Does Starfield Require Fast Travel? Streamer Tests Theory In 7-Hour Flight To Pluto

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [View this email in your browser]( [Does Starfield Require Fast Travel? Streamer Tests Theory In 7-Hour Flight To Pluto]( By Zak Killian on Sep 05, 2023 02:32 pm [Does Starfield Require Fast Travel? Streamer Tests Theory In 7-Hour Flight To Pluto]( Starfield technically isn't even out yet—the full release is tomorrow—and yet people are already unraveling all of its secrets. One of the criticisms of the game is that it is extremely reliant on fast travel. That is to say that, if you're one of the players who liked to walk everywhere in Skyrim or Oblivion, perhaps even using a mod to specifically [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Stake, Crypto Casino And Kick Streaming Site Backer, Stung By Hacker's $40M Heist]( By Nathan Ord on Sep 05, 2023 01:28 pm [Stake, Crypto Casino And Kick Streaming Site Backer, Stung By Hacker's $40M Heist]( Australian crypto-casino Stake, which has seen a rise in popularity for sponsoring or being used by streamers on Twitch and Kick, has reportedly been hacked. The threat actor responsible for the attack has seemingly gotten off with roughly $40 million in Ethereum, which was taken to several external crypto wallets; but it seems Stake has bounced [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [This Gaming Keyboard Doesn't Have Any Actual Keys And That's By Design]( By Aaron Leong on Sep 05, 2023 01:19 pm [This Gaming Keyboard Doesn't Have Any Actual Keys And That's By Design]( Sharkoon's latest Skiller SGK50 S4 keyboard is setting out to be the hot-swappable keyboard for everyone. It's a barebones keyboard that buyers can customize to their preferred keycaps and switches, regardless of where they live in the world. Headed in Hessen, Germany, Sharkoon Technologies—a supplier for quality, high-performance PC peripherals, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Brazenly Claims iMessage Is Not Popular Enough For EU's Gatekeeper Rules]( By Tim Sweezy on Sep 05, 2023 12:11 pm [Apple Brazenly Claims iMessage Is Not Popular Enough For EU's Gatekeeper Rules]( Apple is insisting that its iMessage feature is not popular enough to be designated under EU legislation as a "gatekeeper." Microsoft is also arguing that its Bing search engine is not popular enough to be considered a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Under the DMA, a gatekeeper is defined as a large digital platform that [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Freecycle Tells 7 Million Users To Change Their Passwords ASAP After Massive Data Breach]( By Aaron Leong on Sep 05, 2023 11:38 am [Freecycle Tells 7 Million Users To Change Their Passwords ASAP After Massive Data Breach]( Grassroots online items exchange forum Freecycle has been the focus of a massive data breach affecting more than 7 million of its users. Here's what you need to know. Non-profit organization Freecycle announced that it detected a data breach three months after stolen data from the site was put on sale on a hacking forum on May 30. It advised [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Why Skipping The iPhone 15 And Waiting For Apple's iPhone 16 Could Be A Bright Idea]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 05, 2023 11:06 am [Why Skipping The iPhone 15 And Waiting For Apple's iPhone 16 Could Be A Bright Idea]( Apple is already sending out invites for its next major press event, which is scheduled to take place a week from today. It's all but certain Apple will unveil its iPhone 15 series (among other products) during the 'Wonderlust' event, culminating in the iPhone 15 Pro Max or iPhone 15 Ultra. There will be new features, upgraded hardware, and [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Wants To School Google's Chromebooks With A Lower Cost MacBook]( By Aaron Leong on Sep 05, 2023 10:54 am [Apple Wants To School Google's Chromebooks With A Lower Cost MacBook]( It was only a matter of "when"—Apple is reportedly joining the lucrative and thriving education sector in the form of a line of low-cost MacBooks. These could be coming as soon as the second half of 2024, but what the products will look like is mostly still too early to tell. According to this DigiTimes Asia report, Apple may be offering [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Tech Tour Malaysia: Behind The Scenes Of Cutting-Edge Chip Manufacturing]( By Chris Goetting on Sep 05, 2023 10:12 am [Intel Tech Tour Malaysia: Behind The Scenes Of Cutting-Edge Chip Manufacturing]( Intel is hard at work executing on its IDM 2.0 strategy, with a stated goal to deliver five process node advancements in four years. The company recently brought us and other members of the tech press out to its facilities in Malaysia to see its progress first-hand. Intel has several factories in Penang and Kulim which handle a variety... [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NASA Confirms Giant Fireball Scorching Over The Mid-Atlantic Was A Meteor]( By Tim Sweezy on Sep 05, 2023 09:59 am [NASA Confirms Giant Fireball Scorching Over The Mid-Atlantic Was A Meteor]( NASA has confirmed that a bright fireball spotted over the mid-Atlantic states on September 3, 2023, was indeed a meteor. The streaking shooting star was seen by hundreds of eyewitnesses and captured on video by publicly accessible and personal cameras. A few folks in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States were treated to a stellar [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Core i9-14900K Raptor Lake Refresh CPU Pops Up On Geekbench With Curious Scores]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 05, 2023 09:36 am [Intel Core i9-14900K Raptor Lake Refresh CPU Pops Up On Geekbench With Curious Scores]( It could be another couple of weeks before Intel formally introduces its 14th Gen Core desktop processors, otherwise known as Raptor Lake-S Refresh. In the meantime, more leaks are piling up. The newest one is a small set of single-core and multi-core benchmark runs in Geekbench 6 for the Core i9-14900K, which is set to ascend into flagship [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Will Starfield Ever Land On PS5? What You Need To Know]( By Zak Killian on Sep 04, 2023 04:33 pm [Will Starfield Ever Land On PS5? What You Need To Know]( When Bethesda Game Studios first announced Starfield, it was 2018 and the company was still its own separate entity underneath Zenimax Media. Its parent was purchased by Microsoft in March of 2021, and the predictable happened: Starfield, Bethesda's first new IP in 25 years, became a Microsoft-exclusive property. That means Xbox and Windows, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Core i7-13700K Sold As An i9-13900K On Amazon Is A Reminder To Be Aware Of CPU Scammers]( By Mark Tyson on Sep 04, 2023 02:53 pm [Core i7-13700K Sold As An i9-13900K On Amazon Is A Reminder To Be Aware Of CPU Scammers]( A redditor has posted some images and screenshots from a PC system they thought was packing one of Intel's newest flagship processors. However, there is a jarring disconnect between the CPU photos and screenshots from PC sysinfo software tools. The redditor says they bought an Intel Core i9-13900K, but the firmest evidence before their eyes [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [This Windows 11 Bug Reportedly Gives File Explorer A Big Speed Boost]( By Zak Killian on Sep 04, 2023 02:27 pm [This Windows 11 Bug Reportedly Gives File Explorer A Big Speed Boost]( As the saying goes, no matter how much CPU, RAM, or storage you have, developers will find a way to use it. That doesn't necessarily mean that the way will be good or useful, mind you. According to some folks, Windows 11's File Explorer is notoriously slow even on fast systems with quick NVMe storage. Directories with a lot of files, particularly [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Baldur's Gate 3 Speedrunner Finishes Game In Under 4 Minutes Using A Morbid Trick]( By Ryan Whitwam on Sep 04, 2023 12:49 pm [Baldur's Gate 3 Speedrunner Finishes Game In Under 4 Minutes Using A Morbid Trick]( By some measures, Baldur's Gate 3 is the most highly reviewed PC game of all time, attaining an amazing 96/100 on the Metacritic review aggregator. This game features no in-app purchases or battle passes, with a level of polish and attention to detail that we really don't see enough of these days—and you can skip all of that if you just want [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google's Sloppy Approach To Browser Extensions Leaves You Vulnerable To Password Theft]( By Nathan Ord on Sep 04, 2023 12:04 pm [Google's Sloppy Approach To Browser Extensions Leaves You Vulnerable To Password Theft]( Recently, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison assessed the security of text input fields for web browsers. This research discovered that some sites store passwords in plaintext in the HTML source code of the site, which browser extensions could abuse to steal the credentials. The research, published on August 30th, explains [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Gear Up For NFL Football Season With These 4K TV Deals From Samsung, LG And Others]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 04, 2023 11:15 am [Gear Up For NFL Football Season With These 4K TV Deals From Samsung, LG And Others]( In just a matter of days NFL fans will join Carrie Underwood in belting out, "Waiting all day for Sunday niiiight!" And even sooner, viewers will get to tune in for the season opener on Thursday to see the Lions try to upset the Chiefs. Which is all to say, you have a great excuse to buy a new TV! Whether you're jonesing to catch the big games [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Arc GPU Owners Trying To Play Starfield Need To Download This Driver ASAP]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 04, 2023 09:58 am [Intel Arc GPU Owners Trying To Play Starfield Need To Download This Driver ASAP]( Okay, maybe "need" in our headline is a bit extreme. Don't try telling that to folks who are having a bear of a time getting up and running smoothly in Starfield on their Arc A770 or other Alchemist-based graphics card, though. In a statement last week, Intel said it was "aware of issues" with the game and was "working to improve the experience" [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [After A 30 Year Run, Microsoft Is Putting A Bullet In WordPad For Windows]( By Tim Sweezy on Sep 03, 2023 02:01 pm [After A 30 Year Run, Microsoft Is Putting A Bullet In WordPad For Windows]( After a 30-year run, Microsoft WordPad is being put out to pasture in favor of newer software. Microsoft says there is no need to worry, however, as it offers two options to take its place. As Microsoft has updated its Windows OS through the years, certain features and functionality have been deprecated or simply fallen to the wayside in [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel 14th Gen Core i9-14900K Breaks Cover At A Blistering 6GHz]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 03, 2023 11:34 am [Intel 14th Gen Core i9-14900K Breaks Cover At A Blistering 6GHz]( It's not really a secret that Intel is planning to trot out a lineup of 14th Gen Core desktop processors under the Raptor Lake-S Refresh banner. There have been multiple leaks and rumors dating back to last year, including ones from Intel's hardware partners. The latest leak, however, is another one centered on the Core i9-14900K, which barring [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Starfield Easter Egg Is A Nod To Skyrim Fans And Could Be A Pain In The Knee]( By Zak Killian on Sep 02, 2023 02:50 pm [Starfield Easter Egg Is A Nod To Skyrim Fans And Could Be A Pain In The Knee]( If you're reading this text right now, there is a considerable chance that you're a PC gamer, and if that's true, then there's a nearly-equal chance that you've played Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Part V: Skyrim. The game was a gigantic hit, and brought the company's already-popular fantasy game series out of a niche audience and into the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple’s September iPhone 15 Event Could Leave Fans Sour On The Fruits Of Cupertino]( By Nathan Ord on Sep 02, 2023 12:33 pm [Apple’s September iPhone 15 Event Could Leave Fans Sour On The Fruits Of Cupertino]( On September 12th, Apple is hosting its Wonderlust event, wherein the Cupertino-based company is expected to launch the iPhone 15 family and a new line of Apple Watches. However, some fans of the company might be in for a sour Apple experience if rumors are anything to go by, but much is still up in the air, so that could change on a dime. As [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [An AI Drone Pilot Just Smoked Three Top Human Drone Racing Champs]( By Tim Sweezy on Sep 02, 2023 12:13 pm [An AI Drone Pilot Just Smoked Three Top Human Drone Racing Champs]( As artificial intelligence advances, it has now sped its way to a win against world-champion drone racers. The AI system "Swift" that defeated the human pilots also has real-world applications, including environmental monitoring and disaster response. AI-enabled devices defeating human counterparts is not something new. IBM's Deep Blue [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [15 Top Amazon Labor Day Deals From Apple, Dell, Samsung, Dyson And More]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 02, 2023 10:44 am [15 Top Amazon Labor Day Deals From Apple, Dell, Samsung, Dyson And More]( Looking for a new laptop? How about a pair of earbuds with active noise cancellation, or maybe a new vacuum that doesn't...er, does suck? Now is the time to treat yourself—it's Labor Day weekend, and with the holiday comes a bevy of discounts on Amazon. We've rounded up several of the top deals, starting with the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro you [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Hackers Shoplift Personal Details Of 500K Forever 21 Employees In Retail Data Breach]( By Nathan Ord on Sep 01, 2023 03:18 pm [Hackers Shoplift Personal Details Of 500K Forever 21 Employees In Retail Data Breach]( This year, international fashion brand Forever 21, which has over 540 store locations, suffered a data breach affecting over 500,000 persons. As of late, a breach notice has been shared with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, and notices to affected parties will likely be delivered shortly. 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