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RTX 3080 and 3090 specs leak: a 24GB monster looms on the horizon
According to leaked product pages from Gainward, Nvidia's new high-end card is wild, at least when it comes to memory. Here it is: The Nvidia RTX 3090. Or at least, one variant of the new GPU from hardware company Gainward, which appears to have accidentally posted product pages for the RTX 3090 and 3080 a little bit early. A day before Nvidia's Ampere reveal event, where we expect Nvidia to of ... Read more
2020-09-01 02:56:24
TikTok owner to 'strictly' obey China's tech takeover law
TikTok's owner has said it will "strictly adhere to" new rules imposed by China over what technologies the country's companies can sell overseas. The export controls could potentially be used to block the sale of TikTok's US operations. The expanded list of restricted items covers some of the methods the app uses to target who sees which videos. The app's ability to quickly iden ... Read more
2020-08-31 20:17:15
Neuralink: Elon Musk unveils pig with chip in its brain
Elon Musk has unveiled a pig called Gertrude with a coin-sized computer chip in her brain to demonstrate his ambitious plans to create a working brain-to-machine interface. "It's kind of like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires," the billionaire entrepreneur said on a webcast. His start-up Neuralink applied to launch human trials last year. The interface could allow people with neu ... Read more
2020-08-30 20:01:57
Elon Musk to show off working brain-hacking device
Elon Musk is due to demonstrate a working brain-to-machine interface as part of his ambitious plans to give people superhuman powers. His brain-hacking company, Neuralink, applied to start human trials last year. But Friday's demonstration will involve a robot and "neurons firing in real time", a series of tweets reveals. The interface could allow people with neurological condit ... Read more
2020-08-28 20:21:23
Apple Fortnite players left behind in new update
People who play Fortnite on Apple Macs, iPhones and iPads are to be excluded from the game's latest update. It follows the weeks-long escalating row between the two companies, which resulted in Fortnite being pulled from Apple's App Store. Mac computers, which do not use the App Store, are also now affected. Fortnite's updates often make sweeping changes to the game and Thursday's introduces a ... Read more
2020-08-27 20:20:17
Warning over 'dangerous' DIY beauty trends on TikTok
DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful, healthcare groups have warned. Examples include applying bleach to whiten teeth, removing moles at home, and using eyelash glue to make lips appear larger, BBC News has discovered. When these videos went viral, they encouraged others to copy the so-called "beauty hacks", which could cause permanent harm, the groups war ... Read more
2020-08-26 20:54:28
Apple can block Epic's Fortnite but not Unreal Engine
A US judge has ruled that, for now, Apple can continue to block the video game Fortnite from its App Store. However the tech giant cannot terminate Epic Games' developer accounts or compromise its graphics tool Unreal Engine, which is used by many third-party game creators. This is until a full hearing can take place on 28 September. Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store after Epic deliberat ... Read more
2020-08-25 20:14:29
Carmakers urge FTC to fight Qualcomm ruling
A group of carmakers and tech firms is urging US regulators to take further action against chipmaker Qualcomm over its sales practices. Tesla, Ford, Honda, Daimler, Intel and MediaTek have asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to fight a recent court ruling in favour of Qualcomm. Qualcomm has a practice of requiring customers to sign patent licence agreements before selling them chips. Such ... Read more
2020-08-24 19:56:44
TikTok to launch legal action against Trump over ban
Chinese video app TikTok is set to launch legal action to challenge a ban imposed by US President Donald Trump. Mr Trump's executive order prohibits transactions with TikTok's owner ByteDance from mid-September. Officials in Washington are concerned that the company could pass data on American users to the Chinese government, something ByteDance has denied doing. The short video-sharing app has ... Read more
2020-08-23 19:49:47
Lyft and Uber receive reprieve in California employment rights row
Uber and Lyft have been granted a reprieve in a row over drivers' employment rights in California after a court granted an emergency injunction. The ride-hailing firms had threatened to suspend operations over an earlier ruling that they must classify drivers as employees, not contractors. But the reprieve allows them to continue operating while the court considers their case for appeal. The co ... Read more
2020-08-20 19:18:28