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Elon Musk showcases the rocket slated to take humans to MarsSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to his personal Twitter account to showcase the launch vehicle slated to take us to Mars.Jun 15, 2022 12:32 AM CDT
Overwatch 2 Beta launches June 28, sign-ups kick off June 16Overwatch 2 beta sign-ups begin on June 16, beta kicks off on June 28 -- full game launches later this year, on October 4, 2022.Jun 14, 2022 9:38 PM CDT
Bitcoin tumbling HARD, all cryptos down: BTC was $30,000.. now $21,000Bitcoin has tumbled from $30K down to $21K with crypto analysts warning BTC could drop down to $8K... fueling the nightmare.Jun 14, 2022 7:33 PM CDT
Call of Duty: Warzone's Rebirth Island map replacement: Fortune's KeepActivision is replacing the Rebirth Island map from Call of Duty: Warzone, teases a new map called Fortune's Keep, coming soon.Jun 14, 2022 5:48 PM CDT
Valheim is coming to Xbox consoles Spring 2023 with full cross-playMassively popular indie sensation Valheim is coming to Xbox consoles in Spring 2023, will be included with Xbox Game Pass.Jun 14, 2022 12:29 PM CDT
New EV battery design can be 98 percent charged in under 10 minutesThe Enovix Corporation has unveiled new silicon anode lithium-ion batteries with higher energy density and faster charging rates.Jun 14, 2022 6:50 AM CDT
Tesla spontaneously combusts sitting in a junkyard, kept reignitingSacramento Metropolitan Fire District struggled to extinguish a Tesla fire that kept re-igniting, requiring a creative solution.Jun 14, 2022 5:07 AM CDT
El Salvador's multi-million dollar Bitcoin investment has now halfedEl Salvador was the first country to adopt Bitcoin officially, they then invested multiple millions of dollars that has now halved.Jun 14, 2022 3:04 AM CDT
Putin's bodyguards have to box up his poop and send it back to RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin reportedly carries a portable toilet with him and gets his bodyguard to collect his poop.Jun 14, 2022 1:33 AM CDT
Elon Musk has destroyed Putin's disinformation campaign, says PentagonThe Pentagon has said that Elon Musk has thwarted Russian President Vladimir Putin's disinformation campaign across Ukraine.Jun 14, 2022 12:02 AM CDT
System Shock remake gets some new gameplay footage, SHODAN is happyA new gameplay trailer for Nightdive Studio's remake of System Shock is here, and I so can't wait for SHODAN to haunt my dreams.Jun 13, 2022 9:53 PM CDT
Intel Core i9-13900 'performance preview': Raptor Lake CPU roarsIntel Core i9-13900 teased in 24-core CPU form with SiSoftware posting a new 'performance preview' of the Raptor Lake chip.Jun 13, 2022 7:16 PM CDT
Hideo Kojima confirms cloud game for Xbox, likely interactive horrorIt's official: Hideo Kojima is making a cloud game for Microsoft's Xbox studio, and it could be an interactive film-game hybrid.Jun 13, 2022 5:59 PM CDT
Ubisoft announces Assassin's Creed celebration livestream for June 14Ubisoft plans to hold a special livestream event to look back at the Assassin's Creed franchise, and possibly tease AC Infinity.Jun 13, 2022 1:52 PM CDT
Google engineer: AI chatbot is sentient, tells the AI to lawyer upThe Google engineer has suggested that AI chatbot 'LaMBDA' should 'get its own lawyer', could be the first lawyered-up AI.Jun 13, 2022 2:36 AM CDT
Apple M2 Max: 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU, made on TSMC next-gen 3nmApple's higher-end M2 Max will replace M1 Max, should pack 12-core CPU + 38-core GPU on TSMC's next-gen 3nm process node.Jun 12, 2022 10:48 PM CDT
AMD's next-next-gen RDNA 4 GPUs confirmed for 2024 on 'advanced node'AMD's original RDNA was on 7nm, so too is RDNA 2 -- RDNA 3 shifts to 5nm, however RDNA 4 uses an 'Advanced Node' -- probably 3nm.Jun 12, 2022 8:52 PM CDT
World's first 'carbon dioxide battery' facility opens in ItalyEnergy Dome has launched its first CO2 Battery facility in Sardinia, Italy, which can store energy long-term with >75% efficiency.Jun 12, 2022 9:01 AM CDT
Day length on Earth changes every six years, now we know whyResearchers from the University of South California have found Earth's inner core super-rotation to align with day length changes.Jun 11, 2022 10:01 PM CDT
Morrowind remake: Here's what it could look like on Xbox Series XThis ultra-modded Elder Scrolls III save shows what a Morrowind remake could look like on the newer Xbox Series X/S consoles.Jun 11, 2022 6:36 PM CDT
Naughty Dog put a tremendous amount of work into The Last of Us remakeNaughty Dog put a lot of work into The Last of Us Part I's remake on PS5, could pave the way for more first-party remakes.Jun 11, 2022 1:29 PM CDT
What is Layers of Fears? Bloober Team explainsBloober Team's new Layers of Fears game project isn't just an Unreal Engine 5 remaster of the first two Layers of Fear titles.Jun 10, 2022 5:41 PM CDT
New Outriders Worldslayer expansion gets 22 minutes of gameplaySquare Enix and People Can Fly show off 22 minutes of new Outriders Worldslayer expansion, which focuses on endgame content.Jun 10, 2022 4:02 PM CDT
God of War Ragnarok: no 2023 delay, targeting November 2022 launchSony Santa Monica is targeting a November 2022 release date for God of War Ragnarok on PS4 and PS5, may not be delayed into 2023.Jun 10, 2022 10:15 AM CDT
Video shows off new centaur-like robotic lunar rover in actionNew test footage shows the new robotic lunar rover from GITAI, named the R1, at a JAXA test facility emulating lunar conditions.Jun 10, 2022 6:34 AM CDT

Apple allegedly cripples its own web apps on purposeThe founder of Telegram has accused Apple of 'intentionally crippling' web apps, so users are more likely to download native apps.Jun 15, 2022 12:03 AM CDT
Amazon Prime Air drone deliveries take flight in California this yearAmazon Prime Air to start making drone deliveries in Lockeford, California starting later this year -- delivering to your backyard.Jun 14, 2022 8:23 PM CDT
Webex has Apple CarPlay support, now you can have meetings in your carWebex wants to make your Webex Meetings 'completely frictionless' between your Mac to your iPhone, and then into your car.Jun 14, 2022 7:27 PM CDT
Bethesda confirms Fallout 5 is coming after Elder Scrolls VIBethesda's Todd Howard confirms Fallout 5 is the next game after The Elder Scrolls VI, which is currently in pre-production.Jun 14, 2022 3:58 PM CDT
Ubisoft teases new Assassin's Creed game reveal for SeptemberUbisoft confirms it will reveal the 'future of Assassin's Creed' in September, may announce Rift or Assassin's Creed Infinity.Jun 14, 2022 11:33 AM CDT
Potential 'origin of life' found on asteroid by Japanese scientistsThe Hayabusa2 spacecraft made by JAXA has returned samples from the Ryugu asteroid that contain 23 different types of amino acids.Jun 14, 2022 6:19 AM CDT
'Pathogenic bacteria' from ISS has Russian scientists concernedRussian scientists are concerned about the possibility of contamination from microorganisms from the ISS on the new ROSS station.Jun 14, 2022 4:38 AM CDT
US regulator halts Elon Musk launching Starship, demands major changesThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has stopped Elon Musk's SpaceX from launching its next-generation Starship rocket.Jun 14, 2022 2:32 AM CDT
Federal investigation may cause 830,000 Tesla cars to be recalledThe National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration has launched an investigation into Tesla vehicles that may cause a recall.Jun 14, 2022 1:04 AM CDT
Apple's second-gen AR headset: LG pushes for its Micro-OLED panelsLG Display is reportedly pushing to be supplier of Micro-OLED panels for Apple's second-gen AR headset, before the first is here.Jun 13, 2022 10:49 PM CDT
Black Shark 5 Pro smartphone packs 'Anti-Gravity Dual-VC cooling' techBlack Shark 5 Pro gaming smartphone: Snapdragon 8 Gen1 + 16GB LPDDR5 + 144Hz OLED panel + 4650mAh battery with 120W fast-charging.Jun 13, 2022 8:51 PM CDT
Overwatch 2 releases on October 4, Junker Queen joins the teamBlizzard announces release date for Overwatch 2 -- October 4 -- intros 'Junker Queen' and announces Reveal Event for June 16.Jun 13, 2022 7:03 PM CDT
Diablo IV Necromancer skills revealed: Bone, darkness, blood, summonsBlizzard outlines the four main skills and abilities trees for Diablo IV's new Necromancer class, including bone, darkness, more.Jun 13, 2022 3:28 PM CDT
Diablo IV: 2023 release, cross-play, 150 dungeons, crazy endgameBlizzard confirms Diablo IV will release in 2023, complete with cross-play with consoles, 150 dungeons, and crazy endgame content.Jun 13, 2022 1:18 PM CDT
Tachyum Prodigy CPU: insane 128 cores @ 5.7GHz, 16-channel DDR5, 950W+Tachyum's new Prodigy T16128-AIX CPU: 128 cores @ 5.7GHz with 16-channel DDR5-7200, PCIe 5.0 x64 lanes, 950W insanity CPU.Jun 12, 2022 11:51 PM CDT
SpaceX to enable laser satellites for Starlink internet connectivitySpaceX Starlink satellite internet service is about to enable its new satellites with optical links -- or lasers -- LASERS.Jun 12, 2022 9:59 PM CDT
AMD: next-gen RDNA 3 GPU has +50% performance-per-watt over RDNA 2AMD has now confirmed RDNA 3 GPUs -- the upcoming Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards -- uses a chiplet design, made on 5nm.Jun 12, 2022 8:23 PM CDT
The most detailed map of the Moon ever created is now availableChinese researchers have created the most detailed geologic map of the entire lunar surface yet, achieving a 1 to 2,500,000 scale.Jun 12, 2022 8:36 AM CDT
First ever solar-powered production car can go months without chargingThe Lightyear 0 production-ready solar-powered sedan has been unveiled by Lightyear, with 388 miles of range and a 60 kWh battery.Jun 11, 2022 9:33 PM CDT
Diablo Immortal is already the biggest game in the franchiseDiablo Immortal is the largest Diablo game in franchise history with over 10 million installs, but it's free to play so...Jun 11, 2022 5:10 PM CDT
Neither Activision nor Blizzard needed to make Diablo ImmortalActivision-Blizzard generates billions in revenue every year, and didn't need to over-monetize Diablo Immortal for more revenues.Jun 10, 2022 11:15 PM CDT
Duke Nukem movie in development from Cobra Kai creatorsCobra Kai creators are making a Duke Nukem movie adaptation of the 90s FPS classic for Dune's Legendary Entertainment company.Jun 10, 2022 5:12 PM CDT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Revenge has 6-player co-opTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Revenge packs 6-player online and local co-op for maximum nostalgia beat-em-up carnage.Jun 10, 2022 1:38 PM CDT
New app allows hackers to steal Teslas by making their own keysMartin Herfurt from the Trifinite Group has created Teslakee, as part of Project Tempa, which can unlock and start Tesla vehicles.Jun 10, 2022 7:36 AM CDT
New study reveals Bitcoin decentralization and anonymity 'failures'A new study reveals more centralization in Bitcoin and address-linking techniques that can be used to undermine its anonymity.Jun 10, 2022 5:54 AM CDT

AMD's next-gen RDNA 3 GPU rumored launch: late-October to mid-NovemberAMD's next-gen RDNA 3-based Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs reportedly launching sometime between late-October, and mid-November.Jun 14, 2022 10:29 PM CDT
Coinbase lays off 18% of its staff: recession, 'crypto winter' comingCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says there is a 'possible recession' and 'another crypto winter' for an 'extended period' coming.Jun 14, 2022 7:56 PM CDT
Sony's new ultra-high-end Walkman costs an ultra-high-end $3700Sony's new NW-WM1ZM2 is an ultra-high-end Walkman: S-Master HX digital amp + USB-C, 256GB storage, and so much more for $3700.Jun 14, 2022 6:25 PM CDT
Starfield may let you steal ships from other NPCsBethesda's Pete Hines teases that Starfield players will be able to steal entire ships from NPCs and enemies throughout the game.Jun 14, 2022 2:23 PM CDT
Starfield won't make one of Fallout 4's biggest mistakesBethesda has confirmed that its new sci-fi space odyssey Starfield will not repeat one of Fallout 4's most-hated features.Jun 14, 2022 10:59 AM CDT
'Invisible' black hole the Milky Way found by astronomers, first everUC Berkeley astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope and gravitational lensing to detect a potential free-floating black hole.Jun 14, 2022 5:34 AM CDT
Elon Musk will soon speak to Twitter employees for the first timeTwitter CEO Parag Agrawal has told Twitter employees that the company will soon host an all-hands meeting featuring Elon Musk.Jun 14, 2022 3:32 AM CDT
NASA videos long-duration solar flare erupting on surface of the SunNASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured a long-duration solar flare that recently erupted on the surface of the Sun.Jun 14, 2022 2:03 AM CDT
New Zealand to curb climate change by taxing cow and sheep burpsNew Zealand plans to reduce the amount of methane the country produces by creating a cow and sheep burp taxation scheme.Jun 14, 2022 12:31 AM CDT
AMD FSR 2.0 gets more support, 19 games will soon have FSR 2.0 techAMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2.0) gets more game developer support, 19 games will soon feature FSR 2.0 upscaling tech.Jun 13, 2022 10:31 PM CDT
Flashback 2 gameplay teased, iconic sequel drops in winter 2022Flashback 2 drops later this year, 30 years after the original Flashback -- a cult classic action-adventure game from the 90s.Jun 13, 2022 8:18 PM CDT
Intel 14th Gen Core 'Meteor Lake-P' die shot: 6P+8E configurationCheck out this die shot of an Intel 14th Gen Core 'Meteor Lake-P' processor: 6 Performance + 8 Efficiency cores on Intel 4 EUV.Jun 13, 2022 6:22 PM CDT
Diablo IV will let you trade in skills you don't want for perma buffsDiablo IV will let players 'sacrifice' abilities and skills they don't want to use in exchange for permanent character buffs.Jun 13, 2022 2:34 PM CDT
Netflix confirms Squid Game is coming back for Season 2Squid Game S2 is coming next year: G-hun and the Front Man return, with the man in the suit 'might be back' says series creator.Jun 13, 2022 5:51 AM CDT
Apple working on next-gen M3 chip for 'future iMac' and other productsApple just announced its M2 chip, but work on the next-gen M3 chip has started: 'destined for future iMac and other products'.Jun 12, 2022 11:34 PM CDT
AMD CDNA 3: world's first exascale APU, CPU + GPU on same packageAMD has confirmed that its CDNA 3 architecture is the world's first exascale APU design: both CPU + GPU chiplets on single package.Jun 12, 2022 9:45 PM CDT
AMD details Zen CPU roadmap: Zen 5 with V-Cache on 4nm + 3nm in 2023AMD details plans to launch Zen 5 CPU architecture based on both TSMC 4nm + TSMC 3nm in 2025: Zen 5 + Zen 5 with V-Cache + Zen 5c.Jun 12, 2022 7:48 PM CDT
New breakthrough treatment destroys even the most resistant cancersResearchers from UT Dallas have synthesized ERX-41, a new molecule that can kill hard-to-treat cancers like glioblastoma and more.Jun 12, 2022 8:05 AM CDT
Diablo IV to skip PS4, Xbox One, beta pre-registrations now liveDiablo IV will reportedly skip PS4 and Xbox One and be exclusive to current-gen consoles, beta pre-registrations are now open.Jun 11, 2022 8:41 PM CDT
Netflix to flood subscribers with 50 mobile games in 2022Netflix is bring its all-you-can eat content buffet strategy to games and will offer 50 mobile games to subscribers through 2022.Jun 11, 2022 2:15 PM CDT
Activision formally recognizes Raven Software union, opens bargainingActivision-Blizzard formally recognizes the U.S. games industry's first union with Raven Software's QA team, will start bargains.Jun 10, 2022 6:39 PM CDT
Savvy Gaming Group could get a seat on Embracer's board of directorsSavvy Gaming Group's substantial $1 billion investment could earn Saudi Arabia's PIF a seat on Embracer's board of directors.Jun 10, 2022 4:33 PM CDT
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 gameplay shows amazing next-gen upgradesInfinity Ward shows off the fruits of its labor, revealing next-gen graphics with impressive in-game footage of Modern Warfare 2.Jun 10, 2022 12:30 PM CDT
Drones that can detect coughing and fever will be launching soonThe Draganfly Commander is an upcoming drone that can monitor an individual's temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and more.Jun 10, 2022 7:12 AM CDT
15% off awesome gaming peripherals at the BZFuture Flash Deals saleBZFuture's Flash Deals sale seeing 15% off on some awesome gaming keyboards, mice, and headsets - just use code 'Tweak' and save.Jun 10, 2022 5:05 AM CDT

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