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Best Budget 4K Monitors 2021

Home Best-picks (Image credit: Shutterstock) When it comes to sharp image quality, 4K resolution is where it’s at in 2021. Sure, there are 8K screens and even more modest 6K ones. And lower resolutions deliver higher frame rates on even the best graphics cards. . But if we’re being realistic about what our eyes need… Read more

The FAA is no longer concerned with SpaceX’s Starship SN9 and SN8

The FAA seems satisfied with its investigations into Elon Musk’s last two SpaceX Starship tests, each of which ended in an explosive crash, and the conclusion of those investigations should clear the way for a new SN10 flight in the very near future. Late last month, we broke the news that SpaceX had violated its… Read more

United Airlines flight safely lands after dramatic engine failure caught on camera

A United Airlines flight experienced a dramatic-looking engine failure just after takeoff from Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon. UA328, originally headed to Honolulu, quickly circled back to the airport and made a safe landing after the pilots calmly made a “mayday” call to air traffic control. There were no injuries among the 231 passengers… Read more

Samsung’s S2 Fab Shutdown in Texas Expected to Impact 1% to 2% of 300mm Capacity

Home News (Image credit: Samsung) The brief suspension of Samsung Foundry’s S2 fab because of freezing weather will impact about 1% to 2% of the global 300mm foundry capacity and therefore should not have a noticeable impact on the supply chain, though TrendForce notes that some price hikes are possible. The unprecedentedly cold winter has… Read more

Furosystems Aventa e-bike review: ice breaker

Ease your way into the joys of commuting by electric bike Aventa is a new electric bike with a secret: its battery is removable despite the clean design. London-based Furosystems just launched the Aventa series of pedal-assist e-bikes into the European market. A more powerful US model is planned for later this year, or early… Read more

Architecture of Chinese Exascale Supercomputer Proposed: 80,000 Hybrid CPUs with 512-Bit Vector Units

Home News (Image credit: South China Morning Post) In a bid to support development of its scientific, economic, and allegedly military-bound projects, China has been building leading-edge supercomputers for about two decades. Initially, China used hardware developed in the U.S., but as tensions between the country and its main economic rival intensified, China had to… Read more

Scientists try to fix flat maps with new double-sided projections

A trio of scientists have devised a new way to try to represent our spherical planet as a flat picture with a new class of projection that involves printing the map as a double-sided circle, Phys.org reports. The Double-Sided Gott projections involve splitting a globe in two and printing the separate hemispheres on separate sides…. Read more

The Halo Bolt portable car jump-starter is more than a battery saver

Getting my license at age 16 was a breath of fresh air. It was me, my used 2007 Mazda6, and the open road. As anyone who knew me at the time will say, though, I was a misfortune magnet as a teenager and this extended to my car. There was even a running joke among… Read more

BenQ Zowie XL2546K 240 Hz Monitor Review: Brilliant Blur Reduction

Our Verdict The BenQ Zowie XL2546K leaves out HDR and extended color but has DyAc+, which is the best blur reduction feature we’ve ever seen. The monitor delivers smooth and responsive gameplay. With a few tweaks, it delivers excellent color too. It’s definitely worth a look if a 240 Hz monitor is on your radar…. Read more

Maps show ZIP codes hit hardest by COVID-19 have low vaccination rates

From the start of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, experts warned that it would take careful attention to make sure it was distributed equitably. Making sure non-white and poorer communities had access to life-saving vaccines would be an issue of justice and a public health necessity. Throughout 2020, these groups had higher rates of death and… Read more

Amazon is opening its first manufacturing line in India to produce Fire TV devices

Amazon is opening its first manufacturing line in India in a partnership with Foxconn-owned Cloud Network Technology, an India-based subsidiary of the Taiwanese electronics giant, Amazon announced on Tuesday. The partnership is part of an effort to work with the Indian government, which has embarked on a campaign to encourage companies to invest in the… Read more

IBM sets new climate goal for 2030

IBM plans to get rid of its planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from its operations by 2030, the company announced today. And unlike some other tech companies that have made splashy environmental commitments lately, IBM’s pledge emphasized the need to prevent emissions rather than developing ways to capture carbon dioxide after it’s released. The company committed… Read more

LG’s 2021 TVs are rolling out globally, line-up includes 4K OLED and Mini LED models

Home News (Image credit: LG) LG’s 2021 TV lineup is rolling out now, and you’ve got plenty to choose from if you’re in the market for a new 4K TV. The range covers all manner of TV technologies, including OLED, LCD and, for the first time, Mini LED. The new lines span all kinds of… Read more

Can anyone moderate podcasts?

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Apple, Spotify, and the impossible problem of moderating shows When former White House adviser-turned-podcaster Steve Bannon called for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI director Christopher Wray, the tech platforms reacted. Twitter, YouTube, and Spotify all banned him and his podcast relatively quickly, cutting off access… Read more

How to score a COVID-19 vaccine appointment

One of the most frustrating tasks for many of us these days is finding how and where to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination. It can be a real exercise in exasperation: the websites are often difficult to navigate and prone to frequent crashes; in addition, after finding an open appointment slot and filling… Read more