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China's rocket will crash back to Earth this week, could hit a cityA Chinese rocket that was recently launched is now out of control and is expected to impact Earth at some point this week.May 3, 2021 7:32 AM CDT
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti listed at $1300 to $2250 onlineNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti in custom AIB models listed online early, GIGABYTE and MSI models are costing between $1300 and $2250.May 3, 2021 5:17 AM CDT
US Defense Secretary drops warning about next major warThe US defense secretary has warned that the 'next major war is going to look very different' from US's previously fought wars.May 3, 2021 3:32 AM CDT
Check out the Royal Marines board a ship with jetpacks like Iron ManRoyal Marines test out the Gravity Jet Suit to board ship during test operations, flying onto the ship and landing with grace.May 2, 2021 10:31 PM CDT
Apple's new 12.9-inch iPad Pro costs $699 to repair without AppleCare+The new 12.9-inch 2021 iPad Pro costs $699 to repair if you don't have AppleCare+ but for $100 more you can buy a new 11-inch iPad.May 2, 2021 8:26 PM CDT
How to play the Resident Evil Village demo as much as you want on PCSteam gamers manipulate a few folders to play Capcom's new free Resident Evil Village demo as many times as they want on PC.May 2, 2021 5:39 PM CDT
Microsoft may reduce Xbox game store cut from 30% to just 12%Microsoft will soon let developers and publishers keep 88% of revenues of games sold on the Xbox console storefront in 2021.May 2, 2021 3:09 PM CDT
NASA + SpaceX $2.9B moon lander deal paused, competitors file protestsNASA suspends work on SpaceX's new lunar lander contract, with the $2.9 billion deal on hold because of disputes from competitors.May 1, 2021 10:06 PM CDT
Intel Core i9-11950H: high-end laptop CPU with 8C/16T @ 4.9GHzIntel's new Core i9-11950H processor packs 8 cores, 16 threads @ up to 4.9GHz -- a another Tiger Lake-H processor offering.May 1, 2021 8:27 PM CDT
Epic Games buys creative powerhouse ArtStation, all tutorials now freeEpic Games snaps up art powerhouse platform ArtStation to empower creatives, developers, and artists in the games industry.May 1, 2021 6:34 PM CDT
Konami is in 'deep development' on new games, maybe Silent Hill?Konami says it's developing some new games, but it won't actually be at E3 2021 this year. Will get partner showcases instead?May 1, 2021 12:40 PM CDT
Facebook purchased the developer that created OnwardAnother one of the biggest gaming VR games is now under Facebooks control. Oculus Studios bought Onward maker Downpour Interactive.Apr 30, 2021 8:32 PM CDT
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X spotted with 12GB GDDR6X memoryMSI's new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X graphics card spotted, should be announced on May 18 with 12GB of super-fast GDDR6X memory.Apr 30, 2021 7:05 PM CDT
343 is going all out with Halo Infinite's PC port343 Industries is taking Halo Infinite's PC version very seriously, promises big performance and optimizations across the board.Apr 30, 2021 5:33 PM CDT
Activision cuts CEO Bobby Kotick's salary, shrinks bonus by millionsActivision CEO Bobby Kotick voluntarily reduces his 2021 salary by 50% and also halves hits annual performance-based bonuses.Apr 30, 2021 12:59 PM CDT
Call of Duty is the third best-selling franchise of all timeThe Call of Duty franchise is now old enough to vote, and has amassed a staggering 400 million copies sold throughout 18 years.Apr 30, 2021 11:13 AM CDT
Here's how the money from a fourth stimulus check could arriveLawmakers are discussing whether a fourth stimulus check is needed for struggling Americans, and here's how it could arrive to you.Apr 30, 2021 8:36 AM CDT
FDA alert: bacteria contamination causes large recall of ice creamThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added ice cream products to its recall bulletin due to listeria contamination.Apr 30, 2021 5:31 AM CDT
COD: 'Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Remastered' may release in 2021Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Remastered may release this year instead of Call of Duty: Vanguard, and here's why.Apr 30, 2021 2:31 AM CDT
ZOTAC unveils GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm with 16+4 phase powerZOTAC's new GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm revealed: 16+4 power phases, custom ArcticStorm waterblock, RGB lighting and more.Apr 29, 2021 11:00 PM CDT
Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey: Tiger Lake-H CPU + GeForce RTX 3050 TiSamsung's new Galaxy Book Odyssey teased: the first laptop to pack the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU + Intel Tiger Lake-H CPU.Apr 29, 2021 9:36 PM CDT
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition drops next week on PC, prepare your GPUMetro Exodus Enhanced Edition is nearly here, the graphics-upgraded version needs a GeForce RTX or Radeon RX 6000 series GPU.Apr 29, 2021 8:01 PM CDT
Microsoft delivers an Epic win for game developersMicrosoft doubles down on its commitment to PC game devs, will empower them with DirectX 12 tools and a new 88% revenue split.Apr 29, 2021 1:27 PM CDT
PS4 is the king of software with 1.5 billion games sold, dethrones PS2Sony's PlayStation 4 has sold over 1.5 billion games, beating any other platform in games industry history--including the PS2.Apr 29, 2021 10:31 AM CDT
Apollo 11 astronaut dies at age 90, this is what 'haunts' himA decorated astronaut that was a part of the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission in 1969 has sadly passed away at the age of 90.Apr 29, 2021 7:32 AM CDT

World's largest plane completes fight test, watch the video hereThe world's largest plane has been caught on camera completing its official second flight test over California's Mojave Desert.May 3, 2021 6:32 AM CDT
Rockstar is looking for game testers, probably playing GTA 6 right nowGrand Theft Auto 6 game testers required by Rockstar Games, developer had internal release for late 2023 -- but that can change.May 3, 2021 5:02 AM CDT
Flat Earth theory was debunked 2,000 years ago, explains Carl SaganCarl Sagan explained that an ancient Greek mathematician was able to prove that the surface of Earth is curved and not flat.May 3, 2021 2:31 AM CDT
Elon Musk's brain implant startup Neuralink loses its co-founderTesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk sees co-founder of brain-computer interface startup Neuralink quietly leave 'a few weeks ago'.May 2, 2021 9:47 PM CDT
STALKER 2: Xbox and PC exclusive for 3 months, sorry PS5 gamersSTALKER 2 will be exclusive to the Xbox and PC for 3 months, with PlayStation 5 gamers left out in the dark... at least for now.May 2, 2021 7:42 PM CDT
Elden Ring may be delayed further, FromSoftware parent company warnsEpic RPG Elden Ring may be delayed even further as FromSoftware parent company warns investors about COVID-19 uncertainties.May 2, 2021 4:34 PM CDT
Nintendo to solve Switch shortage in 2021 with 30 million unit influxNintendo plans to solve Switch shortages with a massive production order of 30 million units, will lead to boosted supply.May 2, 2021 12:41 PM CDT
Tesla Powerwall+ teased: upgraded battery for improved off-grid livingTesla looks to upgrade Powerwall with Powerwall+ that has upgraded 9.6kW peak output, up from 7kW -- same 13.5kWh battery capacity.May 1, 2021 9:30 PM CDT
Check out the first leaked screenshots from the new BattlefieldBattlefield leaker Tom Henderson confirms the leaked Battlefield images are real... we should expect the trailer any minute now.May 1, 2021 7:23 PM CDT
Hitman dev's new IP may be a medieval fantasy online game with dragonsWe have a third universe that we're working actively on, which is something a bit different,' IO's CEO Hakan Abrak said in April.May 1, 2021 5:32 PM CDT
Metro Exodus developer confirms it hasn't tested AMD's DLSS competitor4A Games says it hasn't tested AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, won't include it in Metro Exodus -- their own tech is better.Apr 30, 2021 9:47 PM CDT
Crysis Remastered PC update gets experimental 'ray tracing boost mode'Crytek pumps out Crysis Remastered PC Update 2.1.2 which adds a new experimental raytracing boost mode, pumps up performance.Apr 30, 2021 8:26 PM CDT
Intel Atom + Phison SSD inside of Mars $2.7 billion Perseverance roverNASA gives new meaning to Intel Inside with $2.7 billion Perseverance rover on Mars, Intel Atom + Phison SSD controller inside.Apr 30, 2021 6:28 PM CDT
Halo Infinite: cross-gen cross-play, cross-progression on PC and XboxMicrosoft re-confirms Halo Infinite will release as a cross-gen game, reiterates full cross-progression and cross-play support.Apr 30, 2021 4:36 PM CDT
New Assassin's Creed Valhalla update makes Altair's armor viableAssassin's Creed Valhalla's latest v1.21 update makes Altair's armor worth using, fixes a ton of bugs and glitched quests.Apr 30, 2021 12:18 PM CDT
Resident Evil Village has a hilariously weird puppet show spoofWhat if Resident Evil Village was a public access kids show with puppets? Capcom answers this question with hilarious weirdness.Apr 30, 2021 10:16 AM CDT
Humans may kill ourselves off much sooner than we think, says expertA top scientist with over 260 peer-reviewed articles has said that doomsday for all humans may come sooner than we are expecting.Apr 30, 2021 7:34 AM CDT
New York man accused of scamming $700,000 out of investorsAuthorities have announced a New York man has been scammed more than $700,000 out of investors for the past year and a half.Apr 30, 2021 4:37 AM CDT
COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX 3060 Bilibili: fans on BOTH sides of cardCOLORFUL's new iGame Bilibili E-Sports OC features a special edition cooler, with fans on both sides -- like the RTX 3080/3090 FE.Apr 29, 2021 11:57 PM CDT
COLORFUL iGame M600 Mirage PC: Core i9-11900K + GeForce RTX 3090COLORFUL's new iGame M600 Mirage Gaming PC: Intel 11th Gen Core CPU + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series GPU + RGB lighting (of course).Apr 29, 2021 10:32 PM CDT
AMD says it's 'on track' with mobile RDNA 2 GPUs, new laptops soonAMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su reiterates that its mobile RDNA 2 architecture is 'on track' to launch later in Q2 2021 -- not too far away.Apr 29, 2021 8:57 PM CDT
GALAX: using SSD for Chia Coin cryptocurrency will void your warrantyGALAX warns that using its SSDs to crypto mine Chia Coin will 'slow down' and 'damage' your SSD, might result in NO WARRANTY.Apr 29, 2021 7:32 PM CDT
Battlefield V headlines PS Plus freebies ahead of Battlefield 6 revealEA is giving away Battlefield V to all PlayStation Plus subscribers in May, a strategic move ahead of its new Battlefield reveal.Apr 29, 2021 12:34 PM CDT
First piece of China's new space station has been launchedChina has officially launched its first key module of a new permanent space station from the Wenchang Space Launch Center.Apr 29, 2021 9:03 AM CDT
Thousands of very strange white orbs were found on a beachBeach-goers have stumbled upon thousands of these mysterious white 'pearls' littered all over the beach. Here's what they are.Apr 29, 2021 6:34 AM CDT

Scientists caught a real-life giant 'kraken' on video, here's howResearchers managed to capture a real-life giant 'kraken' on video after discovering its enormous eyes caused it to be camera shy.May 3, 2021 5:34 AM CDT
FDA and Biden administration to ban menthol cigarettes, here's whyThe United States Food and Drug Administration and the Biden administration will be banning the use of menthol cigarettes.May 3, 2021 4:33 AM CDT
AMD Navi 33 GPU: next-gen RDNA 3 with 80 CUs + 5120 cores = beast GPUAMD's next-gen Navi 3X family of graphics cards are still a while away, but we should expect big things from the new GPUs.May 3, 2021 1:23 AM CDT
TSMC is using AMD's industry-leading EPYC CPUs to make next-gen chipsTaiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announces it's now using AMD EPYC CPUs to manufacture, make next-gen chips.May 2, 2021 9:08 PM CDT
Battlefield teased again, with two new sketches from teaser trailerThe latest sketches from Battlefield's upcoming teaser trailer are here, teasing armored helmets + Juggernaut-type suits, and more.May 2, 2021 7:06 PM CDT
Mass Effect trilogy remaster comes with a 11GB day one patchMass Effect Legendary Edition comes with a day one patch that clocks in at 11.8GB on PS4 that adjusts lighting, AO, performance.May 2, 2021 4:08 PM CDT
ASUS ROG Zephryus S17 high-end gaming laptop to be revealed on May 11ASUS teases next-gen ROG Zephryus S17 gaming laptop, special unveiling event for May 11 -- powered by Intel's new Tiger Lake-H.May 1, 2021 10:43 PM CDT
NVIDIA teases custom Overwatch-themed GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cardNVIDIA GeForce China has made a custom GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition graphics card, inspired by Blizzard's popular Overwatch.May 1, 2021 9:08 PM CDT
Chia Coin now using over 1 exabyte of storage, HDD/SSD shortage fearedChia Coin cryptocurrency mining continues to explode, HDD and SSD shortage concerns growing by the day with storage-fueled mining.May 1, 2021 7:06 PM CDT
Here's a look at guns in Halo PC's third-person shooter prototypeOld Bungie archival footage shows what Halo's original guns looked like back in the ancient third-person shooter prototype days.May 1, 2021 2:22 PM CDT
SNL cast so triggered by Elon Musk hosting, they can sit away from himSaturday Night Live cast won't be forced to appear alongside Elon Musk as some cast members are triggered the Tesla founder.Apr 30, 2021 9:11 PM CDT
Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPU spotted: MCM design with 80 coresIntel's next-gen Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPU teased with MCM (multi-chip module) design with up to 80 cores -- but we'll never see it.Apr 30, 2021 7:45 PM CDT
Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask possibly coming to Switch eShop in 2021The Legend of Zelda franchise turns 35 years old this year, and Nintendo should celebrate by dropping key N64 games on the Switch.Apr 30, 2021 6:02 PM CDT
Doom Eternal now has paid cosmetic microtransactionsBethesda adds microtransaction cosmetic packs to Doom Eternal a year after it promised no in-game purchases would be in the game.Apr 30, 2021 3:08 PM CDT
Valheim publisher Coffee Stain: New games won't be heavily monetizedValheim publisher Coffee Stain plans to keep its future games at a $20 price target without major monetization or mTX options.Apr 30, 2021 11:47 AM CDT
You can now purchase cryptocurrency on Coinbase using PayPalCoinbase users based in the United States will now be able to make cryptocurrency purchases using PayPal by simply doing this.Apr 30, 2021 9:02 AM CDT
Viral TikTok shows Adam Sandler being turned away from IHOP by workerA viral TikTok from an IHOP worker has surfaced online, and it shows the worker turning away Adam Sandler due to being too busy.Apr 30, 2021 6:33 AM CDT
If the supervolcano in Yellowstone erupted, it would look like thisThe supervolcano located under Yellowstone may never erupt, but it would look something like this video simulation if it did.Apr 30, 2021 3:32 AM CDT
The Queen's 24K gold Nintendo Wii is for sale, costs $300,00024K gold Nintendo Wii built for Her Majesty the Queen is now being sold, thrown on eBay for $300,000 so its owner can buy a house.Apr 29, 2021 11:28 PM CDT
PowerColor's new Radeon RX 6700 XT HELLHOUND has all-white designPowerColor reveals its new camouflaged for the Radeon RX 6700 XT HELLHOUND, with a new all-white version of the card teased.Apr 29, 2021 10:00 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series 'Lite Hash Rate' cards rumored for MayRumor has it the new cryptocurrency mining limiter won't be obvious, with a new range of Ampere-based GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs.Apr 29, 2021 8:30 PM CDT
Battlefield leaker on in-game graphics: 'it looks like a movie'EA DICE taking graphics to the next level in the new Battlefield, which leaker Tom Henderson says 'it looks like a movie'.Apr 29, 2021 7:03 PM CDT
Sony to invest another $184 million in first-party PlayStation studiosSony is aggressively investing into first-party studios to help accelerate PlayStation 5 games development & new R&D technology.Apr 29, 2021 11:24 AM CDT
Elon Musk to host SNL very soon, Dogecoin and Bitcoin pump?Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, will be hosting Saturday Night Live this week, and to tease his appearance Musk has tweeted.Apr 29, 2021 8:32 AM CDT
Earth under solar storm warning, vital technology at risk of failureThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a geomagnetic storm warning for Earth, technology is at risk of failure.Apr 29, 2021 5:34 AM CDT

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