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Meta to Raise US Quest 3 and 3S Prices, Thanks to Memory Crisis
Is there anything left for the memory shortage to take?
ExtremeTech · Apr 17, 2026 Technology
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Intel Wildcat Lake Promises Performance for Entry-Level Laptops
It could help Windows laptops compete more favorably with the ultra-affordable MacBook Neo.
ExtremeTech · Apr 17, 2026 Technology
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New Webb Images Shed Light on Planetary Formation
Did 29 Cygni b form like a planet, or like a star? Or are the two not quite as distinct as previously believed?
ExtremeTech · Apr 17, 2026 Technology
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Windows Recall's 'Titanium Vault' Under Fire Again as Researcher Shows New Way to Steal Users' PC History
It's the same researcher who exposed Recall when it was first revealed.
ExtremeTech · Apr 17, 2026 Technology
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AMD Could Resurrect the 5800X3D for a Special AM4 10th Anniversary Edition
Considering the ongoing shortages, any new AM4 chips are very welcome.
ExtremeTech · Apr 17, 2026 Technology
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Google Gives macOS a Dedicated Gemini App
Previously, Apple and Google announced a multi‑year deal where Apple uses Google’s Gemini models for Apple Intelligence.
ExtremeTech · Apr 16, 2026 Technology
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Google, Microsoft, and Meta Ignore Your Ad Tracking Opt-Outs, Audit Reveals
The report says browser privacy requests often fail to stop ad cookies on popular websites.
ExtremeTech · Apr 16, 2026 Technology
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Google to Start Penalizing Websites That Mess With Your Browser's Back Button
The new policy sits within Google's "malicious practices" spam rules.
ExtremeTech · Apr 16, 2026 Technology
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Gemini's Global 'Personal Intelligence' Feature Is About as Unprivate as AI Assistants Get
Thankfully, it's turned off by default.
ExtremeTech · Apr 16, 2026 Technology
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Lawyers Warn AI Users: Chat Logs Can Be Used as Evidence Against You
Make sure you aren't admitting to anything illegal in your "private" conversations.
ExtremeTech · Apr 16, 2026 Technology
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Humanity Is Increasingly Vulnerable to a Worst-Case Solar Storm
Every century or so, a solar event is strong enough to knock out satellites and even terrestrial power grids. Are we rea
ExtremeTech · Apr 15, 2026 Technology
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Forget RAM and SSDs: Even Flash Drives and SD Cards Have Become Painfully Expensive
Top-tier SD and microSD cards cost far more now than they did at recent lows.
ExtremeTech · Apr 15, 2026 Technology
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DLSS Enabler Unlocks 5x and 6x Frame Generation for Everyone Alongside Lossless Scaling
Whatever you're playing on whatever GPU, you can enjoy super boosted frame rates.
ExtremeTech · Apr 15, 2026 Technology
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One UI 9 Should Fix Everyday Software Annoyances: Leak
Leaked screengrabs show smoother, more fluid animations in places like the settings search bar.
ExtremeTech · Apr 15, 2026 Technology
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Tesla Now Tracks How Often You Actually Use Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
The new streaks function gamifies one of Tesla's most controversial features.
ExtremeTech · Apr 15, 2026 Technology
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Ice Giants Like Neptune and Uranus May Hold an All-New State of Hydrogen
What's behind the odd magnetic fields observed around ice giants? Why, quasi-1D superionic hydrogen, of course.
ExtremeTech · Apr 15, 2026 Technology
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Windows 11 Speeds Up Storage, Lifts 32GB FAT32 Limit After 3 Decades
This should help storage management feel faster and more user-friendly.
ExtremeTech · Apr 15, 2026 Technology
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Intel's Nova Lake Lineup Is Gunning for AMD's Gaming Crown
With up to 52 cores, 12 Xe 3 GPU cores, a big cache, and support for faster memory, Nova Lake could be exceptionally qui
ExtremeTech · Apr 14, 2026 Technology
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Fake Windows 11 24H2 Update Poses as Legit Download to Steal Data
Researchers say the malware grabs browser‑stored passwords, cookies, account sessions, and even Discord data.
ExtremeTech · Apr 14, 2026 Technology
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Xbox CEO Says Game Pass Has 'Become Too Expensive for Players'
Perhaps we'll see some price changes in the coming months.
ExtremeTech · Apr 14, 2026 Technology
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