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- Scientists detect first-of-its-kind signals from a wobbly black holeResearchers have detected superfast changes to jets shooting out of a black hole for the first time, adding to the mystery of black holes.Aug 8, 2023 9:55 AM CDT
- Blizzard is busy banning Diablo 4 players who used the 'unplug your internet' exploitAs well as those who actively leveraged the exploit - which is now fixed - getting banned, their passive partners in crime are also suffering punishment.Aug 8, 2023 8:16 AM CDT
- Baldur's Gate 3 expansion sounds unlikely - and if it happens, it'd take a long time to arriveAccording to an interview with the founder of Larian, an expansion for BG3 would be difficult to produce due to a couple of complicated factors.Aug 8, 2023 6:27 AM CDT
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 hit record sales figures at launchThe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 launch figures show that they have set a new record for launch sales with more than a million bought.Aug 8, 2023 2:00 AM CDT
- MSI unveils B650M PROJECT ZERO motherboard with connectors hidden on the backMSI's new B650M PROJECT ZERO motherboard for AMD AM5 puts all connectors on the back for a cable-free look, will this become the new norm for boards?Aug 7, 2023 10:57 PM CDT
- Square Enix pays off Final Fantasy XVI's dev costs, causes Q1 profits to dropSquare Enix's net profits and operating income plummet by over 65% and 78% respectively as the publisher pays off Final Fantasy XVI's development costs.Aug 7, 2023 1:07 PM CDT
- Red Dead Redemption coming soon to Switch and PS4, but isn't a remakeIt's official: Rockstar Games confirms Red Dead Redemption 1 is coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch later this month, including Undead Nightmare.Aug 7, 2023 9:34 AM CDT
- KIOXIA introduces new high-speed PCIe Gen5 SSDs for data centers with capacities of up to 30TBThe single-port KIOXIA CD8P Series brings PCIe 5.0 performance and speed to data centers, with 2.5-inch (U.2) form factor capacities going up to 30 TB.Aug 7, 2023 8:02 AM CDT
- NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card from Zotac dropped to $999 - but if you blinked, you missed itWhat this - and other recent big price drops on GPUs that sold out quickly - illustrates is that there is pent-up demand for current-gen products.Aug 7, 2023 6:03 AM CDT
- Blizzard reveals John Cena is joining Overwatch 2 as 'The Enigma'Blizzard has shared a new trailer to its Overwatch 2 YouTube channel showcasing John Cena as 'The Enigma', a helpful assistant to heroes.Aug 7, 2023 4:53 AM CDT
- Apple Watch Series 9 will be 'basically unchanged' from older models according to one leakerThe Apple Watch Series 9 looks set to be little more than a spec bump this year, one leaker claims. But there is expected to be a big speed boost at least.Aug 7, 2023 2:33 AM CDT
- Apple reportedly added a new M3 Mac to its testing and it could debut soonApple's M3-powered Macs are getting closer to release and the company is thought to be testing another new model in the form of an updated Mac mini.Aug 7, 2023 1:53 AM CDT
- Mark Zuckerberg confirms 'in the next few weeks' Threads will get major upgradesMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that Threads is getting major upgrades within the 'next few weeks' that will make users very happy.Aug 7, 2023 12:55 AM CDT
- GIGABYTE launches a low-profile GeForce RTX 4060 OC model with three fansThe new GeForce RTX 4060 OC Low Profile 8G from GIGABYTE is the sort of small form-factor mainstream GPU we'd love to see more of.Aug 6, 2023 11:32 PM CDT
- Nintendo kicks off year with record Q1 sales, operating income, and profitNintendo kicks off its new Fiscal Year 2024 earnings period with record-breaking results, hitting new all-time Q1 highs for net sales and profits.Aug 6, 2023 5:57 PM CDT
- Nintendo Switch sales break 129.53 million, achieves third best Q1 as it enters 7th yearNintendo's Switch handheld-console hybrid shows no signs of slowing down, achieves 3.91 million shipments in Q1'24, pushes total sell-in to 129.53 million.Aug 5, 2023 9:37 AM CDT
- OpenAI files trademark for GPT-5 revealing some clues about a next-generation ChatGPTOpenAI has already filed a trademark for the next iteration of its GPT large language model, introducing GPT-5, the company's next-gen LLM.Aug 4, 2023 10:38 AM CDT
- NASA observatory discovers four colliding black holes for the first timeA team of astronomers have identified four black holes located millions of light years away from Earth on a set path to collide with each other.Aug 4, 2023 4:11 AM CDT
- Twitter's CEO gets her name stolen while the brand is being changed to XTwitter CEO, or X CEO Linda Yaccarino, has had her former username stolen from her amid the company's rebranding to Elon Musk's standalone X.Aug 4, 2023 3:05 AM CDT
- AMD officially announces Radeon PRO W7600 and Radeon PRO W7500 workstation graphics cardsAMD's new mainstream and entry-level Radeon PRO W7600 and Radeon PRO W7500 workstation graphics cards are available now starting from USD 429.Aug 4, 2023 1:56 AM CDT
- Baldur's Gate 3 breaks 472,000 players on Steam, beats DOTA 2 for a dayAfter six years in the making, Larian's epic D&D RPG comes out of the gate swinging with Baldur's Gate 3 taking over PC via Steam for its launch day.Aug 3, 2023 5:03 PM CDT
- Long lost Intel Arc A580 GPU spotted, suggesting this AMD RX 7600 rival could soon arriveIntel revealed the Arc A580 almost a year ago now, but the desktop graphics card has since been missing in action - hopefully, not for much longer...Aug 3, 2023 1:46 PM CDT
- Baldur's Gate 3 is about to launch - here's what you need to do before you install the gameOfficial advice from Larian on how to prepare your PC for the full release of Baldur's Gate 3, for those who dipped into the early access on Steam.Aug 3, 2023 9:04 AM CDT
- Officials turn on America's first nuclear reactor in nearly seven yearsThe first domestically-produced nuclear reactor has been switched on and has officially started supplying electricity to the power grid.Aug 3, 2023 7:44 AM CDT
- Post Malone buys Magic: The Gathering 'One Ring' card breaking recordsThe Magic: The Gathering Lord of the Rings set 'One Ring' card has finally been found and sold for millions of dollars to Post Malone.Aug 3, 2023 6:44 AM CDT
- Want a Steam Deck on the cheap? It looks like Valve may sell officially refurbished handheldsRefurb models from Valve are set to start at $319 for the base 64GB portable, and could run up to $519 for the 512GB version of the handheld.Aug 8, 2023 8:58 AM CDT
- Mark Zuckerberg calls out Elon Musk over the fight date and it being streamed on XMark Zuckerberg has called out Elon Musk by responding to his claim their cage fight will be live-streamed on X, 'Not holding my breath.'Aug 8, 2023 7:59 AM CDT
- Microsoft is set to give Bing AI a pretty cool ability in Edge - the power to rewrite textIn testing, you can select a piece of text and the chatbot instantly rewrites it - you can then choose from various parameters to change the tone and more.Aug 8, 2023 5:32 AM CDT
- 'Most powerful MacBook yet' is already in testing with a huge number of coresApple is said to already be testing a new M3 Max chip that will power the most performant MacBook Pros to date with 16 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores.Aug 8, 2023 1:29 AM CDT
- Colorful iGame RTX 4060 Ti Mini will arrive with a 16GB variant, and it's a tiny single-fan GPUIt looks like Colorful is prepping to launch its tiny single fan iGame RTX 4060 Ti Mini in two variants, one with 8GB of VRAM and one with 16GB.Aug 7, 2023 10:32 PM CDT
- Linux is now more popular than macOS with gamers - for an obvious reasonValve's Steam Deck is forging ahead and selling nicely, while helping to boost the number of Linux gamers out there by quite some margin.Aug 7, 2023 11:20 AM CDT
- KIOXIA to showcase next-gen applications and SSD technologies at Flash Memory Summit 2023Flash Memory Summit 2023 is kicking off this week and KIOXIA will be there to present the latest in flash memory technology and solutions.Aug 7, 2023 9:02 AM CDT
- Antec's new NE Gold M ATX 3.0 power supplies are made for high-end gaming, pushing up to 1300WAntec launches a trio of new high-end power supplies available in black or white, capable of delivering all your high-end PC gaming needs.Aug 7, 2023 7:28 AM CDT
- Elon Musk says where the Mark Zuckerberg cage fight will be livestreamedAfter saying where the fight will be live-streamed, Elon Musk has breathed life back into the highly anticipated cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg.Aug 7, 2023 5:55 AM CDT
- Elon Musk announces Tesla has figured out aspects of artificial general intelligenceElon Musk has announced on his X account that Tesla has figured out some aspects of artificial general intelligence, 'the car has a mind.'Aug 7, 2023 4:36 AM CDT
- This is (probably) when to expect the iPhone 15 to launchApple is strongly expected to announce the new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models soon and now we might know exactly when that is going to happen.Aug 7, 2023 2:16 AM CDT
- Elon Musk drops update on Starship's next flight and chances of it reaching orbitSpaceX CEO Elon Musk has given an update on when we can expect Starship to hit the skies and the chances of it reaching orbital velocity.Aug 7, 2023 1:35 AM CDT
- MSI rolls out AMD AGESA PI 1.0.0.7c BIOS for all motherboards supporting fast DDR5 speedsThe new AMD AM5 BIOS that adds support for high-speed DDR5 memory up to speeds of DDR5-8000 is available now for all MSI motherboards.Aug 7, 2023 12:26 AM CDT
- Alienware Aurora R16 is a new smaller and sleeker desktop designed for better airflowWith better cooling the new Alienware Aurora R16 looks like a standard desktop PC, which is a little disappointing compared to what's come before.Aug 6, 2023 10:28 PM CDT
- PlayStation 5 consoles steeply discounted as Sony executes record PlayStation shipmentsSony and retailers are apparently trying to sell existing PlayStation 5 console stock as the tech company readies a huge 30 million PlayStation shipments.Aug 6, 2023 3:04 PM CDT
- NASA's Webb captures stunning photos of iconic space object never seen like this beforeNASA and the European Space Agency's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the iconic Ring Nebula known as Messier 57, or M57.Aug 4, 2023 8:29 PM CDT
- Elon Musk to create a hub within the X app dedicated to buying and selling stocks, says reportElon Musk has responded to the recent report that claimed X has put out a call for a financial-data giant to build a trading hub within its app.Aug 4, 2023 10:12 AM CDT
- Scientists watch in amazement as cracked metal heals itself back togetherA team of scientists has been left absolutely stunned as they watched crack metal, seemingly like magic, heal itself back together.Aug 4, 2023 3:50 AM CDT
- Lenovo unveils two new high-refresh-rate gaming monitors aimed at eSports-type gamersLenovo has unveiled a new pair of Legion gaming monitors, both of which are high refresh rate displays aimed at Esports-type gamers.Aug 4, 2023 2:46 AM CDT
- The 45-inch Acer Predator X45 OLED Gaming Monitor is here, and it's a Newegg exclusiveA gaming display you'd love to have sitting on a desk, the Acer Predator X45 OLED Gaming Monitor is now on sale in the US via online retailer Newegg.Aug 4, 2023 12:04 AM CDT
- EA's FC24 will feature 19,000 players across 30 leaguesElectronic Arts' new non-FIFA FC24 football game will feature 19,000 footballers, 700 squads, and 30 leagues, not unlike the previous FIFA 23 game.Aug 3, 2023 4:02 PM CDT
- Microsoft drops a clanger by leaking a utility that can enable hidden features in Windows 11A link to download StagingTool, a configuration utility, was accidentally shared with members of the computing public in a recent Microsoft bug bash.Aug 3, 2023 11:18 AM CDT
- Want to run Android apps on Windows 11 with an older AMD Ryzen CPU? Here's some good newsIt appears that Microsoft has done away with the spec requirement that called for at least a Ryzen 3000 processor to run Windows Subsystem for Android.Aug 3, 2023 8:33 AM CDT
- Angry Twitter users are review bombing the social media platform over rebranding to XApp Store users that are upset with the rebranding of Twitter to X are rampantly reviewing bombing the popular social media platform.Aug 3, 2023 7:18 AM CDT
- MrBeast sues his ghost kitchens serving 'revolting' and 'inedible' MrBeast burgersJames 'MrBeast' Donaldson has filed a lawsuit against Virtual Dining Concepts over serving 'inedible' and 'revolting' MrBeast burgers.Aug 3, 2023 6:28 AM CDT
- Massive Sun eruption bathes the Earth, Moon and Mars in radiation simultaneouslyFor the very first time, instruments in different parts of the solar system captured a radiation outburst from the Sun almost simultaneously.Aug 8, 2023 8:28 AM CDT
- Here's why Apple's new iPhones are expected to be more expensiveApple's newest iPhones are rumored to have come with a bunch of changes visual and internal changes, along with a decent price increase.Aug 8, 2023 7:46 AM CDT
- New Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro details emerge including one big disappointmentThe Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are starting to leak with new details beginning to emerge relating to new colors and storage options across the board.Aug 8, 2023 2:25 AM CDT
- Intel Graphics Drivers will now collect telemetry and user data by defaultIntel graphics drivers will now collect user data by default, including info about other devices on your network and the websites you visit.Aug 7, 2023 11:57 PM CDT
- iPhone 15 Pro's Action button all-but confirmed by new case leakThe iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max devices are expected to be announced soon and the latter is going to have an Action button as this leak shows.Aug 7, 2023 1:37 PM CDT
- AMD's Ryzen CPUs appear to be selling a ton - particularly X3D models - while Intel floundersAt least going by sales at one major European retailer, AMD is embarrassing Intel in desktop processor territory, with Ryzen X3D CPUs leading the charge.Aug 7, 2023 10:33 AM CDT
- Great news, Steam Deck owners: Baldur's Gate 3 is now fully compatible with Valve's handheldNew patch means that Baldur's Gate 3 now has fully 'verified' status for the Steam Deck, plus there are a bunch of other fixes here too.Aug 7, 2023 8:32 AM CDT
- Want Windows 11 without the Microsoft bloat? There's a weird trick at setup that can do thisDon't want Microsoft's default bloatware with your fresh installation of Windows 11? Selecting a certain option during setup can sidestep the bloat.Aug 7, 2023 6:42 AM CDT
- NASA confirms helicopter flight on the surface of the Red PlanetAfter a pause of three months, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has taken flight once again, climbing 16 feet and traveling 468 feet horizontally.Aug 7, 2023 5:31 AM CDT
- Twitch streamer Kai Cenat arrested in New York for trying to giveaway PlayStation 5'sTwitch streamer Kai Cenat has been arrested after causing absolute chaos at Union Square, New York, by trying to giveaway PlayStation 5's.Aug 7, 2023 2:35 AM CDT
- NASA confirms its 'interstellar shout' put it back into contact with Voyager 2NASA has re-established full contact with Voyager 2 after the space agency announced it lost connection after a bad command was sent through.Aug 7, 2023 2:16 AM CDT
- Researchers train an AI to identify keystrokes on a keyboard by sound aloneGenerative AI is going to be used to cause havok with online security, this new research paper shows how AI can track what you're typing using audio.Aug 7, 2023 12:56 AM CDT
- Thunderbot MIX is a console-like mini PC with a sleek design and GeForce RTX 4070 graphicsMini-PCs designed for PC gaming is something we'd love to see more of, and the new Thunderbot MIX looks impressive - with up to GeForce RTX 4070 graphics.Aug 6, 2023 11:57 PM CDT
- Call of Duty may have over 5x more monthly active players than Apex LegendsApex Legends is one of the most popular shooters on the market today, but it apparently pales in comparison to the leading Call of Duty FPS franchise.Aug 6, 2023 6:46 PM CDT
- Metal Gear Solid franchise breaks 60 million salesKonami's legendary Metal Gear Solid tactical espionage action game franchise has now broken 60 million sales worldwide in the past 36 years on the market.Aug 6, 2023 1:54 PM CDT
- Is AMD giving up battling NVIDIA at the top-end? Rumor claims RDNA 4 won't have high-end GPUsThere may not be a follow-up to the Navi 31 GPU, as AMD could rein in its ambitions to focus on just mid-range and lower-end graphics cards with RDNA 4.Aug 4, 2023 11:30 AM CDT
- Baldur's Gate 3 downloads stressed Steam's servers with triple the load of Cyberpunk 2077The RPG was a pretty chunky download at 122GB, with no option to preload before release, so launch day was always going to be a bandwidth sapping affair.Aug 4, 2023 8:35 AM CDT
- Scientists release first 3D simulation of the inside of a starA group of researchers has created the first 3D simulation of the inside of a star, giving insight into the evolution of stars and galaxies.Aug 4, 2023 3:28 AM CDT
- Phanteks introduces stylish new Glacier One D30 240 and 360 AIO coolers with daisy-chain fansPhanteks Glacier One D30 240 and 360 AIO coolers make great use of the premium D30 fans, and are available in both black and white variants.Aug 4, 2023 2:26 AM CDT
- PowerColor leaks Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics card details before official AMD revealRadeon RX 7800 XT specs and details emerge after PowerColor inadvertently made the product page for its Radeon RX 7800 XT Red Devil live.Aug 3, 2023 11:34 PM CDT
- EA working on largest pipeline of games in its 41-year historyElectronic Arts is apparently working on the largest pipeline of new games in the publisher's multi-decade history, including new re-imagined Battlefield.Aug 3, 2023 2:59 PM CDT
- Is this Hades playthrough the most impressive feat ever achieved in gaming? Quite possiblyAs well as an incredible amount of skill, this umodded playthrough of Hades at max difficulty required an incredible amount of luck.Aug 3, 2023 10:48 AM CDT
- KIOXIA is delivering open-source SSDs for the Software-Enabled Flash Community ProjectKIOXIA is delivering the first flash memory samples, or open-source SSDs, for the Linux Foundation's exciting Software-Enabled Flash Community Project.Aug 3, 2023 8:02 AM CDT
- NASA hears faint 'heartbeat' from Voyager 2 after its connection to Earth was severedAfter losing contact with it for approximately a week, NASA has announced its re-established connection with its Voyager 2 spacecraft.Aug 3, 2023 7:02 AM CDT
- Officials confirm the origin of a mysterious object that washed up on a beachOfficials have confirmed the origins of the mysterious object that washed up on a beach in Australia after a thorough analysis by researchers.Aug 3, 2023 6:05 AM CDT
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