Terminally ill fan hopes to play Borderlands 4 early, Gearbox CEO vows to "make something happen"
Gearbox is no stranger to such gestures
Which PC game was the first to ship with baked-in DRM?
Did copy protection debut in the 90s, or was it much earlier than that?
Nvidia projected to ship roughly a billion RISC-V cores in its products by year's end
The GPU maker is a big believer in the modular, open standard ISA
This $40 tool gives you access to ChatGPT, Gemini, and more for life
Generate text, images, code, audio, and video in one place
Next-gen Google Tensor SoC will continue to trail flagships from Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek
Expect solid performance uplifts with Pixel 10 and Pixel 11, just not enough to beat rivals
Electric wallpaper heats up Scotland's older houses in Glasgow trial
Feedback from tenants has been very positive so far
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's compensation rises 63% to $79 million despite his request for a pay cut
When your pay simultaneously goes up and down
What just happened? In a scenario that the vast majority of us will never experience, Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has seen his take-home pay increase 63% compared to last year despite the CEO requesting the amount he receives be reduced. While Nadella's salary was cut by 50%, other forms of his compensation increased significantly, bringing his total to $79.11 million in fiscal 2024, up from $48.51 million a year earlier.
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" CPU overclocked to nearly 7.5GHz
The Core Ultra 9 285K is the flagship Arrow Lake-S desktop processor
G.Skill's new DDR5-9600 CUDIMM sticks can achieve DDR5-10000 speeds on air cooling
You'll need supported motherboards, of course
What just happened? G.Skill just unleashed its Trident Z5 CK and Trident Z5 CK RGB DDR5 RAM designed specifically for Intel's freshly launched Core Ultra 200 processors and Z890 chipset motherboards. The headliner is that these sleek memory sticks are rated for a blistering DDR5-9600 straight out of the box.
Three new Lenovo Legion Go handhelds might utilize AMD's Ryzen Z2 next year
EEC listings emerge soon after AMD Ryzen Z2 leaks
Apple's MacBook Air M2 hits new record-low at $692 right now
The MacBook Air M2 is a best in class budget laptop, especially now at less than $700. It offers amazing build quality, battery life, and solid performance without much compromises.
Jensen Huang and the King of Denmark power up 'Gefion' – the country's first AI supercomputer
The goal is to drive research in drug discovery, quantum computing, and green energy
TCL is promising brighter, cheaper, and less power-hungry OLED monitors
They should start arriving next year
Outrageous $200 trillion climate hack proposes blasting diamonds into the atmosphere
Sprinkling diamond dust to reflect sunlight off the planet
Ayaneo debuts retro-futuristic eGPU dock featuring Radeon RX 7600M XT
It is entering a market that is already competitive
Apple teases new Mac announcements coming next week – likely M4 MacBook Pros
M4 iMacs and Mac minis could also appear
Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service
Part of a $700 million systems overhaul
Europe's highest court strikes down antitrust case against Intel for good
Hot Chips: The European Court of Justice, which is the European Union's version of the US Supreme Court, has upheld a previous decision to cancel a billion-dollar fine against Intel. The company didn't infringe EU antitrust laws with conditional rebates for CPU resellers; at least, there is no definitive proof it did.
Vivaldi browser gets a complete overhaul
Vivaldi 7 debuts today with a redesigned UI featuring floating tabs, new icons, and themes, and a reimagined dashboard that organizes mail, calendar, feeds, tasks, and even notes.
Big Cable and others file multiple lawsuits to block the FTC's Click-to-Cancel regulation
Are we supposed to be surprised?
Microsoft changes how files are handled on mobile Office apps
Enterprise users with Office 365 can expect no difference
Dodge Charger Daytona EV with "semi" solid-state batteries set to hit the roads in 2026
True solid-state batteries aren't expected until the end of the decade
Google Tensor G5 and G6 leaks point to redesigned core configurations and a new GPU
The Tensor G5 and G6 will power the Pixel 10 and Pixel 11, respectively
iOS 18.2 will let EU users delete App Store and Camera apps
Almost all apps can now be deleted, except the Phone and Settings apps
Fujitsu introduces dynamic resource allocator for AI servers and HPC systems
The Japanese giant thinks it has a working solution to the global GPU shortage as well
Intel and Samsung might be considering a foundry alliance to counter TSMC
Intel's foundry business struggles as Samsung continues to face yield rate issues
Russia, China, and Iran are escalating online influence efforts ahead of US election, says Microsoft
Both major US parties are being targeted
A hot potato: Microsoft is warning that Russia, China, and Iran are carrying out online cyber and influence efforts ahead of the US election, and there are signs that these campaigns will escalate as November 5 draws closer. While Russia is smearing VP Kamala Harris, China is targeting Republicans critical of the country.
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Review: Arrow Lake is a Mess
Intel is ready to unveil its latest Core Ultra desktop CPU series. With a tile-based design, Arrow Lake marks a major architectural shift, aiming for improved performance and efficiency.
Nvidia fixes Blackwell chip flaw with help from TSMC, mass production back on schedule
The fault was entirely Nvidia's, CEO Jensen Huang admitted
Does walking faster in the rain keep you drier? A physicist breaks it down
Who needs an umbrella when you've got science?
Tesla says it's on track to produce "more affordable" vehicles in 2025
They might not be as cheap as $25,000, though
DayZ and Arma developer celebrates 47 million copies sold over 15 years – Arma 4 coming in 2027
Arma 2 only sold 174 copies on day one, but eventually gave rise to DayZ and battle royale games