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Nvidia was one of the many Western companies to stop shipments to Russia soon after its invasion of Ukraine earlier last year. Team Green continued to maintain its office in Russia after the suspension to support employees and their families, but it ceased all activities in the country in October. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99967-geforce-now-exits-russia-over-quality-concerns-political.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As reported by 404 Media, the latest Skype vulnerability was discovered by independent security researcher Yossi, who says he shared his findings with Microsoft earlier this month. However, the company did not take the issue seriously at first, and said that it did not require immediate attention. Thankfully, better sense... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99949-latest-skype-vulnerability-can-reveal-ip-address-but.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Beijing has long claimed self-ruled Taiwan to be part of its territory, something that has caused plenty of tension between China and both the island and the US. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99936-foxconn-founder-terry-gou-announces-presidential-bid-china.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

You can read this detailed walkthrough of how LMG ended up pausing production after being called out by rival YouTube channel Gamers Nexus. GN's Steve Burke highlighted problems with LMG focusing on quantity over quality and rushing out videos, hardware review errors, asterisked errors, and ethical concerns such as Sebastian's... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99932-linus-sebastian-returns-commitment-error-checks-transparency-employee.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

First and foremost, Arm did not grow last year, with revenue declining from $2.7 billion to $2.6 billion and change. The document describes this as flat which is fair, but with all the markets and future technology Arm likes to talk about, this is not encouraging. More than anything else,... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99931-looking-deeper-arm-ipo-prospects-first-second-impressions.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

On Friday, AMD Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions Frank Azor said that if Bethesda wanted to implement rival Nvidia's DLSS upscaling technology in its upcoming RPG Starfield, AMD would not stand in the way. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99929-amd-denies-blocking-bethesda-adding-dlss-starfield.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As reported by TechCrunch, Apple proclaimed its support for SB 244, which it previously opposed, in a letter sent to California state senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, urging it to pass. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99917-apple-supports-california-right-repair-bill-breaking-tradition.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The new Snapdragon G-series includes three chips: the G3x Gen 2, G2 Gen 1, and G1 Gen 1. Starting with the most powerful of the trio, the G3x Gen 2 is the successor to the aforementioned G3X Gen 1, and the new flagship in Qualcomm's lineup. This is the chip... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99906-qualcomm-unveils-new-snapdragon-g-series-chips-handheld.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Other standard features include dual monitor mounting arms, a modular rail system with a standard aluminum T-channel crossbar, a top-mounted rail, and side rails that are compatible with hundreds of aftermarket attachments and accessories, an oversized RapidRoute wire management tray, and an in desk storage cubby with USB Type A... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99895-corsair-platform6-standing-desk-steroids.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In addition to full ray tracing and support for DLSS 3, the team is also rebuilding materials with Physically Based Rendering (PBR) properties and using Valve's Hammer editor to add extra geometric detail to the game. It will also support other Nvidia tech including Reflex and RTX IO, a new... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99877-nvidia-shares-early-look-half-life-2-rtx.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) recently identified a high-severity vulnerability in WinRAR, the Windows-only application created by Eugene Roshal for managing RAR archives. This bug, labeled CVE-2023-40477, involves an improper validation of an array index during recovery volume processing. In a worst-case scenario, this flaw might be leveraged to run... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99857-winrar-latest-release-fixes-dangerous-rce-security-vulnerability.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Russia's Roscosmos space agency launched its Luna-Glob lander, later renamed LUNA-25, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on August 10 aboard a Soyuz 2.1b rocket. The mission was scheduled to touch down on Sunday following its 10-day trip to the Moon's south pole. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99851-russian-space-agency-confirms-luna-25-mission-crashed.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Last December, Amazon launched a new addition to its Influencer Program called "Inspire." Inspire is essentially TikTok-like videos featuring Amazon products. The retailer wanted to jump on the hype train of user-generated content (UGC) product videos blowing up on TikTok. Users can now upload short videos promoting items they had... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99848-amazon-offers-25-video-influencers-they-not-thrilled.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

For the first time in franchise history, a direct sequel will immediately follow up on its predecessor, as Modern Warfare III looks to pick right back up from where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II left off. According to one of Activision's numerous teasers, this was planned from the beginning,... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99833-activision-officially-reveals-modern-warfare-iii-detailing-campaign.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

During his latest earnings call with analysts, Foxconn president Liu Yangwei highlighted the accelerated pace at which the AI server market will grow in the next few years. Hardware sales for data centers specifically tailored for AI applications will increase to $150 billion by 2027, Yangwei said, while it will... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99821-foxconn-ai-server-market-increase-fourfold-four-years.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The big reveal is slated to happen on August 18 as part of Monterey Car Week, a vehicle-focused event that takes place in and around the namesake city in California. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99810-lamborghini-shares-sneak-peek-first-all-electric-supercar.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The news comes from prolific leaker Golden Pig Upgrade (via @9550pro), who claims that the 15th-gen Core Arrow Lake chips could have up to 3MB of L2 cache per Performance core. This would represent a significant upgrade over the current-generation Raptor Lake lineup, which offers 2MB of L2 cache per... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99791-here-why-intel-arrow-lake-cpus-could-much.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Interfax news agency reported in July that Reddit was facing its first-ever fine from Russia after it failed to remove content that Moscow said discredits the Russian army. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99793-russia-fines-reddit-apple-wikipedia-not-removing-fake.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The air aboard the International Space Station (ISS) contains a larger amount of dangerous chemical particles compared to Earth's median values. A new peer-reviewed study published in the Environmental Science & Technology Letters journal describes the type and amount of "Persistent Organic Contaminants" found in dust samples taken from the... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99773-international-space-station-dust-samples-contain-higher-than.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

An in-depth comparison between the Radeon RX 7600 and GeForce RTX 4060, both new GPUs selling at around $300, or a tad less. Although prev-gen GPUs tend to do better, in this direct battle, who wins? Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/review/2718-geforce-rtx-4060-vs-radeon-7600/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Earlier this week, Roblox VP of Talent Acquisition Jason Buss announced the company's newest in-game innovation, the Roblox Career Center. Designed to be an immersive experience for job seekers and future team members, the career center provides access to interview preparation materials, books to prepare for upcoming interviews, and a... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99763-roblox-reveals-new-recruiting-platform-takes-place-game.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

While Psyche travels toward the metal-rich asteroid with the same name, NASA will study the feasibility of laser-based digital communication in outer space. The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) project is designed to test how lasers could be employed to greatly speed up data transmission, the agency says, achieving transfer... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99752-nasa-test-dsoc-lasers-speed-up-data-transmission.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The order authorizes the US Treasury to limit or prohibit US investment in three areas of Chinese development: semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing. The restrictions will apply to "narrow subsets" of these areas, though the administration never went into detail about what these might be. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99740-us-bans-american-investment-china-semiconductor-ai-quantum.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to a press release by the European climate monitoring organization, July's global average temperature of 16.95C (62.51F) was 0.33C (0.59F) higher than the earlier record set in July 2019, when the global average temps hit 16.63C (32F). Alarmingly, the temperatures are not only higher than the last several decades... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99721-july-2023-hottest-month-record-more-regions-feel.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A study from Purdue University (via The Reg) involved asking ChatGPT 517 Stack Overflow questions and asking a dozen volunteer participants about the results. The answers were assessed not only on whether they were correct, but also on their consistency, comprehensiveness, and conciseness. The team also analyzed the linguistic style... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99702-chatgpt-gets-more-than-half-programming-questions-wrong.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Five big players in the chip market have formed a new alliance to promote the RISC-V architecture, aiming to push the royalty-free technology as a viable (and inexpensive) choice for next-generation hardware development. The new company will be established in Germany, with a mission to turn RISC-V into a proper... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99686-five-chipmakers-bet-their-money-future-risc-v.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

"If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill," Musk said in a post late on Saturday. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99680-elon-musk-pledges-fund-legal-bills-users-fired.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week, Microsoft accidentally released an internal testing tool to the public that could enable users to unlock secret Windows features. The company quickly removed the leaked software, but not before it spread to other channels. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99676-microsoft-accidentally-leaked-internal-tool-testing-new-windows.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

HMD Global, the licensee of the Nokia brand, has been manufacturing and releasing phones carrying the iconic name since 2016. The latest of these, the Nokia 130 and Nokia 150, are two new feature (or dumb) phones that add to the company's lineup of similar devices. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99666-nokia-resurrects-past-latest-feature-phones.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Twitter Blue, now called the definitely-not-porno-sounding X Blue, gives subscribers features such as being able to edit posts within a one-hour window of sending them, cutting the number of ads they see by half, creating much longer posts, and receiving prioritized rankings in conversations and search. They also get the... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99656-x-formerly-twitter-now-blue-subscribers-hide-their.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The DJI Osmo Action 4 has improved battery life and waterproofing than its predecessor, however it doesn't offer the same high resolution as some competitors. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/products/cameras/dji-osmo-action-4.283883/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In a YouTube support page update on July 31, Google writes that it has started the AI summaries test so users can read a quick summary of a video and decide if it's something they would like to watch. The text will initially appear on watch and search pages, though... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99623-google-experimenting-ai-generated-video-summaries-youtube.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A new law was recently passed by the Italian parliament without a hitch, and the Authority for Communications Guarantees has now approved the rules highlighting its new powers. AGCOM's deliberation (680/13/CONS) is the agency's main "rule book" regarding online copyright. The changes approved by both chambers of the Italian parliament... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99602-italy-new-anti-piracy-law-could-bring-swift.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger