Author: Zach_Wilson
Intel’s formidable 288 core CPU now has a proper family name — Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest are Xeon 6 processors but is it just becoming too confusing?
In September 2023, Intel unveiled its 288-core Xeon CPU and, at the end of February 2024, began previewing it for the AI processing industry. Given the codename “Sierra Forest”, that chip will be available in the second half of this year, while customers will have to wait until next year…
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Get six months of Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ free at Verizon with this epic deal
Verizon’s just posted an awesome bonus deal for both existing and new customers today. For a limited time only, you’ll be able to add on the carrier’s Disney+ bundle alongside your unlimited data plan for a full six months free of charge. That means six months of unlimited access to…
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TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House again, moving to the Senate in foreign aid package
The House once again passed a bill that could ban TikTok from the US unless its Chinese parent company ByteDance divests it — but this time, it’s in a way that will be harder for the Senate to stall. The bill passed 360-58 as part of a larger bill related…
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Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon movies are a fandom menace
The trouble with trying to create original sci-fi epics in the vein of Star Wars is that the classics are so culturally ever-present that newer films always tend to feel like pale imitations. Zack Snyder is far from the first director to take that reality as a challenge to prove…
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The self-possessed horrors of Late Night with the Devil
Horror films live and die by their conceits. And sometimes, the best way to make a movie scary is to place it in an environment that’s not scary at all. Is there anything further from spooky than a brightly lit TV studio? The surprise box office darling Late Night with…
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I love my Amazon Kindle but foldable phones have convinced me its time is up – here’s why
Smartphones have replaced a truly astounding number of things in everyday life, from cameras to calculators, and alarm clocks to wallets; and, based on the current state of foldables, ereaders – such as Amazon‘s ever-popular Kindle line – could be next. The ereader is a great product in its own right, able to…
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