Category: Hardware
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Intel has had some recent struggles in delivering results for its shareholders, but the company could soon be answering to an additional boss. The current administration is reportedly in talks to have the US government acquire a stake in the chipmaker. No specifics about the size or value of the potential share in the company…
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The U.S. government is discussing whether it will take a stake in beleaguered chipmaker Intel Corp. as a way to bail it out of its financial struggles, according to a report. Bloomberg reported that the two sides were in discussions, but nothing has been decided: not when or even if it could happen, nor the…
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The Supreme Court will let Mississippi’s social media age verification law take effect while the case is being argued in court. In an unsigned ruling on Thursday, the court declined to block the law after an emergency petition from trade association NetChoice. The order offers no explanation, but in a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh…
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xAI apparently lost a government contract after a tweak to Grok’s prompting triggered an antisemitic meltdown where the chatbot praised Hitler and declared itself MechaHitler last month. Despite the scandal, xAI announced that its products would soon be available for federal workers to purchase through the General Services Administration. At the time, xAI claimed this…
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Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Yesterday’s Wordle puzzle was a real stumper, and today’s isn’t much better. It’s a pretty tough one. If you need a new starter…
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Starlink operator SpaceX is fighting Virginia’s plan to deploy fiber Internet service to residents, claiming that federal grant money should be given to Starlink instead. SpaceX is already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state but is seeking $60 million. Starlink is poised to benefit from the Trump administration…
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We live in a golden age of controllers. The gamepads on the market now are of higher quality, more versatile, and more customizable than anything from even one console generation ago. If you play games on an Xbox Series X or Series S (or a Windows PC), you have the unenviable task of choosing between…
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Swipe to scroll horizontally Processor PassMark Single-Thread Rating PassMark Multi-Thread Rating PassMark Samples Ryzen 5 9600 4,293 28,761 31 Ryzen 5 7600 3,909 27,038 4,265 Ryzen 5 5600 3,257 21,541 9,599 Ryzsen 5 5600X3D 3,187 21,891 182 Ryzen 5 5500X3D 3,005 20,498 1 Ryzen 5 5500 3,058 19,324 7,533 Source: Latest from Tom’s Hardware.
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Quirky electronics design house Teenage Engineering has released its second attempt to break into the realm of computer cases. Its sure-fire plan this time around is to market the Computer-2 as a free product. Understandably, despite its minimal and some would say cheap and plasticky construction, stocks of the Computer-2 evaporated almost instantly. You can…
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It’s game time for streaming services: a growing number of streamers are betting on casual games as a way to keep viewers hooked when they’ve run out of things to watch. Toronto-based Zone-ify added free casual games to its ad-supported streaming service in June. Last month, close to 70 casual games arrived on Happykids and…