Tech Culture

Whistleblower Edward Snowden calls Nvidia's RTX 5000 series a crime against consumers, blasts paltry VRAM

What just happened? It really says something about how disappointing Nvidia's RTX 5000 series is proving to be when Edward Snowden publicly criticizes it. The infamous whistleblower has slammed the cards' poor value and low amounts of VRAM, calling Blackwell a "monopolistic crime against the consumer."

Every angle covered: nearly 250 Sony cameras set to capture Super Bowl LIX

"Everything I say leaks," complains Mark Zuckerberg in a memo that was leaked

Elon Musk says Tesla will launch a self-driving cab service in Texas in June

After 36 years, Van Damme's Kickboxer is getting its first video game – from ex-Call of Duty devs

Japan's sex game developers blocked from receiving Steam payments by banks

Video Game History Foundation releases trove of game dev documents, magazines, and more

The Doomsday Clock has been updated to just 89 seconds until a civilization-ending disaster

Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 launch sparks frenzy in Japan, buyers resort to extreme measures

Logitech's tiny radar sensors could let managers see if a cubicle is occupied

Amazon controls 80% of eBook sales – Bookshop.org wants to change that

Supersonic travel is making a comeback as newly developed aircraft breaks the sound barrier

Spotify sets record $10 billion payout to music industry in 2024

Robots set to race humans in Beijing half-marathon

Classic DOS adventure Last Half of Darkness returns in full 3D after 36 years

Campers arrive at Micro Center for Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs days before launch

San Francisco AI startup founder and wife indicted in $60 million fraud scheme

A new Resident Evil movie is in development from the writer-director of Barbarian

Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% ownership for US government

Michigan new law mandates Computer Science classes in high schools

Forward-looking: Michigan has passed a new law requiring all public high schools to offer at least one computer science course starting in 2027, a way of boosting tech skills and preparing the future workforce. It essentially guarantees all students in the state will soon have access to at least some computer science education before graduating.

Anthropic CEO says AI could double human lifespan within a decade

A Super Bowl for nerds: The Microsoft Excel World Championship crowns its winner

WTF?! What kind of world championship hands out pro wrestling-style belts to its winners? You'd expect it at events like WWE matches, MMA bouts, or maybe high-stakes college football games. But a "competitive spreadsheet" event seems an unlikely setting for such an over-the-top display. Yet that's precisely what took place at the Microsoft Excel World Championship in Las Vegas. Held in an arena typically reserved for Fortnite and League of Legends tournaments, this unique event treated its participants like celebrated athletes.

Developer creates a subpixel version of Snake that requires a microscope to play

Oracle and Microsoft are negotiating a TikTok takeover, ByteDance could retain a minority stake

John Carmack developed Doom's engine during a 28-hour coding marathon

A true gaming pioneer Doom is one of the most successful and influential video games ever created, and John Carmack was the lead programmer behind this groundbreaking project. Carmack went above and beyond to bring Doom to life, finalizing its code during a grueling coding marathon that few could endure.