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ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi Review (Page 1 of 12)

One day at my old job, I was extremely busy as our team was falling behind our deadlines. I was at the water fountain filling up my cup when one of the QA members approached me. In a nonchalant manner, he asked me how I was doing. I laughed and told him that things were quite busy. Immediately, he responded, "But you have to do everything properly!" I stared at him in disbelief, too shocked to say anything. Why did he respond this way? Did I do...

MechLands Vibe99 Review (Page 1 of 4)

For those of you who do not know me, I have actually been moving for the past month or so. Moving has brought upon many pleasant changes in my life, such as the freedom to really do whatever I want. The simplicity of living with just my brother is quite nice, as I have much more control over what I can and cannot do. One of the biggest things for me was the ability to fill and use my fridge and pantry however I wanted. Before, I always felt a...

Meta Cracks Down on Leakers, Fires Around 20 Employees

From PC Mag: Meta is cracking down on leakers, firing around 20 people it says shared confidential information.

"We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,” Meta tells The Verge....

OpenAI is still gobbling up GPUs by the thousands for ChatGPT

From PC World: You can’t find a new Nvidia graphics card for love nor money. Between pent-up demand from PC gamers and Nvidia selling every GPU it can to the bubbling AI industry, new models are going out of stock in a matter of minutes — and it looks like the situation isn’t going to improve any...

AMD Radeon RX 9070 Series Graphics Aim for High Speed at a Solid Price

From CNET: Following up on its CES announcement, AMD dropped some more information about its upcoming Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT RDNA 4 chips -- notably the target pricing of $549 and $599 -- to address 1440p and 4K players, respectively. And they'll be available from its add-in-board partners...

US Nabs 13 Suspects For Stealing Phone Shipments Across Country

From PC Mag: The US says it’s charged 13 suspects involved in stealing thousands of packages containing iPhones and other electronics.

The criminal ring allegedly targeted Fedex and other companies by finding ways to identify valuable shipments and stealing them from delivery addresses, according...

Windows 11 24H2 now blocked on PCs running older AutoCAD software

From PC World: The release of Windows 11 24H2 has been anything but flawless, and now another problem has surfaced. If you have a specific older version of Autodesk’s AutoCAD software installed on your computer, you’ll be blocked from upgrading to Windows 11 24H2.

Microsoft recently confirmed that...

Sony Drops the Price of the PlayStation VR 2 to $400. Is That Worth It?

From CNET: Two years after Sony's second-generation VR headset was released, the PlayStation VR 2 is finally getting an official price cut. The PSVR 2 will be $400 (£400) starting in March, Sony announced Thursday. That's a $150 price cut from the $550 retail price Sony is still listing the headset...

Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus

From The Verge: Amazon is finally launching the long-awaited generative AI version of Alexa that, if all goes well, will take away much of the friction that comes with talking to a speaker to control your smart home or getting info on the fly.

Some of the new abilities coming to Alexa Plus include...

DoorDash to Settle Tip-Withholding Case With $16.75M Payout to Workers

From PC Mag: DoorDash has agreed to pay $16.75 million to settle a tip-withholding case brought by the New York attorney general.

The settlement will be distributed among 63,000 delivery workers who received unfair pay under DoorDash’s guaranteed pay model that ran from May 2017 to September 2019....