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Buying affordable RAM has become even more difficult in 2026, with automated reseller bots reportedly overwhelming some online memory listings as prices continue to rise. A security researcher says bots accounted for 91% of traffic hitting RAM listings at one retailer during a two week period. That leaves only about 9% of traffic attributed to genuine shoppers and other legitimate activity. The data suggests

LinkedIn’s new tool for reporting suspected AI generated spam has already been used more than 1 million times, only weeks after the professional social network began testing it. The feature, labeled “Seems like AI slop,” allows people to flag posts they believe are low quality or overly automated. LinkedIn says the response has been strong enough to produce measurable changes in how some content

Microsoft’s classic 3D Pinball: Space Cadet disappeared from Windows because of a technical problem that emerged during the move from 32 bit to 64 bit code, according to longtime Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen. The game remained a familiar part of Windows through the Windows XP era, but it was dropped when Microsoft was preparing newer versions of the operating system. The main problem was

Microsoft is preparing an important privacy upgrade for Windows 11 that will give you more control over which individual apps can access your camera and microphone. The change is expected to arrive in a future Windows 11 update and addresses a long standing limitation in how desktop app permissions are handled. Instead of relying on broad access settings, Windows will allow you to make

CISA has added four actively exploited security vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, covering Microsoft Windows, SharePoint, VMware vCenter and Apple macOS. The inclusion matters because CISA only adds vulnerabilities when there is evidence that attackers are using them in real world attacks. That means these flaws should be treated as immediate patching priorities rather than theoretical risks. The affected vulnerabilities include two

AliExpress has been found running hidden audio processing inside visitors’ browsers as part of a broader device fingerprinting system, according to an investigation by software developer Matt Callaghan. The technique does not appear to use a microphone or record sound. Instead, it relies on the Web Audio API to generate an inaudible signal and analyze how each device processes it. Those tiny differences can

Qualcomm has revealed new details about the CPU architecture behind its next flagship Snapdragon platform, including Oryon cores that can reach 5GHz and a new shared cache design called FlexCache. The company says the upcoming processor will use an eight core configuration with two Prime cores running at up to 5GHz alongside six Performance cores. Qualcomm is positioning the design for demanding mobile workloads

A group of PlayStation fans has begun a week long boycott aimed at protesting Sony’s planned shift away from physical game discs. The campaign asks players to avoid using PlayStation consoles from August 23 through August 30, including staying offline, not launching games and avoiding purchases from the PlayStation Store. The protest follows continued criticism from players concerned about game preservation, ownership and long