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Far Cry 6’s new trailer is an intense introduction to a terrifying Giancarlo Esposito

After introducing the guerrilla freedom fighter protagonist for Far Cry 6, Ubisoft’s new trailer pivots back to the highlight of any new installment: its villain, Antón Castillo. Played by Giancarlo Esposito, the despotic leader of the fictional island nation of Yara is seen making his terrifying entrance onboard a boat where the protagonist Dani is… Read more

China’s Ban On Cryptocurrency Mining Expands to Additional Provinces

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Bitcoin miners should probably start thinking about leaving China sooner than later. Reuters said Friday that two provinces, Qinghai and Xinjiang, banned cryptocurrency mining this week due to the country’s broader crackdown on the practice. Reuters said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology office in Qinghai “ordered a… Read more

RISC-V Evolving to Address Supercomputers and AI

Home News (Image credit: ORNL) The open source RISC-V instruction set architecture is gaining more mainstream attention in the wake of Intel’s rumored $2 billion bid for SiFive, the industry’s leading RISC-V design house. Unfortunately, RISC-V has long been relegated to smaller chips and microcontrollers, limiting its appeal. However, that should change soon as RISC-V… Read more

Folding@Home’s Exascale Compute Power Helped Unravel Covid’s Secrets

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Untold millions of people have rushed to render aid to others as the Covid pandemic has gripped the globe, but those individual contributions took different forms. Some of us did what we could and helped by donating spare computing cycles to distributed computing, which helps researchers use the power of… Read more

5-Bit PLC SSDs Not Coming Until 2025, or Later: Western Digital

Home News (Image credit: Western Digital) Both Intel and Toshiba have become increasingly confident in their projections for the debut of PLC flash, which packs in five bits per cell to reduce SSD pricing, but Western Digitial recently downplayed the feasibility of PLC SSDs before 2025. WD says this type of memory will only become viable… Read more

Thermaltake Argent H5 Stereo Review: Simple Is as Simple Games

Our Verdict Thermaltake’s Argent H5 Stereo boasts solid build quality, clear sound and a no-nonsense approach that will either meet your needs or leave you wanting more. For + Very comfortable, snug fit + Affordable + Excellent sound out of the box + Attractive, minimalist design Against – 3.5mm only – Mic doesn’t filter out… Read more

Djokovic vs Tsitsipas live stream: how to watch the 2021 French Open Men’s Final for free

Novak Djokovic can win his second French Open title tomorrow – if he can beat talented Greek pro Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Men’s Singles Final at the Roland-Garros. Both players have aced their way to the finale, but who will win the legendary Grand Slam? UK fans can watch the 2021 French Open Men’s Final… Read more

Rainbow Six Extraction is full of creepy aliens in new trailers

Previously known as Rainbow Six Quarantine, Ubisoft finally revealed Rainbow Six Extraction during its Ubisoft Forward conference on Saturday. The presentation started with a cinematic reveal; Extraction is set in the same Rainbow Six universe, featuring Siege operators such as Hibana, who’s gone Missing in Action. United under the Rainbow Exogenous Analysis and Containment Team… Read more

Blue Origin auctions New Shepard ride with Jeff Bezos for $28 million

Blue Origin’s month-long auction for a trip to the edge of space with its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos ended on Saturday with a closing price of $28 million. The flight aboard New Shepard, slated for July 20th, will mark the company’s first mission flying humans, in which the winning bidder will bask in a few… Read more

New COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia could exacerbate the global chip shortage

New outbreaks of COVID-19 in Asia could create delays in the global supply chain and exacerbate the global semiconductor shortage, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Taiwan, which is a significant hub for chip manufacturing, is currently experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center announced… Read more

Samsung Galaxy A32 5G review: 5G on a budget

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. If you’re looking for a 5G Android phone and want to spend as little as possible, you can stop right here. At $279, the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G is your best bet right now, especially if you’re… Read more

Arlo Essential Indoor Camera review: Keeping an eye on indoors

(Pocket-lint) – Arlo has a wide range of cameras, but is mostly known for its battery-powered outdoor cameras. The Arlo Essential Indoor Camera, however, is a wired camera designed to sit indoors, sitting in the same sort of position as the ageing Arlo Q. Design Dimensions: 52 x 49 x 113.19mm Privacy Shield shutter Wired… Read more

Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 13 Keyboard Review – 90% Love

Introduction Mad Catz has had a reputation of sorts, hasn’t it? It’s a shame that we have not covered the brand during its early years, as we only have a single review prior to the brand’s return in 2018 and the massive rebranding exercise in 2020. Indeed, the Mad Catz of 2021 is quite different… Read more

Xiaomi Mi 11i review: The Mi to set the bar, or a Mi too far?

(Pocket-lint) – Xiaomi really, really wants you to pay attention to the Mi 11 series. That’s clear because there’s a Mi 11, a higher-end Mi 11 Ultra, a lower-spec Mi 11 Lite 5G, plus a bunch of regional specifics – including this model on review, the Mi 11i, which is also known as the Mi… Read more

Facebook just bought the Fortnite of VR

Facebook has acquired yet another developer of a popular virtual reality game, announcing on Friday that BigBox VR, makers of the battle royale VR title Population: One, will be joining Oculus Studios. “POP: ONE stormed onto the VR scene just nine months ago and has consistently ranked as one the top-performing titles on the Oculus… Read more