Star Wars reminds us to be hopeful during trying times

In brief: The official Star Wars account on YouTube has shared a new compilation video that offers fans a bit of hope during these uncertain times. Fans can also tune in to Disney+ for the series finale of The Clone Wars, a new documentary based on The Mandalorean and check out The Rise of Skywalker.

May the fourth, a pun of the Star Wars catchphrase “May the Force be with you,” has long been recognized as a day for fans to celebrate the storied franchise. With everything going on in


Bomb-sniffing sensors to be tested in airports

Forward-looking: Could bomb-sniffing dogs one day find they're no longer required in airports? It might happen if the “electronic nose” device being tested by Airbus eventually makes its way into mainstream use. According to a new report, they’ll start appearing in airport screening tunnels later this year.

The Financial Times writes that the jellyfish-like devices are the work of Silicon Valley startup Koniku . In addition to its odor surveillance system, the company is also developing drones to detect buried IEDs and

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Apple announces refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard

What just happened? Apple on Monday announced a refreshed version of its 13-inch MacBook Pro that gets a new keyboard, more storage and better overall performance that'll be available to customers later this week. It’ll also be offered in select Apple retail stores although given closures related to Covid-19 containment efforts, your mileage may vary there.

The new Magic Keyboard replaces the

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Intel's 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs rumored to use LGA 1700 socket, replacing LGA 1200 after just two generations

Rumor mill: Are you considering buying one of Intel’s newly revealed 10th-gen Comet Lake desktop processors? If so, you’ll need a new Z490 motherboard that comes with the LGA 1200 socket, but if rumors are to be believed, these will only support a couple of generations of processor families, with 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs switching to the LGA 1700 socket.

Soon after the new Core i9-1090


Some OnePlus 8 Pro units are suffering from defective displays, company to offer replacements

In brief: OnePlus has classified the 'Black Crush' problem as a hardware issue on the OP 8 Pro's display and is now offering owners the option to either repair, refund, or replace their $1,000 device.

The OnePlus 8 Pro packs an impressive spec list, chief among which is the 6.78" 120Hz OLED display. It is

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'Blacklist' and 'whitelist' terms banned by UK cyber security agency for being racist

A hot potato: Most people understand what ‘whitelist’ and ‘blacklist’ mean, but are they outdated, racist words? That’s the opinion of the UK government’s cyber security agency, which is getting rid of the terms and replacing them with ‘allow list’ and ‘deny list.’

The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), a branch of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), said it was implementing the change to help “stamp out racism in cyber security.”

Blacklist is

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Match-fixing charges brought against five CS:GO players

What just happened? With huge audiences, prize money, and betting, eSports resembles traditional sports more than ever before—and that also means match fixing. In Australia, five people have been charged with throwing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive matches to gain winnings after betting against themselves.

Back in August last year, six CS:GO players were arrested during an investigation into suspicious betting activity in a semi-professional eSports league. The investigation, by Victoria Police's Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit, covered more than five


The Best Computer Cases 2020


There's no point spending lots of money on PC hardware if you don't have a great case to put it in. But with so many options out there, how do you know what's best for you? There are plenty of factors to examine: looks, size, cost, features, thermals, etc. But...

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Intel's Raja Koduri confirms that massive 'father of all' GPU is aimed at the data center

Bottom line: The GPU that was teased on Intel's Graphics Twitter account is indeed destined for enterprise customers, rather than consumers or prosumers. Raja Koduri took to Twitter to confirm as much and to seemingly put rest to some speculation that was outpacing reality.

Intel tweeted a photo teasing a massive and mysterious GPU on Friday, and in doing so, lit the internet aflame with speculation. Early on, pretty much everyone settled on it being a form of Intel's upcoming Xe HP or Xe HPC. As a

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AMD is double-dipping with a new partnership to build game streaming tech

Forward-looking: AMD has entered into a multi-year partnership with Oxide Games with the aim to make game streaming simpler and more economical, but details on practical hardware/software alterations are light. It is apparent, however, that there is room for improvement. Given the current disparity between the on-paper specs and real-world performance of streaming services, a new technical foundation could make the value proposition of game streaming equal to competing platforms.

Game streaming has the potential to replace consoles as the go-

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