It looks like Apple’s forthcoming M5 chips are all about AI

It looks like Apple’s forthcoming M5 chips are all about AI

What processors will be running the Apple bargains we’ll be seeking to purchase on Cyber Monday 2025? Presumably, Apple’s M5 chips will be inside some of them, with work already under way on the next amazing Apple Silicon processor. Apple has requested that TSMC begin production/development of M5 chips with the aim of beginning production in…

Rewards, start date, and more – Destructoid

Rewards, start date, and more – Destructoid

Twitch Rivals is an exciting event where various streamers battle against each other in Rust. What’s even better is that you can watch this event live and earn Twitch Drops. If you don’t know what Twitch Drops are, they’re basically rewards you can get in-game for watching qualifying streams. Here’s everything you need to know…

Intel’s CEO hasn’t turned the company around, and now he’s no longer CEO

Intel’s CEO hasn’t turned the company around, and now he’s no longer CEO

In a surprise move, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has stepped down as head of the company after less than four years, as reported by Reuters and other outlets. The change caps a chaotic year for Intel, which is poised to report its first annual financial loss since 1986 and announced layoffs of at least 15,000…

All Zenless Zone Zero agents, ranked by how fun they are to play – Destructoid

All Zenless Zone Zero agents, ranked by how fun they are to play – Destructoid

It’s no news to anyone that Zenless Zone Zero has one of the most charismatic rosters within the Gacha sphere, a feat further emphasized by its meticulous animations and how unique each of its agents feels. But setting aside the meta, who among the game’s cast can be considered the most fun to take to…

Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor

Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor

Researchers have discovered malicious code circulating in the wild that hijacks the earliest stage boot process of Linux devices by exploiting a year-old firmware vulnerability when it remains unpatched on affected models. The critical vulnerability is one of a constellation of exploitable flaws discovered last year and given the name LogoFAIL. These exploits are able…

Vintage digicams aren’t just a fad. They’re an artistic statement.

Vintage digicams aren’t just a fad. They’re an artistic statement.

Today’s young adults grew up in a time when their childhoods were documented with smartphone cameras instead of dedicated digital or film cameras. It’s not surprising that, perhaps as a reaction to the ubiquity of the phone, some young creative photographers are leaving their handsets in their pockets in favor of compact point-and-shoot digital cameras—the…

The upside-down capacitor in mid-‘90s Macs, proven and documented by hobbyists

The upside-down capacitor in mid-‘90s Macs, proven and documented by hobbyists

Brown notes that the predecessor Mac LC and LC II had the correct connections, as did the LC 475, which uses the same power supply scheme. This makes him “confident that Apple made a boo-boo on the LC III,” or “basically the hardware equivalent of a copy/paste error when you’re writing code.” Making sure rehabbers…

Found on VirusTotal: The world’s first UEFI bootkit for Linux

Found on VirusTotal: The world’s first UEFI bootkit for Linux

UPDATE: November 28, 3:20 PM California time. The headline of this post has been changed. This update is adding the following further details: this threat is not a UEFI firmware implant or rootkit, it’s a UEFI bootkit attacking the bootloader. The Bootkitty sample analyzed by ESET was not unkillable. Below is the article with inaccurate…

Smart gadgets’ failure to commit to software support could be illegal, FTC warns

Smart gadgets’ failure to commit to software support could be illegal, FTC warns

Makers of smart devices that fail to disclose how long they will support their products with software updates may be breaking the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned this week. The FTC released its statement after examining 184 smart products across 64 product categories, including soundbars, video doorbells, breast pumps, smartphones, home…