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GTA 6 could set a new pricing trend for AAA games. (Image Source: GTA 6 launch trailer on YouTube)

Estimated $100 GTA 6 base pricing signals game over for the wallet with industry set to follow suit

GTA 6 may very well break the $70 pricing barrier of AAA games and retail anywhere between $80 to $100 capitalizing on the current momentum, according to an industry analyst. This may very well be emulated by other studios in a bi...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Jan 2025 07:41

Google Fiber availability expands to Las Vegas while launching new plans

Google's symmetrical speed internet service continues to set high marks for performance and reliability. Soon the CES host city will finally have access to Google Fiber plans. How else is the provider improving its industry-leadin...

Adam Corsetti, 22 Jan 2025 21:12

The Netflix subscription with access to 4K content already costs $24.99 in the US (Image source: BoliviaInteligente)

Netflix preparing next price hike: Subscription costs to rise by up to 16% in selected regions, ads to be enforced

Following record growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, Netflix will be increasing the prices of all its subscription plans by up to 16% in four markets. The company has also announced a stronger focus on advertisements.

Hannes Brecher, 22 Jan 2025 14:20

President Trump announces $500 billion Stargate AI investment project with leaders of Softbank, Oracle, and OpenAI. (Image source: Fox 5 on YouTube)

President Trump announces Stargate AI investment project with $500 billion from MGX, OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank

The Stargate AI investment project is equity-funded by MGX, OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank, and partners with Arm, Microsoft, and Nvidia to create the necessary AI infrastructure to maintain America's leadership and dominance in the...

David Chien, 22 Jan 2025 00:56

President Donald Trump, signing executive orders. (Image source: The White House)

Trump announces National Energy Emergency and imposes a temporary ban on offshore wind leases

President Donald Trump signed orders to expedite the development, production, and transportation of domestic energy resources as part of the National Energy Emergency, while also imposing a temporary ban on new offshore wind lease...

Daniela Morales Soler, 22 Jan 2025 00:02

Humanoid robot sales to skyrocket by 2029 (Image source: Andy Kelly on Unsplash)

Humanoid robot sales set to explode

A new report suggests that the humanoid robot market is set to exponentially grow to nearly $60 billion by 2029.

TJ Shiner, 20 Jan 2025 20:34

Wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3 (Image source: Ørsted)

Germany finishes largest wind farm, but cannot deliver energy to the grid

Ørsted has completed the installation of the final turbine at Borkum Riffgrund 3, Germany’s largest offshore wind farm with a capacity of 913 megawatts. However, delays in the completion of the offshore grid connection, managed by...

Daniela Morales Soler, 19 Jan 2025 22:51

Supreme Court upholds law to ban TikTok from the US in the interest of national security. (Image source: TikTok)

Update | US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

The US Supreme Court upheld a law signed into power in March 2024, requiring TikTok sell its US operations to an American buyer or leave the US market. Millions of US TikTok users potentially face a blackout on Sunday, January 19....

David Chien, 19 Jan 2025 05:12

California wildfires - cryptocurrency donations now accepted to help victims (Image source: AI generated)

Gofundme.org accepting crypto for California wildfire assistance

Blockchain.com, a crypto wallet is offering fee-free send transactions for Wildfire Relief Fund 2025. Crypto currency is now being used to help those in need from the California wildfires.

TJ Shiner, 18 Jan 2025 23:09

Canoo collapses with just $50K in assets, $50M in debt (Image source: Canoo)

The list of failed EV startups grows as Canoo files for bankruptcy and shuts down operations

Electric vehicle startup Canoo has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ceased operations, citing less than $50,000 in assets against liabilities of up to $50 million. Despite initial promise and partnerships with major organization...

Andrew Sozinov, 18 Jan 2025 10:49

Nintendo stock falls after mixed reaction from Switch 2 announcement

Despite the hype and excitement surrounding the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo has suffered a notable decline in its share price following the announcement of its upcoming console. Reactions to the Switch 2 are mixed, resulting in im...

Sam Medley, 18 Jan 2025 02:50

George Zhao presents MagicOS 9.0. (Image source: Honor)

Honor CEO resigns as MagicOS 9.0 Lunar New Year Edition rolls out

Honor has announced that its CEO Zhao Ming (also known as George Zhao) will relinquish that role today (January 17, 2025). The long-serving executive will be replaced by one with a work history that includes roles at former compan...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Jan 2025 18:38

The Galaxy XCover7. (Image source: Samsung)

Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 Pro switches to Qualcomm silicon in new leak

Samsung's latest 'rugged' smartphone is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 6100+ chipset. Its allegedly upcoming Pro variant is thought to launch with a processor from Qualcomm instead. The change could confer more power and speed on...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Jan 2025 17:46

Grab Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 at 25% off on Steam for a limited time (Image Source: Steam)

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is 25% off on Steam for a limited time

The hit third-person, co-op horde shooter is 25% off at Steam until January 27th. The game sold more than 4.5 million copies just one month after launch and is the most-played Warhammer game of any type to be released on Steam.

Rohith Bhaskar, 17 Jan 2025 11:02

Sony reportedly cancels two more live service games (Image Source: Sony PlayStation)

Sony has reportedly canceled two more live service games

Bloomberg's Jason Schrier asserts that Sony has canceled two unannounced live service games in development at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games after an internal review. The company does say it will continue making online and single...

Rohith Bhaskar, 17 Jan 2025 09:28

The Casio Comfy JT-200T calculator has its solar panel in a new spot. (Image source: Casio)

Casio celebrates 60 years of making calculators with a new chic model

To mark the 60th anniversary of its first calculator, Casio has announced a new stylish calculator with a repositioned solar panel. The calculator incorporates design elements from older models but also has a modern look and comes...

Habeeb Onawole, 17 Jan 2025 00:15

Temu, TikTok, Xiaomi and other well-known companies have been called out for their illegal data transfer to China (Image source: AI-generated)

Data privacy at risk: TikTok, Temu and Xiaomi's illegal data transfer to China scrutinized by digital rights organization

TikTok, AliExpress, Shein, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi openly admit to sending data to China in some cases. But according to EU law, data from EU customers may only be transferred to countries that do not undermine data privacy. Sinc...

Christian Hintze, 16 Jan 2025 21:14

Nintendo is allegedly setting bullish expectations for the Switch 2. (Image source: Nintendo)

Nintendo Switch 2 to launch with better sales than PS4 and PS5 in first year

According to an early report, Nintendo is being bullish in its expectations for early Switch 2 sales. Allegedly, the company is preparing to create 'more than 20 million units' in the console's first year, which would see it surpa...

Alex Alderson, 16 Jan 2025 20:38

Morse Micro's 802.11ah Wi-Fi HaLow hardware (Image source: Andreas Sebayang/Notebookcheck.com)

802.11ah Wi-Fi with 10 miles of range to gain importance in Europe, with major limitations

The Wi-Fi standard 802.11ah (a.k.a. Wi-Fi HaLow) has not played much of a role in Europe thus far, even though the 802.11ah standard uses a frequency that makes it quite suitable for long-range networking. However, the available b...

Andreas Sebayang, 16 Jan 2025 20:06

Honey is in trouble with the law (and YouTubers). (Image source: PayPal)

GamersNexus takes PayPal and Honey to court over MegaLag allegations

PayPal subsidiary Honey is now being sued by the influential PC hardware review group GamersNexus. It is taking legal action as a response to claims made by YouTube channel MegaLag concerning the browser extension's “deceptive tra...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Jan 2025 14:43

TSMC will not be manufacturing high-end chips for Samsung in the immediate future (image source: TSMC)

TSMC reportedly rejected offer to manufacture Exynos chips

Previously, it was rumoured Samsung wanted to mirror Intel's strategy and use TSMC as a stop-gap solution for its Exynos chips. That won't happen now because the Taiwanese chipmaker has apparently rejected the deal.

Anil Ganti, 15 Jan 2025 21:53

Ralf Groene at Amazon. (Image source: Ralf Groene on LinkedIn)

Amazon's new design chief hints it is cooking up something exciting

Amazon has a new design chief, and he's one of four former Microsoft executives that have joined the e-commerce giant. Based on the recent hiring, Amazon seems to be cooking something pretty interesting.

Habeeb Onawole, 15 Jan 2025 20:10

United States TikTok ban coming soon (Image source: Generated using DALL·E 3)

TikTok ready to pull the plug in the US this Sunday

ByteDance Ltd. may ban TikTok users in the US from using the app starting this Sunday, as the company still hasn't found a buyer. However, there is a chance of someone like Elon Musk stepping in at the last minute to keep the soci...

Codrut Nistor, 15 Jan 2025 11:17

Taiwan lifts restrictions on TSMC's 2nm chip production in US facilities (Image source: TSMC)

TSMC cleared for U.S. 2nm chip production as Taiwan relaxes technology restrictions

Taiwan has lifted restrictions on TSMC's overseas 2nm chip production, marking a significant shift from its previous protectionist stance. The policy change aligns with TSMC's $65 billion Arizona expansion plans and reflects Taiwa...

Nathan Ali, 14 Jan 2025 17:34

Sygnum valued at $1 billion (Image source: Generated using DALL·E 3)

Crypto bank Sygnum now valued at $1 billion

The cryptocurrency-friendly bank Sygnum has surpassed the $1 billion value mark after raising $58 million in its most recent investment round. Some of Sygnum's staff got involved as well, and the round was supported by crypto-focu...

Codrut Nistor, 14 Jan 2025 16:58

Chinese open-source processor XiangShan closes performance gap with Arm's Neoverse (Image source: SMIC)

China's open-source RISC-V processor project pledges 2025 delivery with ambitious performance targets

China's XiangShan open-source processor, set for 2025 release, demonstrates impressive performance metrics within eight percent of Arm's Neoverse N2 CPU core.

Nathan Ali, 14 Jan 2025 16:29

OpenAI releases a new blueprint for its own version of AI regulation (Image source: Dall-E 3)

OpenAI unveils economic blueprint to secure U.S. AI leadership

OpenAI unveils a comprehensive policy blueprint to maintain U.S. leadership in AI development through massive infrastructure investments, enhanced security measures, and public-private partnerships.

Nathan Ali, 14 Jan 2025 16:11

Sony's new technology uses camera technology and AI to predict player input. (Image source: DallE 3)

Sony files patent for AI-Powered input prediction to enhance gaming experience

Sony has recently filed a patent for an AI-driven technology that utilizes camera systems to predict player inputs. This innovation has the potential to address latency issues while also minimizing input errors, offering a smoothe...

Marius Müller, 14 Jan 2025 15:13

Chinese officials consider Elon Musk as potential TikTok US buyer amid ban concerns (Image source: Solen Feyissa, Unsplash)

TikTok's US future: China considers Elon Musk as potential buyer

Amid TikTok's looming US ban, Chinese officials are considering Elon Musk's X as a potential buyer for the platform's US operations, valued at up to $50 billion. The move could merge TikTok's 170 million American users with X whil...

Nathan Ali, 14 Jan 2025 13:19

Godfall Devs latest victims of industry layoffs, among three studios to shut down in 2025

Counterplay Games, the creators of PS5 launch exclusive Godfall, have been reportedly shut down. Counterplay joins Freejam and Toadman Interactive as the latest victims of a continued wave of closures in the industry.

Rohith Bhaskar, 14 Jan 2025 13:05

Relax VR-3 relaxation VR headset uses two 4K displays to immerse users in soothing environments. (Image source: Relax VR)

Relax VR releases VR relaxation headset with calming essential oils for spas and dentistries

The Relax VR-3 headset presents customers with views of relaxing environments such as a beach while essential oils and noise cancelling headsets complete the multisensory immersion during spa sessions or before dental treatments.

David Chien, 11 Jan 2025 21:19

A render of TerraPower's upcoming reactor (Image source: TerraPower)

Bill Gates’ nuclear company announces progress on development of its first reactor

The company has secured the partnerships required to manufacture key parts of the Natrium reactor, the first of its kind. Actual construction work for the power plant has already started in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Daniela Morales Soler, 11 Jan 2025 19:13

Square Enix's new policy says it will take legal action against people who harass their employees

Square Enix has shared a new policy that allows them to take action against people who harass their employees in person or on social media. They can also legally block access to the company's products and services.

Rohith Bhaskar, 10 Jan 2025 13:56

Nvidia criticizes US government's impending chip export restrictions (Image source: SMIC)

Nvidia criticizes US government's last-minute AI chip export restrictions

Nvidia strongly opposes new White House chip export rules that would create a three-tier system controlling AI chip exports globally. The regulations would affect both specialized AI accelerators and general-purpose GPUs.

Nathan Ali, 10 Jan 2025 12:08

China launches $47 billion semiconductor "Big Fund III" to boost domestic chip industry (Image source: SMIC)

China commits record $47 billion for domestic semiconductor push with Big Fund III

China has launched its third and biggest semiconductor investment fund, committing a hefty CN¥344 billion (about $47 billion) to boost its chip industry. The initial $12.685 billion is set to focus on key areas like manufacturing ...

Nathan Ali, 09 Jan 2025 17:20

Price about to drop: More options for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 incoming, including IPS screens and Ultra 5 CPUs (image source: Benjamin Herzig)

Price about to drop: More options for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 incoming, including IPS screens and Ultra 5 CPUs

Lenovo is currently selling its expensive flagship business laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13, with very limited options. That is about to change: WUXGA IPS displays, Ultra 5 CPUs and 5G/4G enabled models of the premium...

Benjamin Herzig, 09 Jan 2025 12:11

The HP EliteBook 845 G11 (Image source: Andreas Osthoff, Notebookcheck)

HP's EliteBook 845 is one of the best business laptops, but the cooling performance is still a weak point

The HP EliteBook 845 G11 is still a very good business laptop with AMD processors including the fast HS-series chips. However, the cooling performance struggles a bit with the fast CPU options, so we would recommend a U-series chi...

Andreas Osthoff, 09 Jan 2025 00:39

CTA projects record tech revenue for 2025, warns of significant tariff impact on consumer electronics (Image source: Dall-E 3)

Trump tariff plan could trigger 68 percent drop in U.S. laptop and tablet sales

While the U.S. tech industry is projected to reach $537 billion in revenue in 2025, proposed tariff policies could significantly impact consumer spending, potentially reducing tech purchases by up to $143 billion.

Nathan Ali, 08 Jan 2025 17:49

China introduces major smartphone subsidies to boost domestic tech consumption (Image source: Dall-E 3)

China rolls out $68 smartphone subsidy program to boost domestic sales

China just launched a major consumer electronics subsidy program, allowing shoppers to snag up to 15 percent off smartphones and other gadgets. That could mean saving as much as 500 yuan (about $68) on a single purchase.

Nathan Ali, 08 Jan 2025 12:37

APS Asset Management founder predicts SMIC could match TSMC's market value (Image source: TSMC)

SMIC could rival TSMC's $1 trillion valuation despite tech restrictions, claims asset manager

According to APS Asset Management founder Wong Kok Hoi, SMIC could potentially match TSMC's trillion-dollar market value despite current technological barriers.

Nathan Ali, 08 Jan 2025 11:08

The latest Expert P Series PCs. (Image source: Asus)

CES 2025 | Asus unveils new Expert P-series to balance advanced tech and affordability for SMBs

Asus' latest Expert P Series PCs are intended to appeal to budget-conscious IT departments as they top out at Intel Core i7-13620H processors in terms of performance and emphasis on durability. Nevertheless, the ExpertCenter P500 ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Jan 2025 18:30

TTTech Auto joins NXP Semiconductors (Image source: NXP Semiconductors)

Dutch chip maker NXP to buy Austrian TTTech Auto for over $600 million

As part of the quest to strengthen its foothold in the rapidly evolving automotive industry, Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors is moving to acquire Austrian automotive safety software company TTTech Auto for no less than $625 mil...

Codrut Nistor, 07 Jan 2025 18:25

Sony is planning movie and series productions for Helldivers, Horizon Zero Dawn and Ghost of Tsushima. (Image source: Wikipedia)

Sony plans movie adaptations of popular game franchises

Sony fans have reason to celebrate: The company has announced two films and an anime series inspired by some of the most beloved franchises from the PlayStation universe.

Marius Müller, 07 Jan 2025 18:20

The P34WD-40 is a widescreen monitor with a variable refresh rate. (Image source (for all): Lenovo)

CES 2025 | Lenovo expands display lineup with ThinkVision P34W-40 and P34WD-40 ultrawide monitors

Lenovo's new ThinkVision P-series displays are high-quality monitors targeted at professional users. The P34W-40 and P34WD-40 are ultrawide displays with variable refresh rates and AI features that offer a dynamic viewing experien...

Sam Medley, 07 Jan 2025 17:00

BMW M4 Competition xDrive Coupe 2025 edition (Image source: BMW)

BMW M4 Coupe to go full-electric in 2029 unlike the M3 lineup

Codenamed ZA2, the upcoming BMW M4 Electric Coupe is expected to arrive in 2029. Until then, the German brand will launch the BMW M3 Electric (ZA0). However, while the M3 lineup will also get several models with combustion engines...

Codrut Nistor, 07 Jan 2025 16:57

Pentagon adds Tencent, CATL, and CXMT to military-linked companies list (Image source: CXMT)

U.S. Defense Department adds Tencent, CATL, and CXMT to Chinese military-linked companies list

The Pentagon has added a few big names to its list of Chinese companies with military ties, including tech powerhouse Tencent, battery manufacturer CATL, and chipmaker CXMT. At the same time, six other companies were taken off the...

Nathan Ali, 07 Jan 2025 16:45

TSMC's 3nm wafer costs surge to $18,000 as Apple's A-series chips pack 20 billion transistors (Image source: TSMC)

TSMC 3nm wafer costs surge to $18,000

As semiconductor manufacturing advances, TSMC's wafer costs have skyrocketed, now topping $18,000—more than three times what they used to be for older nodes.

Nathan Ali, 07 Jan 2025 09:50

Nvidia brings 200-billion-parameter AI models to the desktop with Project DIGITS. (Image source: Nvidia on YouTube)

CES 2025 | Nvidia unveils Project DIGITS AI supercomputer for the desktop AI developer

The Nvidia Project DIGITS desktop supercomputer with 20-core ARM CPU and Grace Blackwell GPU gives AI researchers the ability to develop 200-billion-parameter large-language models with a single unit, 405-billion-parameter models ...

David Chien, 07 Jan 2025 06:38

XPeng P7+ EV replacing LiDAR with cameras (Image source: XPeng)

Ultra-fast charging coming to China thanks to XPeng and Volkswagen

As part of a new deal between the two automakers, XPeng and Volkswagen will install at least 20,000 charging piles in 420 Chinese towns. The two carmakers are also considering the construction of co-branded charging stations, whic...

Codrut Nistor, 07 Jan 2025 00:57