AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs see major price cuts following Intel Arrow Lake launch
The Ryzen 9000 series launched in August
New invention harvests static energy from waste polystyrene to produce electricity
Transforming pollution into power
Why it matters: Over 25 million tons of single-use polystyrene packaging is manufactured annually on a global basis. However, only a tiny fraction gets recycled, with the vast majority ending up in landfills after serving its purpose. Now, scientists have developed an ingenious way to recycle polystyrene – by converting its static electricity into usable power.
Real-time de-aging AI tech showcased in Tom Hanks and Robin Wright's latest movie
No expensive and lenghty post-production required
This $40 tool gives you access to ChatGPT, Gemini, and more for life
Generate text, images, code, audio, and video in one place
This black hole consumes material 40 times faster than previously thought possible
Super-Eddington black holes could explain rapid black hole formation immediately following the Big Bang
Intel vs. TSMC: Why economic factors, not tech, are at the heart of America's chip struggle
Can Intel and Samsung survive without government support in the foundry race?
The Pentagon wants AI to enhance the capabilities of US nuclear weapons systems
Do these people never watch movies?
Hot glue experiment could expand options for 3D printing materials
Alternate feeding mechanisms might enable 3D printing with flexible, brittle, or soft materials
Is Intel too big to fail? US officials are considering government intervention
The company stands to receive billions from the CHIPS Act, but Intel leadership says it's taking too long
FFmpeg developers claim 94x speed boost using handwritten AVX-512 code
Parallel processing on modern x86 computers can really do wonders
Apple buys 20% stake in iPhone satellite service partner Globalstar
The money will be used to fund further expansion
Drones equipped with self-monitoring "nervous system" promise longer, safer flights
Fiber optic "nerves" could help drones diagnose problems
Asus rolls out Turbo Game Mode, bringing CCD and SMT toggles to the BIOS
Boost performance in games that don't benefit from high core counts
Early PS5 Pro shipments reveal massive upgrades: 16.7 teraflops GPU, 2TB SSD, and more
The console is set for a November 7 release
Apple M4 Max chip outperforms Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9950X in Geekbench 6
The M4 Pro and M4 Max recently debuted with the new Macs
Lawsuit alleges harmful content on TikTok contributed to deaths of two teens
Families claim TikTok's algorithm promoted harmful content
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COMING SOON
Stalker 2 requires 150GB of storage, but runs on relatively modest GPUs
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GAMING CPU
Ryzen 7 9800X3D gets official, arrives Nov 7 at $479
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SEARCH WARS
ChatGPT now has its own web search engine
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RETRO TECH
Meet KolibriOS, the lightweight OS that can boot from a 1.44MB floppy
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ARM-BASED
Nvidia could enter the AI PC market in 2025 with its own CPU
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GAMING
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now Steam's best-selling game
Stanford researchers develop molecule that forces cancer cells to kill themselves
Promising study turns oncogenes against cancer's natural survival mechanisms
Amazon's new Kindle Colorsoft e-reader slammed over screen discoloration issues
Unsightly yellow bar results in a 2.6-star rating on Amazon
Facepalm: Amazon's first-ever color e-reader, the $280 Kindle Colorsoft recently went on sale, and a lot of people aren't happy with it. Many users are reporting a discolored, yellow strip appearing at the bottom of the device, prompting a wave of negative reviews.
MIT researchers develop new approach for training general purpose robots
We could create robots like Rosie from The Jetsons
Microsoft tests wooden data centers in a bid to cut carbon emissions
Using wood significantly reduces the need for carbon-heavy steel and concrete
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Review: Why So Slow for Gaming?
Intel's new mainstream Core Ultra 5 245K challenges the Ryzen 7 9700X in gaming and productivity. With 6 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores, plus DDR5 support, it offers solid specs for demanding workloads.
Nvidia replaces Intel in Dow Jones index, marking shift in tech landscape
With Nvidia, there will be four trillion-dollar tech companies in the index
How many feet/meters of tape are found in a 60-minute audio cassette tape?
Tech trivia for old schoolers
Android malware intercepts calls to banks, redirecting victims to fraudulent numbers
"FakeCall" variants have many new sophisticated features
AMD aims to catch up to Nvidia's DLSS with "neural supersampling"
The company wants to handle upscaling and denoising with a single AI model
Hacked TP-Link routers at center of massive botnet used to attack Azure customers
The network is probably still operational and likely acquiring new infrastructure
Big Tech doubles down on AI, $200 billion gamble raises concerns on Wall Street
ROI? Who said anything about ROI?
Intel says integrating RAM into Lunar Lake SoC was a mistake, might abandon desktop GPUs again
In brief: Intel Lunar Lake mobile CPUs controversially integrated system memory onto the SoC, preventing users from installing additional RAM. The company now partially blames the decision for its latest disastrous earnings report. Furthermore, Intel's restructuring plans might involve downsizing or ceasing development Arc desktop GPUs.
Meet KolibriOS, the lightweight OS that can even boot from a 1.44MB floppy
The alternative CD version even comes bundled with games like Doom and Wolfenstein
Windows 11 reaches 35% market share, but Windows 10 still leads by a wide margin
It took three years, but users are warming up to Microsoft's latest OS
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