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- Samsung's next-gen 990 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD confirmed by PCI-SIGSamsung 990 PRO SSDs have been listed by PCI-SIG, as a PCIe 5.0 x4 compliant add-in card ready for future Intel and AMD chipsets and crazy-high speeds.Aug 14, 2022 12:27 AM CDT
- New South Park game will be published by THQ Nordic, likely an FPSA new South Park game is in development and the game will be published by THQ Nordic, with strong indications that it'll be a first-person shooter.Aug 13, 2022 4:52 PM CDT
- Hogwarts Legacy delayed into 2023 and Switch release undeterminedThe new Harry Potter RPG game Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed and will no longer release in 2022, instead opting for an early 2023 launch on PS5, Xbox SX.Aug 12, 2022 2:13 PM CDT
- PlayStation live games on PC may get cross-save and PSN integrationSony's new PlayStation live games may support PlayStation Network account integration on PC as well as cross-saves between PS4, PS5, and PC platforms.Aug 12, 2022 11:05 AM CDT
- New AI algorithm detects brain abnormalities that lead to epilepsyResearchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm as part of the MELD project to detect brain abnormalities that lead to epilepsy.Aug 12, 2022 6:33 AM CDT
- Ancient Maya played games with rubber balls made from cremated rulersThe ancient Maya city of Tonina has been excavated in Mexico, revealing a crypt containing the cremated ashes of its rulers, used to make balls for a game.Aug 12, 2022 5:03 AM CDT
- Pentagon furious as Russian spy satellite tailgates US spacecraftThe Russian Kosmos 2558 spy satellite launched on August 1st has come within only 41.6 miles of the classified USA 326 satellite launched in February 2022.Aug 12, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
- Scientists prove origin story of the Moon with rare meteoriteNew research published in a scientific journal adds significant evidence to a theory of the origin of the Moon and its long relationship with Earth.Aug 12, 2022 1:50 AM CDT
- Intel should shut down or sell off its GPU division, says analystJPR estimates $3.5 billion in losses from Intel's Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics (AXG), says they should shut down their GPU department.Aug 11, 2022 11:21 PM CDT
- Intel confirms 'Arc graphics does NOT support multi-GPU for gaming'Intel confirms with us that 'Intel Arc graphics does not support multi-GPU for gaming', after some miscommunication about multi-GPU and Arc at SIGGRAPH.Aug 11, 2022 8:17 PM CDT
- Tesla's 'manslaughtering' self-driving vehicles urged to be recalledThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been urged by Ralph Nader to recall Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology.Aug 11, 2022 6:05 AM CDT
- Perseverance Mars rover finds 'cat hair' in its drillNASA's Perseverance Mars rover has photographed debris in its drilling equipment, the origin of which is now being investigated.Aug 11, 2022 4:32 AM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs: 'sweet spot' is DDR5-6000 memoryAMD Ryzen 7000 'Zen 4' memory sweet spot is DDR5-6000, best performance with 1:1 ratio with AMD Infinity Fabric frequency.Aug 10, 2022 10:33 PM CDT
- NVIDIA helps AIBs purge old GPUs: compromise of 'NVIDIA AIB Revolt'NVIDIA is helping AIB partners clear reserve stockpiles of GA102 'in exchange for big pre-purchases of Enthusiast Lovelace' GPUs.Aug 10, 2022 9:05 PM CDT
- CHIPS Act signed: future CPU + GPU to get stamped with Made in the USAPresident Biden signs CHIPS and Science Act: $52 billion in funding for US semiconductor manufacturing, new jobs for decades.Aug 10, 2022 6:50 PM CDT
- Grand Theft Auto net revenues drop to pre-pandemic levelsTotal Grand Theft Auto franchise revenues fall 26% as the games industry downwardly adjusts to pre-pandemic levels of earnings.Aug 10, 2022 12:46 PM CDT
- New VR experience helps people reach psychedelic 'transcendence'Physicist and artist David Glowacki has created a VR program called Isness-D that achieves similar transcendence to psychedelics.Aug 10, 2022 5:03 AM CDT
- Google takes jab at Apple over messaging between Android and iPhonesGoogle has taken a big swing at Apple over its method of converting texts and media from Android devices to iPhone devices.Aug 10, 2022 2:34 AM CDT
- NASA explains difference between asteroids, comets and meteoritesNASA has taken to its website to explain the difference between space rocks such as asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites.Aug 10, 2022 1:04 AM CDT
- NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 516.94 drivers are hereNVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 516.94 WHQL drivers are out, the best day-0 experience for Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered.Aug 9, 2022 11:34 PM CDT
- This is what AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9 'Zen 4' CPU retail box looks likeAMD continues on with its premium packaging for its new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs, laughs directly in Intel's face.Aug 9, 2022 10:42 PM CDT
- TEAMGROUP ELITE+ DDR5-6000: 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM for $270 for Intel, AMDTEAMGROUP's new ELITE+ DDR5 RAM reaches 6000MHz: upgraded heat sink design, looking dapper and ready for Intel or AMD systems.Aug 9, 2022 9:13 PM CDT
- Intel Tejas Project: Pentium 5 CPU at 7GHz to 10GHz story exploredIntel's abandoned Tejas Project would've seen Pentium 5 processors with 7GHz to 10GHz single-core CPU clocks, pure insanity.Aug 9, 2022 7:51 PM CDT
- GTA V ships nearly 170 million copies, makes up 44% of franchise salesGrand Theft Auto V has shipped nearly 170 million copies worldwide as it continues its long-running 5 million-a-quarter streak.Aug 9, 2022 3:03 PM CDT
- Dragon Ball franchise to make nearly $1 billion this yearBandai Namco expects the Dragon Ball franchise to generate nearly $1 billion in revenues this fiscal year across games & content.Aug 9, 2022 10:17 AM CDT
- AMD will be attending Gamescom in-person: Zen 4 + RDNA 3 to be teased?Milosz Bialas, the Senior Developer Relations at AMD, confirmed that 'AMD is attending Gamescom' after a huge 2-year break, and we ALL can't wait for it.Aug 14, 2022 12:00 AM CDT
- Elon Musk says his taxes are automatically audited every yearElon Musk, the richest man in the world, has said that every year his taxes are audited by the Internal Revenue Service by 'default'.Aug 13, 2022 1:31 AM CDT
- SEGA has no plans to delay Sonic Frontiers despite fan criticismSEGA's executive management says that the company currently has no plans to delay Sonic Frontiers despite the game being criticized by fans and gamers.Aug 12, 2022 1:16 PM CDT
- Sony adds new PC hub to PlayStation website for easy discoverySony adds a new PC gaming hub to the PlayStation website, signalling an end to console game exclusivity...at least for older evergreen catalog titles.Aug 12, 2022 10:09 AM CDT
- World's largest asset manager BlackRock gets deeper into BitcoinThe world's largest asset management firm has further delved into the cryptocurrency industry by exposing itself and its customers to Bitcoin.Aug 12, 2022 6:02 AM CDT
- NASA challenges US students to design vital equipment for a Moon baseNASA has posed a new challenge to US students with the space agency asking for ideas on constructing what will be vital Moon base equipment.Aug 12, 2022 4:35 AM CDT
- NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope photographs UFOsA new study details red UFOs seen in images taken by NASA's newest and best space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).Aug 12, 2022 3:25 AM CDT
- Elon Musk posts image and says 'this will be Mars one day'SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared an image of what he believes will be the future of the Red Planet he's working towards landing on.Aug 12, 2022 1:31 AM CDT
- MemTestX86 is here to help test for faulty DDR5 memory modulesThe creator of MemTestX86 says that 'a new era of memory testing is coming' with the impending update, will help test your DDR5 DIMMs for any issues.Aug 11, 2022 10:30 PM CDT
- Microsoft counsel dramatizes PlayStation exclusivity business dealsMicrosoft's legal counsel responds to Sony's allegations by over-dramatizing PlayStation service exclusivity business deals.Aug 11, 2022 3:18 PM CDT
- Google data center explosion injures workers just before Google outageThe recent Google search engine outage came only hours after an electrical incident at a data center in Iowa injured workers.Aug 11, 2022 5:34 AM CDT
- Earth's continents likely created by giant meteorite impactsGiant meteorite impacts like those that wiped out the dinosaurs likely resulted in the continents forming billions of years ago.Aug 11, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
- Intel Arc A750 benched in nearly 50 games against GeForce RTX 3060Intel benches its new Arc A750 graphics card against NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 in almost 50 games, is neck-and-neck with GA106.Aug 10, 2022 9:57 PM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 latest: up to 2.8GHz GPU clocks, 285W powerNVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 4070 latest rumor: 2800MHz+ boost, 285W TGP. Expect custom RTX 4070 cards to be massive overclockers.Aug 10, 2022 8:25 PM CDT
- Intel Arc multi-GPU support is almost ready, but not seen at SIGGRAPHPlaying catch-up with multi-GPU support seems to be part of the game plan for the upcoming launch of Intel's Arc discrete graphics solutions.Aug 10, 2022 6:31 PM CDT
- Live bomb from WWII revealed as drought lowers water levelsA half-ton WWII-era bomb has been unearthed due to severe drought conditions along the Po river in Italy dropped the water level.Aug 10, 2022 7:04 AM CDT
- Gigantic 'upside-down' lightning jets caught shooting into spaceGigantic jets from a thunderstorm have produced the strongest electrical discharge of any such jet ever studied, at 300 coulombs.Aug 10, 2022 4:32 AM CDT
- Meteorite from another star system to be fished out the oceanAn interstellar meteorite crash landed in the ocean in the early 2010s, and astronomers want to fish it out to study its origin.Aug 10, 2022 2:04 AM CDT
- Former Twitter employee busted and found guilty for spyingA former Twitter employee has been found guilty of spying, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and more.Aug 10, 2022 12:33 AM CDT
- Wondershare UniConverter 14: the complete video toolbox for your needsWondershare UniConverter 14 is the complete video toolbox to convert, compress, edit videos, burn DVDs, and so, so much more.Aug 9, 2022 11:12 PM CDT
- Chinese GPU maker: Biren BR100 has 77 billion transistors, 64GB HBM2eChina's new Biren BR100 GPU: 77 billion transistors, 7nm process node, 64GB HBM2e memory @ 2.3TB/sec memory bandwidth, PCIe 5.0.Aug 9, 2022 9:53 PM CDT
- AMD X670E motherboards are with reviewers right now, benching beginsAMD's next-gen X670E motherboards are with reviewers, with Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 series CPUs right around the corner now.Aug 9, 2022 8:39 PM CDT
- Apple AR headset: 'most revolutionary consumer product after iPhone'Apple AR headset: January 2023 release, $2500+, 'may be the next revolutionary consumer electronics product after the iPhone'.Aug 9, 2022 7:21 PM CDT
- Intel putters out of the gate with Arc Pro graphics at SIGGRAPH 2022The professional graphics card war started at SIGGRAPH 2022 with Intel bringing its 'Wright Flyer' to face off with AMD & NVIDIA.Aug 9, 2022 2:27 PM CDT
- Elon Musk challenges North Korean leader Kim Jong-un 'wouldn't say no'On a recent podcast, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he 'wouldn't say no' if North Korean President Kim Jong-un challenged him.Aug 9, 2022 2:06 AM CDT
- AMD Navi 32 'Wheat Nas' GPU: Navi 31's little brother expected in 2023AMD's next-gen Navi 32 'Wheat Nas' GPU detailed: 64MB of Infinity Cache, less than Navi 22 -- should be the next-gen GPU powering the Radeon RX 7700 XT.Aug 13, 2022 11:32 PM CDT
- AMD Navi 31 'Plum Bonito' GPU: more details drop on Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD's next-gen Navi 31 'Plom Bonito' GPU detailed: configuration was finished in 2019, finalized in 2020, and no changes have been made since then.Aug 12, 2022 9:14 PM CDT
- Grand Theft Auto earnings at $7.68 billion since GTA V launchRockstar Games' sensation mega-hit franchise Grand Theft Auto has earned nearly $8 billion revenues since Grand Theft Auto V's original release in 2013.Aug 12, 2022 12:10 PM CDT
- 24 of Russia's most-used fighter jets have been shot downRussia is turning to 'outdated' fighter jets after the nation suffered heavy losses with twenty-four of its most capable fighter jets.Aug 12, 2022 7:04 AM CDT
- Scientists confirm the Mandela Effect exists, creating false memoriesUniversity of Chicago scientists have confirmed the existence of the Visual Mandela Effect, causing people to have a consistent widespread misremembrance.Aug 12, 2022 5:34 AM CDT
- Quality new concrete made from 100% rubber, using only old tiresResearchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have created a new concrete made entirely from waste rubber sourced from old tires.Aug 12, 2022 4:32 AM CDT
- FBI was after nuclear weapons documents when they raided Trump's houseThe FBI searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Largo Club in Palm Beach, and reports indicate they were after nuclear weapons documents.Aug 12, 2022 2:35 AM CDT
- Elon Musk asks his Twitter followers if they've seen his 'sex tape'SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to his Twitter account to ask his 100+ million followers if they have seen his 'sex tape'.Aug 12, 2022 1:03 AM CDT
- This guy wanted faster internet, so he built his own ISPSenior network architect Jard Mauch wanted faster internet: he asked Comcast, they said it'd cost $50,000... so he built his own damn ISP instead.Aug 11, 2022 9:43 PM CDT
- Disney+ price jumps to $10.99 as Disney spends $1.4 billion on contentDisney is raising the price of Disney+ subscriptions as it readies its new ad-supporter tier and spends $1.4 billion on content.Aug 11, 2022 1:09 PM CDT
- 'Forever chemicals' found in 98% of adults linked to liver cancerPerfluooctane sulfate (PFOS) and other perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are linked to a 4.5 greater likelihood of liver cancer.Aug 11, 2022 5:03 AM CDT
- Unity teams with Mercedes-Benz for infotainment OS in future carsUnity and Mercedes-Benz form new partnership: Unity Engine will power infotainment system of MB.OS, first vehicles in 2024.Aug 10, 2022 11:25 PM CDT
- 3500 x AMD Ryzen 7 6800U chips unboxed, ready for new gaming handheldAOKZEO receives 3500+ of AMD's new Ryzen 7 6800U and does one of the biggest unboxings in history for new gaming handhelds.Aug 10, 2022 9:45 PM CDT
- MSI MEG Ai1300P: world's first ATX 3.0 PSU + 600W PCIe 5.0 connectorMSI introduces the MEG Ai1300P PCIe PSU: world's first ATX 3.0 compliant PSU, with 600W PCIe 5.0 ready power connectors.Aug 10, 2022 8:04 PM CDT
- Intel Arc graphics to formally launch much sooner than anticipatedIntel Arc graphics cards to formally launch much sooner than many have anticipated, as revealed by Intel source at SIGGRAPH 2022.Aug 10, 2022 6:11 PM CDT
- Scientists fuse human muscle with DNA from baker's yeastDelft University of Technology researchers have created humanized yeast by implementing human muscle cell genes into yeast cells.Aug 10, 2022 6:10 AM CDT
- Miniature surgical robot is headed for space, can operate autonomouslyThe 'miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant,' or MIRA robot, will be sent to the International Space Station for testing in 2024.Aug 10, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
- Elon Musk shares video of Starship conducting 'sexy' static fire testSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has re-shared a video of SpaceX performing a static first test of two Raptor engines on Starship.Aug 10, 2022 1:32 AM CDT
- Elon Musk sells billions in Tesla stock to prepare for TwitterElon Musk has confirmed he has sold billions of dollars of Tesla stock in preparation for Twitter forcing him to close the deal.Aug 10, 2022 12:05 AM CDT
- NVIDIA pays staff more, no threats to their jobs during GPU sales diveNVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang says instead of layoffs during a tough year, they've given raises to take care of families.Aug 9, 2022 11:03 PM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 latest: 320W power, previously rumored at 420WNVIDIA's new Ada Lovelace GPU-powered GeForce RTX 4080 power down to 320W with new rumor, down 100W from previous rumor of 420W.Aug 9, 2022 9:33 PM CDT
- Intel Arc GPU story goes live, global launch 'later this year'Intel posts its Arc GPU story, which is meant to help the Arc GPU launch... which will take place globally 'later this year'.Aug 9, 2022 8:20 PM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce GPU sales drop 44% pulling Q2 2022 revenue down with itNVIDIA Q2 2022 revenue missed projections, gaming GPU sales are down which forces NVIDIA to work with partners on price drops.Aug 9, 2022 6:30 PM CDT
- GTA Trilogy remaster sales bomb for second quarter in a rowSales of the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy The Definitive Edition have crashed for the second quarter in a row for Rockstar.Aug 9, 2022 2:19 PM CDT
- NASA drops stunning photo of nebulas 200,000 light-years from EarthNASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped a phenomenal photograph of two nebulas located several light years away from Earth.Aug 9, 2022 1:34 AM CDT