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Amazon asks new FTC head to not regulate it because she's been a bullyAmazon has asked the new Federal Trade Commission chair, Lina Khan, not to involve herself in any proceedings to do with Amazon.Jul 2, 2021 3:33 AM CDT
Tesla's new Model S Plaid rolls down US streets on fire, then explodesTesla's brand new Model S Plaid electric vehicle catches fire, blows up in front of a house in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA.Jul 1, 2021 9:31 PM CDT
Robinhood IPO shows Dogecoin made up 34% of its crypto revenue in Q1Robinhood lost around $1.5 billion in Q1 2021, meanwhile 34% of their crypto revenues came from Elon Musk's fave crypto Dogecoin.Jul 1, 2021 8:04 PM CDT
EA to discuss the future of first-person shooters on July 8EA plans to hold multiple spotlight panels leading up to EA Play in July, and the first one is focused on FPS like Battlefield.Jul 1, 2021 4:46 PM CDT
New Miles Morales patch improves ray traced reflections on PS5Insomniac Games rolls out a new patch that improves ray-traced reflections in Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PlayStation 5.Jul 1, 2021 1:36 PM CDT
World Wide Web source code NFT sold for much cheaper than you'd thinkSotheby's has hosted an auction for the an NFT of the source code of the World Wide Web, and it sold for much less than expected.Jul 1, 2021 6:37 AM CDT
Spotify is 'considering' selling tickets for virtual and live concertsReports are indicating that Spotify is 'considering' expanding its business and may move into selling tickets for events.Jul 1, 2021 5:06 AM CDT
George Soros has reportedly dipped his fingers into the Bitcoin marketInsiders close to the matter have said that the Soros Fund Management investment firm has been given the green light to trade BTC.Jul 1, 2021 3:04 AM CDT
NVIDIA DLSS new mode teased: Ultra Quality in DLSS 2.2.9.0 foundNVIDIA is working on new Ultra Quality mode for DLSS, would better fight AMD's new FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) technology.Jun 30, 2021 9:35 PM CDT
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro X 15: RTX 3050 Ti + 15-inch 3.5K OLED displayXiaomi's new Mi Notebook Pro X 15 laptop rocks Intel's new 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPU, RTX 3050 Ti GPU, 15-inch 3.5K OLED display.Jun 30, 2021 8:32 PM CDT
COLORFUL iGame RTX 3090 KUDAN: $4999+ GPU gets teardown treatmentCOLORFUL's new iGame GeForce RTX 3090 KUDAN torn apart: this is what the inside of a custom $5000+ graphics card looks like.Jun 30, 2021 7:05 PM CDT
Sony to make new Sesame Street video games in JapanSony Group has acquired the rights to Sesame Street and plans to make new games as well as broadcast the children's show in Japan.Jun 30, 2021 3:53 PM CDT
Demon's Souls PS5 dev Bluepoint is next on Sony's shopping listA social media hiccup accidentally revealed Sony apparently plans to acquire Bluepoint for its first-party PlayStation Studios.Jun 30, 2021 1:32 PM CDT
New findings show dinosaurs were going extinct before the big asteroidA newly published study has caused the common theory of a space rock causing the extinction of dinosaurs to be rethought.Jun 30, 2021 4:34 AM CDT
Is the interstellar tourist Oumuamua and recent UFO sightings linked?Could the interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua be scanning Earth, and are the UFOs recently seen play a part in its observation?Jun 30, 2021 3:07 AM CDT
DecaMove suffers slight production delay, shipments start July 10DecaGear missed its proposed shipping date for the DecaMove controller but the delay will be short with orders filled by July 10.Jun 29, 2021 8:57 PM CDT
EA says Xbox Series X/S the 'official consoles' of Battlefield 2042EA and DICE team with Xbox to announce the next-gen Xbox Series X/S consoles are the 'official consoles' of Battlefield 2042.Jun 29, 2021 7:28 PM CDT
CD Projekt securities lawsuit moves forward, damages still unspecifiedCD Projekt Group receives an official statement made by plaintiffs in its securities fraud lawsuit, which is moving forward.Jun 29, 2021 3:47 PM CDT
NASA drops awesome 3D photo of Martian surface with small helicopterNASA has successfully completed the eighth flight of the Ingenuity helicopter as well as dropped an awesome 3D image of Mars.Jun 29, 2021 6:03 AM CDT
Astronomers find the largest comet ever and its shocking massiveAstronomers located a comet that is now the largest comet ever to be discovered. It's 1,000 times bigger than a typical comet.Jun 29, 2021 4:31 AM CDT
North Korea state TV drop bombshell comment about Kim Jong-un's healthThe face of North Korea has slimmed down, raising questions about the health of Kim Jong-un after a state media dropped a comment.Jun 29, 2021 3:03 AM CDT
Intel confirms Sapphire Rapids CPUs will use HBM, drops in late 2022Intel has now confirmed that its next-gen Sapphire Rapids CPU will have HBM memory in late 2022, after previous rumors teased it.Jun 28, 2021 10:05 PM CDT
Microsoft pulls PC Health Check app for Windows 11 after user backlashMicrosoft is temporarily removing the Windows 11 Health Check app, acknowledges and clarifies the issues caused by the tool.Jun 28, 2021 8:15 PM CDT
Here's where, how you can download the Windows 11 Preview BuildMicrosoft releases its Windows 11 Preview Build for its Insiders in the Dev Channel, and you can download it right here.Jun 28, 2021 7:08 PM CDT
Forza Horizon 5 will finally let you paint brake calipersPlayground Games is adding in a ton of new features to Forza Horizon 5, including customization options like paintable calipers.Jun 28, 2021 2:16 PM CDT

This car is road-legal and takes passengers on city-to-city flightsFlying cars are constantly thought to be a thing of the future, but they aren't because one just completed a city-to-city flight.Jul 2, 2021 2:34 AM CDT
Acer releases TGP updates for GeForce RTX 30 series gaming laptopsAcer unveils new TGP firmware updates for its NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Laptops, offering up to 30W TGP increase for RTX 3060.Jul 1, 2021 9:06 PM CDT
AMD EPYC Bergamo CPUs: Zen 4 + 128 cores, 256 threads on 5nm TSMCAMD's next-gen Zen 4-based EPYC CPUs will have up to 128 cores, 256 threads -- all on 5nm at TSMC and will drop in late 2022, 2023.Jul 1, 2021 7:30 PM CDT
Microsoft to publish Hideo Kojima's next game, likely for the cloudMicrosoft and Hideo Kojima have reportedly signed a preliminary agreement for a new Xbox game, possibly for new xCloud content.Jul 1, 2021 3:58 PM CDT
GTA 6 should have ultra realistic next-gen facial animationsTake-Two Interactive buys the facial animation experts at Dynamixyz to help power a new era of next-gen games like GTA 6.Jul 1, 2021 12:45 PM CDT
Here are videos of a black hole swallowing a neutron starFor the first time ever, astronomers have announced they have detected a merger between a black hole and a neutron star.Jul 1, 2021 6:04 AM CDT
Scientific evidence shows that Mars once supported lifeA brand new paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy has revealed evidence that Mars once supported some form of life.Jul 1, 2021 4:32 AM CDT
Virgin Orbit plans on turning 'any airport into a spaceport'Virgin Orbit announced it's ready to ramp up and expand operations globally, saying it's ready to turn airports into a spaceports.Jul 1, 2021 2:31 AM CDT
Elon Musk says Starlink will offer internet globally by AugustTesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk says Starlink internet will offer global coverage by August, apart from the South, North Poles.Jun 30, 2021 9:11 PM CDT
Robinhood slapped with $70 million fine from financial regulatorsRobinhood pays for its crimes: financial regulators hand out their biggest fine yet with $70 million over its neglect to customers.Jun 30, 2021 8:04 PM CDT
Flight Simulator engine re-write doubles FPS, reduces CPU, RAM usageMicrosoft's Flight Simulator team completely revamps the game's engine to significantly reduce CPU usage and boost frame rates.Jun 30, 2021 5:41 PM CDT
DICE LA to reveal mystery Battlefield 2042 mode at EA Play on July 22DICE's LA studio will showcase and announce Battlefield 2042's mysterious third multiplayer game mode at EA Play Live on July 22.Jun 30, 2021 2:58 PM CDT
Layers of Fear dev Bloober Team to make new Silent Hill for KonamiIt's official: Konami has signed a strategic partnership deal with Layers of Fear developer Bloober Team to work on new games.Jun 30, 2021 1:04 PM CDT
US faces drought, apocalyptic summer, and big fire risk increaseHalf of the United States is extremely dry, and the coming summer isn't going to help with an increased risk of wildfires.Jun 30, 2021 4:04 AM CDT
TikTok insiders prove that Trump may have been right about the appTikTok insiders have stepped forward to bust open the apps privacy issues, which may prove Trump's accusations correct.Jun 30, 2021 2:31 AM CDT
DOOM Eternal now has ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS: gigantic perf gainsDOOM Eternal's new update adds ray tracing and NVIDIA DLSS 2.0: up to 50% performance gains at 4K, with better image quality.Jun 29, 2021 8:28 PM CDT
Battlefield 2042 will have NVIDIA DLSS support, PC gamers rejoiceEA and DICE announce NVIDIA as the PC graphics partner for Battlefield 2042, the game will include DLSS for huge performance gains.Jun 29, 2021 7:04 PM CDT
Sony buys Housemarque for an undisclosed sumIt's official: Sony buys Returnal developer Housemarque and folds it into the PlayStation Studios label, more PS5 games incoming.Jun 29, 2021 3:17 PM CDT
Astronauts aboard the ISS throw disco party and do 'spacewalk dance'Astronauts aboard the International Space Station had a little bit of a disco party and did a 'spacewalk dance' before leaving.Jun 29, 2021 5:36 AM CDT
Elon Musk: Starlink will provide internet access on airline planesSpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said on his Twitter account that Starlink satellites will be able to provide internet access on airlines.Jun 29, 2021 4:04 AM CDT
UK bans Binance in a new round of cryptocurrency crackdownsThe world's largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been banned in Britain by its regulator watchdog.Jun 29, 2021 2:34 AM CDT
Doom Eternal VR could be announced at QuakeCon 2021Australian ratings board has classified a new mysterious id Software project...and it could be a Doom Eternal VR shooter.Jun 28, 2021 9:32 PM CDT
TEAMGROUP starts selling its next-gen DDR5 memory, sells out instantlyTEAMGROUP's next-gen ELITE DDR5-4800 kits go on sale, cost $310 for 32GB of DDR5 RAM -- but you can't buy a motherboard or CPU yet.Jun 28, 2021 7:36 PM CDT
Intel teams with Sabrent for super-speed SSD inside of new NUC 11 ProIntel's new NUC 11 Pro Mini PC NUC11TNKv7 packs Sabrent's Rocket NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD offers 5GB/sec reads in the tiny NUC.Jun 28, 2021 4:48 PM CDT
Half of Battlefield 2042's 128-player lobbies can be AI botsEA confirms that Battlefield 2042's multiplayer could have up to 64 AI bots at any given time, half of the 128-player max.Jun 28, 2021 1:29 PM CDT

BIOSTAR announces first list of Windows 11 supported motherboardsBIOSTAR announces its list of supported motherboards and Windows 11, all the way up to the Intel Z590 and AMD X570 chipsets.Jul 1, 2021 10:06 PM CDT
ZADAK unveils SPARK DDR5 RAM: 16GB and 32GB kits at up to DDR5-7200ZADAK SPARK DDR5 memory announced for gamers in both 16GB and 32GB capacities, with RGB lighting and speeds of up to DDR5-7200MHz.Jul 1, 2021 8:36 PM CDT
AORUS EXTREME PCIe4 AIC SSD: up to 32TB and up to 28GB/sec reads (!!!)The new AORUS XTREME Gen4 AIC SSD: up to 32TB at up to 28GB/sec -- thanks to the new Phison PS5018-E18 SSD controller and PCIe 4.0.Jul 1, 2021 7:05 PM CDT
Ghost of Tsushima director's cut: $70 on PS5, all DLC, new expansionGhost of Tsushima's new $70 director's cut adds in PS5 optimizations like 60FPS and haptics, and a new Iki Island expansion.Jul 1, 2021 3:12 PM CDT
Diablo IV's new player customization is perfect for microtransactionsDiablo IV will feature an incredibly robust character creator and lots of cosmetic customizations, which are perfect for mTX.Jul 1, 2021 10:37 AM CDT
Smallest and most massive white dwarf ever seen was just foundResearchers have just located what appears to be the smallest and most massive white dwarf that astronomers have ever seen.Jul 1, 2021 5:36 AM CDT
Phenomenal Hubble images show why NASA is fighting to keep it aliveThe Hubble Space Telescope has been offline after experiencing a mysterious glitch, and these images show why NASA wants it alive.Jul 1, 2021 3:33 AM CDT
The Roskosmos XR-2 is a high-end VR headset from RussiaThe Russians are developing a VR headset that one paper is one of the best VR devices ever made. You probably can't buy it though.Jun 30, 2021 11:17 PM CDT
Twitter is having issues: can't access bookmarks, profiles, anythingTwitter is having problems right now, Down Detector asks you to retweet the news if you're having issues... but uh, Twitter's down.Jun 30, 2021 9:06 PM CDT
Apple rumored to shift from Mini-LED to OLED tech for new iPad ProApple's new 2022 iPad Air and 2023 iPad Pro will reportedly use an OLED display, with up to the beautiful 120FPS refresh rate.Jun 30, 2021 7:31 PM CDT
Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone mode: squad-based battle royale mashup?Battlefield 2042's new Hazard Zone is described as contemporary and modern, DICE says it will shake up the battle royale concept.Jun 30, 2021 4:58 PM CDT
PlayStation gaming leads Sony's R&D spendingSony is spending more than it ever has on research and development for its entertainment divisions, which emphasizes gaming.Jun 30, 2021 2:20 PM CDT
Call of Duty Vanguard assets found, limited alpha incomingBattle.net source code mentions a possible limited alpha test for Call of Duty Vanguard, hinting at reveal in Warzone or PS event.Jun 30, 2021 12:33 PM CDT
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope hangs on by a thread after dire glitchNASA has discovered a problem that could end the life of the Hubble Space Telescope that has been operating for 30 years.Jun 30, 2021 3:32 AM CDT
Corsair is bringing full-tower cases back with the 7000-seriesThe 7000D AIRFLOW and iCUE 7000X RGB cases pack space for up to three 360mm or two 420mm radiators, six hard drives, or nine SSDs.Jun 29, 2021 10:52 PM CDT
EVGA teases it is making DARK line of motherboards for AMD Ryzen CPUsEVGA teases a 'new Darkness is coming' with a new DARK series motherboard on the way, featuring an AMD (X570) chipset teased.Jun 29, 2021 8:05 PM CDT
Doom Eternal on PS5, Series X: Dynamic resolution scaling, 60FPS RT onDoom Eternal's new next-gen optimized version is now live on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC, adds ray tracing at 60FPS.Jun 29, 2021 5:19 PM CDT
Sony investors re-elect full board of directors following record yearSony investors re-elect the company's full board of directors, CEO Kenichiro Yoshida re-elected with 98% majority of votes.Jun 29, 2021 12:56 PM CDT
MIT researchers created 'intelligent carpet' that can monitor youMIT researchers have managed to create 'intelligent carpet' that can monitor how a person is working out based on their pressure.Jun 29, 2021 5:05 AM CDT
Mexican billionaire is 'working' on getting his bank to accept BitcoinThe third wealthiest individual in Mexico has said that he is currently 'working' on getting his bank to accept Bitcoin.Jun 29, 2021 3:33 AM CDT
Magic Leap Two will be 'smaller, lighter, faster, cheaper'Magic Leap's CEO has confirmed that Magic Leap Two will be a smaller, lighter, faster, and cheaper device. Available Q4 2021.Jun 28, 2021 10:44 PM CDT
Intel sends out Odyssey swag: new Xe-HPG GPU reveal isn't too far awayIntel's upcoming gaming-focused DG2 family of GPUs is now shipping, Odyssey hype train is now taking on passengers for Xe-HPG.Jun 28, 2021 9:04 PM CDT
AdBlock glitch wipes content from major sites: Twitter, Amazon, othersAdBlock and AdBlock Plus users have had the content of their browsers and major websites like Wikipedia and Twitter wiped away.Jun 28, 2021 7:20 PM CDT
Project xCloud now delivers Xbox Series X performance to PCs, phonesDon't own an Xbox Series X? Microsoft will stream Series X perfo your phones, tablets, and Windows 10 PCs at 1080p 60FPS.Jun 28, 2021 3:29 PM CDT
China releases the first videos and sounds from its Zhurong Mars roverThe China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released the first videos and sounds from its Mars rover called Zhurong.Jun 28, 2021 6:05 AM CDT

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