


The Game Devs of Color Expo is returning for its 10th year from September 16 to 19. The online conference both celebrates the games industry's developers of color, and acts as a showcase for new upcoming game through its companion GDoCExpo Direct showcase.
This year's GDoCExpo Direct kicks off the conference on September 16 at 4PM ET / 1PM ET on the

Last month, a Pew Research Center report shed light on Google's AI Overviews' effect on web publishing. In short, the analysis painted an abysmal outlook for anyone relying on web traffic. But on Wednesday, Google Search head Liz Reid penned a

RedOctane Games is back and ready to make more rhythm games. The studio announced its re-launch today and said it is already in production on its first title. Charles and Kai Huang, who co-founded the original RedOctane back in 1999 and launched the Guitar Hero franchise, will serve on a special advisory board for the new company. The first RedOctane was acquired by Activision in 2006 and

Apple plans to invest an additional $100 billion in the US, the company announced on Wednesday. The investment follows President Donald's Trump's previously announced plans to
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Amid tariffs, Apple is expected to announce shifting more of its supply chain to domestic assembly, at a White House event. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-will-commit-100-billion-more-to-us-manufacturing-says-white-house/#ftag=CADf328eec

Make your own delicious smoothies from the comfort of home with these simple steps. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/quick-steps-to-a-delicious-smoothie-at-home/#ftag=CADf328eec

Feed posts and public reels can now be reshared on the popular social-networking app. https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/instagram-adds-new-features-including-reposts-and-maps/#ftag=CADf328eec

Vibration plates are the newest fitness trend on social media, but how well do they actually work? https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/are-vibration-plates-a-magic-bullet-for-losing-weight-and-gaining-strength-we-asked-the-experts/#ftag=CADf328eec

New episodes stream on Paramount Plus. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/south-park-season-27-episode-2-how-to-watch-without-cable/#ftag=CADf328eec

The projected release date of Apple's biggest product is starting to come into focus. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/when-will-the-iphone-17-be-released-were-running-down-the-possibilities/#ftag=CADf328eec

Find out where your internet speed is actually at and follow these steps if it should be higher. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/how-to-get-your-internet-up-to-speed-and-fix-lag/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,510 for Aug. 7. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-aug-7-1510/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 7, #788. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-aug-7-788/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 7, No. 318. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-aug-7-318/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Aug. 7 No. 522. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-aug-7-522/#ftag=CADf328eec

The tech company lost a massive privacy case involving the Flo app that has raised huge questions about how health apps are secretly being used. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/jury-decides-meta-stole-data-from-users-of-period-tracking-app-what-to-do-if-youre-worried/#ftag=CADf328eec

KTC H27P3 delivers 5K resolution, 120Hz dual-mode performance, and color calibration at $570.

Vinyl gets the audiophile attention, but CDs still sound great and often cost less

If you have a Google Pixel phone make sure you’ve downloaded the latest security patch.

Canon’s new subscription security services launch as its systems face scrutiny from high-severity vulnerabilities.

It ain’t easy to find a deal on a gaming monitor, particularly if you want one that has a quality IPS panel. But today, Acer (via its official branded eBay store) is offering just such a deal: a refurbished 27-inch 1440p 240Hz gaming monitor, with that crucial IPS tech, for just $178.99. That’s over $100 off the ret

Activision will require 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' players to use TPM 2.0 and enable Windows Secure Boot as part of its anti-cheat initiative.

Someone has benchmarked Nvidia's RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU with Geekbench 6.

TSMC is probing an alleged leak of 2nm process integration images to Japan's Rapidus, though the data's content, impact, and Rapidus's involvement remain uncertain.

Google is updating Gemini to make it a better education tool with a new feature called Guided Learning. Like similar learning-focused updates to


Microsoft revealed that it was working on an AI chatbot specifically for gamers back in March, and now it's here for a test drive. The beta version of Gaming Copilot is available to Xbox Insiders on PC via the Game Bar functionality. It's also available to try on Windows-based handheld gaming devices, but the company says the funct
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For more than a decade, enterprise teams bought into the promise of business intelligence platforms delivering “decision-making at the speed of thought.” But most discovered the opposite: slow-moving data pipelines, dashboards that gathered dust, and analysts stuck in time-consuming prep work.
Now, Google Cloud thinks it has the fix. It’s investing heavily in

President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to celebrate at the White House a commitment by Apple to increase its U.S. investments by an additional $100 billion over the next four years.
“Today’s announcement with Apple is another win for our manufacturing industry that will simultaneously help reshore the production of critical compon

Google claims AI is making Search more useful and clicks more valuable. Check whether that holds true for your content.
The post Google Says AI Clicks Are Better, What Does Your Data Say? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Napoleon vytáhl do Ruska se 685 tisíci vojáky. Probili se až do Moskvy, pak ale museli zpátky. Grand Armée zřejmě přišla během tažení o téměř 400 tisíc vojáků, z nichž podstatná část nepadla v boji. Měla je na svědomí zima, hlad a v neposlední řadě také nemoci. Který patogen za to byl zodpovědný? http://www.osel.cz/14190-vypoved-dna-co-zabilo-napoleonovu-grande-armee-pri-ustupu-z-ruska.html

Limiting your screen time is easier said than done. These iOS and Android digital wellness settings can help. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/stop-doomscrolling-with-these-iphone-and-android-wellness-settings/#ftag=CADf328eec

Amid tariffs, Apple is expected to announce shifting more of its supply chain to domestic assembly, at a White House event. https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/apple-will-commit-100-billion-more-to-us-manufacturing-says-white-house/#ftag=CADf328eec

CNET experts stand by secondhand devices, but these pointers make the purchase worthwhile. https://www.cnet.com/tech/dont-buy-refurbished-tech-for-back-to-school-season-without-reading-this-first/#ftag=CADf328eec

Not every kitchen gadget deserves the space they take up. These tools can be skipped, according to career chefs. https://www.cnet.com/news/declutter-your-kitchen-pro-chefs-detail-the-most-useless-kitchen-tools/#ftag=CADf328eec

The full moon shines bright in three days, just before the peak of the Perseid meteor shower and 11 days before the next planet spectacle. https://www.cnet.com/science/space/before-the-next-planet-parade-dont-miss-this-weeks-full-sturgeon-moon/#ftag=CADf328eec

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are back for a freakishly fun follow-up. https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/freakier-friday-review-much-anticipated-disney-sequel-really-rocks/#ftag=CADf328eec

A new Apple TV is always welcome, but don't expect anything game-changing

The Google Pixel 10 series could come with a new feature called Camera Coach, which would use Gemini AI to help you take better photos.

Healthcare giant DaVita hit by Interlock attack, and warns patients to remain vigilant.

Humans don't do a bad job at spotting malware, especially with the right tools, but that's if they're looking for it.

Time and again, dangerous security vulnerabilities are discovered in the hardware of certain manufacturers. Lenovo AIO PCs landed in the news as recently as last week, and now Dell laptop owners ne

Microsoft has shared a video in which David Weston, who holds the title of Corporate Vice President of Enterprise & Security, shares his vision of how Windows will work in 2030. Here’s what his vision looks like:

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Stuck on a boss? Don’t know how to “perfect parry?” Microsoft is adding its AI assistant, Copilot, to help you with your games via an addition to the Windows Game Bar application.
Right now, what Microsoft is calling “Gaming Copilot (Beta)” will show up only for those enrolled in previews for Xbox Insiders on the PC platform. Microsoft has issued a similar

YouTuber Better Gaming tested a MicroSD Express adapter to see if they could expand the Switch 2's storage with a 1TB NVMe SSD. The test failed, but further development of the adapter suggests this method of storage expansion will work in the future.

Ebuyer, the U.K.'s second biggest PC retailer, is facing a compulsory liquidation case as it allegedly cannot pay its lessor.

Israel has allegedly been recording and storing millions of phone calls made by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank as part of a large surveillance effort dating back to 2022, according to reporting by The Guardian, +972 Magazine and Local Call. The report suggests that

After largely focusing Google I/O 2025 on the ways the company wants Gemini to change everything from searching the web to

OpenAI has announced that it will be partnering with the US General Services Administration (GSA) to offer ChatGPT Enterprise practically free of charge to the entire executive-branch federal workforce for one year. The dozens of agencies under this umbrella encompass over

Instagram just announced an update with some long-requested features. The most notable is the introduction of a location-sharing tool for friends. Once opted into, the map shares a user's last active location with chosen contacts. The location sharing feature is turned off until selected and there are numerous customization controls.
For instance, Instagram users

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Most site blockers work by blacklisting distractions. That never worked for me, the internet is too big, and there’s always something new to waste time on.
I wanted the opposite: allowlist‑only browsing. Block everything by default, and explicitly allow only what I need.
So I built Sinkzone: a local DNS forwarder with two modes:
Monitor mode: lets all traffic through, but logs every domain so you can decide what to allow.
Focus mode: only allowlisted domains resolve; everything else

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Advanced open-weight reasoning models to customize for any use case and run anywhere. https://webdesignernews.com/openai-just-released-open-models/

TLDR: This is the year that AI has taken over UX. In this article, I explain why and give an update on my method of using AI for UX research, focussing on how ChatGPT’s Deep Research functionality can enable a significant acceleration of qualitative research analysis. https://webdesignernews.com/how-i-use-generative-ai-for-research-in-2025/

CSS has “logical properties” which have the unique ability to follow the flow of language. You might be working on an website in English, which is left-to-right and top-to-bottom, but other languages might flip either or both of those. In English, we know what margin-right does, but can quickly become the wrong choice if the direction of a web page is flipped, perhaps during translation. https://webdesignernews.com/should-we-never-use-non-logical-properties/

Web Components are more than just Custom Elements. Shadow DOM, HTML Templates, and Custom Elements each play a role. In this article, Russell Beswick demonstrates how Shadow DOM fits into the broader picture, explaining why it matters, when to use it, and how to apply it effectively. https://webdesignernews.com/web-components-working-with-shadow-dom/

Master SVG accessibility: Learn techniques for ARIA roles, testing, and creating inclusive graphics that work for everyone. https://webdesignernews.com/implementing-accessible-svg-elements-2/

Airbnb, the paragon of a “design-led” company, is only hiring a single designer. The job requires more than a decade of experience. There are probably hundreds (possibly thousands) of applicants. The fact that a company known for its design culture is investing only at the top of its org chart is a flashing “check engine” light on the practice of product design. https://webdesignernews.com/the-product-design-talent-crisis/

For millions, navigating digital tools with a keyboard isn’t just about preference for speed and ergonomics—it’s a fundamental need. As part of our ongoing effort to make Figma more accessible to all, we’ve been collecting feedback from designers who rely on the keyboard and screen reader as their primary means for navigation. Close collaboration with these designers, including a group of alpha users, has directly informed our new keyboard accessibility... https://webdesignernews.com/who-says-de

If you’re a developer, it can help you work faster as it allows you to talk to your system and code in plain English. Aside of dealing with code, you can use it for, writing, research, and more. It’s lightweight, supports long prompts, works with tools like VS Code, and is easy to customize. https://webdesignernews.com/getting-started-with-gemini-cli/