LockBit ransomware group member sentenced to four years for infecting over 1,000 systems

The second most prolific group, Conti, has been linked to 883 attacks. In February, LockBit’s website showed a banner informing visitors that it wasunder the controlof law enforcement. LockBit’s operations were disrupted, and suspected group members were arrested in several countries. The group announced that it was back in actiona week later. Masthead:Sebastiaan Stam Featured on TechSpot

March 18, 2024 · 1 min · 57 words · Brittany Lutz

RTX 5080 could be faster than RTX 4090 in ray tracing, top 3 Blackwell GPUs tipped to use GDDR7 memory

In terms of rasterization, the tipster believes that the two GPUs could perform similarly. People is confused about Nvidia Blackwell top die gaming GPU memory bus and VRAM capacity. I can’t say too much right now but gen-to-gen performance uplift is the biggest ever. Don’t forget that Blackwell was designed to compete with a monster 3nm MCM RDN4. More to come soon… However, the “monster MCM GPU”, a.k.a. However, there’s no word on whether the GB202 will use a multi-chip package....

March 18, 2024 · 1 min · 84 words · Joseph White

Sony pauses PlayStation VR2 production as excess inventory piles up

Last year, NAND flash makers found themselves in a similar situation. Their solution was to dial back production, and it seems to have worked. NAND flash industry revenue increased nearly 25 percent in Q4 following the changes. Will it work for Sony’s VR headset, too? The second-generation PlayStation VR launched in February 2023 to what seemed like a warm enough reception. Sources familiar with the matter toldBloombergthat sales have steadily slowed since launch....

March 18, 2024 · 1 min · 149 words · Heather Delgado

As Reddit prepares for IPO, sale of user generated content draws FTC's attention

But that will be up to the FTC to decide. The FTC has so far refused to comment on the news. For their part, Reddit users have so far not been up-in-arms about the latest news. It remains to be seen whether this latest FTC development will change that. Featured on TechSpot

March 17, 2024 · 1 min · 52 words · John Heath

OpenAI wants to develop its own AI processors, looks to UAE for funds

However, it’s an expensive proposition, so Altman is traveling the globe in search of backers. His latest stop is the United Arab Emirates. The report cites two individuals familiar with the discussions. Estimates suggest the project could require as much as $7 trillion. Altman denied seeking $7 trillion specifically for chip development but acknowledged that the investment required would besubstantial. OpenAI will make a run at help." Then there are the costs to consider....

March 17, 2024 · 1 min · 87 words · Anthony Grant

International organization Cybercrime Atlas wants to disrupt cybercrime on a global scale

Cybercrime can impact anyone, WEFstates, making life and business prospects harder for individuals and global corporations. Featured on TechSpot

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 19 words · Sarah Yu

Massive internet outage hits West and Central Africa after undersea cables fail

Was sabotage involved? The company added that customers who use the cables were being redirected to the Google Equiano cable. “The redirection happens automatically when a route is impacted,” Seacom said. The company said the issue was likely at or near the subsea online grid cable landing points. They carry around 90% of intercontinental data traffic and have become popular targets in recent years. In October 2022, multiple undersea cables in the south of Francewere cut....

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Amy Anderson

Western Digital's latest entry-level SSDs offer decent performance but there's a catch

Western Digital’s latest consumer-grade SSDsfeaturethe company’s next-generation 3D NAND and its latest in-house controller. They come with PCIe Gen4X4 technology and will be available in M.2-2230 and M.2-2280 form factors. The base 512GB SKU goes up to 4,200 MB/s. Disappointingly, the quoted figures for the 1TB and 512GB models are even lower than some competing entry-level SSDs. That said, depending on their pricing, the new lineup could still be a success....

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 74 words · Scott Young

Black Myth: Wukong and Naraka Bladepoint receive path tracing, plus RTX updates en route for other titles

Additionally, the popular free-to-play game Naraka Bladepoint will receive path tracing through an update soon. Nvidia also announced RTX-related updates for Naraka Bladepoint, Diablo IV, Portal RTX, and Star Wars Outlaws. Path tracing will enhance its water reflections, water caustics, global illumination, and all shadows. Black Myth: Wukong is slated for an August 20 release. The PvE and three-player PvP modes will support path-traced reflections, global illumination, and shadows. Short for RTX Direct Illumination, RTXDI helps games efficiently render large numbers of ray-traced light sources....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 109 words · Ana Keller

Intel is relaunching the Core i9-14900K... wait, it's the 6.2GHz Core i9-14900KS

It’s a slightly faster version of the same CPU. The standard Turbo Boost 3.0 clock is also up 100 MHz, as is the E-core boost frequency. Everything else isidentical to the 14900K. It’s the same 24 core design with 8 P cores and 16 E cores. Architecture is the same. L3 cache and L2, the same. Base frequencies, unchanged. Memory specifications, identical. Intel says the new part, which is going on sale today, will cost a whopping $700....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 180 words · Joseph Novak

Intellivision: Gone But Not Forgotten

It was unlike anything I had ever seen before. Clearly, it was a gaming system I could tell from the dozens of screenshots adorning the box. However, it wasn’t the Atari 2600. “Great,” I thought sarcastically. I was determined to try this system out. The disk pad controller required some adjustment, but the gameplay completely won me over. To this day, I still argue with my cousins that my Intellivision was better than their Atari....

March 14, 2024 · 6 min · 1115 words · Ms. Crystal Murphy

New safety device for cyclists uses a Raspberry Pi and AI to spot dangerous drivers

Velo AI writes that cyclists will receive audible and visual feedback from Copilot to indicate driver behavior. It also warns users of potentially dangerous situations. The equipment provides visual and audible warnings to riders when a vehicle is following, approaching, and overtaking. Furthermore, it also alerts drivers who are approaching too fast or too close by flashing a light. Other features include sending visual notifications and streaming a simplified rear road view to a smartphone....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 139 words · Andrea Brown

Video Game Hall of Fame nominees this year include Myst, Metroid, and Asteroids

Nominees for the 10th annual class include titles from a variety of genres and date back to the 1970s. Ultimately, only a handful of games will make the cut. Who should get in this year? Let’s have a look at the nominees. Resident Evil was a finalist in 2017 as well, and was one of 12 finalists again in 2022. Guitar Hero made it to the finals in 2020 and 2021....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 174 words · Jessica Craig