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- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX series CPUs top out at 96 cores, 192 threads Zen 4 for $9999AMD has 6 new Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX series CPUs, all based on the newer Zen 4 architecture and top out with a 96-core, 192-thread 7995WX for $9999.Oct 20, 2023 7:14 PM CDT
- Digital-only Switch 2 doesn't seem likely, here's whyReports indicate that Nintendo could release two next-gen Switch SKUs: one that supports GameCards, and another cheaper digital-only hardware model.Oct 20, 2023 4:04 PM CDT
- Diablo 4 is free to play on Xbox this weekend - with a hefty discount for buyers, tooMicrosoft brings in another of its 'Free Play Days' starring Diablo 4 this time, plus you can have a go at NBA 2K24 or, er, Lawn Mowing Simulator.Oct 20, 2023 8:16 AM CDT
- OpenAI announces DALL-E 3 image generation is coming to ChatGPTThe company behind the immensely popular AI chatbot ChatGPT has announced it's going to be completely integrating its image-generator AI tool DALL-E 3.Oct 20, 2023 1:32 AM CDT
- Elon Musk admits Tesla unsurpringly 'dug our own grave' with the CybertruckDuring Tesla's Q3 earnings call, company CEO Elon Musk said that the company 'dug its own grave' with Cybertruck, but it's unsurprising.Oct 20, 2023 12:46 AM CDT
- Google is terrified of a lawsuit that may stop all AI development in its tracksGoogle has filed to dismiss a lawsuit that claims the company has wrongfully used data scraped from millions of users to train its AI.Oct 20, 2023 12:03 AM CDT
- Windows 11 installed on over 400M+ active devices, 500M+ expected by early 2024Windows 11 is reportedly on over 400 million active devices right now, with the 500 million milestone expected sometime in early 2024.Oct 19, 2023 8:20 PM CDT
- US restricting sales of NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 4090 into ChinaUS government enforces stricter semiconductor sanctions in China, new rules hit a bunch of NVIDIA AI GPUs, but also the high-end GeForce RTX 4090.Oct 19, 2023 6:09 PM CDT
- Activision games won't come to Xbox Game Pass until 2024, Phil Spencer confirmsXbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirms there's no 'secret' or surprise celebratory salvo of Activision-Blizzard games planned to launch on Game Pass.Oct 19, 2023 11:58 AM CDT
- NASA breaks record for the fastest human-made objectNASA has absolutely smashed the record for the fastest human-made object with the Parker Solar Probe's 17th pass of our local star.Oct 19, 2023 10:42 AM CDT
- Micron's low-power memory optimized for Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 Platform, VR, and Mixed-RealityMicron's LPDDR5X DRAM and UFS 3.1 storage are optimized for the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor, which powers the Meta Quest 3's Mixed-Reality features.Oct 19, 2023 8:01 AM CDT
- AMD, Arm, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm are teaming up for next-gen AI standardsAll of the major AI tech players are teaming up (sans Apple) to standardize and democratize the future of AI narrow precision data formats.Oct 18, 2023 10:57 PM CDT
- Amazon will have Prime Air delivery drones in UK and Italy skies in 2024Amazon is expanding its Prime Air drone delivery program: outside of the US, into the UK and Italy, with new Prime Air locations announced soon.Oct 18, 2023 7:44 PM CDT
- Samsung's new HBM3e 'Shinebolt' memory: 50% perf boost, perfect for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUSamsung's new 5th-generation HBM3e memory codenamed 'Shinebolt' teased: 24 Gb chips on 12-Hi packages with up to 36GB HBM3e capacities.Oct 18, 2023 6:09 PM CDT
- iPhone 15 image retention not a hardware issue, but a software bug, and it's fixed in iOS 17.1Update to iOS 17.1 - when it's out, of course (or grab the beta now) - and your image retention blues should be a thing of the past.Oct 18, 2023 10:16 AM CDT
- Satellite uses lasers to beam down data at 10 Gbps in a crazy new communications testChina has announced that one of its satellites has successfully transmitted data from space to a station on Earth at an astonishing 10 Gbps.Oct 18, 2023 9:02 AM CDT
- X, formerly Twitter, will start charging users $1 a year to post and like contentX has announced it will be rolling out a new paywall aimed at users creating new X accounts, which will require them to pay $1 for basic features.Oct 18, 2023 1:16 AM CDT
- NASA announces its broken a speed record on the surface of MarsNASA has announced that it has broken its ground-speed record with its Mars helicopter during Flight 62, marking a new speed record for Ingenuity.Oct 18, 2023 12:33 AM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, RTX 4070 SUPER teasedNVIDIA's refreshed GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER graphics cards teased in latest rumor.Oct 17, 2023 10:42 PM CDT
- US government restricts NVIDIA H800, A800 AI GPUs to China, more 'vigorous' sanctionsThe Biden administration puts its foot down with more 'vigorous' sanctions, starts blocking China-exclusive NVIDIA H800 and A800 GPUs from China.Oct 17, 2023 8:09 PM CDT
- Remedy marketing genius: Alan Wake: Flashback reimagining first game inside of FortniteEpic Games and Remedy Entertainment announce Alan Wake: Flashback, created using Unreal Editor for Fortnite, its a reimagining of Alan Wake, in Fortnite.Oct 17, 2023 6:52 PM CDT
- Does nobody care about Intel's new Arc A580? Rumors suggest sales of the GPU are truly direIt's a shame as the Arc A580 isn't without its merits, but apparently sales of the GPU are 'effectively non-existent' according to one retailer.Oct 17, 2023 8:39 AM CDT
- Scientists discover 'missing law of nature' in the natural world's workingsA team of scientists and philosophers have penned a new study that makes a modern addition to the laws of nature that govern the natural world.Oct 17, 2023 6:02 AM CDT
- MSI launches new range of Rapid VA gaming monitors with Quantum Dot tech and up to 240 HzMSI's OLEDs have been making the headlines but the company still has a wide range of Rapid VA monitors - with today bringing a number of new QHD options.Oct 17, 2023 2:26 AM CDT
- NASA reveals how many near-Earth asteroids its discovered as of August 2023NASA has published an updated count on all of its near-Earth asteroids it has on record and expects to discover as of August, 2023.Oct 17, 2023 1:28 AM CDT
- Alan Wake 2 PC requirements: GeForce RTX 4080 for 4K 60FPS with RT + DLSS enabledAlan Wake 2 requires 16GB RAM and 90GB SSD minimum, with a GeForce RTX 4080 required for 4K 60FPS with ray tracing and path tracing enabled, needs DLSS.Oct 20, 2023 6:21 PM CDT
- Elon Musk reveals X will get two new premium subscriptions soon - one of which ditches the adsMonetization plans for X appear to be changing up another gear as Musk tells us that there'll be three subscription plans soon enough.Oct 20, 2023 11:44 AM CDT
- TT Show Episode 8 - Activision Blizzard joins Xbox, PS5 slim, AMD Anti-Lag+ disaster, and more!Scientists also discover a 'missing law of nature' that blew Jak's mind, and the duo discuss teaming up to play the latest Lord of the Rings game.Oct 20, 2023 2:06 AM CDT
- Scientists discover Earth's core may be leaking out onto its surfaceA team of researchers believes that Earth's core may be leaking out onto the planet's surface based on recently discovered isotopes.Oct 20, 2023 1:16 AM CDT
- Astronaut snaps epic photograph of the recent solar eclipse from spaceAn astronaut aboard the International Space Station has snapped a photograph of the annual solar eclipse that happened earlier this week.Oct 20, 2023 12:32 AM CDT
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X: 64 cores, 128 threads @ 5.1GHz, 320MB cache, 350W TDP at $4999AMD reignites the HEDT (high-end desktop) PC market with its new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series CPUs, maxed out at 64C/128T for $4999.Oct 19, 2023 10:40 PM CDT
- AMD Radeon RX 7900M mobile GPU released: Navi 31, 16GB VRAM, for $2800+ gaming laptopsAMD's new Radeon RX 7900M mobile GPU announced: Navi 31 GPU, with 72 RDNA 3 GPU cores boosting up to 2GHz+, 16GB GDDR6 at 18Gbps, with a 180W TGP.Oct 19, 2023 7:18 PM CDT
- Rockstar adds GTA mobile games to its Game Pass-like GTA+ subscriptionRockstar Games injects even more value into its own personal Game Pass-like subscription service, adds two new Grand Theft Auto games to the subscription.Oct 19, 2023 3:08 PM CDT
- A future foldable iPhone could have a screen that repairs itself if you scratch itA scratched screen is disheartening, but Apple has a plan for a 'self-healing' display that could recover from small chips and scratch marks.Oct 19, 2023 11:30 AM CDT
- NASA telescope captures 'face-on' view of a cosmic monster in deep spaceNASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has been used to capture a stunning view of a spiral galaxy 30 million light years away from Earth.Oct 19, 2023 10:20 AM CDT
- NASA space telescopes look into a nebula and see 'something watching' EarthAstronomers have used multiple NASA telescopes to peer into the Helix Nebula only to find it staring right back at Earth from light-years away.Oct 19, 2023 7:01 AM CDT
- Diablo 4 arrives on Steam, and yes, it's being review-bombed by frustrated and salty PC gamersThe game's Steam debut is garnering a lot of negativity, but on the plus side it's 25% off and Season 2 has brought a lot of updates.Oct 18, 2023 10:32 PM CDT
- Tesla will start Cybertruck deliveries on November 30, Elon Musk is now Santa ClausTesla's new Cybertruck will be delivered to select customers starting November 30, before going into full production next year at its Texas Gigafactory.Oct 18, 2023 7:07 PM CDT
- Fed up with the Microsoft Store loading really slowly on Windows 11? It's now way, way fasterWe're talking loading three times as fast and being way more responsive, which is a definite boon for those who use the Microsoft Store.Oct 18, 2023 12:29 PM CDT
- OpenAI to roll out AI image detection tool that is '99% reliable'OpenAI, the creators behind the immensely popular ChatGPT and DALL-E image generation AI tools, has announced a new AI image generator-detector.Oct 18, 2023 9:46 AM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 8950X CPU leak suggests slower clocks, and slower performance than previous leakageBut don't worry yet - this latest AMD Zen 5 benchmark leak is a tricky one to gauge, and there's good news for gamers here, to boot.Oct 18, 2023 8:25 AM CDT
- Let's hope this Nintendo Switch 2 rumor isn't realA new rumor is circulating regarding Nintendo's next-generation console that is currently in the works, and I really hope it doesn't happen.Oct 18, 2023 1:00 AM CDT
- Humans photograph 'ring of fire' from deep space satellite 1 million miles from EarthThe Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite located 1 million miles from Earth has captured a stunning image of the recent solar eclipse.Oct 18, 2023 12:16 AM CDT
- Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mobile CPU spotted: 16 cores at 5.1GHz for next-gen 2024 laptopsIntel's new Core Ultra 9 185H mobile processor flexes its muscle in new Geekbench 5 result, underwhelming early results against other mobile CPUs.Oct 17, 2023 9:30 PM CDT
- New Lord of the Rings game opening cinematic is voiced by Gimli from the moviesThe actor who played Gimli in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy has narrated the opening cinematic for the new LOTR survival game.Oct 17, 2023 7:51 PM CDT
- Intel's new Core i9-14900K goes over 9000!!!! Record-breaking 9.0GHz OC at minus 235C tempsIntel's just-launched Core i9-14900K already overclocked to insane levels, with a record-breaking 9.1GHz CPU frequency world record, and DDR5-11614 OC.Oct 17, 2023 6:19 PM CDT
- RTX Video Super Resolution Version 1.5 brings improved image quality and de-artifacts contentNVIDIA updates its DLSS for video streaming RTX tech with improved upscaling and the ability to de-artifact native resolution streams.Oct 17, 2023 8:02 AM CDT
- Intel officially announces and launches Intel Core 14th Gen Desktop ProcessorsAfter months of leaks and rumors and speculation the new Intel Core 14th Generation desktop processor lineup is finally here, and available now.Oct 17, 2023 3:04 AM CDT
- Nintendo patent reveals what may be a crazy new design for the Switch 2Nintendo has filed a new patent that has revealed a crazy new design for what may be the second-generation Nintendo Switch console.Oct 17, 2023 2:03 AM CDT
- iPhone 15 Pro Max users are reporting Apple's worst problem yet, screen burn-inA group of iPhone 15 Pro Max users are reporting what is easily the worst issue that has popped up in Apple's latest generation of iPhone: screen burn-in.Oct 17, 2023 12:02 AM CDT
- Xbox first-party may jump to $11.6 billion following Activision-Blizzard mergerGames analyst and expert Joost van Dreunen predicts that Microsoft's first-party video games revenues could reach $11.6 billion combined with Activision.Oct 20, 2023 5:04 PM CDT
- Can't afford a smart washing machine? Just give your plain old washer a Raspberry Pi brainWe've seen some pretty nifty Raspberry Pi projects over the years, and this is one of them - a way to teach an old washer some new tricks.Oct 20, 2023 10:47 AM CDT
- Apple Podcasts expands integration with Alexa by bringing the service to more countriesApple Podcasts is coming to many more countries via Amazon devices that support the virtual assistant, Alexa, further expanding the podcast service.Oct 20, 2023 1:47 AM CDT
- Apple rumored to drop ChatGPT-rival AI with iOS 18 and iPhone 16Rumors suggest that Apple is preparing to launch a slew of generative AI features with iOS 18, expected to drop sometime in late 2024.Oct 20, 2023 1:02 AM CDT
- NASA's Webb telescope shocks scientists with photo of never-before-seen jet inside JupiterNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped an image of Jupiter, revealing a never-before-seen jet inside the atmosphere of the planet.Oct 20, 2023 12:16 AM CDT
- Alienware m18 gaming laptop: first with AMD's new flagship Radeon RX 7900M 16GB mobile GPUAlienware's new m18 gaming laptop is the first to feature AMD's new Radeon RX 7900M 16GB mobile GPU, and with an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX mobile CPU.Oct 19, 2023 9:08 PM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 price more than DOUBLES in China after US export banThe Biden administration puts new sanctions on China for GPU technology, GeForce RTX 4090 falls under that category, banned... now doubled in price.Oct 19, 2023 6:35 PM CDT
- Windows 11's Copilot AI gets some useful tweaks - but we hope bigger changes are coming soonPreview build 23570 makes Copilot's entrance animation smoother, plus there's a neat touch for multi-monitor users - but what about those plugins?Oct 19, 2023 1:54 PM CDT
- Man orders coffee while wearing Meta's new mixed reality headset Meta Quest 3The future is seemingly here as a man has walked into a shop to order a coffee with the new Meta Quest 3, a mixed reality headset.Oct 19, 2023 11:00 AM CDT
- NASA spacecraft captures photograph of the most volcanic world in the solar systemNASA's Juno mission has made a close fly-by of the most volcanically active body in the solar system, Jupiter's fifth moon called IO.Oct 19, 2023 10:03 AM CDT
- Spacecraft photographs astronomical 'zombie' in deep space traveling at 22,000 mphAstronomers have identified a 'zombie' astronomical object rampaging its way out of a region of the universe at an astonishing 23,000 mph.Oct 19, 2023 6:41 AM CDT
- NVIDIA and Foxconn team up to build AI factories: will build self-driving cars, and moreNVIDIA and Foxconn are collaborating on developing 'AI factories' with the two companies set to become leaders in the AI manufacturing revolution.Oct 18, 2023 8:11 PM CDT
- Netflix hikes the price of its premium plan, will now cost you $23 per monthNetflix hikes the price of its Basic and Premium plans: Basic goes from $10 to $12, while Premium goes from $20 to $23. Ad-supported plans unaffected.Oct 18, 2023 6:34 PM CDT
- Spider-Man 2 launch day patch improves the start of the game and adds accessibility optionsPlayStation 5 gamers who've bought a boxed copy need to make sure they get the day one patch for the best experience of open world New York.Oct 18, 2023 11:09 AM CDT
- Nintendo reveals what Hogwarts Legacy will look like on the SwitchThe Nintendo Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy is only a few weeks away from releasing, and Nintendo has shared what the title will look like.Oct 18, 2023 9:17 AM CDT
- AMD launches two new Radeon RX 6750 GRE models, one with 10GB of VRAM and one with 12GBAMD launches two new RDNA 2 GPUs, and if that wasn't confusing enough these two cards feature similar product names but wildly different specs.Oct 18, 2023 1:32 AM CDT
- Massive comet regrows glowing 'horns' on its way to its closest approach to EarthAstronomers monitoring the massive volcanic comet that's the size of a small city have detected an outburst, making it a dozen times brighter.Oct 18, 2023 12:45 AM CDT
- KIOXIA showcases its massive SSD range at the Open Compute Project Global Summit 2023From enterprise to data centers to hyperscale storage solutions the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit 2023 is underway and KIOXIA is there.Oct 17, 2023 11:02 PM CDT
- AMD disables Anti-Lag+ tech in ALL games with new driver, after CS2 issues and VAC banningAMD's new Radeon 23.10.2 driver disables Anti-Lag+ technology in ALL supported games, after issues with Call of Duty, PUBG, Apex Legends, and CS2.Oct 17, 2023 8:45 PM CDT
- Running AI Large Language Models on Windows PCs with GeForce RTX GPUs just got a massive boostAlongside DLSS 3 support coming to a batch of new games, NVIDIA's latest GeForce Game Ready driver release greatly improves Generative AI performance.Oct 17, 2023 7:32 PM CDT
- Intel's Battlemage GPUs might be a 'fireball' spell rather than just 'burning hands'But maybe not a 'meteor swarm' as we won't get high-end graphics cards, a leaker tells us, but we might get a spectrum of low-to-mid GPUs as per Alchemist.Oct 17, 2023 10:39 AM CDT
- Scientists suggest bombarding the lunar surface with lasers to create moon roadsLunar soil is dangerous for rovers, spacesuits, and human lungs if it's inhaled by astronauts, but what if lasers were used to blast it?Oct 17, 2023 6:17 AM CDT
- Netflix subscribers will be getting a bunch more games based on hit TV showsNetflix is reportedly moving further into gaming by expanding its mobile gaming offerings based on hit TV shows for subscribers to the platform.Oct 17, 2023 2:47 AM CDT
- Stunning videos of the October 2023 solar eclipse were captured from around the worldThe October 2023 annular solar eclipse was captured from multiple locations worldwide, and here are some of the best videos of the event.Oct 17, 2023 1:46 AM CDT
- Cougar NxSys Aero gaming chair has integrated cooling to cool you down while you gameCougar's latest gaming chair, the NxSys Aero, adds a sizable RGB fan that treats you like a GPU and CPU that needs to stay cool when gaming.Oct 16, 2023 10:59 PM CDT
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