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KPMG asked its own auditor for a discount, citing AI efficiencies
Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026
The negotiations, which took place last year, signal how deeply automation is beginning to influence professional services markets that have long been defined by human labor. For decades, audit pricing has reflected time, expertise, and regulatory complexity. Now, tools powered by machine learning and generative AI are changing that calculus.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
VMware Workstation Pro 25H2 expands hardware and OS support
Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026
VMware Workstation Pro 25H2 focuses on platform updates, adding USB 3.2 support, newer virtual hardware, improved Hyper-V detection, and compatibility with recent Linux releases like Debian 13, Fedora 42, and RHEL 10, plus a new dictTool utility for working with configuration files.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Qualcomm may borrow Samsung's cooling tech for its next Snapdragon flagship
Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026
The Heat Pass Block first appeared in Samsung's 2nm Exynos 2600, reportedly delivering a 16 percent improvement in thermal resistance. It's a copper-based layer built directly onto the processor die, providing a direct pathway for heat to dissipate before it can radiate through surrounding components.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This industrial cooling setup keeps AMD's $12,000 96-core Threadripper Pro 9995WX cool at 5.3 GHz
Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026
Rather than delid the $12,000 workstation chip, the team reverse-engineered its heat spreader to design a replacement from scratch. They borrowed an integrated heat spreader (IHS) through Asus China's general manager Tony Yu and then used older Ryzen Threadripper 1900X chips as test subjects.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD Just Made Another Radeon Mistake
Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026
AMD has an easy win sitting right in front of it, yet it's choosing not to take it. FSR 4 already works on older Radeon GPUs, so why is AMD still holding it back?Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Skyrim and Fallout 4 designer warns raising game prices beyond $70 could backfire
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Nesmith, a veteran designer whose career stretches from early Apple II titles to leading work on Bethesda's open-world RPGs, noted in a recent interview that for roughly 15 years, a full-price boxed or digital release held at $59.95 in the United States, with no adjustments for inflation or rising development costs.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that when the company's robotaxis encounter unusual situations, they may switch control to the remote drivers. While some of the contractors work in the US, many operate from other countries, such as the Philippines.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
3D-printed batteries aim to reshape energy storage in small devices
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Material won a $1.25 million contract from the US Air Force to validate the 3D-printing technology earlier this year. The 18-month project aims to demonstrate how printed, conformable batteries could transform design freedom for defense and aerospace hardware.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
iPhone 17e could arrive as soon as this month with MagSafe
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Macworld reports that Apple is set to launch the iPhone 17e this spring, possibly as soon as late February. Likely keeping its predecessor's $599 starting price, the entry-level phone is expected to be a cut-down version of the iPhone 17, with several upgrades over the iPhone 16e.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google Play Store 50.0.23 arrives with under-the-hood improvements
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Google has rolled out version 50.0.23 of the Play Store, continuing its steady cadence of under-the-hood updates. As usual, this release focuses on stability and performance rather than flashy new features. You can check your current version under Settings > About in the Play Store app, and if you're behind, you can download the latest build right here.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »