RTX 4090 owner launches class-action lawsuit against Nvidia over melting adapters
Lucas Genova filed the lawsuit on November 11 in California federal court. It claims that Nvidia sold its current Lovelace flagship cards with "defective and dangerous power cable plug and socket(s), which has rendered consumers' cards inoperable and.....»»
Study of coping strategies shows anti-bullying support within organizations empowers victims to take action
Victims of workplace bullying whose organizations are supportive are less likely to seek help from a trade union or a court of law, a new study finds......»»
Save 20% on this gaming PC with RTX 4060 for Black Friday
The iBuyPower Slate 8 Mesh gaming PC, which features the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card, is on sale with a $220 discount from Best Buy for Black Friday......»»
Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment. Urgent action is needed
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tons of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our foo.....»»
Fortnite Chapter 6 countdown: start date, leaks, map changes
While the current Chapter 5 was all about action, thrill, and return of the iconic Marvel collab, Chapter 6 Season 1 promises a new theme and some collabs that are sure to appeal to the player base......»»
Found in the wild: The world’s first unkillable UEFI bootkit for Linux
"Bootkitty" is likely a proof-of-concept, but may portend working UEFI malware for Linux. Over the past decade, a new class of infections has threatened Windows users. By infectin.....»»
The melting of Greenland: A climate challenge with major implications for the 21st century
The melting of Greenland is accelerating, with an estimated loss of between 964 and 1735 gigatons of ice per year by 2100 in a scenario of high greenhouse gas emissions (SSP585), according to three regional climate models. This melting will lead to a.....»»
FCC approves Starlink plan for cellular phone service, with some limits
Starlink can provide cell service but FCC defers action on waiver of power limits. Starlink yesterday obtained federal approval to provide service to cell phones, with some limits.....»»
You can now buy eight RTX 5090s for over $50,000
Although the RTX 5090 still hasn't been announced in Nvidia, you can already preorder the cards -- but not in the way you'd think......»»
Nvidia may have found a new way to bypass GPU export restrictions
Many expected the RTX 5090D to be a cut-down version of the 5090, but it seems that Nvidia may adopt a similar approach to the RTX 30-series......»»
Apple faces antitrust action in the UK over default web browser (but not cloud gaming)
Apple is likely to face antitrust action in the UK over Safari being the default web browser on iPhone. The country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally concluded that the company abuses its control over iPhone apps. This.....»»
Google is "three times a monopolist" says DOJ in anti-trust lawsuit
The DOJ said that Google "rigged" ad auctions in a way that hurt the competition in its closing arguments at an antitrust trial, but it isn't clear how the US District Court Judge will rule.The DOJ has accused Google of being a monopoly in the advert.....»»
Nvidia’s new AI audio model can synthesize sounds that have never existed
What does a screaming saxophone sound like? The Fugatto model has an answer... At this point, anyone who has been following AI research is long familiar with generative models tha.....»»
3 underrated movies you need to watch in December 2024
From an action-thriller set in an airport to a visually stunning horror flick, these three December 2024 movies deserve to be watched this holiday season......»»
Nvidia’s new AI model makes music from text and audio prompts
Nvidia unveiled a new AI model on Monday called Fugatto that can create sounds, music, and clone and modify voices, based on the user's audio and text prompts......»»
SpaceX wants to significantly boost number of Starship launches in 2025
SpaceX could significantly increase the number of Starship launches in 2025 as it readies the vehicle for crew and cargo trips to the moon and beyond......»»
Next-generation, nature-inspired sunscreens have a new molecular scaffold
A team of researchers led by professors Wybren Jan Buma at the University of Amsterdam and Vasilios Stavros at the University of Warwick (U.K.) have laid the groundwork for using urocanic acid and its derivatives as a novel class of sunscreen filters.....»»
Nvidia CEO in 1997: ‘We need to kill Intel’
Nvidia may be the richest company in the world today, but things were a bit different in 1997, when its CEO declared, we need to kill Intel......»»
Companies won"t survive in a nature-depleted world—some business owners are taking action
After the conclusion of UN biodiversity conference Cop16, it was easy to feel disappointed. In Cali, Colombia, discussions fell short on how to monitor targets and progress remains slow. Despite agreements, Cop16 lacked urgency from governments and t.....»»
Journals co-publish call to action for collaborative microbiological research to combat climate change
Researchers and 14 scientific journals worldwide are calling on governments and industry to take coordinated action to collaboratively counter climate change by harnessing microbiological research. They propose six areas of action that promise quick.....»»
Nvidia’s next-gen GPU plans could be good news for Intel and AMD
A new leak reveals RTX 50-series specs and possible release windows, and so far, it looks like good news for AMD and Intel......»»