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NASA confirms 1,000-foot-wide 'God of Destruction' asteroid will approach Earth

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NASA confirmed that a 1,000-foot-wide asteroid named after a 'God of Destruction' will approach Earth in 2029 and how the opportunity won't be missed. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Cyberpunk 2077 director thanks gamers for their recent Steam reviews

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The director of CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 has thanked the thousands of gamers who recently posted a review of the game on its Steam listing. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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NASA discovers atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system

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NASA has confirmed the James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases around a super-Earth planet 41 light years from Earth. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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PS1 games on iOS - Play original PlayStation games on an iPhone with the new Gamma app

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Gamma is the latest emulator for iPhone and iPad, opening up emulation of classic PS1 gaming from the original PlayStation console. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Microsoft to face Homeland Security over a cascade of security failings

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The US government has selected Microsoft's vice chair and president to answer questions regarding its 'cascade of security failures.' Continue reading at TweakTown >

NASA highlights photo of the Moon that took two months to capture

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A photographer has spent more than two months capturing this extremely difficult photograph of the Moon as it traveled across the sky every day. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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N64 Recompiled is like RTX Remix for console games, run them natively on PC with ray-tracing

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N64: Recompiled can turn any Nintendo 64 game into a native Windows or Linux app, with support for high frame rates, ultrawide displays, and ray tracing. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Microsoft officially bakes in another advertisement into Windows 11

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Microsoft is adding another advertisement to Windows 11, but this time it's within 'Settings,' and it's a dedicated promotion for Xbox Game Pass. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Samsung is preparing to create the world's first petabyte SSD

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Samsung is on the way to achieving the world's first petabyte SSD, and the new storage device may be enabled using Hafnia Ferroelectrics. Continue reading at TweakTown >

NASA reveals plans to build levitating robots on the surface of the Moon

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NASA has unveiled its plans to construct a reliable, autonomous, and efficient payload transportation system on the surface of the Moon. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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This DIY user built his own 256-core RISC-V Megacluster CPU running at 14.7GHz

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DIY gadget YouTuber Bitluni has built his own RISC-V megacluster, with a compact design, and a single-core CPU clock of an insane 14.7GHz. Continue reading at TweakTown >

AMD's high-end Ryzen AI 'Strix Halo' APUs spotted: 16C/32T Zen 5, 120W TDP, 64GB memory

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AMD's high-end Ryzen AI 'Strix Halo' APUs have been spotted in a new shipping manifesto: up to 120W TDP, up to 64GB memory, 16C/32T of Zen 5 CPU power. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Halo and Destiny creator Bungie's first big game is free on Steam

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In 1994 it was described as the Apple Mac's answer to Doom, and now Bungie's first shooter is free to play on Steam remastered for modern PC hardware. Continue reading at TweakTown >

MSI's limited edition GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Monster Hunter Edition comes with a controller

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MSI's limited edition GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G GAMING SLIM Monster Hunter Edition is now available to order, and it comes bundled with a custom controller. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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MSI launches new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Shadow 3X, which looks similar to the Ventus 3X

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The new MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16G SHADOW 3X OC is a thinner and lighter version of the Ventux 3X, and sports a darker stealthier color scheme. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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GeForce RTX 5080 designed to be 'sanctions compliant' for China, expect RTX 4090 performance

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GeForce RTX 5080 specs could be limited to ensure a global launch that meets current sanctions, this puts performance on par with the RTX 4090. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Sunday, May 12

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Sony behind Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima PC region restrictions, not Valve

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Valve is enforcing policies made by Sony and did not make the decision to remove Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima from sale to countries without PSN. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Xbox teases 'really big games' coming to Game Pass in 2024, is Call of Duty among them?

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Xbox president Sarah Bond reiterates that all new first-party games will launch day one on Xbox Game Pass, but doesn't confirm if COD 2024 launches day 1. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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EA working on integrating ads into more games, possibly even AAA titles

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Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson says the company has teams working on integrating advertisements into more of its games with 'thoughtful implementation' Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Xbox teases more xCloud 'options,' sees tremendous growth on cloud

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Microsoft is big believer in cloud gaming and Xbox president Sarah Bond teases 'more options' and widespread server rollouts for Project xCloud streaming. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Xbox unsure if adding Call of Duty to Game Pass is a good idea

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Xbox executives have reportedly clashed on the idea of adding Call of Duty games to Xbox Game Pass due to the service's disruptive effect on game sales. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Xbox 'mobile store experience' coming in July, but it'll be web-based

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Xbox's universal store proposition gets closer to becoming a reality this July with the release of a web-based Xbox mobile store experience platform. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Saturday, May 11

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Sonos channels its inner Apple, says it took 'courage' to make its iPhone app suck

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If you've used the most recent Sonos app update you probably have thoughts, but Sonos itself seems quite happy with what it's done. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Microsoft's iPhone app marketplace is coming soon, but it's web-based

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Microsoft's mobile game marketplace is coming to the iPhone and it'll do it in July, the company has confirmed. But it'll be a website, not an app. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Is the M4 iPad Pro an M3 MacBook Air killer? The numbers suggest so

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The M4 iPad Pro goes on sale on on May 15 and early benchmark scores suggest that it is notably faster than the latest M3 MacBook Air. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Check out this stunning Apple Watch X concept - are you watching, Apple?

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Apple is expected to celebrate 10 years of the Apple Watch with a new Apple Watch X later this year and this concept should be enough to whet the appetite. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Not ordered your M4 iPad Pro yet? You're going to be waiting weeks to get one

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Apple's brand-new M4 iPad Pro will go on sale on May 15 but anyone who places an order for the tablet today won't receive one for a few weeks yet. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Revamped, upgraded Siri touted for a big iOS 18 unveiling at WWDC in June

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Apple's woeful Siri digital assistant is about to get a big upgrade when the WWDC event takes place in June, a New York Times report says. Continue reading at TweakTown >

Apple's nears deal to bring Open AI's ChatGPT generative AI to IOS 18

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Apple is reportedly nearing a deal that will see the company use OpenAI's ChatGPT software to help power its upcoming iOS 18 iPhone AI features. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Commodore 64 PC runs AI to generate images: 20 minutes per 90 iterations for 64 pixels

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The Commodore 64 came out in 1982, with a developer building a generative AI tools for the Commodore 64 capable of creating images using AI. Continue reading at TweakTown >