NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Probe Reaches Asteroid Bennu

Eventually, OSIRIS-REx will graze the surface of Bennu to pick up a tiny bit of material to send back to Earth.

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Intel MESO Device Offers Efficiency, Density Scaling Far Beyond CMOS

A new research paper from Intel suggests a new path forward for device scaling and lower power computing. We desperately need one.

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Microsoft Plans Overhaul of Windows 10 Icons

Microsoft is taking its Office icon redesign and applying the same design principles across its operating system.

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New MSI BIOS Unlocks Overclocking on AMD’s $55 Athlon 200GE CPU

Thanks to an MSI UEFI update, low-end chips like the Athlon 200GE are now unlocked and overclockable. Does that make them a better buy?

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Nvidia AI Can Render Complete Urban Environments in Unreal Engine 4

Today, an AI can recognize objects in photos or help generate realistic computer speech, but Nvidia has successfully built a neural network that can create an entire virtual world with the help of a game engine.

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ET Deals: MSI GTX 1060 Gaming Laptop, LG V30+ Unlocked, $100 Robot Vacuum

The holiday season is well underway, and the discounts just keep coming. We're seeing excellent sales on smartphones, gaming laptops, 4K televisions, and household gear like vacuums and pressure cookers.

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Nvidia Announces Monster RTX Titan GPU

Nvidia has unleashed the RTX Titan graphics card, along with a sky-high price tag to go with it.

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