It's 2024, and almost everyone should use a password manager. It's the best thing you can do to protect your online accounts — along with enabling two-factor authentication, of course. Using a password manager is better than forgetting a password and spending time resetting it or creating a simple password and using the same for all your accounts. The best password managers out there can generate and store complex passwords for all your online accounts and even save you the hassle by automatically entering those passwords in all the online forms. It's a no-brainer to use one and secure all your passwords, especially if you have a bunch of online accounts.

It's a rarity that we see a company announcing features for its new products and then backtracking on the promise later on. But this is what AMD did with its new Ryzen 8000G APUs (Accelerated Processing Unit). After confirming support for ECC (Error-Correcting Code) memory in the Ryzen 8000G APUs at launch, the company has now taken a sharp U-turn and removed ECC RAM support from the APUs' specs page.

Image: Porsche Porsche’s inaugural electric car is getting a facelift to dramatically improve its driving range, performance, and fast-charging abilities. As rival EVs get bigger batteries and improved charging architectures, Porsche is intent on remaining top of the heap with the refreshed Taycan sport sedan. The 2025 Taycan comes in two body styles — the sports sedan and the Cross Turismo wagon — each with four powertrain options as well as rear- and all-wheel drive variants. The sedans, which range in price from $101,395 to $210,995, will be available this fall. The Cross Turismo models, available later this fall, start at $113,095 and climb all the way to $213,695.The 2023 Taycan came in two battery configurations: 79kWh and 93kWh. For the 2025... Continue reading…

Wind turbines and power lines can be seen against the evening sky near Leuna, Germany on October 4th, 2022. | Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images The European Union saw a record drop in pollution from fossil fuel power plants last year, according to a new report. Ember, an energy think tank that crunched the numbers, calls it “an unprecedented collapse in coal and gas electricity generation.” Renewable energy is finally starting to take over the power grid.Fossil fuels dropped to their lowest point since reliable record-keeping started in 1990, making up less than a third of EU’s electricity generation in 2023. Carbon-pollution-free power generation — which includes renewables and nuclear energy — made up more than two-thirds of the electricity mix, and twice as much as fossil fuels.“An unprecedented collapse in coal and gas electricity generation.” “What’s encouraging is it’s... Continue reading…

Memes are pretty much the universal language of the internet, though it's hard to define what they actually are. These days, a simple screenshot of an embarrassing or funny moment can become a meme if it becomes popular and gets reused multiple times all over the internet.

Photo by JASON HENRY/AFP via Getty Images A driverless Waymo vehicle struck a cyclist in San Francisco, causing minor injuries. It was the latest incident in the city at a time when tensions around autonomous vehicles are particularly high after a driverless Cruise vehicle injured a pedestrian. The incident, which was first reported by Reuters, occurred at 3:02PM on February 6th at the intersection of 17th and Mississippi streets in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. A Google Maps Street View of the intersection shows a flat, well-lit area surrounded by warehouses with unprotected bike lanes on both streets. Police officers arriving at the scene found an autonomous vehicle had struck a cyclist, who only reported “non-life threatening injuries,” according to Eve... Continue reading…

Intel completely revamped its 2024 mobile processor lineup with new Core and Core Ultra branding. The company has dropped the ‘Gen’ and ‘i’ naming scheme with Meteor Lake and made a number of improvements to get its offerings ready for AI and complex tasks. The next time you go out to purchase a top laptop, you may notice a new Intel Core branding. So, which Intel CPU is better for you? Let’s simplify the company’s 2024 mobile CPU lineup.

Solid-state drives (SSDs) have significantly evolved data storage, moving away from the mechanical design of Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) towards a more efficient, semiconductor-based approach. SSDs use flash memory, which provides faster data access, increased durability, and greater energy efficiency. This article aims to demystify the complex technology behind SSDs, focusing on their components and how they manage data storage and retrieval.

Cosmo Canyon. Nibelheim. Dolphin racing. Vincent Valentine. A one-winged Sephiroth. Marlene’s dad Dyne. Mini-game after mini-game after mini-game to play. “The world will be saved, but will you?” asks the game’s trailer, with almost zero subtlety that the events of this game will determine Aerith’s infamous fate. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming February 29th, and both Sony and Square Enix want to make damn sure that fans know this game is a can’t-miss event — even though it’s not the conclusion to the remake of Final Fantasy VII and will have another game following it. But as a huge fan of the original PS1 title who initially held out on playing the first part of Remake for that reason, I’ve gotta say the twelve-plus minutes of... Continue reading…

Some of the newer Asus OLED monitors like the ROG Swift PG32UCDM (pictured) will benefit from a longer three year burn-in warranty. | Image: Asus MSI and Asus are providing consumers who purchase their OLED monitors with some additional peace of mind, having now revised their warranty coverage on certain models to cover the dreaded issue of panel burn-in. On Monday, TFTCentral spotted that the warranties offered across Asus OLED displays have been quietly updated to include burn-in coverage of either two or three years. MSI then countered this less than 24 hours later, announcing a new three-year burn-in warranty for some of its own OLED displays.OLED panels are becoming more common in gaming-focused monitors thanks to the improved image quality and responsiveness they provide over IPS and LCD displays, but burn-in is still a concern for many consumers. Static elements — like... Continue reading…

A heat pump is installed on the first floor among many AC units at the New York City Housing Authority’s Woodside Houses in Queens, New York. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nine states inked an agreement today to promote heat pump sales. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) sets a 2030 target for heat pumps to make up 65 of residential heating, cooling, and water heating equipment sales. By 2040, the goal is for heat pumps to account for 90 percent of the HVAC and water heating market. Heat pumps are more energy efficient alternatives to traditional heating and cooling systems. And because they’re electric, they can feasibly run on renewables like wind and solar once there’s more clean energy coursing through power grids. The states on board with the agreement include: California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island. The MOU isn’t legally binding, so... Continue reading…

Fans of the Microsoft Surface lineup are anxiously awaiting a next-generation device. Windows on Arm is finally maturing into not only a realistic option but also a really good one. That's true, thanks to things like Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite chipset and Google's growing support for the platform. As we wait for a new Surface computer, it's worth wondering whether the Surface Pro 9 is worth buying in 2024. It depends on what you're looking for, but people eyeing a tablet or dual-purpose device might still want to go with a Surface Pro 9 over alternatives. Here are four reasons why the current Surface Pro device is better than the best iPad or Android tablets, even in 2024.