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I Played Battlefield 6: Hands-On With the Return To Big Battle Warfare

EA DICE's next Battlefield game attempts to recapture the magic of older entries in the series, but a preview event showed a mixed bag. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/i-played-battlefield-6-hands-on-with-the-return-to-big-battle-warfare/#ftag=CADf328eec

6m | cnet.com
Apple reportedly has a 'stripped-down' AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT in the works

Apple has fallen far behind in the competitive market of AI-powered chatbots, but it may have a plan for an in-house option that aligns with the company's "

56m | Engadget
 Ryzen 7 9800X3D left Core i9-14900K in the dust in Battlefield 6 early streamer tests — both systems included an RTX 5080, but the 3D V-Cache system was roughly 30% faster

Battlefield 6 reportedly has impressive performance on both PC and console. The studio is targetting 60 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S by default while PC gets to enjoy an uncapped frame rate. New reports even suggest 300+ FPS at 1440p, on a 9800X3D paired with an RTX 5080, without upscaling.

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/ryzen-7-9800x3d

These Are the Photoshop AI Tools Worth Using: How I Use AI to Edit My Photos

I put Photoshop's AI tools to the test. Here's how my experience went, plus my tips on how you can best use generative fill, remove and expand. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/these-are-the-photoshop-ai-tools-worth-using-how-i-use-ai-to-edit-my-photos/#ftag=CADf328eec

5h | cnet.com
 This comfy mesh office chair I've been testing costs less than $400 — but there's a worthy alternative that's far more affordable

SIHOO upgraded its Doro C300 mesh office chair in the form of a new Pro version, and while it's certainly comfy and competitively priced, I'm not sure it's worth the upcharge over the standard version.

https://www.windowscentral.com/accessories/sihoo-doro-c300-pro-office-chair-review

I want a Steam Deck, but I’m scared to buy one
 Gigabyte quietly disables Gen5 PCIe 5.0 GPU support on B650 motherboards in F35 BIOS update — Stay on F34 if you value the unofficial PCIe 5.0 support

Gigabyte has removed unofficial PCIe 5.0 support from its B650 motherboards in the latest BIOS update, citing stability concerns. While PCIe 4.0 remains sufficient for most GPUs, the move highlights AMD’s strict chipset segmentation and could signal similar changes from other vendors.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/gigabyte-quietly-d

 DeepCool Assassin VC Elite Review: The best cooler you can’t buy in the USA

Banned from sale in the US, DeepCool’s Assassin VC Elite features an upgraded vapor chamber coldplate. We tested it with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel’s Core i7-14700K CPUs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/deepcool-assassin-vc-elite-review

 Botched GPU baking job is fixed by a maestro chef — Northwest Repairs resuscitates a dead graphics card by reballing its core and memory

An RX 7800 XT with a previously-failed reflow attempt came in for repair and was fixed by reballing its core and memory chips. One of the VRAM chips needed to be replaced as well but at the end, the card finally booted, and this customer's Facebook Marketplace find was salvaged.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/botched-gpu-baking-job-is-fixed-

The HORI Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 is on sale for only $40

Even though the Switch 2 basically just came out, we're already starting to see discounts on some of its accessories. One of the more charming peripherals, the HORI Piranha Plant camera, is on sale right now for only $40. That's $20 off and a record-low price. It's a good deal for anyone who wants to take advantage of the Switch 2's camera functionality in games like Mario Kart World and that

5h | Engadget
Apple's MacBook Air M4 drops to a record-low price

If you've put off getting a new MacBook then today is your lucky day. Right now, the 2025 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air M4 are available on Amazon for record-low prices. The 13-inch model is our pick for best MacBook to buy this year.

You can pick up the

5h | Engadget
This TikToker is going viral for calling out the ‘bad walkers’ of NYC

If you’ve ever experienced incommensurate rage from slow or oblivious walkers, this TikTok series is for you.

Matt Bass has always been a walker, often logging 10 miles per day on weekends. Recently, he’s taken to the streets of New York City, phone in hand, documenting what he calls “bad walkers.” “I decided to start a TikTok to capture some of the moments you have

 Intel prepares for Nova Lake CPUs with new Linux support — retiring 20-year-old 'Family 6' designation in favor of 'Family 18'

Intel has started upstream Linux patches for Nova Lake, its next-gen CPU family set to replace the 20-year-old Family 6 era. Classified under Family 18, Nova Lake will power desktops, laptops, and possibly handhelds, with early groundwork ensuring Linux readiness well ahead of its 2026 launch.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-prepares-fo

What’s new in Svelte: August 2025

With Async Svelte and its companion Remote Functions officially out in the world, there’s a lot of updates to share!

Be sure to check out the showcase for videos from Rich, Paolo, and Stanislav about all the brand new features in Svelte.

Let’s dive into the highlights...

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10h | Svelte
A Week of Symfony #970 (July 28 – August 3, 2025)

This week, Symfony released the maintenance versions 6.4.24, 7.2.9, and 7.3.2. Meanwhile, we began deprecating the XML configuration format in some components, enhanced the YAML configuration format to support auto-completion and updated the container XML… https://symfony.com/blog/a-week-of-symfony-970-july-28-august-3-2025?utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed&utm_medium=feed

10h | Symfony
Show HN: AI Physics Tutor with Free Body Diagrams

Hi HN. I built a prototype AI physics tutor that can interpret, draw, and edit free body diagrams.

Lately I've been transfixed with generating diagrams with LLMs. If you pipe generated JSON through a D3.js renderer, you can get pretty consistent SVG results with the smarter models.

This physics tutor prototype is an example of an application. For a couple premade scenes, you can ask it to make an FBD, decompose an angled force into components, run through the math of Newton's Second Law,

15h | Hacker news
Show HN: Voltpeek – Vim-inspired oscilloscope software

This is software for my headless, PC based oscilloscope, which is controlled entirely via commands similar to the Vim text editor. I built this because I liked the idea of headless oscilloscopes; I always have my laptop around when I’m working on electronics anyway, and it’s very convenient to save images of captured waveforms. However, I found the software for off the shelf models to be annoying and cumbersome to work with. In my experience, this holds true both when opening the software an

15h | Hacker news
 This is Microsoft's canceled Windows-based Surface Duo — the dual-screen Windows Phone from 2018 that we never got

Surface Andromeda was the successor to Windows Phone we never got. Now, we know exactly what it would have looked like thanks to leaked images of prototype hardware from 2017 and 2018.

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/surface/microsoft-surface-andromeda-prototype-leaked-images-running-windows-phone-core-os

Disk z Faistu

Unikátní předmět z minojské Kréty, starý přibližně 37 století. Tajemné znaky uspořádané do spirál fascinují. Nejspíš je to pravé. Dál nevíme a můžeme jen mapovat dobové a místní souvislosti. http://www.osel.cz/14185-disk-z-faistu.html

18h | osel.cz
These Relaxing Games Are Like a Warm Blanket for Your Brain

A few minutes in games like Spiritfarer or A Short Hike feels like a reset button for your mind. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/best-cozy-games-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

19h | cnet.com
Linus Torvalds stále používá Radeon RX 580, Linux se blíží ke 3% zastoupení na Steamu

Týden v KDE: nejen střídání dne a noci, týden v GNOME #210: vylepšení knihovny Libadwaita, vydán Wayback 0.2 pro běh X11 desktopů na Waylandu, Intel XeSS 2.1 přináší Frame Generation i pro neIntelovská GPU, stále ale má uzavřený kód. https://www.root.cz/clanky/linus-torvalds-stale-pouziva-radeon-rx-580-linux-se-blizi-ke-3-zastoupeni-na-steamu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

19h | root.cz
Darksiders 4 was not on my 2025 bingo card

Darksiders 4 is officially coming. During the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase on Friday, we got a glimpse at the next game in the hack and slash

19h | Engadget
Show HN: NaturalCron – Human-Readable Scheduling for .NET (With Fluent Builder)

Hi HN!

I built NaturalCron because I was tired of writing and debugging CRON syntax like:

/5 * * 5

Now you can write something human-readable in .NET:

var expression = new NaturalCronExpression("every 5 minutes on friday");

Or use a Fluent Builder for strong typing and IDE support:

var expression = NaturalCronExpressionBuilder .Every().Minutes(5) .On(DayOfWeek.Friday) .Build();

Great for: - Code-based scheduling in .NET apps - Overriding schedules from confi

19h | Hacker news
NASA's latest mission to the ISS features a bacterial experiment

Scientists are sending several strains of disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station as part of the Crew-11 mission. This experiment isn't the plot to some ">cheesy horror film, but a scientific invest

22h | Engadget
Radikálně překódovaná bakterie Syn57 má doposud nejmenší genetický kód

Molekulární biologové vzali E. coli a její genetický kód ořezali o celkem 7 kodonů. Namísto původních 64 jich zbylo využitých 57. Vznikl kmen Syn57 s komprimovaným genomem. Uvolněné kodony bude možné využít v biotechnologických aplikacích. Tvůrci Syn57 sázejí na to, že takové bakterie budou nepřístupné virům. Zkušenost ale říká, že to nejspíš nevydrží věčně. http://www.osel.cz/14184-radikalne-prekodovana-bakterie-syn57-ma-doposud-nejmensi-geneticky-kod.html

23h | osel.cz