Month: April 2021
Bitmain teases monstrous new crypto mining rig, especially for Ethereum cryptocurrency
Chinese mining firm Bitmain has released a teaser of the company’s upcoming Antminer E9 Ethereum mining rig, built around a new application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip. The Antminer E9 reportedly delivers a hash rate of up to 3 GH/s when mining Ether cryptocurrency. In its teaser, Bitmain claims this is…
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Capcom will now give you a week to play Resident Evil Village’s final demo instead of just a day
Resident Evil Village is nearly here, and Capcom is giving you more time to play a piece of it ahead of launch. The studio originally announced that players on Xbox, Playstation, and PC would have access to a 60-minute demo this weekend for just 24 hours, but after fan criticism,…
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Xbox Series X processors might be showing up in pre-built PCs Xbox Series X
The Xbox Series X has been around for nearly half a year, and now it’s looking like spare parts from the game console might be showing up in PCs. An AMD 4700S Mini-ITX desktop kit has appeared in China, and was spotted by known hardware leaker @momomo_us on Twitter. It’s…
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Apple’s New Software Update Will Let You Opt Out Of Being Tracked For Ads
Last week, Apple announced brand-new hardware — souped-up iPad Pros, revamped iMacs, a new Apple TV, and AirTags. Today, it dropped iOS 14.5, a new software update for your iPhone and iPad. To get the new update, head on over to Settings, then General, and tap Software Update on your…
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Toyota is buying Lyft’s autonomous car division for $550 million
Lyft is selling its autonomous vehicle division to a subsidiary of Toyota — the latest in a series of acquisitions that is seeing the world of self-driving cars grow increasingly smaller. Woven Planet Holdings, a subsidiary of Toyota, will acquire Lyft’s self-driving division, Level 5, for $550 million in cash…
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Tesla turns a record profit despite new Model S and Model X delay
Tesla has drawn a lot of scrutiny lately, has run into delays with the refreshed Model S and Model X, and the auto industry is struggling through a global shortage of semiconductors. But none of those things seemed to have much effect on Tesla’s business. On Monday, the Silicon Valley…
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