Elon Musk and Binance team up to battle Twitter"s bot problem using blockchain
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, has supported Musk's Twitter ambitions since the early stages. As an equity co-investor, Binance joins the ranks of Musk's other partners, including Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management, Andreessen Horowi.....»»
TSMC and industry partners form 3DFabric Alliance focused on advancing chiplet architectures
The 3DFabric Alliance applies the combined expertise of multiple industry partners to create and refine chiplet-based design and packaging technologies. The 19-member alliance, which is expected to expand, spans the entire product ecosystem and inclu.....»»
Geekbench was tricked: the Ryzen 7 7800X doesn"t exist
Nope. Chips and Cheese has come clean. They fooled Geekbench with a phony name by spoofing the CPUID on what was actually a Ryzen 9 7950X system. They also disabled six cores and reduced the precision boost overdrive clock by 350 MHz to make it look.....»»
Nvidia"s recent 526.47 driver is causing headaches for Modern Warfare 2 players
Nvidia's latest Game Ready Driver package claims to provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases. The package's release notes also state that the release is Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certified, which is typically.....»»
Nvidia DLSS 2 vs Intel XeSS vs AMD FSR 2 on Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon GPUs
A deep dive into Intel's XeSS technology to see whether it's worth using on Nvidia and AMD hardware and how it competes against Nvidia's DLSS and AMD's FSR......»»
Terrifying Unreal 5 found footage game looks so real you"ll have nightmares
While looking for this year's bone-chiller, Kotaku's Zack Zwiezen turned me on to a small indy project that I totally want to play, but at the same time, I don't want to go near it. You can see why in the trailer below that debuted on Tuesday......»»
European Union aiming to ban new combustion engine cars starting 2035
This week, the European Council and the EU Parliament agreed on a proposal to ban the introduction of new internal combustion engine cars and vans starting in 2035. The two groups expected to adopt the new rules soon......»»
Reflection DDoS attacks are on the rise again
A specific DDoS operation known as a "reflection attack" is again finding widespread use by cyber-criminals, abusing unprotected Microsoft servers to overload targeted websites with traffic. Black Lotus Labs notes the culprit is the Microsoft variant.....»»
Rode launches new gamer oriented products
The Australian audio company has produced many highly praised products over the years. Currently, Rode sells dozens of microphones, multiple audio interfaces and mixers, and even a line of headphones. However, it has always been more tailored towards.....»»
Lego to discontinue Mindstorms robot line at the end of 2022
We have seen some pretty incredible creations incorporating Lego Mindstorms over the years. A recent example and arguably one of the most impressive was this fully functional pinball machine made entirely out of Lego bricks......»»
Peer-to-Peer LAN transfers are coming to Steam
The creator of SteamDB recently discovered code indicating Valve is working on peer-to-peer Steam game transfers. The feature would let users copy games between PCs on the same local area network (LAN) which is usually faster than downloading and doe.....»»
iPhone 15 Pro models could feature haptic solid-state volume and power buttons
The touch-based stand-ins would leverage Apple's Taptic Engine, a haptic technology that uses vibrations to simulate physical button presses......»»
Reddit user acquires decommissioned Netflix cache server, finds 36 hard drives inside
Storing content in close geographical proximity to viewers helps to ensure speedy delivery but with so many subscribers and so much content, it's requires loads of storage. Netflix supplies plenty of documentation about Open Connect but doesn't provi.....»»
AMD Radeon RX 7000 flagship graphics card will reportedly come with 24 GB of VRAM
According to the latest rumors, Team Red will announce two high-end models next week, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT. Both will utilize AMD's flagship Navi 31 GPU, which might feature a Multi-Chip-Module design with one graphics compute die an.....»»
Apple resists tech industry slide thanks to strong Mac sales
Apple's revenue for the most recent quarter was up 8.1% year-over-year to $90.15 billion, beating estimates of $88.9 billion. Net profit was $1.29 a share, higher than the average analyst estimate of $1.27 a share......»»
Henry Cavill reveals how long he games each day, most-treasured geek possession
Cavill appeared on Josh Horowitz' Happy Sad Confused podcast on October 26 to discuss his return as Superman, Enola Holmes 2, the next Witcher season, and more. He was also asked about his gaming habits......»»
Taking stock on the decline of semiconductor stocks
The stock market has apparently fallen out of love with semiconductor stocks. Most major semis stocks are down this year, some by half. The SOX Semis index is down almost 18% this year. We are not in the markets on a daily basis anymore, but as the S.....»»
Elon Musk finally takes control of Twitter, fires CEO and other execs
It was back in mid-April when Musk made his initial offer to buy Twitter for $44 billion. He then withdrew from the deal over allegations that there are more fake/spam accounts on the site than the company claims......»»
Steam"s Big Picture Mode gets updated, available for testing
Steam's new improved Big Picture mode is now available for beta testing. Expect a new Home Screen, new Universal Search and other improvements. Instructions for joining the Steam Beta and release notes are here......»»
Game makers will soon be competing for preciously limited mobile storage space
Mobile gaming is currently facing an oncoming dilemma. Owing to the high price of storage upgrades, customers are more frequently opting for minimum storage when buying new mobile devices. Bloomberg notes that most flagship phones start at 128GB of s.....»»