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Nvidia Hints at More GPU Mining Restrictions
Nvidia Hints at More GPU Mining Restrictions

During the company's recent earnings call, Nvidia CFO Colette Kress hinted that more gaming GPU restrictions could be coming.

BioWare Axes Anthem Overhaul, Will Keep Game Running in Current State
BioWare Axes Anthem Overhaul, Will Keep Game Running in Current State

BioWare will not be overhauling Anthem after all. The game will continue to be available in its current state, but future updates are canceled. There's no word of DLC work resuming, either.

The US Air Force Quietly Admits the F-35 Is a Failure
The US Air Force Quietly Admits the F-35 Is a Failure

The Air Force has finally admitted that the F-35 is not the aircraft the military hoped it would be, though we doubt Ferrari would appreciate being compared with the F-35.

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Spots Asteroid Impact on Jupiter
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Spots Asteroid Impact on Jupiter

There's a lot to see on and around Jupiter, like the asteroid impact that Juno captured in 2020.

Taiwanese Chipmakers Told to Cut Water Usage Due to Ongoing Shortages
Taiwanese Chipmakers Told to Cut Water Usage Due to Ongoing Shortages

Chip manufacturing uses a lot of water, especially EUV. That's proving to be problematic in Taiwan, where foundries like TSMC have been ordered to cut their water usage due to severe drought.

Samsung Extends Foldable Return Period to 100 Days
Samsung Extends Foldable Return Period to 100 Days

Foldables are currently about twice as expensive as non-foldable phones, but Samsung hopes its new "Buy and Try" program will get people to take a chance on an expensive foldable.

Google Struggled to Patch New Stadia Game After Closing Development Studio
Google Struggled to Patch New Stadia Game After Closing Development Studio

Google's in-house game developers were supposed to lead the charge, but now most of them are out of work, and there's no one to issue prompt patches for a brand new game. It's just one more embarrassing misstep for Stadia.

Chip Demand Outstrips Supply by 30 Percent, Shortages Could Last a Year
Chip Demand Outstrips Supply by 30 Percent, Shortages Could Last a Year

Looks like those predictions of a late Q1 shortage improvement in the semiconductor industry may have been a little optimistic.

Sony Will Ship New VR Hardware for PS5, but Not in 2021
Sony Will Ship New VR Hardware for PS5, but Not in 2021

Sony will bring a new iteration of the PlayStation Virtual Reality (PSVR) headset to market to support the PS5, but troubled waters and plenty of uncertainty lie ahead for the VR market in general.

MIT Creates Zoomable Lens Without Any Moving Parts
MIT Creates Zoomable Lens Without Any Moving Parts

The science of optics has revealed the scale and detail of the universe for centuries. With the right piece of glass, you can look at a distant galaxy or the wiggling flagella on a single bacteria. But lenses need to focus — they need to move. Engineers at MIT have developed a "metalens" that could change the way we build cameras and telescopes.

Apple M1 Macs May Be Writing Far More Data Than They Should
Apple M1 Macs May Be Writing Far More Data Than They Should

Are Apple M1 systems writing far more data than they ought to be? It's honestly unclear right now. One thing to note, however, is that you can't boot an M1 system off an external drive with a macOS installation. There's no fallback, not even a kludge, if your drive fails.

John Deere Fails to Uphold Right to Repair Agreement Signed in 2018
John Deere Fails to Uphold Right to Repair Agreement Signed in 2018

Back in 2018, John Deere struck a voluntary agreement in which it would provide manuals, training, and diagnostic software for tractors available to purchase by January 1, 2021. The company does not appear to have done so, or to have plans to do so in the near future.