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Nvidia Crushes Self to Take AI Benchmark Crown
Nvidia announced that it has topped the initial results for the emerging industry standard AI benchmark MLPerf, but digging into the details shows it was pretty much the only game in town. If nothing else, it shows how dominant the GPU maker has been in the AI market.

Razer’s Terrible New Rewards Program Mines Cryptocurrency on Your PC
It seems that Razer thinks its fans would like to donate their spare processing power to mine cryptocurrency for the company.

Did a Supernova Kill Earth’s Megafauna 2.5 Million Years Ago?
You may think there are some big animals on Earth today, but this is nothing compared to the Pliocene period a few million years ago. So-called "megafauna" like the 50-foot megalodon shark and giant ground sloth were common. And suddenly, they weren't. Why?

The New Vivo Nex Phone Offers a Secondary Display Instead of a Notch
Like the original Nex, the new phone has almost no bezel around the screen, but there are big bezels on the back. The Nex Dual Display Edition has a smaller display on the back, which is another way to avoid having a display notch.

InSight Takes Its First Mars Selfie
A bunch of smarter than average primates, who several thousand years ago were building tone tools, have landed a robot on another planet to study its interior. That's all well and good, but you can't say you've really been someplace until you take a selfie.

Intel Uses New Foveros 3D Chip-Stacking to Build Core, Atom on Same Silicon
Intel has a new 3D technology to allow for 3D chip stacking, despite previous problems with this type of capability.

NASA Probe Spots Evidence of Water on Asteroid Bennu
In one of its first observations of the object after settling into orbit, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has detected evidence of water in the asteroid's structure.

Epic Is Already Announcing Exclusives for Its Game Store
Epic's storefront launched recently with just a handful of games, but it's already announcing some exclusive titles that could lure players away from Steam.

Intel Details Its Upcoming Sunny Cove CPU Architecture
Intel is finally ready to talk about Sunny Cove, its 10nm new architecture.

Super Micro Says No Evidence of Chinese Spy Chips in Servers
The companies cited in the report strenuously denied they had ever found spy chips in their servers, and now an independent review lends credence to the denials.

SpaceX and NASA Push Back Crewed Dragon Test Flight
There has been yet another delay, but at least this one is short. The launch is now scheduled for January 17th.

Are Sony, Huawei, and Samsung Going Too Far With 48MP Sensors for Phones?
New 48MP sensors from Sony and Samsung won't be the first to test the waters of high-resolution phone camera sensors. Most notably, Nokia pioneered the idea with its large sensor model, and Huawei's Mate 20 Pro features a 40MP main shooter, but Honor and Xiaomi are looking to use the new sensors to push the envelope even further.