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New benchmarks show Linux gaming nearly matching Windows on AMD GPUs
Posted on Wednesday January 21, 2026
A recent benchmark from PC Games Hardware suggests that, at least for some games, Proton has nearly eliminated the performance cost of running Windows code on Linux. AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPU owners uninterested in online games should seriously consider switching to Linux.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The Swiss suicide pod now uses AI to decide who can end their life
Posted on Wednesday January 21, 2026
Built in 2019 by Philip Nitschke, the Sarco pod – named after the sarcophagus – is a 3D-printed assisted-dying capsule. It works by replacing the oxygen inside the pod with nitrogen. This causes loss of consciousness due to hypoxia, without suffocation sensations, and the person passes away after a few...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Slow-Mo footage reveals how Nintendo's Virtual Boy actually worked
Posted on Wednesday January 21, 2026
At more than a million frames per second, Nintendo's strangest console finally gives up its secrets. Released between the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64, the Virtual Boy promised true 3D imagery without glasses or external displays. The concept was bold, yet the execution was famously awkward: a monochrome red-and-black display,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
RTX 5080 Amazon scam sees RTX 5060 Ti passed off as the $1,400 card
Posted on Wednesday January 21, 2026
Redditor r/buildapc wrote that he recently bought an Asus SFF-Ready Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition direct from the Asus store on Amazon. There's no mention of a price, but it's $1,400 on the product page.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia's long-rumored N1X Arm chip pairs a 20-core CPU with RTX graphics
Posted on Wednesday January 21, 2026
Nvidia appears ready to make its long-anticipated move into consumer Arm PCs after years of speculation and sporadic leaks. A report from DigiTimes Taiwan indicates that the company's N1 and N1X processors are again featured on Nvidia's internal roadmap, with consumer models now slated to come out in the first...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Bungie's Marathon launches March 5 with modest system requirements
Posted on Wednesday January 21, 2026
Originally slated to launch last September, Marathon is now confirmed to release on March 5 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC. The game is currently available for pre-order on Steam and the Xbox Store, starting at $39.99 for the Standard Edition, while the Deluxe Edition is priced at $59.99.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads could arrive in the coming weeks
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
Sources recently told The Verge that Xbox Insiders will soon be able to test a free, ad-supported tier of Microsoft's cloud gaming service. While Microsoft previously confirmed plans for ad-supported cloud gaming, concrete details remain limited.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Windows 95 had a secret restart trick most people never knew
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
Raymond Chen recently shared another interesting tidbit about the inner workings of Windows 95. The original 32-bit consumer operating system had a "secret" fast-restart feature, which users could activate by holding the Shift key while restarting through the OS GUI. If everything worked as intended, the system would restore a...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Why Silicon Valley is losing faith in the American dream
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
In Silicon Valley, the servers are humming again – and so is the unease. Massive data centers packed with Nvidia GPUs are fueling the artificial intelligence boom, generating extraordinary wealth for chipmakers, cloud providers, and startups racing to train large-scale models. But beneath the boomtime exuberance, investors and engineers increasingly...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
TCL will take over Sony's home entertainment division, including Bravia TV line
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The new company will operate globally, we are told, and will be responsible for handling everything from product design and development to manufacturing, logistics, sales, and even customer service. The as yet unnamed venture will handle both televisions and home audio equipment, and is expected to carry on the Sony...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »