From The Verge: Instagram is adding some new features to broadcast channels that give platform creators more ways to directly interact with their followers. Meta announced that creators can enable “Replies” in their broadcast channel limited group chats, allowing participants to respond to messages...

From PC Mag: The invite-only encrypted messaging service known as Matrix was intercepted and taken down on Tuesday, according to reports from international authorities.

The investigation, dubbed Operation Passionflower, was run by European authorities who monitored messages on Matrix for three...

From PC World: The TPM hardware requirement for Windows 11 was one of the biggest barriers to initial upgraders three years ago. And while that’s become less of an issue, it’s still a point of contention for many users. If you were hoping for a reprieve as Windows 10 approaches its end of life...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR (Nasdaq: CRSR) today announced the immediate availability of its VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 CUDIMM memory kits, delivering capacities of up to 96GB and initial frequencies reaching 9,200 MT/s, with even faster kits arriving soon. These CUDIMMs are optimized for the latest...

From The Verge: MSI has officially announced its next crack at handheld gaming is here with the Lunar Lake-powered MSI Claw 7 AI Plus and MSI Claw 8 AI Plus. The two Windows-based handhelds come with 32GB of RAM and larger batteries than their predecessors. They release on December 25th, but you can...

From PC Mag: Threads is continuing to add new features as it vies to keep its spot as one of the fastest-growing major social media apps this year.

On Monday, the app launched the advanced filters announced last month that sort out search results based on dates and profiles. This could be to help...

From CNET: Intel debuted its Xe2 graphics architecture in August as part of the Core Ultra 200V series -- Lunar Lake -- mobile CPUs. Now it's incorporating the architecture into a new generation of its Arc discrete desktop graphics, the B series, with hardware and software updates that might help it...

From PC World: There is no joy in Mudville Intel’s corporate headquarters. The company has had an epically horrible year, with widespread issues plaguing its flagship chips, massive upswings from rivals AMD and Nvidia, and a stock downturn so dramatic it’s been called one of the worst performers in...

From CNET: Google Maps and Waze are making good on updates that were promised back in July. The services, both owned by Alphabet, are offering more information to drivers about traffic cameras, car crashes and speed traps that users on both apps can report or respond to.

According to user posts on...

From The Verge: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is making its return a little earlier than expected. The free-to-play mobile game shut down on November 28th after launching seven years ago, and Nintendo had plans to launch a new version that would allow players to transfer their campgrounds to a new...