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AMD to unveil Ryzen 7000 'Zen 4' during livestream on August 29AMD will host the unveiling of its Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs, AM5 platform, and DDR5 EXPO memory overclocking on YouTube later this month on August 29.Aug 16, 2022 7:38 PM CDT
Microsoft finally confirms Xbox One console salesMicrosoft legal counsel inadvertently reveals Xbox One console sales figures in new documents, but Microsoft still doesn't give exact sales numbers.Aug 16, 2022 11:34 AM CDT
World's strongest magnetic field created, stronger than the planet'sA world record for the strongest steady magnetic field has been set by the Steady High Magnetic Field Facility (SHMFF) in Hefei, China, at 45.22 Tesla.Aug 16, 2022 5:10 AM CDT
Top 5 most terrifying things in spaceSpace certainly isn't a safe place at all, and there are many different things that have the possibility of killing you if you were ever to explore it.Aug 16, 2022 3:32 AM CDT
Nightmare-level 'sea bugs' discovered can grow 1.5 feet in lengthA team of researchers has discovered a new species of giant 'sea bug' that lives in regions of the deep sea, and they look like nightmare fuel.Aug 16, 2022 2:14 AM CDT
Android flagship smartphones in 2023: Snapdragon 8 Gen2 made by TSMCQualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen2 SoC is expected to power ALL of the 2023 flagship Android smartphones, made on TSMC's new 4nm node process.Aug 15, 2022 10:31 PM CDT
Intel Arc GPUs use DirectX 9 to DirectX 12 emulator, no native DX9 APIIntel Xe and Arc GPUs will use DX12 to emulate DX9, with Arc GPUs featuring no native DX9 support whatsoever, Microsoft's D3D90n12 interface is used.Aug 15, 2022 8:34 PM CDT
Lord of the Rings film SFX experts working on new Middle-Earth gameWeta Workshop, the SFX and prop company behind the Lord of the Rings films, is working on a new video game set in Tolkien's legendary fantasy universe.Aug 15, 2022 11:28 AM CDT
New timeline reveals when and how the Sun will burn out and dieThe European Space Agency's Gaia mission has released a new dataset looking at stars throughout the universe, informing the timeline of our own Sun's life.Aug 15, 2022 7:33 AM CDT
Astronauts may soon breathe oxygen created using magnetsInternational researchers have developed a new method for producing oxygen in space for astronauts to breathe on the ISS or a trip to Mars using magnets.Aug 15, 2022 6:03 AM CDT
Bioengineered cornea successfully restores sight in 20 patientsSwedish researchers have developed a bioengineered cornea to replace human corneas sourced from deceased donors for transplants to treat blindness.Aug 15, 2022 4:32 AM CDT
Europe's largest nuclear plant hit by Russia, now Europe is at riskOfficials from the International Atomic Energy Agency have begged that the bombing around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant needs to stop immediately.Aug 15, 2022 1:03 AM CDT
Unity's new real-time Lion demo runs at 4K 30FPS on PlayStation 5Unity's impressive hair and fur rendering on their Lion tech demo, runs at 4K 30FPS on the Sony PlayStation 5 with millions of hair strands in real-time.Aug 14, 2022 10:44 PM CDT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT now $699, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti now $869GPU prices continue to fall: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti are now available for -30% below MSRP. Just before next-gen GPUs launch.Aug 14, 2022 8:46 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU pricing leak: flagship Zen 4 costs $900AMD's next-gen Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPU pricing listed by Canadian retailer, Ryzen 9 7950X costs $900 or so, while Ryzen 5 7600X costs $330 or so.Aug 14, 2022 7:28 PM CDT
Prep for spooky season with this incredibly cheap Resident Evil bundleLooking for cheap and affordable Resident Evil game sales? Capcom and Humble Bundle have you covered with this must-buy PC game collection for just $30.Aug 14, 2022 5:07 PM CDT
Netflix's video game venture may not actually pay offNetflix is investing millions into video games to help value-oriented subscriber growth and retention, but few subscribers are actually playing its games.Aug 14, 2022 3:04 PM CDT
AMD will be attending Gamescom in-person: Zen 4 + RDNA 3 to be teased?Milosz Bialas, the Senior Developer Relations at AMD, confirmed that 'AMD is attending Gamescom' after a huge 2-year break, and we ALL can't wait for it.Aug 14, 2022 12:00 AM CDT
Elon Musk says his taxes are automatically audited every yearElon Musk, the richest man in the world, has said that every year his taxes are audited by the Internal Revenue Service by 'default'.Aug 13, 2022 1:31 AM CDT
SEGA has no plans to delay Sonic Frontiers despite fan criticismSEGA's executive management says that the company currently has no plans to delay Sonic Frontiers despite the game being criticized by fans and gamers.Aug 12, 2022 1:16 PM CDT
Sony adds new PC hub to PlayStation website for easy discoverySony adds a new PC gaming hub to the PlayStation website, signalling an end to console game exclusivity...at least for older evergreen catalog titles.Aug 12, 2022 10:09 AM CDT
World's largest asset manager BlackRock gets deeper into BitcoinThe world's largest asset management firm has further delved into the cryptocurrency industry by exposing itself and its customers to Bitcoin.Aug 12, 2022 6:02 AM CDT
NASA challenges US students to design vital equipment for a Moon baseNASA has posed a new challenge to US students with the space agency asking for ideas on constructing what will be vital Moon base equipment.Aug 12, 2022 4:35 AM CDT
NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope photographs UFOsA new study details red UFOs seen in images taken by NASA's newest and best space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).Aug 12, 2022 3:25 AM CDT
Elon Musk posts image and says 'this will be Mars one day'SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared an image of what he believes will be the future of the Red Planet he's working towards landing on.Aug 12, 2022 1:31 AM CDT

Evil West delayed to November because it's releasing on five platformsFlying Wild Hog has delayed Evil West to November 2022 citing difficulties of developing and optimizing the game for five separate gaming platforms.Aug 16, 2022 5:32 PM CDT
Astronauts going to Mars would receive huge, unsafe radiation dosesNew research indicates that the enormous amount of solar radiation astronauts would receive on a round trip to Mars makes such a trip currently infeasible.Aug 16, 2022 7:11 AM CDT
First publically available flying car can reach 155 mph and do flipsThe JetRacer is the latest creation of Franky Zapata, a VTOL aircraft with 10 jet engines capable of reaching speeds of 250km/h and a 3,000-meter altitude.Aug 16, 2022 4:42 AM CDT
Jeff Bezos comments on Amazon's new 'Lord of the Rings' seriesAmazon founder Jeff Bezos has commented on the upcoming Amazon's new 'Lord of the Rings' prequel TV show that will release next month.Aug 16, 2022 3:03 AM CDT
Samsung's new 55-inch Odyssey Ark 4K 165Hz gaming monitor costs $3500+Samsung's out-of-this-world Odyssey Ark is a 55-inch 4K 165Hz gaming display beast, which has 6 speakers, can be put in an amazing portrait mode. Do want.Aug 15, 2022 11:52 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB GPU 'production resumed', makes no senseNVIDIA GA102 GPUs sitting around, so production has reportedly resumed with AIBs making new GeForce RTX 3080 12GB graphics cards, before next-gen is here.Aug 15, 2022 9:48 PM CDT
Intel Arc A770 GPU used in Blender's Cycles benchmark with ray tracingIntel Arc A770 discrete GPU inside of an Intel NUC 11 Extreme PC runs Blender's Cycles with ray tracing at SIGGRAPH 2022, through realtime viewport.Aug 15, 2022 7:52 PM CDT
Rockstar games like GTA to make less than $1 billion this yearTake-Two Interactive predicts that Rockstar Games titles will make less than $1 billion in net bookings in Fiscal Year 2023, indicating no GTA 6 release.Aug 15, 2022 10:25 AM CDT
Elon Musk congratulates Tesla for hitting new milestoneTesla CEO and founder Elon Musk has congratulated his employees on reaching a monumental milestone of manufacturing three million cars.Aug 15, 2022 7:02 AM CDT
TikTok employees say the company had a 'kill list' for workersEmployees at TikTok have revealed that the company has kept a 'kill list' of staff they wanted to let go of from one of its offices.Aug 15, 2022 5:32 AM CDT
Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink internet hacked with $25 homemade deviceElon Musk SpaceX Starlink internet service was easily hacked by a security researcher that constructed a simple $25 homemade device.Aug 15, 2022 2:32 AM CDT
Our Milky Way galaxy's destiny was photographed by a telescopeThe destiny of the Milky Way galaxy was captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, showing the distant fate of our universe.Aug 15, 2022 12:32 AM CDT
XMG's new NEO 17 gaming laptop: Ryzen 9 6900HX + GeForce RTX 3080 TiXMG details its new NEO 17 + NEO 15 gaming laptops: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU, and liquid cooling support.Aug 14, 2022 10:12 PM CDT
MSI's next-gen X670E Carbon motherboard listed for under $500MSI's next-gen X670E and X670 motherboards listed: X670E Carbon costs $474 or so, PRO X670-P costs $316 or so. Both are ready for AMD's next-gen Zen 4.Aug 14, 2022 8:12 PM CDT
Intel has no Arc GPUs for Arc Scavenger Hunt winners, CPUs insteadIntel has absolutely NO discrete Arc GPUs to give away as it promised in its Arc Scavenger Hunt, winners can now choose a Core i7 or Core i5 CPU instead.Aug 14, 2022 6:55 PM CDT
GIVEAWAY: Sabrent Rocket DDR5 16GB DC kit & Rocket 4 Plus G 2TB SSDAlmost $600 worth of awesome new Sabrent products to be won in our latest giveaway, including an unreleased gamers SSD, and some DDR5 memory modules.Aug 14, 2022 4:59 PM CDT
Diablo IV will reportedly have a battle pass and a premium currencyWhat kind of monetization will Diablo IV use? Cosmetic microtransactions have been confirmed, but new reports show battle passes will be included too.Aug 14, 2022 2:12 PM CDT
AMD Navi 32 'Wheat Nas' GPU: Navi 31's little brother expected in 2023AMD's next-gen Navi 32 'Wheat Nas' GPU detailed: 64MB of Infinity Cache, less than Navi 22 -- should be the next-gen GPU powering the Radeon RX 7700 XT.Aug 13, 2022 11:32 PM CDT
AMD Navi 31 'Plum Bonito' GPU: more details drop on Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD's next-gen Navi 31 'Plom Bonito' GPU detailed: configuration was finished in 2019, finalized in 2020, and no changes have been made since then.Aug 12, 2022 9:14 PM CDT
Grand Theft Auto earnings at $7.68 billion since GTA V launchRockstar Games' sensation mega-hit franchise Grand Theft Auto has earned nearly $8 billion revenues since Grand Theft Auto V's original release in 2013.Aug 12, 2022 12:10 PM CDT
24 of Russia's most-used fighter jets have been shot downRussia is turning to 'outdated' fighter jets after the nation suffered heavy losses with twenty-four of its most capable fighter jets.Aug 12, 2022 7:04 AM CDT
Scientists confirm the Mandela Effect exists, creating false memoriesUniversity of Chicago scientists have confirmed the existence of the Visual Mandela Effect, causing people to have a consistent widespread misremembrance.Aug 12, 2022 5:34 AM CDT
Quality new concrete made from 100% rubber, using only old tiresResearchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have created a new concrete made entirely from waste rubber sourced from old tires.Aug 12, 2022 4:32 AM CDT
FBI was after nuclear weapons documents when they raided Trump's houseThe FBI searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Largo Club in Palm Beach, and reports indicate they were after nuclear weapons documents.Aug 12, 2022 2:35 AM CDT
Elon Musk asks his Twitter followers if they've seen his 'sex tape'SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to his Twitter account to ask his 100+ million followers if they have seen his 'sex tape'.Aug 12, 2022 1:03 AM CDT

Disney to reveal new Marvel action game from Uncharted developerDisney plans to reveal or tease a brand new action-adventure Marvel game from one of the renowned developers that helped solidify the adventure genre.Aug 16, 2022 4:19 PM CDT
Fusion energy world-record achieved, proof it can self-sustainThe LLNL's National Ignition Facility's world record nuclear fusion energy yield of 1.3 MJ has been confirmed as the first achievement of fusion ignition.Aug 16, 2022 5:46 AM CDT
Nuclear war would cause global famine, but some countries may be saferRutgers University researchers have simulated six nuclear war scenarios to show that excess particulate in the atmosphere would lead to worldwide famine.Aug 16, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
NASA's Hubble telescope shows off its skill with new phenomenal photosNASA's Hubble Space Telescope may be a relic compared to Webb, but it is still more than capable of taking jaw-dropping photographs of the cosmos.Aug 16, 2022 2:41 AM CDT
AMD's new Radeon 22.8.1 drivers support Marvel's Spider-Man RemasteredAMD's new Radeon Software Adrenalin 22.8.1 drivers support Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on the PC, Radeon Boost using VRS for Halo Infinite.Aug 15, 2022 11:27 PM CDT
AMD Zen 4 launching September 27, same day as Intel Raptor Lake CPUsAMD reportedly moves Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPU launch to September 27, the same day as Intel's upcoming 13th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake' CPUs.Aug 15, 2022 9:18 PM CDT
This guy hacked a John Deere 4240 tractor display, plays DOOM on itDOOM has been modded to play on a variety of things, but now it's running on a John Deere tractor display with a modified corn field to play in.Aug 15, 2022 7:15 PM CDT
Brand-new humanoid robot unveiled, the CyberOneThe Xiaomi Group has unveiled the next robot in its Cyber lineup, the CyberOne, a bipedal, humanoid robot that can recognize up to 45 human emotions.Aug 15, 2022 8:02 AM CDT
Officials accuse teen of paying for bomb threat at school with BitcoinAuthorities have accused a 17-year-old high school student of paying for a bomb threat to be called on a school with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.Aug 15, 2022 6:32 AM CDT
Tinnitus treatment breakthrough achieved using smartphonesTinnitus, the sound of constant ringing or other noises in your ear, has been markedly improved by a new polytherapeutic approach using smartphones.Aug 15, 2022 5:01 AM CDT
Uranus' name sucks, but it smells like farts where it rains diamondsA NASA scientist has explained the history behind Uranus' name and how it's 'definitely distracting' when trying to educate students.Aug 15, 2022 1:35 AM CDT
Facebook's own AI chat bot calls Mark Zuckerberg a 'bad person'Meta's most advanced artificial intelligence chatbot called, BlenderBot 3 has been asked what it thinks about its own CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Aug 15, 2022 12:03 AM CDT
Unreal Engine 5.1 update is here: fixes awful stuttering issuesEpic Games publishes an updated Unreal Engine 5.1 roadmap: an exciting lineup of improvements are coming to Unreal Engine with teh new 5.1 update.Aug 14, 2022 9:27 PM CDT
Get Microsoft Office 2021 for $13.52 & Windows for $7.42 at GoDeal24!GoDeal24 has a Super Sale on Microsoft software, including Windows 10 Pro for only $6.14 and some specials 62% off on Microsoft Office.Aug 14, 2022 7:33 PM CDT
Red Dead Redemption 2 sales hit 45 million, continues strong trendsRockstar's outlaw magnum opus has now sold 45 million copies across all platforms and remains one of the best-selling non-GTA games under the label's belt.Aug 14, 2022 6:02 PM CDT
NetEase poaches more devs as industry hurtles towards live gamesGaming is currently dominated by multi-billion dollar live service games from mega-corps like NetEase, and more developers are joining live studios.Aug 14, 2022 4:02 PM CDT
Samsung's next-gen 990 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD confirmed by PCI-SIGSamsung 990 PRO SSDs have been listed by PCI-SIG, as a PCIe 5.0 x4 compliant add-in card ready for future Intel and AMD chipsets and crazy-high speeds.Aug 14, 2022 12:27 AM CDT
New South Park game will be published by THQ Nordic, likely an FPSA new South Park game is in development and the game will be published by THQ Nordic, with strong indications that it'll be a first-person shooter.Aug 13, 2022 4:52 PM CDT
Hogwarts Legacy delayed into 2023 and Switch release undeterminedThe new Harry Potter RPG game Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed and will no longer release in 2022, instead opting for an early 2023 launch on PS5, Xbox SX.Aug 12, 2022 2:13 PM CDT
PlayStation live games on PC may get cross-save and PSN integrationSony's new PlayStation live games may support PlayStation Network account integration on PC as well as cross-saves between PS4, PS5, and PC platforms.Aug 12, 2022 11:05 AM CDT
New AI algorithm detects brain abnormalities that lead to epilepsyResearchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm as part of the MELD project to detect brain abnormalities that lead to epilepsy.Aug 12, 2022 6:33 AM CDT
Ancient Maya played games with rubber balls made from cremated rulersThe ancient Maya city of Tonina has been excavated in Mexico, revealing a crypt containing the cremated ashes of its rulers, used to make balls for a game.Aug 12, 2022 5:03 AM CDT
Pentagon furious as Russian spy satellite tailgates US spacecraftThe Russian Kosmos 2558 spy satellite launched on August 1st has come within only 41.6 miles of the classified USA 326 satellite launched in February 2022.Aug 12, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
Scientists prove origin story of the Moon with rare meteoriteNew research published in a scientific journal adds significant evidence to a theory of the origin of the Moon and its long relationship with Earth.Aug 12, 2022 1:50 AM CDT
Intel should shut down or sell off its GPU division, says analystJPR estimates $3.5 billion in losses from Intel's Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics (AXG), says they should shut down their GPU department.Aug 11, 2022 11:21 PM CDT

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