Dead Startup Toys are miniature versions of failed startups
Miniature versions of your favorite failed startups
Before Apple, iPod creator Tony Fadell had his MP3 player idea rejected by which two companies?
Tony Fadell and his Digital Music Player
AI-powered camera zooms in on bald head instead of soccer ball during match
The AI was so entranced that it missed a goal
That SSC Tuatara world record video was misleading
The events didn't happen as portrayed in the video
2K Sports adds unskippable ads in loading screens for NBA 2K21 (Updated)
In addition to the $10 price hike the publisher has in place for next-gen console versions of the game
EA disables in-game advertisements in UFC 4 following fan backlash
Who wants to play a $60 game with full-screen unskippable ads?
Senior Ubisoft execs quit after abuse allegations
Ubisoft will undergo a complete restructuring
Microsoft Teams communication platform suffered a temporary outage due to an expired SSL certificate
When tech giants make embarrasing mistakes
The Worst CPU & GPU Purchases of 2019
For the third year in a row, before the year comes to an end, lets look back at some of the worst CPU and PC graphics products released in 2019. Just like we have guides dedicated to the best CPUs and best GPUs you can buy, this is our hall of shame equivalent. Not meaning to create controversy, take this piece as informational light reading for the holidays.
Russia passes law that bans the sale of devices without Russian-made software
In Russia, software runs you - starting July 2020
Iowa hired a cybersecurity firm to do penetration testing, then arrested its workers
Instead of dropping the charges, it has reduced them from a felony to a misdemeanor
WordPress' parent company Automattic will buy Tumblr from Verizon for an undisclosed amount
The acquisition was reportedly "well below" $20 million
Multi-year aluminum fraud scheme blamed for two NASA mission failures
Supplier altered test results and falsified certifications for nearly 20 years
Hertz hits Accenture with $32 million lawsuit over failed website redesign
The car rental firm is far from happy
Google's deplorable handling of the Pixel 3 screen flash issue may be coming to an end
Enough RMAs on the Pixel 3 might be why we are getting a fix
Apple issues apology for ongoing MacBook keyboard issues
The company still downplays the extent of the keyboard problems though
Google refuses to remove controversial 'woman tracking' app in Saudi Arabia, Apple has yet to respond
The Absher app allows male 'guardians' to control women's travel
Battlefield V DLSS Tested: Overpromised, Underdelivered
Nvidia's deep learning super sampling, or DLSS, is one of the highly anticipated features present on RTX graphics cards. This month DLSS finally made its way to both Battlefield V and Metro Exodus, and as is the usual case for us, we'll be going through a full visual and performance breakdown in this article.
Backblaze shares the most and least reliable hard drives of 2018
Average hard drive capacity has nearly doubled in two years
Worst passwords of 2018 revealed, '123456' retains top spot
And 'password' is second
The Worst CPU & GPU Purchases of 2018
If you want to know what graphics card you should buy or what's the best CPU for your new rig, we've already got you covered. Today we're discussing something else. Welcome to our second annual hall of hardware shame, where we list what we feel were the worst CPU and GPU purchases of 2018. Some of these products should have never existed, others are just a bit pointless or made promises they did not fulfill.
