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Your laptop has a hidden hardware test and here’s why to run it

Laptops quietly monitor their own health, but most people never tap into the tools that can warn of trouble long before a ...
The Stanford Daily

COLLEGE and computer science among most enrolled 2025 fall course

The most enrolled courses largely consist of computer science offerings, along with other STEM classes and core requirements.
GeekWire

Valve surprises with 3 new hardware devices in a full-circle moment for gaming giant

Clockwise from top left: the Steam Frame, the Steam Machine 2026, the Steam Controller 2026, and a Steam Deck. (Valve Image) In a surprise Wednesday drop, Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software unveiled ...
Phys.org

First full simulation of 50-qubit universal quantum computer achieved

A research team at the Jülich Supercomputing Center, together with experts from NVIDIA, has set a new record in quantum simulation: for the first time, a universal quantum computer with 50 qubits has ...
Forbes

The Best Computer Speakers Enhance Games, Podcasts, Movies And Music

When you’re setting up your computer system, a computer speaker can offer a balanced, rich audio quality that helps immerse you in your music, games and more. After researching, speaking with computer ...
PC Gamer

So much for Xbox full screen experience, it looks like the ROG Xbox Ally X might get much better performance on Linux with faux-SteamOS operating system Bazzite

Handheld Gaming PCs The Steam Deck LCD is now going for just $320, kicking the door wide open to handheld gaming on the cheap Handheld Gaming PCs The ROG Xbox Ally now has tailored per-game profiles ...
New Scientist

What makes a quantum computer good?

There are currently about 80 companies across the world manufacturing quantum computing hardware. Because I report on quantum computing, I have had a chance to watch it grow as an industry from up ...
Wired

Peloton Is Having Its Biggest Hardware Launch in Years

Do you remember whatever became of your old Peloton bike or tread? The at-home fitness company was one of the most famous casualties of the postpandemic bust. After the company made huge bets on home ...
PC Gamer

You can install the new Xbox Full screen experience mode for Windows on handhelds but whether it will work is another question entirely

Microsoft's "Full screen experience" mode for handheld gaming PCs shouldn't officially be usable yet, but it turns out you can use it already if you're happy using a Preview version of Windows and ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft’s Experimental Optical Computer Could Run AI Workloads With Less Energy

Microsoft’s Experimental Optical Computer Could Run AI Workloads With Less Energy Your email has been sent Research conducted by the Microsoft Research lab in Cambridge could contribute to the ...
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BART resumes full service after computer issues led to system shutdown

Service at all Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations resumed Friday, hours after computer equipment issues led to a shutdown of the entire system and a disruption of the morning commute. Veronica ...