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- Amazon Web Services' Trainium3 AI chips - over 1000W of power and liquid cooledAI chips are about to become so power hungry that data centers are upgrading to liquid cooling, including Amazon's next-gen Trainium3 chip.Jul 4, 2024 4:02 AM CDT
- Apple rumored to announce partnership with Google at iPhone 16 eventApple is rumored to announce a new partnership with Google at its iPhone 16 event scheduled for later this year, sliding on Meta's offerings.Jul 4, 2024 2:32 AM CDT
- OpenAI's ChatGPT for Mac was storing your conversations exposing sensitive informationA potentially worrying security flaw has been found in the Mac version of OpenAI's ChatGPT, making it easy for bad actors to read chats with ChatGPT.Jul 4, 2024 1:01 AM CDT
- Lenovo's next-gen IdeaPad laptop rocks AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 365 'Strix Point' APU, gets benchedLenovo's next-generation IdeaPad laptop gets benched: features AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen AI 9 365 'Strix Point' APU, 9% faster than Ryzen 9 8945HS CPU.Jul 3, 2024 11:54 PM CDT
- Lenovo ThinkCenter neo Ultra: new Mac Studio competitor, up to Core i9-14900, up to RTX 4060Lenovo launches its new ThinkCenter neo Ultra: a new Apple Mac Studio competitor, packing up to an Intel Core i9-14900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.Jul 3, 2024 10:40 PM CDT
- AMD FSR 3.1 image quality still lags behind NVIDIA DLSS and Intel XeSSInitial impressions of AMD's new FSR 3.1 upscaling show that its image quality is still a step or two behind the competion, NVIDIA's DLSS and Intel's XeSS.Jul 3, 2024 9:27 PM CDT
- Report: Activision games to debut on Game Pass in August starting with Crash Bandicoot trilogyActivision's debut first-party game will arrive on the Xbox Game Pass subscription next month with the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane trilogy, new reports say.Jul 3, 2024 3:02 PM CDT
- EA announces death of Battlefield games, online servers close November 7EA has announced some saddening news for Battlefield fans, as some classic titles from the franchise are going to sunsetted by the end of year.Jul 3, 2024 11:01 AM CDT
- Valve says more Steam users are playing games with controllers than ever beforeMore PC gamers are using Xbox and PlayStation controllers to play games on Steam, and Valve is expanding support and adding new features.Jul 3, 2024 4:31 AM CDT
- Just 10 video game franchises made $15 billion on PlayStation Store last yearJust 10 video game franchises accounted for more than half of Sony PlayStation's annual revenues, which equates to a whopping $14 billion in spending.Jul 2, 2024 11:46 PM CDT
- Starfield player pitches one of the most ambitious mod ideas of all timeOne Starfield player has an ambitious idea for a mod for the space sim: Incorporating the entirety of Elder Scrolls' Tamriel landmass into the game.Jul 2, 2024 9:07 PM CDT
- Sabrent launches new Rocket V60 microSDXC memory card: for smooth, reliable 8K video captureSabrent launches its new Rocket V60 microSDXC memory card: discounted right now, available in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB for smooth, reliable 8K video capture.Jul 2, 2024 6:43 PM CDT
- Metal Gear Solid designer wants Hideo Kojima to come back and work on the franchiseMetal Gear Solid designer and producer Noriaki Okamura says it would be a 'dream' to work with Hideo Kojima on the landmark espionage franchise again.Jul 2, 2024 4:25 PM CDT
- Sony won't phase out Blu-ray movie and game discs, only ceasing production on consumer BD-RSony plans to eventually stop producing recordable BD-R discs meant for consumers, but commercial-grade Blu-ray movie and game discs aren't affected.Jul 2, 2024 9:33 AM CDT
- French government raids NVIDIA offices in France, faces huge fines and antitrust chargesFrench government raids NVIDIA's offices in France, could charge the US-based GPU leader with anti-competitive business practices.Jul 2, 2024 7:02 AM CDT
- GeForce NOW cloud gaming could be coming to Xbox Game PassThe Xbox app on PC has been spotted with 'Included with NVIDIA GeForce NOW' text. Is Microsoft expanding its partnership with NVIDIA?Jul 2, 2024 4:56 AM CDT
- Team Fortress 2 players enraged by Funko Pop crossover amid bot plagueTeam Fortress 2 players have begun review bombing the classic title after its developer Valve released a Funko Pop DLC amid a bot plague.Jul 2, 2024 3:31 AM CDT
- World's most-powerful telescope discovers mysterious structures above JupiterNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its powerful instruments at Jupiter and discovered a mysterious structure above the Great Red Spot.Jul 2, 2024 2:02 AM CDT
- Scientists gave instructions to robot with human brain cells in a world's firstA team of researchers successfully gave instructions to a robot that was made from human stem cells, resulting in a world-first creation.Jul 2, 2024 12:32 AM CDT
- SK hynix announces development completed on PCB01: its new SSD for on-device AI PCsSK hynix announces it has completed the development of 'PCB01', the highest-performing SSD for on-device AI PCs of the very near future.Jul 1, 2024 10:51 PM CDT
- Micron says next-gen GDDR7 will pump 30% gains in gaming, in both ray tracing and rasterizationMicron says its next-generation GDDR7 graphics memory technology will have a 30% performance boost for ALL games, including ray tracing, rasterization.Jul 1, 2024 7:46 PM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 listings point to big price decrease compared to Zen 4Price listings for AMD's Ryzen 9000 series have appeared in a retailer, indicating the highly anticipated Zen 5 processors will be cheaper than Zen 4.Jul 1, 2024 9:56 AM CDT
- Lego officially makes pieces from meteorite dust so humans can build on the MoonLego and the European Space Agency teamed up to create the world's first Lego pieces made with meteorite dust, and they are on display until September 20.Jul 1, 2024 4:16 AM CDT
- Rocket escapes launch pad, soars through the skies and explodes after crashingA rocket has escaped a launch pad during a static fire test, taking to the skies and eventually crash landing and causing a fiery explosion.Jul 1, 2024 2:15 AM CDT
- Huawei releases Gen4 SSDs for China: up to 7.4GB/sec speeds, up to 4TB capacitiesHuawei unveils its first consumer SSDs: up to 4TB capacity, up to 7.4GB/sec read speeds which it calls the Kunling SSD eKitStor Xtreme 200 SSD.Jun 30, 2024 11:33 PM CDT
- RISC-V systems support replacing RAM sticks WITHOUT powering off the systemRISC-V chips support memory hot-plugging, swap out your RAM on-the-fly without powering the system off, under v6.11 of the mainline Linux kernel.Jul 4, 2024 3:33 AM CDT
- Watch Dogs movie has finally started filming after 10 years, let's hope there's no downgradesUbisoft announces on X that it has finally started filming the Watch Dogs movie, posting 'Lights_Camera_Actiion.exe' on X for the Watch Dogs movie tease.Jul 4, 2024 2:03 AM CDT
- Noctua NH-D15 G2 next-gen flagship CPU cooler costs $150: ready to cool your next-gen CPUNoctua unveils its new NH-D15 G2: the ultimate quiet cooling performance ready, with state-of-the-art, speed-offset NF-A14x25r G2 PWM fans.Jul 4, 2024 12:41 AM CDT
- Panmnesia's new 'CXL Protocol' will have AI GPUs using memory from DRAM, SSDs with low latencyPanmnesia is a KAIST startup, using its cutting-edge IP enabling external memory on AI GPUs using the CXL protocol over PCIe, a game-changer.Jul 3, 2024 11:27 PM CDT
- ASUS teases July 17 launch event for Zen 5-based AMD Ryzen AI 300 'Strix Point' APU laptopsASUS announces new event for July 17, launch event for next-gen AMD Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU-powered laptops, expect lots of new laptops.Jul 3, 2024 10:19 PM CDT
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell RTX Remix mod adds new life to the classic stealth gameTom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2022) is getting the RTX Remix treatment and it's looking really impressive in this new gameplay video.Jul 3, 2024 8:58 PM CDT
- Windows 11 is finally about to dethrone Windows 10 as the most popular OS - for gamers, anywayThe trouble for Microsoft is that away from gaming, when it comes to everyday PC users, Windows 11 adoption isn't even close to this strong.Jul 3, 2024 1:58 PM CDT
- Apple is about to give nearly $400 back to select MacBook ownersApple is preparing to roll out payments to customers who are part of its 'MacBook Keyboard Litigation Settlement,' with a maximum payment of nearly $400ea.Jul 3, 2024 10:35 AM CDT
- VAIO creates the world's lightest portable display, 14 inches, and just 325 gramsVAIO's new impressive 14-inch portable display only weighs 325 grams, which, according to the company, makes it the world's lightest.Jul 3, 2024 3:36 AM CDT
- Japan tests world's fastest internet connection with 402Tbps: download speeds of 50TB/secJapan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology team set new world record for internet speed: insane 402Tbps.Jul 2, 2024 10:19 PM CDT
- Acer Swift 14 AI laptop with AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 'Strix Point' APU on GeekbenchAcer's new Swift 14 AI laptop with AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 'Strix Point' flexes its muscle in some new Geekbench results.Jul 2, 2024 8:35 PM CDT
- New Crazy Taxi has online multiplayer, big emphasis on freedom and chaosSEGA's new Crazy Taxi game will be a live service game complete with online multiplayer, but the project is currently in early phases of development.Jul 2, 2024 6:27 PM CDT
- Forecast: Windows 11 may get more ads you can't escape from if Weather app is anything to go byNew adverts in the stock Weather app are pinned so that no matter where you scroll, they'll stay on the screen, staring back at you.Jul 2, 2024 1:52 PM CDT
- AMD's new X870 motherboards for Zen 5 will launch two months after the Ryzen 9000 debutNew X870 and X870E motherboards for the Ryzen 9000 Series to launch two months after the CPUs launch. And it could be to coincide with next-gen X3D.Jul 2, 2024 9:01 AM CDT
- Taiwan is king: TSMC's overseas fabs will only contribute 10% to total production capacityTSMC's overseas expansion will only contribute around 10% of the foundry's production capacity, meaning that Taiwan is the semiconductor lead.Jul 2, 2024 6:00 AM CDT
- Sabrent USB-C 3-port Hub with USB PD 3.0: perfect for your Steam Deck, ROG Ally, tablet, phoneSabrent's USB-C 3-Port Hub with USB PD 3.0 costs $15, features single 5Gbps USB-A port, two USB 2.0 ports for your ROG Ally, Steam Deck, laptop, or phone.Jul 2, 2024 4:20 AM CDT
- Opera GX, the browser for 'gamers,' adds AI image generation, narration, and moreOpera GX upgrades its Aria AI assistant with new image generation, voice, and summary features - free for all users and available now.Jul 2, 2024 2:58 AM CDT
- Second Neuralink patient cancelled ahead of brain chip surgery over medical issuesThe second patient to get Neuralink's brain chip implant was canceled after it was discovered they were unsuitable for the trial following medical issues.Jul 2, 2024 1:32 AM CDT
- Apple iPhone 16 series to introduce mandatory upgrade to all future iPhone generationsApple is expected to increase the total RAM capacity for select iPhone 16 models to support its upcoming foray into artificial intelligence integration.Jul 2, 2024 12:02 AM CDT
- Amazon AWS plans to spend over $100 billion over 10 years on data centers for AIAmazon plans to spend over $100 billion to build new data centers over the next 10 years, announcing launch of the 'era of great expansion' of data centers.Jul 1, 2024 9:17 PM CDT
- This is the world's first Thunderbolt 5 cable: insane 120Gbps bandwidth, 240W charging for $23Cable Matters unveils the world's first Thunderbolt 5 cable: offering its blistering 120Gbps bandwidth, and 240W of charging for just $23.Jul 1, 2024 7:25 PM CDT
- Man busted stealing passenger data from in-flight Wi-Fi with 'evil twin' strategyA man has been caught stealing people's data on an airline in what should now be considered a stark reminder of safety while using public networks.Jul 1, 2024 7:36 AM CDT
- Apple AirPods could be getting cameras for in-air hand gesturesAn industry analyst has reported Apple is preparing to implement cameras into its AirPods line-up by 2026, which may enable hand gestures.Jul 1, 2024 3:47 AM CDT
- Elden Ring Seamless Co-Op now supported for Shadow of the ErdtreeThe popular seamless co-op mod commonly used for Elden Ring has gained support for the recently released 'Shadow of the Erdtree' expansion.Jul 1, 2024 1:40 AM CDT
- Multiple Assassin's Creed remakes are on the way, says Ubisoft CEOUbisoft is planning to release more Assassin's Creed games more regularly, and part of the plan is to release remakes of classic Creed titles.Jun 30, 2024 11:03 PM CDT
- ACEMAGIC X1 laptop has two screens, dual 14-inch Full HD displaysThe ACEMAGIC X1 is a laptop with a second screen that folds out horizontally or sits on the rear side of the laptop for someone sitting on the other side.Jul 4, 2024 3:01 AM CDT
- Windows 11 updates Start Menu with louder Microsoft advertisementsMicrosoft's latest Windows 11 test version revealed a potential significant change to the Windows Start Menu, with Microsoft putting its products first.Jul 4, 2024 1:31 AM CDT
- Japanese government (finally) says a final farewell to floppy disksJapan's government has finally removed the use of floppy disks in all of its systems, Digital Agency srcaps 1034 government regulations over their use.Jul 4, 2024 12:10 AM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 SUPER GPU created by modders, 13% performance gainsTeclab modders put together a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 SUPER, and it delivers double-digit performance gains thanks to faster GDDR6X memory.Jul 3, 2024 11:04 PM CDT
- PlayStation 5 lead system architect: surprised by ray tracing, 60FPS, PC ports are super easyPlayStation 5 lead system architect Mark Cerny is surprised by wide adoption of ray tracing, 60FPS gaming, says PC ports have been easier than most thought.Jul 3, 2024 9:59 PM CDT
- Steam data shows GeForce RTX 4060, 4060 Ti, and 4070 as the GPUs of choice for this generationGeForce GPUs dominate the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for June 2024, with the RTX 4060, RTX 4060 Ti, and RTX 4070 proving to be quite popular.Jul 3, 2024 8:29 PM CDT
- The biggest ransomware attacks in recent history and the groups behind themRansomware payments exceeded 1 billion USD in 2023, and with attacks on the rise we go through some of the biggest in recent history.Jul 3, 2024 1:15 PM CDT
- Windows 11 'Government Edition' has zero bloatware, no system requirementsWindows 11 'Government Edition' surfaces online, and it appears to have been stripped of all Microsoft's bloatware and system requirements.Jul 3, 2024 10:07 AM CDT
- Nintendo fires lawsuits against people involved in Nintendo piracy networksNintendo has filed two lawsuits against two Nintendo pirates that are allegedly part of a network of illegal Nintendo content and IP.Jul 3, 2024 2:45 AM CDT
- SSDs with 1000-layer memory chips expected in 2027: ultra-fast 20TB NVMe drives for $250KIOXIA teases future-gen 1000-layers of flash memory inside of SSDs that could have gigantic 20TB NVMe SSDs that would cost as little as $250.Jul 2, 2024 9:33 PM CDT
- Cohere CEO says LLMs training each other is like a 'human centipede effect', Elon Musk agreesElon Musk's xAI startup plans huge breakthrough with Grok LLM models, Grok 3 training powered by 100,000 x NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs, Grok 2 coming in August.Jul 2, 2024 8:16 PM CDT
- Dragon Age Veilguard will let you scale and adjust enemy damage, has built-in god modeBioWare's new Dragon Age: The Veilguard game will have a unique new difficulty option that allows players to scale and adjust tons of in-game parameters.Jul 2, 2024 5:44 PM CDT
- South Korean ISP infects 600,000 of its own customers with malware to curb torrent trafficSouth Korean ISP decides to combat Torrent traffic by fighting fire with fire - that is, installing malware on 600,000 of its customers computers.Jul 2, 2024 10:02 AM CDT
- Nintendo won't use generative AI in its first-party gamesNintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has revealed that the company currently has no plans to use generative AI in its games due to IP rights concerns.Jul 2, 2024 8:31 AM CDT
- ISS captured passing in front of the Sun in an astonishingly epic videoA professional astrophotographer has captured the International Space Station (ISS) passing in front of the Sun, creating an epic timelapse image.Jul 2, 2024 5:32 AM CDT
- Snapdragon X Elite powered Copilot+ PCs are worse for PC gaming than initially thoughtAccording to reviews, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H laptops offer double the gaming performance than Snapdragon X Elite Copilot+ PCs. Ouch.Jul 2, 2024 3:57 AM CDT
- Nintendo has a plan to stop people making money off the Nintendo Switch 2 releaseNintendo knows how popular its next-generation console, presumably the Switch 2, will be, and it has a plan to stop scalpers from making money.Jul 2, 2024 2:33 AM CDT
- Microsoft confirms existence of 'Skeleton Key' jailbreaking AI to make it evilMicrosoft has confirmed there is a 'Master Key' exploit in multiple AI models that circumvent AI model guardrails and jailbreaks the software.Jul 2, 2024 1:03 AM CDT
- Intel's new 800-series platform for Core Ultra 200 'Arrow Lake' CPUs detailed in new leaksIntel's next-gen 800-series chipset detailed: ready to rock and roll with Core Ultra 200 series 'Arrow Lake' CPUs and new LGA1851 socket.Jul 1, 2024 11:22 PM CDT
- ASML rumored to charge up to $700 million per next-gen Hyper-NA EUV machine by 2030ASML is reportedly set to charge $700 million for each of its next-generation Hyper-NA EUV lithography machines, which hit the market in 2030.Jul 1, 2024 8:09 PM CDT
- New Windows 11 update goes from worse to bad: reboot bug is side-stepped, but taskbar is brokenMicrosoft has mitigated a nasty reboot loop problem - by blocking the latest optional update for affected PCs - but another gremlin has appeared.Jul 1, 2024 2:08 PM CDT
- Microsoft hack was worse than it seems as more customers are told their emails were stolenRussian-sponsored hackers infiltrated Microsoft in January, and now it appears the breach was much larger than initially anticipated.Jul 1, 2024 4:43 AM CDT
- NASA responds to the public's cries about two astronauts being stuck in spaceNASA has responded to public concerns that two astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) following a helium leak in their capsule.Jul 1, 2024 2:45 AM CDT
- Sam Altman-backed Rain AI hires Apple chip veteran to lead hardware, also senior Meta engineerRain AI has scooped up an Apple chip executive to lead hardware engineering at the Sam Altman-led company, joins ex-Meta as Rain AI's new lead architect.Jun 30, 2024 11:54 PM CDT
- Apple's next-gen A18-based iPhone 16: TSMC N3E, improved camera, more RAM for AI workloadsApple's next-generation iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro smartphones rumored RAM upgrades: from 6GB to 8GB, to run ChatGPT 4o that's built-in for AI features.Jun 30, 2024 10:36 PM CDT
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