You know things are off when your smartwatch is judging you harder than your mom. If your current tracker taps out before dinner or just vibes with step counts only, it’s time for an upgrade. The Garmin Venu Sq 2 is packed with health insights, a bright AMOLED screen, and …
Read More »New Imaging Technique Captures Sun's Corona In Dreamy Detail
When imaging objects in space, distance isn’t the only challenge: Earth’s atmosphere gets in the way, too. As turbulence ripples through our planet’s protective layer, images of stars, the Moon, and even other galaxies become fuzzy and distorted. Correcting these flaws requires adaptive optics, or AO, a technique that uses …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 6000 Pro Breaks 5090 Gaming Records
Famed overclocker Roman “der8auer” Hartung has upgraded his personal PC with an RTX 6000 Pro professional graphics card. He’s shown that even without all the game-ready drivers Nvidia releases for its consumer cards, this GPU is an absolute monster. Thanks to the 6000 Pro’s additional cores and greater memory capacity, …
Read More »NASA's Starliner Astronauts Wrap Up Post-Return Recovery
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who lived at the International Space Station (ISS) for 286 days following the failure of Boeing’s Starliner capsule, have recovered from their lengthy lack of gravity. In an interview with Reuters, the duo shared that they completed an intensive physical readaptation program …
Read More »Big Sound, Small Price: Logitech G435 Wireless Headset Hits New Low
There’s nothing fun about clunky headsets that leave your neck sore halfway through a game. That’s what makes this Logitech G435 deal such a nice find—it’s lightweight, wireless, and ready to handle everything from casual play to competitive chaos. Right now, it’s down to $49.88 from its original price of …
Read More »Opera's New Neon Browser Can Code for You
Opera has announced a new browser called Opera Neon, which is made to add AI-driven workflows and automate tasks for users. The browser is currently behind a waitlist, and Opera says that users will need to subscribe to use it once it launches; pricing details have not yet been shared.Opera …
Read More »TSMC Is Adding a Chip Design Center to Its Germany Fab
TSMC plans to open a design center to support its fab in Germany, according to a report by Reuters. Unlike a fab, which requires years of construction, the design center is (comparably) easier and faster to launch. In fact, TSMC expects to open the center in the next several months.“It’s …
Read More »China's Latest Space Mission Will Grab Samples of a Near-Earth Asteroid and Comet
The latest mission out of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) will examine not one, but two space bodies. After Tianwen-2 launches Wednesday afternoon, it will rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid, then send samples to Earth before setting out to meet with a distant comet.If all goes according to plan, …
Read More »Microsoft's AI Weather Model Is More Accurate, Less Expensive Than Traditional Forecasting
Ever since artificial intelligence entered the mainstream, scientists have been eager to unleash it on weather forecasting. The forecasts we get from our smartphones, TVs, and smart speakers take a lot of processing power—and therefore time and money—to generate. Even then, they’re fairly zoomed out, or “coarse resolution,” making it …
Read More »ASRock Might Have Admitted It's At Fault for Ryzen 9000 X3D Issues
After more than 100 reported instances of AMD Ryzen 9000 X3D CPUs breaking or having performance issues with ASRock motherboards, employees from the company have been quoted by a YouTuber as admitting some measure of fault on their end. This hasn’t been confirmed and is far from official. But it’s …
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