WRUP: Last WRUP and testament edition
I, Eliot Lefebvre, being exceedingly depressed for so many very valid reasons and a couple of wholly speculative ones which sort of torpedoes “sound mind”...
Lord of the Rings Online readies Ill Omens event, Update 39, and 2024 roadmap
After the holiday break, Lord of the Rings Online’s team is revving up for another year in Middle-earth. In this past Friday’s studio livestream, SSG...
And So It Begins, Google Starts Phasing Out Cookies In Chrome
For millions of Chrome browser users, third-party tracking cookies are no longer part of the deal while surfing the internet. That’s because Google has finally begun implementing its plan to phase out third-party cookies, albeit initially for a small fraction of Chrome users—just 1%. While that may seem like a minuscule figure, it equates
Mickey Mouse and Darth Vader Smoking Pot: AI Image Generators Play Fast and Loose with Copyrighted Characters
I tested six leading AI image generators to see how they handle requests to draw copyrighted characters, including asking for those characters to do inappropriate things.
AMD’s new Ryzen APUs show impressive single-core gains — Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 32% in single-core benchmark
A leaked Geekbench 5 benchmark shows that AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 5 8500G beats the Ryzen 5 5600G by 32% in single-core performance.
HP Omen 27qs 240 Hz Gaming Monitor Review: Solid Performance and Exceptional Value
HP’s Omen 27qs delivers solid performance and exceptional value in a 27-inch QHD IPS panel with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. It delivers premium video processing for not a lot of money.
TSMC won’t adopt advanced High-NA EUV chipmaking tools until 2030 or later — Intel just received its first tool this week: Report
According to China Renaissance, TSMC might adopt High-NA EUV lithography for a post-1nm process technology in 2030 or later.
3D-printed tripedal robot walks on three legs
The Hacker Twins, Mark and Jeff, have assembled a tripedal robot that walks on three legs using nine servos.
Sabrent is about to unleash a high-speed PCIe 5.0 SSD — Rocket 5 delivers over 14 GB/s read and 12 GB/s write speeds
Sabrent has announced a new PCIe 5.0 SSD, the Rocket 5, which delivers over 14 GB/s in read speeds and over 12 GB/s in write speeds.
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been an ambassador in your MMO?
One of my 2024 resolutions is to push myself out of my comfort zone and enjoy some more diverse MMO gaming. To this, I spent...