
Starting a business and having it be successful is incredibly difficult. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged as much in a recent interview in which he shared some candid remarks about what it was like like being a budding entrepreneur. The most surprising tidbit, however, came when he revealed that if he could take a mulligan, he would not
Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA CEO Says He Would Not Have Started NVIDIA If He Had A Do-Over
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Why Blizzard Is Giving Away A Liquid-Cooled Diablo IV Gaming PC With Real Human Blood

Back in the old days, it wasn’t uncommon to bestow a drop of blood (or more) inside a gaming PC as a sort of accidental sacrifice—many of those beige towers from yesteryear had sharp edges on their metal panels and it was easy to gash your finger. Fast forward a few decades and Blizzard is giving away a Diablo IV-themed gaming PC that’s intentionally
Source: Hot Hardware – Why Blizzard Is Giving Away A Liquid-Cooled Diablo IV Gaming PC With Real Human Blood
ChatGPT Granted Access To The Entire Current Internet, What Happens Next?

OpenAI has moved its ‘Browsing’ feature out of beta, allowing ChatGPT access to the entire internet up to the current date. The Browsing feature is now available via Microsoft’s Bing search engine to all users of ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise.
The beta for the ‘Browsing’ feature for ChatGPT was rolled back out to Plus users at the end of
Source: Hot Hardware – ChatGPT Granted Access To The Entire Current Internet, What Happens Next?
TSMC Throws Shade At Intel's 18A Node As Being Inferior To Its 2nm Chip Tech

A major part of Intel’s chip dominance over the last 30 years has been its bleeding-edge process technology. For decades the company was ahead of everyone else in fabrication, and this gave its architectures superior performance simply on the basis of physics. That’s not to discredit the hard work of Intel’s chip engineers, of course, but
Source: Hot Hardware – TSMC Throws Shade At Intel’s 18A Node As Being Inferior To Its 2nm Chip Tech
Samsung Unveils Shinebolt HBM3E Memory At Nearly 10Gbps And Blistering 32Gbps GDDR7

Samsung just annoucned its next-generation HBM3E “Shinebolt” and GDDR7 memory. While Samsung may have lagged behind rival memory manufacturers SK Hynix and Micron in launching HBM3E, Shinebolt is poised to be the fastest HBM3E for the high performance computing (or HPC) industry. Meanwhile, Samsung is leading the pack on GDDR7, and it’s nearly
Source: Hot Hardware – Samsung Unveils Shinebolt HBM3E Memory At Nearly 10Gbps And Blistering 32Gbps GDDR7
NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers An Intense High Speed Jet On Jupiter

NASA’s Webb telescope discovered a high-speed jet over Jupiter’s equator. The new finding is giving researchers insight into how the layers of the gas giant’s atmosphere interact.
Jupiter has some very well-known features, like its Great Red Spot which is large enough to engulf Earth. This mammoth planet, which spans 89,000 miles (143,000
Source: Hot Hardware – NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers An Intense High Speed Jet On Jupiter
Alan Wake 2 PC Requirement Specs Are Bone Crushing, How To Prepare Your Rig

Bring out your big, powerful GPUs my friends – Alan Wake 2 is coming. It’s been a roller coaster year of PC game releases. Optimized and buggy titles run the gamut of what’s possible in the scope of “readiness”. Games such as Redfall not only proved to be filled with technical issues, but the game itself was lackluster according to many. That’s
Source: Hot Hardware – Alan Wake 2 PC Requirement Specs Are Bone Crushing, How To Prepare Your Rig
FCC Expands 6GHz Wi-Fi Band To More Devices And Google Is Stoked, Why This Matters

The Federal Communications Comission (FCC) has opened up the WiFi 6E 6GHz frequency band to a whole new wave of low-powered devices. The move is designed to improve peer to peer communication speeds with devices such as virtual reality helmets, augmented reality glasses, smart watches, and smartphones to name but a few. The FCC’s decision
Source: Hot Hardware – FCC Expands 6GHz Wi-Fi Band To More Devices And Google Is Stoked, Why This Matters
AMD Threadripper Pro 7000 Debut: 96-Core Zen 4 CPU Benchmarked

AMD Threadripper Pro 7000WX and Threadripper 7000 Series Processors: Starting At $1,499 ($9,999 For 7995WX) Two new Threadripper product families arrives featuring AMD’s Zen 4 architecture, with up to 96 cores and 384MB of cache, the Threadripper Pro 7000WX and Threadripper 7000. More Cores More Cache Higher-Clocks Monstrous Performance…
Source: Hot Hardware – AMD Threadripper Pro 7000 Debut: 96-Core Zen 4 CPU Benchmarked
Android 14 QPRQ Beta 2.1 Fixes Multiple Annoying Pixel Phone Bugs, How To Install It

Those in the Android 14 Beta Program might get something to be excited about with the latest QPR1 Beta 2.1. Even though it’s a rather meager 60MB, it supposedly fixes bugs related to biometric scanning, SIM card swapping, and overall system stability.
The stable version of Android 14 may have just dropped along with the newly-minted Pixel
Source: Hot Hardware – Android 14 QPRQ Beta 2.1 Fixes Multiple Annoying Pixel Phone Bugs, How To Install It
Biden's FCC Begins Divisive Fight To Restore Neutrality Rules Repealed Under Trump Admin

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to restore net neutrality. A vote on Thursday kicked off a rulemaking process that will once again bar internet companies from creating paid fast lanes for data or slowing traffic based on type. The last time regulators managed to enact strong net neutrality rules, they were repealed
Source: Hot Hardware – Biden’s FCC Begins Divisive Fight To Restore Neutrality Rules Repealed Under Trump Admin
Is Apple's USB-C Cable Worth $159? Surprising X-Ray CT Scans Will Help You Decide

With Apple’s Lightning cable era coming to a close, some may be left asking if Apple’s $159 Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable is worth all that money. Surprising X-ray CT scans of Apple’s pricey cable and a few very cheap alternatives may help answer that question.
Apple’s Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) Pro cable supports Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and
Source: Hot Hardware – Is Apple’s USB-C Cable Worth 9? Surprising X-Ray CT Scans Will Help You Decide
Counter-Strike 2 Sets 240 FPS Sights On NVIDIA's GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming Service

Counter Strike 2 is a continuation of perhaps one of the most popular competitive PC games in history. Together with the same great game play, the newer version has improved in the graphics department. The environment is more realistic and dynamic, providing altogether a better experience. NVIDIA is now bringing this over to its GeForce NOW
Source: Hot Hardware – Counter-Strike 2 Sets 240 FPS Sights On NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming Service
Astronomers Detect A Mysterious Radio Burst That Took 8 Billion Years To Reach Earth

A global team of astronomers detected an eight-billion-year-old fast radio burst (FRB) that is the most ancient to date. The record-breaking FRB destroyed the old record by 50 percent.
FRBs are extraordinary events that generate as much energy in a thousandth of a second as the Sun does in a year. Because they also disappear in the blink
Source: Hot Hardware – Astronomers Detect A Mysterious Radio Burst That Took 8 Billion Years To Reach Earth
This Massive 100-Inch Mini LED TV Is An Amazing 50% Off And More Great Deals

If you live by the mantra ‘Go big or go home’ when it comes to shopping for a TV, then you’re going to go bananas over a huge discount on Hisense’s 100-inch behemoth. Hisense took a machete and swiftly cut the price in half, putting it in semi-reasonable territory. And what’s more, beyond just being a massive TV, it’s also sporting some cutting
Source: Hot Hardware – This Massive 100-Inch Mini LED TV Is An Amazing 50% Off And More Great Deals
SSD Prices On Track To Shoot Up More Than 10%, Should You Upgrade Your Storage Now?

Pricing on solid state drives (SSDs) has fallen so precipitously over the past couple of years that it’s easy to forget how volatile the market can be. We’re about to be reminded, according to TrendForce, which says client SSDs are on track to shoot up anywhere from 8-13% by the end of the year. The guidance comes amid an anticipated rise
Source: Hot Hardware – SSD Prices On Track To Shoot Up More Than 10%, Should You Upgrade Your Storage Now?
Mortal Kombat 1 Is Thrashing Storage Drives With Massive Crash Reports 1GB Apiece

It’s been a month since the release of the franchise-rebooting Mortal Kombat 1, and the reviews are in. Generally speaking, people are pretty fond of the game, citing its gorgeous Unreal Engine-powered graphics, new assist character mechanics, and improved accessibility features as high points for the title.
Metacritic Metascore as of this
Source: Hot Hardware – Mortal Kombat 1 Is Thrashing Storage Drives With Massive Crash Reports 1GB Apiece
Anyone Using WinRAR Needs To Update ASAP Due To A Serious Security Flaw

With a purported userbase of over 500 million, WinRAR is one of the world’s most popular file compression tools thanks in part to its never-ending free trial. However, with such prevalence, WinRAR is also a juicy target for hackers to gain a foothold or escalation on a device. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has discovered several government-backed
Source: Hot Hardware – Anyone Using WinRAR Needs To Update ASAP Due To A Serious Security Flaw
Emdoor Unveils First Handheld Gaming PC With An Intel Meteor Lake CPU Inside

Spotted by sleuths at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair this past weekend, footage of what is likely the most interesting product showcased at the fair has come to light. Laptop OEM Emdoor is getting ready to launch its first gaming-focused product, and that’s an 8″ gaming handheld that you’ll see pictured throughout here.
If we’re being honest,
Source: Hot Hardware – Emdoor Unveils First Handheld Gaming PC With An Intel Meteor Lake CPU Inside
Qualcomm And Google Team Up On A RISC-V Snapdragon Wearable Platform For Wear OS

Qualcomm and Google have announced a partnership for a next-gen wearable platform, featuring chips based on the RISC-V architecture. In the past, Qualcomm and Google have relied on ARM-based chips for almost everything mobile, including wearables, so this shift to RISC-V (which is often billed as a chief rival to Arm, the company that owns
Source: Hot Hardware – Qualcomm And Google Team Up On A RISC-V Snapdragon Wearable Platform For Wear OS