iFi launches Go cable with DAC/headphone amp in a USB-C earbuds cable IEMs sold separately — it uses standard 0.78mm two-pin analogue connectors — but you can add some iFi ones into the kit for cheap ESS Sabre DAC supports 32-bit/384kHz and DSD256, with 70mW amplification at 32 ohms If you didn’t think ultra-portable hi-fi…
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and…
The new Tesla Roadster has been nine years in the making Some customers placed reservations for the vehicle back in 2017 Rumors suggest the EV could use gas thrusters to aid acceleration After years of delays and multiple shuffled goalposts, it looks like the next-generation Tesla Roadster will finally make its first public outing. The…
IPVanish just completed a two-year, ground-up network rebuild The upgrade leans on faster ports, direct peering, and dual data centers The provider now promises a 41% speed boost at peak times IPVanish has just called time on a project most of its users never saw: a two-year, ground-up rebuild of its entire server network. Server…
A new Mac music player called YM Pro has been released on the Mac App Store and promises ‘bit perfect’ playback It bypasses macOS’ system mixer to connect directly to your DAC Changes the DAC to match the file, not the other way around PCM audio only, requires Apple Silicon If you’re looking for a…
As if Stuart Fails to Save the Universe couldn’t be more unhinged, this week the gang is trapped in a legitimate comic book… as illustrated versions of themselves. It feels like a chaotic move, but actually, we probably should have been expecting it. As HBO itself puts it, “Finally a world that Stuart can (hopefully)…
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis experience director Jeff Adams confirms “no old code exists” for the original 1996 game This meant Crystal Dynamics had to build the game from the ground up on Unreal Engine 5 Adams says the engine also allowed the studio to create its own custom tech for the “reimagining” of the…
SIXUNITED builds laptop packing 192GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory total It has some gaming specs but also screams AI workstation Two M.2 2280 SSD bays run on PCIe Gen4 for storage upgrades Chinese manufacturer SIXUNITED has released what it calls the world’s first laptop built around AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 “Gorgon Halo” processor. The…
Kioxia is pushing flash memory into DRAM territory AI workloads are forcing data centers to rethink memory expansion methods Kioxia XL1 could add capacity without requiring equivalent increases in DRAM Kioxia is developing flash memory products designed to help data centers reduce their dependence on costly DRAM as AI workloads demand increasing amounts of memory….
China shipped 46 tons of drone material to a sanctioned Russian firm The shipment was hidden on paper under a civilian customs code Alabuga-Volokno sends 89% of its output straight to Russian defense firms Internal shipping records reviewed by the US and UK governments revealed that a Chinese state-owned enterprise transferred 46 tons of carbon-fiber…