Google has reached a monumental achivement for the future of quantum processors and quantum computing, with their experimental quantum processor completing a 10,000-year task in just 3 minutes, 20 seconds.

In a blog post on Google's website, Google CEO Sundar Pichai explained that Nature published its 150th anniversary issue with the big news that Google's team of researchers have achieved a "big breakthrough in quantum computing known as quantum supremacy".

Google flexed its new quantum processing muscles to stretch and achieve that quantum supremacy, with Pichai explaining: "As we scale up the computational possibilities, we unlock new computations. To demonstrate supremacy, our quantum machine successfully performed a test computation in just 200 seconds that would have taken the best known algorithms in the most powerful supercomputers thousands of years to accomplish".

Tesla Motors is reportedly about to unveil its mean-looking new all-electric pickup truck, that SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said looked like an "armored personnel carrier from the future".

But now it's time for Mitsubishi to shine with the Japanese car manufacturer unveiling its new hybrid buggy prototype at the Tokyo Motor Show. The new MI-TECH Concept car looks pretty damn rugged, with no doors or roof, and has a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain.

Mitsubishi says the buggy prototype has been "designed to be a dynamic buggy-type vehicle that embodies the very essence of Mitsubishi-ness".

Huawei will be officially launching its foldable Mate X smartphone in China on November 15, with future owners needing to slap down $2400 for the pleasure of owning it.

Huawei will be offering up some changes over the competing foldable smartphone from Samsung in the newly-tweaked Galaxy Fold, with 5G being the star here. There will be two models that Huawei will offer, with a 5G-capable Mate X, as well as a Mate X without 5G connectivity.

Both models will be powered by Huawei's in-house Kirin 980 processor, 8GB of RAM, 512GB of internal storage, and a Barong 5000 modem. It will feature a dual-cell 4500mAh battery and super-fast 55W charging. The new Mate X also has a button to open up the foldable smartphone, a noticeable tweak from its original reveal earlier in 2019.

An interesting rumor is now circling that excites the multi-GPU enthusiast inside of me, with Phoronix reporting that changes that Intel has made in the Linux 5.5 kernel tease multi-GPU improvements.

The new section of code that takes care of the discrete GPU and integrated GPU on your Intel processor would combine their power, providing additional performance from the iGPU sitting on your CPU that is usually unused when the discrete graphics card is at work.

It might not seem like much, but with the improvements Intel continuously makes to its integrated graphics -- including the upcoming Xe GPU architecture (Gen12) this could be a big win when Intel launches its discrete Xe-based graphics cards. Intel Xe is rumored for an unveiling in mid-2020, just in time for Computex 2020.

Intel has been reacting to AMD for over 2.5 years now, with an article I wrote back in February 2017 titled 'Intel runs scared: Core i7-8700K preparing for AMD Ryzen' -- fast-froward to today and rumors are swirling of massive 50% price cuts to Intel CPUs.

Now there's new rumors that Intel is planning to cut the price of its 9th-gen Skylake-X family of CPUs by 50% just in time for its new Cascade Lake-X processors launching. This means that retailers will be able to sell current stock of the Skylake-X chips for half the cost, just as Cascade Lake-X launches -- but the real reason is AMD.

Intel will most likely take the hit in terms of subsidizing the cuts, or else it will see distributors, wholesalers, and retailers feeling a far too impactful price cut. Intel on the other hand might lose some profits over this, but it's being forced to do this to better combat AMD and its continued threat with Zen 2.

Can it be? EA games... returning to... Steam? According to the latest rumors and discoveries, yes... EA games might actually just return to Steam.

The news is coming from Twitter user @RobotBrush who discovered that tests are underway inside of Steam for Origin games to be purchased through it, and then played on Steam. You would still need to have Origin running in the background, which isn't a problem.

We could see EA release its back catalogue on Steam and then keep timed exclusives to Origin before having them on Steam. This would be an interesting flex for both EA and Steam, especially in a time when Activision-Blizzard is at a low point and the store front wars are just heating up.

AOC has just unveiled its latest AG273QX flat panel (no curve) gaming monitor, with a 27-inch VA panel rocking a native 2560 x 1440 at 165Hz with FreeSync 2 on top.

AOC has a 1ms response time on the new monitor, which is nothing really new these days -- but the 1440p 165Hz FreeSync 2 is something worth talking about. The new AOC AG273QX gaming monitor has AMD FreeSync 2, which delivers HDR 400 support.

The inclusion of FreeSync 2 means that we have low-latency HDR tone mapping and LFC (Low Framerate Compensation). The frameless design is another nice touch, as you could have 3 of these side-by-side for some triple-monitor gaming fun.

I remember pumping 100s of hours into the Battlefield 1942 demo back in the 90s, which was just the iconic Wake Island map but man, it was revolutionary. Now, we're about to live through it again.

EA has just released a new trailer for its upcoming free DLC to Battlefield V with Chapter V: War in the Pacific, which will see players fighting in Frostbite in the far-Eastern front. You'll have the US Armed Forces fighting the Imperial Japanese Army on two different maps, with the iconic Wake Island coming later in December.

Battlefield V's new Chapter V includes classic WW2 firearms, katanas (!!!), and a boat load of other weapons and tools. You'll get the iconic 8-round M1 Garand, Type 99 Arisaka, Type 100 -- a Japanese SMG, and the powerful M19 19A6 machine gun for the Support class.

Microsoft adds a built-in FPS counter into the Xbox Game Bar on PC, making it easier to check performance on-the-fly.

Microsoft's native PC gaming tools have evolved tremendously over the years. I still remember playing Quantum Break in 2016 when third-party overlays weren't supported with UWP games. But now Microsoft's first-party games on PC have a nifty Xbox Game Bar that natively tracks CPU, GPU, and RAM usage via an on-screen toolbar. It's pretty helpful and lets you see performance while not having to Alt+Tab.

But now Microsoft is adding an FPS counter to the mix which is arguably the most important at-a-glance indicator for specific games (especially first-party PC games from Microsoft). The new October 2019 Windows update adds the new FPS counter to the Game Bar app, and also brings some customization options too. You can change the transparency and color scheme of the tabs, and even customize which perf indicators show up.

Taco Bell is giving 14 days of Game Pass with the purchase of a chalupa box, but you can easily turn that into 44 days.

Right now Microsoft has a big promo with Taco Bell. Every $5 double chalupa box you buy gets you a code that could win a special Xbox One X, but everyone who buys gets two weeks of Game Pass for free.

To get 44 days of Game Pass for free, just opt-in to recurring billing when redeeming the 14 day code. This adds 30 days to your subscription. Of course you have to plonk down some sort of payment method to grab the offer, but just be sure to cancel the subscription within the timeframe and you should be fine.

Fallout 76's new paid subscription plan is eye-opening to say the least, but let's delve into how private worlds will actually work.

Fallout 76 is getting private servers. And like most games you'll have to pay for them, but not separately. Bethesda chose to wrap private worlds into a new subscription called Fallout 1st, which costs a whopping $12.99 a month or $100 a year. You can't just buy private worlds access and instead have to buy into the subscription, which also includes some exclusive pay-to-win items.

So how do private worlds actually work? Here's a quick breakdown:

It's finally happened. Fallout 76 is getting a paid subscription model to help pay for private worlds and make extra cash.

Fallout 76's new subscription plan, Fallout 1st, is an attempt to not only re-monetize a game that may be failing to generate cash from in-game purchases, but a means of paying for private server access. Fallout 1st subscription memberships come in two expensive flavors: a $12.99 a month pay-as-you-go plan, and an incredible $99.99 a year option. Yes, really.

Fallout 1st includes access to private worlds hosting, but it also gives exclusive access to some serious pay-to-win content. Subscribers get access to a Survival Tent, which is basically a home away from home that includes a stash, a cooking station, a sleeping bag, and a scrapbox. It's basically a second campsite. The scrapbox is also new and gives you a serious advantage. It has unlimited storage for scrap and separates it from your stash--considering scrap is a huge part of whatever you're carrying in Fallout 76's massively tedious grindy gameplay, this is absolutely massive.

Nintendo has made a tremendous transformation since the Wii U days. Not only is it generating billions of revenue every year from hardware and software, but the company is shedding the shackles that tethered it to the old ways of games development. The Switch isn't just new hardware: It's the start of a new Nintendo, one that's going to experiment and take some risks. One of those risks is playing around with new ideas for its massively popular first-party franchises.

Nintendo has made lots of changes under the leadership of current Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa. First off, the company is now much more forthright with its earnings, its upcoming plans, and its overall trajectory. Furukawa regularly goes into express detail with sales figures and is refreshingly open about the company's business. Secondly, Furukawa is taking Nintendo's changing of the guard even further; the Switch's marketing, presentation, and overall feel is the result of a renewed vigor sparked from original plans set forth all the way during Iwata's presidency. As a natural evolution of the Wii U and the 3DS, the Nintendo Switch was always meant to embrace Nintendo's youth and pass development down to a new generation.

In a recent interview with TIME, Nintendo's acting president says he's giving first-party development teams lots of room to explore diverse new ideas and paths for Switch games. Things could get pretty weird, original, and quite different than what we're used to, similar to Zelda: Breath of the Wild's radical departure from the series original formula.

EA has announced a new DLC pack for Sims 4, this time round players will be able to take their Sims back to school. More accurately, university and all the fun that surrounds it.

This new DLC pack will open up a new chapter for Sims as they can enroll in different classes in different schools such as engineering, education or law. Sims also have the ability of being able to decorate their dorm room, join extracurricular activities and make friends with all different types of other sims.

According to Michael Duke, Senior Producer of The Sims 4, "Easily the most requested piece of content by our players, we're excited to reveal The Sims 4 Discover University and can't wait for everyone to make the world of Britechester their classroom. Players can have their Sims live out whatever college experience they choose and create unique memories during an opportunistic chapter of their lives."

THQ Nordic have revealed the release date for the next Darksiders game, Darksiders Genesis. The release date was showcased through a new cinematic trailer that has gone live.

Above we have the official Darksiders Genesis cinematic trailer, which is centered around the the last of the four horseman 'Stife'. Strifes primary weapon of choice is two guns Mercy and Redemption, and with these weapons players will carve their way through hordes of demons, monsters angels and everything else that stands in their way.

It should also be noted that Stife is portrayed as quite humorous, which is really refreshing since the previous Darksiders games have had characters that are much more on the serious side of things. I think that if Darksiders Genesis mixes a certain element of comedic value into its hack n' slash combat, players could easily develop a great bond between them and Strife. Darksiders Genesis will release on PC first on December 5th. Console gamers on Xbox and PS4 will have to wait until February 14th.

Spotify is back at it again with another giveaway, this time round they will be handing out free Google Home Minis to all new and old Spotify Premium subscribers.

Spotify has said that these giveaways will only be occuring to Premium subscribers in the United States and will only happen "while supplies last". It seems that as Google is gearing up for the release of the Nest Mini, they have selected Spotify to clear out the 'old stock' of the previous generation. But who doesn't like free stuff right?

The partnership between Google and Spotify to get more smart home devices out into the public is certainly a beneficiary idea, as both companies are working towards accessibility in the fashion of getting users the music they want when they want it. As Assistants progress in technology and become even better, more users will be more inclined to purchase a smart home system. Especially if Spotify and other music streaming applications are abundantly producing reliably good music. All Spotify and Google are doing is getting out ahead of the curve.

NASA has reaffirmed its stance on wanting to get humans across the stars and walking on the red neighboring planet, Mars.

According to Jim Bridenstine, NASA's Administrator, NASA plans on first achieving a successful Moon landing in 2024 and then moving onto Mars in 2035. Bridenstine sat down at a planel discussion at the International Astronautical Congress and said "If we are accelerating the moon landing, we are accelerating the Mars landing. I suggest we can do it by 2035."

The reason for Bridenstine to push up the Mars landing to 2035 from 2033 is because "We need to learn how to live and work in another world. The moon is the best place to prove those capabilities and technologies. The sooner we can achieve that objective, the sooner we can move on to Mars." Vice President, Mike Pence also spoke out at the panel and said that the United States' vision is to be a leader when it comes to space travel into the unknown, and that they are always willing to work with and help like-minded, freedom-loving nations.

A new study has come out and measured the amount of people that are using their mobile phone while doing this business on the toilet, the numbers pulled in are quite surprising to say the least.

According to a survey that was conducted by Bank My Cell with a sample size of 2,114 people, 80% of men and 69% of women use their phone on the toilet. It was also found that 90% of Millennial's use their phone in the bathroom while Generation X clocked in at 82%, and 57% for Baby Boomers.

The study also found that this behavior was more common in Android users than iPhone users with it being 12% more common in Android owners. The study was measured between June 1st and August 31st of 2018, and since it was a very limited sample size those numbers could of definitely increased as more and more people are picking up handsets. Interested in another cool study about phone use? Check out how smartphone typing speed is actually catching up to keyboard typing speed here.

Remember back when everyone was using floppy drives to store data? Well, while everyone else has moved onto USB's and other forms of storage such as SSD's and HDD's, the United States nuclear weapons deterrent has JUST upgraded from floppies recently.

While it might be hard to believe that the United States military were still using ancient technology such as floppy drives, it was a reality. This was mostly due the security of data on the older drives, as explained by Lieutenant Colonel Jason Rossi, 595th Strategic Communications Squadron commander, "You can't hack something that doesn't have an IP address. It's the age that provides that security."

But now the time has come to upgrade, as the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) are moving forward as apart of a $400 billion, 10-year program to modernize the United States' nuclear military technology. Recently nuclear weaponry is talked about quite a lot as most people are concerned with the sheer power the weapons can produce. If you are concerned about nuclear weaponry, here is an example of what can happen if a nuke was to hit a major city.

Back when Nintendo hosted their most recent Nintendo Direct event it was announced that they would be pairing DOOM 64 with DOOM Eternal as a pre-order bonus. Now things have changed.

Fans of the DOOM series were a bit salty that only Nintendo Switch users were getting the DOOM 64 pre-order bonus with their copy of DOOM Eternal. But now Bethesda has changed their stance, giving ALL pre-order purchases of DOOM Eternal a copy of DOOM 64 no matter what platform.

DOOM Eternal pre-order will not only get a copy of DOOM 64, but also the "Rip and Tear Pack" which includes a DOOT Revenant player skin, Throwback Shotgun Weapon Skin, Cultist Base Master Level, a remix of the main game's Cultist Base Level and some other stuff. DOOM Eternal will be arriving on PC, Xbox One and PS4 on March 20, 2020.