Three physicists won a $3 million Breakthrough prize for proving there is no fifth force (at least, that we know of). These Eöt-Wash researchers got their start in the mid-1980s, using a device known as a “torsion balance” to disprove claims of an undiscovered fifth force in physics. Since then, they’ve used more elaborate versions…
Month: October 2020
AMD Launches Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors
Today, AMD introduced their new AMD Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processor lineup powered by the new “Zen 3” architecture. Offering up to 16 cores, 32 threads and 72 MB of cache in the top-of-the-line AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Ryzen 9 5000 series processors dominate in heavily threaded workloads and power efficiency, while the AMD…
New Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit Pre-Order
The NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit is designed for learning, building, and teaching AI and robotics—built for creators and priced but reasonably priced. NVIDIA JetPack gives you a head start on projects with fast and efficient AI. It includes a familiar Linux environment and offers every Jetson developer the same NVIDIA CUDA-X software and…
Modern Warfare no longer fits on a 250GB SSD
Well, this is something that will require some watching – with all the graphics, game modes etc. in new games, the storage requirements are getting crazy. Remember when the system requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare recommended 175GB of free space and we thought that was a lot? What a long time ago that…
Apple catches electronics recycler illegally reselling products
Apple has sued the Canadian electronics recycling company Geep after it was caught illegally selling over 100,000 Apple devices that were supposed to be recycled. Reported by iPhone Addict (via The Logic) Apple says that Geep sold over 100,000 of its devices for a profit including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches that it was obligated…