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- DARPA is creating nuclear rockets for space, and looking for ideasThe U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA is developing nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engines for its DRACO program in cislunar space.May 11, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
- Multiple high ranking Apple employees quit, publish open letter whyA group of high-level Apple employees has published an open letter that explains why they have resigned and won't return to work.May 11, 2022 2:40 AM CDT
- Netflix to fast-track rolling out its plan to kill account sharingTwo sources that have leaked information to The New York Times have said that Netflix is planning on fast-tracking its plans.May 11, 2022 12:47 AM CDT
- AMD releases new Radeon Software Adrenalin 22.5.1 driversAMD's new Radeon Software Adrenalin 22.5.1 drivers are out, supporting the new Radeon RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT.May 10, 2022 8:50 PM CDT
- Lenovo Legion 7 gaming laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX + Radeon RX 6850M XTLenovo's new Legion 7 gaming laptop: all-AMD system with up to Ryzen 9 6900HX processor, Radeon RX 6850M XT graphics card.May 10, 2022 7:13 PM CDT
- NASA looks to the metaverse to prepare astronauts for living on MarsNASA has partnered with Epic Games and HeroX to 'challenge' game developers to create virtual reality assets that help with Mars.May 10, 2022 7:32 AM CDT
- Drone swarms can now autonomously fly & track you through dense forestResearchers have created a swarm of small drones capable of navigating around obstacles in the wild while remaining coordinated.May 10, 2022 4:43 AM CDT
- Crazy video shows a test vehicle catapulted toward space at 1,000+ mphSpinLaunch has used its Suborbital Accelerator Launch System to catapult an optical camera payload toward space in a recent test.May 10, 2022 4:02 AM CDT
- First powered aircraft to operate on another world is at risk of dyingNASA announced its martian helicopter is facing serious challenges as communications between the rover and the aircraft stopped.May 10, 2022 2:04 AM CDT
- US college forced to close after cyberattack, posts goodbye noteA college in the US has announced it will be closing its doors very soon following the impact of a cyberattack in December 2021.May 10, 2022 12:31 AM CDT
- Intel Alder Lake-HX: 16-core CPU w/ OC + PCIe 5.0 support for laptopsIntel's new Alder Lake-HX CPUs: first mobile chip with 16 cores, offers PCIe 5.0 support and XMP 3.0 profiles for OC, and more.May 9, 2022 9:32 PM CDT
- NVIDIA LHR crypto mining gimp has been unlocked, for Linux at leastNBMiner (NebuMiner) team unlocks 100% of crypto mining performance on NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series LHR-gimped graphics cards.May 9, 2022 6:31 PM CDT
- EA plans Lord of the Rings smartphone game to bolster mobile earningsElectronic Arts has renewed its license with Middle-Earth Enterprises and is planning a new Lord of the Rings smartphone game.May 9, 2022 4:01 PM CDT
- US government commission accuses Switzerland of enabling PutinA US commission has issued a firm criticism of Switzerland's laws that are concealing numerous Russian assets and aiding Putin.May 9, 2022 3:13 AM CDT
- Elon Musk dragged online for a 9-minute private jet flightElon Musk has been dragged online after a Twitter bot that tracks Musk's private jet revealed a short trip of just 31 miles.May 9, 2022 1:32 AM CDT
- YouTubers shoot bullets through eggs and film it at 1 million FPSTwo YouTubers known for capturing things in slow motion have shot a bullet through an egg and filmed it at 1 million FPS.May 9, 2022 12:04 AM CDT
- ASUS teases new ROG Strix SQ7: 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, coming soonASUS is preparing to launch tis new ROG Strix SQ7 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD... in 1TB capacity at first, expect it at Computex.May 8, 2022 7:43 PM CDT
- Sony may have leaked new Gotham Knights multiplayer featuresSony may have accidentally leaked a new major feature coming to Warner Bros. Montreal's ambitions-open world Gotham Knights game.May 8, 2022 12:30 PM CDT
- SpaceX president says humanity will be on Mars 'in this decade'Gwynne Shotwell, the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX, has predicted that astronauts will land on Mars this decade.May 8, 2022 6:24 AM CDT
- Scientists have reversed signs of aging with fecal transplantsResearchers have identified how changes in one's gut bacteria influence signs of aging and how transplants can help reverse them.May 8, 2022 3:48 AM CDT
- Halo TV show is a 'global hit,' helped push Paramount+ to 39.6m subsThe new Halo TV show is a 'huge global hit' that helped surge Paramount+ subscribers to a new all-time high of 39.6 million.May 7, 2022 3:33 PM CDT
- Engineers build real life flying motorcycles for a specific purposeA company that builds jet packs used by civilians and the military has created a flying motorcycle for a specific purpose.May 7, 2022 12:03 AM CDT
- FTC issues Second Request in Sony's $3.6 billion Bungie dealThe FTC is investigating Sony's $3.6 billion buyout of Bungie, not the DOJ, and has requested more info from both companies.May 6, 2022 11:22 AM CDT
- Amazing satellite views capture this years first solar eclipseThe first solar eclipse of the year on April 30th was captured by NOAA satellites that spotted the lunar disk blocking the sun.May 6, 2022 4:43 AM CDT
- NASA says there is a leak at the center of our Milky Way galaxyNASA has taken to its blog to explain that the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy sometimes burps out streams.May 6, 2022 3:05 AM CDT
- Elon Musk drops warning says Russia is attacking Starlink satellitesSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that Russia is attempting to bring down SpaceX Starlink satellites over Ukraine.May 11, 2022 3:22 AM CDT
- Apple just discontinued one of its most popular products ever createdApple announced it has discontinued one of its most popular products ever created. It put thousands of songs in your pocket.May 11, 2022 2:10 AM CDT
- Nine 18-year-olds ground plane with vile images sent to passengersNine 18-year-olds have grounded a plane just before it was about to take off by sending vile images to several passengers.May 11, 2022 12:12 AM CDT
- Intel's new 'Enthusiast' 16-core Alder Lake-HX laptop CPU is officialIntel's new 12th Gen Intel Core HX processors: up to 16C/24T for laptops, PCIe 5.0 support, and up to 128GB of DDR5 RAM.May 10, 2022 8:10 PM CDT
- US House subcommittee to hold hearing on UFOs next weekUS House subcommittee holding a public hearing on UFOs next week, dubbing them 'unidentified aerial vehicles'. We Are Not Alone.May 10, 2022 6:44 PM CDT
- The first-ever reversal of a supermassive black hole was just observedA mysterious eruption observed from a supermassive black hole seems to be from a spontaneous reversal of its magnetic field.May 10, 2022 5:25 AM CDT
- Intel confirms Arc Alchemist desktop GPU is China exclusive at launchIntel confirms that its entry-level Arc A-series desktop GPUs will be an exclusive to China, launching in Q2 -- what a mess.May 10, 2022 4:26 AM CDT
- Scientists discover 'road to Atlantis' at bottom of the Pacific OceanMarine scientists discovered what was described as the 'road to Atlantis' while exploring the seabed in the Pacific Ocean.May 10, 2022 3:06 AM CDT
- Tinder man scams woman out of $8 million left to her by murdered dadA growing scam called 'pig butchering' has caused a woman to lose $8 million that was left to her by her murdered father.May 10, 2022 1:34 AM CDT
- Russian TVs hacked to show grim message about dead Ukrainian childrenOn the same day that Russia celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany, smart TV's across the nation were hacked to show a grim message.May 10, 2022 12:02 AM CDT
- GIGABYTE is using a larger cooler on its Radeon RX 6950 XT GAMING cardGIGABYTE's entire RDNA 2 refresh GPU family detailed: new flagship Radeon RX 6950 XT GAMING OC is huge, much bigger than 6900 XT.May 9, 2022 7:14 PM CDT
- Incredible Unreal Engine 5 clip paves way to next-gen Backrooms vidsA new Unreal Engine 5 project shows the photorealistic power of Epic's engine, will help pave way to next-gen Backrooms vids.May 9, 2022 5:02 PM CDT
- WD unveils industry's first 22TB CMR and 26TB SMR HDDs for the cloudWestern Digital debuts the the 26TB Ultrastar DC HC670 UltraSMR HDD and the 22TB Ultrastar DC HC570 HDD, an industry first.May 9, 2022 11:05 AM CDT
- Bitcoin continues its downtrend, market hit by 'extreme fear'Many Bitcoin whales are currently preparing to get out of the market as massive amounts of Bitcoin flood back into exchanges.May 9, 2022 2:31 AM CDT
- Russian head official threatens Elon Musk over helping UkraineSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been threatened by Russia over him assisting Ukraine in defending against Russia's invasion.May 9, 2022 1:04 AM CDT
- Elon Musk: 'If I die under mysterious circumstances, nice knowing ya'Elon Musk must've frightened the Illuminati, tweets: 'If I die under mysterious circumstances, it's been nice knowin ya'.May 8, 2022 9:33 PM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti unlocked with XOC BIOS: 890W power limitNVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 3090 Ti has a 450W power limit... not anymore... not for overclockers at least: 890W power unlocked.May 8, 2022 7:16 PM CDT
- NFTs weren't the main reason Square Enix sold to Embracer GroupNFTs and blockchain were not the primary reasons that Square Enix sold Tomb Raider and Deus Ex among others for $300 million.May 8, 2022 11:58 AM CDT
- Development of Hyundai's all-terrain robotic vehicles is underwayHyundai's New Horizons Studio has created a brand-new lab to research and develop all-terrain Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs).May 8, 2022 4:47 AM CDT
- Take-Two's microtransaction terminology now includes NFTsTake-Two Interactive's definition of Recurrent Consumer Spending now includes NFTs alongside microtransactions and subscriptions.May 7, 2022 8:41 PM CDT
- Microsoft may lose $1 billion a year making Call of Duty exclusiveMicrosoft could lose out on over $1 billion in sales revenues (about $1.32 bn) if it keeps Call of Duty off of PlayStation, and Sony could lose $500M.May 7, 2022 2:52 PM CDT
- A new WWE role-playing game is in development, to be announced soonOn the heels of WWE 2K22's huge success, World Wrestling Entertainment has licensed the WWE brand to make a new role-playing game.May 6, 2022 1:09 PM CDT
- World's largest plane successfully tests hypersonic capabilitiesStratolaunch's Roc has the largest wingspan of any aircraft and recently flew to test upgrades for its hypersonic capabilities.May 6, 2022 5:25 AM CDT
- Vladimir Putin explains why you can't trust Wikipedia over state mediaRussian President Vladimir Putin has commented in a recent interview questioning Wikipedia's credibility and favoring state media.May 6, 2022 4:22 AM CDT
- Binance CEO had a 'blank check' ready for Elon Musk's Twitter dealElon Musk has raised over $7 billion in funding for his Twitter buyout, with many investors already eager to give large checks.May 6, 2022 2:35 AM CDT
- 'Purple Haze' photographed millions of light years from EarthThe European Southern Observatory released a new photograph snapped by the Very Large Telescope of 'purple haze' in deep space.May 11, 2022 3:03 AM CDT
- Facebook sued over 'human trafficking' for labor, deceived employeesA former Facebook moderator is suing the parent company, Meta, over its alleged involvement in 'human trafficking' for labor.May 11, 2022 1:45 AM CDT
- Intel teases Arctic Sound M GPU for data center: ACM-G10 GPU + 150WIntel Arctic Sound M PCIe Gen 4 graphics card based on the Intel Xe-HPG GPU is dropping in Q3 2022, I'll believe it when I see it.May 10, 2022 9:40 PM CDT
- ASRock intros Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula: 21-phase VRM, 2495MHz GPUThe new ASRock Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula flagship GPU features 21-phase VRM design, 2495MHz Boost Clock (and I'm sure more).May 10, 2022 7:37 PM CDT
- Sabrent unleashes CFexpress Type-B Card: now in 512GB + 1TB capacitiesSabrent releases its CFexpress Type-B Cards: just 3W power draw, offering up to 1700MB/sec reads, and up to 1500MB/sec writes.May 10, 2022 2:25 PM CDT
- Multiple bodies found as lake drops to record lows from droughtTwo bodies have been found within a week as water levels for Nevada's Lake Mead reach record lows during the ongoing drought.May 10, 2022 5:04 AM CDT
- This mind-controlled prosthetic arm was built by a high school student17-year-old Benjamin Choi has created an AI-powered and mind-controlled prosthetic arm that only costs around $300 to manufacture.May 10, 2022 4:22 AM CDT
- NASA detects asteroid size of a building making approach to EarthNASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory asteroid detection system recorded a building-sized asteroid zoom past our planet on May 9.May 10, 2022 2:33 AM CDT
- Bitcoin makes history in this US state with the first home purchasedBitcoin has made history in one US state as the first real-estate transaction using Bitcoin was made. The purchase took 8 seconds.May 10, 2022 1:02 AM CDT
- Intel Arc Alchemist delayed AGAIN, drivers blamed: mid-summer releaseSigh. Intel's new Arc Alchemist desktop GPU has been delayed... again... now it's expected to miss Q2 2022 and arrive mid-summer.May 9, 2022 10:12 PM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 6000 series CPUs get DisplayPort 2.0 UHBR certificationAMD's new Ryzen 6000 series mobile CPUs get DisplayPort 2.0 Ultra-High Bit Rate (UHBR) certification: up to 4K 120Hz on 1 cable.May 9, 2022 6:57 PM CDT
- Stardew Valley continues massive success streak with 20 million salesStardew Valley has now sold over 20 million copies in six years time, making it one of the most successful indie games in history.May 9, 2022 4:31 PM CDT
- WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD: 1TB, 2TB, 4TB capacity, up to 7.3GB/sec readWestern Digital expands WD_BLACK SSD portfolio, intros the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB. 1TB starts from $190.May 9, 2022 11:00 AM CDT
- NASA photographs a fresh crater on Mars that's only a couple years oldNASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed a fresh crater on Mars's surface that appears to be only a couple of years old.May 9, 2022 2:05 AM CDT
- Elon Musk's huge 6-year plan for Twitter has been revealedA publication has acquired Elon Musk's presentation to investors that outlines his plans for Twitter and his financial targets.May 9, 2022 12:31 AM CDT
- ASUS x Noctua GeForce RTX 3080 spotted: quad-slot card looks... uniqueASUS x Noctua GeForce RTX 3080 spotted: quad-slot cooling design that is the old school RTX 3080 with 10GB, not 12GB GDDR6X.May 8, 2022 8:58 PM CDT
- People Can Fly updates its new games pipeline, includes 5 projectsOutriders developer People Can Fly is currently working on five games including 2 AAA titles for Square Enix and Take-Two.May 8, 2022 1:29 PM CDT
- Canada will now prosecute those who commit crimes on the moonCanada has passed an amendment to its Criminal Code, expanding its jurisdiction to allow it to prosecute crimes to the moon.May 8, 2022 6:43 AM CDT
- New DARPA hypersonic missile prototype test flew 5x the speed of soundLockheed Martin has tested a new hypersonic cruise missile prototype for DARPA's Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program.May 8, 2022 4:11 AM CDT
- Most of Take-Two's awards are based on stock, not microtransactions75% of Take-Two Interactive's restricted stock unit rewards are based on stock price performance, not microtransaction boosts.May 7, 2022 5:38 PM CDT
- Man who received a pig heart transplant dies with animal virus DNAA man who received the first genetically modified pig heart transplant has sadly died two months after receiving his transplant.May 7, 2022 12:32 AM CDT
- Final Fantasy XVI is NOT done, Square Enix will take time to polishFinal Fantasy 16 game director Yoshi-P recently commented on the game's development status, confirms the RPG is not finished yet.May 6, 2022 12:16 PM CDT
- The Vatican is making its way into the Metaverse and NFTsMetaverse developer Sensorium is partnering with the Vatican non-profit organization Humanity 2.0 to create a VR NFT gallery.May 6, 2022 5:04 AM CDT
- Apple, Google, and Microsoft are seeking to ditch passwordsApple, Google and Microsoft have announced they will adopt a common standard from the FIDO Alliance to enable passwordless logins.May 6, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
- Scientists want to use lunar soil to give exploring astronauts oxygenA group of researchers believes that they can provide exploring astronauts oxygen through lunar soil found all over the moon.May 6, 2022 2:02 AM CDT
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