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Hubble Finds Exoplanet That Could Mirror Planet Nine
Hubble Finds Exoplanet That Could Mirror Planet Nine

The planet, known as HD 106906 b, is 11 times the mass of Jupter, and it orbits the binary stars at a distance of nearly 68 billion miles — 730 times greater than the distance between Earth and the sun. Astronomers believe this frigid world could serve as a proxy to help us understand the hypothetical Planet Nine in our own solar system.

Microsoft Adds 64-bit x86 Emulation to Windows on ARM
Microsoft Adds 64-bit x86 Emulation to Windows on ARM

Microsoft announced today that the expected support for 64-bit x86 emulation on Windows on ARM devices has arrived, provided you are running Build 21277. You'll need to be part of Microsoft's Windows Insider program to test the build.

Cyberpunk 2077 Benchmarks Show Even the Fastest GPU in the World Can’t Play at 4K
Cyberpunk 2077 Benchmarks Show Even the Fastest GPU in the World Can’t Play at 4K

It was probably impossible for Cyberpunk 2077 to live up to the hype after eight years in development, but the performance issues aren't helping.

Seagate Announces Its Own RISC-V Cores for Future Storage Controllers
Seagate Announces Its Own RISC-V Cores for Future Storage Controllers

To hit its 50TB per-drive target over the next few years, Seagate decided it needed a custom storage controller. RISC-V offered a solution.

AMD, ARM Both Increased Their Server Market Share in Q3 2020
AMD, ARM Both Increased Their Server Market Share in Q3 2020

IDC's Q3 2020 server report shows impressive gains for both ARM and AMD.

Hyundai Is Buying Boston Dynamics for Almost $1 Billion
Hyundai Is Buying Boston Dynamics for Almost $1 Billion

The company just started selling its first product, the Spot quadruped robot. Owner SoftBank apparently feels this is the best time to unload the company, which it purchased from Google in 2017. Now, Hyundai Motor Company is set to acquire Boston Dynamics for $921 million.

Cyberpunk 2077 Is a Wreck on the Original Xbox One, PS4
Cyberpunk 2077 Is a Wreck on the Original Xbox One, PS4

The Xbox One and PS4 versions of Cyberpunk 2077 look abysmal and apparently play terribly after CDPR delayed the game by nearly a month to polish them.

SpaceX Starship Performs Amazing Flip Maneuver, Explodes on Hard Landing
SpaceX Starship Performs Amazing Flip Maneuver, Explodes on Hard Landing

The launch itself went off without a hitch, sending the vessel up to 41,000 feet. That's a major milestone for the Starship, but the landing… well, that was more of a crash. SpaceX is still calling this one a win, though.

Google CEO Promises to Investigate Exit of Top AI Researcher
Google CEO Promises to Investigate Exit of Top AI Researcher

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has waded into the furor surrounding the termination of AI ethicist Dr. Timnit Gebru, but his memo may not help the situation much.

Report: Apple Ignored its Partners’ Repeated Violations of Chinese Labor Laws
Report: Apple Ignored its Partners’ Repeated Violations of Chinese Labor Laws

Apple has reportedly turned a blind eye to repeated violations of Chinese labor law in its partners' factories over the past six years.

FTC Files Antitrust Case to Break Up Facebook
FTC Files Antitrust Case to Break Up Facebook

New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced a major antitrust case against Facebook, which will be joined by 47 other state and regional AGs. And that's not all: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is filing a separate case against Facebook later today.

Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to iOS, PC in 2021
Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to iOS, PC in 2021

Microsoft is bringing its Project xCloud service to both PC and iOS next year, while Xbox Game Pass is growing well.