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Bitlocker is a data encryption tool in Windows that’s used to encrypt drives. Encrypted drives can only be accessed with the correct key, which is released by the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) while booting. The TPM only releases this key if the hardware and software profiles match the initial setup. If the profiles do not match, you are shown the Bitlocker recovery console, which asks for the recovery key. As long as the initial and current profiles don’t match, Bitlocker keeps asking for the recovery key....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The BlueAnt Soundblade is a sleek, attractive under-monitor soundbar that gets very, very loud (and that’s about it). Gets very loud Sleek, attractive design Dialogue sounds good Cannot turn off voice prompts Not great for music Kinda pricey, considering Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test....

While specifying boot priority is not required when using a single bootable device, it is essential for users who prefer multi-booting. Since your ASUS system selects the drive listed at the top of the boot order, you need to arrange them in a proper sequence. To manage your bootable devices on ASUS BIOS, get toBoot Priorityin theEZ modeorBoot Option Prioritiesin theAdvanced mode. Now,drag and drop the drivesin desired positions or set them accordingly in therespective boot options....

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed in a recentReddit AMAthat the next iteration of ChatGPT will not debut this year. The AI-focused company is delaying GPT-5 to early next year, instead prioritizing updates to existing ChatGPT models. Sam Altman revealed that ChatGPT’s outgoing models have become more complex, hindering OpenAI’s ability to work on as many updates in parallel as it would like to. Apparently, computing power is also another big hindrance, forcing OpenAI to face many “hard decisions” about what great ideas it can execute....

A senior Loongson Zhongke Technology exec has boasted about the firm’s 3B6600 CPU in a Q&A session with investors. During Loongon’s 2024 semi-annual results briefing today, Chairman and General Manager Hu Weiwu said the upcoming processor would offer “world-leading” performance. Chinese language tech siteITHomeshared a screenshot of the investor Q&A transcript. Hu was responding to a question about the proposed timing of the Loongson 3B6600 CPU tape out. The lengthy question also addressed the firm’s product cycles and the Loongson CPU family’s performance....

Chinese CPU manufacturer Loongson is purportedly closing the gap quickly to Western CPU manufacturers regarding raw performance.Fast Technologyreports that Longsoon’s fourth generation is adopting a “tock-tock-tick” strategy to accelerate innovation. Over the past several years, Loongson has taken inspiration from Intel, using its widely known tick-tock strategy to innovate on its past three generations of CPUs. The tock refers to architectural innovation, designing a new chip architecture around an existing processing node....

As shipments of high-performance processors based on x86 and Arm architectures to China face challenges, the country is gradually adopting locally designed data center platforms. As a result, Chinese companies also must adopt locally developed operating systems. Tencent Cloud recently unveiled TencentOS Server V3, which supports Huawei’s Kunpeng, Sugon’s Hygon, and Phytium’s FeiTeng CPUs, reportsDigiTimes. The TencentOS Server V3 is designed primarily for large-scale server clusters powered by China’s three main server CPU lines: Arm-based Huawei’s Kunpeng, x86-based Sugon’s Hygon, and Arm-based Phytium’s FeiTeng CPUs....

Chinese-linked hackers (viaESET Research) have reportedly compromised South Korean VPN provider IPany in a calculated supply chain attack that exposed numerous users to malware. The attackers infiltrated IPany’s software development pipeline, injecting malicious code into the NSIS installer for its Windows-based VPN application. This sophisticated operation enabled the distribution of a custom backdoor, known as “SlowStepper,” to unsuspecting users. It is another high-profile example of supply chain vulnerabilities being exploited for cyber espionage....

According to a report fromVideoCardz.com,Cooler Masteris preparing to launch its series of 2000W+ X Mighty PSUs. The X Mighty 2000 Platinum, announced last month, is a 2000 Watt PSU with 80+ Platinum Efficiency, Full Modularity, and even a dedicated heatsink. Over on Twitter, though,Cooler Master is teasinga yet higher tier, and that higher tier seems to be the X Mighty 2800 Platinum, which should be mostly the same besides the 800 Watt increase....

Asecurityvulnerability has been discovered in Crucial’s MX500 SSDs, enabling data leakage that could potentially expose sensitive data. Auser on the TechPowerUp forums discoveredthat the MX500 is vulnerable to buffer overflow, which causes this data leakage to occur. This security vulnerability is dangerous because an attacker can trigger buffer overflow manually through specially crafted ATA packets from the host to the drive controller, as NIST explains. In technical terms, a buffer overflow is a software error that occurs when a program attempts to write more data to a memory buffer than what the buffer can physically hold....

A Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), found crashed behind Ukrainian lines, was built using a plethora of Western chips. The drone included parts from Analog Devices, Fairchild Semiconductor, Infineon, Marvell, Maxim, Micron, ON Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Xilinx, and more — some of which also produce electronics for the U.S. military. According to the German news siteGolem.de(machine translated), the drone was deliberately shot down by a Russian jet after it went out of control in the Donetsk region, some 16 kilometers behind the frontlines....

Bluegen has launched a dual-screen OKPad tablet onKickstarter, joining the dual-screen PC party at a much lower price point — and with a unique caveat that the lower screen is an E-Ink display rather than a duplicate of the top screen, which is usually an IPS panel. The unit starts at $199 through Kickstarter’s Super Early Bird pricing, but the final price is telegraphed to double up to a $399 MSRP....

EAannounced that it’s finally shutting down the Origin app on June 06, 2025, after a 14-year run and is asking its users to download the EA app instead. EA said it’s making this move becauseMicrosofthas stopped supporting 32-bit software and that users must download a 64-bit version of Windows 10 or useWindows 11to use the EA app. While you may install a 32-bit app on Windows 11, which is 64-bit only, you’ll have to run it through the operating system’s compatibility features....