Unprecedented January wildfires in Los Angeles signal an emerging pattern of compound climate disasters, as record-breaking Santa Ana winds up to 100 mph combine with the driest start to a winter season in the city's history. The Palisades and Eaton fires have each burned...

Slashdot

9 janv., 15:45

Avant de fusionner avec Nissan, Honda dévoile deux étranges voitures au CES 2025

Le plus grand salon high tech au monde a accueilli la marque japonaise, qui en a profité pour dévoiler deux voitures au style bien différent de ce que l’on connaissait jusqu’à présent. Leur entrée en production est attendue pour 2026, l’année où Honda doit...

01net

9 janv., 15:30

Trump China tariffs to 'overshadow' the 'progress' of AI PCs

Already inflated costs of NPU-based boxes set to jump on import tax The 'progress' of AI PCs is being 'overshadowed' by enterprises concerned about the state of the economy and US President-elect Trump's tariff threats for kit made in China, according to market watcher and...

TheRegister

9 janv., 15:02

VLC Tops 6 Billion Downloads, Previews AI-Generated Subtitles

VLC media player, the popular open-source software developed by nonprofit VideoLAN, has topped 6 billion downloads worldwide and teased an AI-powered subtitle system. From a report: The new feature automatically generates real-time subtitles -- which can then also be...

Slashdot

9 janv., 15:00

At CES 2025, Nvidia dropped the mic while Radeon dropped the ball

CES 2025 was packed with all kinds of techie announcements, but for me the highlight was all the new graphics cards. Nvidia and AMD both played their hands with next-generation products, with some caveats. Nvidia certainly stole the show, with the GeForce RTX 50 Series...

PC World

9 janv., 15:00

An updated USB logo will now mark the fastest docking stations

If you’re buying a USB docking station, especially one with USB4, keep an eye out for an updated USB labeling scheme that will help you identify the USB technology being used. In 2019, the names used by the USB Implementor Forum’s engineering teams to describe the...

PC World

9 janv., 14:53

AMD on HX3D chip shortages: ‘Competitor had built such a horrible [part]’

AMD’s world-beating 9800X3D chips destroyed the competition and promptly sold out. Why? David McAfee, AMD’s corporate vice president and general manager of its Client Channel Business, and Frank Azor, the chief architect of gaming solutions and gaming marketing at AMD,...

PC World

9 janv., 14:43

AMD blames Ryzen 9800X3D shortages on complexity and Intel’s crappy chips

PC World

9 janv., 14:43

De nouvelles images 3D pour la Switch 2, et des vendeurs parés au lancement

À chaque jour sa fuite de Switch 2… et même ses fuites, car on ne compte plus le nombre de rumeurs, bruits de couloir et autres indiscrétions autour de la future console de Nintendo. Mais cette fois, c'est du sérieux avec de nouveaux rendus 3D très crédibles fournis...

01net

9 janv., 14:42

Best Organic Mattress and Bedding (2025): Nontoxic, Natural Sleep

These nontoxic beds and bedsheets are easier on the environment and your health—and they feel like a dream.

Wired: Tech.

9 janv., 14:35

Heck yeah! HyperX gaming mice with custom 3D printable parts

When gaming mice don’t fit your hand or fail to perform as well as you hope, there’s one possible solution to try: personalization! Of course, different gaming mice support different levels of personalization. There’s the crazy kind we saw in the Swiftpoint Z2, which...

PC World

9 janv., 14:23

Security pros baited with fake Windows LDAP exploit traps

Tricky attackers trying yet again to deceive the good guys on home territory Security researchers are once again being lured into traps by attackers, this time with fake exploits of serious Microsoft security flaws.…

TheRegister

9 janv., 14:16

Italy Plans $1.6 Billion SpaceX Telecom Security Deal

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Italy is in advanced talks with Elon Musk's SpaceX for a deal to provide secure telecommunications for the nation's government -- the largest such project in Europe, people with knowledge of the matter said Sunday....

Slashdot

9 janv., 14:00

The Fanciful, Mechanical, Monumental Spectacle of CES 2025

WIRED contributing photographer Tristan deBrauwere takes us behind the scenes at the largest consumer tech show in the world.

Wired: Tech.

9 janv., 13:30

Guerre des semi-conducteurs : Joe Biden sur le point de publier une toute dernière restriction aux exportations ?

Une dernière restriction pour la route? L'administration américaine profiterait des derniers jours de fonctions de Joe Biden pour publier de nouvelles limites à la vente de semi-conducteurs à la Chine et à d'autres pays rivaux des Etats-Unis. Et cette fois, les...

01net

9 janv., 13:21

NASA's lunar Roomba set to suck up Moon dirt for study

Collecting regolith samples with a blast of gas NASA is sending a 'vacuum cleaner' to the Moon as a payload on next week's Blue Ghost 1 mission to land on the lunar surface.…

TheRegister

9 janv., 13:16

Poco X7 et Poco X7 Pro annoncés : deux nouveaux bolides à l’excellent rapport qualité-prix

Xiaomi dévoile deux nouveaux smartphones sous la barre des 400 euros avec un objectif: un très bon rapport prix-performances. Voici les Poco X7 et X7 Pro.

01net

9 janv., 13:00

The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker By the Day

While Meta enacts the X playbook, TikTok is on the verge of being declared illegal. Who wins? Probably not internet users.

Wired: Tech.

9 janv., 13:00

Une fuite de données « cauchemardesque » : la localisation de millions de smartphones a été compromise

Un géant américain de la collecte et de la revente de données de localisation a été piraté. Des cybercriminels ont volé plus de 10 téraoctets de données confidentielles, montrant la localisation de millions de smartphones dans le monde. Pour les experts, c'est un...

01net

9 janv., 12:51