Intel, a giant in the tech industry, has recently announced a significant workforce reduction, with 5% of employees being let go in 2023. Now, reports are surfacing that the company is preparing for even more layoffs this year. Speculations from Bloomberg suggest that the new round of cuts could be disclosed as early as next
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Twitch, the popular streaming platform acquired by Amazon for $1 billion in 2014, is facing significant challenges in terms of profitability. Despite experiencing growth following the launch of Fortnite in 2018 and a surge in users during the Covid-19 pandemic, Twitch has struggled to generate substantial financial returns. Internal documents viewed by The Wall Street
Looking at the current state of Intel’s 13th and 14th gen CPUs, it’s no surprise that many people are turning to AMD for their gaming PC needs. The Skytech Eclipse Lite build, featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor and Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics card, offers a compelling alternative to Intel-based systems. The Ryzen
The recent revelation of a security flaw in the Secure Boot, a UEFI BIOS security layer, has raised significant concerns about the overall password hygiene of device manufacturers. The use of a four-character password to protect a critical cryptographic key that underpins Secure Boot has left more than 200 device models vulnerable to exploitation. This
The Yeyian Tanto is a budget gaming PC that offers an affordable alternative to Intel’s Raptor Lake CPUs. Powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 7500F chip and an Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics card, this PC provides a stable gaming experience at 1080p resolution. While the components used in the Yeyian Tanto are cost-effective, there are
AMD recently announced a delay in the on-shelf availability of its new Zen 5-powered Ryzen 9000-series processors. Originally set to be released on July 31, the processors are now scheduled to hit the shelves in August due to an issue discovered with the first batch of chips. While AMD has not disclosed specific details about
Twitch recently made updates to its sexual harassment policy in an effort to provide clearer guidelines for its users. Alongside these changes, the platform also introduced an update to its AutoMod moderation tools to help streamers manage inappropriate messages in their chats. The new language in Twitch’s sexual harassment policy aims to provide more specific
There has been recent news from Intel regarding instability issues affecting their high-end 13th and 14th Gen CPUs. According to Intel, the cause of these problems is elevated operating voltage, which has been traced back to a microcode algorithm error. This issue has resulted in processors returning to Intel due to instability concerns. Intel has
A recent leak has shed light on the upcoming changes that AMD is planning to implement in its next-gen RDNA 4 GPU architecture, particularly focusing on ray tracing improvements. While the leak suggests some promising updates that could enhance the performance of ray tracing, there are also hints that a major overhaul of the ray
Modern graphics cards, especially the Nvidia RTX 40-series, are known for their high power consumption which generates a significant amount of heat. To counteract this heat, a cooling system is essential. However, it has been discovered that many vendors are cutting corners when it comes to the quality of thermal paste used on these GPUs.