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A Reddit user acquired two old cryptocurrency mining rigs left in a basement, containing a total of 12 Zotac RTX 3070 graphics cards along with an MSI motherboard, a 1000W power supply, RAM and SSDs. Despite years of storage, the hardware showed only minor wear, including some silicone bleeding from aging thermal pads, but appeared largely salvageable.
As Rockstar Games prepares to release Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19 after 13 years of anticipation, a segment of right-wing gamers has begun criticizing the title for perceived 'woke' content, including its first mandatory female protagonist, Lucia Caminos, and her evolving relationship with co-lead Jason Duval. This backlash follows a pattern seen since Gamergate, where some male gamers have voiced suspicion toward gender and LGBTQ representation in game development.
Concerns about artificial intelligence's risks and disruptions are increasingly showing up outside of specialized tech and policy circles, reaching everyday American conversation. The shift suggests AI has moved from an industry-insider talking point to a broader cultural and political issue.
An early Geekbench 7 submission attributed to Apple's unreleased A20 Pro chip shows single-core and multi-core scores of 4,006 and 11,460, roughly 23% and 27% higher than the A19 Pro. The result reportedly tops single-thread scores from AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel's Core i9-14900KS by 26% and 32% respectively.
A group of former EPA officials, working through the Environmental Protection Network, released a report identifying 30 federal actions since January 2025 that they say weaken environmental protections to speed AI data center construction. They argue this has pushed data centers toward dirtier power sources, worsening pollution exposure even for people who don't live near the facilities, and are calling on Trump to adopt a 'Data Center Health Protection Pledge.'
The landmark British documentary series that began in 1964 by following 14 seven-year-olds from different social backgrounds is ending with a final installment, 70 Up, airing on ITV. Participant Jackie Bassett, chosen partly for her chatty personality, has appeared in every update since childhood, and the series has tracked the group's lives every seven years for six decades. It became the longest-running documentary series in history and was named the most influential TV show of the past 50 years in 2024.
A community-run project on the Consumer Rights Wiki has assembled at least 44 documented examples—out of hundreds noted overall—where Sony's own PlayStation Store pages and marketing materials describe digital PS4 and PS5 games as something customers 'own.' The compilation directly counters Sony's argument in an ongoing lawsuit that no reasonable consumer would believe clicking 'Purchase' grants true ownership rather than a revocable license.
New reporting this week shows Anthropic's Claude AI model being exploited for activities ranging from cyberattacks to attempts at bioweapon-related research, adding to a string of AI safety controversies. The same week, Meta faced scrutiny for failing to remove roughly 350 AI-generated child abuse ads, Clearview AI was found testing a new surveillance tool called InquiryIQ, and Apple rolled out audio-monitoring features on its latest smartwatches.
WIRED's gear team evaluated more than 30 multi-device charging stations and picked standout options for iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods users. The Zens Nightstand Charger Pro 2 was named a top 2-in-1 pick for its adjustable Qi2/MagSafe pad and fold-out Apple Watch charger, while Belkin's UltraCharge 2-in-1 took over as favorite thanks to Qi2 25W charging and a bundled 45-watt adapter. The iOttie Velox Duo, a former pick, remains a budget-friendly alternative at $60.
Subscribing to eight leading ad-free streaming services now costs about $151 monthly, up from roughly $90 four years ago, according to new pricing data. Apple TV+ has raised prices 200% since its 2019 launch, while Netflix's Premium tier is up 125% since 2013, and price hikes accelerated further with an 11.8% jump over the past year alone.
The Dutch NCSC has issued an alert about two critical Check Point VPN vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103, warning that attacks exploiting them are likely to begin soon even though no public proof-of-concept exploit exists yet. Check Point released patches for both bugs on September 9, covering Security Gateways and Management Servers across multiple supported and end-of-support versions.
A newly published online atlas organizes 3,915 known periodic solutions to the three-body problem into a navigable map, grouping similar orbits into families that appear as clustered 'islands.' Each orbit has its own dedicated page where users can watch it animate through one full period, nudge it slightly off its original path, and compare or rank it against other orbits.