WRUP: Films by Plengus Chorgus edition
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Samsung’s Beastly 55-Inch Gaming Monitor Is 56% Off Plus Huge Deals On Galaxy Tabs
Woot is having a big sale on Samsung gear, and specifically a range of gaming monitors, Galaxy Tab tablets, and some accessories. Advertised savings are up to 56% for the form and up to 80% off the latter, and while those discounts apply to MSRP rather than street pricing, there are some huge, actual discounts on tap. One of those applies
MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti Wifi Review: Silver-white aesthetic meets budget X870E
MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti WiFi delivers USB4, Wi-Fi 7, 5GbE, dual PCIe 5.0 M.2, and strong performance in a stylish $299 X870E board.
New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest project
Applied Digital is apparently keeping the location of its new 430 MW secret at the moment to give the town where it’s building it time to adjust for “national media attention.”
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite post-apocalyptic MMO?
Just because the world ended didn’t mean that our gaming time has to conclude! Well, unless all the electricity and wifi goes down, then we’re...
Retro gamer resurrects Nintendo Wii Food Channel, uses Wii console to order Domino’s Pizza — the WiiLink project is the magic ingredient
Nintendo’s 20-year-old Wii console is still useful for making online Domino’s Pizza orders in the U.S. and Canada.
Microsoft gave customers’ BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders
Microsoft is said to have cooperated with the FBI and released the backup BitLocker encryption key of one user stored in its servers to the agency after receiving a valid search warrant.
China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can be controlled by a single soldier — ‘intelligent algorithm’ allows individual units to cooperate autonomously even after losing communication with operator
The People’s Liberation Army revealed its latest drone swarm tech with 200 units that’s resistant to jamming, can make autonomous decisions, and is controlled by a single soldier.
Jensen laments buying Mercedes for his parents with Nvidia stock that would be worth $1.33 billion today — founder cashed out some stock after 1999 IPO to buy his parents a $135,000 S-Class
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang laments selling some of his stock in the company to buy a Mercedes Benz S-Class for his parents in 1999. They are said to still have the vehicle in their possession, although they also regret the gift.
Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing to see whose AI can play Pokémon the best — Twitch streams of beloved RPG game test the models’ true might
Twitch streams of different AI models playing old Pokémon games have garnered hundreds of thousands of comments as the audience watches robots try to emulate human thinking. Unlike Pong or its derivatives, a game like Pokémon is much more complex, requiring risk assessment and logical reasoning, all great metrics to test and improve an AI.