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The Destroyinator is a data deletion monster that can securely wipe up to 60 drives simultaneously at 64 GB/s
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
The Destroyinator supports multiple storage formats, including NVMe SSDs in M.2 and E1.S EDSFF form factors, 2.5-inch SATA drives, U.3 7 mm and 15 mm models, and SAS hard disks. Some form factors slot in directly, while others require a caddy or connection adapter.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Take-Two CEO says gaming is "moving toward PCs," but won't confirm GTA VI on PC yet
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
In a recent interview with CNBC, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, stated that while the console business will endure in the long term, the industry is likely to shift toward PC over the next decade. About a year from now, the company is set to release Grand Theft Auto...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Vintage PC parts are getting hit with huge tariffs, even when they're worth almost nothing
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
The case illustrates how procedural changes in customs enforcement, combined with misclassification, are creating outsized consequences for a growing segment of technology enthusiasts.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft's new gaming anti-cheat could ping your PC to the cloud every time you boot
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
Microsoft has added Remote Attestation to the latest description of its anti-cheat measures included in the recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The feature, which pings the company's servers when a PC boots, could tighten controversial security systems and raise privacy concerns.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Lawsuit claims Krafton boss asked ChatGPT how to dodge $250 million Subnautica 2 bonus payout
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
It's claimed that Kim fired the the co-founders to avoid the bonus payout. It was part of Krafton's 2021 acquisition of Unknown Worlds, a deal reported to be worth around $500 million up front with up to $250 million in performance-based bonuses tied to Subnautica 2's commercial success by the end of 2025.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The world is running out of yttrium: a little-known rare earth is becoming the newest flashpoint in global tech
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
A global scramble for yttrium, a rare earth element used in high-performance alloys and protective coatings, is intensifying after China tightened export controls earlier this year. The restrictions have limited supply to key manufacturing hubs, sending prices soaring and heightening pressure on industries from aerospace to semiconductors.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This AI mimics humans so perfectly it can corrupt public opinion polls and surveys
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
A Dartmouth University study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how advanced AI can corrupt polls and surveys at a scale large enough to manipulate results.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia's RTX 70 Series, Ranked: From the 2070 to the 5070
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
We compare six years of Nvidia's RTX 70 series, from the 2070 to the new 5070, to see whether the latest card truly moves forward or simply holds the line in performance and value.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The first microprocessor was not Intel's 4004, it was a secret 8x faster chip inside the F-14 Tomcat
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2025
When asked to name the first microprocessor, search engines, and AI models from Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, and ChatGPT consistently identify Intel's famous 4004, introduced in early 1971. Yet for more than 25 years it has been publicly known that the title should likely go to the MP944, a chip that...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel Granite Rapids-WS coming for Threadripper 9000WX with up to 86 cores and 336 MB L3 cache
Posted on Monday November 17, 2025
According to noted hardware leaker Momomo_us, Granite Rapids-WS will launch with at least 11 SKUs, led by the flagship Xeon 698X with 86 cores and 336 MB of cache. An earlier Open Benchmark listing suggests the chip will support 172 threads and reach clock speeds of up to 4.8 GHz.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »