Monthly Archives: July 2022

Intel’s Arc Alchemist GPUs are optimized for everything but crypto-mining

Intel has already revealed that its Arc A380 discrete graphics card is optimized for the newest and most popular games, which is sure to please everyone except one group. As reported by Tom’s Hardware, YouTuber DJ Mines stated that they ran several popular Ethereum mining software like NiceHashMining, trex miner, lolminer, and teamreeminer, and none…

Merrick Garland rebuffs speculation that the DOJ isn’t probing potential crimes concerning the Capitol riot: ‘We do not do our investigations in public’

“We have to get this right,” said Attorney General Merrick Garland of DOJ’s investigation into the Capitol riot. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Merrick Garland has rebuffed “speculation” about the DOJ’s perceived inaction over the Capitol riot.The attorney general said the DOJ doesn’t conduct its investigations “in public.”Garland said the DOJ is committed to holding to…

Southeast Asia’s Creative Galileo wants to make learning fun with popular cartoon characters

Prerna A Jhunjhunwala and Nikhil Naik, founders of Creative Galileo People who work with kids know how difficult it is to keep them engaged with online learning content. Creative Galileo keeps children hooked by adding in their favorite cartoon characters. The Singapore-based edtech platform announced today that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A…

Zipmex pauses withdrawals “until further notice”

Zipmex, a digital assets exchange with operations in Singapore, Australia, Indonesia and Thailand, said on Twitter that it “would be pausing withdrawals until further notice.” The Singapore-headquartered company cited a “combination of circumstances beyond our control including volatile market conditions, and the resulting financial difficulties of our key business partners.” Due to a combination of…

A Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate in Arizona is urging her supporters to use mail-in ballots — a form of voting that Trump has baselessly labeled a ‘scam’

Kari Lake, a Trump-backed candidate running for the GOP nomination in Arizona’s gubernatorial race, is now asking people to use mail-in ballots. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Controversial GOP candidate Kari Lake is urging her supporters to use mail-in ballots.Lake tweeted an urgent reminder for supporters to mail in their completed ballots immediately.Trump has railed against mail-in voting…

London Heathrow Airport boss says airlines are the ones to blame for travel chaos because they slashed baggage-handling jobs and underpay workers

The aviation industry is dealing with a messy summer travel season as demand has returned to pre-pandemic levels — but staffing has not. Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images London Heathrow Airport’s chairman, Lord Paul Deighton, blamed airlines for the travel chaos. Airlines cut ground-handling staff during the pandemic and aren’t able to replace them now, he said….

Engineer who put USB-C on an iPhone did the same with AirPods this time

We’ve covered two of Ken Pillonel’s viral modifications here on the site before. Back in November, Pillonel successfully modified and iPhone X with a fully functioning USB-C port. Then in April, Pillonel fitted a Samsung Galaxy A51 with a Lighting port. The projects show that products can indeed use universal connectors even if the company…