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Intel 4 is a Major Step on Intel’s Path Back to Semiconductor Dominance
Intel 4 is the company's latest semiconductor node and a major step on the road it wants to take back to industry leadership.
China Accused of Weaponizing Its COVID Tracker to Stifle Dissent
Dozens of people planned on protesting bank freezes in the city of Zhengzhou—until inexplicably red health codes prevented them from doing so.
Corn-Based Ethanol Is Actually Worse For The Environment Than Gasoline, Study Finds
Corn cultivation appears to be responsible for ethanol's less-than-ideal environmental impact, according to new research by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Electrocuted Birds Are Dying, Sparking Wildfires Across the US
Electrocuted birds appear to cause up to 12 wildfires every year—and that's just in the US.
Beach Cleaning Robot Sifts Lake Tahoe’s Shores
BEBOT rakes stuff out of the sand that never should've been there in the first place.
Diablo Immortal’s Chinese Launch Postponed Under Suspicious Circumstances
Blizzard released the controversial Diablo Immortal in most of the world two weeks ago, but the Chinese launch was slated for June 23rd — emphasis on "was." In an odd statement, Activision-Blizzard announced it would have to postpone the release to make additional optimizations.
Astronomers Release New, High-Detail Map of Asteroid 16 Psyche
Overall, they found the asteroid's surface to be extremely varied, which will no doubt make for a fascinating up-close examination.
TSMC Announces ‘FinFlex’ 3nm Architecture With Variable Configurations
TSMC has revealed an audacious new customizable "FinFlex" architecture for its 3nm process.
Amazon is Giving Away Over 30 PC Games on Prime Day
For Prime Day Amazon is giving away over 50 games for the PC. The offer is for subscribers only, of course.
China Details Plans to Return Mars Samples Two Years Before NASA-ESA
The proposed Tianwen-3 would have a simpler design than the NASA-ESA initiative, and it could result in pristine bits of Mars returning to Earth as soon as 2031.
Bill Gates Says He Wants Nothing to do With Crypto, NFTs
Even though Bill Gates has enough money that he could afford to gamble a bit, referring to cryptocurrencies the tech pioneer says he's not long or short on "any of it."
This Week in Space: New Maps of 16 Psyche and the Milky Way Light Up the Sky
This week in space we've got some beautiful maps of both the galaxy and NASA's next asteroid target, 16 Psyche. The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to science and there's a planetary conjunction to observe.