Intel’s Arc A750 is arriving later this year. | Image: Intel Intel has released 48 benchmarks that show its upcoming Arc A750 GPU should be able to trade blows with Nvidia’s RTX 3060 running modern games. While Intel set its expectations low for its Arc GPUs last month, the company has now tested its A750…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has reportedly signed a deal with podcast producer Futuro Studios to help it fund the development and production of future podcasts, Bloomberg reports. In return for its Futuro deal, Apple gets first refusal on the rights to turn any resulting podcasts into a film or TV show….
An “NNN” agreement is short for Non-Disclosure/Non-Use/Non-Circumvention agreement, which means the information cannot be shared with anyone, it cannot be used in any way, and “behind-the-back” or design around tactics are forbidden. In recent years, signing NNN agreements has become widely adopted and is now the standard initial step in dealings with Chinese companies, particularly…
As Google continues the great merger between its Duo and Meet video communications apps, the company today announced that it’s introducing new Apple SharePlay-like live-sharing features to Meet, making it easier for call-participants to engage with content together in real time. It’s worth noting that Google already introduced some live-sharing features (e.g. watching YouTube videos…
Facebook has avoided the risk of being forced to shut its service down in Europe this summer as a result of the latest twist in a long-running data protection complaint saga that relates to a clash between EU privacy and US surveillance law. The delay — in what’s still widely expected to be a suspension…
Anyone who’s seen Succession will know that Kieran Culkin and J Smith-Cameron’s characters, Roman and Gerri, have something of an odd relationship — and it sounds like their IRL dynamic is almost as unusual. A few days ago, Smith-Cameron posted a tweet saying “I threw a drink in Kieran’s face tonight,” followed by “he had…
An arm that looks weirdly long. Buggy eyes that peer up at the camera. Legs for days. Tiny bodies. This is a new type of selfie, the 0.5 one, that doesn’t take itself too seriously. If the 0.5 selfie was a person, it would be the friend who is always on hand to lighten the…
There’s a big change coming to Splatoon 3’s co-operative Salmon Run mode. One that’ll make it a lot more accessible. Splatoon 3 isn’t out until September 9, but a recent presentation showcased a deep dive on what we can expect from the Nintendo Switch multiplayer shooter. That included more info on the horde mode-esque Salmon…
The next bundle of games heading to PS Plus has been announced, but might disappoint Premium subscribers. A bumper crop of 10 games will be hitting PS Plus‘s Premium and Extra libraries on August 16. As listed in a PlayStation blog post, they’re headlined by a trio of Yakuza titles – Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami,…
Robert Kiyosaki. Matt Carasella/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Robert Kiyosaki called silver the best-value investment in markets today. The “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author touted the precious metal’s affordability and industrial uses. Kiyosaki also urged investors to watch the bond market, as he expects a massive crash in prices. Robert Kiyosaki touted silver as the best-value investment…