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AMD RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 Review: AMD Finally Does Ray Tracing

Posted: 18 Nov 2020 06:00 AM PST

I was definitely excited when AMD announced all the specs and neat features of their 6000-series graphics cards at the end of October, albeit skeptical of what kind of ray tracing performance AMD's latest GPUs would have. AMD was quiet about the ray tracing performance, and it could have been because its cards…

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Shop Early Black Friday Deals on Apple, LEGO, Ray-Bans, and Video Games in Amazon’s Holiday Dash Sale

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 08:55 AM PST

Climate Change Has Hit the U.S. Harder Than Any Other G20 Country

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 08:00 PM PST

Of all 20 member countries in the G20—a group of powerful nations which accounts for 85% of the world's GDP and creates some 78% of all global greenhouse gas pollution—the U.S. has been hit hardest economically by extreme weather fueled by the climate crisis. But when rather than using covid-19 economic stimulus bills…

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U.S. Could See 2,000 Covid-19 Deaths Per Day by Christmas: Report

Posted: 18 Nov 2020 04:20 AM PST

The U.S. could see 2,000 Americans dying per day by Christmas if strict new mitigation strategies aren't adopted, according to warnings from doctors on the White House Coronavirus Task Force and a new report from CBS News. The alarming news comes as the U.S. reports 1,565 deaths from covid-19 on Tuesday alone, with…

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Oh God, the Worst Passwords of 2020 Are Here and They're Horrifying

Posted: 18 Nov 2020 04:00 AM PST

We're still doing this, huh?

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The LAPD Just Banned Its Officers From Using Third-Party Facial Recognition Software

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 05:16 PM PST

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a moratorium on the use of commercial facial recognition software on Tuesday, effectively ending a trial with dystopian software manufacturer Clearview AI that the department had long sought to downplay.

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Trump Axes Cyber Chief Who Debunked Claims of Election Fraud

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 05:05 PM PST

President Trump has fired the nation's top election security official, Christopher Krebs, head of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Trump announced his decision Tuesday night via Twitter.

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Capture a Few Extra Bucks With $300 off the Sony a7 III Mirrorless Camera

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 07:50 AM PST

Sony a7 III | $1,700 | Amazon

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Twitter Reportedly Considering Adding a 'Dislike' Button

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 03:54 PM PST

Apparently drunk with power after slapping 'misleading information' labels on several of President Donald Trump's tweets, Twitter is now reportedly "exploring" the option of adding a 'dislike' button.

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Wi-Fi Down Again? Drop the Dropped Connections and Upgrade to the Best Wi-Fi Router

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 02:00 PM PST

Stock Trading App Robinhood May Hold an IPO in Just a Few Months

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 03:20 PM PST

Stock trading app Robinhood is seeking financial advisers to help it go public as soon as the spring of 2021, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

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Brits Upset Apple Cart

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 03:10 PM PST

Police in central England are asking for help catching thieves who made off with an estimated $6.6 million in Apple gadgets last Tuesday night.

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Firefox's Latest Update Promises Safer, More Secure Browsing

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 03:00 PM PST

The latest Firefox update is finally here, and comes packaged with a new feature that tries to make browsing a bit less scary.

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Vega Rocket Failure Apparently Caused by Human Error

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 02:38 PM PST

An Arianespace Vega rocket carrying two satellites failed to reach orbit yesterday after experiencing a catastrophic failure eight minutes into the launch. Officials are attributing the loss of the rocket to a "series of human errors."

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The 10 Best Deals of November 17, 2020

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 01:00 PM PST

Over Half of the Snyder Cut of Justice League Is Never Before Seen Footage

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 11:15 AM PST

Earlier today, Zack Snyder released a new teaser for his cut of Justice League that's coming to HBO Max next year, and broke it down point by point on social media.

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The Best Holiday 2020 Tech Gifts to Plug In, Breathe Out, and Make Your Life a Little Easier This Year

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 11:00 AM PST

This holiday season's gonna be different for many of us, and not by choice. You might not be able to go home to see your family and laugh over a tasty home-cooked meal. Gifts may be opened from across state lines via Zoom or FaceTime. Honestly? That all sucks and there's really no way around that. But even so, a good…

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Could a Gigantic Lunar Telescope Reveal the Very First Stars?

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 12:43 PM PST

A team of astronomers is reviving an idea that NASA sidelined a decade ago, in which a huge observatory would be installed on the Moon. Dubbed the "Ultimately Large Telescope," the facility would easily outperform every other telescope in its class and spot objects that are predicted by theory but have never been seen.

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See How The Star Wars Holiday Special Came to Be in a Brand New Documentary

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 08:45 AM PST

The Star Wars Holiday Special is one of the most mysterious and intriguing pieces in all of Star Wars history. Released after A New Hope, but before The Empire Strikes Back, the bizarre variety show was unlike anything fans had ever seen or would ever see again. After its release, George Lucas famously tried to erase…

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Big Tech Election Interference Hearing Interrupted by Senator's Election Interference Scandal

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 12:03 PM PST

Thank the gods for Lindsey Graham's alleged spineless criminality. Without the presence of the senator from South Carolina, today's Big Tech hearing on censorship and election interference on social media might've been completely off-topic.

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NordVPN Kicks off Early Black Friday Sale With 3 Months Free When You Sign up for Its Best Value Plan

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:03 AM PST

The Congressman Biden Tapped to Liaise With Climate Activists Has Received $340,000 in Fossil Fuel Money

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:52 AM PST

President-elect Joe Biden is beginning to fill top positions for his administration, including sending a climate signal. Rep. Cedric Richmond, a Louisiana Democrat, will reportedly serve as director of the Office of Public Engagement, Bloomberg reported on Monday evening. According to Politico, that role will include…

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Oppo Is Jumping On the Smart Glasses Bandwagon, and They Don't Look Terrible

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 11:10 AM PST

Plenty of big-name tech giants have tried their hand at augmented reality headsets or smart glasses. Most have failed. That's not stopping Oppo, however, which announced at its Oppo Inno Day conference today that it plans to release its own pair of smart glasses next year.

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Nintendo's Adorable Retro Handheld Would Be Perfect With More Games

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 11:00 AM PST

After releasing the NES and SNES Classic Edition consoles in 2016 and 2017, many hoped that in 2019, for its 30th birthday, Nintendo would release a Classic Edition of the Game Boy too. It didn't. Instead, a year later, to celebrate Super Mario Bros. 35th birthday, we get a revival of Nintendo's Game & Watch line. As…

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Twitter Debuts Coward Mode

Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:45 AM PST

Great news for chickens: It's now easier than ever to pretend you never posted that cringe to Twitter, which is rolling out a new, Instagram Stories-like type of post that auto-deletes after 24 hours. These are called Fleets, which is slightly confusing until you realize it's a bad pun.

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