Alfonso Maruccia

Forward-looking: Antimatter consists of particles with properties opposite to those of regular particles. It plays a central role in modern physics research and forms naturally through cosmic collisions or radioactive decay. However, studying it is difficult, as contact with normal […]

Editor’s take: Broadcom aims to convert every valuable customer into a recurring online subscriber. The company has achieved notable financial success with this approach. However, regulators may soon scrutinize its business practices, raising the possibility of costly antitrust fines that

Dasvidania Tovarish: Infostealers are a dangerous class of malware built to infiltrate systems and extract sensitive personal or corporate data. Lumma Stealer ranks among the worst offenders, prompting Microsoft and global law enforcement to go after its alleged mastermind. Microsoft

Die by the Bitcoin: As kidnappings tied to crypto investments rise, some feel that exchanges like Coinbase aren’t doing enough to protect their users. Criminals now have access to home addresses and account balances, and if the situation worsens, people

Editor’s take: Windows 11 brought a slew of UI changes and “improvements” few users welcome. File Explorer’s state is particularly dire, yet Microsoft shows no sign of backing off its relentless quest to make the interface worse. What should be

In a nutshell: A few ventures are trying to bring the competition for edge computing in space, where solar energy is aplenty and ready to be harvested. A Chinese consortium is allegedly going from theory to practice, with an ambitious

Something to look forward to: Tech companies may prefer everyone rely exclusively on cloud storage and online services, but many users prefer sharing files over local networks. In a nod to these stubborn “offline” holdouts, Microsoft is reintroducing a feature

In context: Microsoft Teams saw explosive growth during the pandemic, but its integration with Microsoft 365 triggered European antitrust complaints. Rivals accused Microsoft of leveraging its market dominance to stifle competition. After years of legal pressure, the case may finally

What just happened? Bungie announced a reboot of the classic first-person shooter Marathon in 2023. It formally unveiled project footage just a few weeks ago. The multiplayer extraction shooter has already drawn criticism after someone spotted issues with some of

Editor’s take: Intel’s grand comeback will likely take a bit more time than initially expected. The CPU maker is clearly struggling with both hardware design and software development, and customers are left stranded in a sea of reliability issues, microcode