Quantum Computers May Spell Doom For Cryptocurrencies; Maybe Then We Can Buy GPUs Again

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Quantum Computers May Spell Doom For Cryptocurrencies; Maybe Then We Can Buy GPUs Again]( By Zak Killian on Nov 16, 2021 02:21 pm [Quantum Computers May Spell Doom For Cryptocurrencies; Maybe Then We Can Buy GPUs Again]( Quantum computers are really, really bad at most of the things we use computers for, but they're impossibly-superior at certain, select tasks. One of those tasks happens to be breaking encryption. That's a concern for security agencies the world over, but it's also a concern for people who are heavily invested in cryptocurrencies. As the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Huge Google Cloud Outage Sees Snapchat, Spotify, Discord And More Go Dark]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 16, 2021 02:01 pm [Huge Google Cloud Outage Sees Snapchat, Spotify, Discord And More Go Dark]( Do you remember what you used to do before the internet? Whether it's reading a book, hiking, or watching a TV show, you may have to return to those activities. Snapchat and several other services are down for some users today as an apparent and massive Google Cloud outage wreaks havoc with a bunch of popular apps, games, and services. Snapchat's [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA Keeping Hush On 12GB GeForce RTX 2060 But Did Gigabyte Just Blabber?]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 16, 2021 01:21 pm [NVIDIA Keeping Hush On 12GB GeForce RTX 2060 But Did Gigabyte Just Blabber?]( As time goes on rumors continue to swirl that NVIDIA will rehash its GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card from its previous generation Turing stack, but equip it with 12GB of GDDR6 memory. The latest evidence that this is the plan can be found at the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) website, where Gigabyte has listed no fewer than four unreleased [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Call Of Duty: Vanguard Cheaters Face Widespread Bans In Past, Present And Future CoD Games]( By Tim Sweezy on Nov 16, 2021 12:33 pm [Call Of Duty: Vanguard Cheaters Face Widespread Bans In Past, Present And Future CoD Games]( Players who are caught cheating in the extremely popular video game franchise Call of Duty could face much stiffer and broad consequences, which could include being banned from playing any of the future CoD releases. This is an attempt by Activision Blizzard to combat the enormous amount of players who find the need to not only cheat, but [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Fortnite's Naruto Crossover Arrives With Ninja Weapons, Hidden Leaf Village And More]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 16, 2021 11:58 am [Fortnite's Naruto Crossover Arrives With Ninja Weapons, Hidden Leaf Village And More]( One of the most anticipated updates to Fortnite has arrived. What had fans so eager for this update is the collaboration with Naruto, for what figures to be one of the most popular crossover events to date (and there have been many). This is one of the most popular video games on the planet teaming up with the super-popular anime series Naruto: [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [US Blasts Reckless Russia Space Missile Test That Forced ISS Astronauts To Take Shelter]( By Tim Sweezy on Nov 16, 2021 11:20 am [US Blasts Reckless Russia Space Missile Test That Forced ISS Astronauts To Take Shelter]( On November 15, 2021 Russia fired an Anti-Satellite test (ASAT) missile leaving behind orbital debris that could pose a danger to those on the International Space Station (ISS). The test, which was directed at one of its own satellites, led to the United States Department of State issuing a statement and capturing the attention of nations [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel 4004 CPU Turns 50 Years Old And Bares Its Metal Bits In Delidding Video]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 16, 2021 11:11 am [Intel 4004 CPU Turns 50 Years Old And Bares Its Metal Bits In Delidding Video]( If you can remember when the Intel 4004 debuted, don't forget to take Ibuprofen for your backache. Recognized as the world' first commercially available processor, the Intel 4004 is now 50 years old after having launched back in November 1971. How do you celebrate 50 years? By stripping down and showing you still got it, of course! Okay, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Hacker Who Breached Robinhood And Exposed 7 Million Accounts Seeks Big Payday]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 16, 2021 10:08 am [Hacker Who Breached Robinhood And Exposed 7 Million Accounts Seeks Big Payday]( A couple of weeks ago a hacker managed to infiltrate Robinhood's network and access email addresses and full names for millions of customers. The person who is purportedly responsible has now listed the stolen data for sale on a popular underground forum where they are seeking a payday of at least five figures ($10,000 or more). Robinhood [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA ICAT Unveiled: In-Game Image Quality Analysis Made Easy]( By Ben Funk on Nov 16, 2021 09:10 am [NVIDIA ICAT Unveiled: In-Game Image Quality Analysis Made Easy]( There's been a lot of discussion about image quality and super-sampled graphics in 3D games over the last few months. Ray tracing is quite expensive from a computational standpoint, so frame rates typically suffer when it's enabled. Upscaling technologies seek to claw some of that performance back, by rendering at a lower resolution and scaling... [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Epic CEO Says Apple Must Be Stopped And Wants A Single App Store To Rule Them All]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 16, 2021 09:05 am [Epic CEO Says Apple Must Be Stopped And Wants A Single App Store To Rule Them All]( Tim Sweeney has never been once to mince words. He is especially outspoken as the chief executive officer of Epic Games and there is no disputing how he feels about the industry at large, or about Apple and Google specifically. 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