US Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms For Weaponizing Alarming Brain-Control Biotech

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [US Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms For Weaponizing Alarming Brain-Control Biotech]( By Jeff Butts on Dec 17, 2021 02:39 pm [US Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms For Weaponizing Alarming Brain-Control Biotech]( The US government just imposed trade restrictions on more than 30 Chinese research institutes and entities. The move comes in response to human rights violations and the alleged development of brain-control weapons. According to the Biden Administration, which has been very vocal on tech issues, those technologies undermine US national security China’s [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Hosting Your Own Minecraft Server? Patch Now And Protect From Log4j Ransomware Attacks]( By Zak Killian on Dec 17, 2021 02:20 pm [Hosting Your Own Minecraft Server? Patch Now And Protect From Log4j Ransomware Attacks]( Are you tired of hearing about Log4shell yet? Well settle in, because a top-3-worst-security-exploit-ever doesn't vanish overnight. Microsoft updated its article about the flaw (which we mentioned on Wednesday) once again, this time with some notes about protecting "non-Microsoft-hosted Minecraft servers." Indeed, while Microsoft would really [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Here’s The World's Coolest SSD Heatsink But Don't Try Jamming It In Your PS5]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 17, 2021 02:13 pm [Here’s The World's Coolest SSD Heatsink But Don't Try Jamming It In Your PS5]( No, that's not a miniature jet engine you see in the image above, even though it partially resembles one. Instead, it's a rather large cooling contraption for M.2 form factor solid state drives (SSDs), and quite possibly the *ahem* coolest SSD heastink on the planet (see what we did there?). Just don't try sticking this thing in your PlayStation [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Might Release A Binned Core i9-12900KS To Battle AMD's 3D V-Cache Ryzen Refresh]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 17, 2021 01:09 pm [Intel Might Release A Binned Core i9-12900KS To Battle AMD's 3D V-Cache Ryzen Refresh]( Intel has stepped into the Alder Lake era with the launch of its 12th Gen Core processors, which so far consist of six SKUs (and really three base models, each offered with and without integrated graphics). More models are obviously on the way, and if a fresh rumor is to be believed, one of them could be a specially binned variant of Intel's [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 2050, MX570 And MX550 Laptop GPUs For Budget Mobile Gaming]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 17, 2021 11:45 am [NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 2050, MX570 And MX550 Laptop GPUs For Budget Mobile Gaming]( NVIDIA is expanding its laptop GPU line with a few new SKUs that seemingly take aim at driving down price points for gamers and creators. The expanded stack is highlighted by the GeForce RTX 2050, which actually wields more CUDA cores than the GeForce RTX 2060 in mobile form (more on that in a moment), and the GeForce MX570 and MX550. The [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Cold Moon 2021: How To See The Longest Full Moon Of The Year]( By Tim Sweezy on Dec 17, 2021 11:12 am [Cold Moon 2021: How To See The Longest Full Moon Of The Year]( The next full moon is just around the corner and it is one with many names. Also, this polyonymous moon will be at its fullest tomorrow, December 18, 2021. The Moon has been in the headlines recently for a few reasons. NASA is set to launch its first Artemis mission soon that will include sending humankind back to the surface of the Moon. [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Scoring A Limited Edition Xbox Series X Halo Infinite Bundle Could Be Easier Than You Think]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 17, 2021 10:42 am [Scoring A Limited Edition Xbox Series X Halo Infinite Bundle Could Be Easier Than You Think]( Finding a current-generation game console in stock from a first-party retailer continues to be a difficult task. Even harder is nailing down a limited edition variant. Namely, the 'Xbox Series X Halo Infinite Limited Edition Bundle' that consists of a themed design in celebration of 20 years of Halo. However, you might already be on the short [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [HotHardware's Holiday Wish List: Gifts And Deals For Tech Geeks]( By Tim Sweezy on Dec 17, 2021 10:25 am [HotHardware's Holiday Wish List: Gifts And Deals For Tech Geeks]( As the holiday shopping season shifts into high gear, we at HotHardware wanted to share a few last minute gift ideas from our staff that should excite any enthusiast or mainstream tech users you have left on your shopping list. We know it has been a tough year for us geeks and trying to find the right gift for a loved one or friend can be [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Huge Deal: How To Get Amazon's Echo Dot 3rd Gen For Just 99 Cents]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 17, 2021 09:59 am [Huge Deal: How To Get Amazon's Echo Dot 3rd Gen For Just 99 Cents]( Amazon is practically giving away its Echo Dot 3rd Gen smart speaker with Alexa integration right now. Sort of, anyway. If you sign up for an Amazon Music Unlimited subscription, you can tack on the Echo Dot speaker for a mere $0.99. That's $39 below the speaker's MSRP (though current street pricing is around $20). To take advantage of [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Cybersecurity Experts Share Disheartening Ransomware Threat Outlook For 2022]( By Jeff Butts on Dec 16, 2021 04:55 pm [Cybersecurity Experts Share Disheartening Ransomware Threat Outlook For 2022]( Criminal ransomware distributors have evolved dramatically over the past few years. Operators that were once splinter groups or lone individuals have become highly sophisticated and organized. Security experts say it’s not getting any better, either. Rather, some say we’re in the “golden era of ransomware” and 2022 could be among the worst [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Huge Swath Of Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake Laptop CPUs Detailed In Geekbench Listings]( By Zak Killian on Dec 16, 2021 04:08 pm [Huge Swath Of Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake Laptop CPUs Detailed In Geekbench Listings]( Intel's 12th-generation Core processors, codenamed "Alder Lake," have already been out for about a month—at least, if you're an enthusiast or power user. If you're looking for a small-form-factor NUC, laptop, or ultra-mobile PC, you'll have to be content with a last-generation CPU (or perhaps an AMD processor) until Intel releases the rest [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [A Look Inside A Massive RTX 3070 Mining Farm May Trigger You]( By Jeff Butts on Dec 16, 2021 03:40 pm [A Look Inside A Massive RTX 3070 Mining Farm May Trigger You]( If you’ve been maddened by the difficulty buying a new GPU, this may make it worse. One full-time cryptocurrency miner has offered a peek into his mining server farm, and it’s made up almost entirely of Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPUs. Jaxson Davidson has offered a glimpse into “building 1/4” of his mining farm. In that building, Davidson [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( Recent Articles: [Can't Find A GPU? 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