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Today โ€” 17 April 2026TechSpot

New self-healing material can repair itself over 1,000 times, extend the lifespan of cars and aircraft

16 April 2026 at 23:01

The breakthrough addresses a critical structural failure known as delamination, where layers in fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials begin to separate over time. The new composite looks similar to traditional FRPs but is designed to be tougher, making it less prone to cracking or breaking.

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Japan's bullet train to debut high-tech private cabins, for an added fee

16 April 2026 at 19:22

A recently introduced Shinkansen high-speed train is set to add several exclusive private cabins over the next few months. According to a local report, these "private rooms" will include high-tech services designed to improve remote working conditions and internet performance. Travelers visiting Japan may also find the option appealing, although...

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Memory card and flash drive pricing surges 120%, with some models spiking 260%

16 April 2026 at 18:40

Take flash-based memory cards, for example. Building on data from a PCWorld investigation, Tom's Hardware recently found that memory card and USB drive prices have increased by an average of 123% compared to last year. And that's just the median โ€“ in one extreme example, a 256GB Lexar Blue microSDXC...

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Open-source tool decrypts all private data collected by Windows Recall on Copilot PCs

16 April 2026 at 17:32

Alexander Hagenah previously exposed issues affecting Windows Recall with his TotalRecall tool, prompting Microsoft to redesign the feature around stronger architectural principles. Now, the security researcher is once again highlighting Recall's weaknesses with TotalRecall Reloaded. The updated tool can reportedly bypass protections in Recall and access private user data stored...

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Steam might soon display 30-day price history for game deals

16 April 2026 at 15:23

Data miners recently unearthed Steam code suggesting the storefront could soon compare each game's current price with prices from the previous 30 days, likely to warn users if developers recently raised prices ahead of a sale. Steam and other stores have offered similar warnings in Europe since 2023, but the...

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Microsoft counters MacBook Neo with free Game Pass and Office bundle on Windows laptops

16 April 2026 at 05:28

College students who purchase eligible Windows laptops before July 31 can receive a free year of Microsoft 365 Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and a customized Xbox controller. Retailers including Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, and Dell are leaning into the promotion, surfacing models designed to rival the MacBook Neo on...

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Yesterday โ€” 16 April 2026TechSpot

Popular WordPress plugins backdoored after ownership change, putting thousands of websites at risk

15 April 2026 at 20:18

A popular brand of WordPress plugins was recently weaponized to download and spread malicious code. The new, potentially massive supply chain attack was unveiled by Austin Ginder, a WordPress developer and founder of the WP hosting service Anchor. The entrepreneur found that the threat was already affecting some Anchor customers,...

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Intel Nova Lake-S is coming after Ryzen APUs with a 16-core iGPU for gamers on a budget

15 April 2026 at 17:47

According to well-known tipster Jaykihn, Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-S desktop CPU lineup will include at least one SKU featuring an integrated graphics chip with 12 Xe3P cores. Preliminary information from the tipster suggests the chip will feature 16 CPU cores, including four Coyote Cove performance cores, eight Arctic Wolf efficiency...

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Alienware launches $350 QD-OLED monitor with lower brightness to cut costs

15 April 2026 at 17:03

Alienware makes some of the best gaming monitors on the market, though they are not necessarily the cheapest. Now, the Dell-owned brand is taking a different approach by introducing a more affordable QD-OLED monitor with some unusual trade-offs in its hardware specifications. Getting a modern OLED panel for under $500...

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Someone finally got an RTX 5090 running on a Mac โ€“ no hacks required

15 April 2026 at 15:29

Tiny Corp, the same company that built the tinybox AI accelerator, has written its own Nvidia GPU driver completely from scratch. It's called TinyGPU, and it's an open-source macOS kernel extension. Better yet, Apple has signed off on it. That means you don't need workarounds like setting up a virtual...

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Will AI agents need to buy their own software licenses? Microsoft sure hopes so

15 April 2026 at 14:53

According to Microsoft Executive Vice President Rajesh Jha, AI agents may eventually be required to purchase licenses to use specific software products. Jha proposed this idea during a recent conference, describing a not-so-distant future in which AI agents act as company employees with their own corporate identities.

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