AMD Ryzen 9 9900X early gaming tests leaked by YouTuber, slightly behind Ryzen 7 7800X3D, lower power and temperatures

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X early gaming tests leaked by YouTuber, slightly behind Ryzen 7 7800X3D, lower power and temperatures

The first gaming performance tests of AMD’s Ryzen 9 9900X “Zen 5” Desktop CPU appear to have been leaked by a Italian YouTuber. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X “Zen 5” vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D “Zen 4” Gaming Benchmarks leak, last-gen 3D V-cache ahead of next-gen chip The benchmarks come from SaddyTech, an Italian YouTuber, who managed … Read more

Tesla’s profit fell 45% in the second quarter on weak sales of electric cars

Tesla's profit fell 45% in the second quarter on weak sales of electric cars

Tesla on Tuesday reported a significant drop in profit in the three-month period between April and June, a result of the electric car company’s sluggish sales. The automaker said it earned $1.5 billion in the year’s second quarter on revenue of $25.5 billion. In the second quarter of 2023, Tesla earned $2.7 billion and had … Read more

Angry Miao’s new $559 keyboard has a huge dot-matrix screen and retro details

The new Icy Silver V2 Pro switches are part of what gives the RGB 65 it’s thocky tone. The cutouts in the Polyoxymethylene (POM) plate combined with adjustable leaf springs give the keys a bit of flex while typing.

But the real surprise is that what at first blush looks like a container for nearly $600 of parts an existing board is actually Angry Miao’s best mech to date. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-grey-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-grey-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The new Icy Silver V2 Pro switches are part of what gives the RGB 65 its cool tone. The cutouts … Read more

Ex-EA Devs Form New Studio To Develop Spiritual Successor To NBA Street On Unreal Engine 5 – IGN

Ex-EA Devs Form New Studio To Develop Spiritual Successor To NBA Street On Unreal Engine 5 - IGN

Several former EA developers, including former Visceral Games GM Scott Probst, have formed a new studio to be a spiritual successor to NBA Street – the beloved 3v3 street basketball series released in the early 2000s. Titled The Run: Got Next, the new project developed by Play by Play Studios is a “character-driven, 3v3 gang … Read more

Virtual reality players suffer from real broken bones, other injuries

Virtual reality players suffer from real broken bones, other injuries

John Mingione stood in his living room, put on his Oculus headset and started playing a Star Wars game. Mingione, 54, had given the virtual reality device to his son as a gift and he was trying out a new game. Soon he was in a battle with a stormtrooper, getting closer and closer to … Read more

“It’s risky for male frogs out there”: The female frog pulls and tries to eat a screaming male

A larger green frog photographed with a smaller brown frog hanging out of its mouth

Breeding seasons can be dangerous for males frogs that attempt to impress a potential mate: They can quickly find themselves being dragged and eaten by an unimpressed female, researchers have discovered. For the first time, researchers on Kooragang Island in New South Wales, Australia have observed adult female green and golden bell frogs (Litoria aurea) … Read more

Delta is still melting down. It can last all week | CNN Business

Delta is still melting down.  It can last all week |  CNN Business

Atlanta CNN — Bad news for passengers: Delta Air Lines canceled hundreds more flights early Tuesday morning as problems caused by last week’s global technical outage continued into a fifth day. Worse news: Delta’s meltdown will likely stretch to the end of the week. By 2 p.m. ET, the Atlanta-based carrier had canceled 466 flights … Read more

Tesla shares fall after company reports mixed second-quarter results, says ‘affordable’ electric cars on track for 2025 debut

Tesla shares fall after company reports mixed second-quarter results, says 'affordable' electric cars on track for 2025 debut

Tesla (TSLA) reported mixed results for the second quarter after hours on Tuesday, although the electric car maker said it was on track for production of new vehicles, likely a cheaper electric car, in the first half of 2025. Tesla also said its growth rate in 2024 would be “significantly lower” than it achieved in … Read more

Spotify stock jumps after reporting record profit, strong guidance amid turnaround plan

Spotify stock jumps after reporting record profit, strong guidance amid turnaround plan

Spotify technology (STAIN) reported fiscal second-quarter results on Tuesday that beat expectations as the audio giant reported record profit, gross margin and free cash flow in the quarter following its recent “efficiency strategy”.. Revenue came in line with estimates while monthly active user metrics disappointed, both investors shrugged off as the stock rose more than … Read more

Scientists Waited Ages to Find a ‘Missing Link’ Black Hole – Then Stumbled on 2

A black circle with a blue outline against a black background with white specks

For decades, astronomers have searched without much joy for signs of “missing link” black holes, aka black holes with masses between those of “stellar-mass black holes” and “supermassive black holes.” The former have been seen scattered across the universe, and the latter are cosmic titans that dominate the hearts of galaxies — but when it … Read more