8BitDo introduces NES-themed collection to mark 40 years of the iconic console


Nintendo took a cautious approach with the console's launch, and rightfully so. The video game crash of 1983 was fresh on everyone's mind and the industry's future was still very much uncertain. In fact, that's one of the reasons Nintendo named the console an entertainment system and not a gaming...

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What was the first consumer CPU to feature a truly on-die GPU?


Integrated graphics existed long before they lived on the CPU – which chip finally merged the two?



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Intel has secured Microsoft as a major foundry client for its 18A process, sources say


According to a recent report from SemiAccurate, Microsoft has chosen Intel Foundry to manufacture its Maia 3 AI chip. The machine learning accelerator, code-named Griffin, is expected to play a major role in Redmond's plans to develop new generations of self-sustaining data centers.

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SpaceX's classified Starshield satellites are broadcasting on restricted frequencies


The downlink activity was first detected not by a government agency, but by Scott Tilley, an amateur satellite tracker in British Columbia known for uncovering signals from secretive spacecraft. Tilley says the emissions appear to originate from Starshield satellites and may pose a risk of interference with other systems operating...

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How ultralight eVTOLs are bringing personal flight closer than ever


Two decades after electric vehicles began reshaping ground transportation, a new category of electric aircraft is beginning to change perceptions of personal flight. These machines, known as ultralight eVTOLs – short for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles – can take off, fly, and land using electric propulsion without relying...

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Is AI really behind layoffs, or just a convenient excuse for companies?


When ChatGPT first started to spread across the world, companies using generative AI tools were very cautious when discussing the potential for job losses. Some firms avoided the topic altogether, while others insisted that the technology wasn't a factor in their announced cuts.

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Inside Mississippi's new virtual teaching experiment to fix its teacher shortage


The initiative, officially named the Mississippi Virtual Synchronous Learning Initiative, or REACH MS, is a joint effort between the Mississippi Department of Education and Mississippi Public Broadcasting. It is currently in its pilot phase, supported by a $2.2 million appropriation from the Mississippi Legislature.

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Massive AWS outage takes down dozens of services, including Alexa, Reddit, and Fortnite


The issues first started appearing around 12:11 AM PDT, when reports of increased error rates and latencies for multiple AWS services in the US-EAST-1 Region began flooding in, according to the AWS status checker.

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OceanGate Titan sub's camera found mostly intact with SanDisk SD card still holding images and videos


Over two years since the tragic incident, recovery teams are still making discoveries in the wreckage of the OceanGate Titan submersible, which imploded in the North Atlantic in June 2023.

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This silicon chip creates dozens of laser beams from one source – and could reshape data centers


The technology hinges on what physicists call a frequency comb -- a laser that emits many distinct colors, or wavelengths, evenly spaced across the optical spectrum. Each wavelength serves as a stable channel for data, enabling multiple streams to transmit in parallel without interference.

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