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Gabe Newell is 'more than happy' to get Game Pass on SteamGame Pass on Steam? Valve boss Gabe Newell wants to make it happen, but has no plans to make a new 'PC Steam Pass' subscription.Feb 26, 2022 2:16 PM CST
DICE 2021 awards opens with: 'F*ck Bobby Kotick'DICE show host Greg Miller opens the awards ceremony with a big jab at Activision-Blizzard CEO, saying: 'f*ck Bobby Kotick'Feb 26, 2022 9:18 AM CST
Chernobyl radiation recorded at 20 times the usual levelThe automated radiation-monitoring system in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has detected a twenty-fold increase in gamma radiation.Feb 26, 2022 1:01 AM CST
Russian space program chief says sanctions could be the end of the ISSDmitry Rogozin, the Director-General of Roscosmos, suggests sanctions on Russia's space program threaten the ISS's continuation.Feb 26, 2022 12:02 AM CST
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with GA103-200 GPU is now officialZOTAC China has unleashed the new NVIDIA GA103-200 GPU-powered GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, the same VRAM, card, but a different GPU.Feb 25, 2022 9:04 PM CST
Intel NUC 12 Extreme 'Dragon Canyon' costs $1150, launches Q2 2022Intel's next-gen NUC 12 Extreme 'Dragon Canyon' officially launches, costs $1150 and will launch in Q2 2022 -- SFF beast PC.Feb 25, 2022 6:24 PM CST
Naraka Bladepoint's NetEase earned $9.8 billion from games in 2021Chinese online games giant NetEase hade made $9.8 billion from live and premium games like Naraka Bladepoint throughout 2021.Feb 25, 2022 2:47 PM CST
Largest single family tree ever created by researchersResearchers from the Oxford Big Data Institute have created the world's largest family tree, including almost 27 million members.Feb 25, 2022 5:02 AM CST
Chernobyl reactor captured by Russia, fear of radiation spread to EURussian military forces have captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on February 24th after starting its invasion into Ukraine.Feb 25, 2022 4:02 AM CST
CryptoPunk NFT holder rug pulls Sotheby's auction worth $30 millionA holder of multiple valuable CryptoPunk NFTs has rug pulled the famous auction house Sotheby's worth around $30 million.Feb 25, 2022 12:31 AM CST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti: huge 650W power, RTX 4080 rumored for 450WNVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 4080 Ti could use up to 650W of power, RTX 4080 with 450W of power, and RTX 4090 with insane 850W+Feb 24, 2022 6:33 PM CST
We now know exactly when the dinosaurs went extinctAn international team of researchers has determined the meteorite that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs struck in spring.Feb 24, 2022 5:21 AM CST
First artwork to be put on the Moon unveiled, see it hereSpacebit and Astrobotic Technology Inc. are transporting Sacha Jafri's artwork to the Moon for the first mission under NASA CLPS.Feb 24, 2022 4:22 AM CST
Student tries making rocket fuel on dorm stovetop, explodes kitchenA student at Brigham Young University decided he was going to create his own rocket fuel on the stovetop in his dorm room.Feb 24, 2022 2:02 AM CST
This NFL team may be purchased by a group of crypto enthusiastsOne National Football League (NFL) team valued at nearly $4 billion may be purchased by a group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts.Feb 24, 2022 12:32 AM CST
Dragon Age series has lost two executive producers in 3 yearsDragon Age executive producer Christian Dailey leaves BioWare, is the second game producer to depart in the last 3 years.Feb 23, 2022 4:54 PM CST
No Call of Duty for 2023 may impact Xbox, PlayStation earningsCall of Duty skipping 2023 could impact the entire games industry and take a bite out of PlayStation, Xbox, and Activision sales.Feb 23, 2022 2:53 PM CST
New study finds Ivermectin ineffective in treating severe COVIDMalaysian researchers have shown the controversial ivermectin drug is ineffective in preventing COVID-19 disease progression.Feb 23, 2022 5:01 AM CST
World's largest laser sets huge fusion record with 'burning' plasmaA nuclear fusion experiment at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) has generated 1.3 megajoules in 100 trillionths of a second.Feb 23, 2022 4:03 AM CST
Artist explodes $250K Lamborghini to make NFTs that protest cryptoAn artist has blown up a Lamborghini to create a collection of NFTs that protest cryptocurrency's 'get-rich-quick' culture.Feb 23, 2022 1:04 AM CST
Call of Duty 2023 rumor: delayed, first year without COD since 2004Call of Duty 2023 developed by Treyarch has been pushed to 2024, the first time without a Call of Duty game in nearly 20 years.Feb 22, 2022 9:11 PM CST
Apple AR headset: production tests done, limited launch in 2022 teasedApple AR headset has reportedly finished second phase engineering validation tests, could launch by the end of 2022, but limited.Feb 22, 2022 6:27 PM CST
Game Pass watch out, Sony secures day one releases on PlayStation NowSony takes a move from the Xbox Game Pass playbook by securing day one releases on PlayStation Now...is Spartacus coming soon?Feb 22, 2022 12:07 PM CST
Sound waves can now be used to help regrow bonesRMIT University researchers have used high-frequency sound waves to quickly and cheaply turn various stem cells into bone cells.Feb 22, 2022 5:21 AM CST
Bioengineered bacteria convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicalsLanzaTech and Northern University researchers have used Clostridium autoethanogenum to ferment carbon dioxide to acetone and IPA.Feb 22, 2022 4:21 AM CST

Elden Ring PS5 and Xbox Series X/S load times shows surprising resultsElden Ring does not load faster from an HDD than it does an SSD, and next-gen load time comparisons show surprising results.Feb 26, 2022 11:34 AM CST
World's top banks' financing of fossil fuels revealed by new studyAnnual reports from the world's ten largest banks show a combined $425.92 billion in 2020 alone put toward financing fossil fuels.Feb 26, 2022 2:02 AM CST
New satellite photos show progress of Russian invasion into UkraineSatellite images from Planet Labs PBC show the results of Russian attacks on Ukraine's Chuhuiv Air Base and Mykolaiv Air Base.Feb 26, 2022 12:31 AM CST
Intel Alder Lake-HX: 16-core mobile CPU for the 'Muscle' laptop marketIntel 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake-HX' processors teased, could deliver desktop-class CPUs with 16 cores into next-gen laptops.Feb 25, 2022 11:10 PM CST
Elon Musk wants Steam games on Navi 23-based Tesla infotainment systemElon Musk says the team at Tesla are working on 'general case of making Steam games work on a Tesla vs specific titles'.Feb 25, 2022 8:29 PM CST
Anonymous launches 'full-scale' cyberattacks on Russian governmentAnonymous is involved in operations against the Russian Federation: says Russian people need to say 'NO' to Vladimir Putin's war.Feb 25, 2022 5:30 PM CST
Mobile titan NetMarble is working on six blockchain gamesNetMarble is working on six play-to-earn blockchain smartphone games, and the first one is scheduled for a March 2022 launch.Feb 25, 2022 1:34 PM CST
The NRO is concerned satellites could soon be targeted by RussiaThe director of the National Reconnaissance Office has warned of anti-satellite action taken by Russia amidst conflict in Ukraine.Feb 25, 2022 4:42 AM CST
NASA says there's a 4,000 foot-wide asteroid approaching Earth soonNASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies has revealed there's a potentially hazardous space rock about to approach Earth.Feb 25, 2022 1:35 AM CST
NASA comments on US astronauts working with Russian cosmonauts on ISSNASA has commented on US astronauts working alongside Russian cosmonauts aboard the ISS amid Russia's invasion into Ukraine.Feb 25, 2022 12:03 AM CST
PlayStation Spartacus is a lot like Nintendo Switch Online + PS PlusSony's new PlayStation Spartacus subscription service will use Nintendo's tactics to help combat Game Pass and boost value.Feb 24, 2022 1:36 PM CST
'Tatooine-like' planet would have two sunsets for anyone on itThe rare circumbinary exoplanet named Kepler 16-b has been observed by telescopes on Earth for the first time since its discovery.Feb 24, 2022 5:02 AM CST
Breakthrough quantum sensor allows high-res mapping of the undergroundResearchers have used a quantum gravity gradiometer to detect a tunnel buried one meter underground in real-world conditions.Feb 24, 2022 4:02 AM CST
ISS astronaut uses robotic arm to catch incoming an spacecraftAn astronaut aboard the International Space Station used a robotic arm to capture a cargo ship and then dock it with the ISS.Feb 24, 2022 1:32 AM CST
NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 4090 could use up to an insane 850W+NVIDIA's next-gen Ada Lovelace GPU uses a chunk of power in new rumors: GeForce RTX 4090 could use up to 850W of power... wow.Feb 23, 2022 6:48 PM CST
Dragon Age 4 enters 'middle stage' of production, may be ready in 2024BioWare has made significant progress with Dragon Age 4 and the game is currently in middle stages of development production.Feb 23, 2022 4:28 PM CST
Call of Duty 2023: No mainline game, zombies insteadActivision may not release a new Call of Duty game for 2023, but Treyarch could make a special new zombies multiplayer mode.Feb 23, 2022 1:33 PM CST
Gaming and internet addiction successfully treated with new CBT methodA new cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention dubbed PROTECT has reduced gaming and internet addiction-related symptoms.Feb 23, 2022 4:42 AM CST
Authorities bust $5.4 million cryptocurrency scam, 11 people arrestedAuthorities have arrested eleven individuals over a cryptocurrency scam that stole a whopping $5.36 million from investors.Feb 23, 2022 2:03 AM CST
This vending machine in New York is the very first to sell NFTsA Solana-based marketplace is attempting to crossover the digital world of NFTs with real life by rolling out vending machines.Feb 23, 2022 12:31 AM CST
Intel Arc Alchemist A300, A500, A700 performance tiers benchedIntel reportedly has 3 performance tiers of its first-gen Arc Alchemist GPU: A300, A500, and A700 competes against AMD + NVIDIA.Feb 22, 2022 8:09 PM CST
LEGO will help bring 2K Sports' billion-dollar brand to casual gamersLEGO is licensing its brand out to 2K Sports, who has conscripted Sumo Digital to make new sports games for mainstream market.Feb 22, 2022 1:20 PM CST
Bethesda.net PC launcher is dead, all games moving to SteamBethesda is officially retiring the Bethesda.net PC games launcher after a few years of availability, all games moving to Steam.Feb 22, 2022 10:21 AM CST
Your VR headset is likely vulnerable to this new eavesdropping attackRutgers University researchers have developed Face-Mic, an eavesdropping attack that extracts speech content from AR/VR headsets.Feb 22, 2022 5:03 AM CST
Wild exoplanet rains 'liquid gems' and has 'metal clouds'Astronomers from MIT have observed WASP-121b, a tidally-locked hot Jupiter exoplanet with metal clouds that can rain liquid gems.Feb 22, 2022 4:02 AM CST

FromSoftware is 'constantly working' to fix Elden Ring's PC FPS issuesFromSoftware says it is 'constantly working' to optimize Elden Ring on PC, promises to stamp out the rough frame rate FPS issues.Feb 26, 2022 10:39 AM CST
NASA just awarded funding to a heap of insane futuristic technologiesNASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has awarded funding to 17 researchers for varied futuristic space technologies.Feb 26, 2022 1:31 AM CST
Famous porn star compares her NFT scam to Russia invading UkraineA famous porn star that scammed her community out of '$1.5 million' has compared her failed NFT project to Russia invading Ukraine.Feb 26, 2022 12:04 AM CST
Pentagon and Army: Gen Z bodies are 'Nintendo Generation' and are weak'The Soft American' aka 'Nintendo Generation' are Generation Z: they're 'too weak and break more easily' than previous generations.Feb 25, 2022 10:34 PM CST
NVIDIA hit with cyber attack, currently 'investigating the incident'NVIDIA reportedly hit with a cyber attack, forcing the company to turn off portions of its systems... and the clean up begins.Feb 25, 2022 7:21 PM CST
Gabe Newell reveals why crypto games were removed from SteamGabe Newell says the vast majority of transactions made on Steam with cryptocurrencies were fraudulent, discusses volatility.Feb 25, 2022 5:03 PM CST
President Biden announces sanctions targeting Russia's space programPresident Biden has announced sanctions on Russia to ban the export of 'sensitive technology' to its space and defense sectors.Feb 25, 2022 5:21 AM CST
As robotic automation is increasing, so is adult mortalityIncreased automation in the U.S. manufacturing industry has been associated with rising mortality in U.S. adults of working age.Feb 25, 2022 4:21 AM CST
Student falls victim to NFT scam, loses $548,000 to 'a good deal'A senior student has fallen victim to a scam that has cost him $548,000 to what the seller was describing as a 'good deal.'Feb 25, 2022 1:03 AM CST
Beware: NVIDIA RTX LHR BIOS v2 Unlocker is a scam, has malwareYeah, please don't download the 'NVIDIA RTX LHR v2 Unlocker' it's a full scam and is actually malware and is dangerous for your PC.Feb 24, 2022 10:51 PM CST
Microsoft has 'lot of interest' in making Fallout New Vegas 2There's reportedly lots of interest in making Fallout New Vegas 2 and early talks are happening between Obsidian and Microsoft.Feb 24, 2022 11:39 AM CST
These two enormous black holes are doomed to collideThe blazar PKS 2131-021 contains the second known candidate pair of two supermassive black holes, due to merge in ~10,000 years.Feb 24, 2022 4:41 AM CST
Satellites photograph Russia's military activity, sparking concernSatellites in orbit around Earth have snapped photographs of Russian military activity, adding fuel to the fire of concerns.Feb 24, 2022 2:33 AM CST
Manchester City and Sony will build the first stadium in the MetaverseThe EPL have already outlined its plans for the very first stadium to be build in the metaverse, according to recent reports.Feb 24, 2022 1:02 AM CST
Mass Effect 5 release date is years away, game in early pre-productionThe next Mass Effect sequel is only in pre-production phases and won't be ready for release for at least a few more years.Feb 23, 2022 6:09 PM CST
Apex Legends mobile moves into regional testingRespawn is opening new testing phases for Apex Legends Mobile in APAC and Latina America, complete with 9 playable heroes.Feb 23, 2022 3:32 PM CST
World's tiniest battery could power computers the size of a dust speckResearchers have developed the world's smallest battery, one square millimeter in size, to power the world's smallest computers.Feb 23, 2022 5:21 AM CST
Scientists have studied how our brain waves change while we dieUniversity of Tartu researchers have recorded increased gamma oscillations in the brain of a dying patient using an EEG device.Feb 23, 2022 4:21 AM CST
Coinbase and Kraken CEO put in law enforcement cross-hairs over tweetsA Canadian regulator has informed law enforcement of tweets from the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange's Coinbase and Kraken.Feb 23, 2022 1:31 AM CST
Elon Musk says Tesla charging stations will accept this cryptocurrencyElon Musk has confirmed via Twitter that Tesla charging stations will 'of course' accept payments in this cryptocurrency.Feb 23, 2022 12:03 AM CST
NVIDIA RTX LHR BIOS v2 Unlocker: un-gimps crypto mining on Ampere GPUsNVIDIA RTX LHR v2 Unlocker lets you modify your BIOS on RTX 30 + Workstation RTX Ampere GPUs and removes mining hashrate limiter.Feb 22, 2022 7:22 PM CST
How to buy cheap and genuine Microsoft software? Windows 10 for $5.77Keysfan's special sale sees Microsoft Windows 10 for just $5.77, Windows 11 Pro for just $14.61, and Office 2021 Pro for $31.01.Feb 22, 2022 1:16 PM CST
Sony has revealed the final design of the PSVR 2 headsetSony finally revealed the design of the upcoming PS VR2 headset. The new VR device shares the same design aesthetic as the PS5.Feb 22, 2022 10:15 AM CST
Moderna is making three new mRNA vaccines, including one for cancerModerna is developing three new mRNA vaccine candidates against the Herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, and cancer.Feb 22, 2022 4:42 AM CST
Top crypto exchange co-founder says when the Bitcoin bull run will beA co-founder for one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges predicted when the next Bitcoin bull run will be, according to a report.Feb 22, 2022 2:31 AM CST

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