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Researchers Beef Up DNA Storage Density By Adding More Letters
Researchers Beef Up DNA Storage Density By Adding More Letters

Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have expanded the capabilities of DNA by adding more letters to its alphabet.

AMD Announces New Threadripper Pro 5000 CPUs Based on Zen 3
AMD Announces New Threadripper Pro 5000 CPUs Based on Zen 3

AMD is launching new Threadripper Pro 5000 CPUs based on its Zen 3 core. These chips will replace the existing workstation-oriented Threadripper Pro family.

Rumor: Nvidia’s Next-Gen GPUs to Top Out at 600W, Possibly with GDDR7 Memory
Rumor: Nvidia’s Next-Gen GPUs to Top Out at 600W, Possibly with GDDR7 Memory

Nvidia's next-generation GPUs could top out at 600W and feature GDDR7 memory. While the power rumors are all over the place, all of them are high.

AMD Rumored to be Launching Four New CPUs in March
AMD Rumored to be Launching Four New CPUs in March

The CPU price war is heating up with AMD directly targeting several of Intel's midrange CPUs.

Russia Looks at Legalizing Software Piracy to Bypass Sanctions
Russia Looks at Legalizing Software Piracy to Bypass Sanctions

Why comply with sanctions when you can encourage your citizens to bypass them?

Google Releases Android 12L with Improved Tablet Features
Google Releases Android 12L with Improved Tablet Features

It'll hit Pixel devices soon, but the most important features won't be evident until it arrives on tablets and foldables, which there are none of in the Pixel family.

Samsung Promises App Throttling Controls in Future Galaxy S22 Update
Samsung Promises App Throttling Controls in Future Galaxy S22 Update

Samsung's latest flagship phones are fast, but they might not be as fast as they could be. Last week, owners of the new Galaxy S22 discovered that Samsung was throttling performance across almost all apps, with the notable and misleading exception of benchmarking apps, which showed the full speed of the hardware. Samsung says it's rolling out an update that will let users adjust the app throttling, but that's not going to make the problem go away.

BBC Resurrects Shortwave Broadcasts to Reach Russia
BBC Resurrects Shortwave Broadcasts to Reach Russia

Shortwave radio is best known for its role in WWII, but it was most popular during the Cold War. Neither of these facts are comforting.

Microsoft Suspends All New Sales in Russia
Microsoft Suspends All New Sales in Russia

While Microsoft is far from the first or only tech company to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by cutting off sales, it’s arguably one of the most impactful.

Backblaze Publishes its First SSD Reliability Report
Backblaze Publishes its First SSD Reliability Report

Though Backblaze is using just a fraction of SSDs compared to the number of HDDs it employs, the numbers still offer an interesting glimpse into their overall reliability.

NASA Begins Assembling Europa Clipper Spacecraft
NASA Begins Assembling Europa Clipper Spacecraft

NASA has some big things planned for later this decade, including but not limited to sending a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa. Engineers and technicians are now beginning work on the Europa Clipper spacecraft that will make this epic journey.

Apple Reportedly Developing a Mini Mac Tower and 7K Monitor
Apple Reportedly Developing a Mini Mac Tower and 7K Monitor

Apple could be aiming for the high-end sweet spot with a new Apple Studio lineup.