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During a 90-minute stream, tech billionaire Elon Musk showcased a highly leveled and well-equipped character in Path of Exile 2. However, fans were left skeptical after watching his gameplay, doubting that he had personally leveled and equipped the character.

It looks like recent Tesla Cybertruck sales woes have started to hit the production team behind the infamous electric pickup truck. A recent report claims that Tesla effectively had some Cybertruck production staff on furlough for a few days last December, subsequently forcing returning employees onto Model Y production instead.

It looks as though Ubisoft is taking the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows seriously, with an announcement today confirming that the upcoming RPG based in feudal Japan will be delayed by another month.

Not all that glitters is gold - Lenovo's stunning new Yoga Slim 9i laptop sports an excellent design, great performance, and a truly jaw-dropping display. However, the laptop suffers from a major flaw that may scare away a sizable chunk of its target demographic.

The Apple M4 confers significant performance improvements and, for the first time, allows up to three external monitors to be connected. Customers previously had to buy the more expensive Pro or Max chips in order to do this. However, the chip has problems with some ultra-wide monitors, as user reports show.

Fans had expected the second GTA 6 trailer on December 27, but only received an X-Post regarding the current sale in the Rockstar Warehouse. The disappointment was great, but speculation continues nonetheless.

A new game recently appeared on the Nintendo eShop, bearing a striking resemblance to the hit action-adventure Black Myth: Wukong at first glance. On closer inspection, however, it quickly becomes clear that the resemblance is deceptive.

Earlier this month, a redditor claimed that they had a Nintendo Switch 2 engineering sample in-hand, followed by promises to show off pictures of the gaming handheld on Christmas. Those images have now been posted online, and along with questions of their authenticity, the contents are just underwhelming to the community.

Intel's Core Ultra 200S launch faced five performance issues, with drops ranging from 6 percent to 30 percent. Various updates have fixed four problems, while the final optimization package is set for January 2025. A comprehensive performance review will be presented at CES 2025.

A YouTuber has been investigating Honey for a while, and his findings are rather alarming. Apparently, it overrides any affiliate links on the checkout page, effectively denying the creator that got you there their commission.

Danish YouTuber Madskillzzhc's dedicated fight against bots in World of Warcraft has come to a sudden and alarming halt. After receiving serious death threats and having his personal information exposed, the veteran content creator has decided to step away from the WoW community for good.

Apple's new AI service, Apple Intelligence, is making the wrong headlines. The feature for automatically summarizing news appears to be unreliable and is spreading misinformation, which has precipitated a reaction from Reporters Without Borders.

Intel CPUs are not exactly fan favorites at the moment, as Mindfactory's CPU sales data for the past three weeks shows AMD dominating the charts. The situation is so bad for Intel that the new Arrow Lake chips account for a fraction of the sales of AMD Zen 5 chips.

A security researcher discovered a critical hardware vulnerability in Reviver's digital license plates that allows physical tampering to bypass security measures and manipulate plate displays via Bluetooth.

The dust has now settled on the launch of the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G outside China. However, Xiaomi has still not offered any clarification about whether its latest Redmi Note handset is IP68 or IP69 rated against water.

The need to revise the re-entry trajectory of the Orion crew capsule and to properly test its life support and environmental control systems is changing the schedule of the Artemis mission once again. Without any additional delays, the first lunar landing is now set for mid-2027.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the latest game to show that VRAM-limited GPUs are not feasible for the current and upcoming AAA titles. The case is doubly worse for 8 GB cards like the RTX 4060 and RX 7600 that fail to even register a smooth 30 FPS at 1080p.

Reports suggest that many Garmin smartwatch users are currently experiencing issues with the watch face. A bug linked to Garmin Connect can cause the wearables to freeze or crash. At the time of writing, despite the company acknowledging the issue, only a temporary solution has been provided.

Expected with high hopes by all those affected by Alzheimer's and investors alike, the Phase 3 trial of Cassava Sciences' proprietary small molecule Simufilam failed to deliver the anticipated results. As a direct consequence, the company's shares dropped from around $26 to less than $4, with no comeback yet.

All may not be as it seems when it comes to LG's recent UltraGear OLED gaming monitor release. While the UltraGear OLED 27GX790A is now available to pre-order, it appears that the monitor actually ships with a lower bandwidth DisplayPort 2.1 connection than previously suggested.

Ultra Games' open-world game Paradise caused a stir two months ago with an impressive trailer. After having amassed over 650,000 views, it has now become clear that Paradise is simply a crypto rip-off from Russia rather than an alternative to GTA VI.

A critical command injection vulnerability has been discovered in several D-Link NAS devices, posing a high-security risk due to lack of authentication safeguards. D-Link has declined to issue security patches for the affected models, which reached end-of-life status in 2020, instead recommending users replace their devices entirely. Experts recommend isolating these devices from public networks and implementing strict access controls.

Apple has just acknowledged that iPhone 14 Plus handsets that were manufactured last year between April 10 and April 28 have a rear camera issue that prevents the device from showing image previews. Thankfully, the problem will be fixed for free regardless of the warranty status of the affected phone.

Despite having identical dimensions to the PS5 Slim's side covers, the PS5 Pro forces gamers to buy faceplates specifically designed for the new console. Sony has confirmed that its old Console Covers are not compatible, indicating that it will launch a version specifically designed for PS5 Pro customisation. Dbrand, infamous for its third-party tech customisation accessories, says exactly what everyone is thinking.

Linux gamers who play Apex Legends will no longer be able to access the game. EA apparently made the decision due to cheaters exploiting the platform's customizable nature to circumvent anti-cheat measures.

Since Apple hasn't managed to meet the requirements of the Indonesian law that requires certain smartphones to contain at least 40% locally manufactured parts, sales of the iPhone 16 lineup are not allowed in the country. However, local residents who want to get the iPhone 16 can do so by purchasing them from abroad.

A user report that was later confirmed by Instagram's head, Adam Mosseri, shows that some videos on this service look blurry due to the fact that video quality is directly tied to the amount of views it receives. According to him, the quality difference isn't huge, but many users think it's enough to lower their visual experience.

The Video Game History Foundation was recently struck a massive blow when the US Copyright Office shot down its argument that game preservation is a valid reason to bypass DMCA protections. In response, the Video Game History Project called out "lobbying efforts by rightsholder groups" for "holding back progress." The VGHF sought to break copyright protections to allow libraries to digitally distribute out-of-print games.

A new update to Battlefield 1 has officially removed Steam Deck compatibility from the online FPS, despite the game launching as long ago as 2016. This move comes after a similar decision was made with GTA Online last month. Unlike GTA Online, there doesn't seem to be any hope for redemption for Battlefield 1.

Sony's PVP shooter Concord may not be the biggest flop of the year after all. Despite very ambitious goals, Unknown 9: Awakening got off to a disastrous start and is being completely torn apart by players - it is being criticized not only for its outdated graphics and heaps of technical problems, but also for its "woke" implementation. The player numbers on Steam have hit rock bottom.

Sony's survival horror Until Dawn returns just in time for the Halloween season, but the remake offers more than improved graphics. A new ending and tense atmosphere promise an even more immersive horror experience, including enhanced graphics based on Unreal Engine 5. Unfortunately, a game-breaking bug ends the adventure for many players before it can really get going.

Retroid has just started shipping the Pocket Mini globally. However, it turns out that the company has been dispatching some units with a completely different finish than what it shows on its website. Surprisingly, Retroid has acted quickly to quell any controversy that was bubbling under online.

Qualcomm has officially cancelled the only currently Snapdragon Elite desktop implementation available along with any software support for the $899 mini PC. It will refund all existing pre-orders for the ARM-powered desktop, but existing owners are left in the dark. An email to buyers of the Snapdragon X Elite dev kit confirmed that the mini PC did not meet Qualcomm's expectations, and no further software support will be issued for the few buyers that have received their orders.

Although it has been present in Firefox for ages, the "List all Tabs" button recently got a bigger icon, so it became more visible. However, Firefox 131 came with a minor change, now labeled by Mozilla as a bug, which consisted of the users' inability to remove the button. Now, that option is back.

After parting ways with over 20,000 employees in 2022 and 2023, Meta continues to cut jobs. This time, the number of people laid off is smaller, but this new downsizing does not miss Reality Labs and departments in charge of popular products such as WhatsApp or Instagram.

CheckMag Tesla does not always deliver on its promises, and the latest news on its humanoid robot proves as much. While that's unfortunate, it does not mean Tesla is a bad company.

Windows 11's latest update (24H2) is causing serious issues for users with certain Western Digital NVMe SSDs, resulting in frequent blue screen crashes. The problem stems from changes in memory allocation for I/O caching. A workaround exists, but it may impact performance.

Although they often deliver impressive results, AI engines such as those from Meta and OpenAI, which use large language models, still lack basic reasoning capabilities. A group backed by Apple proposed a new benchmark, which already revealed that even the slightest wording changes in a query can lead to completely different answers.

Yesterday, the Underground ransomware group claimed responsibility for last weekend's attack that Casio disclosed on Monday. The Japanese multinational giant returned with a statement yesterday, admitting that sensitive data was leaked on this occasion, but no customer credit card information was involved.

Fisker has inexplicably abandoned its Orange County headquarters. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year as EV sales momentum in America continues to slow. Owners can assume they are left holding the bag for any issues with their vehicles.

Succeeding the now ancient Microsoft Write, which was released in 1985, WordPad arrived with Windows 95 almost three decades ago. Sadly, Windows 11 24H2 will remove this app once it gets installed, and no successor is planned. In the future, Microsoft suggests users to replace WordPad with Notepad or Word, but those who want can keep using it.

Cloudflare released an analysis of the outage's impact on Verizon's internet traffic. Tracking HTTP request volume, Cloudflare chronicled the effect in real-time for the most impacted cities. 

Qualcomm and Windows OEMs continually advertise Snapdragon X Elite laptops as being MacBook Air beaters. However, it seems that many popular options like the Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 and Dell XPS 13 9345 cannot currently output at 4K and 120 Hz simultaneously on an external monitor.

The PlayStation 5 Pro and the strictly limited 30th Anniversary Edition were sold out within a very short time after launch. If you're still looking to get your hands on a console right now, you'll likely have to accept the scalpers' prices – and they are outrageously high, especially for the 30th Anniversary Edition.

Although the source code became public yesterday, it's far from having been released as open source. However, while the Winamp Collaborative License (WCL) Version 1.0 forbids distribution of modified versions, a few forks are already online. Since WCL contradicts GitHub's ToS, the future looks interesting for Winamp and its forbidden versions.

Apple boasts that the latest button added to the new iPhone 16 series is as robust as it is novel, with a sapphire crystal coating. That is just as well, as it can't be replaced if it does break, according to some knowledgeable YouTubers. The findings might set the Cupertino giant's well-hyped progress in iPhone reparability back somewhat.

The BingX cryptocurrency exchange has lost over $52 million to a hot wallet hack. The hack occurred around 4 pm UTC+8 in Singapore. BingX has frozen transfers and initiated emergency procedures to minimize losses.