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NASA provides expected time of death for its dying Mars LanderMartian dust covering NASA's InSight Mars Lander is reducing its power production, and it will cease operating by the year's end.May 18, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
Elon Musk wants the SEC to figure out how many bots are on TwitterElon Musk wants to find out exactly how many Twitter users are bots as it may bring down the $44 billion price tag considerably.May 18, 2022 1:20 AM CDT
XMG APEX 15 MAX laptop: packs desktop AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processorXMG APEX 15 MAX gaming laptop: desktop replacement laptop upgraded, now supports up to AMD Ryzen 9 5950X desktop processor.May 17, 2022 11:07 PM CDT
AMD Radeon RX 7950 XT: Navi 31 GPU rumored codename is 'Plum Bonito'AMD's next-gen Navi 31 GPU reportedly codenamed 'Plum Bonito', PCIe 5.0-capable GPU will power flagship Radeon RX 7000 series GPU.May 17, 2022 9:02 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ti Founders Edition leaked: cooler is HUUUUGENVIDIA's alleged GeForce RTX 4090 Ti Founders Edition cooler pictured: absolutely mammoth, heat sink + baseplate covers GPU + VRAM.May 17, 2022 7:07 PM CDT
Arma is coming to consoles with full mod supportArma is coming to consoles for the first time ever with the new Arma Reforger early access release, complete with mod support.May 17, 2022 2:02 PM CDT
Tons of Ubisoft back catalog games come to PlayStation Plus in JuneTons of classic Ubisoft games are coming to Sony's new PlayStation Plus Extra and PlayStation Plus Premium subscriptions in June.May 17, 2022 10:11 AM CDT
Watch NASA's X-59 supersonic jet being assembled in this new videoLockheed Martin has released a new video showing the assembly of the experimental X-59 QueSST supersonic plane developed for NASA.May 17, 2022 5:34 AM CDT
Gene editing tools can now alter social behavior, including aggressionResearchers have used CRISPR-Cas9 to knockout Avpr1a receptors in hamsters, eliminating vasopressin's social behavior regulation.May 17, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
IT worker nukes employers financial database to teach them a lessonAn IT admin that warned the company he worked for about holes in its online security has hacked his employer severs as a lesson.May 17, 2022 2:05 AM CDT
US government will host a live public hearing on UFO encounters todayOn May 17, the US Congress is expected to hold a hearing on UFOs, and the public can tune in online to watch it all unfold.May 17, 2022 12:33 AM CDT
COLORFUL tease GeForce RTX 3060/3070 Ti BattleAx NARAKA Bladepoint GPUCOLORFUL announces its new GeForce RTX 3060/3070Ti BattleAx NARAKA Bladepoint Edition graphics cards, and they look fantastic.May 16, 2022 10:47 PM CDT
Israel to test 'AI floating sun-tracking system' to make clean energyFinance Ministry + Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) to test AI floating system that generates electricity by tracking the sun.May 16, 2022 9:11 PM CDT
Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt eyes are CLOSED, is it a great hoax?The Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt dates back to 2500 BC... under sand until 1939... with its eyes closed the entire time. Until now.May 16, 2022 6:53 PM CDT
Fall Guys goes free-to-play with a premium season passOne of the biggest indie games of all time is going free-to-play, complete with cross-play on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.May 16, 2022 12:27 PM CDT
Nintendo has sold 538 million handhelds to dateNintendo has sold a whopping 537.81 million handhelds to date thanks in part to the Switch's incredible cumulative sales numbers.May 16, 2022 10:22 AM CDT
Elon Musk says you are being manipulated by Twitter's algorithmSpaceX and Telsa CEO Elon Musk has announced that Twitter's algorithm is manipulating you in many ways 'you don't realize.'May 16, 2022 12:33 AM CDT
Intel: yeah, our Arc A770, A750, A580, A380, A310 models are comingIntel's latest Arc GPU drivers list unannounced desktop GPU models: Arc A770, A750, A580, A380, and A310 models teased just now.May 15, 2022 9:59 PM CDT
EK's new waterblocks give me a woody: walnut wood tops look amazingEK's new signature CPU waterblocks (both AMD AM4 + Intel LGA1700) get a beautiful new walnut top treatment, check them out!May 15, 2022 8:27 PM CDT
AUO teases next-gen brutally insane 480Hz laptop + desktop displaysAUO demonstrates next-gen ultra-high 480Hz refresh rate displays: 24-inch 1080p 480Hz desktop + 16-inch 1080p 480Hz laptop.May 15, 2022 6:43 PM CDT
Switch helped Nintendo make $62.8 billion since launchThe Nintendo Switch's massive success has helped the company earn nearly $63 billion from video games since its launch in 2017.May 15, 2022 2:30 PM CDT
NASA has detected the largest Marsquake ever recordedNASA's Mars InSight lander has detected the largest Marsquake yet on the Red Planet, at magnitude-5 on the moment magnitude scale.May 14, 2022 6:01 AM CDT
Human eyes have been revived after death, responding to light againResearchers have revived neuron cells in the retinas of both human and mouse eyes, restoring some electrical activity with light.May 14, 2022 2:45 AM CDT
AMD Instinct MI300: first-gen exascale APU with Zen 4 CPU + CDNA 3 GPUAMD Instinct MI300 is being touted internally as the 'first generation Instinct APU' packing a next-gen Zen 4 CPU and CDNA 3 GPU.May 13, 2022 9:00 PM CDT
Elden Ring is bigger than Call of Duty Vanguard in the United StatesElden Ring is so popular that it beat Call of Duty Vanguard's sales in the United States, despite COD's three-month head start.May 13, 2022 2:39 PM CDT

Netflix loses 200,000 subscribers then lays off 100+ employeesAfter announcing for the first time in 11 years that it had lost paying subscribers, Netflix has fired more than 100 employees.May 18, 2022 2:47 AM CDT
Elon Musk now under investigation, broken rules saved him $143 millionThe Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Elon Musk's late disclosure of Twitter stock, which saved him millions.May 18, 2022 12:46 AM CDT
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 SE gaming laptop: Core i9-12950HX + RTX 3080 TiASUS announces ROG Strix Scar 17 Special Edition laptop: up to 16-core Core i9-12950HX CPU + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU.May 17, 2022 10:25 PM CDT
Twitter exec: Elon Musk 'mentally handicapped', insults his Asperger'sTwitter Leader Client Partner Alex Martinez says Elon Musk is 'mentally handicapped', 'special', and mocks him over 'aspergers'.May 17, 2022 8:30 PM CDT
Cyberpunk 2077 fan creation in Unreal Engine 5 teases the futureCD PROJEKT RED has shifted over to Unreal Engine for the next-gen Witcher game, but a fan creation uses UE5 for Cyberpunk 2077.May 17, 2022 6:29 PM CDT
Final Fantasy XV hits 10 million sales and didn't underperformSquare Enix has sold over 10 million copies of Final Fantasy 15 since release, making it the fourth best-selling Final Fantasy.May 17, 2022 1:00 PM CDT
Elon Musk: Twitter deal 'cannot move forward', here's whyElon Musk says the Twitter deal 'cannot move forward until' Twitter CEO proves there's only 5% fake/spam accounts, Elon says 20%+May 17, 2022 8:33 AM CDT
AI-controlled 749-ton cargo ship completes a 500-mile journeyOrca AI has used its AI and deep learning powered navigation system to complete the world's first commercial autonomous voyage.May 17, 2022 5:03 AM CDT
Elon Musk predicts how long the US will be in a recession forTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk believes that the US will soon be hit by a recession that will last an extended period of time.May 17, 2022 3:04 AM CDT
Bitcoin's future questioned by top cryptocurrency exchange CEOThe CEO for one of the world's top cryptocurrency exchange platforms has questioned Bitcoin's future as a payment network.May 17, 2022 1:31 AM CDT
Experts question Elon Musk's math ability after Twitter deal shake-upElon Musk has put on hold the $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter after launching an investigation into Twitter's fake accounts.May 17, 2022 12:04 AM CDT
ASUS x Noctua GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition announcedASUS x Noctua GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition announced: packs gorgeous (and efficient) cooler, with great results in noise/temps.May 16, 2022 10:36 PM CDT
ASUS ROG Strix Scar gaming laptop: Intel Alder Lake-HX CPU @ 5.2GHz+The new ASUS ROG Strix Scar gaming laptop packs Intel's new Alder Lake-HX CPU: can be overclocked to 5.2GHz, impressive stuff.May 16, 2022 8:33 PM CDT
Get Genuine Windows 10 for only $5.71! Upgrade to Windows 11 for FREE!GoDeal24 has some awesome Office Software savings deals on Microsoft software including Windows 10 Professional for just $5.71.May 16, 2022 5:28 PM CDT
PlayStation Plus Premium is great for new PS5 ownersSony's new PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscriptions include a nice selection of PS5 games for new console owners.May 16, 2022 11:45 AM CDT
84% of PS Plus Premium's huge 740 game library is still unknownSony announced a bunch of games included with its new PlayStation Plus three-tier subscription plans, but most are still unknown.May 16, 2022 9:47 AM CDT
Russia fails miserably at recent 'classified' space launchRussia has reportedly failed to deliver a 'classified payload' of military purposes to lower-Earth orbit via the Angara-1 rocket.May 16, 2022 12:02 AM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU: possible 24C/48T, up to huge 5.4GHz CPU clocksAMD's next-gen Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 series CPUs could have flagship 24-core, 48-thread monster at 5.4GHz with Ryzen 9 7950X.May 15, 2022 9:22 PM CDT
NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 40 series GPU: 'early Q3' launch teasedNVIDIA's new Ada Lovelace GPU family, the GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards could be here in 'early Q3' says latest rumors.May 15, 2022 7:45 PM CDT
Square Enix invests record $792m in game dev, new studios, blockchainSquare Enix's production account reaches a record $792 million in FY22 as the company spends more money than ever on new projects.May 15, 2022 6:07 PM CDT
The Dune game we always wanted is in development right nowIt sure sounds like Funcom is making the Dune video game that we've always wanted, complete with sci-fi RPG elements and mroe.May 14, 2022 9:19 AM CDT
This algae-powered computer system has run continously for over a yearResearchers have created a system that uses photosynthesis from Synechocystis algae to power a microprocessor for a year straight.May 14, 2022 5:25 AM CDT
Apple is reportedly testing future iPhone's with USB-C ports, finallyApple is reportedly testing USB-C technology in its iPhones in favor of Lightning which will likely be seen no earlier than 2023.May 14, 2022 1:51 AM CDT
Intel XeSS launches on May 20, while GPUs are still MANY months awayAction RPG 'Dolmen' will support Intel XeSS super-resoltuion technology when it launches... on May 20... without a GPU. LOL.May 13, 2022 8:19 PM CDT
Elden Ring sells 13.4 million, beats Bandai Namco's forecast by 235%Bandai Namco had no clue that Elden Ring would be such a success, and originally expected 4 million copies of the game sold.May 13, 2022 1:58 PM CDT

Twitter followers have been audited and the results seem fakePresident Joe Biden's Twitter followers have been audited, and according to the results, more than half of his followers are fake.May 18, 2022 2:04 AM CDT
Pentagon declares publicly it has encountered nearly 400 UFOsTop Pentagon officials have revealed various military personnel has reported nearly 400 encounters with different types of UFOs.May 18, 2022 12:03 AM CDT
ASUS: crypto GPU demand is slowing down, gaming demand is still strongASUS says that cryptocurrency mining GPU demand is slowly coming down, with demand in gaming 'still strong' throughout 2022.May 17, 2022 9:38 PM CDT
EzBench: a new Unreal Engine 5 benchmark + 8K textures, FREE on SteamWant to benchmark Unreal Engine 5? Now you can with EzBench on Steam, which is a free download... with ray tracing and 8K textures.May 17, 2022 7:40 PM CDT
Final Fantasy franchise sales: Top-selling Final Fantasy games rankedWhat's the best-selling Final Fantasy game? Compiled data shows the top-selling games in Square Enix's beloved RPG series.May 17, 2022 3:09 PM CDT
Sony will add new PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games every monthSony confirms that PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games will 'refresh' every month, hinting they could rotate out too.May 17, 2022 10:52 AM CDT
The Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse produced some stunning shots2022's first total solar eclipse, dubbed the Super Flower Blood Moon, lasted longer than any total lunar eclipse in the 33 years.May 17, 2022 7:35 AM CDT
6G technology is now hackable in minutes, using only household itemsResearchers from Rice University have developed a metasurface to eavesdrop on 6G wireless signals using simple office supplies.May 17, 2022 4:32 AM CDT
Tesla makes a big move towards its Semi truck becoming a realityTesla has finally taken a step towards driving its Tesla Semi truck onto roads, but it still has to go into production first.May 17, 2022 2:33 AM CDT
Even if your iPhone is off it can still be hacked 'Evil Never Sleeps'A team of university researchers has demonstrated that malware can be loaded onto iPhones even when the phone is powered off.May 17, 2022 1:04 AM CDT
Intel Arctic Sound-M data center GPU spotted up close and personalIntel's next-gen Arctic Sound-M data center GPU spotted in the flesh, based on the ACM-G10 GPU. Dual-GPU version uses 75W.May 16, 2022 11:58 PM CDT
Twitter's Senior Engineer says Twitter staff are 'commie as f**k'Twitter Senior Engineer tells undercover journalist that 'Twitter does not believe in free speech', staff are 'commie as f**k'.May 16, 2022 9:28 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: 16128 CUDA cores, 2x faster than RTX 3090NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: AD102-300 GPU with 16128 CUDA cores + 24GB of GDDR6X at 24Gbps + 450W power is 2x faster than RTX 3090.May 16, 2022 8:02 PM CDT
GTA V hits 165 million sales worldwide, 44% of all GTA salesGrand Theft Auto V has now shipped 165 million units to date (+ 5 million), and the game now makes up 44% of total franchise.May 16, 2022 4:06 PM CDT
PS1 classics on PS Plus have built-in save states and boosted FPSOriginal PlayStation classics will have modern emulator convenience features like save states, rewind, and even FPS boost.May 16, 2022 11:10 AM CDT
YouTuber buys $3 million of a crypto coin, 1 day later worth $1,000A very well-known YouTuber invested $2.8 million into a cryptocurrency coin, and 24 hours later his investment is worth $1,000.May 16, 2022 1:32 AM CDT
This Unreal Engine 5 sizzle reel will have you drooling, upgradingQuixel have been playing around with Unreal Engine 5 with some truly amazing results: joined by their own Quixel Megascans tech.May 15, 2022 10:49 PM CDT
AYANEO2 handheld: Ryzen 7 6800U APU + GPU is 2x faster than Steam DeckAYANEO2 announced: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 'Rembrandt' APU + RDNA 2 GPU that's twice as fast as Valve's portable Steam Deck console.May 15, 2022 9:07 PM CDT
Twitter legal called Elon Musk, complained he violated his NDAElon Musk says Twitter legal called him, complaining that he 'violated their NDA by revealing the bot check sample size is 100!'May 15, 2022 7:02 PM CDT
Switch hits 107.65 million sales, #3 top-selling Nintendo hardwareThe Nintendo Switch has reached 107.65 million shipments to date, cementing as the third top-selling Nintendo product of all time.May 15, 2022 3:21 PM CDT
Sony to distribute Bloober's new games, possibly includes Silent HillLayers of Fear dev Bloober Team has sign a 'significant distribution agreement' with Sony, and it could include Silent Hill.May 14, 2022 7:29 AM CDT
Insane Tesla Model 3 mod turns the car into an offroad electric tankGerman YouTube group, The Real Life Guys, have modded a Tesla Model 3 to add chain tracks, affectionately dubbing it the Model T.May 14, 2022 3:19 AM CDT
Take-Two's $12.7 billion Zynga merger may close later this monthTake-Two Interactive's massive $12.7 billion merger deal with Zynga is expected to close later this month, possibly on May 23.May 13, 2022 9:55 PM CDT
Nintendo announces 10-for-1 stock split to boost share volumeNintendo has announced a substantial 10-for-1 stock split to massively increase share volume by more than 1 billion shares.May 13, 2022 3:43 PM CDT
Twitter deal paused: Elon Musk wants to evaluate spam, botsElon Musk says 'Twitter deal temporarily on hold' as he questions Twitter over spam accounts, 'still committed to acquisition'.May 13, 2022 7:41 AM CDT

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