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The electric powertrain generates 600 horsepower, and more than 800 Nm of instant torque, which is enough to propel the SUV from zero to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds. That is quick, especially for a big and heavy luxury SUV. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103217-jeep-first-ev-72000-wagoneer-s-300-mile.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The true crime drama started when FedEx misdelivered a shipment of around 2,000 Playdates. Instead of dropping them off at Panic's fulfillment center, the driver unloaded the cargo at a nearby construction site. Panic co-founder Cabel Sasser informed the press of the incident during a March Q&A session at GDC... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103211-panic-somehow-recovered-400000-stolen-playdate-handhelds-after.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nvidia tipster @kopite7kimi reports that Nvidia has taped out the GB202 and GB203 GPUs, expected to power the upcoming GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards. The flagship 5090 might not be as large as previously expected and could use a somewhat unusual VRAM configuration. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103203-new-rtx-5090-tape-out-rumors-smaller-than.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Rumors that God of War: Ragnarok would be joining other PlayStation games on the PC have been circulating for a while now. Sony confirmed last night that it will land on September 19 along with its Valhalla DLC, a roguelite epilogue that launched as a free upgrade for owners of... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103204-sony-confirms-september-pc-launch-god-war-ragnarok.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

After re-reading the USTR's latest decision regarding tariff exemptions on printed circuit boards (PCBs) imported from China, PCMag reports that they won't expire this week as previously feared. Reinstating the 2018 tariffs could have raised prices on graphics cards and motherboards by up to 25 percent, but the hikes have... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103202-us-graphics-card-motherboard-tariffs-pushed-back-another.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Named after the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey, the JADES-GS-z14-0 galaxy lies in an area of the universe known as the Cosmic Dawn. This region spans from about 50 million to one billion years after the Big Bang. Light from that distance is measured by its redshift. Redshift refers to... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103201-extrodinarily-bright-galaxy-breaks-record-most-distant-celestial.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The first of the clips Brownlee shared on X shows how Apple tests to ensure the iPhone 15 models earn their IP68 rating, which means they are water resistant in fresh water to a maximum depth of 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) for up to 30 minutes and are protected from dust. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103192-inside-look-how-apple-ensures-iphone-durability-water.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The lack of PC support was one of the most vocally griped about aspects of the device and likely was part of the reason Sony didn't sell as many as expected. Locking it into a proprietary platform might have been its biggest mistake. So in February, with sales at a... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103183-sony-received-cerification-ps-vr2-adapter-aimed-pcs.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Despite being part of every new Windows installation since 2015, Edge is still experiencing less-than-stellar popularity among PC users. Nevertheless, Microsoft is committed to investing significant development resources to improve its Chromium-based web browser with new features, better performance, and AI-related capabilities, which perhaps no one ever asked for. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103185-microsoft-improving-edge-ui-responsiveness-webui-20-project.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies recently announced a new generation of power supply units, promising unprecedented power delivery capabilities for data centers focused on cloud servers and AI algorithms. Infineon's new server PSUs can deliver up to 12 kW, integrating three different semiconductor materials into a single module. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103184-infineon-cooking-up-12-kw-power-supplies-energy.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to known leaker Golden Pig, AMD has adjusted the naming scheme for its upcoming mobile CPUs for the second time this month. The changes reflect a focus on AI applications and possibly a perceived performance advantage over Intel. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103172-amd-might-have-renamed-upcoming-mobile-processors-again.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals – Yunhe Wang, Jingping Liu, and Yanni Zheng – as the ringleaders of the 911 S5 botnet scheme. They also blacklisted three Thailand-based companies owned by Wang that were involved in laundering the proceeds of the criminal activities. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103174-hackers-exploited-free-vpn-build-massive-fraud-botnet.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The potential for a new FIFA title before the year's end is exciting for fans who haven't seen a FIFA game since September 2022. MohPlay stated that FIFA 2K25 will launch later this year as the world prepares for the epic 48-club, 104-match FIFA World Cup 26 starting on June 11, 2026. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103168-retailer-leaks-2k-sports-developing-fifa-2k25-release.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As of this writing, a dozen games fall into this category: Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103164-microsoft-shares-first-12-games-use-automatic-super.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft recently released the official ISO images for Windows 11 LTSC 2024, the latest version of the company's operating system designed for enterprise customers requiring longer support periods. LTSC editions of Windows are intended for companies that prefer to avoid frequent updates and new features, unlike "regular" PC consumers. The... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103166-windows-11-ltsc-2024-iot-devices-includes-permissive.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Gigabyte B650E Aorus Pro X USB4, as shared in a preview by Benchlife, supports AMD's next-gen Ryzen Zen 5 processors. It also comes with a PCIe 5.0 slot that supports weights of up to 58 kg, or 128 pounds. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103156-gigabyte-zen-5-compatible-motherboard-supports-graphics-cards.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Developer id Software and publisher Bethesda Softworks have been busy working on a new game in the Doom franchise for at least four years. This upcoming first-person shooter is expected to be introduced during the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9. A prolific leaker has revealed that the game will... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103154-doom-dark-ages-could-next-major-title-popular.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Social media accounts that track celebrity jets have been around for a few years now. Jack Sweeney made a lot headlines with his Twitter (as it still was back then) accounts that followed Elon Musk's and other celebs' jets. Musk offered Sweeney $5,000 to close the account as the billionaire... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103148-celebrity-jet-tracking-accounts-could-struggle-following-privacy.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Everywhere you look, there is a new AI service to improve your personal or work life. Google Search now incorporates its Gemini AI for summarizing search results, but this comes at a cost of tenfold energy increase (with poor results) when compared to non-AI search. The global popularity of generative... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103140-amd-increasing-compute-efficiency-30x-nice-but-what.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The competition to produce the world's most advanced chips is fierce, and TSMC's product roadmap promises that the battle for supremacy will be intense. First, its performance-optimized N3P node is coming, set to enter mass production in the second half of 2024 and will be the company's most advanced node... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103146-race-most-advanced-chips-tsmc-shows-off-cutting.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

What's odd is that Valve isn't trying to shut down or remove the leaked Deadlock content. This inaction has led to speculation on Reddit that the leaks are an intentional marketing ploy by Valve. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103142-valve-suspiciously-silent-after-massive-deadlock-game-details.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently unveiled a $19 billion support program to boost the country's semiconductor industry. One of the areas the President stressed when outlining the package concerns processors, a sector where Korean companies currently lag behind industry leader TSMC. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103139-south-korea-president-wants-country-tech-companies-increase.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The latest figures from Mercury Research (via Tom's Hardware) show Q1 2024 was a good quarter for AMD as its unit and revenue share for server and desktop CPUs increased, both annually and sequentially. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102933-amd-client-server-cpu-sales-surge-driven-latest.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Last year, bitluni assembled a RISC-V supercluster consisting of 16 CH32V003 microcontrollers. The microcontrollers were dirt cheap at just 10 cents apiece, meaning it only cost a couple of bucks to build the supercluster. bitluni teased that the supercluster modules might be tileable. Indeed, they are. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102926-homemade-mini-supercomputer-combines-256-risc-v-microcontrollers.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Windows 11 2024 (24H2) Update is on its way, and it will seemingly try to enable BitLocker disk encryption by default during installation. According to rumors shared by Deskmodder, the reworked setup process included in Windows 11 24H2 could encrypt the system disk in the background, with no visible... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102919-windows-11-receive-default-bitlocker-encryption-new-ram.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A lawsuit filed by TikTok and ByteDance in the court of appeals for the District of Columbia calls the law an "unprecedented violation" of the First Amendment. The companies add that the requirement to divest TikTok to avoid a nationwide ban is not commercially, legally, or technically possible, partly because... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102915-tiktok-bytedance-sue-us-government-over-forced-sale.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

On Monday, NASA released a video showing what a camera would theoretically capture if it spiraled into a black hole (below). The clip is reminiscent of those Winamp music visualizations in the 90s (and today). It's a trippy trip into the weird math and physics of a black hole. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102909-here-what-would-look-like-if-you-traveled.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The auction to get a piece of High-Performance Computing (HPC) history ended a few days ago, with the final bidder winning the Cheyenne supercomputer for $480,085 – a mere fraction of its $25-35 million development cost. The HPC system was one of the most powerful supercomputers ranked in the Top500... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102912-cheyenne-supercomputer-sold-highest-bidder-480000.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to a new report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the client PC CPU market reached 62 million units in Q1, 2024, representing a healthy 33 percent growth from the same period last year. However, the shipments are still down 9.4 percent sequentially from Q4, 2023, when the manufacturers shipped 69 million units globally. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102903-pc-market-recovery-leads-increased-client-cpu-shipments.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa made the announcement on the company's official X/Twitter account earlier today. The post notes that it will have been over nine years since the original Switch was announced back in March 2015, and there will be the usual Nintendo Direct event held this June. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102900-nintendo-confirms-plans-announce-switch-successor-march-2025.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Earlier this year, an international coalition calling itself Cronos and consisting of law enforcement agencies from several countries, including the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and the US's Federal Bureau of Investigation, took down the official LockBit ransomware ring's website. It seemed your typical takedown with only a full-screen placard... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102890-fbi-nca-spoofed-lockbit-seized-site-reason.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Record-high CPU overclocks feel like a pretty common occurrence but according to the data, that is far from the case. A chart accompanying the overclockers' presentation highlights the first chip to reach 1 GHz – AMD's legendary Athlon 650 MHz – way back in October 1999. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102887-cpu-overclockers-hit-ceiling-happened-about-17-years.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Independent Game Developers Association (TIGA), a network of UK game studios and digital publishers, has released an updated manifesto outlining a new agenda for the country's video game industry. Developed in collaboration with Rebellion (known for titles like Sniper Elite and Alien vs. Predator), the manifesto comprises 10 detailed... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102888-trade-association-tiga-publishes-manifesto-promote-game-development.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A Windows "debloat" application previously known as Bloatynosy has been rebranded as Winpilot. It now features a completely new section aimed at removing all "promotions" and advertising that Microsoft has integrated into the OS interface. According to the app's developer, Winpilot is the "manic cousin" of Microsoft Copilot and was... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102885-third-party-program-blocks-integrated-windows-11-advertising.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Synergy Research Group has released its latest data on business trends in the cloud computing market. The three major companies involved in the lucrative business are racking up huge amounts of money, aided "in no small part" by the hype surrounding generative AI services. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102879-cloud-market-experiencing-strongest-growth-rate-since-2022.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Sony said on Friday that an upcoming update for Helldivers 2 would require all PC players to link to their PlayStation Network accounts. This mandate was supposed to be in place when the game first launched, but server issues meant it was temporarily made a optional choice for players. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102878-sony-cancels-psn-account-linking-requirement-helldivers-2.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hazel, who prefers not to share her last name, is what you'd call a hardcore Firefox fan and self-proclaimed "tab hoarder." She recently posted a screenshot showing a mind-boggling 7,470 tabs open simultaneously in the Mozilla browser. Turns out, Firefox had some trouble restoring the gargantuan tab load initially, but... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102871-zero-regrets-firefox-power-user-kept-7500-tabs.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The team said it took months of research to find what they described as the Goldilocks thickness for the metal / insulator / metal structures. The AlScN's crystal structure is not just heat resistant, but also generally quite durable. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102869-ferrodiode-memory-tested-600-degree-celsius-environment-60.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The NHTSA, a branch of the US Department of Transportation, issued a final rule late last month mandating automatic emergency braking (AEB), including pedestrian AEB, as standard on all passenger cars, SUVs, and light trucks by September 2029. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102870-nhtsa-expects-all-vehicles-have-enhanced-automated-emergency.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

While Google has had a ban in place against explicit ads for years, this marks the first time the company is banning advertising that promote deepfake porn creation services. Previously, the policy was less specific, covering ads promoting "text, image, audio, or video of graphic sexual acts intended to arouse." Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102872-no-more-ads-ai-porn-generators-google-cracks.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The four-minute music video features a series of sequences depicting the lives of an unnamed red-haired woman and a dark-haired man in a relationship. Starting in their teens and progressing through adulthood, the video's main characters are portrayed at various life stages, from teenagers on a school bus to adults... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102865-washed-out-latest-music-video-created-using-openai.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The two companies announced the feat this week, shedding light on how Samsung leveraged Synopsys' AI-driven software suite to streamline the entire SoC design process. From architectural planning to physical implementation and verification, machine learning algorithms handled those painstaking tasks usually assigned to human engineers. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102867-samsung-taps-ai-design-first-3nm-mobile-processor.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hubble Network recently announced that it has achieved something many believed to be impossible: it established a Bluetooth connection directly to space, making it the first company in history to accomplish this feat. The achievement marks an important step towards realizing the company's ambitious goal of creating a global satellite... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102866-humble-bluetooth-device-has-successfully-connected-satellite-orbit.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Ninja Theory recently published the full PC specs for Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, which ships on May 21. Footage released thus far positions the game as one of the most technically ambitious yet released, and the hardware requirements align with some of the most demanding recent games like Immortals of... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102860-senua-saga-hellblade-ii-system-requirements-revealed-70gb.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

For PC gamers not using the latest high-end GPUs, 1440p gaming monitors provide an excellent compromise for playing at high refresh rates without going 4K, which requires a ton more horsepower. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/bestof/1440p-gaming-monitors-24/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to the latest report from research firm Counterpoint on the smartwatch landscape, Wear OS devices are projected to capture 27 percent of the global market in 2024, up from 21 percent in 2023. While still trailing Apple's watchOS, which is expected to hold 49 percent this year (down from... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102858-google-wear-os-predicted-nibble-away-apple-smartwatch.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

US President Joe Biden recently signed a bill that will compel ByteDance to either sell TikTok to an American-based venture or face a ban from major mobile app ecosystems. The video hosting network could encounter a similar fate in Europe, where the topic has entered the electoral campaign, spurred by... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102851-tiktok-faces-potential-ban-europe.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Huawei was placed on the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List almost five years ago over alleged ties to the Chinese government, ensuring that US companies cannot do business with the tech firm without first securing a license. But this has not stopped it from secretly becoming the... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102849-blacklisted-huawei-secretly-funds-million-dollar-college-research.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Vasinskyi conducted thousands of ransomware attacks using the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware, encrypting victims' systems and demanding payments in return for the decryption key. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102847-cybercrime-doesnt-pay-revil-hacker-receives-13-year.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Renowned leaker Kepler_L2 recently remarked that AMD's upcoming RDNA 4 graphics cards will feature a "brand new" ray tracing implementation. While this comment doesn't explicitly state whether the forthcoming products, likely named Radeon RX 8000, will significantly enhance ray tracing performance compared to their predecessors, it does suggest a renewed... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/102845-amd-next-gen-rdna-4-gpus-might-feature.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger