Tech Culture Musk tops overrated CEO poll, Tesla HQ moving to Texas |
| It was five years ago when Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta filed a lawsuit
after the EV giant granted Musk the largest executive compensation package in history. Tornetta... |
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| It was five years ago when Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta filed a lawsuit after the EV giant granted Musk the largest executive compensation package in history. Tornetta... |
Hardware Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super Review |
One would assume that Nvidia's "new" GeForce RTX 4080 Super is a special version of the original. But in reality, it's essentially the RTX 4080 with a much-needed price cut. Is that enough?
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One would assume that Nvidia's "new" GeForce RTX 4080 Super is a special version of the original. But in reality, it's essentially the RTX 4080 with a much-needed price cut. Is that enough?
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Security Mercedes-Benz accidentally shared its source code and business secrets with the whole world |
| UK-based security company RedHunt Labs recently
discovered an authentication token belonging to a Mercedes-Benz employee. The token was hosted in a public GitHub repository, as stated by... |
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| UK-based security company RedHunt Labs recently discovered an authentication token belonging to a Mercedes-Benz employee. The token was hosted in a public GitHub repository, as stated by...
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Ultra-long Range HaLow Wi-Fi standard achieves 1.8-mile range in field test |
| A recent video demonstration from Morse Micro proves that the HaLow Wi-Fi
standard, also known as IEEE 802.11ah, can maintain connections up to 3 kilometers, or just... |
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| A recent video demonstration from Morse Micro proves that the HaLow Wi-Fi standard, also known as IEEE 802.11ah, can maintain connections up to 3 kilometers, or just... |
Browsers Microsoft Edge under fire for stealing Chrome browser tabs |
| Microsoft Edge is back in the spotlight – but not for what you'd think. According
to several disgruntled users, Edge has been caught red-handed snatching open tabs... |
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| Microsoft Edge is back in the spotlight – but not for what you'd think. According to several disgruntled users, Edge has been caught red-handed snatching open tabs... |
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that hackers could cause breakdown in world order, calls for digital Geneva Convention |
| Nadella recently spoke to
journalist and NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt about several topics, including AI, the 2024 election, and Microsoft's recent admission that Russian group... |
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| Nadella recently spoke to journalist and NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt about several topics, including AI, the 2024 election, and Microsoft's recent
admission that Russian group... |
Gaming Max Payne RTX Remix mod sacrifices 90% of frame rates for the realistic lighting effects |
| Modders have been using the RTX Remix platform to improve
the visual appearance of seasoned PC games for months. Decades-old titles gain ray tracing, path tracing, DLSS... |
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| Modders have been using the RTX Remix platform to improve the visual appearance of seasoned PC games for months. Decades-old titles gain ray tracing, path tracing, DLSS... |
Opinion How will generative AI impact our devices? |
| Initially, it appeared that these computing devices would play a minor role since the early GenAI
applications and services were cloud-based and accessed like any typical website... |
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| Initially, it appeared that these computing devices would play a minor role since the early GenAI applications and services were cloud-based and accessed like any typical website... |
Storage Samsung's new QLC Flash could bring 16TB SSDs to market |
| The 2024 edition of IEEE's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is
coming to San Francisco between February 18-22, and Samsung is seemingly ready to steal the show... |
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| The 2024 edition of IEEE's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is coming to San Francisco between February 18-22, and Samsung is seemingly ready to steal the show... |
Hardware Thunderbolt alternative OCuLink tested for eGPUs, Nvidia's RTX 4090 benchmarked |
| Nvidia's RTX 4090 is a powerhouse GPU, but how much performance
is lost when you dock it as an external graphics card due to the interface's limitations?... |
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| Nvidia's RTX 4090 is a powerhouse GPU, but how much performance is lost when you dock it as an external graphics card due to the interface's limitations?... |
Apple iPhone 16 won't bring major design changes: Expect bigger displays and a capture button, not much more |
| Sources have told analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that
Apple has lowered its 2024 iPhone shipment projections, predicting a notable decline compared to last year. The company might see... |
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| Sources have told analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple has lowered its 2024 iPhone shipment projections, predicting a notable decline compared to last year. The company might see... |
Hardware Lamptron unveils CPU cooler with Full HD display that doubles as second screen |
| Beyond its integrated display, the ST060 packs six 6mm heat pipes
and brackets along with two PWM non-RGB fans, writes Caseking (via Tom's Hardware). It measures 5.04... |
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| Beyond its integrated display, the ST060 packs six 6mm heat pipes and brackets along with two PWM non-RGB fans, writes Caseking (via Tom's Hardware). It measures 5.04... |
Security Hackers used Ars Technica and Vimeo to deliver malware using obfuscated binary instructions in a URL |
| Security analytics firm Mandiant recently
uncovered a "never-before-seen" attack chain that used Base 64 encoding on at least two different websites to deliver the second-stage payload of... |
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| Security analytics firm Mandiant recently uncovered a "never-before-seen" attack chain that used Base 64 encoding on at least two different websites to deliver the
second-stage payload of... |
| Spotify bashes Apple's new App Store policies in the EU, calls them "extortion" |
|  In a strongly-worded X thread, Ek described Apple's response to the DMA as a "masterclass in distortion," and accused the iPhone-maker of "twisting the situation" to pad... |
| Amazon is unlikely to lose Prime subscribers over Video ads |
|  Humans are interesting creatures. By nature, we value exclusivity. We want to be the first to learn about a hip new trend, product, or service, and we... |
| Google One nears 100 million subscribers as Google bets big on AI |
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 With subscription tiers ranging from 100GB to 30TB, and extras like Google Photos editing tools, Workspace upgrades, VPN access, and customer support benefits, it's easy to see... |
| Apple rejects UK's attempt to block security software updates on a global scale |
|  Apple has taken a stance against the proposed update to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), which could potentially grant the UK government unprecedented control over future software... |
| AMD stays vague on Radeon gaming performance amid downward 2023 financials |
|  AMD posted its 2023 financial results this week. Although the company did notably better in the last quarter of the year compared to 2022, it couldn't escape... |
| Bullitt, maker of Caterpillar, Land Rover, and Kodak-branded phones, goes out of business |
|  Earlier this month, The Telegraph wrote that Bullitt Group, Britain's top smartphone maker, was on the brink of collapse as it struggled to compete with the likes... |
| Palworld hits 19 million players on PC and Xbox within two weeks of launch |
|  In an X post, the official Palworld account revealed that the game has already sold around 12 million copies on Steam and has approximately 7 million players... |
| Intel Xeon W9-3595X Geekbench listing reveals 60 cores, 120 threads and 4.6GHz base clock |
|  The listing, discovered by Benchleaks, appears to confirm previous speculation about Intel's plans to launch the Xeon W2500 and W-3500 series workstation and HEDT processors in early... |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 likely to be slimmer with wider screens, may include cheaper model |
|  With foldable devices such as the Honor Magic V2 offering a slimmer design than the Galaxy Z Fold 5 – 9.9mm vs. 13.4mm – a new Samsung... |
| Artificial plants can convert wind and rain into electricity |
|  Researchers from the American Chemical Society (ACS) recently released a paper detailing a fake plant that could harvest energy from wind and rain. Combining two clean power... |
| PayPal is cutting 2,500 jobs globally in major workforce reduction |
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 President and CEO Alex Chriss, who was appointed head of PayPal in September, gave staff the bad news on Tuesday. In a memo titled Preparing for the... |
| Starlink satellites exchange petabytes of data per day through space laser links |
|  SpaceX engineer Travis Brashears recently revealed that the company is using laser connections to deliver over 42 petabytes of data for customers per day. Talking at SPIE... |
