After the surprise ousting of former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger last week, the chip maker is facing an uncertain future that could involve splitting the company up. The temporary co-CEOs of Intel both appeared at Barclays investment banking conference on Thursday, hinting at a potential manufacturing spinoff. Intel’s manufacturing business finances and operations are already… Read more
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AMD’s fastest quad-core CPU gets tested — EPYC 4124P plays games at well over 60 FPS
By: Tom's Hardware
(Image credit: YouTube – RandomGamingInHD) It is easy to forget that quad-core CPUs still exist, but this core-count configuration is still the go-to config Intel and AMD use for their entry-level solutions. RandomGaminginHD on YouTube benchmarked AMD’s latest entry-level server processor, the AM5-based EPYC 4124P, with an RTX 4060 and an RTX 4070 Super, providing… Read more
read more...Intel executive says spinning off manufacturing unit is an ‘open question’
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(Image credit: Intel) While Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Intel’s interim co-CEO, believes that spinning off the Intel Foundry division into a completely separate entity is not a wise idea, she notes that the fate of Intel manufacturing will be decided by ‘someone,’ likely either in reference to the Intel board or a future CEO. David Zinsner,… Read more
read more...Okami is getting a sequel
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Okami is getting a sequel / It’s still very early, but Kamiya is returning to direct. By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Dec 13, 2024, 3:53 AM UTC Share this story Capcom had quite the… Read more
read more...Split Fiction is the next co-op game from Hazelight Studios
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Josef Fares is back and so is his penchant for cursing. The director of Hazelight Studios has returned to The Game Awards to debut his next game: Split Fiction. Split Fiction is a game that feels very much in Hazelight’s wheelhouse. Like It Takes Two and A Way Out before it, Split Fiction is a… Read more
read more...FromSoftware debuts a new Elden Ring game
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FromSoftware, the studio that just this month said it was “not really considering developments such as an Elden Ring 2,” has revealed a game that looks a lot like it could be Elden Ring 2. Elden Ring Nightreign is the next entry in the Elden Ring series. The trailer, debuting during this year’s The Game… Read more
read more...Here’s your very first look at The Witcher 4
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Skip to main content Here’s your very first look at The Witcher 4 / This surprise Witcher 4 teaser at The Game Awards was pre-rendered ‘on an unannounced Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU.’ By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing… Read more
read more...Elon Musk is mad at the SEC again
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing “numerous counts” against Elon Musk, according to a letter from his lawyer that Musk posted to X. It has also “reopened an investigation into Neuralink.” The letter is short on specifics — such as what the charges may be, and how many Musk companies are affected. Instead, Musk’s lawyer,… Read more
read more...Nvidia will host its first full LAN party in over a decade, and you’re invited
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It’s been 13 years since Nvidia hosted its last LAN party, inviting hundreds of people to physically haul their gaming PCs onto a decommissioned aircraft carrier and jack them in for networked gaming bliss. Now, the GeForce LAN is finally coming back — and you’re theoretically invited, should you manage to reserve one of the… Read more
read more...The Game Awards 2024: all of the biggest trailers and announcements
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It’s that time of the year. The Game Awards 2024 starts December 12th at 7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT on Twitch and YouTube. This year marks the awards’ tenth anniversary so expect some big surprises to celebrate the occasion. We already know Borderlands 4 will make an appearance as well as the next… Read more
read more...New Apple TV and HomePod mini reportedly coming in 2025
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Apple’s rumored combo Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip might be introduced with some of the company’s home products in 2025, including a new HomePod Mini and Apple TV, reports Mark Gurman for Bloomberg. Apple’s new chip, codenamed “Proxima,” is meant to be a major transitional change for the company’s devices that reduces reliance on Broadcom, which… Read more
read more...Reddit bans posting UnitedHealthcare shooter’s manifesto
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Moderators of multiple Reddit communities say the company has banned posts that include the alleged manifesto of Luigi Mangione, who has been charged for murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In a post on Wednesday, a moderator of r/popculturechat wrote (emphasis theirs): We wanted to reach out to tell you all that… Read more
read more...Google says its breakthrough quantum chip can’t break modern cryptography
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Experts believe that one day, quantum computers could make today’s systems of encryption utterly obsolete. But Google tells The Verge its new “breakthrough” Willow chip is nowhere near ready for that. “The Willow chip is not capable of breaking modern cryptography,” Google Quantum AI director and COO Charina Chou tells The Verge. A so-called “cryptanalytically… Read more
read more...Adobe now has a tool to get rid of ugly window reflections in photos
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Adobe’s Project See Through, a tool that is capable of eliminating distracting reflections in photos taken through windows, is now available as a technology preview and is now called the Reflection Removal tool. Originally revealed as a “Sneak” during the Adobe’s annual Max conference last year, you can use the tool through Adobe Camera Raw… Read more
read more...Kickstarter campaign claims its $39 AI-powered PlayStation 5 add-on reduces exhaust temps by up to 9 degrees C
By: Tom's Hardware
A Kickstarter campaign is touting its PlayStation 5 cooling unit that purportedly resolves overheating and instances where the rear I/O can melt. The campaign was at $89,000 when we wrote this, with a stretch goal of up to $125,000. Pricing for the cooling element starts at $39. The add-on is dubbed the Arctic PS5 cooler… Read more
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