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Nvidia RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti Review: You Can’t Polish a Turing
Nvidia RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti Review: You Can’t Polish a Turing

Nvidia is arguing that the RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti GPUs are worth investing in because of the advantages they'll offer in future titles. But the gains they offer today aren't worth your money, and while ray tracing is an amazing, incredible technology that could revolutionize gaming, history suggests these first cards won't deliver that future.

Giant Ice Spikes on Europa Could Endanger Future Landers
Giant Ice Spikes on Europa Could Endanger Future Landers

A new analysis of the conditions on Europa says we could encounter pointy spears of ice on the surface up to 50 feet tall, which may skewer any lander unlucky enough to come down in the wrong place.

Apple Denies Bloomberg Chinese Hacking Story to Congress
Apple Denies Bloomberg Chinese Hacking Story to Congress

Apple continues to deny its own involvement in any Chinese hack, this time to Congress. Meanwhile, Bloomberg isn't budging.

Intel Announces New Core i9 Family, 9th Generation CPUs
Intel Announces New Core i9 Family, 9th Generation CPUs

Intel has announced its new 9th Generation CPUs, including the long-awaited 8-core, 5GHz, Core i9-9900K.

Google+ Will Shut Down in 2019 After Exposing User Data
Google+ Will Shut Down in 2019 After Exposing User Data

Following a security audit and reassessment of the social network's performance, Google has opted to shut down Google+ in 2019.

Hubble Is in Safe Mode After Another Gyroscope Failure
Hubble Is in Safe Mode After Another Gyroscope Failure

The team is currently working to bring another gyro online, but Hubble may be limited in what it can do going forward.

Nintendo Patent Reveals Case That Turns Your Phone Into a Game Boy
Nintendo Patent Reveals Case That Turns Your Phone Into a Game Boy

Just glancing at the lede image of the patent, you could be forgiven for thinking you were looking at an actual Game Boy. But no, this is a flip-style phone case.

You Can Buy a $999 Surface Laptop 2 in Any Color, as Long as It’s Platinum
You Can Buy a $999 Surface Laptop 2 in Any Color, as Long as It’s Platinum

Microsoft may have cut the introductory price on the Surface Laptop 2, but you can't get it in most colors.

AMD Announces New 12-Core and 24-Core Threadripper CPUs, Performance-Boosting Memory Mode
AMD Announces New 12-Core and 24-Core Threadripper CPUs, Performance-Boosting Memory Mode

AMD has launched two new Threadripper models and announced a new Dynamic Local Mode to improve performance on its highest core-count CPUs.

Microsoft Halts Rollout of Windows 10 October Update
Microsoft Halts Rollout of Windows 10 October Update

After enough reports surfaced of significant data loss when updated to Windows 10 Build 1809 to make it clear they weren't simply flukes, Microsoft has put the brakes on the update rollout until it can fix the issue.

Lockheed Wants to Build a Lunar Lander for NASA’s Gateway Station
Lockheed Wants to Build a Lunar Lander for NASA’s Gateway Station

NASA representatives have spoken in the past about returning to the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, but it was always in the vaguest of terms. The agency recently formalized its plans with the aim of building an orbital moon station called The Gateway. And it needs a lander.

Apple Now Bricks MacBook Pros to Prevent Third-Party Repair
Apple Now Bricks MacBook Pros to Prevent Third-Party Repair

Apple is locking down the MacBook Pro and iMac Pro the same way it's locked down iOS devices to prevent third-party repairs.