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MSI intros its first custom Intel Arc A380 graphics card: no frillsMSI joins ASRock and GUNNIR with its new Arc A380 6G graphics card: based on Intel reference design, with no factory overclocking.Aug 7, 2022 9:35 PM CDT
Intel loses first AIB, won't make Arc GPUs over 'quality concerns'The first AIB has pulled out of making Intel Arc GPUs over 'quality concerns', stopping production... fueling the bad Intel news.Aug 7, 2022 7:17 PM CDT
Space station's new robotic arm tested, showing off amazing viewsThe recent launch of the new Wentian module for China's Tiangong space station brought with it a new robotic arm to be tested.Aug 7, 2022 8:30 AM CDT
SpaceX rocket crashes into bridge, delaying upcoming launchSpaceX's new Falcon 9 rocket for the upcoming Crew-5 mission to take four space goers to the ISS has been damaged in a collision.Aug 7, 2022 5:27 AM CDT
Singleplayer games are extremely un-important for Activision-BlizzardEA might say it cares about singleplayer games, but Activision-Blizzard surely doesn't--online live games have built Activision.Aug 5, 2022 1:04 PM CDT
World's first holographic teleportation between nations achievedResearchers have successfully used holoportation to seamlessly transport individuals from Ontario to Alabama and vice versa.Aug 5, 2022 4:46 AM CDT
Elon Musk explains government backlash for smoking weed on Joe RoganElon Musk has sat down and explained the backlash he experienced from the government for smoking weed on the Joe Rogan Podcast.Aug 5, 2022 3:08 AM CDT
Officials confirm Elon Musk SpaceX rocket debris crashed in a fieldOfficials have confirmed that debris from one of Elon Musk's SpaceX missions has crash landed into a farmer's field in Australia.Aug 5, 2022 1:42 AM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 latest: October launch, upwards of $1500+NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 4090 latest rumor: October launch 'still planned' and should be in 450W form, at least at first.Aug 4, 2022 10:26 PM CDT
ASUS details flagship ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme + HERO motherboardsASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme and ROG Crossahir X670E HERO motherboards detailed: new ALC4082 audio codec, and so much more.Aug 4, 2022 8:19 PM CDT
Blizzard mobile revenues up 462% after Diablo Immortal's releaseBlizzard's mobile segment revenues have skyrocketed by more than 460% year-over-year thanks to Diablo Immortal's release in June.Aug 4, 2022 2:18 PM CDT
Watch this neutron star explosively absorb another nearby starThe ALMA radio telescope has watched one of the most luminous explosions from a short gamma ray burst after a neutron star merger.Aug 4, 2022 8:59 AM CDT
Bodies and more surface as largest US reservoir hits all-time-lowThe United States' largest reservoir has dropped to its lowest water levels since it was first filled, revealing bodies and more.Aug 4, 2022 6:33 AM CDT
Gamer spends $100,000 on his character, complains he can't play anyoneA gamer has spent an astonishing $100,000 on character upgrades and then complains he's too powerful to fight any other players.Aug 4, 2022 3:02 AM CDT
Massive sinkhole randomly appears, officials rush to investigateOfficials have rushed to a massive sinkhole that randomly appeared, with officials' estimates putting its diameter at 100 feet.Aug 4, 2022 1:33 AM CDT
NASA confirms origin for spaghetti-like object found on Mars by roverLast month the Perseverance rover stumbled across a spaghetti or noodle-like object, and now NASA has confirmed its origin.Aug 4, 2022 12:02 AM CDT
AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPU: August 29 announcement, September 15 launchAMD to announce Zen 4-powered Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPUs on August 29, reviews on September 13, launch on September 15.Aug 3, 2022 8:04 PM CDT
Sony does not plan to ship 80 million PlayStation 5s this yearA significant transcription error says that Sony wants to ship 80 million PlayStation 5 consoles by the end of March 2023.Aug 3, 2022 1:46 PM CDT
PC made up 50% of Capcom's Q1 game sales, or about 5.8 millionPC is very important to Capcom, and the PC platform made up 50% of total game unit sales during its most recent Q1'22 period.Aug 3, 2022 10:22 AM CDT
MIT has created new AI 'neurons' 1 million times faster than the brainMIT researchers have created new artificial 'neurons' and 'synapses' to enable analog deep learning with artificial intelligence.Aug 3, 2022 6:42 AM CDT
NASA's Webb peers into the chaos of a deep space 'cartwheel'NASA has released a new image snapped by the James Webb Space Telescope that showcases the chaos of a 'Cartwheel Galaxy'.Aug 3, 2022 4:31 AM CDT
Man threw away hard drive worth $150 million, lays out recovery planA British engineer that threw away a hard drive that contains 7,500 Bitcoin worth $100 million has laid out a recovery plan.Aug 3, 2022 1:37 AM CDT
SK hynix unveils 238-layer NAND: 50% perf boost, industry's highestSK hynix unveils the 'industry's highest' NAND flash chip: 238-layer NAND beats Micron, Samsung, KIOXIA to the layered punch.Aug 2, 2022 9:17 PM CDT
AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirms: Ryzen 7000 CPUs coming this quarterAMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su herself confirms that the all-new 5nm Ryzen 7000 series desktop GPUs and AM5 platform will launch this quarter.Aug 2, 2022 7:48 PM CDT
Intel Xeon 'Sapphire Rapids' massive delay: an entire year, and someIntel's new Xeon 'Sapphire Rapids' CPU was due in Q1 2022 and has now been delayed until Q1 2023, surprising exactly no one.Aug 2, 2022 6:25 PM CDT

Intel cutting corners, drops premium packaging on flagship Core CPUsIntel's premium packaging design on flagship Core i9-12900K and Core i9-10980XE CPUs dropped, Intel is less premium now?Aug 7, 2022 9:19 PM CDT
GIVEAWAY: be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX, Pure Loop 2 FX, and merchbe quiet! joins us for a contest giving away some of its new products including the Pure Base 500 FX and Pure Loop 2 FX.Aug 7, 2022 6:47 PM CDT
NASA celebrates Curiosity Mars rover's 10th birthday with a new videoNASA is celebrating the Curiosity Mars rover's tenth anniversary of being on Mars with a recap of what we have learned from it.Aug 7, 2022 7:18 AM CDT
Watch this new helicopter jetpack combo take to the skiesAustralian company CopterPack has revealed its second-generation electric backpack helicopter in flight in a new promo video.Aug 7, 2022 5:00 AM CDT
Space mystery could be solved by these 'shrinking' planetsCaltech researchers have observed a new collection of 'shrinking' mini-Neptune exoplanets that could explain the small planet gap.Aug 5, 2022 5:47 AM CDT
Elon Musk says when he will launch the largest flying object ever madeSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sat down for an interview where he said when he'll launch the largest flying object ever made.Aug 5, 2022 4:28 AM CDT
Elon Musk responds to rumors about building his own US airportSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the many rumors saying he is considering building his own airport in the US.Aug 5, 2022 2:46 AM CDT
Meteor bombardment confuses onlookers as sky is lit up bright greenEye witnesses have been left confused as numerous meteors have flown overhead, causing the sky to light up a green color.Aug 5, 2022 1:16 AM CDT
Intel tiled GPU on Meteor Lake: major issues delay CPU to end of 2023Intel has reportedly cancelled most of its N3 orders with TSMC for 14th Gen Core 'Meteor Lake' over major issues with the GPU.Aug 4, 2022 9:50 PM CDT
Activision-Blizzard made more from mobile than consoles + PC combinedIn Q2 2022, Activision-Blizzard became a mobile-first video games publisher as mobile beat out all other platforms combined.Aug 4, 2022 4:09 PM CDT
Gotham Knights shockingly won't have microtransactionsWarner Bros Games, who is known for microtransaction games, isn't infusing in-game cosmetic microtransactions into Gotham Knights.Aug 4, 2022 11:20 AM CDT
New synthetic embryos grown without sperm, eggs, or a wombResearchers have grown synthetic embryos without sperm or egg cells, instead using mice stem cells cultured in a petri dish.Aug 4, 2022 8:35 AM CDT
First astronaut to fly on NASA's mission back to the moon revealedThe European Space Agency has revealed the first passenger to fly for NASA's Artemis program on the upcoming Artemis I mission.Aug 4, 2022 6:02 AM CDT
NASA releases gorgeous image of Mars dunesNASA has released images snapped by its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that show desolate ridges in the region Cydonia Mensae.Aug 4, 2022 2:32 AM CDT
Mysterious ancient Egyptian temple found after 4,500 yearsA team of archaeologists has discovered a mysterious ancient sun temple that dates back 4,500 years to the Fifth Dynasty.Aug 4, 2022 1:03 AM CDT
OWC Envoy Pro FX with Portable SSD with Thunderbolt: now in 4TBOWC unveils its Envoy Pro Portable SSD with Thunderbolt is now available in the larger 4TB capacity, up to 2.8GB/sec, costs $899.Aug 3, 2022 8:52 PM CDT
ADATA announces ACE DDR5-6400, features one-of-a-kind pattern designADATA unveils its new ACE DDR5-6400 + DDR4-3600 memory: limited edition modules with a one-of-a-kind pattern design from Germany.Aug 3, 2022 7:26 PM CDT
Monster Hunter Rise is already Capcom's third best-selling gameMonster Hunter Rise has sold over 10 million copies in about a year on the market, is the second fastest-selling Capcom game.Aug 3, 2022 12:15 PM CDT
Artificial 'blowhole' completes year long test, exceeding expectationsA giant 'artificial blowhole' has completed a year-long trial in the ocean surrounding Tasmania, generating renewable energy.Aug 3, 2022 8:37 AM CDT
This new flying car is street-legal and now approved for flightThe Samson Switchblade electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle has been approved by the FAA to begin flight tests.Aug 3, 2022 6:12 AM CDT
New NASA Webb photograph captures our universe's most distant starNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has photographed the furthest known star in the universe - named after a Tolkien character.Aug 3, 2022 3:11 AM CDT
AI asked to show an image of humanity's greatest threatAn artificial intelligence has been asked to produce an image of what it believes to be the greatest threat to humanity.Aug 3, 2022 1:02 AM CDT
ADATA unveils LEGEND 960 PCIe 4.0 SSD: up to 7.4GB/sec readsADATA's new LEGEND 960 PCIe 4.0 SSD rocks up to 7.4GB/sec reads, sports black + gold theme and is ready for your gaming PC.Aug 2, 2022 8:29 PM CDT
Intel Core i7-13700K 'Raptor Lake' CPU overclocked to 6.0GHz all coresIntel's next-gen Core i7-13700K 'Raptor Lake' CPU has already been overclocked, up to a massive 6.0GHz on all Raptor Cove cores.Aug 2, 2022 7:27 PM CDT
Capcom has 'no plans' to raise prices of its gamesCapcom says it still has 'no plans' to raise the price of its video games to $69.99 across newer console platforms and PC.Aug 2, 2022 3:40 PM CDT

Netac SA500 SSD: up to 1TB capacity, 2.5-inch SSD with up to 530MB/secNetac's SA500: a new 2.5-inch SSD in 120GB through to 1TB in size with 500MB/sec to 530MB/sec reads, using 3D NAND flash tech.Aug 7, 2022 7:51 PM CDT
Space junk strikes multiple countries after rocket falls back to EarthThe uncontrolled descent of a recently launched Long March 5B rocket has strewn debris in Indonesia, Malaysia, & the Philippines.Aug 7, 2022 9:03 AM CDT
Physicist fools internet with photo of chorizo, claiming it was a starFrench physicist Etienne Klein fooled the internet with a photo of chorizo, suggesting it was a photo by the James Webb telescope.Aug 7, 2022 5:56 AM CDT
EA's future singleplayer games may not feature microtransactionsEA CEO Andrew Wilson clarifies that singleplayer games are designed to meet a specific need for storytelling and escapism.Aug 5, 2022 4:08 PM CDT
Fascinating new molecule discovered, made from light and matterResearchers from TU Wien have used a laser and ultracold atoms to create a previously theoretical molecule of light and matter.Aug 5, 2022 5:13 AM CDT
Scientists warn of what happens to the brain after midnightResearchers have warned of the changes in the brain that occur after midnight and are calling for more research to elucidate them.Aug 5, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
Here's why the Moon disappeared for months on endEarth's moon disappeared from view, and astronomers studying its history think they have found the reason for its disappearance.Aug 5, 2022 2:19 AM CDT
Intel to show off entry-level Arc PRO graphics cards at SIGGRAPH 2022Intel confirms its first Arc GPU for workstations will be showcased at SIGGRAPH 2022, with ray tracing and AI abilities, too.Aug 4, 2022 10:38 PM CDT
AMD teases next-gen premium X670E motherboards, ready for Zen 4 chipsASUS, ASRock, GIGABYTE, MSI, and BIOSTAR's next-gen X670E-based motherboards have been teased: ready to rock and roll with Zen 4.Aug 4, 2022 8:39 PM CDT
Call of Duty Vanguard, World of Warcraft lost nearly $627 millionCall of Duty Vanguard and World of Warcraft contributed the most to Activision-Blizzard's $627 million net revenue drop in Q2.Aug 4, 2022 3:07 PM CDT
Tencent to buy increased stake in Ubisoft from Guillemot familyTencent wants to buy more Ubisoft shares directly from the Guillemot founding family in a bid to become the largest shareholder.Aug 4, 2022 10:14 AM CDT
Vertagear announces new 800 Series gaming chair, with RGB lightingVertagear celebrates its 7th anniversary with the special launch of its new Vertagear 800 Series gaming chair, check them out!Aug 4, 2022 8:00 AM CDT
Situation at Europe's largest nuclear power plant is 'out of control'The United Nations IAEA director says that the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is 'completely out of control.'Aug 4, 2022 5:31 AM CDT
Man caught in car films softball-sized hailstones bombarding himA man caught in his car with two friends has filmed in fear of softball-sized hailstones bombarding him and surrounding cars.Aug 4, 2022 2:06 AM CDT
US scientists successfully revive organ cells in a dead animalA team of scientists has successfully revived cells in the organs of pigs that were confirmed to be dead in the laboratory.Aug 4, 2022 12:32 AM CDT
Samsung's next-gen SSDs teased: PCIe 5.0-based 990 Pro in 1TB, 2TBSamsung's next-gen 990 Pro 1TB + 2TB PCIe Gen5 SSDs have been teased, where we should expect up to 14GB/sec reads in the future.Aug 3, 2022 8:33 PM CDT
ASRock launches new Intel Arc A380 Challenger ITX graphics cardASRock joins GUNNIR with its custom Intel Arc A380 Challenger ITX graphics card, with a tiny design, single-fan, for around $192.Aug 3, 2022 7:08 PM CDT
Capcom digital game sales at highest point in the past six yearsCapcom's digital game sales reach a new quarterly high point of 10.4 million copies, beating all other quarters in six years.Aug 3, 2022 11:26 AM CDT
Dark matter detected closer to the birth of the universe than everA breakthrough in the detection of dark matter has allowed researchers to find it in galaxies billions of years older than before.Aug 3, 2022 7:40 AM CDT
New hyperloop train will almost break the speed of soundCanadian-French startup TransPod has unveiled its FluxJet electric vehicle for its upcoming TransPod Line hyperloop project.Aug 3, 2022 5:48 AM CDT
NASA's rover captures a new 'exciting' Mars sampleNASA's newest rover that has been exploring the surface of the Red Planet and has captured a new sample from a martian rock.Aug 3, 2022 2:12 AM CDT
AI asked to show an image of the most closely held secret on EarthArtificial intelligence has been asked to produce an image of the most closely held secret on Earth, and here's what it made.Aug 3, 2022 12:33 AM CDT
AMD + Phison tease PCIe 5.0 SSD on Ryzen 7000 series at 10GB/sec+Phison shows off its next-gen PS5026-E26 Gen5 SSD controller, with Micron's new 232-layer B58R TLC tech and AMD X670 chipset.Aug 2, 2022 8:01 PM CDT
SK hynix reveals 96GB DDR5 CXL 2.0 memory expansion solutionSK hynix reveals its first DDR5 DRAM-based CXL (Compute Express Link) memory samples: first one is 96GB based on 1anm node.Aug 2, 2022 7:00 PM CDT
Stunning new photos of 'violent' Tarantula Nebula unveiledThe Tarantula Nebula, or 30 Doradus, has been newly imaged using the ALMA telescope to capture new details in the beautiful area.Aug 2, 2022 6:18 AM CDT

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