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Lightning activity decreased while we were in lockdown, here's whyResearch presented at the AGU Fall Meeting 2021 shows how lightning activity decreased during global lockdowns for the pandemic.Dec 17, 2021 5:30 AM CST
Conferences can cut their carbon footprint hugely by shifting onlineA new paper shows how conferences moving online can significantly reduce their carbon footprint and help to combat climate change.Dec 17, 2021 4:30 AM CST
Secretlab announces the Secretlab The Witcher Edition gaming chairSecretlab's new The Witcher Edition gaming chair, nodding to the School of Wolf with the iconic medallion stitched on the chair.Dec 17, 2021 3:00 AM CST
Russia is about to make a massive decision with cryptocurrencyConflicting reports have surfaced about Russia making a big decision with cryptocurrency. Will the country ban or approve it?Dec 17, 2021 1:32 AM CST
NASA's rover found the 'smoking gun', sparks a major Mars discoveryNASA and the European Space Agency announced that the Perseverance rover found the 'smoking gun,' sparking a brand new discovery.Dec 17, 2021 12:04 AM CST
Uber to test driverless food delivery in California in 2022Uber announces it will trial driverless food delivery in Santa Monica, California, in 2022 -- the start of the robot overlords.Dec 16, 2021 10:10 PM CST
AIDA64 v6.60 supports NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPUAIDA64 v6.60 supports NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, and Intel's new Raptor Lake processors of the future.Dec 16, 2021 8:27 PM CST
MSI MEG Z690 GODLIKE mobo: built-in 3.5-inch LCD as big as OG iPhoneMSI's new flagship MEG Z690 GODLIKE is a motherboard fit for a king: with a 3.5-inch display, the same size as the original iPhone.Dec 16, 2021 6:32 PM CST
CD Projekt settles securities fraud lawsuit for $1.85 millionCD Projekt has agreed to pay $1.85 million to investors as part of a lawsuit concerning stock drops from Cyberpunk 2077's launch.Dec 16, 2021 4:32 PM CST
Eve teases first-ever glossy gaming monitor, packs LG's new panelEve Spectrum teases the industry's first glossy 4K gaming monitor, with LG Display's new panel that is exciting leading into 2022.Dec 16, 2021 2:50 PM CST
The gaming NFT market is wildly out of controlUbisoft Quartz skin owners are attaching wild auction prices to their NFTs for the chance to get lucky and cash out fast.Dec 16, 2021 9:32 AM CST
11 billion theoretical compounds tested with new computational methodV-SYNTHES is a new computational method for analyzing billions of theoretical compounds as candidates for therapeutic drugs.Dec 16, 2021 5:40 AM CST
Superman star Henry Cavill gets his PC tips from Bitwit aka KyleSuperman and Witcher star Henry Cavill tells Stephen Colbert that he gets his PC building tips from YouTuber 'bitwit' aka Kyle.Dec 16, 2021 4:14 AM CST
SK hynix announce 24Gbit DDR5 modules, huge 48GB and 96GB capacitiesSK hynix announces industry's highest density for a single DRAM chip: 24Gbit DDR5 memory modules with up to 48GB, 96GB capacity.Dec 16, 2021 1:26 AM CST
Coinbase picks a massive NBA superstar to be 'a face of the brand'Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it partnered with a massive NBA superstar that will appear as 'a face of the brand'.Dec 16, 2021 12:15 AM CST
STALKER 2 to feature world's first metahuman NFTSTALKER 2 developer is cashing in big on the NFT craze with the world's first 'metahuman NFT', an NPC that will wear your face.Dec 15, 2021 4:40 PM CST
Watch new star orbit the Milky Way's central supermassive black holeUsing the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, a new star has been found orbiting Sagittarius A*.Dec 15, 2021 6:00 AM CST
Astronomers just identified over 75,000 new 'bright' black holesA new method allowed astronomers to identify over 75,000 bright black holes, emitting brightly enough to be mistaken for stars.Dec 15, 2021 4:30 AM CST
Total Bitcoin supply hits 90% mined, how long will the last 10% take?Bitcoin has just passed a significant milestone as nearly 90% of its circulating supply has been successfully mined over 13 years.Dec 15, 2021 3:32 AM CST
Researchers may have just caught a black hole being bornA new study published in Nature Astronomy details the discovery of what appears to be the birth of a baby black hole in deep space.Dec 15, 2021 2:04 AM CST
Elon Musk named 'person of the year', picks Dogecoin over BitcoinTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been named 'person of the year' and has explained why he backs Dogecoin over Bitcoin.Dec 15, 2021 12:32 AM CST
Bank of England: bitcoin could be 'worthless', people lose everythingThe Bank of England warns that Bitcoin could 'become worthless' and that anyone investing should be prepared to lose everything.Dec 14, 2021 6:31 PM CST
Stan Lee estate bearers blasted for using his Twitter to promote NFTsComic fans are up in arms as Stan Lee's estate uses the late comic legend's Twitter to promote a new line of NFT collectibles.Dec 14, 2021 3:47 PM CST
Dr. Disrespect's game studio is Midnight Society, ex-Halo dev joinsDr. Disrespect's new game dev studio Midnight Society includes ex-Halo and Call of Duty developers, working on multiplayer game.Dec 14, 2021 1:57 PM CST
Simple new computer made entirely from rubber?Physicists from Leiden University have made a rubber computer, demonstrating the properties of novel mechanical metamaterials.Dec 14, 2021 5:30 AM CST

Hottest ever recorded Arctic temperature confirmed by UNThe highest temperature ever recorded within the Arctic Circle has been confirmed by the United Nations' WMO, up to 100 F or 38 C.Dec 17, 2021 5:00 AM CST
Elon Musk predicts the timeline for SpaceX landing people on MarsSpaceX and Telsa CEO has said during an interview when he expects he will be landing SpaceX vehicles on the surface of Mars.Dec 17, 2021 4:01 AM CST
10+ UFOs fill the sky over US, shocked onlookers capture wild videoMore than ten Unidentified Flying Objects were spotted in the skies over New Jersey, shocked onlookers captured a video of it.Dec 17, 2021 2:33 AM CST
If of all time was a year long calendar NASA will soon see JanuaryIf all of time since the beginning of the universe was represented on a year long calendar, NASA will soon be able to see January.Dec 17, 2021 1:03 AM CST
The first couple has just had their wedding... in the metaverseFlorida-based couple hold a virtual wedding ceremony in the metaverse, while simultaneously getting married in the real-world.Dec 16, 2021 11:33 PM CST
TSMC announces N4X process tech, will be used for next-gen HPC chipsTSMC announces its new N4X process technology, made for HPC products -- ultimate performance, max clock speeds in 5nm family.Dec 16, 2021 9:51 PM CST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB: 8960 CUDA cores, 384-bit memory busNVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3080 12GB graphics card: more CUDA cores, faster GDDR6X memory, better for crypto mining it seems.Dec 16, 2021 7:46 PM CST
Melania Trump announces first NFT, helps support kids in foster careMelania Trump announces the Melania Trump non-fungible token (NFT) called 'Melania's Vision' available between December 16-31.Dec 16, 2021 6:06 PM CST
Twitch founder: Everyone I know in gaming is thinking about NFTsTwitch co-founder Justin Kan starts his own gaming NFT marketplace Fractal, says lots of game developers are interested in NFTs.Dec 16, 2021 4:07 PM CST
Dying Light 2 PC specs: 1080p 30FPS with GTX 1050Ti at low presetDying Light 2 PC specifications revealed, requires GTX 1050Ti, Ryzen 3 2300X for 1080p 30FPS at lowest graphics preset setting.Dec 16, 2021 2:41 PM CST
Boeing's second attempt to launch Starliner scheduled for May 2022Boeing hopes to join SpaceX in shuttling astronauts to the International Space Station using its Starliner craft starting in 2022.Dec 16, 2021 7:32 AM CST
Ingenuity Mars helicopter breaks milestone NASA thought 'unachievable'NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has surpassed the design team's expectations by accumulating more than 30 minutes of flight time.Dec 16, 2021 5:20 AM CST
DayZ developer unveils next-gen Enfusion Engine, for all future gamesBohemia Interactive unveils its new Enfusion Engine, which will be the basis for all future games made by the DayZ developer.Dec 16, 2021 2:44 AM CST
NVIDIA is giving away a Matrix Resurrections GeForce RTX gaming PCNVIDIA celebrates the release of The Matrix Resurrections with an amazing GeForce RTX custom PC giveaway, enter the giveaway here!Dec 16, 2021 12:59 AM CST
Christmas promotion: Windows 10 Pro $10.55 and Office 2019 Pro $33.96MMORC has a full range of Christmas promotion discount deals on Windows 10, Microsoft Office, antivirus software, and more.Dec 15, 2021 6:50 PM CST
Peter Molyneux's blockchain game sold $42 million worth of land NFTsPeter Molyneux's new blockchain game Legacy has made over $42 million digital NFT land sales, and other publishers are watching.Dec 15, 2021 3:47 PM CST
First Uber Eats delivery makes its safely to the ISSBillionaire Yusaku Maezawa has made Uber Eats' first successful delivery to space, helping feed the astronauts aboard the ISS.Dec 15, 2021 5:30 AM CST
Officials drop warnings for powerful winds ripping through USOfficials have warned powerful winds may rip through select areas across the US, with the potential for blizzard conditions.Dec 15, 2021 4:16 AM CST
NASA receives a delivery from space containing precious samplesNASA has announced that it has successfully received a cosmic delivery that contains samples that are from out-of-this-world.Dec 15, 2021 3:01 AM CST
This is why you should be terrified for NASA next-gen telescope launchScientists and researchers around the world are 'terrified' for the upcoming launch of NASA's next-generation space telescope.Dec 15, 2021 1:35 AM CST
Sun captured in jaw-dropping detail with new 300-megapixel photographAn astrophotographer has snapped a mind-blowing image of the Sun, which is actually 150,000 separate images combined together.Dec 15, 2021 12:02 AM CST
Bored Ape Yacht Club is getting a blockchain game because why notNFT startup Animoca Brands is creating a blockchain game using the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token artwork.Dec 14, 2021 5:29 PM CST
This could be PlayStation Spartacus' secret weapon against Game PassThis innovative PlayStation Spartacus feature could be Sony's atomic bomb to drop on Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription.Dec 14, 2021 3:15 PM CST
NVIDIA Shield hits lowest prices of 2021, starting at $129.99The latest NVIDIA Shield streaming devices have reached the lowest price of the year for American and Canadian consumers.Dec 14, 2021 11:51 AM CST
Machine learning can now forecast lightning sooner than other methodsUniversity of Washington researchers have created a new machine-learning algorithm to predict lightning strikes sooner than ever.Dec 14, 2021 5:00 AM CST

Allied Tomcat-A gaming laptop: Ryzen 9 5900HX + GeForce RTX 3080Allied Gaming unveils its new Tomcat-A gaming laptop, rocks AMD's new Ryzen 9 5900HX processor, NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3080 GPU.Dec 17, 2021 4:44 AM CST
Scientists found massive new source of greenhouse gases warming EarthResearchers have identified a new source of greenhouse gas emissions as permafrost melts due to Earth's rising temperatures.Dec 17, 2021 3:33 AM CST
NASA solar probe takes an insane video of it 'touching' the SunNASA's Parker Solar Probe has officially made space history as it's the first spacecraft to have 'touched the Sun' as it flew by.Dec 17, 2021 2:03 AM CST
Here's why NASA's insane next-gen space telescope was delayed againNASA has officially delayed the launch of its next-generation space telescope that was scheduled to launch later this month.Dec 17, 2021 12:31 AM CST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 desktop GPU: 8GB, 4GB variants teasedNVIDIA's new desktop-focused GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card will reportedly be offered in 8GB and 4GB variants, launches in 2023.Dec 16, 2021 10:43 PM CST
Xbox Series X Elite teased in new renders, beefier console in 2023Microsoft's new flagship Xbox Series X Elite console teased in new renders, and man it looks so good -- new console drops in 2023.Dec 16, 2021 9:11 PM CST
Samsung Galaxy S8 Ultra tablet: 14.6-inch 120Hz display, 16GB RAMSamsung's new flagship Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a beast: 14.6-inch 120Hz display, up to 16GB RAM, up to 512GB storage, and more.Dec 16, 2021 7:11 PM CST
Intel confirms next-gen DG3 'Elasti' GPU, should drop in 2024+Intel's next-next-gen DG3 'Elasti' GPU confirmed by Intel, will follow DG1 and DG2 in the coming years... spotted in new drivers.Dec 16, 2021 5:32 PM CST
343i makes Halo TV non-canon to protect it from 'colliding' with games343 Industries is keeping the Halo TV show separate from the story arc canon established in books, mini-series, and games.Dec 16, 2021 3:31 PM CST
Final Fantasy XIV is closed to new players, game taken off the marketSquare Enix has barred new players from entering Final Fantasy XIV in an attempt to get overwhelming player count under control.Dec 16, 2021 12:47 PM CST
Apollo 17 Moon rock reveals new details about the Moon's formationA lunar rock brought back from the Apollo 17 has been freshly analysed, revealing the history of the moon isn't as we thought.Dec 16, 2021 6:00 AM CST
Hearing loss reversed with amazing new gene therapyA new gene therapy targets the STRC genes for stereocilin, a genetic source of hearing loss, and returned hearing to mice.Dec 16, 2021 5:00 AM CST
Samsung is now sampling faster GDDR6 @ 24Gbps, for next-gen GPUsSamsung's new GDDR6 memory ramps up to 24Gbps, now sampling to partners... could be used on RDNA 3-based AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XT.Dec 16, 2021 2:14 AM CST
Michael Jordan jumps into the cryptocurrency and NFT market with HEIRMichael Jordan has decided to jump into the world of cryptocurrency and NFTs with the new 'HEIR' platform built on Solana.Dec 16, 2021 12:37 AM CST
Diablo 2: New runewords, set tweaks, merc buffs, and more coming soonBlizzard plans to unlock Diablo 2 Resurrected's potential with tons of new items, buffs, fixes and content to expand the game.Dec 15, 2021 5:28 PM CST
Ubisoft confirms new Splinter Cell remake in next-gen Snowdrop engineIt's official: Ubisoft has confirmed a remake of the original Splinter Cell game is in development using the Snowdrop engine.Dec 15, 2021 2:56 PM CST
Nature is responding to plastic pollution with new enzymesNew research has identified new enzymes with the potential to degrade plastic, and their numbers correlate with pollutant count.Dec 15, 2021 5:00 AM CST
Warming climate expected to degrade forecasting abilitiesAs Earth's climate warms, each additional degree takes a toll on the accuracy with which meteorologists can forecast the weather.Dec 15, 2021 4:00 AM CST
Spatial Abandons VR Meetings, Dives Headfirst into NFTsSpatial has made a massive pivot away from AR/VR into the world of NFTs. The company is now a digital artwork exhibition platform.Dec 15, 2021 2:32 AM CST
NASA confirms its probe just 'touched' the Sun, first time in historyNASA's solar probe has, for the first time in history, 'touched' the Sun, marking a monumental achievement for solar science.Dec 15, 2021 1:04 AM CST
Arpara's 5K Micro-OLED VR headsets smashed their Kickstarter goalsArpara's 5K Micro-OLED VR headsets are making a splash even before they're available. The Kickstarter campaign sold out in 15 mins.Dec 14, 2021 7:19 PM CST
System Shock remake coming to consoles and PC in 2022Nightdive Studios has found a major-league publisher for its new System Shock reboot, which is coming to consoles and PC in 2022.Dec 14, 2021 4:21 PM CST
Assassin's Creed Valhalla x Odyssey crossover sets up AC InfinityThe new Assassin's Creed Valhalla x Odyssey crossover could be a practice run for the new Assassin's Creed Infinity game.Dec 14, 2021 2:35 PM CST
NVIDIA 'GPU-N': GH100 GPU, up to 233GB HBM2e at 6.3TB/sec (!!!)NVIDIA research paper teases mysterious 'GPU-N' with MCM design: super-crazy 2.68TB/sec of memory bandwidth, 2.6x the RTX 3090.Dec 14, 2021 7:22 AM CST
Four new NASA Earth science missions launching in 2022NASA will be launching four new science missions to study the Earth in 2022, including TROPICS, EMIT, NOAA's JPSS-2, and SWOT.Dec 14, 2021 4:30 AM CST

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