The FBI has disrupted a long-running malware operation that allowed Russian spies to steal sensitive information from various countries. Among the targets are NASA-member governments, prominent journalists and those deemed to be of interest to the Russian government. The court-authorized operation named MEDUSA has disrupted a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by a sophisticated …
If you already have one of AMD’s best processors for gaming, such as the Ryzen 9 7950X3D or the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, both your CPU and your motherboard might be in trouble. Several reports of the processor burning up have recently surfaced. While AMD hasn’t made any statements, it’s possible that a new BIOS update …
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Right now, the International Space Station (ISS) orbits the Earth every 90 minutes at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour, around 250 miles above the surface. For more than two decades, the ISS has served as a microgravity research center for scientists to conduct thousands of experiments, investigate Alzheimer’s disease and cancer, study the …
In a surprising twist, Nvidia may release three new graphics cards, all falling under the same RTX 4060 umbrella, with two being RTX 4060 Ti models. This will provide a strong entry into the midrange market for Nvidia and address the concern of low VRAM. It remains to be seen if AMD loses out to …
Diablo IV is joining the growing list of games that require copious amounts of RAM. The question is: Are you going to need to upgrade your PC? Blizzard has just released the system requirements for Diablo IV, and it looks like playing at maximum settings is not going to be easy for most gamers. Blizzard …
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 struggles to maintain more than 35 frames per second (fps) in EA’s upcoming title, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Despite being an overkill for most games, even the best graphics card is facing issues due to poor optimization. Are you ready to take on the game when it launches tomorrow? Star Wars Jedi: …
Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden made a groundbreaking development: they created a functional transistor out of wood. This new transistor could pave the way for much more sustainable computing. One day, it could even enable electronic control of living plants — but there’s a major catch. THOR BALKHED/LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY A transistor is a key …
Intel Meteor Lake may not be released for desktops anytime soon, but inside sources suggest that the mobile chips are performing well. Laptops equipped with Meteor Lake chips may not require a discrete graphics card as the integrated GPU is set to compete with Nvidia’s GTX 1650 and even Apple’s M2 chip. Moore’s Law Is …
If you’ve ever had a hard disk drive (HDD) fail on you, you’re certainly not alone. It turns out that this is actually a lot more common than most people think. According to research carried out across a sample of over failed 17,000 hard drives, the failure occurred after only two years and 6 months. …
Nvidia’s and AMD’s midrange cards, namely the RTX 4060 Ti and the Radeon RX 7600, are expected to launch within a month, offering a more affordable alternative to some of the best graphics cards. However, there is a risk of disappointment due to VRAM. Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The predicted specs of the RTX …