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Ilya Lichtenstein, mastermind of the 2016 Bitfinex hack, was released early under the First Step Act He and wife Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan stole 120,000 bitcoin, laundered funds and were arrested in 2022 Both credited President Trump’s legislation for their early release, celebrating the reunion after years of separation Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker who served prison […]

Nvidia has announced its new DLSS 4.5 upscaling technology at CES 2026 The upgrade is free for owners of the RTX 5000 GPU Other announcements included improvements to GeForce Now and new G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitors (Image credit: Future) We cover all the latest CES news from the show as it happens. Stay with us

Verge says it is the first to introduce all solid-state battery technology Charging takes only 10 minutes for nearly 200 miles of range Verge has entered into a collaboration with the electric motor manufacturer Donut Lab Already pushing the envelope with its hubless in-wheel motor design, Verge Motorcycles has revealed at CES 2026 that it

Lego’s iconic brick gets its biggest upgrade since the modern design was unveiled in 1958: meet the Lego Smart Brick. Crucially, this massive change, which Lego announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, doesn’t change the look or feel of the brick at all, or detract from the building experience, whether you like to follow

AMD’s next-generation desktop processors still don’t have a confirmed launch date, but Team Red isn’t done with this generation just yet, revealing the Ryzen 7 9850X3D at CES 2026 alongside a host of other chips. Starting with the 9850X3D, it is essentially a faster version of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, having the same number

Alienware is racing into 2026 as it teases two new classes of laptops at CES 2026 that the company hopes to launch later this year, as well as bringing OLED to its 16-inch Area-51 models. Alienware took 2025 to consolidate many of its various laptops into a single relaunched ‘Area-51’ brand with one 18-inch and

Customers have noted that Microsoft phone lines no longer support Windows Phone activation Support documentation still indicates it is possible despite ongoing battles It looks like you now need internet and a Microsoft account Microsoft appears to have quietly removed its phone-based, offline Windows activation option, meaning that Internet access is now effectively required for

Peacock is already one of the best streaming services for its breadth of content, offering everything from Evil to Minions, plus SNL, Bravo shows, cult favorites like The officeand a wide range of live content, from NBA to NFL, with WWE in between. Now it’s deepening its ties with Dolby to ensure what you stream

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has declared a new age of artificial intelligence in 2026 as demands from around the world continue to grow. Speaking on stage at CES 2026 in his opening keynote, Huang praised the work his company has done in recent years, but hinted that things will only grow even more going forward.

After attempting a major branding overhaul of several of its major PC lines last year, Dell appears to have reversed course and is reviving the XPS brand at CES 2026. “We’re returning to our roots with a renewed focus on consumer and gaming,” Dell Technologies vice president and chief operating officer Jeff Clarke said in