News Archive: February 2022 Tap to refine news stories by category Game devs condemn NFTs, tell fans they will never support them Indie game developers are starting to openly condemn NFTs and release banners telling fans that they will never support them. Feb 1, 2022 11:02 AM CST Destiny 2's Witch Queen is a huge success and it's not even out yet Destiny 2's new The Witch Queen expansion is already a thunderous success and it hasn't even released yet, pre-orders skyrocket. Feb 1, 2022 3:41 PM CST Apex Legends will make nearly $1 billion in FY22, EA says EA's megaton franchise Apex Legends will generated 'nearly $1 billion' in revenues through Fiscal Year 2022, management has said. Feb 1, 2022 5:19 PM CST EA: Skate 4 launching soon, will support user-generated content EA's new Skate game will support user-generated content, possibly similar to the park editor feature in previous Skate 3. Feb 1, 2022 8:32 PM CST WarnerMedia delays Suicide Squad game to 2023 before Discovery merger WarnerMedia has delayed Rocksteady's new Suicide Squad game to 2023 ahead of its megaton $43 billion merger with Discovery. Feb 2, 2022 1:20 PM CST PS4 and PS5 unite to sell nearly 2 billion games combined Sony's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles have sold nearly 2 billion games combined, beat PS2 software sales handily. Feb 2, 2022 4:31 PM CST Nintendo Switch sales break 100 million The Nintendo Switch family of consoles has now broken 100 million shipments worldwide, beating the mega-popular Wii system. Feb 3, 2022 1:31 PM CST Naughty Dog could be working on 3 new PlayStation projects Naughty Dog might be working on as many as three new projects for Sony, including Last of Us Part II's standalone online game. Feb 4, 2022 9:32 AM CST GTA V E&E on PS5, Series X: 4K 60 FPS, raytracing, next-gen effects Rockstar Games announces new info on GTAV E&E, including 4K 60FPS modes, ray tracing, HDR, and even last-gen save migrations. Feb 4, 2022 1:38 PM CST Activision 2021 earnings: Best year ever, record revenues and income Activision just delivered two consecutive years of record-breaking growth with $8.8 billion in net revenues through 2021. Feb 5, 2022 5:18 PM CST King has made more money than Blizzard every year in the last 3 years Candy Crush developer King has made more revenues than Blizzard for the past 3 years in a row even as MAUs fall over time. Feb 5, 2022 11:46 PM CST PlayStation: $4 billion in games revenues, 94% from digital Sony made 94% of its PlayStation video game revenues from digital thanks to a massive $2.1 billion microtransaction surge. Feb 7, 2022 3:58 PM CST Red Dead Redemption sales: 65 million total, RDR2 at 42 million Take-Two Interactive gives new updates on Red Dead Redemption's total sales numbers, showing consistent growth with RDR2. Feb 7, 2022 6:15 PM CST Sony's new live games need to be F2P and not require PS Plus Sony wants to make live games, and it needs to take the lessons its learned from the best in the business and deploy them. Feb 8, 2022 3:27 PM CST Dying Light 2 update on Xbox Series X adds 60FPS+ with VRR Dying Light 2 gets updated: Xbox Series X pumps 60+FPS VRR mode on Microsoft's flagship console, but not on the PlayStation 5. Feb 8, 2022 11:25 PM CST Grand Theft Auto series has made $7.3 billion since GTA V's release Gaming juggernaut series Grand Theft Auto has made over $7.3 billion since the release of Grand Theft Auto V back in 2013. Feb 9, 2022 2:26 PM CST YouTube is embracing the metaverse, starts with gaming Billion-dollar streaming platform YouTube plans to bring immersive video to the metaverse...and it all starts with video games. Feb 10, 2022 1:23 PM CST Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, Warzone 2 may be revealed tomorrow Activision may reveal Call of Duty Modern Warfare II tomorrow alongside a brand new free-to-play Warzone sequel iteration. Feb 10, 2022 4:07 PM CST SEGA's F2P games are popular in Japan, but not really anywhere else SEGA's F2P games made a whopping $124 million last quarter, but 91% of that total was from Japanese regional game spending. Feb 10, 2022 5:33 PM CST Horizon Zero Dawn sales double to 20 million in 3 years time Horizon Zero Dawn has now sold 20 million copies combined on both PS4 and PC, doubling the previous sales numbers from Sony. Feb 11, 2022 5:36 PM CST Prepare your PlayStation 5 SSD, Horizon Forbidden West is almost 100GB Horizon Forbidden West pre-load on PS5 and PS4 begins, with the EU version weighing in at 97GB, US version is 86GB, Japan is 82GB. Feb 12, 2022 8:51 PM CST 'Exciting releases' will help make Take-Two earn $3 billion this year Take-Two expects to make at least $3 billion in net bookings during FY23, not to be confused with GTA 6's FY24's possible launch. Feb 13, 2022 5:08 PM CST Chip shortage eats into Nintendo Switch console profits Nintendo says Switch production costs are increasing due to the worldwide semiconductor shortage, FY23 may be impacted further. Feb 14, 2022 10:25 AM CST CryptoPunk Alien NFT sells for $23.6 million (8,000 ETH) CryptoPunk#5822 NFT has sold for a whopping $23.6 million, making it the most expensive NFT sale in the CryptoPunk collection. Feb 14, 2022 1:37 PM CST Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Season 2 teased, drops February 14 Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Season Two launches February 14, with a million-and-one changes, updates, and new things. Feb 14, 2022 6:26 PM CST Elden Ring PC specs: GTX 1060, i5-8400 minimum, GTX 1070 recommended FromSoftware releases Elden Ring's PC spec requirements and they're not too bad with minimum settings needing a GTX 1060 GPU. Feb 15, 2022 2:32 PM CST CD Projekt wants to raise Cyberpunk 2077's 30FPS cap on Xbox Series S CD Projekt RED developers want to eventually make Cyberpunk 2077 run faster than 30FPS on the lower-powered Xbox Series S. Feb 16, 2022 4:55 PM CST Metro Exodus game sales: 6 million copies sold to date Metro Exodus has sold 6 million copies since its release in 2019, making it a landmark success for 4A Games and Deep Silver. Feb 17, 2022 9:18 AM CST Ubisoft on buyout possibilities: 'We can remain independent' Ubisoft CEO says the company can remain independent and will not need to rely on mega billion buyouts from larger companies. Feb 17, 2022 1:55 PM CST Nintendo Switch has generated nearly $60 billion in revenues Nintendo has made nearly $60 billion in revenues in the five-year period since the Switch released, and most was from hardware. Feb 18, 2022 9:32 AM CST Embracer gives coy update on Dead Island 2 release date Is Dead Island 2 coming out in 2023? Or will it be pushed back until 2024 or later? Embracer Group delivers a coy answer. Feb 18, 2022 2:41 PM CST Embracer Group now has 271 IPs and franchises across 88 studios The Embracer Group now owns and licenses 271 IPs and franchises across a huge array of 88 internal game development studios. Feb 19, 2022 1:13 PM CST Borderlands 3 sales hit 15 million, franchise sales at 74 million Borderlands 3 has sold more than 15 million units worldwide, pushing total Borderlands franchise unit sales past 74 million. Feb 19, 2022 3:36 PM CST Embracer has made 71 acquisitions, has $851 million for more buyouts The Embracer Group has made 71 acquisitions, buyouts, and purchases from 2016 - 2021, plans to secure $851 million for more M&A. Feb 20, 2022 3:32 PM CST Street Fighter 6 was built for esports with next-gen haduken tech Capcom announces Street Fighter 6, a new sequel built in the RE Engine with rollback netcode tweaked for competitive esports. Feb 21, 2022 12:02 PM CST Analyst: Sony vastly overpaid, Bungie makes $200 million revenue Sony 'vastly overpaid' with $3 billion buyout of Bungie, a developer that may make $200 million in revenues a year, analyst says. Feb 21, 2022 2:34 PM CST Square Enix orders more HD2D remakes...it's time for Chrono Trigger Chrono Trigger could eventually get remastered as Square Enix wants to make more HD2D games based in the SNES console era. Feb 21, 2022 5:34 PM CST LEGO will help bring 2K Sports' billion-dollar brand to casual gamers LEGO is licensing its brand out to 2K Sports, who has conscripted Sumo Digital to make new sports games for mainstream market. Feb 22, 2022 1:20 PM CST No Call of Duty for 2023 may impact Xbox, PlayStation earnings Call of Duty skipping 2023 could impact the entire games industry and take a bite out of PlayStation, Xbox, and Activision sales. Feb 23, 2022 2:53 PM CST Dragon Age series has lost two executive producers in 3 years Dragon Age executive producer Christian Dailey leaves BioWare, is the second game producer to depart in the last 3 years. Feb 23, 2022 4:54 PM CST PlayStation Spartacus is a lot like Nintendo Switch Online + PS Plus Sony's new PlayStation Spartacus subscription service will use Nintendo's tactics to help combat Game Pass and boost value. Feb 24, 2022 1:36 PM CST Gabe Newell reveals why crypto games were removed from Steam Gabe Newell says the vast majority of transactions made on Steam with cryptocurrencies were fraudulent, discusses volatility. Feb 25, 2022 5:03 PM CST Elden Ring PS5 and Xbox Series X/S load times shows surprising results Elden Ring does not load faster from an HDD than it does an SSD, and next-gen load time comparisons show surprising results. Feb 26, 2022 11:34 AM CST Meet the new starter Pokemon for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet The newly announced Pokemon Scarlet and Violet duo have introduced a trio of new Pocket Monsters that will steal your heart. Feb 27, 2022 5:00 PM CST Steam Deck may inadvertently steal Nintendo's retro gaming market Valve's new Steam Deck is described as an emulation dream machine that could steal Nintendo's portable retro gaming market. Feb 28, 2022 10:36 AM CST Payday 3 news: Development is in full production for 2023 release Payday 3 update: Starbreeze says Overkill's new Payday sequel is going 'according to plan,' still set for a 2023 release. Feb 28, 2022 1:32 PM CST NetMarble creates its own blockchain with proprietary cryptocurrency South Korean mobile games titan NetMarble has created its own proprietary blockchain ecosystem complete with its own crypto. Feb 28, 2022 5:20 PM CST World's largest NFT marketplace admits 80% of its NFTs are scams The world's largest Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace announced that 80% of its NFTs minted through its free tool are scams. Feb 1, 2022 1:02 AM CST NASA astronaut warns Tom Cruise about what the ISS smells like NASA astronaut Victor Glover has spoken with actor Tom Cruise and described the odor of the International Space Station. Feb 1, 2022 2:32 AM CST This RNA pill could be provide a new way to ingest vaccines Researchers from MIT have developed a capsule that can be swallowed to administer an RNA vaccine without requiring an injection. Feb 1, 2022 4:00 AM CST Latest North Korean missile test photographs Earth from space The biggest North Korean missile test since November 2017 has produced new images of Earth from the view of the Hwasong-12 IRBM. Feb 1, 2022 5:32 AM CST AMD revenue explodes 68% in 2021, riding the Big Team Red wave AMD posts huge 50% gross margin for its Q4 2021, pulling in $4.8 billion in revenue -- $16 billion total revenue in 2021. Feb 1, 2022 6:58 PM CST NVIDIA GeForce 511.65 drivers support new Ti series notebook GPUs NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 511.65 WHQL drivers: ready for Dying Light 2 Stay Human and RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUs. Feb 1, 2022 10:23 PM CST Tesla recalls 53,822 cars over 'assertive' mode being too hardcore Tesla's nifty driver-assistance system is under scrutiny again, with a huge 53,822 cars recalled over 'rolling stop' feature. Feb 1, 2022 11:46 PM CST Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey slams Facebook's failed cryptocurrency The former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, slammed Facebook's (Meta) now failed cryptocurrency says it should have focused on BTC. Feb 2, 2022 1:02 AM CST NASA's Mars rover sampled a rock that 'almost looked surprise' NASA announced that it's Mars rover came across a rock that 'almost looked surprised' about Perseverance taking a sample. Feb 2, 2022 2:32 AM CST 768-kilometer lightning megaflash breaks one of two new world records The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has certified two new world records for longest distance and duration lightning. Feb 2, 2022 4:41 AM CST SpaceX's new Starlink Premium: up to 500Mbps for $500 per month SpaceX reveals new high-end Starlink Premium satellite internet service: speeds of between 150-500Mbps for $500 per month. Feb 2, 2022 6:51 AM CST MSI SPATIUM M450 Gen 4 NVMe SSD: 3.6GB/sec reads, up to 1TB capacity MSI's new SPATIUM M450 Gen 4 NVMe SSDs are for the mainstream: 3.6GB/sec reads and 3GB/sec writes in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB. Feb 2, 2022 8:29 PM CST 315-million-pixel Hubble image showcases the beauty of the universe NASA has published an image taken by the famous Hubble Space Telescope and it showcases the beauty of our incredible universe. Feb 3, 2022 1:02 AM CST Russians own shocking amount of cryptocurrency, 12% of total value A new report found that Russians hold a shocking amount of cryptocurrency equivalent to about 12% of total market value. Feb 3, 2022 2:31 AM CST NASA provides updated timeline for the ISS' last decade of service NASA has provided US Congress with a report with an updated plan for the International Space Station's (ISS) continued operation. Feb 3, 2022 4:22 AM CST Revolutionary 2D polymer developed, stronger and lighter than steel Chemical engineers from MIT have used a novel polymerization process to create the first two-dimensional polymer, dubbed 2DPA-1. Feb 3, 2022 5:23 AM CST The World Wildlife Fund is selling NFTs of endangered animals The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Germany has launched the non-fungible animal (NFA) project to raise funds for conservation efforts. Feb 4, 2022 4:41 AM CST First-ever wandering black hole found roaming through space Astronomers have identified the first free-floating black hole roaming through interstellar space from a 2011 microlensing event. Feb 5, 2022 4:01 AM CST World's first life-size fully functioning electric Batmobile built The Electric Batmobile is the world's first electric Batmobile replica, on display at the Van Daryl gallery and up for purchase. Feb 5, 2022 5:01 AM CST AMD RDNA 3 GPU: engineer confirms hybrid 5nm + 6nm nodes on Navi 3X AMD's next-gen RDNA 3-based 'Raphael' GPU will be on hybrid TSMC 6nm and 5nm nodes, confirmed by an AMD employee on LinkedIn. Feb 5, 2022 7:22 AM CST SpaceX Starlink satellites are photobombing astronomers, says study A new study published in 'Astrophysical Journal Letters' claims SpaceX's Starlink satellites are photobombing astronomers' images. Feb 7, 2022 1:01 AM CST This black rock is expected to be sold for over $6 million, here's why Reports indicate that a billion-year-old rock is expected to fetch as much as $6 million at a Sotheby's auction in London. Feb 7, 2022 2:36 AM CST NVIDIA Hopper GPU: bonkers 140 billion transistors on next-gen AI chip NVIDIA's next-gen Hopper GPU rumored to measure in at 140 billion transistors, surfs in on TSMC's fresh new 5nm process node. Feb 7, 2022 8:24 PM CST Palit GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GameRock OC listed, 1890MHz GPU boost Palit's new custom GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GameRock and GameRock OC edition graphics cards spotted on Palit's Turkish website. Feb 7, 2022 11:34 PM CST Zuckerberg threatens to kill Facebook and Instagram in Europe Facebook and Instagram may have to shut down across Europe if Meta isn't allowed to process the data from European users. Feb 8, 2022 1:01 AM CST Tesla will integrate Bitcoin into its future, but there's a catch In Tesla's annual report to the SEC, the company states that the initial investment of $1.5 billion into Bitcoin has been worth it. Feb 8, 2022 3:16 AM CST New 'breakthrough' spinal cord implants allows patients to walk again New technology has returned the ability to walk to paralyzed patients with spinal cord injuries, labeled a 'breakthrough device.' Feb 8, 2022 4:41 AM CST Lost range of 'supermountains' discovered, the size is hard to imagine Researchers have discovered a lost 'supermountain' range that influenced some of the biggest events to happen on ancient Earth. Feb 8, 2022 5:42 AM CST MSI's crazy MEG Z690 GODLIKE motherboard is here, costs $2099 MSI's new MEG Z690 GODLIKE mobo is bundled with the MEG CORELIQUID S360 liquid cooler and 2 x KINGSTON FURY BEAST DDR5 16G. Feb 8, 2022 9:05 PM CST US government adds $3.4 billion in stolen Bitcoin to its balance sheet The United States Department of Justice has seized $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin, according to a statement released on Tuesday. Feb 9, 2022 12:02 AM CST NASA showcases a classic Hubble image of the 'grand design' galaxy NASA has re-published a classic image of the 'grand design' spiral galaxy M81 snapped by the famous Hubble Space Telescope. Feb 9, 2022 1:32 AM CST Ubisoft will be adding its famous characters into this Metaverse game Video game publisher Ubisoft has announced plans on integrating its franchise into a very popular Ethereum-based metaverse game. Feb 9, 2022 3:04 AM CST The Perseverance rover just crushed a new record on Mars The Perseverance rover on Mars has set a new record for the longest distance covered by a rover in a Martian sol at 245.76 meters. Feb 9, 2022 4:22 AM CST Diet changes could add over a decade to your life, new study shows A new meta-analysis has produced optimal diets that could improve your life expectancy by up to ten years for younger individuals. Feb 9, 2022 5:21 AM CST Astronomers witness 'zombie' star devouring dead planet remains Astronomers have detected out-of-place elements on the surface of a white dwarf star that may have come from dead planet remains. Feb 10, 2022 1:04 AM CST NASA is scared for SpaceX's 30,000 Starlink satellites, here's why NASA has voiced some of its big concerns over SpaceX's plan to eventually put 30,000 Starlink satellites into lower-Earth orbit. Feb 10, 2022 2:37 AM CST First-ever images of Venus' surface taken with visible light NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured the first visible-light images of the surface of Venus using its Wide-Field Imager (WISPR). Feb 10, 2022 4:01 AM CST The World Wildlife Fund has canceled its NFT project after only a day The World Wildlife Fund UK has ended its NFT project 'Tokens for Nature' in response to criticism over its environmental impact. Feb 10, 2022 5:02 AM CST Elon Musk's Neuralink tested on monkeys, causes death and suffering Elon Musk's Neuralink has been tested on a group of monkey's and reports indicate that the interface caused 'extreme suffering'. Feb 11, 2022 12:02 AM CST Teen will spend the next 5 years in prison for 'Minecraft' terrorism A group of teenagers constructed Russian government buildings in Minecraft to explode them, now one is charged with 'terrorism'. Feb 11, 2022 1:31 AM CST Grand Theft Auto publisher says there's massive potential in NFTs The publisher for the highly popular Grand Theft Auto game franchise has said that there is a massive opportunity with NFTs. Feb 11, 2022 3:04 AM CST Chemical used in Agent Orange found in a third of Americans 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is widespread as a herbicide and defoliant and has been found in a third of the population. Feb 11, 2022 4:41 AM CST NVIDIA 'PG136C' PCB, for the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card turns up again, PCB spotted in the form of the 'NVIDIA PG163C' board. Feb 11, 2022 8:02 PM CST Declassified NSA document reveals how aliens might contact us A declassified document from the NSA describes different methods for how we may communicate with an extraterrestrial civilization. Feb 12, 2022 1:03 AM CST Intel wants you to buy its new CPU, pay for upgraded features later Intel's SDSi for Linux 5.18 includes support for CPUs that have software-upgradeable features: buy the CPU now, upgrade it later. Feb 12, 2022 7:17 PM CST This foldable iPhone concept looks great, like Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip Apple's foldable iPhone Air smartphone has clamshell-style design, chrome hinges -- concept is powered by Apple M1 processor. Feb 13, 2022 8:26 PM CST NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB with 'efficient' GA107 GPU, 115W TBP NVIDIA's more energy-efficient GA107 GPU rumored for refreshed GeForce RTX 3050 8GB graphics card, with a lower 115W TBP. Feb 13, 2022 11:27 PM CST NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 511.79 WHQL drivers released NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 511.79 WHQL drivers released, best day one experience for Elden Ring, GRID Legends, and more. Feb 14, 2022 9:50 PM CST Coinbase turned millions of heads with its failed Super Bowl ad One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges spent $10+ million on a Super Bowl ad that ended up being too popular that it failed. Feb 15, 2022 12:31 AM CST NASA is 'sh*tting the bed' over what Elon Musk is building A high-profile space lobbyist said that NASA officials are currently 'sh*tting the bed' over what Elon Musk is about to launch. Feb 15, 2022 2:02 AM CST The first-ever cloned black-footed ferret could save its species Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned black-foot ferret, has reached breeding age, and conservation biologists hope to save her species. Feb 15, 2022 4:41 AM CST Cooler Master launches V1300 Platinum PSU: next-gen PCIe 5.0 connector Cooler Master unveils V SFX-L and V1300 Platinum PSUs that rock the next-gen PCIe 5.0 power connectors, ready for next-gen GPUs. Feb 15, 2022 11:11 AM CST NVIDIA admits: 'we don't have more info' on GeForce RTX 3090 Ti launch NVIDIA says it doesn't 'currently have more info to share on the RTX 3090 Ti, but we'll be in touch when we do'. Alrighty then. Feb 15, 2022 7:31 PM CST World's largest cryptocurrency exchange is under investigation by SEC The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly launched an investigation into the world's largest crypto exchange. Feb 16, 2022 1:03 AM CST First woman ever enters HIV remission after new treatment The first woman to enter HIV remission, now the third person ever, has done so after an umbilical cord blood stem-cell transplant. Feb 16, 2022 4:02 AM CST DeLorean Motor Company teases a return with a new electric DeLorean The DeLorean Motor Company has teased a return with an upcoming luxury electric DeLorean vehicle set to premiere sometime in 2022. Feb 16, 2022 5:02 AM CST Halo TV show season 2 ordered as part of Paramount+ content blitz The first Halo TV show season isn't even out yet and ViacomCBS has already ordered a second season as part of a new content blitz. Feb 16, 2022 1:42 PM CST AMD Radeon Adrenalin 22.2.2 drivers released, supports Warhammer III AMD's new Radeon Adrenalin 22.2.2 drivers boost performance in across the board on Ryzen mobile and desktop CPUs in games. Feb 16, 2022 7:55 PM CST Scientists discover something massive hiding within cosmic dust A massive cosmic object was found hiding within a thick cosmic cloud of dusty, according to the European Southern Observatory. Feb 17, 2022 12:31 AM CST This US state moves to accept cryptocurrency as a tax payment One US state is moving towards allowing residents to pay their state taxes with cryptocurrency, according to the state's governor. Feb 17, 2022 2:03 AM CST Carbon dioxide converted into fuel with solar power in breakthrough Lund University researchers have used a covalent organic framework and solar energy to convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide. Feb 17, 2022 4:42 AM CST Jasminer X4 Etchash Brick crypto miner: 65MH/s for 30W, costs $2099 Jasminer X4 Etchash Brick crypto miner: fanless design, low 30W power use, and made for easy use in either the home or office. Feb 17, 2022 6:31 PM CST This country officially legalizes Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies One country has officially legalized Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The bill passed four months ago is now signed into law. Feb 18, 2022 12:33 AM CST Google's DeepMind AI is now able to control a nuclear fusion reactor The Swiss Plasma Center at EPFL has used Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence to control its Variable Configuration Tokamak. Feb 18, 2022 4:41 AM CST A new species of armless dinosaur has been discovered in Argentina Researchers have uncovered a new species of armless dinosaur, Guemesia ochoai, in fossils from rocks near Amblayo in Argentina. Feb 19, 2022 12:02 AM CST Space 'rewired' the brains of cosmonauts, new study finds Researchers have identified how space influences neuroplasticity changes in cosmonauts' brains, altering gray and white matter. Feb 19, 2022 1:31 AM CST Intel confirms next-gen 15th Gen Core 'Arrow Lake' CPUs for 2024 Intel's new 15th Gen Core 'Arrow Lake' CPUs will be made on Intel 4, Intel 20A, and external N3 nodes when it drops in 2024. Feb 20, 2022 7:06 PM CST COLORFUL launches X15 XS gaming notebook: starts at $999 COLORFUL's new X15 XS gaming laptops pack up to the Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti dGPU, starts at $1099. Feb 20, 2022 11:42 PM CST This cryptocurrency hack was so bad Netflix is making a TV show on it Netflix has ordered a documentary series on a famous cryptocurrency hack that saw more than $72 million stolen from an exchange. Feb 21, 2022 1:02 AM CST Sun satellite captures first-of-its-kind image of giant solar eruption NASA and the European Space Agency's (ESA) solar orbiter has captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive solar eruption. Feb 21, 2022 2:33 AM CST World's largest NFT marketplace attacked, loses $1.7 million in NFTs The world's largest NFT marketplace has announced it has been made aware of an exploit with 'OpenSea related smart contracts'. Feb 21, 2022 4:07 AM CST Intel's flagship Arc Alchemist spotted, clocks in at 2.4GHz GPU boost Intel Arc Alchemist GPU with 2.4GHz boost clock speeds spotted, in its full DG2-512 GPU form with 512 Compute Units @ 2.4GHz. Feb 21, 2022 7:30 PM CST AMD loses another Radeon GPU member to Intel, ready for Arc Alchemist AMD Senior Fellow and Lead Radeon Discrete GPU Architect Rohit Verma leaves Team Red, joins the ranks at Intel as Arc bakes. Feb 21, 2022 10:39 PM CST Famous porn star scams her community, runs away with $1.5 million A YouTube investigator has busted a famous porn star ripping off her community through an NFT project called 'CryptoSis'. Feb 22, 2022 1:50 AM CST Bioengineered bacteria convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals LanzaTech and Northern University researchers have used Clostridium autoethanogenum to ferment carbon dioxide to acetone and IPA. Feb 22, 2022 4:21 AM CST Sound waves can now be used to help regrow bones RMIT University researchers have used high-frequency sound waves to quickly and cheaply turn various stem cells into bone cells. Feb 22, 2022 5:21 AM CST Apple AR headset: production tests done, limited launch in 2022 teased Apple AR headset has reportedly finished second phase engineering validation tests, could launch by the end of 2022, but limited. Feb 22, 2022 6:27 PM CST Elon Musk says Tesla charging stations will accept this cryptocurrency Elon Musk has confirmed via Twitter that Tesla charging stations will 'of course' accept payments in this cryptocurrency. Feb 23, 2022 12:03 AM CST Coinbase and Kraken CEO put in law enforcement cross-hairs over tweets A Canadian regulator has informed law enforcement of tweets from the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange's Coinbase and Kraken. Feb 23, 2022 1:31 AM CST Scientists have studied how our brain waves change while we die University of Tartu researchers have recorded increased gamma oscillations in the brain of a dying patient using an EEG device. Feb 23, 2022 4:21 AM CST World's tiniest battery could power computers the size of a dust speck Researchers have developed the world's smallest battery, one square millimeter in size, to power the world's smallest computers. Feb 23, 2022 5:21 AM CST Manchester City and Sony will build the first stadium in the Metaverse The EPL have already outlined its plans for the very first stadium to be build in the metaverse, according to recent reports. Feb 24, 2022 1:02 AM CST Satellites photograph Russia's military activity, sparking concern Satellites in orbit around Earth have snapped photographs of Russian military activity, adding fuel to the fire of concerns. Feb 24, 2022 2:33 AM CST These two enormous black holes are doomed to collide The blazar PKS 2131-021 contains the second known candidate pair of two supermassive black holes, due to merge in ~10,000 years. Feb 24, 2022 4:41 AM CST NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti: huge 650W power, RTX 4080 rumored for 450W NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 4080 Ti could use up to 650W of power, RTX 4080 with 450W of power, and RTX 4090 with insane 850W+ Feb 24, 2022 6:33 PM CST CryptoPunk NFT holder rug pulls Sotheby's auction worth $30 million A holder of multiple valuable CryptoPunk NFTs has rug pulled the famous auction house Sotheby's worth around $30 million. Feb 25, 2022 12:31 AM CST Chernobyl reactor captured by Russia, fear of radiation spread to EU Russian military forces have captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on February 24th after starting its invasion into Ukraine. Feb 25, 2022 4:02 AM CST Largest single family tree ever created by researchers Researchers from the Oxford Big Data Institute have created the world's largest family tree, including almost 27 million members. Feb 25, 2022 5:02 AM CST Intel NUC 12 Extreme 'Dragon Canyon' costs $1150, launches Q2 2022 Intel's next-gen NUC 12 Extreme 'Dragon Canyon' officially launches, costs $1150 and will launch in Q2 2022 -- SFF beast PC. Feb 25, 2022 6:24 PM CST NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with GA103-200 GPU is now official ZOTAC China has unleashed the new NVIDIA GA103-200 GPU-powered GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, the same VRAM, card, but a different GPU. Feb 25, 2022 9:04 PM CST Russian space program chief says sanctions could be the end of the ISS Dmitry Rogozin, the Director-General of Roscosmos, suggests sanctions on Russia's space program threaten the ISS's continuation. Feb 26, 2022 12:02 AM CST Chernobyl radiation recorded at 20 times the usual level The automated radiation-monitoring system in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has detected a twenty-fold increase in gamma radiation. Feb 26, 2022 1:01 AM CST NVIDIA hackers attackers, encrypts 1TB of their stolen NVIDIA data South American hacking group 'LAPU$' reportedly behind NVIDIA ransomware attack, NVIDIA hacks back and encrypted 1TB of data. Feb 26, 2022 9:07 PM CST Ukraine says 'thanx, appreciate it' to Elon Musk for SpaceX Starlink The official Twitter account of Ukraine tweets to Elon Musk after he sends SpaceX Starlink satellites, says 'thanx, appreciate it' Feb 27, 2022 8:40 AM CST Apple's next-gen iPhone 15: launches in 2023, loses the notch Apple's flock of next-gen iPhone 15 smartphones will lose the notch, punch-hole and under-display Face ID for all iPhones. Feb 27, 2022 8:28 PM CST Here's how many nuclear warheads Russia has stockpiled for war The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has reminded the public that Russia has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons on Earth. Feb 28, 2022 1:03 AM CST Twisted Metal TV show: Post-apocalyptic comedy coming to NBC's Peacock NBC's Peacock streamer issues show order for live action Twisted Metal TV series with starring Marvel's Falcon, Anthony Mackie. Feb 28, 2022 6:11 PM CST FTC investigates Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard buyout for anti-trust The Federal Trade Commission will closely scrutinize Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion buyout deal for Activision-Blizzard. Feb 1, 2022 1:34 PM CST Battlefield 2042's 'disappointing sales' drops EA's forecast by $100m EA calls Battlefield 2042's sales 'disappointing,' says it is committed to turning the franchise around and redeeming the game. Feb 1, 2022 4:30 PM CST EA has 3-4 unannounced games to release in FY23 period Electronic Arts confirms it has 3-4 unannounced new projects in a 'deep pipeline of content' slated to release in FY23 period. Feb 1, 2022 6:24 PM CST EA will 'keep looking at' new acquisitions going forward EA says it will keep watching the market for strategic acquisitions, but it's currently in 'digest mode' and build phases. Feb 1, 2022 9:31 PM CST PS5 sales figures: PS5 hits 17.3 million shipments, PS4 at 117.1m Sony delivers updated PlayStation console sales figures and shows a significant decline in PS4 shipments as the PS5 slowly rises. Feb 2, 2022 2:29 PM CST Sony has $10 billion left to spend on acquisitions through 2023 Sony's latest financials confirm it has roughly $10 billion left of its total $18 billion budget to spend on strategic buyouts. Feb 2, 2022 5:33 PM CST Switch sales beat Wii, likely to beat Game Boy by Holiday 2022 The Nintendo Switch has beaten the Wii's juggernaut 100 million sales, and is very likely to beat the Game Boy this year. Feb 3, 2022 2:30 PM CST GTA 6 development 'well underway', Rockstar confirms Rockstar Games confirms Grand Theft Auto 6's development is 'well underway,' but doesn't actually reveal or tease the game. Feb 4, 2022 10:35 AM CST Of course Vanguard sales were down: 2020 was Call of Duty's best year Activision confirms Call of Duty Vanguard sold less copies at launch than Black Ops Cold War, but didn't give exact figures. Feb 4, 2022 3:00 PM CST Activision made a record $5.1 billion from microtransactions in 2021 Activision-Blizzard reported a new record all-time high of $5.1 billion in microtransaction and subscription revenue in 2021. Feb 5, 2022 6:15 PM CST Sony made over $2 billion from microtransactions in Holiday 2021 PlayStation made over $2.1 billion from add-ons (microtransactions, DLC) in 2021, more than physical and digital games combined. Feb 7, 2022 11:19 AM CST GTA V hits 160 million sales, beats entire Assassin's Creed series Grand Theft Auto V has now continued its thunderous track record with 160 million copies sold to date, beating entire franchises. Feb 7, 2022 4:56 PM CST Intellivision has raised at least $39 million for the Amico Intellivision has raised at least $39 million for the production, manufacturing, and shipment of its new Amico games console. Feb 8, 2022 12:54 PM CST PlayStation first-party game sales made up 12% of Q3 software Sony's latest financials show key trends of its first-party game sales adoption compared to third-party video game sales. Feb 8, 2022 5:28 PM CST Microsoft: All future Call of Duty games coming to PlayStation too Microsoft drops a megaton bomb on exclusivity, says future Call of Duty games will not be exclusive and come to PlayStation. Feb 9, 2022 12:46 PM CST New Assassin's Creed game will be smaller in scope, not open-world The next Assassin's Creed game will be more compact with more emphasis on stealth and less focus on open-world exploration. Feb 9, 2022 3:15 PM CST YouTube NFTs: Creators may soon monetize video & art NFTs on new store YouTube's Web3 revenue vision would allow YouTubers to create official NFT videos and art to sell on a digital marketplace. Feb 10, 2022 1:52 PM CST No Man's Sky opens the infinite cosmos on Nintendo Switch No Man's Sky, one of the biggest indie games on the market, is coming to Nintendo's small handheld-console hybrid in Summer 2022. Feb 10, 2022 4:38 PM CST PS5 beats Switch, Series X sales in January due to wider availability PlayStation 5 beats the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X/S duo as the best-selling console in the United States in January 2022. Feb 11, 2022 9:51 AM CST PlayStation first-party game sales: PS4 & PS5 1st party sales so far We've compiled a list of all reported first-party PlayStation games so far across PS4 and PS5, as per figures released by Sony. Feb 11, 2022 6:37 PM CST Some of Take-Two's 62 game pipeline could be delayed or cancelled Take-Two Interactive's 62-game pipeline could include delays or outright cancellations and new updates will be given in Q4 call. Feb 13, 2022 1:38 PM CST Nintendo races towards subscription retention with new Mario Kart DLC Nintendo's latest Mario Kart 8 content disappointed fans, but it's actually a great move that sparks subscription retention. Feb 13, 2022 5:42 PM CST Chip shortage could delay new next-gen Switch Pro, Switch 4K Nintendo CEO's comments made to investors telegraph the company isn't in a hurry to release a next-gen Switch 4K/Pro model. Feb 14, 2022 11:37 AM CST Bandai Namco's grand metaverse may include Tekken, Dragon Ball hubs Bandai Namco wants to create virtual spaces for specific IPs and franchises that may connect games with other multimedia. Feb 14, 2022 2:23 PM CST Next-gen Cyberpunk 2077 patch gives you a reason to play on consoles Cyberpunk 2077's free next-gen upgrade is out now on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S with 4K60FPS and 4K30FPS raytracing game modes. Feb 15, 2022 12:07 PM CST Why is Sony obfuscating Horizon Forbidden West's pricing? Sony has been criticized for pushing the more expensive $69.99 cross-gen Horizon Forbidden West bundle, but why would they do it? Feb 15, 2022 3:45 PM CST Cyberpunk 2077's latest update provides built-in benchmark for PC CD PROJEKT RED surprises gamers with Cyberpunk 2077's latest update rocking a new built-in benchmark, let's you punish your PC. Feb 16, 2022 6:27 PM CST EA should 'blame' this game for Battlefield 2042's demise, not Halo An EA executive says Halo Infinite essentially poached Battlefield 2042's players, but EA should look at this shooter instead. Feb 17, 2022 10:28 AM CST Ubisoft Q3 earnings drop 30% in 2021, and here's why Ubisoft reported a 30% drop in total sales and a 25% drop in net bookings for Q3 2021 due to touch comparison year results. Feb 17, 2022 2:34 PM CST Nintendo has been called 'destructive' to video game preservation Nintendo's decision to remove all classic virtual console games permanently from sale has captured the ire of preservationists. Feb 18, 2022 10:26 AM CST Battlefield 2042 needs to go free-to-play to succeed, data suggests EA could potentially surge Battlefield 2042 player counts by going free-to-play, but only after the game is fixed and more stable. Feb 18, 2022 11:00 PM CST Hot Wheels Unleashed broke even on second day of sales, Milestone says Hot Wheels Unleashed is one of the most successful games in Embracer's Q3 period with over 1 million copies sold in the period. Feb 19, 2022 1:51 PM CST Nintendo made $6 billion net sales, $1.7 billion net profits in Q3'22 Nintendo's Q3 period delivered record profit in the Switch lifecycle alongside the highest Q3 software sales rate of all time. Feb 20, 2022 1:48 PM CST Team Ricochet serves just desserts to Warzone cheaters Activision's Team Ricochet will deal with Warzone cheaters in a hilarious way by giving them a taste of their own medicine. Feb 20, 2022 4:32 PM CST Darkstalkers is back with new 10-game arcade collection Capcom is bringing a ton of classic retro fighting games in one classic re-release complete with online play and save states. Feb 21, 2022 12:46 PM CST Final Fantasy XIV 10-year content roadmap announced Square Enix announces an ambitious 10-year content roadmap for Final Fantasy XIV, including graphical upgrades, expansions, more. Feb 21, 2022 3:38 PM CST Bethesda.net PC launcher is dead, all games moving to Steam Bethesda is officially retiring the Bethesda.net PC games launcher after a few years of availability, all games moving to Steam. Feb 22, 2022 10:21 AM CST Call of Duty 2023 rumor: delayed, first year without COD since 2004 Call of Duty 2023 developed by Treyarch has been pushed to 2024, the first time without a Call of Duty game in nearly 20 years. Feb 22, 2022 9:11 PM CST Apex Legends mobile moves into regional testing Respawn is opening new testing phases for Apex Legends Mobile in APAC and Latina America, complete with 9 playable heroes. Feb 23, 2022 3:32 PM CST Mass Effect 5 release date is years away, game in early pre-production The next Mass Effect sequel is only in pre-production phases and won't be ready for release for at least a few more years. Feb 23, 2022 6:09 PM CST Mobile titan NetMarble is working on six blockchain games NetMarble is working on six play-to-earn blockchain smartphone games, and the first one is scheduled for a March 2022 launch. Feb 25, 2022 1:34 PM CST DICE 2021 awards opens with: 'F*ck Bobby Kotick' DICE show host Greg Miller opens the awards ceremony with a big jab at Activision-Blizzard CEO, saying: 'f*ck Bobby Kotick' Feb 26, 2022 9:18 AM CST Gabe Newell is 'more than happy' to get Game Pass on Steam Game Pass on Steam? Valve boss Gabe Newell wants to make it happen, but has no plans to make a new 'PC Steam Pass' subscription. Feb 26, 2022 2:16 PM CST Valve plans to support the Steam Deck for a 'long time to come' Valve has no plans to abandon the Steam Deck any time soon, says it will work on the new PC-handheld hybrid for years to come. Feb 27, 2022 5:35 PM CST Elden Ring guide: How to get the Torrent mount Elden Ring's in-game world, the Lands Between, is vast and sweeping...so you'll need a quick way to get around with a mount. Feb 28, 2022 11:22 AM CST Valve has no plans to raise Steam Deck price to match high demand Valve won't hike up Steam Deck pricing, Gabe Newell says MSRP could actually be reduced over time as chip supply events out. Feb 28, 2022 3:48 PM CST Scientists discover intense solar storm hit Earth 10,000 years ago A new study has found evidence of a massive solar storm striking Earth nearly 10,000 years ago during the Sun's 'passive phase'. Feb 1, 2022 12:03 AM CST ISS captures phenomenal images of Earth, displaying its beauty The International Space Station has snapped some phenomenal images of Earth, showcasing the beauty of our little blue planet. Feb 1, 2022 1:32 AM CST Insurance policies hit the NFT space as scams plague the marketplace Scams are currently plaguing the cryptocurrency market, and now some insurers have given tips for buyers to protect themselves. Feb 1, 2022 3:02 AM CST Over 9000 tree species' are still undiscovered, new study shows Researchers have estimated the number of trees species on Earth to be 14% higher than currently known, with 9,200 undiscovered. Feb 1, 2022 4:33 AM CST US flood damage costs will see a 'staggering' increase by 2050 Flood modeling projections for the United States estimate a 26.4% increase in the annual cost of damages, by more than $8 billion. Feb 1, 2022 6:03 AM CST Here's another chance to save $3500 on Samsung's huge 85-inch 8K TV Samsung 8K TV Neo QN900A 2021 75-inch 8K TV is up to $3500 discount down now, offering you top of the line 8K TV beauty. Feb 1, 2022 7:33 PM CST Craob X: a new Alder Lake laptop without ANY ports on it at all Craob X is a new concept laptop that is completely wireless, up to 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM + 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage, and NO ports. Feb 1, 2022 11:02 PM CST Officials confirm arrival date for powerful solar flare and Sun blast A burst that came from a sunspot has caused a powerful solar flare and a blast from the Sun to be on track to hit Earth. Feb 2, 2022 12:02 AM CST World's biggest NFT marketplace breaks monthly trading volume record The world's largest Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace has broken one of its previous records set back in August 2021. Feb 2, 2022 1:31 AM CST Mars Curiosity rover finds potentially biological carbon signature NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has detected a carbon signature in samples from the Gale Crater, from a large proportion of carbon-12. Feb 2, 2022 4:02 AM CST Bacteria in our gut microbiome have sex to share vitamin B12 Bacteroides from the human gut microbiome, can share genes for vitamin B12 acquisition with one another via bacterial conjugation. Feb 2, 2022 5:04 AM CST Gucci's new AirPods Max case costs more than the headphones at $980 Gucci's new Ophidia headphones case: made for Apple's flagship AirPods Max headphones, costs $920 -- more than the AirPods Max. Feb 2, 2022 6:28 PM CST Tesla recalls 54,000 vehicles that may not stop at intersections Reports indicate Tesla will recall 50,000+ vehicles that are a part of the company's Full Self-Driving beta software program. Feb 3, 2022 12:04 AM CST US public doesn't take the Space Force seriously, and it's showing The United States public doesn't seem to believe that the Space Force is real, as officers report confusing public interactions. Feb 3, 2022 1:33 AM CST This SpaceX rocket will crash into Moon, could Elon Musk get sued? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage that has been chaotically orbiting for some time will crash into the Moon relatively soon. Feb 3, 2022 3:03 AM CST New material created that absorbs and releases huge amounts of energy Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have made a new elasto-magnetic metamaterial to absorb and release energy. Feb 3, 2022 4:43 AM CST Mount Everest is being rapidly affected by climate change Anthropogenic, or human-sourced, climate change is accelerating the rate of accumulated ice loss from Mount Everest's glaciers. Feb 4, 2022 4:03 AM CST Apple's privacy changes have cost big tech over $300 billion so far Apple privacy changes in 2021 have cost Meta Platforms, Snap Inc., Twitter, and Pinterest a combined $315 billion in market value. Feb 4, 2022 5:03 AM CST Humans are slowly losing their sense of smell, new research indicates New research indicates that changes to the genes responsible for scent receptors are decreasing human sensitivity to smells. Feb 5, 2022 4:21 AM CST Asteroid detection for the entire night sky is now operational An expansion to the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) system allows it to scan the entire night sky every day. Feb 5, 2022 5:23 AM CST Mark Cuban's 'NFT company' caught promoting scams for $25,000 a post Mark Cuban's NFT company that has control of the '@NFT' Instagram account has been caught promoting projects that are scams. Feb 7, 2022 12:03 AM CST This comet narrowly missed Earth but still caused devastating damage Researchers have found evidence of a comet narrowly missing Earth but still managing to cause devastating damage to the surface. Feb 7, 2022 1:36 AM CST Celebrities rush to help Joe Rogan, 'he's simply not cancellable' A variety of celebrities, from public intellectuals to comedians, are showing their support for Joe Rogan and the JRE podcast. Feb 7, 2022 3:03 AM CST GALAX GeForce RTX 3090 Ti EX Gamer appears, costs $3840 GALAX's next-gen GeForce RTX 3090 Ti EX Gamer has been spotted in a Vietnamese retailer, listed for around $3840... yeah. Feb 7, 2022 8:53 PM CST India to add a massive tax to cryptocurrency and NFT transactions India has announced a massive change to cryptocurrency and NFT transactions, ushering in a 30% tax on transactions on both. Feb 8, 2022 12:03 AM CST Joe Rogan offered $100 million to leave Spotify for a new platform Joe Rogan has been offered $100 million to leave Spotify and move his podcast over to a platform that attempts to rival YouTube. Feb 8, 2022 1:34 AM CST Elon Musk to provide SpaceX Starship Mars rocket update this Thursday Elon Musk will give an upcoming presentation regarding SpaceX's Starship rocket bound for Mars on Thursday, February 10th @ 9 p.m. Feb 8, 2022 4:01 AM CST New plastic recycling method ups the profit incentive and ease A new plastic recycling technique provides an economic incentive by converting waste plastic products to more valuable ionomers. Feb 8, 2022 5:02 AM CST FTX will give out free Bitcoin during the Super Bowl, here's how enter One of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges has announced it will be giving out free Bitcoin during the Super Bowl. Feb 8, 2022 6:02 AM CST AMD EPYC 7773X 'Milan-X' dual-CPU: 128C/256T OC'd @ 4.8GHz AMD's new EPYC 7773X 'Milan-X' CPU with 3D V-Cache tested with some overclocking, but it's not real overclocking... say what? Feb 8, 2022 10:21 PM CST NASA selects company to build first rocket to launch on another planet NASA has selected the company that will construct the first rocket that'll be launched off the surface of another planet. Feb 9, 2022 12:33 AM CST Elon Musk launched his own Tesla into space in 2018, where is it now? Four years ago this week, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk launched his own Tesla roadster into space. So, where is the vehicle now? Feb 9, 2022 2:06 AM CST Sun blast kills batch of Starlink satellites, will burn up reentering Elon Musk's SpaceX has announced that numerous Starlink satellites were impacted by a geomagnetic storm caused by the Sun. Feb 9, 2022 3:34 AM CST Damage to the Mars Curiosity rover could spell its end NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped images of its wheels following years of traversing the Gale Crater, showing significant damage. Feb 9, 2022 4:41 AM CST 'Bored' security guard ruins $1 million painting by drawing eyes A 'bored' security guard has defaced a famous painting by Anna Leporskaya by drawing eyes on the three faceless figures. Feb 10, 2022 12:02 AM CST Scientists want to use these giant lasers to launch spaceships to Mars A team of researchers have suggested using lasers to power up a spacecraft that could be sent to Mars to resupply colonists. Feb 10, 2022 1:32 AM CST Did NASA's Mars rover snap a photo of an alien sun-baking on a rock? A UFO expert claims that a recent image snapped by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is '100% proof of life' on the Red Planet. Feb 10, 2022 3:03 AM CST World's largest fusion facility breaks energy record by almost triple The Joint European Torus (JET) fusion experiment has output fifty-nine megajoules over five seconds using deuterium-tritium fuel. Feb 10, 2022 4:22 AM CST The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is now home to the Ukrainian military The Ukrainian military has begun conducting military drills and exercises in Pripyat, deep within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Feb 10, 2022 5:24 AM CST New habitable planet discovered, and it's 'within reach' to Earth A team of astronomers has discovered a new planet orbiting the Sun's neighboring star, and it's in the 'habitable zone'. Feb 11, 2022 12:31 AM CST World's largest Bitcoin exchange invests $200 million into Forbes The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume has announced it has invested a huge $200 million into Forbes. Feb 11, 2022 2:03 AM CST Autonomous biohybrid fish made from human stem cells, see it swim here Harvard and Emory University researchers have created an autonomous biohybrid fish from human stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Feb 11, 2022 4:01 AM CST Canines can be trained to sniff out COVID-19, successfully trialed Florida International University researchers have successfully trained canines to detect COVID-19 cases at airports and festivals. Feb 11, 2022 5:02 AM CST Do you want a free trip to space? Apply now before it's too late! The nonprofit Space for Humanity is accepting applications to win a free flight to suborbital space aboard its Humanity-1 mission. Feb 11, 2022 11:01 PM CST Robot captures scary sights from within destroyed Fukushima reactor A robot operated by TEPCO has photographed nuclear fuel inside the Unit One reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Feb 12, 2022 2:02 AM CST Alienware 34-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor: 3440x1440 @ 175Hz for $1300 Alienware's upcoming AW3423DW AW3423DW: 34-inch QR-OLED panel with 3440 x 1440 res @ 175Hz refresh for $1299, launches March 2022. Feb 13, 2022 6:32 PM CST Intel is building next-gen energy-efficient GPUs for mobile devices Intel is looking for a new Senior Hardware Designer Engineer for its GPU development center in the UK, for new mobile GPUs. Feb 13, 2022 9:34 PM CST GoDeal24: Windows OS starts at $7.42 and Office 2021 Special Price GoDeal24 has some awesome deals on Microsoft software including Windows OS for $7.42 and some specials on Microsoft Office. Feb 14, 2022 6:38 PM CST Intel Core i9-12900KS: up to 5.5GHz boost clocks, 150W base TDP, $750+ Intel's heavily-binned Core i9-12900KS processor teased again: up to 5.5GHz boost clocks, base 150W TDP, and it starts at $750. Feb 14, 2022 10:50 PM CST Scientists discover what may be the key ingredient to origin of life Researchers have discovered through the use of cyanide that the compound may have triggered some of the first biologies on Earth. Feb 15, 2022 1:03 AM CST A SpaceX booster won't crash into the moon, but something else will WE0913A was identified as a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster that will crash into the moon, but it is likely from the Chang'e 5-T1 mission. Feb 15, 2022 4:01 AM CST This new battery design has Tesla beat on energy density and more Amprius Technologies has developed a new lithium-ion battery technology using silicon nanowires to replace normal graphite anodes. Feb 15, 2022 5:02 AM CST The Ring, The Grudge producers making a BioShock movie with Netflix Netflix has teamed up with Vertigo Entertainment (The Ring, The Grudge) and Take-Two Interactive to make a film based on BioShock. Feb 15, 2022 1:41 PM CST One person just purchased $4 million worth of this meme crypto coin New data from WhaleStats indicates that one individual has cashed out more than $4 million on this one meme cryptocurrency coin. Feb 16, 2022 12:02 AM CST Warren Buffet sells Visa invests $1 billion into Bitcoin-friendly bank Warren Buffet has sold some of his shares in Visa and Mastercard to purchase $1 billion in stock for a Bitcoin-friendly bank. Feb 16, 2022 1:32 AM CST For a limited time, Virgin Galactic are selling space tourism tickets Virgin Galactic is opening reservations for suborbital space tourism flights on February 16th, with flights planned for late 2022. Feb 16, 2022 4:22 AM CST Major depression treatment with psilocybin effective for up to a year Patients who underwent psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to treat major depressive disorder were in remission for up to a year. Feb 16, 2022 5:21 AM CST The Last of Us TV show set for 2023, HBO exec says HBO's new Last of Us TV show adaptation 'will not release in 2022' as filing is still underway in Canada, an HBO exec says. Feb 16, 2022 5:34 PM CST Chinese company GUNNIR unveils new Intel DG1 discrete GPU, costs $100 GUNNIR selling Intel-based Iris Xe Max Index V2 graphics card for $110, to the non-MAX version for $101 -- interesting release. Feb 16, 2022 8:16 PM CST NASA's climate report predicts a 'historic' sea levels rise by 2050 A collection of government agencies have published a report that estimates how much sea levels are expected to rise by 2050. Feb 17, 2022 1:03 AM CST NASA's IXPE takes its first image since launch of a stunning supernova NASA's Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observatory has captured its first image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Feb 17, 2022 4:01 AM CST Astronomers just found the largest galaxy ever Researchers from Leiden University have discovered the largest radio galaxy yet at 16.3 million light-years long, named Alcyoneus. Feb 17, 2022 5:03 AM CST Windows 10 only $13, Office $27, Valentine's Day discounts up to 91%! CDKeysales has genuine lifetime Windows 10 Pro activation keys for just $15 along with awesome deals for Microsoft Office. Feb 17, 2022 8:08 PM CST Extremely rare 'ghost shark' chimaera found off New Zealand's coast New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has found a neonate chimaera off the coast of the South Island. Feb 18, 2022 4:01 AM CST You can be identified from your app usage alone, new research shows Researchers have made statistical models that can identify a smartphone user from one day of app usage data one-third of the time. Feb 18, 2022 5:03 AM CST Three galaxies spotted merging by Hubble in stunning image The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the IC 2431 triple galaxy merger in the constellation Cancer 681 million light-years away. Feb 19, 2022 12:32 AM CST Enormous solar eruption caught on video by ESA satellite The ESA's Solar Orbiter has captured video of the largest solar prominence seen in a single field of view with the solar disc. Feb 19, 2022 2:03 AM CST Intel shows off 13th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake' CPU: 24C/32T of powah Intel teases its next-gen 13th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake' CPUs with 24 cores and 32 threads, competes against AMD's new Zen 4 CPUs. Feb 20, 2022 8:17 PM CST YouTuber exposes massive NFT scam that was going to make $20 million One YouTuber has performed an investigation and busted a ring of NFT scammers making $20,000,000 off bogus NFT projects. Feb 21, 2022 12:02 AM CST ISS astronauts watch in awe as 'powerful explosions' shake a volcano Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have watched in awe as an active volcano erupts, spewing lava and smoke. Feb 21, 2022 1:32 AM CST NASA telescope capture insane photo of three galaxies merging into one NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped an incredible image of three galaxies slowly and violently merging into one galaxy. Feb 21, 2022 2:45 AM CST Intel 'Dragon Canyon' NUC 12 Extreme: Core i9 CPU + PCIe 5.0 x16 GPU Intel's next-gen NUC 12 Extreme 'Dragon Canyon' gets official specs: desktop LGA1700 CPU up to 65W, PCIe 5.0 x16 graphics card. Feb 21, 2022 6:29 PM CST Intel announces 'Project Endgame': long term goals for GPU business Intel says that Project Engame will be here later this year and could turn out to be a competitor to NVIDIA GeForce Now. Feb 21, 2022 8:08 PM CST Microsoft: you need an SSD + 8GB RAM for Android apps on Windows 11 Microsoft now lets you run Android apps on Windows 11: where you can now install the Amazon Appstore with over 1000 Android apps. Feb 21, 2022 11:22 PM CST Top crypto exchange co-founder says when the Bitcoin bull run will be A co-founder for one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges predicted when the next Bitcoin bull run will be, according to a report. Feb 22, 2022 2:31 AM CST Moderna is making three new mRNA vaccines, including one for cancer Moderna is developing three new mRNA vaccine candidates against the Herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, and cancer. Feb 22, 2022 4:42 AM CST Sony has revealed the final design of the PSVR 2 headset Sony finally revealed the design of the upcoming PS VR2 headset. The new VR device shares the same design aesthetic as the PS5. Feb 22, 2022 10:15 AM CST NVIDIA RTX LHR BIOS v2 Unlocker: un-gimps crypto mining on Ampere GPUs NVIDIA RTX LHR v2 Unlocker lets you modify your BIOS on RTX 30 + Workstation RTX Ampere GPUs and removes mining hashrate limiter. Feb 22, 2022 7:22 PM CST This vending machine in New York is the very first to sell NFTs A Solana-based marketplace is attempting to crossover the digital world of NFTs with real life by rolling out vending machines. Feb 23, 2022 12:31 AM CST Authorities bust $5.4 million cryptocurrency scam, 11 people arrested Authorities have arrested eleven individuals over a cryptocurrency scam that stole a whopping $5.36 million from investors. Feb 23, 2022 2:03 AM CST Gaming and internet addiction successfully treated with new CBT method A new cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention dubbed PROTECT has reduced gaming and internet addiction-related symptoms. Feb 23, 2022 4:42 AM CST NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 4090 could use up to an insane 850W+ NVIDIA's next-gen Ada Lovelace GPU uses a chunk of power in new rumors: GeForce RTX 4090 could use up to 850W of power... wow. Feb 23, 2022 6:48 PM CST ISS astronaut uses robotic arm to catch incoming an spacecraft An astronaut aboard the International Space Station used a robotic arm to capture a cargo ship and then dock it with the ISS. Feb 24, 2022 1:32 AM CST Breakthrough quantum sensor allows high-res mapping of the underground Researchers have used a quantum gravity gradiometer to detect a tunnel buried one meter underground in real-world conditions. Feb 24, 2022 4:02 AM CST 'Tatooine-like' planet would have two sunsets for anyone on it The rare circumbinary exoplanet named Kepler 16-b has been observed by telescopes on Earth for the first time since its discovery. Feb 24, 2022 5:02 AM CST Beware: NVIDIA RTX LHR BIOS v2 Unlocker is a scam, has malware Yeah, please don't download the 'NVIDIA RTX LHR v2 Unlocker' it's a full scam and is actually malware and is dangerous for your PC. Feb 24, 2022 10:51 PM CST Student falls victim to NFT scam, loses $548,000 to 'a good deal' A senior student has fallen victim to a scam that has cost him $548,000 to what the seller was describing as a 'good deal.' Feb 25, 2022 1:03 AM CST As robotic automation is increasing, so is adult mortality Increased automation in the U.S. manufacturing industry has been associated with rising mortality in U.S. adults of working age. Feb 25, 2022 4:21 AM CST President Biden announces sanctions targeting Russia's space program President Biden has announced sanctions on Russia to ban the export of 'sensitive technology' to its space and defense sectors. Feb 25, 2022 5:21 AM CST NVIDIA hit with cyber attack, currently 'investigating the incident' NVIDIA reportedly hit with a cyber attack, forcing the company to turn off portions of its systems... and the clean up begins. Feb 25, 2022 7:21 PM CST Pentagon and Army: Gen Z bodies are 'Nintendo Generation' and are weak 'The Soft American' aka 'Nintendo Generation' are Generation Z: they're 'too weak and break more easily' than previous generations. Feb 25, 2022 10:34 PM CST Famous porn star compares her NFT scam to Russia invading Ukraine A famous porn star that scammed her community out of '$1.5 million' has compared her failed NFT project to Russia invading Ukraine. Feb 26, 2022 12:04 AM CST NASA just awarded funding to a heap of insane futuristic technologies NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has awarded funding to 17 researchers for varied futuristic space technologies. Feb 26, 2022 1:31 AM CST Your future Apple Mac will be built into the keyboard, like the 80s Apple patents a new computer device concept, with a Magic Keyboard-like device that houses the entire PC, plugs into any display. Feb 27, 2022 1:37 AM CST Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro packs Intel Arc Alchemist discrete GPU Samsung's new Galaxy Book 2 Pro has Intel 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPU + Intel Arc Alchemist discrete GPU on 15.6-inch model. Feb 27, 2022 6:29 PM CST NFT project raises $70 million, buyers scream scam after the reveal A community of investors has turned on the creators after the NFT project revealed artwork of its NFTs that it's been working on. Feb 28, 2022 12:02 AM CST This map reveals how many people could die if Russia dropped a nuke Russia's President Vladimir Putin recently gave a stark reminder that Russia is one of the world's leading nuclear superpowers. Feb 28, 2022 1:32 AM CST Sony could revolutionize PlayStation gaming with Discord's help Sony could use Discord as an shareable extension of a new breakthrough community-driven, cloud-powered PlayStation feature. Feb 1, 2022 2:34 PM CST EA now lukewarm on NFTs: 'Right now we're not driving hard' on NFTs EA is seemingly backpedaling on its NFT ambitions, CEO Andrew Wilson is now hesitant to support the unpopular new business. Feb 1, 2022 4:43 PM CST EA Play may deliver content 'beyond games' in the future EA Play may deliver content 'beyond gaming' in the future, possibly TV show adaptations of core franchises like Apex Legends. Feb 1, 2022 6:48 PM CST PS4 sales at lowest point for second consecutive quarter in a row PlayStation 4 worldwide shipments are at their lowest point for the second consecutive quarter in a row at just 0.2 million units. Feb 2, 2022 12:36 PM CST Sony offers Bungie employees $1.2 billion retention incentive plan Sony is offering Bungie employees a $1.2 billion incentive program in an effort to keep them at the company following the buyout. Feb 2, 2022 3:02 PM CST PlayStation pecking order: Here's where the PS5 fits in Sony's PlayStation 5 has reached 17.3 million shipments so far...and here's how that stacks up against other PlayStation systems. Feb 3, 2022 9:03 AM CST Nintendo has sold over 533 million handhelds in 33 years Nintendo has sold over 533 million handheld systems in the last 33 years, representing a split of 65% handhelds and 35% consoles. Feb 3, 2022 5:18 PM CST Steam Deck is a chonky beast of a handheld (because it's also a PC) Valve's new Steam Deck is bigger than any existing video games handheld by a sizable margin, is a chonky portable PC beast. Feb 4, 2022 12:34 PM CST Call of Duty Mobile has made $1.5 billion since launch F2P giant Call of Duty Mobile is a mighty success for Activision (and soon Microsoft), delivers over $1.5 billion lifetime mTX. Feb 4, 2022 4:15 PM CST Nintendo has sold over 5.3 billion games in 38 years Nintendo has sold an incredible 5.3 billion games in the last 39 years, making it one of the most prolific software-makers ever. Feb 5, 2022 8:55 PM CST PS Plus: 43% of PlayStation MAUs are PlayStation Plus subscribers Sony's PlayStation Plus subscribers hit a record-breaking 48 million, but most PlayStation gamers aren't actual subscribers. Feb 7, 2022 2:35 PM CST GTA trilogy remaster sold 10 million, or 30% of GTA V's launch sales Despite all of its bugs and issues, the new GTA Trilogy remaster collection has sold 10 million copies during its launch period. Feb 7, 2022 5:35 PM CST Kirby may headline tomorrow's new surprise Nintendo Direct Nintendo announces a new Nintendo Direct showcase for tomorrow that will show off games planned to release in first-half 2022. Feb 8, 2022 1:32 PM CST GTA trilogy boosts Grand Theft Auto franchise sales to $310 million Grand Theft Auto franchise revenues hit $310 million for the holiday 2021 quarter, boosted by GTA trilogy remaster sales. Feb 8, 2022 6:17 PM CST Zynga to make blockchain play-to-earn NFT games After failed attempts by Ubisoft, billion-dollar mobile titan Zynga will soon get in on the NFT blockchain market with P2E games. Feb 9, 2022 1:08 PM CST GTA 6 may emphasize singleplayer: We never said singleplayer was dead Even with GTA Online's billions, Rockstar Games could emphasize singleplayer story-driven gameplay with Grand Theft Auto 6. 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Feb 12, 2022 2:07 PM CST Take-Two microtransaction revenues hit $551 million in Q3, 5 year high GTA parent Take-Two Interactive's microtransaction earnings hit $551 million in Q3'22, a new five-year high for holiday periods. Feb 13, 2022 3:52 PM CST Nintendo won't tarnish wholesome brand image on speculative metaverse Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa comments on the metaverse, says the concept has potential but it is too early to commit to. Feb 14, 2022 9:21 AM CST CD Projekt may reveal Cyberpunk 2077 PS5, Series X release tomorrow CD Projekt could finally give more info about Cyberpunk 2077's next-gen release during a special upcoming stream tomorrow. Feb 14, 2022 12:23 PM CST Reminder: Final Fantasy 15 had its own metaverse years ago The metaverse isn't technically new, Square Enix has already been making its own IP-centric metaverses for many years now. Feb 14, 2022 3:33 PM CST Seagate reveals Horizon Forbidden West external HDDs for PS4, PS5 Seagate announces official Horizon Forbidden West-themed external HDDs with up to 5TB capacity for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5. Feb 15, 2022 1:02 PM CST Nintendo permanently removes retro games from sale starting in 2023 Nintendo plans to add value to Switch Online through omission of choice, will no longer sell NES, SNES, and retro games anywhere. Feb 16, 2022 9:31 AM CST Cyberpunk 2077 now supports AMD FSR, joins the ranks with NVIDIA DLSS Cyberpunk 2077 has been updated, with CD PROJEKT RED's game now featuring both NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR upscaling technologies. Feb 16, 2022 9:01 PM CST Embracer has an incredible 216 games in development The Embracer Group has an astounding 216 video game projects in development, and plans to release 25 games by March 2026. Feb 17, 2022 1:12 PM CST Ubisoft to deliver 4 AAA games in FY23 including Skull & Bones Ubisoft says it plans to release at least 4 major AAA games from April 2022 to March 2023, including Skull & Bones and more. Feb 17, 2022 3:37 PM CST Assassin's Creed Valhalla has made $1 billion in consumer revenues Assassin's Creed Valhalla made over $1 billion in little over a year, making it one of the most successful Ubisoft games ever. Feb 18, 2022 1:35 PM CST Diablo 2 player breaks max life threshold with 33,000+ life barbarian Diablo 2 streamer MrLlamaSC made a barbarian with an insane 35,000 life, a new D2 life threshold record, and here's how he did it. Feb 19, 2022 11:57 AM CST Borderlands dev Gearbox plans to release 10 AAA games by 2026 Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment plans to release 10 AAA games by 2026, includes internal and published projects. Feb 19, 2022 2:36 PM CST Nintendo top 10 games: Pokemon smashes with nearly 14 million sales Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have sold nearly 14 million copies in a month on the market, break Switch top 10. Feb 20, 2022 2:47 PM CST Crypto games actually aren't very popular, still very speculative Decentralized crypto games, virtual worlds, and digital land NFT-based games aren't very popular and have lower MAUs and DAUs. Feb 20, 2022 5:24 PM CST Fallout 76's 2022 roadmap: New seasons, expeditions and more Bethesda has confirmed the new content roadmap for Fallout 76 through 2022, and here's all the new features that are included. Feb 21, 2022 1:33 PM CST Guardians of the Galaxy launch sales 'undershot expectations' The Guardians of the Galaxy game didn't hit Square Enix's original sales targets at launch, but discounts stabilized earnings. Feb 21, 2022 4:27 PM CST Game Pass watch out, Sony secures day one releases on PlayStation Now Sony takes a move from the Xbox Game Pass playbook by securing day one releases on PlayStation Now...is Spartacus coming soon? Feb 22, 2022 12:07 PM CST Call of Duty 2023: No mainline game, zombies instead Activision may not release a new Call of Duty game for 2023, but Treyarch could make a special new zombies multiplayer mode. Feb 23, 2022 1:33 PM CST Dragon Age 4 enters 'middle stage' of production, may be ready in 2024 BioWare has made significant progress with Dragon Age 4 and the game is currently in middle stages of development production. Feb 23, 2022 4:28 PM CST Microsoft has 'lot of interest' in making Fallout New Vegas 2 There's reportedly lots of interest in making Fallout New Vegas 2 and early talks are happening between Obsidian and Microsoft. Feb 24, 2022 11:39 AM CST Naraka Bladepoint's NetEase earned $9.8 billion from games in 2021 Chinese online games giant NetEase hade made $9.8 billion from live and premium games like Naraka Bladepoint throughout 2021. Feb 25, 2022 2:47 PM CST FromSoftware is 'constantly working' to fix Elden Ring's PC FPS issues FromSoftware says it is 'constantly working' to optimize Elden Ring on PC, promises to stamp out the rough frame rate FPS issues. Feb 26, 2022 10:39 AM CST New Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will supercharge Nintendo's 2022 The newly announced Pokemon Scarlet and Violet duo will help spike Nintendo's 2022 yearly Switch video game sales earnings. Feb 27, 2022 4:18 PM CST Diablo 2 ladder: D2R ladder reset may be in April 2022 When will the D2R ladder reset happen? Diablo 2 Resurrected's ladder reset could be six weeks away, sometime in April 2022. Feb 28, 2022 9:32 AM CST Elden Ring guide: Limgrave east and west map fragment locations Filling out Elden Ring's map early on is extremely advantageous, and here's where to find the map pieces to unlock Limgrave's map. Feb 28, 2022 12:14 PM CST More powerful Steam Decks will happen, Valve says PC gaming hardware evolves at a rapid pace, and Valve wants to match the rapid iteration by releasing new Steam Deck models. Feb 28, 2022 4:25 PM CST President Joe Biden has cryptocurrencies and NFTs in his iron sights President Joe Biden has taken aim at cryptocurrencies and NFTs by planning an executive action that would usher in regulation. Feb 1, 2022 12:31 AM CST China drops wild video of its first Mars probe orbiting the Red Planet The China National Space Administration released a video of its first Mars probe orbiting the Red Planet for the Lunar New Year. Feb 1, 2022 2:08 AM CST Elon Musk offers teen $5,000 to kill the Twitter bot tracking his jet SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered a teen $5,000 to delete the Twitter bot he created that tracks Musk's private jet. Feb 1, 2022 3:31 AM CST Hibernation could be 'game-changing' for getting to Mars, says ESA The European Space Agency (ESA) has found hibernation could reduce the size of a spacecraft for a return trip to Mars by a third. Feb 1, 2022 5:03 AM CST Yeah, so... NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is nowhere to be seen It is officially February 2022 and NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is nowhere to be found... production issues ensue. Feb 1, 2022 12:26 PM CST Lukos tease 14-inch portable 4K gaming monitor: 3840 x 1100 @ 60Hz Lukos Ultrawide 4K monitor: a new 14-inch portable IPS-based 3840 x 1100 (32:9 aspect ratio) and a 60Hz refersh rate to boot. Feb 1, 2022 9:45 PM CST ASRock teases Radeon RX 6400 Challenger in Mini-ITX form factor ASRock is preparing a new Radeon RX 6400 Challenger graphics card, in Mini-ITX form for lower-end SFF gaming PCs with Navi 24. Feb 1, 2022 11:28 PM CST NASA drops big update for James Webb Telescope, revealing what's next NASA has dropped an update regarding the James Webb Space Telescope that recently reached its destination at Lagrange Point 2. Feb 2, 2022 12:32 AM CST Coachella will soon auction off lifetime festival passes as NFTs Coachella has announced it will be partnering with FTX US to auction off lifetime passes to all of its festivals as NFTs. Feb 2, 2022 2:06 AM CST Second-ever Trojan found near Earth will stay close by for 4,000 years The second-ever confirmed Earth Trojan asteroid, 2020 XL5, will stay at the L4 Lagrangian point for the next four thousand years. Feb 2, 2022 4:23 AM CST MIT physicists have used light to manipulate a material's magnetism Physicists from MIT have manipulated magnetism in nickel phosphorus trisulfide by inducing a spin wave in the material's excitons. Feb 2, 2022 5:22 AM CST This is what the Netflix redesign looks like, and it looks great Netflix is playing with a redesign, and it looks much better -- it's not worldwide yet, but it's a nice tease of things to come. Feb 2, 2022 7:30 PM CST YouTuber and Streamer scams $500,000 out of fans, 'won't return it' An infamous YouTuber and Streamer has scammed his audience out of $500,000 and said that he could give it back, but he won't. Feb 3, 2022 12:31 AM CST Astronomers snap 'remarkable' image of the Milky Way's heart Astronomers have snapped a 'remarkable' image of the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, showcasing a supermassive black hole. Feb 3, 2022 2:02 AM CST NASA's uncrewed Artemis I mission delayed again, here's why NASA's uncrewed Artemis I moon mission has been delayed yet again, with a launch now expected in either April or May of this year. Feb 3, 2022 4:01 AM CST Classified NRO satellite launched by SpaceX, watch it here SpaceX has successfully launched the NROL-87 mission carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Feb 3, 2022 5:04 AM CST Watch this self-driving car by Toyota that can drift all on its own Researchers from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) have made a self-driving Supra that can drift around race track obstacles. Feb 4, 2022 4:21 AM CST Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour shipwreck found after two centuries Researchers from the Australian National Maritime Museum claim to have found the remains of Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour. Feb 4, 2022 5:21 AM CST 99% of carbon dioxide scrubbed from air with this 'game changing' tech New technology from the University of Delaware has enabled carbon dioxide capture with 99 percent efficiency from the atmosphere. Feb 5, 2022 4:41 AM CST NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti not just halted, but 'delayed indefinitely' NVIDIA is putting the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti back INSIDE of the Can of Whoop Ass, missing the January launch and no one knows why. Feb 5, 2022 6:26 AM CST SpaceX posts shocking video of Falcon 9 rocket separating at 3,700 mph Elon Musk's SpaceX has shared a video of its workhorse rocket, the Falcon 9, reaching speeds of more than 3,700 miles per hour. Feb 7, 2022 12:33 AM CST Jeff Bezos' $450 million yacht causes WWII bridge to be dismantled Jeff Bezos' $450 million superyacht is reportedly too big to pass through a WWII bridge, causing the bridge to be taken down. Feb 7, 2022 2:02 AM CST ASUS' first ROG Thor II PSU: PCIe 5.0 cable down to 450W from 600W ASUS makes some ninja edits to its ROG Thor II PSU and its PCIe Gen5 cables: dropping it down to 450W, where it used to be 600W. Feb 7, 2022 7:59 PM CST AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT: over 2.5GHz GPU clocks, higher 350W TDP AMD's rumored Radeon RX 6950 XT refresh could see 2.5GHz+ GPU boost clocks, higher 350W TDP for custom Big Navi GPUs coming soon. Feb 7, 2022 10:41 PM CST 'SpaceX rocket' caught on film turning into a fireball in night sky Over the weekend, residents in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, were able to see a SpaceX rocket re-enter Earth and turn into a fireball. Feb 8, 2022 12:35 AM CST NASA's $800 million-dollar Mars lander killed by dust in just 4 years NASA has announced that its $800 million-dollar InSight Lander is slowly being killed by Mars dust covering its solar panels. Feb 8, 2022 2:02 AM CST New 5K video shows repairs done aboard the ISS in 360 degrees A new 5K 360-degree video posted by the ESA shows Matthias Maurer repairing the WOOV-8 valve behind EXPRESS-Rack 3 aboard the ISS. Feb 8, 2022 4:22 AM CST Antarctic glaciers are losing ice faster than ever documented Unprecedented and rapid retreat of the Pope, Smith, and Kohler glaciers at the South Pole threatens a steep increase in sea level. Feb 8, 2022 5:22 AM CST ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 Ti listed, costs close to $5000 The custom ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 Ti was listed in Europe, with an eye-watering price of over $4900... yikes... Feb 8, 2022 6:40 PM CST MSI Summit E16 Flip EVO laptop: Intel Alder Lake CPU + Arc A370M GPU MSI's new Summit E16 Flip EVO: a new 2-in-1 laptop with Intel Alder Lake-H processor, DDR5, and an Arc Alchemist A370M mobile GPU. Feb 8, 2022 10:56 PM CST Astronomer films out-of-control SpaceX rocket crashing into Moon An astronomer has pointed his telescope at what he describes as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to collide with the Moon. Feb 9, 2022 1:03 AM CST Picasso's great-grandson struggles to sell his $6,000 'Picasso' NFTs The great-grandson of the famous Pablo Picasso created NFTs inspired by his grandfather's work that he's now trying to sell. Feb 9, 2022 2:34 AM CST Surgical masks improperly disposed of are threatening our oceans Surgical masks adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic pollute the ocean by the billions, releasing millions of microplastics each. Feb 9, 2022 4:01 AM CST Extraordinary aurorae observed on Saturn, now we know how they form Aurorae observed on Saturn are formed by swirling winds within its atmosphere, not only from interactions with its magnetosphere. Feb 9, 2022 5:02 AM CST Scientists confirm this comet is the biggest any human has ever seen A recently published paper has confirmed that a comet first observed in 2014 is the biggest comet any human has ever seen. Feb 10, 2022 12:32 AM CST SpaceX Starlink satellites caught on video plummeting to a fiery death Elon Musk's SpaceX announced that most of its batch of Starlink satellite it launched on February 3 will die a fiery death. Feb 10, 2022 2:02 AM CST How often does NASA's asteroid detector scan the sky? NASA's asteroid detector called ATLAS scans the sky for any potentially dangerous objects, and it has recently been upgraded. Feb 10, 2022 3:34 AM CST Music tastes linked to personality traits worldwide, new study finds Researchers from the University of Cambridge have found universal correlations between musical preferences and personality traits. Feb 10, 2022 4:43 AM CST KIOXIA throws party, celebrates 35th anniversary of NAND flash memory KIOXIA celebrates 35 years of NAND flash memory, transforming the very foundation of society -- how we live, work, and play. Feb 10, 2022 8:00 AM CST McDonald's has added NFT to its menu, but there's a catch The famous fast-food company McDonald's has reportedly added Non-Fungible Token's (NFTs) to its menu, but there is a catch. Feb 11, 2022 1:03 AM CST This black rock may be 'extraterrestrial' sold at auction for millions A very unique black rock called 'Enigma' has sold at an auction for millions of dollars as the rock could be 'extraterrestrial' Feb 11, 2022 2:31 AM CST Futuristic fabric coating fabric kills SARS-CoV-2, E. coli and more Researchers from the University of British Columbia have made a fabric coating that kills SARS-CoV-2, E. coli, and MRSA bacteria. Feb 11, 2022 4:22 AM CST New plant-derived material is stronger than bone and hard as aluminum Researchers from MIT have engineered a new composite material from a majority of cellulose nanocrystals and a synthetic polymer. Feb 11, 2022 5:21 AM CST Scientists make new non-alcoholic beer that tastes like the real deal Biotech company EvodiaBio has recreated the taste of normal beer for its non-alcoholic beers with molecules called monoterpenoids. Feb 12, 2022 12:02 AM CST Musk gives Starship update and roadmap for self-sustaining Mars city Elon Musk has delivered a presentation on SpaceX's Starship and its progress towards its first orbital flight and getting to Mars. Feb 12, 2022 3:04 AM CST Intel's new Core i9-13900K 'Raptor Lake' CPU with 24C/32T benchmarked Intel's new 13th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake' flagship CPU benched in Ashes of the Singularity, with the new Core i9-13900K tested. Feb 13, 2022 7:29 PM CST Intel Sapphire Rapids-AP: new Golden Cove HEDT CPU, 2022 launch rumor Intel's next-gen Sapphire Rapids-AP HEDT CPU will pack new Golden Cove CPU cores, and is rumored for a late 2022 launch. Feb 13, 2022 10:28 PM CST Amazon manager stole $273,000 worth of PC gear, faces 20 years prison US Department of Justice reports that an Amazon operations manager stole $273,000 worth of PC hardware, sold it all for profit. Feb 14, 2022 7:27 PM CST Elon Musk shows how SpaceX will 'catch' the biggest rocket ever made Elon Musk has shared a video to his Twitter account that showcases what could be the method SpaceX uses to 'catch' Starship. Feb 15, 2022 12:04 AM CST NASA releases first image ever taken by James Webb Space Telescope NASA has published the very first image that the James Webb Space Telescope has taken using its 18 primary mirror segments. Feb 15, 2022 1:31 AM CST Billionaire's new 'Polaris Program' poised to set many space records The Polaris Program is led by Shift4's Jared Isaacman, using SpaceX Dragon for the first flight, Project Dawn, and later Starship. Feb 15, 2022 4:21 AM CST NASA letter to FCC warns of risks from SpaceX's Starlink expansion NASA has sent a letter to the FCC regarding SpaceX's proposed Gen2 Starlink satellite constellation expansion, expressing concern. Feb 15, 2022 5:22 AM CST Apple's new iMac Pro with Mini-LED display has 'over 4000 Mini-LEDs' Apple could use 'over 4000 Mini-LEDs' inside of its Mini-LED display in the new 2022 iMac Pro, should be revealed in June 2022. Feb 15, 2022 6:27 PM CST What are the Earth's largest craters caused by asteroid impacts? Throughout its 4.5 billion years, Earth has been smacked by countless asteroids, but what are the biggest impact craters? Feb 16, 2022 12:33 AM CST 30-foot robotic arm filmed 'crawling' on outside of space station A camera has filmed a 30-foot robotic arm 'crawling' on the outside of China's space station, in an awesome display of tech. Feb 16, 2022 2:04 AM CST NOAA report: U.S. will see a century's worth of sea-level rise by 2050 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report projects a considerable sea-level rise. Feb 16, 2022 4:41 AM CST Sonic 3 movie and a live-action Sonic TV show are in development Sonic The Hedgehog is getting a third movie alongside a live action TV show exclusively for Paramount+ streaming service. Feb 16, 2022 12:59 PM CST SK hynix GDDR6-AiM: next-gen memory with computing abilities for AI SK hynix announce next-gen GDDR6-AiM (Accelerator In Memory) technology: special-purpose hardware for the future of AI memory. Feb 16, 2022 7:13 PM CST Here's why NASA makes its ISS astronauts scan their eyes and veins NASA researchers on Earth require astronauts that travel and stay for periods of time on the ISS to scan their eyes regularly. Feb 17, 2022 12:03 AM CST New York Stock Exchange to build Metaverse crypto/NFT marketplace The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has filed a patent that suggests it's moving towards creating a marketplace for crypto and NFTs. Feb 17, 2022 1:31 AM CST New discovery shows how caffeine can ward off cardiovascular disease New research has shown how caffeine inhibits PCSK9 blood levels to reduce LDL cholesterol levels and fight cardiovascular disease. Feb 17, 2022 4:22 AM CST Physicists create a new atomic clock with 50 times greater precision Physicists from JILA have measured time dilation in a new atomic clock with 50 times more precision than the best current designs. Feb 17, 2022 5:21 AM CST Here's why Bitcoin just took a massive hit in price Bitcoin has recently taken a tumble in price as prominent legacy investors call the emerging digital currency a 'disease'. Feb 18, 2022 12:11 AM CST Meet Nikola, the eerie 'android child' with a range of emotions Japan's RIKEN has created Nikola, an android child who shows expressions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise. Feb 18, 2022 4:22 AM CST Scientists have simulated 100,000 different possible futures for Earth Researchers from UC Davis have modeled the future outcomes of climate change by 2100 in a hundred thousand different scenarios. Feb 18, 2022 5:21 AM CST NASA: Tonga volcano eruption rose higher than ever seen by satellites NASA has calculated the height of the plumes from the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption reached a peak height of 58 kilometers (36 miles). Feb 19, 2022 1:01 AM CST Intel Arc Celestial GPUs: 'Ultra Enthusiast' GPU market in 2024+ Intel is two years away from battling AMD and NVIDIA at the Ultra Enthusiast GPU side of the market, but Arc Celestial will do it. Feb 20, 2022 6:21 PM CST Intel teases Arc-based 'Beast Canyon' NUC Extreme with XeSS tech Intel's Raja Koduri plays with an Intel 'Beast Canyon' NUC 11 Extreme, packed with an Arc GPU and running Intel XeSS tech. Feb 20, 2022 9:27 PM CST Famous billionaire investor says Bitcoin is 'going to zero' A billionaire legacy investor predicted that the price of Bitcoin is 'going to zero', and said the crypto market is a 'disease'. Feb 21, 2022 12:32 AM CST ISS astronaut captures incredible image of Earth's closest neighbor An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped an incredible image of Earth's closest neighbor, the moon. Feb 21, 2022 2:03 AM CST NASA Mars rover films clouds drifting across the Martian sky NASA has published a short movie of clouds drifting high in the sky above one of its Mars rovers, showing clouds do exist on Mars. Feb 21, 2022 3:17 AM CST GIGABYTE teases UD1000GM PCIe 5.0 PSU: ready for next-gen 600W+ GPUs GIGABYTE prepares for next-gen GPUs with its new UD1000GM PCIe 5.0 PSU, the new PCIe 5.0 16-pin cable offers 600W to your new GPU. Feb 21, 2022 7:01 PM CST Intel BonanzaMine revealed: Bitcoin ASIC miner consumes 3600W of power Intel's new Bitcoin ASIC miner has been revealed at ISSCC 2022, the new BonanzaMine: 40 THash/s and consumes 3600W of power. Feb 21, 2022 9:46 PM CST Here's how NASA's James Webb Telescope may reveal alien life to Earth A new study has explained how NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may be the instrument that finally discovers alien life. Feb 22, 2022 12:31 AM CST Wild exoplanet rains 'liquid gems' and has 'metal clouds' Astronomers from MIT have observed WASP-121b, a tidally-locked hot Jupiter exoplanet with metal clouds that can rain liquid gems. Feb 22, 2022 4:02 AM CST Your VR headset is likely vulnerable to this new eavesdropping attack Rutgers University researchers have developed Face-Mic, an eavesdropping attack that extracts speech content from AR/VR headsets. Feb 22, 2022 5:03 AM CST How to buy cheap and genuine Microsoft software? Windows 10 for $5.77 Keysfan's special sale sees Microsoft Windows 10 for just $5.77, Windows 11 Pro for just $14.61, and Office 2021 Pro for $31.01. Feb 22, 2022 1:16 PM CST Intel Arc Alchemist A300, A500, A700 performance tiers benched Intel reportedly has 3 performance tiers of its first-gen Arc Alchemist GPU: A300, A500, and A700 competes against AMD + NVIDIA. Feb 22, 2022 8:09 PM CST Artist explodes $250K Lamborghini to make NFTs that protest crypto An artist has blown up a Lamborghini to create a collection of NFTs that protest cryptocurrency's 'get-rich-quick' culture. Feb 23, 2022 1:04 AM CST World's largest laser sets huge fusion record with 'burning' plasma A nuclear fusion experiment at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) has generated 1.3 megajoules in 100 trillionths of a second. Feb 23, 2022 4:03 AM CST New study finds Ivermectin ineffective in treating severe COVID Malaysian researchers have shown the controversial ivermectin drug is ineffective in preventing COVID-19 disease progression. Feb 23, 2022 5:01 AM CST This NFL team may be purchased by a group of crypto enthusiasts One National Football League (NFL) team valued at nearly $4 billion may be purchased by a group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Feb 24, 2022 12:32 AM CST Student tries making rocket fuel on dorm stovetop, explodes kitchen A student at Brigham Young University decided he was going to create his own rocket fuel on the stovetop in his dorm room. Feb 24, 2022 2:02 AM CST First artwork to be put on the Moon unveiled, see it here Spacebit and Astrobotic Technology Inc. are transporting Sacha Jafri's artwork to the Moon for the first mission under NASA CLPS. Feb 24, 2022 4:22 AM CST We now know exactly when the dinosaurs went extinct An international team of researchers has determined the meteorite that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs struck in spring. Feb 24, 2022 5:21 AM CST NASA comments on US astronauts working with Russian cosmonauts on ISS NASA has commented on US astronauts working alongside Russian cosmonauts aboard the ISS amid Russia's invasion into Ukraine. Feb 25, 2022 12:03 AM CST NASA says there's a 4,000 foot-wide asteroid approaching Earth soon NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies has revealed there's a potentially hazardous space rock about to approach Earth. Feb 25, 2022 1:35 AM CST The NRO is concerned satellites could soon be targeted by Russia The director of the National Reconnaissance Office has warned of anti-satellite action taken by Russia amidst conflict in Ukraine. Feb 25, 2022 4:42 AM CST Anonymous launches 'full-scale' cyberattacks on Russian government Anonymous is involved in operations against the Russian Federation: says Russian people need to say 'NO' to Vladimir Putin's war. Feb 25, 2022 5:30 PM CST Elon Musk wants Steam games on Navi 23-based Tesla infotainment system Elon Musk says the team at Tesla are working on 'general case of making Steam games work on a Tesla vs specific titles'. Feb 25, 2022 8:29 PM CST Intel Alder Lake-HX: 16-core mobile CPU for the 'Muscle' laptop market Intel 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake-HX' processors teased, could deliver desktop-class CPUs with 16 cores into next-gen laptops. Feb 25, 2022 11:10 PM CST New satellite photos show progress of Russian invasion into Ukraine Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC show the results of Russian attacks on Ukraine's Chuhuiv Air Base and Mykolaiv Air Base. Feb 26, 2022 12:31 AM CST World's top banks' financing of fossil fuels revealed by new study Annual reports from the world's ten largest banks show a combined $425.92 billion in 2020 alone put toward financing fossil fuels. Feb 26, 2022 2:02 AM CST Elon Musk: 'Starlink service now active in Ukraine', more on the way Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister asks Elon Musk for SpaceX Starlink internet service, Musk replies and says more terminals en route. Feb 27, 2022 3:16 AM CST BIOSTAR's new iMINER: pre-built mining system with Radeon RX 580 GPUs BIOSTAR uses Radeon RX 580 graphics cards inside of its new iMiner A588X8D2 pre-built mining system, also has Intel G4900 CPU. Feb 27, 2022 7:26 PM CST NASA responds to Russia's threat of crashing the ISS into the US The leader for the Russian space program has threatened the lives of all astronauts onboard the ISS over new sanctions by the US. Feb 28, 2022 12:33 AM CST Ukraine government goes after Russian politician wallets with rewards The Ukrainian government announced it will reward anyone that can provide information on Russian politicians' crypto wallets. Feb 28, 2022 2:40 AM CST News Archive Newsletter Subscription
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