, forcing CIOs to rethink security, access and identity management.