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Other games that need a SSD are Kenshi and Star Citizen. Most games work fine off a HDD. I think the recommended standard for most people is to get a 2 TB m.2 drive for gaming and to remove games as necessary for space.

Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power | TechCrunch TECHCRUNCH.COM Google and nuclear site developer Elementl Power announced that they will work together on three sites for advanced nuclear reactors. Power is the new constraint on AI. It was only a matter of time until they started investing in nuclear.

FBI Warns Of Router Attacks — Is Yours On The List Of 13? WWW.FORBES.COM Is your router on this list? Act now if it is, the FBI has warned. Most of these are fairly old, but if it ain't broke... Well, now it's broken.

FTC Loses Appeal Challenging Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Microsoft has secured another victory over the FTC in its quest to secure Activision Blizzard. I won't shed any tears if Activision is no more, but I'm not sure how I feel about Microsoft purchasing them. I think the consolidation of gaming companies is bad for the industry as a whole.

Israeli spyware firm NSO ordered to pay Meta, WhatsApp nearly $170M over hacking THEHILL.COM A federal jury in California ordered Israeli cyberintelligence firm NSO Group on Tuesday to pay Meta and WhatsApp... Any bets on if they actually pay?

Skype is retiring in May 2025: What you need to know - Microsoft Support SUPPORT.MICROSOFT.COM Skype is retiring in May 2025. Switch over to Teams Free to keep all your chats and contacts in one place, or export your data. Learn more... There are several news stories going on about this. TLDR, Microsoft is closing Skype and pushing Teams. I'll never understand buying a product/business only to kill it. Skype was great until they started adding a lot of bloat. Ads, and an overall larger program that wasn't as well optimized is what drove me to Dolby Axon (now defunct), and later Discord. I guess they milked all the ad revenue they could. Do you think Microsoft recouped the $8.5 billion they paid? I see Discord in a similar situation. What was once a lightweight/great program is trying to figure out how to monetize. They added some nitro stuff and started shopping for serious buyers. When they didn't get what they wanted, they stayed private and raised another $100 million in private funding. Discord probably make a lot more selling data to data brokers. Discord keeps track of other programs running with it's app and it seems like that's a big intelligence information vector that nobody is talking about. Maybe the problem is that Microsoft is hogging the plate. These days I run discord on a web browser so it's not as invasive. As an extra bonus, ublock origin is blocking the annoying nitro stuff, their picker tool is great!

Microsoft goes passwordless by default on new accounts WWW.THEVERGE.COM The company is trying to get everyone to get rid of passwords, eventually. Nothing can go wrong with this plan.

Soviet-era spacecraft expected to plunge uncontrolled to Earth next week | Space | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Kosmos 482, weighing 500kg, was meant to land on Venus in the 1970s but it never made it out of orbit because of a rocket malfunction

Unique molecule may lead to smaller, more efficient computers PHYS.ORG Today, most of us carry a fairly powerful computer in our hand—a smartphone. But computers weren't always so portable. Since the...

Hackers can now bypass Linux security thanks to terrifying new Curing rootkit BETANEWS.COM Most Linux users assume their security tools will catch bad actors before damage is done — but sadly, new research suggests that...

China Just Powered Up the World’s First Thorium Reactor — and Reloaded It Mid-Run WWW.ZMESCIENCE.COM They used declassified US documents to develop the technology.

In depth with Windows 11 Recall—and what Microsoft has (and hasn’t) fixed ARSTECHNICA.COM Original botched launch still haunts new version of data-scraping AI feature. Recall is a hacker's wet dream.

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/104554/amd-confirms-security-vulnerability-in-every-zen-1-to-5-processor/index.html Requires system admin to facilitate. If someone has system admin the system is already compromised but this might allow for long term persistence. Just another reason to stay on top of updates.

TSMC faces $1 billion US fine for making chips for blacklisted Huawei | Tom's Hardware WWW.TOMSHARDWARE.COM The company is cooperating. I think the large monetary threat is something news companies are grasping at because it's the maximum possible penalty. I don't know how TSMC can reasonably be held accountable for Huawei's deception, unless TSMC was aware of the deception. I suspect any fine will be much smaller as they are cooperating with the investigation. At most I can see the U.S. gobbling TSMC's profit margin up as a way of saying, "Don't do this again, it wasn't profitable."

The FBI Hijacked and Ran a Dark Web Money Laundering Operation Called 'ElonmuskWHM' GIZMODO.COM A high-level honeypotting operation by the federal government has been uncovered. I understand that people often use 'mixers' before cashing out after committing a crime, but why not just transfer it to monero, make a couple more transfers and then cash out a random % of it? That seems much safer than handing it to a random stranger who may or may not be compromised. What am I not understanding? People who pay their taxes usually only get caught because an e-mail address points back to them.

Out of curiosity, how much electricity are those of you who fold using? What is the overall benefit of folding?

Just a moment... VIDEOCARDZ.COM Shout out to speed_demon who posted this on discord.

UK's demand for Apple backdoor should not be heard in secret, says court | TechCrunch TECHCRUNCH.COM A UK surveillance court said the backdoor order targeting Apple iCloud can be heard partly in public. Here in the states, where free speech is a guaranteed right, we tried an Apple gag but Tim Cook went public about it and refused to break encryption. It was never settled in court because the FBI found other methods .

Coin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass production WWW.TECHSPOT.COM Energy storage technology has reached a transformative milestone as the BV100, a miniature atomic energy battery... No mention of safety concerns, so it's possible there aren't any. Wouldn't it be nice if our electronics were designed to last 50 years?

Delidded AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D runs 23 degrees cooler | Tom's Hardware WWW.TOMSHARDWARE.COM Alternatively, you can squeeze 9% better performance using 73% more power. I don't feel that overclocking is worthwhile these days, but this makes a good argument for de-lidding!

Microsoft Warns 240 Million Windows Users—Stop Using Your PC WWW.FORBES.COM All change for PC owners as deadline gets closer. Debian stable with KDE-Plasma will be my replacement choice. Microsoft's approach feels a bit irresponsible to me. TPM 2.0 has never been that amazing or great, and I don't understand why they think all machines that don't have it deserve to be recycled/land filled. 240 million PC's is a vast amount of computers, and it's inevitable that many people will keep using them without changing the OS. That leaves the door wide open for botnets to run the show. I know Microsoft is trying to push everyone to use Windows 11 so AI can study the end users, but given the situation I think Microsoft should continue security updates for another 5-10 years. An alternative option would be removing the TMP requirements so more people can 'upgrade' to 11. I'm glad I made the switch to Linux, and I hope more people will consider it as an alternative for their older hardware. I may not have all the answers, but if anyone has questions I'd be happy to help out.

Lazarus Group Targets Job Seekers With ClickFix Tactic to Deploy GolangGhost Malware THEHACKERNEWS.COM Lazarus Group deploys GolangGhost via fake job interviews using ClickFix, targeting Windows/macOS users with finance roles. Fair warning crypto bros, organised crime is out to get you!

Defective RX 9070 XT card with pitted silicon surface runs extremely hot — report indicates it's unclear if this was an isolated incident | Tom's Hardware WWW.TOMSHARDWARE.COM The culprit appears to be an improper backgrinding pass on the back of the silicon. Just 1 so far, nothing to be alarmed about.

AMD pins Ryzen 9000 'failures' on compatibility issues — BIOS update recommended to avoid boot problems | Tom's Hardware WWW.TOMSHARDWARE.COM A BIOS update is all you need. I wasn't aware the problems were specific to ASRock motherboards.

Does your meshify 2 rattle all the time? Mine does, it's extremely annoying. Falcon Northwest has the best reputation, but they advertise as custom gaming PC's and I'm not sure that counts as prebuilt.