So, you got your new gaming PC, but you are not quite sure what programs you should install first. That's OK because we're here to help you. There are several programs you will want to install aside from the standard game launchers, such as Steam, EA, and Batlle.net.

Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli must turn over his copies of The Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album to comply with a preliminary injunction issued by federal Judge Pamela Chen in an ongoing lawsuit, ArtNet reported on Friday.PleasrDAO, NFT collective and current owner of Shaolin claims in its lawsuit that he “improperly retained copies of data and files” from the album and plans to release them. Among other complaints, the group alleges that this violated a court order to forfeit it to the US government. Here are the hearing’s minutes, as published on sites like CourtListener:... the Court issued a preliminary injunction as to Defendant Shkreli: (1) enjoining him from possessing, using, disseminating, or... Continue reading…

Do you frequently have trouble locating key information in your endless notes? It can be frustrating and overwhelming when valuable ideas, insights, thoughts, and knowledge get lost. This is where a Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) system proves invaluable. A well-crafted PKM system acts as your second brain and allows you to capture and connect your ideas seamlessly. Here are the top five PKM tools to transform the way you manage your knowledge.

Wireless technologies have advanced considerably over recent decades but we still rely on the 2.4GHz band for many IoT and smart home devices. Even though this band has many drawbacks, which is why we now have 5GHz and 6GHz, it's still worth using in 2024. The primary reason the 2.4GHz band was largely replaced for general connectivity is its low bandwidth and heavy congestion.

Adam Driver in Megalopolis. | Screenshot: YouTube So, all those faked review quotes from the Megalopolis trailer that got pulled last week were apparently AI, after all. Not only that, but the person who was in charge of the materials for the trailer, Eddie Egan, has been removed from the movie’s marketing team.That’s all according to Deadline, which reported on Friday that the AI-ness of it all was confirmed in an investigation after the fact. Neither Egan nor Megalopolis studio Lionsgate meant to fake the quotes, which had purported to be critical notes from contemporaneous reviews of Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola’s past films. According to some of the trailer’s quotes, critics had called The Godfather a “sloppy, self-indulgent movie,” while Apocalypse Now was “an epic... Continue reading…

PC builders aren't just chasing the highest FPS or the best Cinebench scores. Building a PC is often about creating something that you can be proud of, which you can look at every day and continue to derive joy from, for months and hopefully years after building it. Besides performance and looks, if there's one thing that PC builders crave, it's silence soothing, satisfying silence surpassing sensibility.

The Raspberry Pi ecosystem is full of accessories, HATs, and sensors that can boost your SBC models capabilities to the next level. With the Raspberry Pi 5 adding a PCIe interface to its already robust port selection, you can connect even more attachments to the SBC. One of these is the recently released Raspberry Pi AI Kit, which consists of an M.2 HAT+ and a Hailo-8L NPU.

Formula 1 racer Lando Norris in Bahrain in 2022. | Photo: Hasan Bratic / Picture Alliance via Getty Images Formula 1 broadcast footage from the Dutch Grand Prix qualifiers at Circuit Zandvoort this weekend that was captured by a gyro camera system mounted above the helmet of the weekend’s race winner, Lando Norris. The camera, which F1 has been testing since 2022, was conceived with an eye particularly toward accentuating exaggerated angles of banked turns at Zandvoort, but despite using it there last year, F1 wasn’t able to broadcast it, according to AutoSport. Watch Lando Norris soar through the sand dunes (via gyro cam) as he secured pole position at Zandvoort #F1 #DutchGP @pirellisport pic.twitter.com/aa5ZPD13U6— Formula 1 (@F1) August 24, 2024Many F1 fans on social media praised the broadcasts from Norris’ car, saying things... Continue reading…

Earlier this month, the reviews for AMD's latest Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X started coming out from multiple publications. There's a mixed reaction to AMD's Zen 5 processors, and the incredible gains (especially in gaming) that AMD claimed have mostly been proven false. Both gamers and creators were expecting the Ryzen 9000 CPUs to take the AM5 platform to new heights, but what we got is stagnation.

Storage is an important part of any device, and if you're looking to upgrade your PC, laptop, or even PlayStation 5, this Sabrent 1TB SSD is going to be a fantastic option. Not only do you get great performance, but you also get a reliable chip that's backed by a two-year warranty that can be extended to five years just for registering the product.

While GIMP already boasts powerful features, installing third-party plugins can take the entire image editing experience to the next level. Whether you want to enable non-destructive RAW editing, apply artistic effects, or run batch image manipulation, there is a plugin for every use case. Here are the top GIMP plugins to unlock the full potential of this free Photoshop alternative.

Microsoft Excel has been a darling of businesses and individuals for data analysis. That said, Python has been gaining popularity among professionals due to its scalability, flexibility, and advanced visualization. While Python was built to automate boring stuff, the programming language has become a go-to solution for many in web development, machine learning, and, of course, data analysis.