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On Friday, Call of Duty's official update account, @CODUpdates, announced the team's most recent account ban wave, aimed at players using hacks, cheats, and exploits that undermine the game's experience. According to the announcement, over 14,000 accounts were successfully targeted and banned within 24 hours. Online discourse following the ban... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99594-call-duty-bans-more-than-14000-cheaters-24.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Musk v. Zuckerberg fight has been making headlines for a while now. It began with Musk's June 21 post in which he declared being "Up for a cage match" with Zuck if the Meta boss felt the same way. Zuckerberg's response was an Instagram post reading, "Send Me Location,"... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99596-mark-zuckerberg-cage-fight-elon-musk-unlikely-happen.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Cooler vendor Thermalright has revealed thermal pads designed for desktop CPUs. Meant for application between the processor and the heatsink, the pads replace the often tricky task of manually applying thermal paste. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99590-thermalright-new-pads-make-applying-thermal-paste-much.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Blizzard recently stressed that using any mods in Diablo IV is forbidden. All mods, no matter how benign their effects, are treated the same as cheating, and can lead to permanent account suspension. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99577-blizzard-modding-diablo-iv-can-result-permanent-account.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Meta's Reality Labs, the division behind the company's metaverse ambitions, among other things, lost $13.7 billion across the second quarter of 2023, generating just $276 million in revenue. The company said it expects Reality Labs to lose even more in 2023 than it did last year, when it hemorrhaged more... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99565-meta-reality-labs-has-now-lost-40-billion.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The first Remnant: From the Ashes is an excellent 'Dark Souls with guns' shooter. The sequel has been receiving rave reviews for addressing some of the original's faults, like the bullet-sponge boss battles. But there's one element few people are happy about. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99553-remnant-2-sets-worrying-precedent-essentially-making-upscaling.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The new WF-1000XM5 are now smaller and lighter, while retaining the same sound quality and long battery life as their predecessor. But this time there is a lot more competition at more affordable prices. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/products/headphones/sony-wf-1000xm5.283097/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A perennial joke around D2D HQ refers to the dollar content in automotive semis – it is the market of the future and always will be. We have been preparing the same slide for almost a decade showing some version of "Cars of today $X of semis" and "Cars of... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99520-semiconductors-cars-kingdom-if-you-can-take.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Spotify said the changes will allow them to keep innovating and delivering value to fans and artists around the world. Notably, it is the first rate hike for Spotify Premium Single users in the US since the service debuted stateside in the summer of 2011. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99519-spotify-increases-premium-plan-pricing-across-board.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Twitter user @PC_enjoyer, a piracy and anti-DRM advocate, tweeted a very phishing-like email from Ubisoft informing them that they have not been using their Ubisoft account. As such, the company has temporarily suspended the inactive account and said it would be closed in 30 days in accordance with the Terms... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99507-ubisoft-delete-account-game-library-if-inactive-long.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Windows 11's latest feature update (KB5028185) brings the usual slew of changes and fixes, including the option of enabling seconds in the taskbar clock and changing the Print Screen button into a key that opens the Windows 11 Snipping Tool. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99454-new-windows-11-feature-update-addresses-game-stuttering.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

That, however, is likely to change soon, as Team Red is reportedly all set to launch new graphics cards in the coming months to plug the massive gap in its current portfolio. According to popular YouTube channel Moore's Law Is Dead (MLID), AMD plans to announce at least two new... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99436-amd-could-announce-radeon-rx-7800-rx-7700.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It was in mid-September last year when Uber announced it was investigating a cybersecurity incident that compromised many of its internal systems, giving the hacker, who said he was just 18 years old, almost complete access to the company's network. The breach was said to be worse than the 2016... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99422-alleged-mastermind-behind-uber-hack-gta-6-leak.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It didn't take long for the issue reports and criticisms to start rolling in after Call of Duty's season 4 update. Launched on Wednesday, the update was intended to give players access to new game modes, new weapons and upgrades, and new superhero operator bundles based on the recent crossover... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99406-modern-warfare-2-season-4-update-continues-miss.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

What if you want to upgrade an existing gaming PC? What are the options, and do they make sense? The big problem is that current-gen AMD and Nvidia GPUs don't move the needle forward. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/article/2707-upgrading-gaming-pc-bad/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The agency sent a 20-page demand letter to OpenAI for records about how it addresses risks related to its AI models, writes The Washington Post. The Civil Investigative Demand also requests details about the company, its AI model and training, how it deals with privacy and prompt injection attacks, API... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99395-openai-faces-ftc-probe-over-chatgpt-damaging-reputations.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Script kiddies and other less competent cyber-criminals can now have a peek at the heart of the beast: the source code of BlackLotus, the "invisible" UEFI bootkit capable of defeating the most advanced security features of a fully updated Windows installation, has been uploaded to GitHub by an unknown user... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99396-blacklotus-uefi-bootkit-source-code-has-leaked-github.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The quantum computing revolution is already 25 years old, and Google has now declared that the competition against traditional computing is finally over. Quantum computers have reached a level of power that modern (or even future) supercomputers will not be able to attain, the search giant claimed. However, not everyone... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99384-google-claims-quantum-supremacy-over-traditional-supercomputers-once.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Nothing Phone (2) features a 6.7-inch LTPO OLED display with a resolution of 2412 x 1080 pixels and an adaptive refresh rate ranging between 1Hz and 120Hz depending on the use case. It also has a 240Hz touch sampling rate, 1600 nits of peak brightness, and SGS Low Blue Light and HDR10+ certifications. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99370-nothing-phone-2-snapdragon-8-gen-1-launches.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A survey of 500 tech execs (management level or above) by health company All Points North (APN) shows leaders are increasingly depressed and anxious about their future, and as such are turning to substance misuse and prescription drugs as coping mechanisms. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99353-fears-over-ai-job-layoffs-driving-tech-execs.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As one of the world's leading institutions for ICT technology, the ITU is naturally highly interested in artificial intelligence and the increasingly prevalent new generation of generative AI algorithms. This interest was recently demonstrated through a conference organized by the agency, which showcased nine distinct digital bots designed to serve... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99335-creepy-collective-nine-ai-based-robots-showcased-un.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The story starts in 2017 when astronomers working on the Pan STARRS telescope in Hawaii spotted the first interstellar asteroid ever observed – Oumuamua (below), an object measuring about a quarter of a mile long. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99328-alien-technology-or-natural-phenomenon-interstellar-meteor-material.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Yolanda Díaz is currently Spain's labor minister. She was raised in a communist household, and her vision for the future of the country reflects her strong left-wing ideals. As the leader of a new progressive platform named Sumar, she is preparing for the upcoming general elections and believes every young... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99320-spanish-labor-minister-wants-provide-20000-every-young.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nubia has unveiled an upgraded variant of the RedMagic 8 Pro with increased performance and an improved cooling system. The costliest model has the most RAM ever featured in a smartphone. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99314-nubia-ships-first-smartphone-packs-24-gb-ram.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Port of Nagoya experienced a major disruption in its operations due to a ransomware attack that officials said occurred on July 4, around 06:30 AM (local time). The attack affected the Nagoya Port Unified Terminal System (NUTS), which is the central system designed to control all the container terminals... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99303-ransomware-attack-cripples-japan-largest-port-threatens-trade.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week, the European Union sent Commissioner Thierry Breton to Tokyo for a high-profile meeting with the Japanese government. The EU's Commissioner for Internal Market met with both government officials and representatives from private companies, discussing advanced technology such as semiconductors and supply chain issues. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99289-europe-japan-working-together-de-risk-tech-reliance.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to posts by Windows 11 users on Reddit and other forums, the issue has yet to be addressed with any of the succeeding updates, including the one rolled out as part of last month's Patch Tuesday. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99291-buggy-windows-11-update-could-slowing-down-ssds.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google's update over the weekend introduced new wording to its privacy policy. It previously stated that people's data would be used to train "language" models, mentioning only Google Translate. The updated version changes this to "AI models," specifically mentioning Bard and Cloud AI alongside Translate. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99281-google-policy-update-confirms-itll-scrape-everything-you.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As Nvidia's recent surge in market capitalization clearly demonstrates, the AI industry is in desperate need of new hardware to train large language models (LLMs) and other AI-based algorithms. While server and HPC GPUs may be worthless for gaming, they serve as the foundation for data centers and supercomputers that... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99271-amd-ai-chips-punch-above-their-weight-mosaicml.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Igor Wallossek of Igor's Lab has been at the forefront of the 12VHPWR connector issue since problems began surfacing last October. In his latest report, Wallossek provides some much-needed good news for RTX 4090 owners and 12VHPWR connector users: a real solution could be on the way soon. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99273-new-12v-specification-could-mean-end-melting-rtx.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It might be a rainy day, or you could have unexpected guests. Looking for some great PC games that the whole family can play and enjoy? Here are 14 great titles to choose from. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/article/2675-family-pc-games/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Alef Aeronautics, the California-based sustainable mobility company that announced its flying car last year, has been granted a Special Airworthiness Certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification is the first of its kind for the new class of hybrid driving/flying vehicles. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99268-alef-auronautics-begins-presale-car-like-flying-evtol.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

We've been receiving many inquiries lately about the current state of Intel. Since this topic seems to be of great fascination for much of the semiconductor world, we thought it might help to put our thoughts down here. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99269-opinion-where-does-intel-stand-now.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Using your PC for work and play is great, but no matter if you're doing basic tasks or managing a business, sooner or later you will need a productivity suite to write, proofread, make some calculations, or create a presentation. Word, Excel, PowerPoint are industry standards but paying an Office... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/96637-microsoft-office-lifetime-license.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Security researchers at Inky recently discovered a rash of fraudulent emails that bypass certain conventional spam filters by using image attachments and QR codes. The scams don't appear to have a specific target but all attempt to steal employee credentials. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99265-cybercriminals-circumventing-email-security-image-based-scams.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said that the new product will be built on the company's 1ß (1-beta) DRAM process node, which was unveiled last year. According to Micron's announcement at the time, the new node will not only reduce the cost of DRAM manufacturing but also improve efficiency and performance.... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99259-micron-could-introduce-gddr7-memory-chips-early-2024.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger