Author: The Tech Guy
It might not feel like it, but your PS2 is very much a retro console nowadays, and it’s getting harder and harder to use one. Aside from tracking one down in working condition, you need to find adapters to get it working on your smart TV. You can’t simply plug your PS2 into a modern 4K TV because your PS2 doesn’t have an HDMI port. There are a few ways around this, and if you’re not looking for the best quality, it can be very cheap too. You can find a bunch of options on Amazon ranging from around $10…
Meta signed a deal yesterday with solar developer Silicon Ranch to develop a $100 million, 100-megawatt solar farm in South Carolina. The new renewable installation will power Meta’s planned AI data center in the state, which is expected to cost $800 million. Both the data center and the solar plant are expected to begin operations in 2027. Most of the equipment for the solar farm will be made in the U.S., according to the companies. The new deal is the 18th such agreement signed between Meta and Silicon Ranch. The renewable developer said the deals have helped drive over $2.5…
Salesforce Inc. is expanding its artificial intelligence platform with new data management and governance capabilities, aiming to address what the company says is a crisis in enterprise AI adoption where more than 80% of projects fail to deliver meaningful business value.The San Francisco-based software giant announced Thursday a suite of new tools designed to create what it calls a "trusted AI foundation" for enterprises struggling with fragmented data, weak governance, and security concerns that have hampered AI deployments across corporate America."We're seeing a lot of these AI projects really failing, and a lot of it's because customers still have fragmented…
Spending too long on social media over Christmas will lead to a “deterioration of mood,” rather than a fuzzy festive feeling, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen (via BBC) say looking at other people’s “perfect” Christmas photos will make you feel miserable. The study of over 1,000 mostly women found: “Regular use of social networking such as Facebook can negatively affect your emotional well-being and satisfaction with life.” Related: Facebook privacy settings – How to maintain control The researchers put this down to envy caused by “unrealistic social comparisons” with those they follow on social…
As our solar system’s interstellar visitor hides behind the Sun, humankind’s expeditions to Mars have stepped up to provide an extra set of eyes. On Tuesday, the European Space Agency announced that two of its spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet had used their cameras to snap photos of the mysterious object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, as it whizzed past over 18 million miles away from them. The photos were taken on October 3, when 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Mars, using the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and the Mars Express spacecraft. In a series of images captured with the TGO’s…
North Korean threat actors are estimated to have stolen more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency during the first nine months of 2025, blockchain analysis firm Elliptic says. This is an annual record for North Korean hackers, and the cumulative value of the cryptocurrency assets they have stolen to date has surpassed $6 billion. But Elliptic notes that difficulties in attributing other attacks to North Korea and numerous incidents that remain unreported suggest that the actual stolen amount may be even higher. “Attributing cyber thefts to North Korea is not an exact science: Elliptic and other experts use a combination of…
In a packed hall at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, against a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out a bold vision to remake the digital world. The company that brought generative AI to the mainstream with a simple chatbot is now building the foundations for its next act: a comprehensive computing platform designed to move beyond the screen and browser, with legendary designer Jony Ive enlisted to help shape its physical form.At its third annual DevDay, OpenAI unveiled a suite of tools that signals a strategic pivot from a model provider to a…
Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 8 (game #584).Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today…
Editor’s note, Aug. 6, 2024: Since this review was written, Sling TV has increased the cost of Sling Blue to $45 and Sling Orange to $40, while Sling Orange & Blue has become $60. Due to ongoing changes in the competitive marketplace, we have removed the Editors’ Choice award and will update this review as soon as possible. The following is as it originally ran on Sept. 21, 2021. Like Solid selection of channels for the price Numerous choices and add-ons Optional $99 AirTV 2 tuner for local channels Don’t like No local channels beyond NBC and Fox in a…
If you encounter the 0x8007003B error while signing into your Microsoft account, the solutions provided in this article will help you. The 0x8007003B login error can occur in various scenarios, such as signing in to account.microsoft.com, outlook.com, an Xbox device, or the Microsoft Store. This article covers fixes for this error in all these scenarios. […] This article Fix 0x8007003B login error – Something went wrong first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.