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- Elon Musk says we should know why OpenAI fired CEO Sam Altman, citing potential AI dangersOpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired from the company on Friday, and Elon Musk believes the public should know why due to the potential dangers of AI.Nov 20, 2023 8:16 AM CST
- Meta dissolves its team focussing on responsible AI developmentMeta has shifted internally as it dissolved its team dedicated to ensuring artificial intelligence-powered systems are developed responsibly.Nov 20, 2023 7:18 AM CST
- Video of Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship exploding during second orbital launch goes viralSpaceX conducted its second orbital launch attempt with Starship on Friday, and while the mission was a success, the launch did end in a ball of flames.Nov 20, 2023 6:32 AM CST
- Sam Altman was raising billions in funding for codename Tigris, for a new chip to rival NVIDIAOpenAI ex-CEO Sam Altman had travelled to the Middle East to fundraise for codename Tigris, a new AI chip that would compete against NVIDIA, AMD, Intel.Nov 19, 2023 9:11 PM CST
- Black Friday GPU deals: RTX 4070 for $515, RTX 4060 Ti 8GB for $329, get 'em while they're hot!Black Friday GPU deals: RTX 3060 for $250, RTX 4060 Ti for $330, RTX 4070 for $515... while Arc A770 for $290, RX 6700 XT for $300, RX 6800 for $370.Nov 19, 2023 7:20 PM CST
- Half-Life celebrates 25th Anniversary with new update, game is FREE right nowValve celebrates the 25th birthday of Half-Life with a new update... a quarter of a century later, while the game is FREE right now.Nov 19, 2023 6:36 PM CST
- Corsair slashes prices on gaming peripherals for Black Friday with huge savings on offerHere's the 10 best Black Friday deals we found over at Amazon on popular Corsair gaming peripherals. If you've been waiting to buy, now is the time.Nov 19, 2023 4:08 PM CST
- SpaceX hit major milestones with second Starship orbital launch that exploded mid-airSpaceX has declared a successful second orbital launch attempt for Starship despite the rocket launch ending in an abrupt explosion.Nov 18, 2023 7:44 AM CST
- Mars is going to disappear from Earth's sky for two weeks starting on SaturdayMars will disappear from Earth's sky for two weeks as the Red Planet moves directly behind the Sun, severing communications with NASA robots.Nov 18, 2023 4:45 AM CST
- LG kicks off Black Friday deals on Amazon with discounts up to 40% on gaming monitorsLG has officially kicked off the insane Black Friday sales on Amazon with massive discounts across a range of its gaming monitor offerings.Nov 18, 2023 4:03 AM CST
- Apple stops advertising on X after Elon Musk's controversial postApple has reportedly paused all advertising on the social media platform formerly known as X following a controversial post from owner Elon Musk.Nov 18, 2023 12:04 AM CST
- TT Show Episode 11 - Our HDMI 2.1 Capture Card and Streamer Mic Giveaway thanks to AVerMedia!Win your very own award-winning Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 - GC553G2 capture card and Live Streamer MIC 350 - AM350 thanks to AVerMedia.Nov 17, 2023 4:37 AM CST
- Elon Musk reveals launch date for Starship's second orbital launch attemptElon Musk has taken to his official X account to reveal the launch date for the highly anticipated Starship where it will try and reach orbit once again.Nov 17, 2023 1:05 AM CST
- AMD's Radeon RX 7900M laptop GPU benchmarked, faster than RTX 4090 laptop GPU in VulkanIt's only a single Vulkan benchmark result, but AMD's Radeon RX 7900M laptop GPU delivered a result higher than NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU.Nov 16, 2023 10:57 PM CST
- Tencent vs PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo revenuesTencent isn't always the top video games company in terms of revenue, PlayStation has beaten Tencent four times in the last 11 calendar year quarters.Nov 16, 2023 7:32 PM CST
- AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX prices starting to rise in China after RTX 4090 banAMD's flagship Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card prices have started to climb in China, now that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is banned in the country.Nov 16, 2023 5:20 PM CST
- AMD's top-end RDNA 3 sales blow away NVIDIA rivals - is this why new Super GPUs are coming?AMD's RX 7800 XT is embarrassing NVIDIA's RTX 4070, frankly, and overall, higher-end graphics card sales are skewed heavily towards Team Red.Nov 16, 2023 2:14 PM CST
- You Apple Watch will soon get a popular feature back that Apple removed for no good reasonA new watchOS 10.2 update is now with beta testers and will bring back the ability to swipe on a watch face to switch to a new one after it was removed.Nov 16, 2023 12:03 PM CST
- Xbox Black Friday Deals, save big on Xbox Series X consoles, games, and controllersSave $50 on both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S with these early Black Friday Deals from Microsoft. Plus, over 1,000 games are getting big discounts.Nov 15, 2023 11:59 PM CST
- There will be NO laptops with RTX 40 'SUPER' GPUs, RTX 50 laptops arrive in 2025NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 'SUPER' graphics cards will NOT be inside of gaming laptops, NVIDIA's next wave of Laptop GPUs will be RTX 50 series GPUs in 2025.Nov 15, 2023 10:33 PM CST
- Seagate Exos CORVAULT 4U106 system offers 2.5PB of Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording storageSeagate's HAMR or Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording tech is all about reducing costs for mass storage, and it powers the new Seagate Exos CORVAULT 4U106.Nov 15, 2023 8:57 PM CST
- Intel Core Ultra 100H 'Meteor Lake' from MSI spotted: new 'AI laptop' starts at $1049MSI's new 13.3-inch and 16-inch 'AI laptops' are on the way with Intel's new Core Ultra 100 series 'Meteor Lake' CPUs, which has an AI chip too.Nov 15, 2023 7:23 PM CST
- TITAN ARMY release three gaming monitors with high refresh rates and low response timesTITAN ARMY has released three new gaming monitors aimed at e-Sports gamers, each features an acceptable resolution, high refresh rate, and response time.Nov 15, 2023 2:18 PM CST
- PS5 shipments hit 46.6 million, still haven't beaten PS4 shipments on launch-aligned basisSony's PlayStation 5 console nears 50 million shipments and accounted for a strong 30% of record-breaking Q2 revenues, but PS5 still isn't beating PS4.Nov 15, 2023 11:29 AM CST
- NASA has stopped sending commands to its Mars rover and helicopterNASA has announced its temporarily dropped communications with its Mars rover due to the position of Earth and Mars relative to the Sun.Nov 15, 2023 4:20 AM CST
- Elon Musk vows to fire a 'thermonuclear' lawsuit against all who attacked his companyElon Musk announced that X Corp will be filing a 'thermonuclear' lawsuit against Media Matters over its report that Musk said was to 'mislead advertisers'.Nov 20, 2023 8:02 AM CST
- AOC launches 27-inch 4K IPS MiniLED display with a 160Hz refresh rate and 1ms response timeAOC has launched its latest 4K IPS gaming monitor that comes with a 160Hz refresh rate, marking its latest gaming monitor release on the market.Nov 20, 2023 7:02 AM CST
- ASRock AI QuickSet is a one-click app and solution to run AI on Radeon RX 7000 Graphics CardsRunning AI applications can be confusing if you don't know where to start, which makes the new and easy to use ASRock AI QuickSet tool a handy one.Nov 19, 2023 10:58 PM CST
- GeForce RTX 4090 is no longer available in China as NVIDIA removes the GPU from its websiteNew GPU restrictions have come into place, and in China the GeForce RTX 4090 is no longer available. NVIDIA has also removed it from its website.Nov 19, 2023 8:28 PM CST
- GeForce NOW Ultimate membership now includes three months of PC Game PassAs part of a new holiday season deal, every six months of GeForce NOW Ultimate will get you three months of PC Game Pass - valued at $30.Nov 19, 2023 6:58 PM CST
- OpenAI CEO gets fired: Sam Altman gone, ousted from the companyOpenAI CEO Sam Altman gets fired, president and co-founder Greg Brockman resigns over Twitter... there is something big on the horizon.Nov 19, 2023 6:03 PM CST
- Wonder Woman staying singleplayer, won't be included in WB Games' new live service pushNew comments from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav spark worries about titles morphing into live games, but that's not the case with Wonder Woman.Nov 18, 2023 4:33 PM CST
- Snoop Dogg quitting smoking has actually affected weed on the stock marketSnoop Dogg has announced that he is giving up smoking, which has surprisingly affected the stock price of several cannabis companies.Nov 18, 2023 5:18 AM CST
- Country responsible for crashing a rocket into the dark side of the moon confirmedAstronomers detected a rocket expectedly crashed into the surface of the moon on March 4, 2022, and now we know who owns the rocket.Nov 18, 2023 4:32 AM CST
- Samsung slashes prices by 43% across products for Black Friday on AmazonBlack Friday deals have already started on Amazon, and a few different Samsung products have had their prices slashed to kick the week of sales off.Nov 18, 2023 3:43 AM CST
- Windows 11 23H2 can now be installed via Microsoft's Media Creation ToolIf you recall, there was a problem with the Media Creation Tool whereby it still installed the 22H2 incarnation - but that has now been fixed.Nov 17, 2023 11:20 AM CST
- TT Show Episode 11 - Grand Theft Auto 6, GeForce RTX SUPER GPUs, Blizzard on Xbox, and more!The TT Show is back and this week is another huge episode with Jak and Kosta discussing the upcoming GTA 6 reveal, the RTX 40 Series SUPER GPUs, and more.Nov 17, 2023 4:22 AM CST
- SpaceX receives license for Starship's 2nd orbital attempt, launch now imminentThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially signed off and granted a license for SpaceX's highly anticipated second Starship launch.Nov 17, 2023 12:03 AM CST
- Secret crypto mining rig found under Polish court floor, was run by IT maintenance staffIT maintenance staff had hidden cryptocurrency mining setup UNDERNEATH the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw, Poland, using their power.Nov 16, 2023 8:48 PM CST
- AMD Ryzen 9 8940HS 'Hawk Point' APU teased in new Geekbench resultsAMD's new Ryzen 9 8940HS 'Hawk Point' APU turns up in new Geekbench benchmark: 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 CPU with RDNA 3 GPU ready for 2024.Nov 16, 2023 7:04 PM CST
- Embracer likely to cancel more games to reduce expenses, may shy away from external projectsEmbracer Group is likely to cancel more video game projects in an effort to reduce investment costs as it continues to boost free cash flow, reduce debt.Nov 16, 2023 4:09 PM CST
- Payday 3 misses expectations, controversial matchmaking issues to blame for 'soft launch'Payday 3's launch missed Embracer Group's expectations, and the matchmaking issues at launch are to blame for the game's 'soft launch' performance.Nov 16, 2023 1:42 PM CST
- Apple's lifesaving Emergency SOS via Satellite is free for another year for iPhone 14 ownersIf you have an iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, Apple says that you're now going to get an extra year of Emergency SOS via Satellite coverage for free.Nov 16, 2023 11:46 AM CST
- Microsoft unveils new Azure Cobalt CPU and Maia 100 GPU designed for AI and the CloudMicrosoft is finally making its own chips for the AI and Cloud market with the new Azure Cobalt 100 CPU and Maia 100 AI Accelerator.Nov 15, 2023 11:34 PM CST
- PNY's new CS3150 Gen5 SSD pumps out up to 12GB/sec, features dual-fan coolerPNY introduces its new CS3150 Gen5 SSD which has up to 12GB/sec read speeds, a dual-fan cooler to keep those speeds high, and 3 color options.Nov 15, 2023 9:55 PM CST
- Samsung Galaxy Book 4 laptop: up to Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, RTX 4070 8GB GPUSamsung's next-gen Galaxy Book 4 laptops have been teased, with Intel Meteor Lake and Raptor Lake CPU offerings, NVIDIA GeForce RTX laptop GPUs.Nov 15, 2023 8:32 PM CST
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX CPU breaks world records on air cooler at 102C, uses 980WAMD's flagship Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX processor with 96 cores and 192 threads overclocked on air cooling, breaks multiple Cinebench world records.Nov 15, 2023 6:20 PM CST
- The Witcher 3 is getting a full mod editor on PC nearly a decade after it was releasedOn the one hand, that wait is quite something - but on the other, it's great to see the RPG still being supported, and new life breathed into the game.Nov 15, 2023 1:42 PM CST
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs could have GDDR7, 384-bit bus, and 2x performance compared to LovelaceMore rumors on NVIDIA's next-gen GPUs and how they could be a beefy upgrade over Lovelace - but the idea of a 512-bit bus has been dismissed.Nov 15, 2023 10:34 AM CST
- YouTube will soon be forcing creators to disclose AI-generated content in videosYouTube will soon force users to implement a disclaimer into their content, informing the viewer that the content they are watching is AI-generated.Nov 15, 2023 3:32 AM CST
- Intel's cheapest Raptor Lake Refresh CPU isn't out yet - but it's already on sale in ChinaAccording to a new report, Intel's Core i3-14100 is being sold via Goofish, though this isn't the finished version of the CPU, it's an early sample.Nov 20, 2023 7:32 AM CST
- ALMA telescope shares significant milestone with its highest resolution image everA ground-based telescope located in Chile has set a new record for its highest resolution image ever, showcasing an up-close view of a star.Nov 20, 2023 6:48 AM CST
- AYANEO Slide is a new PC gaming handheld with Ryzen 7 7840U APU and a full QWERTY keyboardWith its sliding screen that lets you adjust the angle, the AYANEO Slide is one of most original PC gaming handheld releases in recent years.Nov 19, 2023 10:32 PM CST
- T-FORCE VULCAN ECO DDR5 Desktop Memory is made from recycled aluminum, the first of its kindNew T-FORCE VULCAN ECO DDR5 Memory is first DDR5 memory module with overclocking that features cooling made from recycled materials, 80% aluminum.Nov 19, 2023 7:56 PM CST
- 12 best Black Friday gaming monitor deals on Amazon from Samsung, ASUS, LG, and othersHave you been holding out to buy a new gaming monitor? With Amazon's Black Friday deals already started, now is the time to hit the buy button.Nov 19, 2023 6:47 PM CST
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series rumor: DisplayPort 2.1 + TSMC 3nm nodeNVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series 'Blackwell' gaming GPUs will have DisplayPort 2.1 connectivity, supporting up to 4K 240Hz and 8K 120Hz.Nov 19, 2023 5:27 PM CST
- Google Play Store operates at 70% profit margin, Epic v Google court case revealsGoogle's mobile-based Play Store allegedly made $12 billion operating profit (EBIT) throughout 2021, which seemingly contradicts Microsoft's numbers.Nov 18, 2023 3:26 PM CST
- 'Devil comet' racing toward Earth violently erupts shooting out ice and gas into spaceAstronomers have detected a major cryovolcanic outburst on comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, marking the fourth and largest outburst from the massive comet yet.Nov 18, 2023 5:04 AM CST
- MSI cut prices by up to 40% across gaming monitors in crazy Amazon Black Friday dealsBlack Friday deals have begun on Amazon, and MSI has slashed prices across a variety of different gaming monitors with discounts of up to 43%.Nov 18, 2023 4:27 AM CST
- NASA telescopes scans nearby exoplanet and discovers its Earth-sizedNASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has honed its instruments on a nearby exoplanet and discovered it approximately the same size as Earth.Nov 18, 2023 12:15 AM CST
- Black Friday bargains? Forget it with NVIDIA's RTX 4090 GPU as prices are going up, not downThose looking to buy an RTX 4090 really ought to wait, as price rises make it a bad bet right now - and there's another 'Super' reason not to buy, too.Nov 17, 2023 10:50 AM CST
- NASA and Japan are going to send a wooden satellite into space, marking a world's 1stNASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are planning on launching a wooden satellite into space, marking a world's first for low-Earth orbit.Nov 17, 2023 1:35 AM CST
- After massive layoffs, Embracer Group refuses to provide an update on Star Wars KOTOR remakeStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, or KOTOR, is being remade. However, the project falls under the Embracer Group banner and, well, you know.Nov 16, 2023 11:32 PM CST
- NVIDIA ends production of GeForce RTX 4080, RTX 4070 Ti: preparing for SUPERNVIDIA's current GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPUs are reportedly discontinued, production ends... ready for SUPER in January.Nov 16, 2023 8:01 PM CST
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX: 96-cores, 192-thread CPU at 5.2GHz OC needs 1000W+ powerAMD's in-house overclocker pushes the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX to 5.2GHz with liquid cooling, uses 1000W+ of power... but 96 cores, 192 threads!Nov 16, 2023 6:23 PM CST
- Embracer Group laid off 904 workers, includes over 700 game devsEmbracer Group reveals that it has laid off 904 people as part of the first phase of its 'restructuring program,' leading to a drop in operation expenses.Nov 16, 2023 3:07 PM CST
- The iPhone is getting RCS support for rich messaging with Android phones next yearHell has frozen over and Apple is going to add RCS messaging support to the iPhone for the first time, starting sometime in early 2024.Nov 16, 2023 12:20 PM CST
- EVE Online has a tale of treachery to rival that toe-curling incident in WoW Classic hardcoreIs this the biggest virtual heist of all time? An EVE Online player has stolen several trillion ISK in a breath-taking display of backstabbing.Nov 16, 2023 11:01 AM CST
- Silicon Motion's new PCIe 5.0 SSD controller will use faster and more efficient 6nm processPower efficient and running on TSMC's 6nm process, Silicon Motion's new SM2508 PCIe Gen5 SSD controller could lead to fewer fans and more heatsinks.Nov 15, 2023 11:01 PM CST
- ASUS made a TYPO on its new ROG Maximus Z790 Evangelion motherboardThe expensive, limited edition ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero Evangelion motherboard has a typo printed on the mobo itself: 'Evangenlion'.Nov 15, 2023 9:22 PM CST
- ENERMAX introduces two new high-airflow PC cases: the mid and mini-tower MS31 and MS32ENERMAX introduces two new PC cases with full mesh front panels designed to improve airflow and keep overall noise levels down to a minimum.Nov 15, 2023 7:56 PM CST
- PlayStation live games will focus on quality not quantity, Sony saysSony has delayed half of its pipeline of new live service games to ensure quality over quantity, and the current lineup 'does not meet expectations'Nov 15, 2023 3:11 PM CST
- PS5 sells $2 billion worth of hardware, makes 30% of total PlayStation earningsSony's PlayStation 5 drives total quarterly earnings with nearly $2 billion in sales, and consoles make up the largest proportion of segment revenues.Nov 15, 2023 12:33 PM CST
- Update for Starfield patch fixes NVIDIA DLSS 3 blurring, ghosting and other issuesThe beta patch for Starfield emerged recently with DLSS support, but there were problems - some of which have now been ironed out.Nov 15, 2023 9:38 AM CST
- Apple reportedly snags more than 35% of all Google's search revenue mGoogle reportedly pays Apple tens of billions of dollars per year to keep Google Search as the default iPhone search engine on Apple devices.Nov 15, 2023 3:15 AM CST