The CWA notes that the group includes developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff across Diablo's Team 3. Organizers said the decision was driven by repeated industry-wide layoffs and job insecurity, including nearly 2,000 cuts in Microsoft's gaming division in January 2024. Workers emphasized that passion for the craft can't......
Samsung and SK Hynix suffer significant blow to their chipmaking activities in China
US authorities have revoked exemptions that previously allowed Samsung and SK Hynix to purchase chip manufacturing equipment in the US and transport it to China. The two South Korean companies, which control a significant share of the global memory chip market, will now need to reconsider their investments. Read Entire...
Nearly half of all desktop PCs now run Windows 11, Chrome widens lead in browsers
The next most popular OS, Windows 10, accounts for 45.65 percent of all Microsoft desktop operating system installations. Read Entire Article
The rising cost of play: AAA games, consoles, and GPUs surge in cost
For example, the flagship Xbox Series X launched at $499.99 in November 2020 but now sells for $599.99. The more affordable Series S originally carried a $299.99 price tag, yet the base 512GB model now starts at $379.99. Want the 1TB version? That'll cost you an extra $50. Read Entire...
Bulk Rename Utility is a free and powerful tool for batch file renaming
Bulk Rename Utility lets you rename multiple files and folders at once using rules and filters. It offers options like adding or removing text, numbering files, replacing characters, or even renaming based on metadata such as dates, image EXIF data, or music tags. Read Entire Article
New York politician wants Netflix to bring back its DVD-by-mail service
Netflix mailed its final DVDs in 2023, ending a 25-year run that began with Tim Burton's Beetlejuice as the first disc ever shipped. Now, Staten Island Councilmember Frank Morano wants to bring the red envelopes back. Read Entire Article
Dolby Vision 2 launches with improved HDR, a new engine, and AI picture optimizations
Dolby Laboratories calls Dolby Vision 2 "a groundbreaking evolution of its industry-leading picture quality innovation," i.e., Dolby Vision, which launched back in 2014. Read Entire Article
Next-generation space living moves past the tin can
The design and construction of living quarters in outer space are undergoing a transformation, with architects and engineers turning their attention from purely utilitarian modules to more comfortable, visually engaging, and radiation-safe environments. Read Entire Article
Modder dunks GeForce GPUs in transmission fluid to see how performance would improve
A Reddit user, inspired by the latest trends in immersion cooling, decided to try something different. While "traditional" immersion cooling setups typically use some form of mineral oil in data center environments, this modder experimented with automatic transmission fluid (ATF) instead to see what would happen. Read Entire Article
Intel files for patent on “software defined super cores” to maximize single-core performance
The technology, referred to as Software-defined Super Cores (SDC), would dynamically fuse multiple cores to execute single-threaded workloads while appearing to the operating system as a single physical core. According to Intel, this approach improves single-threaded performance without requiring higher voltage or frequency. Read Entire Article