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[ad_1] Microsoft has said its Copilot artificial intelligence (AI) was exploited to turn on humans and demand they worship it. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES It was only earlier in the week that reports surfaced regarding Microsoft’s Copilot seemingly being triggered into turning into a vengeful AI overlord and that this sudden mood change …

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[ad_1] Figure, an AI robotics company that has received investments from Microsoft, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Jeff Bezos has announced it signed a deal to put OpenAI technology inside humanoid robot brains. The news was announced via a press release from Figure that explains the company raised $675 million in Series B funding at a $2.6 …

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[ad_1] The first American lunar landing since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 took place last week, and while the landing has been deemed a success, it wasn’t without its problems. The target landing for the lunar lander named Odysseus was the moon’s south pole, and that was achieved on Thursday, February 22. However, due …

Selfie photo reveals historic moon landing touchdown ended in a broken leg Read More »

[ad_1] Recently, a Redditor posted a strange but funny incident surrounding malware being discovered using Malwarebytes software on a PC. Apparently, they connected a vibrator (yes, the pleasure toy) to their PC to charge when Malwarebytes Premium prompted them that it blocked malware from trying to infect the PC via the USB port. 2 VIEW …

Malwarebytes software blocked malware from infecting a PC… from a vibrator connected via USB Read More »

[ad_1] DirectSR, a new API from Microsoft that will allow developers to easily bring NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS support to their games, isn’t the only announcement from the DirectX team at this year’s GDC conference. It’s also planning to showcase the “Work Graphs API,” which will usher in “a new era of …

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[ad_1] AMD products have some major issues with Linux, which forced the Ryzen and Radeon giant to ask the HDMI Forum for open-source HDMI 2.1+ driver support. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The answer? Nope. If you’re experiencing issues with AMD hardware on Linux, there is no fix in sight for HDMI 2.1 issues …

HDMI Forum rejects AMD’s proposal for open source HDMI 2.1+ support, Linux issues persist Read More »

[ad_1] With the revelation that Windows 11 was getting an ‘Automatic super resolution’ feature called Auto SR, powered by AI, the recent DirectSR announcement from Microsoft’s DirectX team had many assuming that the company was planning to unveil its version of DLSS, FSR, or XeSS at GDC in the coming weeks. 3 VIEW GALLERY – …

Microsoft announces DirectSR for DirectX, a single API for NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS Read More »

[ad_1] The PC gaming handheld space is experiencing a boom thanks to the improvements made in mobile graphics tech, namely with the arrival of new AMD Ryzen mobile chips with built-in Radeon graphics like the Ryzen 7 7840U (and its variants) found in devices like the ROG Ally from ASUS and Legion GO from Lenovo. …

NVIDIA is rumored to be developing its own ‘premium’ gaming handheld to compete with AMD Read More »

[ad_1] Nintendo will launch its next-gen Switch 2 in the future, with some new leaks from insiders at NVIDIA leaking that it will use a Samsung 8nm process node and up to 16GB of LPDDR5 memory. In a new video from leaker Moore’s Law is Dead, we’re to expect the next-gen Nintendo Switch 2 will …

NVIDIA chip made on Samsung 8nm, up to 16GB LPDDR5 Read More »

[ad_1] AMD reportedly bid hard against NVIDIA to win the custom SoC contract for Nintendo’s next-gen Switch 2 gaming handheld. 2 Nintendo Switch 2 rumors (source: Moore’s Law is Dead) VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The news is coming from insider sources of NVIDIA in a new video from Moore’s Law is Dead, where one …

AMD ‘bid against’ NVIDIA ‘hard’ to win Nintendo Switch 2 contract Read More »

[ad_1] EA is cutting costs, and is executing a restructuring plan that’s led to mass layoffs and game cancellations. One of these cut projects is the rumored Mandalorian project from Respawn. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Despite Respawn’s success with the Jedi franchise, EA has had a tumultuous history with Star Wars games. The …

Respawn’s Mandalorian FPS has been cancelled, sounded like an evolution of Star Wars 1313 Read More »

[ad_1] Disruption at publisher Electronic Arts as the Battlefield franchise loses leadership. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Just days ago, Marcus Lehto left Ridgeline Games. The ex-Halo developer was brought on to help guide Battlefield’s story-driven singleplayer content, and EA even formed a studio dedicated to Battlefield’s campaign renaissance. It was called Ridgeline Games, …

EA shuts down Ridgeline Games, Criterion now handling Battlefield singleplayer campaign Read More »

[ad_1] TECNO has just announced the world’s smallest water-cooled Mini-PC by introducing its new MEGA MINI Gaming G1. 6 TECNO’s new MEGA MINI Gaming G1 Mini-PC (source: TECNO) VIEW GALLERY – 6 IMAGES Inside, we’ll find an unnamed Intel Core Ultra or Core i9-13900H SKU from the previous series, with 32GB of DDR5 memory and …

world’s smallest Mini-PC with Meteor Lake CPU, RTX 4060, and water-cooling Read More »

[ad_1] Billion-dollar sports publisher Electronic Arts is laying off hundreds more workers in rigorous restructuring plan. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES EA has announced that it will lay off 5% of its workforce, or about 670 people. This is the second round of layoffs that EA has announced during this fiscal year, and the …

EA plans to lay off 11% of workforce by March 2025 Read More »

[ad_1] Destiny 2’s new Guardian Games event introduces a totally radical new way to traverse the galaxy. The 2024 gaming news cycle has been pretty depressing so far, but Bungie’s latest Destiny 2 update gives everyone a reason to smile. That’s right, Destiny 2 is getting hoverboards that would make both Marty McFly and Biff …

Destiny 2 gets new skimmer hoverboard Read More »

[ad_1] Nintendo’s next-gen Switch 2 handheld is in the news today with some new leaks from Moore’s Law is Dead, teasing Xbox Series S console levels of performance, better raytracing, and console-optimized DLSS technology. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The next-gen Nintendo Switch 2 handheld will feature a custom “T239” SoC from NVIDIA, which …

Xbox Series S perf, with better ray tracing, console-optimized DLSS Read More »

[ad_1] PlayStation leads the Big 3’s earnings with $30 billion revenues generated through calendar year 2023, but Xbox isn’t so far behind with $18 billion. 5 VIEW GALLERY – 5 IMAGES Now that Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have all published their holiday earnings reports, we can compile the data and get a total sum for …

PlayStation made $30 billion in 2023, Xbox $18 billion Read More »

[ad_1] Ubisoft’s experimental never-ending Assassin’s Creed game is taking shape. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Assassin’s Creed Infinity is part of what I call Games-as-a-Platform. It’s a lot like Games-as-a-Service, but there’s extra steps. Whereas GaaS games are typically elongated in a continuous stream of content, GaaP titles would have a distinct level of …

Ubisoft’s ambitious games-as-a-platform takes shape with Assassin’s Creed Infinity Read More »

[ad_1] How much money does Magic: The Gathering make? Hasbro’s latest financials offer some eye-opening numbers. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Hasbro’s latest earnings report shows a breakdown of its key segment earnings for the entire 2023 year. While revenues are down to $5 billion from $5.8 billion a year ago, gaming earnings are …

The Gathering made over $1 billion in 2023, or 52% of Hasbro’s gaming revenue Read More »

[ad_1] PlayStation’s peripherals revenue surged during the holiday 2023 season, and the new PS Portal remote player may have had a lot to do with it. 3 VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES Sony released the PlayStation Portal handheld in November 2023 for $199, and at first glance, the Portal looked to be a valid PS …

PlayStation Portal handheld may have been a big success for Sony Read More »