pawsylifesadmin

Sony’s decision to kill off PlayStation discs could destroy the $7.2bn used game market, according to analysts

That’s according to analysis by Dataintelo (via CNBC), which said the figure represents pre-owned games, console hardware, accessories and peripherals involved in transactions in 2025. The firm estimated it would reach $13.8bn by 2034. Of that $7.2bn, consoles accounted for 42.3 percent of revenue. North America was the dominant region, and is responsible for 36.8 […]

Sony’s decision to kill off PlayStation discs could destroy the $7.2bn used game market, according to analysts Read More »

Someone has already got a regular Nvidia graphics card working on Windows on Arm thanks to RTX Spark drivers, though gaming performance doesn’t yet look ideal

For the longest time, Windows on Arm has been the purview of Snapdragon processors with Adreno CPUs (and occasionally some repurposed Mac silicon). A couple of months ago, though, Nvidia finally announced RTX Spark, an Arm processor with some real GPU grunt. And it seems that might have sparked (sorry) the onset of being able

Someone has already got a regular Nvidia graphics card working on Windows on Arm thanks to RTX Spark drivers, though gaming performance doesn’t yet look ideal Read More »

T-Mobile vs Verizon vs AT&T: New report reveals the best carrier for 2026 so far

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Telecom industry analysis firms Opensignal and Ookla have released their half-yearly reports detailing the performance of various carriers across the US, and there’s a clear winner. Both reports once again hail “the un-carrier” T-Mobile as the leader across various performance parameters based on

T-Mobile vs Verizon vs AT&T: New report reveals the best carrier for 2026 so far Read More »

CISA orders urgent action on actively exploited Langflow RCE flaw

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday ordered U.S. government agencies to prioritize patching an actively exploited vulnerability in the Langflow visual framework for building AI agents. Tracked as CVE-2026-0770, this critical security flaw allows unauthenticated threat actors to gain remote code execution as root in low-complexity attacks. “The specific flaw exists within

CISA orders urgent action on actively exploited Langflow RCE flaw Read More »

The Elder Scrolls Online is already feeling the impact of Xbox’s layoffs, ironically hurting the cash shop

Earlier this month, Microsoft gutted The Elder Scrolls Online, with 379 staff across ZeniMax gone. And this is the second time it’s happened in two years. As Harvey and I put it a few weeks ago, ESO’s developers deserved better. The developer, now claiming to be the same size it was 10 years ago (similar

The Elder Scrolls Online is already feeling the impact of Xbox’s layoffs, ironically hurting the cash shop Read More »

iPhone 18 Pro reportedly enters mass production ahead of September launch

A supply chain report says that the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max models have now entered mass production ahead of their launch in September. Assembly partner Foxconn is said to be offering significant bonuses to returning workers as it seeks to ramp up recruitment to peak levels … Foxconn, Apple’s primary contract manufacturer, has

iPhone 18 Pro reportedly enters mass production ahead of September launch Read More »

Nvidia Rubin will ‘soak up NAND supply like a sponge absorbs water’ says one analyst, thanks to the AI server’s new way of using SSDs

Any time there’s potentially positive news about storage and memory supply—such as increasing supply from China—I can’t help but think ‘sure, but the AI industry will guzzle through it regardless.’ Not only is demand seemingly insatiable, but sometimes new developments that encourage even more memory use come along. Case in point here with Nvidia Rubin.

Nvidia Rubin will ‘soak up NAND supply like a sponge absorbs water’ says one analyst, thanks to the AI server’s new way of using SSDs Read More »

US judge closes the book on first big AI copyright suit, ordering Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion settlement

One reason I’m so anti-generative AI is because many models rely on a data set containing written or visual work used without the original creator’s permission. As a writer myself, it’s a small comfort then that the copyright suit brought against Anthropic has been settled in favour of the author plaintiffs. Anthropic leveraged a library

US judge closes the book on first big AI copyright suit, ordering Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion settlement Read More »

The reported Apple Upgrade program raises a very big concern

A Bloomberg report yesterday suggested that Apple is about to launch a new Apple Upgrade leasing contract to replace the iPhone Upgrade Program. There appear to be two significant differences between the two, and one of those is potentially very worrying … The iPhone Upgrade Program is a straightforward one. The cost of your purchase

The reported Apple Upgrade program raises a very big concern Read More »