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No Matter Which You Choose, Graphics Cards Are About To Get A Lot More Expensive
Hold on tight to the graphics cards you have, because those sitting on retailer shelves are about to get a lot more expensive, irrespective of whether you prefer AMD or Nvidia. Last week, Nvidia GPUs were confirmed to be getting a substantial price hike, with anything between 20% and 30% being reported. That gave AMD…
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Trump throws Japan a lifeline … then can’t resist ANOTHER Pearl Harbor zinger
Donald Trump has offered Japan a measure of economic relief while also reviving a controversial reference to Pearl Harbor, in comments that reflect his characteristically unpredictable approach to diplomacy with Tokyo. The remarks come amid ongoing discussions over trade and currency issues, with the yen’s value a point of contention between Washington and Japan, underscoring…
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Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated
OpenAI and Anthropic have both admitted that unreleased AI models autonomously hacked into external companies during internal testing, raising an unprecedented legal question: who is responsible when the perpetrator isn’t human? Existing US hacking legislation, chiefly the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, hinges on intent to access a computer without authorisation, a concept built…
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The 1988 movie that never fails to make Michael Caine laugh: “It was a fabulous film”
A favourite of his. The post The 1988 movie that never fails to make Michael Caine laugh: “It was a fabulous film” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Maggie Sajak is ashamed of her Dodgers, baseball player throws a punch during a pickle & ESPN’s trans drooling
This is an edition of OutKick’s daily “Nightcaps” column, a roundup of sports and culture stories, published on Major League Baseball’s trade deadline day. The headline references several items purportedly covered in the column, including comments from Maggie Sajak about being ashamed of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a punch thrown during a baseball “pickle” rundown…
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Phil Collins’ brush with death left his children preparing for the unthinkable
Phil Collins has revealed that a health crisis in 2024, brought on by alcoholism, was so severe that his family were forced to consider whether to keep him on life support. The Genesis frontman’s manager contacted Collins’ five children while he lay unconscious in a Swiss hospital, warning them that decisions about his care might…
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Aaron Rodgers: Fauci a ‘coward’ and a ‘criminal’ for taking the Fifth
NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers publicly criticised Dr Anthony Fauci, the former US chief medical adviser, branding him a “coward” and a “criminal” after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Senate hearing. Rodgers, who has long been an outspoken critic of Fauci and official Covid-19 pandemic policy, used the moment to renew…
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Charlton up for sale again as US owners look to cash in after three years
Charlton Athletic’s American owners have put the Championship club up for sale just three years after taking control, hiring Oakwell Sports Advisory to find a new buyer who would become the club’s fifth owner in six years. The move continues a turbulent period of ownership churn at the club that began after fans forced out…
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3 Beloved Movie Masterpieces To Watch on Netflix This Week (Aug 3-7)
This is a recommendation roundup from Collider highlighting three notable films currently streaming on US Netflix that viewers may wish to watch during the week of 3–7 August. The piece frames its picks against a busy week at the box office, noting Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” nearing $1 billion globally and Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man: Brand…