Hardware AI Nvidia's RTX 5080 could launch before the 5090, next-gen AI GPUs arriving in late 2025 Blackwell coolers ranging between 250w and 600w are currently in testing By Daniel Sims, May 9, 2024, 6:17 PM
Software Download of the Week Unity 6 is now available featuring new rendering systems Unity's new GPU resident drawer and GPU occlusion culling systems optimize rendering performance for larger worlds, while spatial-temporal post-processing (STP) enhances visual quality and runtime performance across platforms. By Ivan Franco, May 9, 2024, 6:10 PM
Gaming Tech Culture Resident Evil, SimCity, and three others enter the Video Game Hall of Fame If you're as old as me, all of these are a blast from your past By Cal Jeffrey, May 9, 2024, 4:35 PM
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Tech Culture Industry Dell to implement "color-coding" system to categorize hybrid workers' onsite attendance Big Brother Dell is watching By Alfonso Maruccia, May 9, 2024, 2:25 PM
Hardware Industry More than a quarter of advanced chip production to occur on US soil by 2032 The Chips Act will make America a major semiconductor player By Shawn Knight, May 9, 2024, 1:46 PM
Security AI Complex adversarial attacks can force generative AI services to bypass security filters and limitations The right text strings can push chatbots to break the law or teach people how to create bombs By Alfonso Maruccia, May 9, 2024, 12:44 PM
The Web Tech Culture FTX customers could get back all the money they lost in the scam The actual investors, however, may not be the real beneficiaries By Kishalaya Kundu, May 9, 2024, 12:07 PM
Tech Culture Gaming Understanding teen gaming: The positive, negative, and complex realities Directly from the source By Shawn Knight, May 9, 2024, 11:21 AM 15 comments
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Security International cybercrime taskforce places $10 million bounty on the head of LockBit leader The Russian hacker profited more than $100 million in ransom from US and European firm By Cal Jeffrey, May 9, 2024, 10:34 AM
Tech Culture Apple Apple's new iPad Pro ad sparks backlash over "crushing creativity" claims Did Apple hit the wrong note? By Rob Thubron, May 9, 2024, 10:02 AM
Download of the Week Apple iTunes for Windows adds support for latest iPad Air and Pro models Apple's iTunes for Windows 12.13.2.3 includes security improvements alongside support for the new M2 iPad Airs and M4 iPad Pros. By Erik Orejuela, May 9, 2024, 9:51 AM
Hardware Intel Arrow Lake-S desktop CPU leak includes a 24-core 285K flagship, 20-core 265K Rumored to be announced at Computex 2024 next month By Kishalaya Kundu, May 9, 2024, 9:17 AM
Apple Mobile Only the 1TB and 2TB iPad Pros feature the full M4 core count and 16GB of RAM Apple wasn't explicitly clear on this point By Rob Thubron, May 9, 2024, 8:45 AM
Hardware Gaming A new PlayStation 5 Pro spec leak clarifies performance improvements 60 compute units confirmed, double the cache, hardware support for VRS and mesh shaders By Daniel Sims, May 9, 2024, 8:15 AM
Car Tech Tech Culture Customs stop two Tesla Cybertrucks being smuggled into Russia The EVs have previously been spotted in the country By Rob Thubron, May 9, 2024, 7:38 AM 8 comments
Hardware Minisforum crams Windows 11, an Alder Lake CPU, and DDR5 RAM into an iPhone-sized PC Ethernet powered $200 pocket PC for travel and signage By Daniel Sims, May 9, 2024, 6:55 AM
Hardware Industry Opinion: Could Broadcom buy Intel? Can Broadcom afford a deal of this size? The obvious answer is, yes By Jonathan Goldberg, May 9, 2024, 6:15 AM 18 comments
Industry Hardware AMD's consumer and server CPU sales surge, driven by latest Ryzen and Epyc chips But Intel still holds a massive lead By Rob Thubron, May 9, 2024, 5:18 AM
Science Renewable energy sources are now used for a third of the world's electricity needs A new, cleaner future for energy generation By Alfonso Maruccia, May 8, 2024, 1:47 PM 25 comments
Gaming Hardware Corsair's latest pre-built gaming PC offers high-end hardware and a sleek design A "compact" PC with larger-than-life specs for gamers, creators, and AI By Alfonso Maruccia, May 8, 2024, 12:44 PM 7 comments
Hardware Electronics Homemade mini supercluster combines 256 RISC-V microcontrollers Ballin' on a budget By Shawn Knight, May 8, 2024, 12:07 PM
Security Electronics Bluetooth snooping tech lets Texas cops monitor devices at borders Even Bluetooth can be used by Big Brother against you By Zo Ahmed, May 8, 2024, 11:32 AM
Industry AI Even big tech is fighting for AI talent, here's what it means for job seekers Demand for software roles was at an all-time high mid-pandemic By Kirstie McDermott, May 8, 2024, 11:18 AM
Hardware AI AMD to introduce new naming scheme for AI-enhanced Zen 5 mobile CPUs You'll have to deal with the AI-fication of your computer whether you want it or not By Kishalaya Kundu, May 8, 2024, 10:33 AM
Mobile Microsoft A decade later: How Microsoft flushed $7.6 billion down the drain when it bought Nokia Paying $7.2 billion for Nokia's antique phones made Microsoft $7.6 billion poorer By Zo Ahmed, May 8, 2024, 9:55 AM 7 comments
Car Tech Daimler sets 2027 target for self-driving truck launch in the US Forget cars, trucks are the future of self-driving vehicles By Rob Thubron, May 8, 2024, 9:22 AM
Software Microsoft Windows 11 to receive default BitLocker encryption, new RAM speed metrics in Task Manager Microsoft keeps changing how Windows 11 behaves, whether users like it or not By Alfonso Maruccia, May 8, 2024, 8:42 AM 28 comments
Hardware Gaming Motherboard makers must implement new Intel power spec defaults by May 31 Stricter power settings for 13th and 14th-gen CPU stability By Zo Ahmed, May 8, 2024, 8:11 AM
Gaming Industry Microsoft is shuttering four Bethesda studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, ending all development on Redfall Microsoft says it is prioritizing "high-impact" titles By Rob Thubron, May 8, 2024, 7:39 AM 14 comments
Apple Mobile Apple's redesigned 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models receive M2 chip as tablet sales see recovery Company introduces cheaper large-sized iPads By Daniel Sims, May 8, 2024, 6:58 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Samsung launches a 114-inch Micro LED TV so expensive, buyers receive a free $8,000 8K TV You also get a discount on speakers and a free $2,200 hotel stay By Rob Thubron, May 8, 2024, 6:15 AM 11 comments
Tech Culture The Web TikTok and ByteDance sue US government over forced sale, claim free-speech violations "There is no question: the Act will force a shutdown of TikTok" By Rob Thubron, May 8, 2024, 5:19 AM 17 comments