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- NVIDIA's new game-changing AI tech could shape the future of game visuals and renderingIt might not sound as catchy as DLSS, but NVIDIA's Real-Time Neural Appearance Models are here to make games look better and run faster.Jul 30, 2024 12:33 AM CDT
- AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 is here, a 'major advancement' for frame generation technologyLatency reduction and improved image quality, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 improves AMD's 'frame generation for every game' technology.Jul 29, 2024 9:36 PM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X overclocked to 6.5GHz on LN2 cooling, breaks CInebench R23 world recordAMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9 9950X overclocked by Bilibili tech influencer Orindary Uncle Tony, LN2 cooled and pushed to 6.5GHz to break Cinebench record.Jul 29, 2024 8:10 PM CDT
- Enjoy up to 26% discount on select Sabrent products in these amazing deals on AmazonSabrent has some amazing deals on Amazon right now, with up to 26% discount on storage-related products. USB-C to 2.5GbE ethernet adapter drops 26% to $20.Jul 29, 2024 6:41 PM CDT
- PlayStation doubles down on 'high-profitable' PS5 accessoriesSony Interactive Entertainment is doubling-down on the 'highly profitable' PlayStation 5 accessories segment with two new $80 DualSense PS5 controllers.Jul 29, 2024 10:57 AM CDT
- TSMC will use ASML's next-gen High-NA EUV machines for next-gen A14 process node in Q3 2027TSMC has revealed its High-NA EUV lithography machine roadmap: next-gen A14 process node in Q3 2027, A14P process node arrives in 2028.Jul 29, 2024 6:36 AM CDT
- Elon Musk and X's Grok AI now scrapes every post from every user unless they opt outElon's Grok AI sees all, reads all, and now uses every X post for training, but there is a way to opt-out if you go to the Settings page.Jul 29, 2024 5:02 AM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 9 9700X spotted, Zen 5 CPU delays could've been because of a typoAMD could've delayed its Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series CPU launch because of a simple typo: Ryzen 9 9700X spotted, should be Ryzen 7 9700X. Oops?Jul 29, 2024 3:33 AM CDT
- Video game actors join the picket line over looming AI clonesVideo game actors went on strike on Thursday over the potential use of AI models to clone their likeliness based on previous works.Jul 29, 2024 2:06 AM CDT
- Microsoft's new Windows update adds Android smartphones to File ExplorerMicrosoft has rolled out an update to Windows 11 that enables Android users to browse their smartphone storage in Windows' File Explore.Jul 29, 2024 12:31 AM CDT
- Lenovo's new YOGA Portal Ultra Compact PC: up to Core i7-14700, up to RTX 4070Lenovo launches its new YOGA Portal, a new Mini-PC recently launched in China, with up to the Intel Core i7-14700 processor, up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.Jul 28, 2024 11:37 PM CDT
- AMD Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU laptops launch: Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU, XDNA 2 NPUAMD has launched its first Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU-powered laptops: combining Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU, XDNA 2 NPU for the best Copilot+ PCs.Jul 28, 2024 7:33 PM CDT
- Tesla Cybertruck PC tested: press the hood to start the fastest Ryzen APU on wheelsThe new Xyber XPC 'Cybertruck' PC has been tested: press the hood to start the PC, powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS 'Hawk Point' APU.Jul 28, 2024 5:30 AM CDT
- US DOE wants to make Discovery: world's fastest supercomputer, 3-5x faster than FrontierThe US Department of Energy wants to build the world's fastest supercomputer, which it calls Discovery, which would be 3-5x faster than Frontier.Jul 28, 2024 4:20 AM CDT
- TSMC receives 'super rush orders' from China customers willing to pay 40% premium on chipsTSMC gets some big 'super rush orders' from customers in China willing to pay a 40% premium, fears over the coming US presidential election.Jul 28, 2024 2:25 AM CDT
- GTA 6 won't be delayed from game actors strikeGrand Theft Auto 6 won't be affected by the new game actor strike that is now in effect--the game will not be delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.Jul 26, 2024 2:49 PM CDT
- TT Show Episode 44 - Global IT outage presses pause on 'Planet Earth'This week on The TT Show - CrowdStrike causes millions of Windows PC crashes, Intel CPU troubles, AMD delays, and GeForce RTX GPUs overheating.Jul 26, 2024 4:27 AM CDT
- SpaceX announces Falcon 9 will return to the skies after its critical failure flightSpaceX provided an update on the investigation that was launched into the faulty Falcon 9 rocket that resulted in a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or boom.Jul 26, 2024 3:01 AM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X overclocked to nearly 6GHz, beats all other flagship CPUs in single-core perfAMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9 9950X processor overclocked to nearly 6GHz and benchmarked: 20% faster than stock, beats Core i9-14900KS by 19%.Jul 26, 2024 1:33 AM CDT
- Global Windows outage estimated to cost Earth multiple billionsThe CrowdStrike update that struck down approximately 8.5 million Windows PCs may cost billions and billions of dollars for affected companies.Jul 26, 2024 12:02 AM CDT
- Micron intros 9550 Gen5 SSD: the world's fastest data center SSD, 14GB/sec for AI workloadsMicron's new 9550 PCIe Gen5 SSD announced: delivers best-in-class performance with 14GB/sec reads, ready for demanding workloads including AI.Jul 25, 2024 9:59 PM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 rumor: 48% faster than RTX 4090, TITAN AI is 63% faster than RTX 4090NVIDIA's next-generation GB202-based TITAN AI and GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards are 63% and 48% faster than the RTX 4090, respectively, says new rumors.Jul 25, 2024 9:11 PM CDT
- Fallout: London available now, impressive DLC-sized mod launches after several delaysAfter an 11th hour delay due to Bethesda's surprise net-gen update making core changes to Fallout 4, the ambitious Fallout: London mod is finally here.Jul 25, 2024 7:58 PM CDT
- Your Top Gaming Destinations - Choose WiselyIs it time to pack your bags, head to the airport, and go on a gaming trip? We compare some of the top locations around the world to visit.Jul 25, 2024 3:45 PM CDT
- Don't use Google? Then forget about getting useful Reddit posts in your search resultsIf you like Reddit, and you prefer Bing or another alternative search engine to the dominant Google, well, you're pretty much out of luck we're sad to say.Jul 25, 2024 1:55 PM CDT
- Apple did NOT use any NVIDIA AI GPUs to train its AI models, used Google TPU chipsApple's approach to AI training involves using TPUs instead of GPUs: using Google TPUv4 and TPUv5p clusters, and NOT any of NVIDIA's AI GPUs.Jul 29, 2024 10:20 PM CDT
- GDDR6X memory shortage to make this popular GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU hard to findNew report points to the GeForce RTX 4070 being in short supply as of August 2024. The reason? Issues with the supply of GDDR6X memory.Jul 29, 2024 9:02 PM CDT
- SK hynix announces industry's best-performing GDDR7: scales to 40Gbps, ready for RTX 50 GPUsSK hynix introduces the industry's best-performing GDDR7 at 32Gbps speeds, a 60% increase in bandwidth over GDDR6, 50% more power efficient.Jul 29, 2024 7:42 PM CDT
- Fallout was originally meant to have 1,000 vaultsFallout creator and designer Tim Cain reveals that Fallout was originally supposed to have a whopping 1,000 vaults spread across irradiated America.Jul 29, 2024 5:33 PM CDT
- Intel Core Ultra 9 288V turns up on Geekbench, this is the flagship 'Lunar Lake' processorIntel's next-generation flagship Lunar Lake CPU turns up on Geekbench, in the form of the Core Ultra 9 288V processor with on-package RAM, Xe2-GPU.Jul 29, 2024 7:34 AM CDT
- NVIDIA's high-end RTX 40 series GPU production slashed by 50% preparing for RTX 50 series GPUsNVIDIA's high-end GeFore RTX 40 series GPU supply has been slashed by up to 50% in the lead up to next-gen GeForce RTX 50 'Blackwell' GPUs.Jul 29, 2024 6:00 AM CDT
- Activision ran a secret experiment with 50% of Call of Duty's playersIn early 2024 Activision ran a test on 50% of the North American Call of Duty population, it all but removed skill-based matchmaking.Jul 29, 2024 4:36 AM CDT
- MSI issues statement on Intel CPU issue will release BIOS update 'as soon as possible'If you own a 13th or 14th Gen Intel Core desktop processor and an MSI motherboard, you definitely want to update to the latest BIOS once it available.Jul 29, 2024 3:02 AM CDT
- Respawn responds to Apex Legends backlash after 80,000 negative Steam reviewsRespawn Entertainment has responded to the brutal backlash by the Apex Legends community following the appalling Battle Pass changes in Season 22.Jul 29, 2024 1:34 AM CDT
- NASA rover discovers 'Trinity' of signs ancient life existed on MarsNASA has announced that its Mars rover has come across a rock that has fascinated scientists over its potential of hosting evidence of ancient life.Jul 29, 2024 12:02 AM CDT
- GIGABYTE releases BIOS update for Ryzen 9000 Series, its motherboards are now Zen 5 readyGIGABYTE releases new Ryzen 9000 Series BIOS for its AM5 Motherboards, to help you 'harness the full potential of these next-generation processors.'Jul 28, 2024 10:56 PM CDT
- Intel CPU issues hits mainstream 65W, non-K chips: damage is irreversible, no recall plannedIntel says there is no fix, no recall for its problematic 13th Gen and 14th Gen Core CPUs, with any damage to the processor being permanent. Be careful.Jul 28, 2024 8:18 AM CDT
- AMD's new R&D center confirmed for Taiwan: 33 partners in Taiwan for R&D cooperationAMD has reportedly chosen Taiwan for its new R&D center, with 33 Taiwan partners to cooperate in R&D with AMD moving into the future.Jul 28, 2024 5:05 AM CDT
- MSI unveils fleet of new high-end AMD Ryzen AI 300 'Strix Point' APU-powered laptopsMSI unveils new AMD Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU laptops: TITAN 18 Pro, Alpha 17, Stealth 16 AI+, Creator 16 AI+ and Summit 16 AI+ 2024 laptops.Jul 28, 2024 3:46 AM CDT
- From bad to worse: Intel's 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs reportedly have astonishing return ratesRaptor Lake processors are returned four times as often compared to Alder Lake, according to a European retailer - this really isn't a good look for Intel.Jul 27, 2024 4:39 AM CDT
- TEAMGROUP launches T-FORCE GC PRO Gen5 SSD: up to 12.5GB/sec reads, up to 2TB capacityTEAMGROUP launches its new T-FORCE GC PRO Gen5 SSD with the InnoGrit 'Tacoma' IG5666 SSD controller, in 2TB and 4TB capacities, up to 12.5GB/sec reads.Jul 26, 2024 9:15 AM CDT
- SK hynix board approves Yongin Semiconductor Cluster: the 'world's largest mega fab complex'SK hynix board approves Yongin semiconductor cluster investment plan: turn Yongin cluster into a 'global AI semiconductor production base'.Jul 26, 2024 4:20 AM CDT
- NASA releases images of the coldest exoplanet ever photographedNASA's James Webb Space Telescope used its extremely sensitive instruments to image the coldest, most Jupiter-like exoplanet that resides close to Earth.Jul 26, 2024 2:34 AM CDT
- Runway busted stealing 100,000+ YouTube videos for AI trainingA popular and viral text-to-video AI generator has been busted using YouTube videos to train its AI without the permission of the creator or YouTube.Jul 26, 2024 1:01 AM CDT
- NVIDIA has a new GeForce RTX 3050, and it's built on Ada LovelaceThere's a new GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU and it will use a bigger chip than the GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, with newer Ada Lovelace architecture.Jul 25, 2024 11:07 PM CDT
- Bethesda's Skyrim is now available on GeForce NOW, making sure you can play it on anythingBethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the most popular games of all time, and now it's playable over the cloud via GeForce NOW.Jul 25, 2024 9:34 PM CDT
- NVIDIA AI Foundry helps companies train and develop custom AI 'supermodels'NVIDIA AI Foundry sees NVIDIA software, Meta, the new Llama 3.1 model, and DGX Cloud come together in a new service for enterprise.Jul 25, 2024 9:01 PM CDT
- Monopoly Go! has made $3 billion in little over a yearHasbro announces mobile megahit Monopoly Go! has made over $3 billion in revenue in just 14 months of availability on the smartphone gaming market.Jul 25, 2024 5:26 PM CDT
- SAG-AFTRA voice and mocap gaming actors strike over AI concernsSAG-AFTRA's video game performers are advised to strike as concerns over AI hit a wall with allegations of 'flagrant exploitation' among publishers.Jul 25, 2024 3:26 PM CDT
- Netflix working on over 80 games, will launch one new 'interactive narrative game' per monthNetflix talks about its plans regarding game expansion, and says that it will double-down on 'interactive narrative games' to help boost engagement.Jul 25, 2024 12:32 PM CDT
- Researchers tease CRAM tech: over 1000x reduction in AI processing energy requirementsAI requires incredible amounts of energy, with US researchers developing new technology that reduces energy consumption by AI processing by at least 1000x.Jul 29, 2024 9:56 PM CDT
- AMD's new RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 890M, 880M integrated GPU inside Strix Point APUs testedAMD's new Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU and its new RDNA 3.5 GPU tested: Radeon 890M, 880M offers massive performance improvement, power scaling.Jul 29, 2024 8:39 PM CDT
- Intel trying to recruit senior engineers from TSMC Arizona, as TSMC builds chips for IntelTSMC making semiconductor fabs in the US has Intel Foundry grabbing as much TSMC senior engineer talent it can for its own foundry business.Jul 29, 2024 7:21 PM CDT
- Shocker - Microsoft slips another advert into Windows 11, and it's a full-screen nag (again)Microsoft is pushing more adverts on unsuspecting Windows 11 users, this time as a nice surprise after installing a recent cumulative update for the OS.Jul 29, 2024 1:58 PM CDT
- ASUS launches AMD Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU laptops which start at $1399ASUS makes its new AMD Ryzen AI 300 series 'Strix Point' APU-powered laptops official: new gaming and content creation AI laptops starting from $1399.Jul 29, 2024 7:02 AM CDT
- OpenAI is in talks with a chip maker that is bigger than AMD and Intel combinedOpenAI is in talks with a chip maker that is likely planning on creating AI hardware solutions that will eventually rival NVIDIA's offerings.Jul 29, 2024 5:35 AM CDT
- Apple Intelligence features won't all release with the iPhone 16Apple's upcoming artificial intelligence features releasing under iOS 18 are now expected to arrive later than initially anticipated.Jul 29, 2024 4:03 AM CDT
- Samsung's wild new rollable display revolutionizes interacting with devicesSamsung has filed a new patent that reveals the company could be working on a revolutionary foldable display that changes how we interact with devices.Jul 29, 2024 2:33 AM CDT
- Scientists believe they can now build a real-life tractor beamResearchers are working on a real-life tractor beam that could be used to remove dangerous, potentially life-threatening cells from the human body.Jul 29, 2024 1:01 AM CDT
- Meta's huge 16,384 NVIDIA H100 AI GPU cluster: HBM3 memory crashed half of Llama 3 trainingMeta's recent study detailing its Llama 3 405B model training running on a cluster of 16,384 NVIDIA H100 80GB GPUs with HBM3 causing half the failures.Jul 28, 2024 11:56 PM CDT
- AMD Amuse is a new AI image generation tool that runs locally on Ryzen and Radeon PCsAMD Amuse is the company's easy-to-use AI image generation tool that runs locally on Ryzen and Radeon rigs, created in partnership with TensorStack.Jul 28, 2024 10:28 PM CDT
- Intel cooking the Ring Bus on dying 13th and 14th Gen Core CPUs, says leakerIntel 13th Gen and 14th Gen Core CPU issues: the ring bus is getting cooked because it's fed the same rail as the P-Cores and E-Cores, says leaker.Jul 28, 2024 7:53 AM CDT
- Amazon is 'racing' to make next-gen AI chips faster, and cheaper than NVIDIAAmazon is working on a 'closely guarded' new server design that would limit its reliance on NVIDIA AI GPUs in the future, would help other companies, too.Jul 28, 2024 4:44 AM CDT
- GEEKOM Mega Mini G1: water-cooled Mini-PC with Core i9-13900H, RTX 4060 for $1000GEEKOM's beautiful new Mega Mini G1 PC: gorgeous design, up to Intel Core i9-13900H processor, up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU.Jul 28, 2024 3:03 AM CDT
- PlayStation's big new live game won't have a battle passSony Interactive Entertainment's new live service first-person shooter won't have a battle pass at launch, but will this decision be reversed over time?Jul 26, 2024 4:14 PM CDT
- ASRock launches AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, 7900 XT passively-cooled cards and 12V-2x6 connectorASRock unveils its new Radeon RX 7900 XTX Passive 24GB and Radeon RX 7900 XT Passive 20GB graphics cards, both passively cooled... no fans!Jul 26, 2024 8:03 AM CDT
- Reddit officially blocks all major search engines besides oneReddit has cracked down on its data being scraped for the likely purpose of training AI models, as the social platform has now banned all crawling.Jul 26, 2024 3:52 AM CDT
- NASA sends 4K video to the ISS faster than you can download gamesNASA transferred 4K video from an aircraft in mid-flight to a satellite and then to the International Space Station at a speed that is beyond 900 Mbps.Jul 26, 2024 2:05 AM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 9000 reviews, here's when you can read all about the new Ryzen 9 9950X and Zen 5 CPUsWe now know when we can expect official reviews to appear online for the Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X, and Ryzen 5 9600X.Jul 26, 2024 12:28 AM CDT
- Half-Life: Alyx on PlayStation VR2 arrives August 6 via the PS VR2 App on SteamPlayStation VR2 + Half-Life: Alyx is here, but not in the form PlayStation fans were hoping. Official PC support is here via the new PS VR2 App for SteamVR.Jul 25, 2024 10:33 PM CDT
- AMD Zen 5 HX 'Fire Range' APUs use FL1 package, RTX 50 GPU laptops with Ryzen chips comingAMD's beefed-up Zen 5 HX 'Fire Range' APUs to use same FL1 package as Zen 4 HX 'Dragon Range' processors, RTX 50 series GPUs coming to Ryzen gaming laptops.Jul 25, 2024 9:33 PM CDT
- ADATA's new SC750 External SSD shows us the future of USB thumb drivesADATA's new SC750 External SSD is the size of a USB thumb drive, but with the added speed, capacity, and versatility of a high-speed external SSD.Jul 25, 2024 8:26 PM CDT
- Bethesda Game Studios votes to unionize, over 1,750 games workers now unionized under MicrosoftBethesda Game Studios votes to unionize, and combined with the recent Blizzard WoW union, over 1,750 games workers are now unionized under Microsoft.Jul 25, 2024 4:28 PM CDT
- Blizzard's World of Warcraft team unionizes as devs push back against volatile games marketBlizzard's World of Warcraft development team has voted to unionize, with all disciplines--art, programming, QA, etc--being included in the union.Jul 25, 2024 2:32 PM CDT
- Microsoft rolls out new Windows 11 update that adds more advertisements to your PCMicrosoft has rolled out a new Windows 11 update that adds more advertisements to the Microsoft Store, fuelling the talk about Windows 11 adpocalypse.Jul 25, 2024 10:28 AM CDT
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