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ARM unveils Cortex-X2, A710, A510, new Mali GPUs as it prepares to go 64-bit only

ARMv8 has been around for years, it is the first 64-bit version of the ARM architecture. Now it’s time to move on to ARMv9. No, it’s not jumping to 128-bit, but it does bring the end of 32-bit designs. ARM is planning to take Cortex-A cores 64-bit only by 2023 and it is working with… Read more

Rumor: AMD’s EPYC Milan-X CPU to Have 3D Die Stacking

Home News AMD X3D Chip Packaging (Image credit: AMD) We now know a lot more about AMD’s forthcoming 3D die stacking technology, thanks to new tweets from reliable hardware leakers ExecutableFix and Patrick Schur. These tweets claim that we can first expect to see this tech at play in the EPYC Milan-X series of data… Read more

Amazon workers demand company quit polluting near communities of color

Hundreds of Amazon tech workers are pressuring Amazon to quit polluting — especially in communities near its warehouses. More than 600 workers signed a petition asking Amazon to bring its pollution down to zero by 2030. They also called on the company to prioritize deploying zero-emissions technologies near the communities hit hardest by Amazon’s pollution…. Read more

Anker’s second-generation Nano II GaN chargers are even smaller than before

Anker’s GaN (gallium nitride) chargers are some of the best around, offering tiny sizes but powerful charging capabilities. Now, the company is introducing its second-generation GaN-based chargers: the Anker Nano II lineup. The new Nano II chargers use what Anker calls its “GaN II” technology, the company’s second-generation version of the gallium nitride-based components, which… Read more

India reportedly orders social media platforms to remove references to “Indian variant” of COVID-19

India’s government has sent notices to social media platforms ordering them to take down content that refers to an “Indian variant” of the COVID-19 virus, Reuters reported. The letter from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology sent Friday was not made public, but was viewed by several news outlets. It was not clear which… Read more

Google details how interconnected Matter smart home standard will work on Android and Nest

Google is one of the major companies behind the upcoming interconnected cross-platform smart home standard Matter, and today, the company has explained how it’ll work to support Matter with its Android devices and Nest smart home products. To start, the company is promising that all of its Nest displays and speakers will be updated to… Read more

People are uncomfortable with digital health tools used to control COVID-19

Most people in the United States don’t want their digital data used to control the spread of COVID-19, a new study found. More than half of the people in the study remained wary of sharing their data in different scenarios, including a smart thermometer company sharing information with public health officials, or using the Google… Read more

Raspberry Pi 4 Passive Cooling Case Has Cooler Hair Than You

Home News (Image credit: DeSalvo Systems) Chunks of aluminum that keep your Raspberry Pi cool are not exactly unusual, but rarely do they look this good. DeSalvo Systems’ new heatsink case for the Raspberry Pi 4 offers over 10.5 ounces (300g) of metal to passively cool your Pi, whipped into what are either rather beautiful… Read more

YouTuber Jake Paul being investigated for driving on protected Puerto Rico beach

Officials in Puerto Rico are reportedly investigating an incident involving YouTube star Jake Paul, after he was seen in a now-deleted video riding in a vehicle on a beach that’s a nesting area for turtles this time of year, the New York Post reported. “I have ordered an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the… Read more

Adata Tries to Ride the Chia Wave While It Can

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) It seems like Adata’s decided to lace up its boots, put on its cowboy hat, and ride the bullish Chia Coin market until it finally stops bucking. The company published a press release today extolling the virtues of its latest high-capacity SSDs and memory products in a bid to convince… Read more

Proposed bill aims to toss a new wrench in NASA’s Moon lander plan

A senior lawmaker proposed a controversial piece of legislation on Wednesday that directs NASA to pick a second company to build the agency’s next Moon landers — in addition to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which was awarded a $2.9 billion NASA contract to build a lander earlier this year. The bill hasn’t passed the full Senate… Read more

Asus ZenFone 8 review: an Android iPhone mini

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. After a couple of generations making phones with flip-out cameras and increasingly large displays, Asus has taken the ZenFone 8 in a totally different direction: small. The flipping camera concept lives on in the also-new ZenFone 8… Read more

How Initial D Manga Inspired My First PC Mod

My first case mod started when I prepared to attend my first LAN party, PDXLAN 2019 in Ridgefield, Washington. I had seen a couple of simple mods done by others that inspired me to mod my computer before attending. I opted for a very low budget build with a few older components, handmade parts and only… Read more

Getting hospitals ready for the next pandemic

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The more hospitals cooperate, the better they’ll fare in an emergency As surges of COVID-19 cases spread throughout the United States over the past year, hospitals overwhelmed with patients quickly ran out of everything: masks, gloves, beds, space, doctors, nurses. Hospital workers in New York City, one of… Read more

OLED panel maker hints at upcoming Nintendo Switch Pro

Matthew Wilson 3 hours ago Console, Featured Tech News It is looking increasingly likely that Nintendo will launch an upgraded Switch console soon. We’ve known for a long while that Nintendo is looking to release a new Switch with an OLED display – now, the manufacturer of those OLED displays may have outed themselves. Universal… Read more