Some EVGA RTX 2060 KO models have RTX 2080 guts

Cutting corners: Not all of the EVGA RTX 2060 KO models are created the same. When we originally reported on the cards being outed at CES 2020, we mentioned they would run the usual TU106 die found in other RTX 2060 and RTX 2060 Super cards, however we stand corrected.

In their review of the EVGA RTX


Star Fox 64 ships can be spawned into Zelda: Ocarina of Time without mods

What just happened? Two decades after its release, the ultimate Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time exploit has been uncovered. Years of research into the most complicated sequence of glitches imaginable has culminated into one amazing feat: the ability to summon Arwings from Star Fox 64 to attack Link.

Who would have thought that all these years later, players would still be crawling the code behind Star Fox 6

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Free Software Foundation 'demands' Windows 7 be released as free software

WTF?! The Free Software Foundation (FSF), the same group behind the 2009-era Windows 7 "sins" campaign that encouraged users to throw Windows 7 in the trash, has now started another initiative -- one that demands Windows 7 be opened up as free software.

The FSF has launched the "Upcycle Windows 7" petition , and if the opening paragraph doesn't persuade Microsoft to open source Windows 7, then I don't know what will.

"On January 14

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Groq launches the first AI accelerator card capable of 1 PetaOPS

Why it matters: Groq is the hundredth startup to take a shot at making an AI accelerator card, the second to market, and the first to have a product reach the 1 quadrillion operations per second threshold. That’s quadruple the performance of Nvidia’s most powerful card.

The Groq Tensor Streaming Processor (TSP) demands 300W per core, so luckily, it’s only got one. Even luckier, Groq has turned that from a disadvantage into the TSP’s greatest strength .

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Broadcom inks new $15 billion deal with Apple to supply wireless chips through mid-2023

Recap: When it's not busy trying to acquire Qualcomm for the exorbitant sum of $117 billion, Broadcom is forging new deals with big tech giants like Apple for essential components. The latest was spotted in a recent SEC filing and shows the two companies reached a new multi-year agreement that sent Broadcom's shares up two percent in after-hours trading.

Broadcom's tech is slowly eating the world , even as many of us are unaware of its presence in many of our favorite gadgets

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Activision Blizzard goes exclusive with YouTube for esports streaming

The big picture: Activision Blizzard and Google have partnered on all things streaming, from livestreamed esports tournaments on YouTube, to cloud gaming on Stadia. Yesterday, the first season of the Call of Duty League kicked off with a bang netting almost 700,000 live viewers on the first stream. Tomorrow they’ll have the first ‘Hype Battle’ featuring Black Panther’s Michael B. Jordan. Two weeks from now the third season of Overwatch League will premiere and attempt to top the 13

London police will deploy live facial recognition cameras to catch criminals

(Lack of) privacy: It's no secret that privacy and anonymity are becoming a thing of the past in some parts of the world. This is especially evident in countries like China, where rampant, almost dystopian levels of surveillance are the norm. However, for better or worse, it seems some of that tech will make be making its way to London soon.

As reported by The Guardian on Friday, London's Metropolitan Police force plans to begin using live facial recognition cameras on the city's

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GOG's Lunar New Year sale offers deep discounts on hundreds of DRM-free games

Big savings: China's Lunar New Year begins today, and plenty of companies are taking advantage of the festivities to launch their own sales events. Steam kicked of its Lunar New Year sale a couple days ago, and now, GOG has followed suit. The digital distribution platform is ringing in the Year of the Rat with discounts on a wide array of DRM-free titles, ranging from aging classics to newer AAA experiences.

Unlike Steam, there aren't any meta-events or extra rewards to take advantage

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Boston Dynamics releases a public developer SDK for its dog-like 'Spot' robot

In context: If you're an aspiring or practicing roboticist, you've undoubtedly heard of Boston Dynamics' somewhat awkward, but nonetheless impressive (not to mention adorable) four-legged dog-bot, "Spot." Spot can open doors, help out with household chores, and navigate complex areas with relative ease, among other things.

Now, Boston Dynamics wants to let more developers experiment with Spot for themselves. The company is opening up the bot's SDK to the world -- interested parties


Bungie thanks community for working together to solve the Corridor of Time puzzle

A big thanks: A huge team of Destiny 2 players spent hours solving an elaborate maze that was introduced to the game last week. This week Bungie acknowledged their efforts and revealed a little bit of the origins and development of the puzzle. It did not, however, apologize for what player thought was a lame prize for their extreme efforts.

In a blog post on Thursday, Bungie thanked the Destiny 2 community for its participation in its crazy and uber-elaborate Corridors of Time maze last week. The labyrinthine path through

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