Photo: Marco Verch/A few weeks ago, news broke that Sony’s revamped PlayStation 5 might be running hotter than before after the heatsink inside the system was changed. A teardown of the new machine revealed that the new, lighter PS5 got rid of a substantial amount of weight by revamping the heatsink design and reducing its weight. Although tests at the time revealed the new PS5 had a higher exhaust temperature than the old model, this didn’t prove that the CPU inside the system actually ran hotter. , Sony didn’t just swap to a new fan model or a lighter heatsink; it repositioned the heat pipes and brought more of the heatsink’s surface closer to the intake fan.
Fire and smoke alarms sounded on the Russian segment of the ISS during the wee hours of Thursday morning, and crew reported that “the smell of burning plastic or electronic equipment” had wafted through into the US sections of the station. Russia’s space agency confirmed that the incident took place at 01:55 GMT on Thursday in the Russian segment of the station, while the station’s batteries were being recharged. “A smoke detector was triggered in the Zvezda service module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station during automatic battery charging, and an alarm went off,” Roscosmos Al Jazeera English.
There’s a new Microsoft video on Windows 11 making the rounds, but it doesn’t contain the performance proof that’s been claimed for it in various press writeups. The video in question is a discussion of various aspects of the new OS, but the actual performance demonstration doesn’t demonstrate anything. This is a little odd, honestly, because we genuinely expect that Windows 11 will deliver better performance than Windows 10 in certain scenarios. When Apple launched the M1, reviewers noted that M1-equipped laptops felt much more responsive than their x86 counterparts. While the M1 is an excellent mobile CPU, lightweight OS tasks aren’t typically considered difficult enough to create meaningful desktop performance differences.
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We tend to think of planets and stars as very different things, but the border between very large planets and very small stars is surprisingly hazy. Astronomers have spotted about 2,000 so-called “brown dwarfs,” objects that are dozens of times larger than Jupiter, but not quite large enough to kick off a sustained fusion reaction. Now, we’re discovered one that could teach us about the dawn of the universe, and . Astronomers first became aware of WISEA J153429.75-104303.3 about three years ago, but the details have only started appearing in print. It evaded discovery because its properties don’t match the thousands of brown dwarfs already known to exist.
(Image: IGN)Riot’s new game, Valorant, has already come under criticism for its anti-cheating methods, but the company plans to further tighten its requirements. According to the Twitter account @AntiCheatPD, Valorant now requires a TPM to be installed if a player is running Windows 11: Valorant has started to enforce both TPM and Secure boot if YOU are playing on Windows 11 to ensure a trusted platform when playing Valorant. team yet again leading the anti-cheat industry in the right direction for competitive integrity — Anti-Cheat Police Department ?️ (@AntiCheatPD) Using TPM to enforce anti-cheating provisions is an interesting idea, but it could come with some significant downsides for user privacy and anonymity.
The will-they-won’t-they between Intel and the EU over next-generation chip manufacturing has been resolved. Intel has announced it will spend up to €80 billion (approximately $95 billion in USD today) over the next decade on two new foundries in Europe. While €80 billion figure is an “up to,” it’s still an eye-popping figure in a relatively short period of time. New fabs are expensive, but they’re nowhere near that expensive. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger spoke at the IAA Mobility automotive event in Munich yesterday and opened his conversation with an : “Why is a semiconductor guy on stage at the biggest and most important mobility car show on earth?”
Gamers of a certain age will remember fondly all the hours spent playing Diablo II, which originally launched in 2000. Here we are 20 years later, and the remastered version is almost ready for release. However, fans of ultrawide monitors won’t have as much to celebrate. After nerfing 21:9 ultrawide support in the last phase of the beta, Blizzard has now : true ultrawide support breaks the game. Most large screens these days are 16:9, the same ratio as TVs. However, PC gamers are fond of ultrawide monitors, which can provide a more immersive experience by filling your field of view.
