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- Robots weirdly dodge and answer questions at the world's first human-robot press conferenceNine humanoid robots gathered at the world's first human-robot press conference hosted at the AI for Good conference, and the responses were varied.Jul 11, 2023 2:25 AM CDT
- Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM creators want to prove it doesn't impact performance in PC gamesDenuvo wants to prove that its DRM doesn't impact a game's performance and is planning to work with independent tech reviewers to change public perception.Jul 11, 2023 1:28 AM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 overclocked to a record-breaking and fun 4090 MHzThe race to 4.0 GHz might be over but German overclocker CENS is still having some fun as he pushes GeForce RTX 4090 to... 4090 MHz.Jul 10, 2023 10:57 PM CDT
- EA opens new studio Cliffhanger Games to work on Black Panther singleplayer AAA gameElectronic Arts opens a new studio, Cliffhanger Games, in its EA Entertainment label to make a singleplayer Black Panther game with an original story.Jul 10, 2023 3:27 PM CDT
- Final Fantasy franchise sales break 180 million following Final Fantasy XVI's launchFinal Fantasy XVI's sales performance on PlayStation 5 has pushed total Final Fantasy franchise sales past 180 million worldwide in the last 36 years.Jul 10, 2023 11:48 AM CDT
- Banned Twitter account tracking Elon Musk's private jet pops up on ThreadsThe Twitter account that was tracking Elon Musk's private jet and was permanently banned from the platform has emerged on Meta's newly released Threads.Jul 10, 2023 7:33 AM CDT
- NASA's Webb telescope photographs a fiery galaxy with a violent past in deep spaceNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has photographed a fiery spiral galaxy that has a very violent past and is located 131 million light-years away.Jul 10, 2023 5:14 AM CDT
- Meta's Threads app is on track to 100 million users as it reaches 70 million in just 5 daysMeta's newly launched Threads app is on its way to 100 million users, as it attracted more than 70 million users within the first 5 days of its launch.Jul 10, 2023 2:44 AM CDT
- DLSS support is coming to this month's Remnant II, Jagged Alliance 3, and moreDLSS 2 Super Resolution support confirmed for Jagged Alliance 3 and Testament: The Order of High Human, and the highly anticipated sequel Remnant II.Jul 9, 2023 10:02 PM CDT
- Nintendo ends fiscal year with $8.98 billion in cash, $17 billion net assetsNintendo ends its Fiscal Year 2023 period with $12 billion revenues, $8.98 billion cash and cash equivalents, and $17 billion in total net assets.Jul 9, 2023 11:24 AM CDT
- Reddit issues 'final warning' to subreddits posting NSFW content to kill advertising revenueReddit has issued a final warning to subreddits finding reasons to add a Not Safe For Work (NSFW) label, which prevents the subreddit from advertising.Jul 8, 2023 1:33 AM CDT
- Baldur's Gate III is so big that it takes 80 hours to beat 'if you blitz through it'Baldur's Gate III is such a massive RPG that it can take 80 hours if you rush through it...and 'many times that' if you take your time and explore.Jul 7, 2023 2:42 PM CDT
- FTC: Activision and Microsoft identified 'large financial benefits' to ATVI games on Game PassFTC's pre-hearing findings of fact document says that Activision and Microsoft 'identified large financial benefits' from Activision games on Game Pass.Jul 7, 2023 11:42 AM CDT
- Intel Core i7-14700K may run with 20-cores and be a 'complete beast' (but maybe not for gamers)This could be a dream processor for creative types, more so than for gamers, according to the latest leak from a popular YouTuber.Jul 7, 2023 9:15 AM CDT
- Man caught trying to enter country with 420 SSDs taped to his bodyChinese customs have caught a man with 420 SSDs worth more than $30,000 at the border, specifically the hardware smuggler at 420 M.2 SSDs.Jul 7, 2023 6:53 AM CDT
- Flagship AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 3D V-Cache CPU is on sale with a massive discountAMD's flagship 3D V-Cache processor is available now with a sizable 17% discount, bringing the price down on this flagship CPU to just USD 557.Jul 6, 2023 11:57 PM CDT
- Grab an epic summer deal like Windows 10 Pro for $16 and Office 2016 for $27 from Scdkey.comScdkey.com's Summer Sale has some awesome deals like Windows 10 Pro for just $16 and Office 2016 for just $27. Go and grab a deal while these prices last!Jul 6, 2023 7:33 PM CDT
- Rumor suggests Intel's Core i9-14900K will only be enough to scrape by as next-gen flagship CPUTemper your expectations for Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh processors, as they might be a bit weaker than anticipated, or so the rumor mill reckons.Jul 6, 2023 11:40 AM CDT
- Ubisoft has a plan to stop cheaters in its games - by boring them to death (and it's working)QB tech is far from fully explained, but we're told it's effective, and aims to make life so tedious for the developers of cheats that they just give up.Jul 6, 2023 8:48 AM CDT
- NVIDIA has already been using the new revised 12V power connector on the GeForce RTX 4070NVIDIA is changing the 12VHPWR connector for the GeForce RTX 40 Series, and it looks like a version of it has already appeared on the GeForce RTX 4070.Jul 6, 2023 12:58 AM CDT
- ASRock launches a low profile Intel Arc A380 GPU that doesn't require external powerIt might not be a gaming powerhouse, but ASRock's new Intel Arc A380 Low Profile 6GB GPU would be a great addition for a budget build.Jul 5, 2023 10:29 PM CDT
- Game Pass effect: Xbox's game subscription service is changing consumer buying habitsXbox Game Pass isn't just a subscription--it's a new transformative business model that is changing consumer buying habits in a very interesting way.Jul 5, 2023 12:43 PM CDT
- Thinking of a system RAM upgrade for your PC? Now might be a good time to buyPrices are bottoming out after quarter upon quarter of big drops, and would-be DDR5 buyers might want to make a move - though DDR4 is a little different.Jul 5, 2023 5:29 AM CDT
- Twitter gives update on limiting number of tweets, saying 'you must slow down to speed up'Twitter has given an update on the new tweet limitations plaguing the platform, explaining why it couldn't notify users ahead of the changes.Jul 5, 2023 1:33 AM CDT
- CableMod's custom 90-Degree 12VHPWR connector also melts, reigniting the GPU controversyCableMod's 90-degree 12VHPWR Degree Angled Adapter is seen as a must-have add-on for the GeForce RTX 4090, though it too is prone to melting.Jul 5, 2023 12:32 AM CDT
- Beyond imagination: NASA releases hypnotic video of Webb telescope flying past 5,000 galaxiesNASA has released a phenomenal video showcasing 5,000 galaxies that have been observed by NASA and the ESA's James Webb Space Telescope.Jul 11, 2023 2:02 AM CDT
- Groundbreaking: humanity's first encounter with exotic material from outside our solar systemA Harvard physicist has claimed he has obtained pieces of what could be fragments of an alien technology arriving from outside our solar system.Jul 11, 2023 12:52 AM CDT
- MSI is prepping to launch GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Slim with 16GB of VRAM in white16GB RTX 4060 Ti models are expected to launch next week, and MSI's GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Slim will make use of the company's new cooler design.Jul 10, 2023 10:28 PM CDT
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare II sold 4.4 million copies on PlayStation 1 week, beat FIFA 23Modern Warfare was a huge success on PlayStation, selling 4.4 million copies in its first week, accounting for around 30% of $1 billion record sales.Jul 10, 2023 1:18 PM CDT
- NVIDIA's graphics card making partners don't seem to have much faith in the RTX 4060 Ti 16GBBoard manufacturing partners are unexcited about the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, and won't be pushing this graphics card much, we're told via the grapevine.Jul 10, 2023 10:32 AM CDT
- NASA humanoid robot to do dirty work in Australia before it helps astronauts in spaceNASA has announced it's sending a humanoid robot called Valkyrie to Western Australia to serve as an oil rig attendant before it heads to space.Jul 10, 2023 5:59 AM CDT
- Researchers discover a head-scratching mysterious radioactive rock on the far side of the MoonA team of researchers have discovered what appears to be a mysterious 30-mile-wide hunk of granite located on the dark side of the Moon.Jul 10, 2023 4:50 AM CDT
- Elon Musk calls Zuckerberg a 'cuck' then proposes 'literal dick measuring contest'Elon Musk has continued firing shots at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the release of the Threads app, a direct competitor to Musk's $44 billion Twitter.Jul 9, 2023 11:31 PM CDT
- GEEKOM MiniAir 11 SFF PC Summer Sale - Intel Celeron mini PC for just $194 with $135 discountGEEKOM is running a Summer Sale on its MiniAir 11 mini PC with Intel 11th Gen Celeron-5105 processor for just $194, which includes a huge $135 discount.Jul 9, 2023 5:04 PM CDT
- Xbox Game Pass and Starfield could help Xbox deliver record Q1 earningsBetween Xbox Series X resupply, a new Series S, the Xbox Game Pass Price hike, and Starfield, Xbox gaming is poised to deliver a record-breaking Q1.Jul 8, 2023 10:24 AM CDT
- Elon Musk throws a jab at Threads by saying it's just Instagram without all the 'thirst pics'Twitter owner Elon Musk has commented on the recent release of Meta's Threads app, saying it's just Instagram without the 'thirst pics'.Jul 8, 2023 12:59 AM CDT
- Xbox Game Pass price increase now in effect, Xbox LIVE conversion ratios have also changedThe new Xbox Game Pass price hike has officially taken place on console, and Microsoft has also adjusted the Xbox LIVE -> Game Pass conversion ratios.Jul 7, 2023 1:05 PM CDT
- Webb telescope discovers oldest active supermassive black hole ever seen and it's 'tiny'NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has broken a new record by detecting what is now considered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date.Jul 7, 2023 10:46 AM CDT
- Head of Instagram reveals what's coming to ThreadsThe head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, has revealed that Meta is currently developing several key features it plans to roll out to Threads.Jul 7, 2023 8:42 AM CDT
- Twitter lawyers claim Meta built Threads with illegal trade secrets and former Twitter staffTwitter lawyers have sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg threatening to sue the company over the release of its new text-based app Threads.Jul 7, 2023 6:20 AM CDT
- AMD Adrenalin driver release resolves high idle power issue for Radeon RX 7000 GPUsIt's been on the 'Known Issues' list since the Radeon RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX launched in December of last year, and it has finally been fixed.Jul 6, 2023 10:56 PM CDT
- Smoke, Rain, Frost, Cyrax, Sektor join Mortal Kombat 1 roster in explosive new gameplay footageNetherRealm and WB Games reveal a chaotically brutal new gameplay trailer for Mortal Kombat 1, showcasing the retunr of a bunch of classic characters.Jul 6, 2023 2:07 PM CDT
- Nintendo boosts R&D spending as next-gen Switch 2 loomsNintendo increases its research and development (R&D) spending as it prepares its next-gen Switch console and a fusillade of new software and content.Jul 6, 2023 11:09 AM CDT
- NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti GPU with 16GB VRAM rumored to launch on July 18The fresh spin on the RTX 4060 Ti graphics card should be here in under a fortnight, but how many gamers are going to buy this 16GB version?Jul 6, 2023 5:55 AM CDT
- Colorful GeForce RTX 4090 iGame LAB reclaims world record with 3.975 GHzSo close to 4 GHz you can taste it! Overclocker Cens reclaims the crown for the Colorful GeForce RTX 4090 iGame LAB as the race to 4 GHz heats up.Jul 5, 2023 11:56 PM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 price drops to $999 for the first timeThe GeForce RTX 4080 price has dropped down to $999 for the first time over at Newegg, with the sub-$1000 price representing a 16% discount from its MSRP.Jul 5, 2023 9:58 PM CDT
- NVIDIA RTX 4060 graphics card now spotted at 10% below MSRP in EuropeIn Spain, the RTX 4060 has been dropped substantially only just after its launch, and we've seen price cuts in France and Germany, too.Jul 5, 2023 10:35 AM CDT
- Google says it will use all your public posts and data to train its AI modelsGoogle quietly updates its privacy policies to note that it's going to use everything that's public and, on the internet, to train its AI models.Jul 5, 2023 2:28 AM CDT
- NASA receives a phone call from a helicopter on another planetNASA has finally re-established communications with a very important helicopter that's currently located on the surface of another planet.Jul 5, 2023 1:16 AM CDT
- Intel's NUC 12 Enthusiast Serpent Canyon SFF PC is over $500 cheaper at GEEKNUC than AmazonGEEKNUC is running an incredible summer sale where it's offering the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Serpent Canyon SFF PC for a huge discount over other sellers.Jul 5, 2023 12:05 AM CDT
- Harvard physicist says he may have found alien spacecraft fragments, and some look like EarthA Harvard professor believes he may have found fragments of alien technology that landed on Earth inside a meteor that was discovered in 2014.Jul 11, 2023 1:45 AM CDT
- Fake Samsung M.2 SSD being sold for cheap performs worse than USD flash driveFake SSDs are being sold for cheap, and with brands like Samsung being ripped off what you're actually getting is nothing close to the real thing.Jul 10, 2023 11:32 PM CDT
- BioWare writer leaves after 21 years with the studioJay Watamaniuk, who helped write Mass Effect, Anthem, and Star Wars The Old Republic, has left BioWare after more than 21 years with the RPG developer.Jul 10, 2023 7:56 PM CDT
- Intel Core i7-14700K benchmark leaks stoke excitement for rumored 20-core CPUThe first purported benchmark leaks have arrived for the Core i7-14700K, and they show an impressive level of multi-core performance.Jul 10, 2023 12:28 PM CDT
- Intel's next desktop CPUs - Raptor Lake Refresh - rumored to launch mid-OctoberRaptor Lake Refresh processors could debut on October 17 or during the following week, with Arrow Lake CPUs still due late in 2024.Jul 10, 2023 8:14 AM CDT
- US announces its no longer storing sarin gas, staggering 30,000 ton stockpile destroyedThe United States has announced that it has completed destroying more than 30,000 tons of chemical weapons, including deadly sarin gas.Jul 10, 2023 5:31 AM CDT
- Twitch announces its finally adding features that will help small creators get discoveredTwitch has announced it will be rolling out a slew of long-awaited new features aimed at bringing more discoverability to streamers.Jul 10, 2023 3:10 AM CDT
- ASUS launches GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Atlas Shark with 12VHPWR power connectorASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Atlas Shark with 16-pin 12VHPWR connector spotted, and the switch from 12-pin to 16-pin could be the case of part availability.Jul 9, 2023 10:57 PM CDT
- Big 3 earnings compared: PlayStation vs Xbox vs NintendoNintendo's latest annual report gives more insight on the performance comparisons between gaming's big 3 triumvirate: Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo.Jul 9, 2023 12:19 PM CDT
- Elon Musk Twitter account goes viral by calling Mark Zuckerberg a lizard, 'see you in the cage'An Elon Musk Twitter account has gone viral by seemingly fooling millions of people with a post that calls Zuckerberg a lizard and a copycat.Jul 8, 2023 2:12 AM CDT
- MSI unveil the G274QPF, a new 27-inch 170Hz eSports gaming monitorMSI has revealed it will be releasing a brand new 1440p gaming monitor with a refresh rate of 170Hz that will support both AMD FreeSync and NVIDIA G-Sync.Jul 7, 2023 11:41 PM CDT
- Intel Battlemage rumor suggests 2nd-gen GPUs might be too little, too late, sadlyIntel Arc rumors are indicating that if Battlemage GPUs aren't already a lost cause, these graphics cards are seriously floundering.Jul 7, 2023 12:15 PM CDT
- World's largest LED screen worth $2.3 billion is turned on for the first timeMadison Square Garden and Sphere Entertainment have unveiled the world's largest LED screen and begun testing full eye-watering animations.Jul 7, 2023 10:20 AM CDT
- Meta responds to Instagram accounts being erased because of ThreadsMeta has acknowledged the voiced concern about users deleting their Threads account and realizing their Instagram account also was erased.Jul 7, 2023 7:15 AM CDT
- Leaked letter to Mark Zuckerberg reveals Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over ThreadsTwitter has filed a lawsuit against Meta over the company's new Threads app, claiming it's a 'copycat' of Twitter built by former company employees.Jul 7, 2023 5:55 AM CDT
- ADATA launches LEGEND 970 PCIe Gen5 SSD with custom active cooling to reduce temperaturesThe ADATA LEGEND 970 delivers sequential read and write speeds of up to 10,000 MB per second and features a patented cooling solution.Jul 6, 2023 10:34 PM CDT
- IO Interactive opens fifth game studio as it ramps production of new 007 James Bond gameDanish video game developer IO Interactive has opened its fifth studio to help work on upcoming new projects like the ambitious 007 James Bond game.Jul 6, 2023 1:18 PM CDT
- Capcom wants to take 'great care' in new Mega Man games, won't rush developmentCapcom says it wants to take 'great care' in new Mega Man games, is not interested in rushing new products out in order to maximize repeated sales.Jul 6, 2023 10:09 AM CDT
- GeForce RTX 4090 4.0 GHz clock speeds has been achieved by overclocker SplaveThe race to hit a boost clock speed of 4 GHz on a GeForce RTX 4090 is over, with a new HWBOT submission showcasing a 4005 MHz result from Splave.Jul 6, 2023 1:22 AM CDT
- ENERMAX introduces new REVOLUTION D.F. X ATX 3.0 power supplies from 850W up to 1600WENERMAX is adding a touch of ARGB lighting to its line-up of ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 ready power supplies with the new REVOLUTION D.F. X.Jul 5, 2023 11:26 PM CDT
- GTA V returns to Game Pass for the third time, Take-Two obviously a believer in subscriptionsGrand Theft Auto V has returned to Xbox Game Pass for the third time, showing that publishers are interested in taking advantage of the subscription.Jul 5, 2023 3:29 PM CDT
- Remember treasure foxes in Skyrim? Now we have legendary loot rats to follow in Diablo 4Want to find legendary loot in Diablo 4? A crazy new theory suggests all you need to do is follow the rats and you'll find it. (No cows are involved).Jul 5, 2023 7:18 AM CDT
- A mysterious DLSS 'Ultra Quality' mode appeared in F1 23, but it's just NVIDIA's DLAADLSS 'Ultra Quality' mode appears in F1 23, but NVIDIA says it was a mistake and this is simply DLAA and will be renamed in upcoming patch.Jul 5, 2023 1:58 AM CDT
- ASUS unveils new TUF GAMING ultrawide display featuring a 180Hz refresh rateASUS has unveiled a new ultrawide display under its TUF Gaming line-up, introducing the VG34VQL3A, a 34-inch ultrawide panel clocked at 180Hz.Jul 5, 2023 1:02 AM CDT
- AMD's new Ryzen 5 7500F could be the budget CPU to get for the Ryzen 7000 line-upA new six core CPU for the Ryzen 7000 series, with info pointing to AMD launching a budget friendly Ryzen 5 7500F as early as this week.Jul 4, 2023 11:58 PM CDT
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