Month: May 2022
The US has fallen way behind on climate goals
The US is doing a pretty horrible job of following through on promises it’s made to tackle climate change, according to two separate new studies. A global ranking of countries completed by Yale and Columbia found that the US now ranks 43rd among 180 nations that Columbia and Yale evaluated…
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Join the Sith with this new replica Black Series lightsaber
Audio player loading… For $500, you can join the Sith by wielding the upcoming Black Series Reva lightsaber coming to the Force FX Elite series. With such a high price tag, you’d be correct to assume that this isn’t some ordinary plastic lightsaber with Hasbro really banking on immersion. For…
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Google is cracking down hard on deepfakes
Audio player loading… Earlier this month, Google decided to add deepfake training to its list of forbidden projects on its Colaboratory service. The change was first spotted by DFL developer going on Discord by the name ‘chervonij’. When he tried to train his deepfake models on the platform, he got…
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Intel teases next-gen GPUs built to power record-breaking new supercomputers
Audio player loading… Intel has teased a new line of server GPUs built to power the next generation of record-breaking supercomputers, codenamed Rialto Bridge. An evolution of the existing Ponte Vecchio design, the new cards will feature as many as 160 Xe GPU cores and “offer significantly increased density, performance…
Read MoreMonument Valley’s puzzles will reach PC gamers on July 12th
Monument Valley, the picturesque puzzle game series where players must navigate maps full of optical illusions, will no longer be exclusive to mobile devices. The complete Monument Valley Panoramic Collection is set to arrive on Steam on July 12th and gives players a broader point of view that isn’t limited…
Read MoreThe N64 controller for Switch is back in stock at the Nintendo store (update: sold out)
Update 1:05PM ET, May 31st: Nintendo’s latest wave of N64 controllers has sold out. Stay tuned for a new drop in the coming days, weeks, or months. We’re admittedly not sure when that will be, but hopefully soon! The official N64 controller for the Nintendo Switch has just been restocked…
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