Monthly Archives: November 2022

Testing suggests faulty cable may be to blame for melting RTX 4090 connectors [Updated]

Enlarge / The power adapter for the RTX 4090 feeds four 8-pin power connectors into a single 12VHPWR connector. (credit: Sam Machkovech) Update, 10/31/2022: Additional testing from the Gamers Nexus YouTube channel over the weekend added new wrinkles to the ongoing RTX 4090 cable-melting saga. The channel dissected and tested a total of five different 12VHPWR…

The environmental argument for banning menthol cigarettes

A new report estimates that 65 percent of cigarettes are littered in the US. Pixabay Every year, about 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded globally, making them the most littered item on Earth. Around 90 percent of cigarettes have filters made of a biobased plastic called cellulose acetate, which can take up to 14 years to decompose. Nevertheless, cigarette butts are still considered hazardous solid…

SolarWinds says it’s facing SEC ‘enforcement action’ over 2020 hack

The long hangover from a 2020 state-sponsored compromise still isn’t over for SolarWinds, as the software giant targeted by Russian government hackers has to pony up $26 million to shareholders and face possible enforcement action from the federal government. In a recent 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SolarWinds said it reached…