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Siri AI "confirmed" for Apple TV after references found in tvOS 27, but will it work on current boxes?

Apple TV 4K will get Siri AI, but you might have to buy a new set-top-box first

T3 · Aug 19

MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years — cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested

Matt Cole has been running hundreds of microSD cards through their paces, running them through thousands of cycles until they fail. The results are quite surprising, with both the winners and losers coming from some of the most unexpected brands.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 19

New GTA 6 leaked footage is actually years old, alleged leakers claim, so don't expect Rockstar's final product to look like that

The Netflix special is only eight days away, y'all

GamesRadar · Aug 19

AI server boom funds $314 universal cash payout in Taiwan — President Lai Ching-te says the payout ensures the country's AI windfall 'can be shared by all,' 11% GDP growth and $903B export surge finance $7.4B dividend

Taiwan will hand roughly $314 USD in cash to every resident next year as a boon for the island's residents generated by the AI gold rush. The 2027 central government budget sets aside $7.4 billion USD for the dividend.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 19

Palworld and No Man's Sky leads pour more fuel on the potential collab fire and fans are convinced it's finally happening: "My 2 favorite games together? Yes please"

No Pal's Sky

GamesRadar · Aug 19

GTA 6 leakers called out by Stop Killing Games after demanding game preservation solutions and physical discs from Rockstar: "Using illegal means to make a point is unacceptable"

"This kind of act is destructive and helps no one"

GamesRadar · Aug 19

Arc'teryx just did something very un-Arc'teryx to my favourite GORE-TEX hiking shoes

Arc’teryx has upgraded its Kopec hiking range with a wider fit, more responsive foam and the same grippy Vibram sole

T3 · Aug 19

First Nvidia H200 shipments reach China, ByteDance and Tencent take deliveries as Beijing loosens its import block — most licensed chips must stay in Hong Kong, which can't power them

Beijing wants most of each company's U.S.-licensed allowance, which the FT puts at up to 100,000 units apiece, kept off the mainland.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 19

$10 Quake shareware CD locked copies of all id Software games behind a flawed encryption scheme — pay-over-the-phone system only held up for 39 days after 1996 release, leaving developer with 150,000 discs it couldn't sell

id Software included locked versions of its entire game library on the $10 Quake shareware CD it released in 1996. But the system meant to allow gamers to pay for and unlock those titles over the phone proved vulnerable to crackers who discovered a way to unlock every game on…

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 19

Want to attract hummingbirds to your yard? It turns out there's a sweet spot for hanging your feeder

Buying a special feeder to attract hummingbirds to your outdoor space is one thing, but making sure you hang it in the right place is also just as important. Here's everything you need to know about finding that sweet spot.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 19