Black holes have a reputation as ravenous monsters that tear apart stars and planets, but most of them are very placid—they’re all but invisible out there in the emptiness of space. That can make black holes tough to identify, but astronomers have just spotted a big one. The newly discovered …

Asus has unveiled what could be a very tempting monitor for photo and video-editing professionals. The company’s newest monitor is called the ProArt PA32KCX, and it’s being unveiled at the NAB trade show, which is fitting since that’s a show for video pros. The monitor sports true next-generation specs, including …

Samsung has now joined Intel and TSMC in receiving billions in US government subsidies to boost its American semiconductor business. The company is the last of the big three chip fabs to get a direct deposit from Uncle Sam, and the number is $6.4 billion in direct funding. The disbursement …

Motherboards have gotten pretty outrageous over the past few years. Back in the day, spending $500 on a motherboard was seen as extreme, but nowadays, we have boards that cost $1,200, like the MSI Godlike. Now, Gigabyte is one-upping all those fancy boards with a new limited-edition model with a …

Apple is said to be making a major project pivot. In February, the company cancelled its rumored, confirmed, and now-defunct “Apple car” program, and it’s reportedly shifting toward a fairly unexpected new scheme: personal robot assistants. Many of us thought back in January that Apple’s electric vehicle was getting closer to …

Microsoft Copilot is spreading through all the company’s products, but under the hood, it’s just a version of OpenAI’s GPT AI models. That means not all copilots are created equal. Depending on your subscription status and where you’re talking to Copilot, you might get a more capable AI model. Microsoft …

Semiconductor giant Samsung has applied for a patent for a high-tech face mask that is likely the most advanced ever conceived. The company calls it an “electronic mask” in its patent filing, as it uses embedded chips to help clean incoming air while also communicating with a mobile app. Though …

If you’ve been considering buying an SSD or upgrading your existing drive, now would be a good time to do it. A new report from an industry research firm projects that SSD prices are about to rise quite a bit as the NAND flash world seeks to recoup its losses …

Engineers at Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) in Tennessee have brought us one step closer to electric vehicles that charge themselves without any tedious plugging and unplugging. The researchers recently expanded a laboratory proof-of-concept wireless charging system to the real world using a modified Hyundai Kona EV. The wireless charging …

Unleashing Nature’s Whisper By Bizwhiznetwork (2024) In the bustling world of technology, where AI algorithms and quantum computing dominate headlines, a quiet yet potent revolution is underway. Enter wearable plant sensors, an unassuming innovation that holds the promise of transforming agriculture, environmental monitoring, and our understanding of the natural world. The …

Web browsers sucking up precious resources from our computers is not a new phenomenon. Still, now Microsoft has one weird trick to fix a situation that has bedeviled PC users for ages. In the latest test build of its Edge browser, the company is letting users set a hard limit …

High-quality nonfiction films can feel tough to come by when scouring the ever-growing mountain of streaming apps out there. That’s part of why documentary lovers are increasingly subscribing to one service that is solely devoted to docs, and it’s extremely well-curated at the same time. Curiosity Stream offers users on-demand access …

We all remember when the pandemic joined forces with a cryptocurrency boom to make GPUs impossible to buy. Those were dark days, but crypto eventually crashed, GPU prices returned to normal, and we figured that was the end. Not so, as crypto prices are skyrocketing again, but miners are buying …

Intel announced its upcoming Snapdragon X Elite SoC in late 2023, and it’s promising to shake up the Windows processor landscape in 2024 by being a serious competitor to mobile chips from both AMD and Intel. The Qualcomm SoC will be targeting the ultra-thin laptop market when it debuts later …

If you have a car and a matching auto insurance policy, you’ve probably been offered the opportunity to lower your rate using telematics. Using a smartphone app or a separate device that plugs into your vehicle’s ODB-II port, these programs monitor your driving habits for several weeks at a time. …