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Spotify dips its toes into the concert ticket reselling market with new Live Events website
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
The website is similar to the Spotify app's recently introduced Live Events Feed, which also allows users to buy seats for concerts through Ticketmaster, AXS, DICE, Eventbrite, See Tickets, and other resellers. However, it appears that the new website intends to cut out the middleman. Users purchase the seats directly... Continue Reading »
Comcast was too expensive and AT&T was too slow, so this man built his own ISP
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
Mauch moved into his home in Scio Township in 2002 and was able to get a T1 line, a speedy connection at the time. As broadband technology matured, his once mighty 1.5Mbps connection fell behind the competition. Surely an ISP would come along and wire up his home for cable... Continue Reading »
Intel releases game benchmarks showing its Arc A750 taking on the RTX 3060
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
Intel revealed the Arc A750 benchmarks for 48 games in a new video on its YouTube channel. Forty-two of these are DirectX 12 titles that include Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla, while six are Vulkan games such as Doom Eternal and Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Intel insists that none were cherry-picked. Continue Reading »
Porsche Taycan Turbo S leapfrogs Tesla Model S Plaid to become fastest production EV at the Nürburgring
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
The Nürburgring racetrack has been home to decades of vehicle testing and benchmarking, and a place where automakers continue to push the limits of ICE and EV models for bragging rights. The latest feat has been accomplished by Porsche, whose Taycan Turbo S four-door posted the fastest lap time for... Continue Reading »
Number of teens using Facebook crashes as YouTube becomes platform of choice
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
The bad news for Facebook came from a survey by Pew Research Center. It questioned 1,316 U.S. teens between the ages of 13 and 17 about their online habits and found that just 32% of them use the Facebook app. Continue Reading »
SSDs might cause double the CO2 emissions of HDDs
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of British Columbia recently published a study alleging that solid state drives can lead to double the carbon emissions of hard disk drives (HDDs). The study analyzes the carbon impact of different devices and components across their lifespans. Continue Reading »
Disney now has more subscribers than Netflix, reveals price hikes & $7.99 ad-supported tier
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
Back in March, Disney+ announced it would be offering a cheaper, ad-supported plan later this year. One could argue that it's just introducing ads to the current $7.99 tier on December 8, the same date it launches the ad-free Disney+ Premium option that will cost $10.99 per month in the US. Continue Reading »
IBM research tech makes edge AI applications scalable
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
Trying to distribute computing tasks across multiple locations and then coordinate those various efforts into a cohesive, meaningful whole is a lot harder than it first appears. This is particularly true when attempting to scale small proof-of-concept projects into full-scale production. Continue Reading »
The internet reacts to cringeworthy Forspoken trailer with parodies and anger
Posted on Thursday August 11, 2022
The 32-second trailer posted on the official Forspoken Twitter account shows plenty of impressive gameplay. The internet has been going wild over it, but not for the game itself; it's the dialogue spoken by protagonist Frey Holland that has people rushing to reply. Continue Reading »
Microsoft defends Activision Blizzard deal after Sony expresses fears over Call of Duty
Posted on Wednesday August 10, 2022
This week, Microsoft sent a lengthy defense of its Activision Blizzard acquisition to Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). It mainly says that Sony's fears of anticompetitive exclusivity practices are unfounded. Continue Reading »