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Monthly Archives: October 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The downturn in the chip industry started in the summer months, as crypto crashes caused blockchain miners to flood the market with previously hard-to-find graphics cards. Almost overnight, demand eased up and caused graphics hardware prices to drop by almost half. Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang admitted in August…
Don’t worry—those burgers won’t stick. TeriVirbickis / Deposit Photos Stainless steel pans are the workhorse cookware in most restaurants. But yours are probably just sitting there, neglected after your last attempt to fry a chicken breast somehow glued the poultry to the metal, resulting in a mangled meal and a burnt-on ring of carbonized protein…
In a world filled with bad actors and snooping governments, surveillance is the one factor that affects almost every business across the globe. While companies like Apple, Signal and LastPass fight against surveillance using end-to-end encryption and by shunning mass data collection — you can’t hand over data you don’t have — too many companies,…
InSight is still chugging along, defying its own death date with admirable determination. The landmark Mars robot was expected to power down sometime in the late summer, as amassing dust had begun to obscure its solar panels and prevent it from fully charging up. At that time, NASA emphasized that its mission, which began in…
One of the oldest forms of horror cinema, monster movies often function as a manifestation of our own fears, shredding the facade and exposing who we truly are. And Marvel‘s Halloween release, Werewolf By Night, uses every trick in the Hammer Horror book to weave an elegant, atmospheric, and witty creature feature. An ode to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend the Victory Day Parade at Red Square on May 9, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. Getty Images Putin’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, would leave his post if he could, a former Putin official said. “He would be happy to get sacked right now,” the former defense…
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Christian Jenkins speaks to Assistant Ohio attorney general Amanda Narog in his courtroom in downtown Cincinnati on October 7, 2022. Sam Greene /The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP An Ohio judge blocked the state’s six-week abortion ban, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. The court ruling prolonged an earlier suspension of…
When Google announced that Android Auto for phones was going away, we weren’t exactly that upset because more cars than ever had Android Auto baked in and Google was also giving us a replacement that worked through Google Assistant. Called Google Assistant Driving Mode, this in-car experience was built to launch with a simple voice…
Amazon Games has outlined its plan for MMO Lost Ark with a new development roadmap. From now until the end of the year, the team is hoping to introduce three new raids – Mystic Abyss Vycas Legion, and Achates Trial Guardian – as well the Reaper Advanced class in November, and the Summoner Advanced class…