Author: Zach_Wilson
Palworld is a hit, and it’s easy to see why
It seems like everyone on Earth is either talking about or playing Palworld. Indeed, in the three days since its early access launch on Steam on January 19th (and simultaneous release on Game Pass), the game has sold over 5 million copies. While that’s not quite Tears of the Kingdom…
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All-time dumpster fire The Day Before shuts down 46 days after launch
The Day Before is no more. The spectacular trainwreck of a game, which saw developer Fntastic announcing its closure only four days after launch, closed its servers for good on Monday, reports IGN. Publisher Mytona has wiped all references to the much-hyped Steam Early Access title from its website. To…
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Sierra Space blew up its inflatable space habitat — and that’s a good thing
Sierra Space blew up its inflatable space habitat to test how much pressure it can handle. Dubbed LIFE, for Large Integrated Flexible Environment, it consists of “softgoods,” or woven fabrics that act like a rigid structure once inflated. The test focused on LIFE’s pressure shell, which is supposed to keep…
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GM is getting rid of ‘Ultra Cruise’ branding as it reevaluates its ADAS program
General Motors is getting rid of the “Ultra Cruise” brand and merging the team that was working on it with the team responsible for Super Cruise, as the automaker reconsiders its goals for advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS). Last week, CNBC reported that GM was “ending the Ultra Cruise program,” focusing…
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Microsoft goes atomic — World’s most valuable company just hired a director of nuclear development acceleration to help power its very own AI revolution
It’s well-known that data centers consume a staggering amount of energy, with about 1-1.5% of all global electricity usage thought to be dedicated to their operation. Tech companies have largely focused on powering these through renewable and sustainable energy sources in an effort to boost their green credentials and address…
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Video of ridiculously powerful 64-core AMD EPYC workstation laptop emerges — but that pales in comparison to the dual socket, 512-core powerhouse its Chinese maker is working on
If you’ve ever cursed your laptop for being too slow when tackling an important or intensive task, then imagine what it would be like to work on a beast like the REV-9, the world’s first laptop equipped with a 64-core AMD EPYC CPU and an RTX 4080 desktop graphics card.…
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