The Time for Pragmatism in Tech, DOOM Eternal benchmarked

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech March 24 Tested [DOOM Eternal PC Graphics Benchmark]( Doom Eternal is the series' latest demon-killing romp, bringing more weapon variety, a plethora of new demons to face off against, and exciting new environments to explore. Today we're taking 25 graphics cards to see [how they perform in Doom Eternal]( using the latest optimized GPU drivers. Doom Eternal is the series' latest demon-killing romp, bringing more weapon variety, a plethora of new demons to face off against, and exciting new environments to explore. Today we're taking 25 graphics cards to see [how they perform in Doom Eternal]( using the latest optimized GPU drivers. Virtual Reality [Half-Life: Alyx review round-up: A watershed moment for VR]( Here’s a quick look at what some those with early access to the game have discovered thus far. Here’s a quick look at what some those with early access to the game have discovered thus far. Watch This [Intel shows how a 10nm processor goes "from sand to silicon"]( The subtle art of giving a pile of sand a brain is, well... complicated. As you'll see in the video, a chip travels "hundreds of miles" along Intel's automated lines as it goes from one tool to another. A processor… The subtle art of giving a pile of sand a brain is, well... complicated. As you'll see in the video, a chip travels "hundreds of miles" along Intel's automated lines as it goes from one tool to another. A processor… Opinion [The time for pragmatism in tech is now]( Today's situation is also getting people to think differently about what technology products can and can’t do for them, which is leading to some important reassessments of what really matters as well as what’s truly useful and what isn’t. Frankly,… Today's situation is also getting people to think differently about what technology products can and can’t do for them, which is leading to some important reassessments of what really matters as well as what’s truly useful and what isn’t. Frankly,… Mobile [Petition demands Samsung stops using Exynos processors in its phones]( The petition, which has been signed by over 21,000 people, states: “Phones with Exynos SoC chips are shown to perform slower, have less battery life, use inferior camera sensors and processing, overheat and throttle faster, amongst other issues.” The petition, which has been signed by over 21,000 people, states: “Phones with Exynos SoC chips are shown to perform slower, have less battery life, use inferior camera sensors and processing, overheat and throttle faster, amongst other issues.” Security [Microsoft reports new zero-day vulnerability in Windows that is being actively exploited]( Microsoft posted a new security advisory today (ADV200006), detailing what it's calling "Type 1 Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." They have given the vulnerability a "critical" severity rating, which is the highest severity rating Microsoft gives. Microsoft posted a new security advisory today (ADV200006), detailing what it's calling "Type 1 Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." They have given the vulnerability a "critical" severity rating, which is the highest severity rating Microsoft gives. Culture [Tech-heavy Tokyo Olympics have been pushed back to 2021]( From the moment the 2016 Rio games ended, it was clear that Tokyo was setting the stage to showcase its culture and prominence within the tech industry. During the closing ceremony, the Prime Minister emerged out of a warp pipe… From the moment the 2016 Rio games ended, it was clear that Tokyo was setting the stage to showcase its culture and prominence within the tech industry. During the closing ceremony, the Prime Minister emerged out of a warp pipe… Hardware [Intel Lakefield processor spotted in the wild outperforming Snapdragon 835]( Benchmarks have leaked for another Intel Lakefield SoC. A tweet from InstLatX64 on Saturday revealed Geekbench tests on a Core i5-L15G7. It appears to be a lower-spec version of the Core 15-L16G7 that was spotted in UserBenchmark tests back in… Benchmarks have leaked for another Intel Lakefield SoC. A tweet from InstLatX64 on Saturday revealed Geekbench tests on a Core i5-L15G7. It appears to be a lower-spec version of the Core 15-L16G7 that was spotted in UserBenchmark tests back in… Coronavirus [Folding@home now has access to over 470 petaFLOPS of distributed compute power to research Covid-19]( What started as a call to action from PCMR and Nvidia has resulted in some 400K volunteers joining Folding@home to donate computing resources aimed at studying Covid-19. Before gaining traction within the PC gaming and enthusiast community, Dr. Greg Bowman… What started as a call to action from PCMR and Nvidia has resulted in some 400K volunteers joining Folding@home to donate computing resources aimed at studying Covid-19. Before gaining traction within the PC gaming and enthusiast community, Dr. Greg Bowman… [US airlines prepare for shutdown of all domestic passenger flights]( The news comes from a Wall Street Journal report that cites anonymous industry and federal officials. It states that government agencies are considering ordering a shutdown as cancelations increase due to the coronavirus. According to Flightstats, there have been almost… [YouTube videos will default to standard definition worldwide for the next month]( YouTube starting today will stream videos at standard definition (480p) quality by default for users worldwide in an effort to ease Internet traffic according to a report from Bloomberg. [Leaked Intel Rocket Lake-S diagram highlights platform’s feature set, PCIe 4.0 support and integrated Xe graphics]( Intel’s Rocket Lake-S platform is getting some attention this week thanks to a leaked diagram courtesy of the gang over at VideoCardz.com. [PlayStation VP now says PS5 is compatible with the 'overwhelming majority' of PS4 games]( On Monday, PlayStation updated its keynote recap, explicitly addressing the concerns over backward compatibility. According to Sony’s Senior Vice President of Platform Planning & Management Hideaki Nishino, the PS5 should support “the overwhelming majority” of PlayStation 4 games. [Gmail debuted in 2004 as an invitation-only beta offering how much free storage?]( Hotmail offered a generous 2MB as a comparison. [Steam breaks its concurrent user record, again, passing 22 million people]( On March 15, Steam broke the previous concurrent user record when it passed 20 million. It had already beaten the 18.8 million record set on February 2 just 24 hours earlier. That figure passed 21 million on Friday, and Yesterday… [Best Buy employees will bring your purchase out to your car]( Best Buy's shift to curbside service on an interim basis starts today (March 22). This works for orders purchased through BestBuy.com or through the Best Buy app and requested to pick up locally. What’s more, if a customer couldn’t place… [Plague Inc.'s new mode lets players save the world from a pandemic instead of destroying it]( Plague Inc.’s developer, Ndemic Creations, recently donated $250,000 to help in the battle against the coronavirus. The money was split between the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization's Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund. [Verizon lifts broadband caps and offers free data upgrades to customers amidst COVID-19 outbreak]( Indeed, Verizon (as well as several other telecoms) has already agreed to lift late fees and end service cancellations (due to payment delinquency) for the next couple of months due to the COVID-19 epidemic. [Ransomware gang breaks promise not to target medical organizations during coronavirus outbreak]( We’ve seen several hospitals hit with ransomware over the years, forcing some to run on pen and paper. With so many medical facilities struggling with the influx of coronavirus patients, a ransomware attack right now would be devastating, and almost… [White House puts American supercomputers to work on Covid-19]( In response to the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, the White House has launched the Covid-19 HPC Consortium, allowing researchers access to US-based supercomputers. The Covid-19 HPC Consortium is a public-private consortium, headed up by the White House, the US… [Apple rolls out universal purchases for the App Store, will expand marketplace to 20 more countries]( Apple's plan to offer universal purchases for apps was revealed last month, and the feature has now been officially announced by the company for developers, enabling them to distribute their software across Apple's platforms with a single purchase. [NASA suspends work on the James Webb Space Telescope]( Unfortunately for the James Webb Space Telescope, it falls into the latter category. 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