Intel, Gigabyte, and Corsair have once again broken the memory overclocking world record, pushing the limit to over 13.5 megatransfers per second (MT/s). Using a Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Tachyon Ice board and Corsair’s Vengeance memory, the overclockers pulled out all the stops to set this new record, wielding liquid nitrogen, …
Read More »Windows Notepad Receives Table Support
Microsoft has begun rolling out Notepad updates to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels. The new version, 11.2510.6.0, introduces two new features.The first adds table support to Notepad, allowing users to insert tables directly into their documents. Tables can be added through the new Table option in the …
Read More »Android Quick Share Gets AirDrop Support on Pixel 10
Google is bringing one of Apple’s most popular features to Android. The tech giant announced Thursday that Quick Share can now work with AirDrop, allowing Pixel 10 users to send files directly to nearby iPhones, iPads, and Macs without any third-party apps. The feature works immediately on Pixel 10 devices, …
Read More »Google Still Collects Data From Discontinued Nest Thermostats
Google disabled remote control functionality for first and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats last month, but the company has continued to transmit device data to its servers. After cloning Google’s API to restore smart features to old, unsupported devices, security researcher Cody Kociemba found that Google was still collecting data from …
Read More »NASA and Blue Origin Launch Pair of Mars Monitoring Satellites
This Thursday, Blue Origin successfully launched a pair of NASA spacecraft atop a New Glenn rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The two spacecraft will study Mars‘ magnetic field and how it’s impacted by the Sun and solar wind. NASA says the results of the study will be …
Read More »AI Gobbles Up Power Faster Than Some Utilities Can Handle
As AI demand defies fears of a bubble, it is putting increasing strain on many products and resources. In some cases, such as with DRAM and NAND memory, suppliers are all too happy to try to keep up with the voracious demands of big AI firms. But in other cases, …
Read More »Reddit User Builds PC With 4 RTX 5090 Graphics Cards and 4,800 Watts of Power
A Reddit user has shown off what could be the ultimate system—not for gaming, but for just about anything else. Packed inside their surprisingly snug-looking case are four linked RTX 5090 graphics cards, and Asus ROG Astral versions at that. Combined, they pull over 2,400 watts of power and cost …
Read More »Researchers Develop 'Mind Captioning' Using Brain Scans and AI
An article in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances reports that researchers have developed an innovative technique for generating captions from brain activity. Before you mentally review all the thoughts you had today, take a deep breath. The technology can’t read the thoughts of random people. The process requires brain scans …
Read More »Fired Intel Engineer Steals 18,000 Files, Then Disappears
One of the many thousands of Intel employees let go this year is being sued by Intel for $250,000 after allegedly stealing over 18,000 files from Intel servers, some of which are reportedly top secret in nature. Intel hopes to recover this data, but to date, the engineer hasn’t responded …
Read More »AOC Debuts World's First 1,000 Hz Gaming Monitor
If you want the world’s fastest gaming monitor, AOC may well have made it. The new 27-inch QHD monitor can do 500 Hz at 1440, or up to 1,000 Hz at 1080p, making it the monitor with the highest refresh rate in the world. Typically the best gaming monitors use …
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