Month: August 2023
Microsoft shortens its Xbox Game Pass trials just before Starfield’s release
Microsoft has shortened its $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass trials to just 14 days instead of a month, just weeks before the release of Starfield. After running for years, the $1 trial for new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stopped in March before returning last month…
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Joe Biden’s new monument near the Grand Canyon stops some — but not all — uranium mining
The Biden administration announced the creation of a new national monument surrounding the Grand Canyon in the hopes of protecting it from mining and development. But that still won’t stop a controversial mine from producing uranium within the monument’s boundaries. Biden’s designation of a new national monument is expected to…
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Hackers had access to UK voter data for over a year before anyone noticed
A cyberattack that began in August 2021 exposed the personal data of people in the United Kingdom who registered to vote between 2014 and 2022. The attack wasn’t detected until October 2022, the UK Electoral Commission reported today. Attackers would have also had access to data from voters who’d opted…
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Save 68% on a new VPN plan with this NordVPN deal
One of the best VPN services on the market, now comes at an absolute bargain, offering a special discount and some tasty freebies to get even more VPN protection at no extra cost. Perhaps the biggest name in the industry, NordVPN has just dropped its price of 68% off its…
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Nvidia unveils more powerful AI chip coming next year
Nvidia, already the market leader in providing high-end processors for generative AI use, will release an even more powerful chip as the demand to run large AI models continues. The company announced the availability of the GH200 super chip, which Nvidia said can handle “the most complex generative AI workloads,…
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Valve may start selling refurbished Steam Decks, according to new leak
Valve could soon start selling refurbished Steam Decks, according to leaked data that was briefly posted on the Steam Database before the storefront scrubbed the site clean of said data. The listings that were marked “Certified Refurbished” all included the three current models of the Steam Deck — 64GB, 256GB,…
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