Speaking on The Full Nerd podcast, Intel's Tom Petersen reaffirmed the company's commitment to its Arc graphics business, dismissing any speculation about its potential cancellation. According to Petersen, Intel is moving full steam ahead with the development of Xe3. He revealed that the hardware for Xe3 is already "baked," and......
Australia is grappling with too much solar power as renewable growth outpaces grid capacity
The solar boom has been so extraordinary this spring that South Australia has, at times, met all its electricity needs entirely from solar power, reports by ABC News. Any excess energy has been exported to other states. Nationwide, demand for grid power that cannot be supplied by rooftop solar has......
Man narrows landfill search for $771 million Bitcoin hard drive with “finely tuned” plan
In 2013, Howells had two 2.5-inch hard drives stored in a drawer, one of which he intended to get rid of and another that had a digital wallet with Bitcoin worth the equivalent of around $771 million today. Read Entire Article
Amazon faces lawsuit for limiting Prime deliveries in two Washington D.C. areas over safety concerns
The civil lawsuit states that Amazon stopped providing its fastest delivery service to the Prime members who live in the ZIP code 20019 and 20020 areas of east D.C. in June 2022. Instead of using its own delivery system to ensure expedited deliveries, it started relying on third-party services such......
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about AI, Vision Pro, and retirement in new interview
When discussing Apple's recent emphasis on artificial intelligence – despite being a relative laggard in the AI arms race compared to rivals Google and Microsoft – Cook told Wired that the company is focused on nurturing the power of the evolving technology to change people's lives. He added that AI......
NZXT CEO admits “we messed up” but stops short of apologizing after scathing Gamers Nexus exposé
Hou admits in the six-minute video (above) that NZXT "messed up" with some aspects of the Flex service. Read Entire Article
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs. Intel Core i9-14900K: 45 Game Benchmark
The ultimate CPU battle is here: AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D faces Intel's Core i9-14900K in a 45-game showdown. With massive benchmarks and head-to-head testing, which processor will reign supreme? Read Entire Article
Leaked email sheds light on the curious death of HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain
Marshall Brain, the creator of the popular HowStuffWorks website, died the week before Thanksgiving in his office on the campus of North Carolina State University. He was 63. Brain's wife called NC State Police to perform a welfare check at 6:40 am on November 20. Officers arrived in his office......
Microsoft: Windows 11 requirement for a TPM 2.0 chip is “non-negotiable”
While announcing Windows 11, Microsoft made a very controversial move to change hardware requirements significantly. The latest edition of the most popular PC operating system cannot run or even be installed under normal conditions if the CPU is a few years old or the motherboard doesn't include a specialized piece......
AMD accidentally confirms Radeon RX 8600 and 8800 GPUs are also coming
A recent update on AMD's ROCm GitHub page contains the company's first direct mention of the Radeon RX 8800 and 8600, two graphics cards from the upcoming RDNA4 lineup. The company has also announced that it will discuss gaming and other subjects at a January 6 CES keynote, stoking anticipation......