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26NovNovember 26, 2021

Qualcomm and Microsoft have an exclusive agreement for Windows on ARM.

MediaTek intends to develop a Windows-based ARM chipset. As it turns out, the Windows on ARM chipset space could be even more competitive, because there's a reason why we've only seen Qualcomm SoCs in ARM PCs thus far. Qualcomm does, in fact, have an exclusivity agreement with Microsoft for Windows on ARM, but the agreement is set to expire soon. Aside from the fact that Microsoft has publicly stated that anyone who wants to can build a Windows on ARM chip,...

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25NovNovember 25, 2021

Almost buying a copy of the Constitution is simple, but returning the money is difficult.

ConstitutionDAO found itself in possession of approximately $49.8 million that it was unable to spend as of last Thursday night. The organizers of the group only had a mandate to spend the crowdfunded money on one thing — a rare copy of the US Constitution that they failed to win at auction — so instead of attempting to gain community approval to use the money for another purpose, they began the process of returning the funds to backers. However, returning that...

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25NovNovember 25, 2021

Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition includes DirectX 12 support!

Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition will be available with DirectX 12 support on November 18th. Five new aircraft, eight new airports, as well as new discovery flights and tutorials, will be included in the free update. The most notable addition will be DirectX 12 support for PC gamers. Microsoft Flight Simulator developers Asobo already released an update earlier this year that included significant PC performance improvements. Because DirectX 12 includes improved CPU utilization, this new DirectX 12 update...

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25NovNovember 25, 2021

Hawkeye gets off to a fast start because it doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Hawkeye is a number of things. It's a chance to spend more time with one of the lesser-known Avengers, an origin story for an up-and-coming hero, and a detective drama set against the backdrop of Christmas in New York City, as the MCU expands into yet another genre. Most importantly, it's a Marvel show that doesn't take itself too seriously, which makes the first two episodes unexpectedly enjoyable. This review contains minor spoilers for Hawkeye's first two episodes. Despite being named after...

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25NovNovember 25, 2021

Black Friday is causing toxic traffic blocks at united states ports and warehouses.

As millions of Americans rush to take advantage of Black Friday deals this weekend, the shopping spree will add to a pollution crisis unfolding at America’s ports. For months, broken supply chains have saddled port-side neighborhoods with more pollution than they normally endure. The holiday season will make things even worse. The disaster is unfolding in spectacular fashion in Southern California, home to the busiest port complex in the western hemisphere (which includes the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach)....

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25NovNovember 25, 2021

Virgin Galactic will send its first sweepstakes winner to space!

Virgin Galactic announced its first sweepstakes winner on Wednesday, who will be sent to space by the space tourism company. Keisha S. (the company has withheld her last name) is a health coach from Antigua and Barbuda. She will be the first person from the Caribbean islands to visit space, and she hopes to bring her daughter, who studies astrophysics, as a guest on the spacecraft. "I've always had a lifelong fascination with flying and space," Keisha said in a press...

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25NovNovember 25, 2021

US banking regulators want to clarify cryptocurrency rules in 2022

The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have issued a joint statement outlining a plan to clarify the rules and regulations governing how banks can use cryptocurrencies over the next year (via Bloomberg). According to the agencies, they are focusing on setting expectations for what banks can do in terms of holding crypto, allowing customers to obtain crypto, issuing their own stablecoins (or cryptocurrencies whose value is tied...

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16NovNovember 16, 2021

It’s Finally Here: Naruto X Fortnite (Epic Games Store)

Fortnite's long-awaited collaboration with Naruto has finally arrived, following a tease last week on Twitter. You'll be able to play as characters from the hugely popular anime series Naruto: Shippuden in Epic Games' hit battle royale starting Tuesday. Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Kakashi Hatake, as well as a Naruto glider, two emotes, and two loading screens, are all now available in the in-game item shop. However, Naruto skins aren't the only additions to Fortnite. The game will now...

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15NovNovember 15, 2021

Samsung hasn’t given up on Tizen smartwatches completely!

Fall detection has been improved, new watch faces have been added, and group challenges have been updated for the Galaxy Watch models. When Samsung announced that it was ditching Tizen in favor of Wear OS 3, it promised that it would not abandon older Galaxy Watch models. As part of One UI 4, Samsung has announced new watch faces and health features for the Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch Active, and Galaxy Watch Active 2. Fall detection isn't new to...

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15NovNovember 15, 2021

Microsoft’s Xbox FPS Boost feature arrives on 33 Xbox Cloud Gaming titles

The Xbox FPS Boost feature is now available in 33 Xbox Cloud Gaming games from Microsoft.

The Xbox FPS Boost mode is coming to the cloud, according to Microsoft. FPS Boost is now available in 33 Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) games, as part of a larger push for Xbox backward compatibility that includes 76 new game additions for modern Xbox consoles. Xbox Cloud Gaming titles like Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and The Evil Within 2 will have FPS Boost enabled. The Xbox FPS Boost feature, which improves the performance of existing games, was previously only available on...

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