Month: February 2024
The US strengthens air quality rule for soot
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a significantly stricter standard today for fine particle pollution, commonly referred to as soot. It’s the first time in twelve years that the agency has updated the rule to reflect current science and the culmination of a power struggle that has spanned three presidential…
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Persona 3 Reload general producer wanted to put more focus on antagonist group Strega ever since the original game
The highly anticipated remake of Persona 3, Persona 3 Reload, finally released last week to positive critical acclaim. While it offers a generally faithful revamp of the original role-playing game, a few distinct changes were made overall. Notably, as well as quality-of-life improvements and tweaks to the battle system, more…
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The Morning After: Twitter alternative Bluesky is no longer invitation-only
Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is now open to anyone. After being in beta for a little less than a year and with just over three million users, the social media platform is an option if the ruins of X (formerly Twitter) or Threads aren’t doing it for you. Bluesky…
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Asus and MSI OLED monitor warranties now cover burn-in
MSI and Asus are providing consumers who purchase their OLED monitors with some additional peace of mind, having now revised their warranty coverage on certain models to cover the dreaded issue of panel burn-in. On Monday, TFTCentral spotted that the warranties offered across Asus OLED displays have been quietly updated…
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Amazon is laying off hundreds of workers in its healthcare division
Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs across its two health-focussed companies, One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, suggesting that even top brass at Amazon think getting into medical billing or telemedicine may not be the best future strategy idea. Per Business Insider (paywall, via CNBC), One Medical was acquired by Amazon…
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AMD Ryzen CPUs are selling well and making steady gains as the CPU market looks to be recovering – but how will Intel respond?
AMD’s Ryzen processors are slowly gaining market share in the CPU world, going by some fresh figures. Wccftech reported on the latest estimations of desktop processor shipments from analytics firm Mercury Research, in which AMD grabbed turf from Intel, albeit to a modest extent. Mercury’s stats show that in the…
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