The architect behind Nvidia RTX DLSS and ray tracing now works at Intel

Nvidia’s RTX features have been among the primary selling points of its graphics cards in recent years. But now, the mastermind behind those advanced graphics features now works for one of Nvidia’s new rivals in the world of gaming graphics: Intel. Nvidia RTX consists of two primary features: Real-time ray tracing andDeep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), both of which are critical for running the latest games with all the visual glitter turned on....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Gabriel Long

The best crowdfunding sites for 2019

Crowdfunding has become the go-to method for hot new tech companies to get their ideas funded and in the hands of consumers. Gone are the days of dealing with venture capitalists and mounds of debt: With the right idea, consumers themselves will fund your dreams for you — just ensure you havethe capability to deliver your productin the end. But crowdfunding isn’t solely limited to funding the development of new products and initiatives you think are cool....

June 25, 2025 · 5 min · 875 words · Eric Ali

The best Xbox exclusives of 2022: 6 Game Pass greats that saved Microsoft’s quiet year

The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S’s second year on the market was rough. While the consoles continue to sell well and Xbox Game Pass is still a great deal, thedelay ofRedfallandStarfieldinto 2023 decimated the Xbox consoles’ first-party 2022 lineup. While the lack of heavy-hitting AAA titles might initially make a list like this seem frivolous, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S still had quite a few compelling exclusives....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Michelle Young

The electric Volkswagen ID Buggy makes even Ferrari drivers stop and stare

Volkswagen resurrected the emblematic Meyers Manx beach buggy as an electric vehicle when it unveiled the ID Buggy concept at the 2019 Geneva Auto Show. Switzerland in early March is no place for an open-top dune buggy, its interior is fully waterproof but I’m certainly not, so I trekked out to sunny Pebble Beach, California, to take this one-of-a-kind concept car for a quick spin in the conditions it was developed to be enjoyed in....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 842 words · Spencer Pittman

These glitchy Game Boy Camera shots are little masterpieces

Over the course of the pandemic, people have flocked to their creature comforts, and sometimes, that meansretro games. Similarly, some have taken the opportunity tocreate new things for retro gaming platformsor using peripherals. That includes the Game Boy Camera. The piece of tech, a 0.001-megapixel camera that attaches to a Game Boy by slotting into it like any regular game, has had a resurgence as of late. Pictures people have taken with the peripheral appear frequently across Twitter or other social feeds....

June 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1091 words · Joshua Davis

This beloved TikTok hashtag just got its own app feature

A popular hashtag-turned-online-community has its own TikTok feature now. On Tuesday,TikTok launched a new featurethat is dedicated to #BookTok, a hashtag and TikTok community that is centered around discussing books. The new feature allows TikTok users to add links to books in their videos.According to TikTok’s blog post announcementabout the feature, when users select the links that are posted in the TikTok videos they’re watching, the links will open up “a dedicated page with details about the book, including a brief summary....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Robert Harper

This enormous liquid cooler is truly next-level

Hyte just unveiled new cooling solutions ahead ofComputex 2024, and while there’s a lot to sink your teeth into, the most interesting offering is the Thicc Q80 Trio. This is Hyte’s new all-in-one (AIO) liquid cooler that’s bound to compete against some of thebest coolerscurrently out there. It’s an indirect successor to the excellent Thicc Q60 (or perhaps just a beefier sibling), but this cooler serves up a new fan system, a larger copper cold plate, and other improvements....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Jerry Mitchell

Thor Reveals How He'd Kill the Hulk, & It's Incredibly Dark (But Smart)

Summary Warning: contains spoilers for Avengers: Twilight #6!For all ofAvengershistory, fans have debated who is the team’s strongest hero: the Asgardian God of ThunderThoror the gamma-irradiated rage monster known as theHulk. Now, Thor proves they’ve been focused on the wrong thing, revealing exactly how he’d kill the Hulk, without needing superior strength to do it. Thor’s method is incredibly dark, but itisfair, drawing on the character’s oldest lore to execute his friend-turned-enemy....

June 25, 2025 · 8 min · 1531 words · Lisa Gregory

Twitter finally gives up on cropping image previews

Twitter has launched full-size image previews so you’ll no longer have to guess what’s hiding in the rest of a cropped picture in your feed. Twitter launched the new full-size previews for iPhone and Android on Wednesday, May 5. Before the change, non-horizontal images were always cropped, forcing the user to tap on the picture to see it in full. The company began testing the new way of showing images earlier this year, and this week announced — via a tweet of course — that it was bringing full-size image previews to everyone using Twitter on mobile....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Kyle Bailey

User-generated GoPro Hero7 Black highlight reel has all the feels

There is a certain stereotype that follows GoPro users around — one often associated with the words “adrenaline” and “bro” — but the company’s latest highlight reel showcases a softer side of its customers. The two-minute supercut is the first built entirely from user-generated content, submitted for GoPro’s Million Dollar Challenge, and the company’s editors selected a nice diversity of clips for the final cut. Oh, don’t get us wrong, it still features plenty of death-defying stunts — and we admittedly eat that stuff up — but in addition to getting you totally stoked, this video will make you say “Aww!...

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Brandon Martin

Warner Bros. dates Hunt for Gollum, Evil Dead, & M. Night Shyamalan movie

As Tom Cruise loves to say, “See you at the movies.” Warner Bros. has announced the release dates forThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the next Evil Dead installment, and M. Night Shyamalan’s next mystery. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema will releaseThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumon June 05, 2025.Andy Serkiswill direct and star as Gollum, the slimy creature he originated in The Lord of the Rings trilogy....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Audrey Lewis

Watch Tesla’s new promo video showing off the Cybertruck

Tesla has released the first promotional video for the Cybertruck since delivering the pickup to the first buyers at a special event at Gigafactory Texas in Austin, on Thursday. The video (below), shared on YouTube and social media, runs with the tagline: “More utility than a truck, faster than a sports car.” The footage begins with close-ups of the all-electric Cybertruck before showing the vehicle tearing across lots of dramatic-looking terrain, with its quirky, angular design clear for all to see....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Laura Robinson

What is TikTok’s ‘I love your daughter’ trend? Sean Gunn’s short film goes viral

What is TikTok’s ‘I love your daughter’ trend? Sean Gunn’s short film goes viral Gilmore Girls actor Sean Gunn started TikTok’s ‘I love your daughter’ trend after users got ahold of an audio from his short film. TikTok’s‘I love your daughter’ trend began circulating the platform in September and has continued to go viral since then. The trend generally shows men saying what they have to offer to a woman....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Andrea Gates