PC Gaming Star Wars Outlaws GPU Benchmark: 43 GPUs Tested |
Star Wars Outlaws is a new open-world action game, so we've locked ourselves in the lab for a few days to come back with a 43 GPU benchmark across five configurations at three different resolutions.
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Star Wars Outlaws is a new open-world action game, so we've locked ourselves in the lab for a few days to come back with a 43 GPU benchmark across five configurations at three different resolutions.
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Nuclear Math student builds fusion reactor at home with help from Claude AI and $2,000 |
| Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, a math major at the University of Waterloo,
created a mini fusor that resembles an actual tokamak and hooked it up to a humble 12kV... |
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| Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, a math major at the University of Waterloo, created a mini fusor that resembles an actual tokamak and hooked it up to a humble 12kV... |
Intel Intel promises upcoming Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake CPUs are not affected by instability issues |
| Intel has announced that its upcoming Core Ultra
200 Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake CPUs will not be affected by the Vmin Shift Instability issue plaguing its... |
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| Intel has announced that its upcoming Core Ultra 200 Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake CPUs will not be affected by the Vmin Shift Instability issue plaguing its... |
Robotics Meet Neo Beta: Your new, slightly creepy humanoid robot home assistant |
| Robotics company 1X Technologies (1XT) made headlines earlier this year
after securing over $100 million in backing from OpenAI and EQT Ventures, Europe's most prominent technology startup-based... |
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| Robotics company 1X Technologies (1XT) made headlines earlier this year after securing over $100 million in backing from OpenAI and EQT Ventures, Europe's most prominent technology
startup-based... |
Tech Culture AnandTech ends its 27-year run in online tech publishing |
| AnandTech is practically a household name among serious tech enthusiasts that
have spent any meaningful amount of time online. The site went live way back in 1997... |
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| AnandTech is practically a household name among serious tech enthusiasts that have spent any meaningful amount of time online. The site went live way back in 1997... |
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Space NASA's solar sailor successfully deploys its sail for fuel-free control |
| The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) team received data
indicating official confirmation of the sail's deployment on Thursday at 5:33 UTC (1:33 p.m. EDT). The deployment... |
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| The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) team received data indicating official confirmation of the sail's deployment on Thursday at 5:33 UTC (1:33 p.m. EDT). The deployment... |
Sustainability Researchers unlock cheap way to vaporize plastic and use it to make more plastic |
| Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new
catalytic process that can vaporize the polyethylene (single-use bags) and polypropylene (hard plastics) that dominate trash piles, converting them... |
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| Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new catalytic process that can vaporize the polyethylene (single-use bags) and polypropylene (hard plastics) that dominate
trash piles, converting them... |
Gaming Sony-backed multiplayer shooter Concord has sold only a few thousand copies |
| Concord has been available for less than two weeks, but its sales
numbers are far from encouraging. According to estimates provided by various market analysts, the Overwatch-like... |
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| Concord has been available for less than two weeks, but its sales numbers are far from encouraging. According to estimates provided by various market analysts, the Overwatch-like... |
Electronics Broadcom is working to integrate optical connectivity directly into GPUs |
| Broadcom is developing new silicon photonics technology aimed at
significantly increasing the bandwidth available to GPUs and other AI accelerators. By utilizing co-packaged optics (CPOs), the fabless... |
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| Broadcom is developing new silicon photonics technology aimed at significantly increasing the bandwidth available to GPUs and other AI accelerators. By utilizing co-packaged optics
(CPOs), the fabless... |
Science Fiery meteor generates energy of 10 tons of TNT, shockwaves reach ground in North Carolina |
| NASA's Meteor Watch quickly confirmed that the
brilliant fireball was indeed a meteor, burning up as it plowed through Earth's atmosphere at over 31,000 mph. The agency's... |
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| NASA's Meteor Watch quickly confirmed that the brilliant fireball was indeed a meteor, burning up as it plowed through Earth's atmosphere at over 31,000 mph. The agency's... |
Steam Deck Contender Ayaneo gaming consoles enter the US market starting at $399 from Best Buy |
| Ayaneo isn't a household name like Nintendo, Sony, or
Microsoft, partly due to the limited availability of its products. Until now, its consoles were only accessible to... |
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| Ayaneo isn't a household name like Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft, partly due to the limited availability of its products. Until now, its consoles were only accessible to... |
Oops Former executive sues startup's CEO for buying Lamborghinis with company funds, feed racecar hobby |
| Osom's former chief privacy officer, Mary Stone
Ross, is taking legal action against the company and current CEO Jason Keats. The lawsuit alleges that Keats used company... |
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| Osom's former chief privacy officer, Mary Stone Ross, is taking legal action against the company and current CEO Jason Keats. The lawsuit alleges that Keats used company... |
Car Tech Experts say driver assistance systems are doing more for safety than self-driving tech |
| InsideEV spoke to experts who insist that the solution
to improving road safety already exists in advanced driver assistance systems, such as automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assistance,... |
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| InsideEV spoke to experts who insist that the solution to improving road safety already exists in advanced driver assistance systems, such as automatic emergency braking,
lane-keeping assistance,... |
NATO Warns Russia could target undersea cables and GPS to cripple Western communication, says NATO |
| NATO is sounding the alarm about a potential threat
from Russia to disrupt vital communication and navigation systems. It warns that Russia may already have plans in... |
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| NATO is sounding the alarm about a potential threat from Russia to disrupt vital communication and navigation systems. It warns that Russia may already have plans in... |
Tech Culture Federal judge rules that social media platforms are not required to filter content for children |
| In his ruling, Judge Pitman criticized the
controversial provision as a threat to free speech and noted that several terms in the law were vague and potentially... |
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| In his ruling, Judge Pitman criticized the controversial provision as a threat to free speech and noted that several terms in the law were vague and potentially... |
WTF?! Fake Ryzen 7800X3D is alarmingly convincing, chip dissected after buyer gets scammed |
| The saga began when an enthusiast thought he had scored a
major deal on the powerful gaming CPU through OLX (a Facebook marketplace-like platform) – a genuine... |
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| The saga began when an enthusiast thought he had scored a major deal on the powerful gaming CPU through OLX (a Facebook marketplace-like platform) – a genuine... |
Industry Struggling Intel is considering selling divisions and slashing expenditures |
| Intel's programmable chip division Altera, which it acquired for
$16.7 billion in 2015, is reportedly among the assets that may be put up for sale. The harsh... |
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| Intel's programmable chip division Altera, which it acquired for $16.7 billion in 2015, is reportedly among the assets that may be put up for sale. The harsh... |
Science NASA solves 60-year atmosphic mystery, measuring Earth's ambipolar electric field |
| An international team of researchers has successfully
measured Earth's ambipolar electric field in a groundbreaking scientific achievement. This discovery, made by NASA's Endurance mission, has far-reaching implications... |
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| An international team of researchers has successfully measured Earth's ambipolar electric field in a groundbreaking scientific achievement. This
discovery, made by NASA's Endurance mission, has far-reaching implications... |
Tech Culture South Korea is facing a digital sex crime epidemic, and Telegram is the accomplice |
| South Korea is facing a surge in digital sex crimes,
particularly involving deepfake pornography targeting women and minors. What's more troubling, teenagers are often the ones perpetrating... |
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| South Korea is facing a surge in digital sex crimes, particularly involving deepfake pornography targeting women and minors. What's more troubling, teenagers are often the ones
perpetrating... |
Tech Culture Houston resident uses AirTag to reveal troubling truths about the city's recycling efforts |
| Houston resident Brandy Deason had grown
skeptical of the city's new "chemical recycling" initiative, which claimed to accept all types of plastic, including traditionally hard-to-recycle items like... |
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| Houston resident Brandy Deason had grown skeptical of the city's new "chemical recycling" initiative, which claimed to accept all types of plastic, including
traditionally hard-to-recycle items like... |
| Startup taps GlobalFoundries to produce 166x more efficient embedded chips |
|  The new chip architecture, unveiled by Efficient earlier this year, promises performance gains of up to 166x over today's embedded CPUs while consuming only a fraction of... |
| Overworked but wealthy employees are powering Nvidia's AI boom |
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 In a tech industry often characterized by grueling hours and substantial personal wealth, Nvidia might stand out as an extreme example. |
| Benchmarks suggest 8-core Snapdragon X Plus laptops may be terrible at gaming |
|  The benchmarks reveal underwhelming results in both CPU and GPU tests. In Cinebench 2024, the new chip scored 102 points in the single-core test, five percent lower... |
| Columbus judge sues researcher for disclosing true impact of ransomware attack |
|  In a strange turn of events following a significant ransomware attack on the city of Columbus, Ohio, a judge has issued a temporary restraining order against cybersecurity... |
| Apple's M4 Mac mini drops USB-A ports, will feature five USB-C ports |
|  Little by little, we are learning more about Apple's redesign plans for its Mac mini, courtesy of Bloomberg columnist Mark Gurman and his extensive line up of... |
| Fujitsu is flooding the market with a whopping 16 new PC models |
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 Fujitsu recently announced a slew of new PCs. The products include nine Lifebook notebook models, three Esprimo desktops, two Stylistic tablets, and two high-end Celsius workstations. All... |
| Easy blood test shown to predict heart disease risk decades in advance |
|  A routine blood test can determine the long-term risk of a woman's propensity for heart disease, according to a study published in the New England Journal of... |
| Sony PS5 Pro packaging spotted, no disc drive in sight |
|  Established leaker Billbil-kun from French outlet Dealabs recently released an image of the alleged final PlayStation 5 mid-generation refresh design. The latest information indicates that Sony will... |
| Latest Steam survey shows Windows 11 finally overtaking Windows 10, gaming laptops on the rise |
|  Windows 11 has been closing the gap on its predecessor in the Steam survey for a long time. August finally saw the newer OS surpass Windows 10,... |
| Scientists propose method to extend lithium-ion battery life while lowering costs |
|  Producing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and many other devices is complex and time-consuming. Manufacturers are trying to find quicker methods without compromising quality, but the nature... |
| Researchers are now looking for advanced alien civilizations beyond the Milky Way |
|  Researchers used a powerful ground array for low-frequency radio observations to look for potential signs of life outside the Milky Way. Radio astronomer Chenoa Tremblay of the... |
| Tesla Cybertruck catches fire after crashing into a fire hydrant |
|  Earlier this week, a Tesla Cybertruck erupted into flames after crashing into a fire hydrant outside a Bass Pro Shop in Harlingen, Texas. The collision resulted in... |
| AMD admits its Instinct MI300X AI accelerator still can't quite beat Nvidia's H100 Hopper |
|  On Wednesday, AMD released benchmarks comparing the performance of its MI300X with Nvidia's H100 GPU to showcase its Gen AI inference capabilities. For the LLama2-70B model, a... |
| Microsoft details its first AI SoC: Maia 100 promises affordable AI acceleration |
|  Microsoft introduced its first AI accelerator, Maia 100, at this year's Hot Chips conference. It features an architecture that uses custom server boards, racks, and software to... |
| Hyundai's striking cyberpunk concept car may soon enter production |
|  No official statements were made about the vehicle, but the slide mentioned it specifically under future "high-performance EVs." Reading between the lines, something derived from that wildly... |
| Remedy announces plans for TV and film adaptations of Control and Alan Wake |
|  Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy Entertainment will collaborate with Annapurna to further the development of the two intellectual properties. The agreement covers film, TV, and video... |
| Injectable pacemaker lets your phone correct heart arrhythmia for up to 5 days |
|  The concept is wild but also ingeniously simple. It's a special syringe with a needle thinner than a human hair, loaded with nanoparticles suspended in a solution.... |
| Latest MSI BIOS adds "TDP to 105W" mode for AMD Ryzen 9700X and 9600X |
|  TDP is short for thermal design power, and relates to the maximum amount of heat generated by a chip that its cooling system is capable of dissipating.... |
| Infosys under fire for keeping 2,000 job candidates in limbo for years |
|  The allegations, filed with the Ministry of Labour and Employment in a letter by the labor group Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), paint an unsavory picture.... |
