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GALAX GeForce RTX 3090 Ti EX Gamer appears, costs $3840GALAX's next-gen GeForce RTX 3090 Ti EX Gamer has been spotted in a Vietnamese retailer, listed for around $3840... yeah.Feb 7, 2022 8:53 PM CST
Red Dead Redemption sales: 65 million total, RDR2 at 42 millionTake-Two Interactive gives new updates on Red Dead Redemption's total sales numbers, showing consistent growth with RDR2.Feb 7, 2022 6:15 PM CST
PlayStation: $4 billion in games revenues, 94% from digitalSony made 94% of its PlayStation video game revenues from digital thanks to a massive $2.1 billion microtransaction surge.Feb 7, 2022 3:58 PM CST
Celebrities rush to help Joe Rogan, 'he's simply not cancellable'A variety of celebrities, from public intellectuals to comedians, are showing their support for Joe Rogan and the JRE podcast.Feb 7, 2022 3:03 AM CST
This comet narrowly missed Earth but still caused devastating damageResearchers have found evidence of a comet narrowly missing Earth but still managing to cause devastating damage to the surface.Feb 7, 2022 1:36 AM CST
Mark Cuban's 'NFT company' caught promoting scams for $25,000 a postMark Cuban's NFT company that has control of the '@NFT' Instagram account has been caught promoting projects that are scams.Feb 7, 2022 12:03 AM CST
Activision made a record $5.1 billion from microtransactions in 2021Activision-Blizzard reported a new record all-time high of $5.1 billion in microtransaction and subscription revenue in 2021.Feb 5, 2022 6:15 PM CST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti not just halted, but 'delayed indefinitely'NVIDIA is putting the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti back INSIDE of the Can of Whoop Ass, missing the January launch and no one knows why.Feb 5, 2022 6:26 AM CST
99% of carbon dioxide scrubbed from air with this 'game changing' techNew technology from the University of Delaware has enabled carbon dioxide capture with 99 percent efficiency from the atmosphere.Feb 5, 2022 4:41 AM CST
Call of Duty Mobile has made $1.5 billion since launchF2P giant Call of Duty Mobile is a mighty success for Activision (and soon Microsoft), delivers over $1.5 billion lifetime mTX.Feb 4, 2022 4:15 PM CST
Steam Deck is a chonky beast of a handheld (because it's also a PC)Valve's new Steam Deck is bigger than any existing video games handheld by a sizable margin, is a chonky portable PC beast.Feb 4, 2022 12:34 PM CST
Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour shipwreck found after two centuriesResearchers from the Australian National Maritime Museum claim to have found the remains of Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour.Feb 4, 2022 5:21 AM CST
Watch this self-driving car by Toyota that can drift all on its ownResearchers from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) have made a self-driving Supra that can drift around race track obstacles.Feb 4, 2022 4:21 AM CST
Switch sales beat Wii, likely to beat Game Boy by Holiday 2022The Nintendo Switch has beaten the Wii's juggernaut 100 million sales, and is very likely to beat the Game Boy this year.Feb 3, 2022 2:30 PM CST
Revolutionary 2D polymer developed, stronger and lighter than steelChemical engineers from MIT have used a novel polymerization process to create the first two-dimensional polymer, dubbed 2DPA-1.Feb 3, 2022 5:23 AM CST
NASA provides updated timeline for the ISS' last decade of serviceNASA has provided US Congress with a report with an updated plan for the International Space Station's (ISS) continued operation.Feb 3, 2022 4:22 AM CST
Russians own shocking amount of cryptocurrency, 12% of total valueA new report found that Russians hold a shocking amount of cryptocurrency equivalent to about 12% of total market value.Feb 3, 2022 2:31 AM CST
315-million-pixel Hubble image showcases the beauty of the universeNASA has published an image taken by the famous Hubble Space Telescope and it showcases the beauty of our incredible universe.Feb 3, 2022 1:02 AM CST
MSI SPATIUM M450 Gen 4 NVMe SSD: 3.6GB/sec reads, up to 1TB capacityMSI's new SPATIUM M450 Gen 4 NVMe SSDs are for the mainstream: 3.6GB/sec reads and 3GB/sec writes in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB.Feb 2, 2022 8:29 PM CST
Sony has $10 billion left to spend on acquisitions through 2023Sony's latest financials confirm it has roughly $10 billion left of its total $18 billion budget to spend on strategic buyouts.Feb 2, 2022 5:33 PM CST
PS5 sales figures: PS5 hits 17.3 million shipments, PS4 at 117.1mSony delivers updated PlayStation console sales figures and shows a significant decline in PS4 shipments as the PS5 slowly rises.Feb 2, 2022 2:29 PM CST
SpaceX's new Starlink Premium: up to 500Mbps for $500 per monthSpaceX reveals new high-end Starlink Premium satellite internet service: speeds of between 150-500Mbps for $500 per month.Feb 2, 2022 6:51 AM CST
768-kilometer lightning megaflash breaks one of two new world recordsThe UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has certified two new world records for longest distance and duration lightning.Feb 2, 2022 4:41 AM CST
NASA's Mars rover sampled a rock that 'almost looked surprise'NASA announced that it's Mars rover came across a rock that 'almost looked surprised' about Perseverance taking a sample.Feb 2, 2022 2:32 AM CST
Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey slams Facebook's failed cryptocurrencyThe former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, slammed Facebook's (Meta) now failed cryptocurrency says it should have focused on BTC.Feb 2, 2022 1:02 AM CST

NVIDIA Hopper GPU: bonkers 140 billion transistors on next-gen AI chipNVIDIA's next-gen Hopper GPU rumored to measure in at 140 billion transistors, surfs in on TSMC's fresh new 5nm process node.Feb 7, 2022 8:24 PM CST
GTA trilogy remaster sold 10 million, or 30% of GTA V's launch salesDespite all of its bugs and issues, the new GTA Trilogy remaster collection has sold 10 million copies during its launch period.Feb 7, 2022 5:35 PM CST
PS Plus: 43% of PlayStation MAUs are PlayStation Plus subscribersSony's PlayStation Plus subscribers hit a record-breaking 48 million, but most PlayStation gamers aren't actual subscribers.Feb 7, 2022 2:35 PM CST
This black rock is expected to be sold for over $6 million, here's whyReports indicate that a billion-year-old rock is expected to fetch as much as $6 million at a Sotheby's auction in London.Feb 7, 2022 2:36 AM CST
SpaceX Starlink satellites are photobombing astronomers, says studyA new study published in 'Astrophysical Journal Letters' claims SpaceX's Starlink satellites are photobombing astronomers' images.Feb 7, 2022 1:01 AM CST
King has made more money than Blizzard every year in the last 3 yearsCandy Crush developer King has made more revenues than Blizzard for the past 3 years in a row even as MAUs fall over time.Feb 5, 2022 11:46 PM CST
Activision 2021 earnings: Best year ever, record revenues and incomeActivision just delivered two consecutive years of record-breaking growth with $8.8 billion in net revenues through 2021.Feb 5, 2022 5:18 PM CST
Asteroid detection for the entire night sky is now operationalAn expansion to the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) system allows it to scan the entire night sky every day.Feb 5, 2022 5:23 AM CST
Humans are slowly losing their sense of smell, new research indicatesNew research indicates that changes to the genes responsible for scent receptors are decreasing human sensitivity to smells.Feb 5, 2022 4:21 AM CST
Of course Vanguard sales were down: 2020 was Call of Duty's best yearActivision confirms Call of Duty Vanguard sold less copies at launch than Black Ops Cold War, but didn't give exact figures.Feb 4, 2022 3:00 PM CST
GTA 6 development 'well underway', Rockstar confirmsRockstar Games confirms Grand Theft Auto 6's development is 'well underway,' but doesn't actually reveal or tease the game.Feb 4, 2022 10:35 AM CST
Apple's privacy changes have cost big tech over $300 billion so farApple privacy changes in 2021 have cost Meta Platforms, Snap Inc., Twitter, and Pinterest a combined $315 billion in market value.Feb 4, 2022 5:03 AM CST
Mount Everest is being rapidly affected by climate changeAnthropogenic, or human-sourced, climate change is accelerating the rate of accumulated ice loss from Mount Everest's glaciers.Feb 4, 2022 4:03 AM CST
Nintendo Switch sales break 100 millionThe Nintendo Switch family of consoles has now broken 100 million shipments worldwide, beating the mega-popular Wii system.Feb 3, 2022 1:31 PM CST
Classified NRO satellite launched by SpaceX, watch it hereSpaceX has successfully launched the NROL-87 mission carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).Feb 3, 2022 5:04 AM CST
NASA's uncrewed Artemis I mission delayed again, here's whyNASA's uncrewed Artemis I moon mission has been delayed yet again, with a launch now expected in either April or May of this year.Feb 3, 2022 4:01 AM CST
Astronomers snap 'remarkable' image of the Milky Way's heartAstronomers have snapped a 'remarkable' image of the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, showcasing a supermassive black hole.Feb 3, 2022 2:02 AM CST
YouTuber and Streamer scams $500,000 out of fans, 'won't return it'An infamous YouTuber and Streamer has scammed his audience out of $500,000 and said that he could give it back, but he won't.Feb 3, 2022 12:31 AM CST
This is what the Netflix redesign looks like, and it looks greatNetflix is playing with a redesign, and it looks much better -- it's not worldwide yet, but it's a nice tease of things to come.Feb 2, 2022 7:30 PM CST
PS4 and PS5 unite to sell nearly 2 billion games combinedSony's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles have sold nearly 2 billion games combined, beat PS2 software sales handily.Feb 2, 2022 4:31 PM CST
WarnerMedia delays Suicide Squad game to 2023 before Discovery mergerWarnerMedia has delayed Rocksteady's new Suicide Squad game to 2023 ahead of its megaton $43 billion merger with Discovery.Feb 2, 2022 1:20 PM CST
MIT physicists have used light to manipulate a material's magnetismPhysicists from MIT have manipulated magnetism in nickel phosphorus trisulfide by inducing a spin wave in the material's excitons.Feb 2, 2022 5:22 AM CST
Second-ever Trojan found near Earth will stay close by for 4,000 yearsThe second-ever confirmed Earth Trojan asteroid, 2020 XL5, will stay at the L4 Lagrangian point for the next four thousand years.Feb 2, 2022 4:23 AM CST
Coachella will soon auction off lifetime festival passes as NFTsCoachella has announced it will be partnering with FTX US to auction off lifetime passes to all of its festivals as NFTs.Feb 2, 2022 2:06 AM CST
NASA drops big update for James Webb Telescope, revealing what's nextNASA has dropped an update regarding the James Webb Space Telescope that recently reached its destination at Lagrange Point 2.Feb 2, 2022 12:32 AM CST

ASUS' first ROG Thor II PSU: PCIe 5.0 cable down to 450W from 600WASUS makes some ninja edits to its ROG Thor II PSU and its PCIe Gen5 cables: dropping it down to 450W, where it used to be 600W.Feb 7, 2022 7:59 PM CST
GTA V hits 160 million sales, beats entire Assassin's Creed seriesGrand Theft Auto V has now continued its thunderous track record with 160 million copies sold to date, beating entire franchises.Feb 7, 2022 4:56 PM CST
Sony made over $2 billion from microtransactions in Holiday 2021PlayStation made over $2.1 billion from add-ons (microtransactions, DLC) in 2021, more than physical and digital games combined.Feb 7, 2022 11:19 AM CST
Jeff Bezos' $450 million yacht causes WWII bridge to be dismantledJeff Bezos' $450 million superyacht is reportedly too big to pass through a WWII bridge, causing the bridge to be taken down.Feb 7, 2022 2:02 AM CST
SpaceX posts shocking video of Falcon 9 rocket separating at 3,700 mphElon Musk's SpaceX has shared a video of its workhorse rocket, the Falcon 9, reaching speeds of more than 3,700 miles per hour.Feb 7, 2022 12:33 AM CST
Nintendo has sold over 5.3 billion games in 38 yearsNintendo has sold an incredible 5.3 billion games in the last 39 years, making it one of the most prolific software-makers ever.Feb 5, 2022 8:55 PM CST
AMD RDNA 3 GPU: engineer confirms hybrid 5nm + 6nm nodes on Navi 3XAMD's next-gen RDNA 3-based 'Raphael' GPU will be on hybrid TSMC 6nm and 5nm nodes, confirmed by an AMD employee on LinkedIn.Feb 5, 2022 7:22 AM CST
World's first life-size fully functioning electric Batmobile builtThe Electric Batmobile is the world's first electric Batmobile replica, on display at the Van Daryl gallery and up for purchase.Feb 5, 2022 5:01 AM CST
First-ever wandering black hole found roaming through spaceAstronomers have identified the first free-floating black hole roaming through interstellar space from a 2011 microlensing event.Feb 5, 2022 4:01 AM CST
GTA V E&E on PS5, Series X: 4K 60 FPS, raytracing, next-gen effectsRockstar Games announces new info on GTAV E&E, including 4K 60FPS modes, ray tracing, HDR, and even last-gen save migrations.Feb 4, 2022 1:38 PM CST
Naughty Dog could be working on 3 new PlayStation projectsNaughty Dog might be working on as many as three new projects for Sony, including Last of Us Part II's standalone online game.Feb 4, 2022 9:32 AM CST
The World Wildlife Fund is selling NFTs of endangered animalsThe World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Germany has launched the non-fungible animal (NFA) project to raise funds for conservation efforts.Feb 4, 2022 4:41 AM CST
Nintendo has sold over 533 million handhelds in 33 yearsNintendo has sold over 533 million handheld systems in the last 33 years, representing a split of 65% handhelds and 35% consoles.Feb 3, 2022 5:18 PM CST
PlayStation pecking order: Here's where the PS5 fits inSony's PlayStation 5 has reached 17.3 million shipments so far...and here's how that stacks up against other PlayStation systems.Feb 3, 2022 9:03 AM CST
New material created that absorbs and releases huge amounts of energyScientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have made a new elasto-magnetic metamaterial to absorb and release energy.Feb 3, 2022 4:43 AM CST
This SpaceX rocket will crash into Moon, could Elon Musk get sued?A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage that has been chaotically orbiting for some time will crash into the Moon relatively soon.Feb 3, 2022 3:03 AM CST
US public doesn't take the Space Force seriously, and it's showingThe United States public doesn't seem to believe that the Space Force is real, as officers report confusing public interactions.Feb 3, 2022 1:33 AM CST
Tesla recalls 54,000 vehicles that may not stop at intersectionsReports indicate Tesla will recall 50,000+ vehicles that are a part of the company's Full Self-Driving beta software program.Feb 3, 2022 12:04 AM CST
Gucci's new AirPods Max case costs more than the headphones at $980Gucci's new Ophidia headphones case: made for Apple's flagship AirPods Max headphones, costs $920 -- more than the AirPods Max.Feb 2, 2022 6:28 PM CST
Sony offers Bungie employees $1.2 billion retention incentive planSony is offering Bungie employees a $1.2 billion incentive program in an effort to keep them at the company following the buyout.Feb 2, 2022 3:02 PM CST
PS4 sales at lowest point for second consecutive quarter in a rowPlayStation 4 worldwide shipments are at their lowest point for the second consecutive quarter in a row at just 0.2 million units.Feb 2, 2022 12:36 PM CST
Bacteria in our gut microbiome have sex to share vitamin B12Bacteroides from the human gut microbiome, can share genes for vitamin B12 acquisition with one another via bacterial conjugation.Feb 2, 2022 5:04 AM CST
Mars Curiosity rover finds potentially biological carbon signatureNASA's Mars Curiosity rover has detected a carbon signature in samples from the Gale Crater, from a large proportion of carbon-12.Feb 2, 2022 4:02 AM CST
World's biggest NFT marketplace breaks monthly trading volume recordThe world's largest Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace has broken one of its previous records set back in August 2021.Feb 2, 2022 1:31 AM CST
Officials confirm arrival date for powerful solar flare and Sun blastA burst that came from a sunspot has caused a powerful solar flare and a blast from the Sun to be on track to hit Earth.Feb 2, 2022 12:02 AM CST

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