For those who want the basic low-preset experience of 1080p at 30fps, at least an RTX 5050 or RTX 2060, AMD RX 6600, or Intel Arc A580 is required. The minimum CPU is a Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel i7 6850K, while the minimum RAM requirement is 12GB. Read Entire...
Nvidia DLSS 5 is getting modded into just about every game, often with hilarious results
A new version of the RenoDX modding tool, available through the developer's Discord server, allows users to apply a leaked build of Nvidia's upcoming DLSS 5 to any game that supports high-quality upscaling. The mod's rapid spread effectively amounts to an early release of arguably Nvidia's most ambitious and polarizing......
Cloudflare freed up 100TB of RAM behind its 1.1.1.1 DNS without adding a single server
The optimization work was centered on Big Pineapple, Cloudflare's DNS caching platform behind the popular 1.1.1.1 resolver, DNS Firewall, and several other DNS services they offer. In a technical blog post, systems engineer Sebastiaan Neuteboom detailed five changes to the Rust codebase that shrank a typical cache entry from 953......
Micron’s workers want the AI boom bonuses SK Hynix and Samsung already gave theirs
Taiwan-based media recently reported that Micron's two primary unions are dissatisfied with worker compensation amid the company's ballooning profits. The unions could threaten to strike, potentially disrupting an already strained global memory supply and worsening technology-related price increases. Read Entire Article
South Korea is giving its entire population free access to AI, no token limits
The government's "AI for All" program will begin beta testing in September, followed by a broader launch later this year. On Friday, Seoul named three technology consortia to provide the services. They include groups led by the country's two largest telecom companies and the operator of Kakao, one of South......
HP strikes deal with blacklisted Huawei to license essential Wi-Fi patents
HP Inc. recently announced a new patent deal with Huawei, a company that is unable to sell or import products in the US after being banned by the FCC. The agreement is essential for keeping the US company in the technology business, but HP felt compelled to provide an official......
Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 delayed to Q2 2027 to avoid GTA 6
In a message posted on the official Roberts Space Industries website, game director Chris Roberts said the decision is intended to avoid competing with GTA 6, which is scheduled to launch this November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S after an extended development cycle and multiple delays over the......
Samsung’s new portable SSDs are blazing fast over USB4, but will torch your wallet
Samsung unveiled the company's new offering for portable storage enthusiasts at Gamescom 2026 in Germany. The "P" Series of external SSDs uses USB4 connectivity to raise the performance bar considerably while offering some truly spacious units for both professional and consumer use. Read Entire Article
Data center backlash isn’t about AI, it’s about who pays the bills (and the noise)
Researcher Andy Masley reviewed polling data on the backlash and concluded that its main drivers are not simply distrust of Big Tech, skepticism about AI, or concerns about China. Instead, he found that people are responding to "object-level local environmental and economic harms" associated with proposed projects. Read Entire Article
Modders got Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 running early, and it’s a huge performance hit
Data miners discovered what appears to be a DLL for Nvidia's upcoming DLSS 5 tech in NBA 2K27's installation files soon after the game's early access period started this week. While the basketball simulator does not yet officially support DLSS 5, modders have already begun testing its AI-generated "photorealism" filter......