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Project shows you can run a Minecraft server on the 60-year-old COBOL language
Modder meyfa recently published tools and instructions for running a Minecraft server using COBOL, a programming language created for business IT systems in the 1950s and 60s. Despite COBOL’s...
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AAA games struggle to keep up with skyrocketing graphics costs
For decades, giants in the gaming industry like Sony and Microsoft banked on realistic visuals to captivate audiences. This strategy has transformed once-flat pixelated worlds into immersive...
View ArticleTech worker movements grow as threats of RTO, AI loom
It feels like tech workers have caught very few breaks over the past several years, between ongoing mass layoffs, stagnating wages amid inflation, AI supposedly coming for jobs, and unpopular orders...
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Microsoft faces FTC scrutiny over alleged antitrust practices in federal...
Microsoft has received a subpoena to turn information over to the US Federal Trade Commission amid accusations of anticompetitive behavior. The company’s wide-ranging cybersecurity agreement with...
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Passports may soon become obsolete as facial recognition and smartphones take...
In the coming years, the traditional paper passport, a document that has been a cornerstone of international travel for over a century, may soon become obsolete. In its place, facial recognition...
View ArticleVertiv Hydrogen Fuel Cell Quick Look
We take a quick look at the Vertiv Hydrogen Fuel Cell solution that can generate 600kW of power and exhausts water and water vapor The post Vertiv Hydrogen Fuel Cell Quick Look appeared first on...
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Windows 11 24H2 Wi-Fi DHCP internet issue is still not fixed, headache for...
Windows 11 24H2, while it works well for most users, is a huge mess for some people, and we don’t know how many PCs are affected. In October 2024, Windows Latest reported that Windows 11 24H2 has a...
View ArticleAfter 60 years of spaceflight patches, here are some of our favorites
The art of space mission patches is now more than six decades old, dating to the Vostok 6 mission in 1963 that carried Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova into low-Earth orbit for nearly three days....
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The Lemontron is an “upside-down” open-source 3D printer you can make yourself
There is a caveat here: you will need an existing 3D printer to create some of the Lemontron’s printed parts. The device is designed for those who already have a primary printer and want an...
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Samsung loses Qualcomm contract to TSMC for making next-gen Snapdragon chips
Samsung Foundry has once again failed to secure a contract from Qualcomm for the production of its latest flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. This setback marks another chapter in...
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Tesla is eyeing HBM4 chips from Samsung and SK Hynix to power its Dojo...
Tesla wants to integrate the next-gen high-bandwidth memory into its Dojo system. Dojo is a custom-built supercomputer designed to train the company’s “Full Self-Driving” neural networks. Industry...
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Nvidia believes the robotics market is about to explode, just like ChatGPT
A report by The Financial Times has revealed Nvidia’s plans to achieve this future. It highlights how Deepu Talla, Nvidia’s VP of robotics, believes the robotics market has reached an inflection point...
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The PC market is predicted to see modest growth over the next two years,...
Canalys recently said that PC shipments in the US grew by a significant 7 percent during the third quarter of 2024. Year-on-year results were driven by notebook systems, which experienced a 9 percent...
View ArticlePasskey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security
It’s that time again, when families and friends gather and implore the more technically inclined among them to troubleshoot problems they’re having behind the device screens all around them. One of...
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Intel and AMD tipped to launch affordable 800-series motherboards in January
According to a tipster on Chinese forum Board Channels, Intel and AMD will reveal their mid-range and entry-level 800-series motherboards at CES 2025. The official announcements from both companies are...
View ArticleYou can love or hate AI, but it’s killed crappy 8GB versions of pricey PCs...
I’d describe myself as a skeptic of the generative AI revolution—I think the technology as it currently exists is situationally impressive and useful for specific kinds of tasks, but broadly oversold....
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LG’s new UltraGear OLED gaming monitors include 45-inch 5K2K bendable model...
All of LG’s newly revealed UltraGear GX9 series models feature curved displays and use the firm’s advanced WOLED technology. Read Entire Article
View ArticleWhen does your brain think something is worth the wait?
Whether it’s braving the long line at a trendy new restaurant or hanging on just a few minutes longer to see if there’s a post-credits scene after a movie, the decision to persevere or ditch it...
View ArticleA Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?
We’d been chatting for the better part of two hours when Chris Kraft’s eyes suddenly brightened. “Hey,” he said, “Here’s a story I’ll bet you never heard.” Kraft, the man who had written flight rules...
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Ten cool science stories we almost missed
There is rarely time to write about every cool science paper that comes our way; many worthy candidates sadly fall through the cracks over the course of the year. But as 2024 comes to a close, we’ve...
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