System Shock remake review: a delightful surprise

System Shock remake review: a delightful surprise

The TriOptimum Corporation may have unleashed a murderous AI upon the world, but as I prepared to vaporize the hundredth empty soda can and food wrapper I’d picked off an eviscerated corpse, I couldn’t deny it had an A+ recycling program. System Shock is one of the rare video game remakes that may actually be … Read more

Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 2 controller is $35 off right now

Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series 2 controller is $35 off right now

If you’re in the market for a quality controller without breaking the bank, now might be a good opportunity. Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller in black is 19 percent off, dropping from $180 to $145. Though it’s not the lowest we’ve seen, it’s still a decent-sized drop from its retail price.  Microsoft The Xbox … Read more

The Morning After: Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025

The Morning After: Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025

JAXA, Japan’s NASA equivalent, has spent decades trying to make it possible to beam solar energy from space – which seems like technology for a far-future space anime. In 2015, JAXA scientists successfully beamed 1.8 kilowatts of power, enough energy to power an electric kettle 50 meters away, wirelessly. Now, a Japanese public–private partnership will … Read more

NASA’s SLS rocket is $6 billion over budget and six years behind schedule

NASA's SLS rocket is $6 billion over budget and six years behind schedule

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket designed to take astronauts to the moon is over budget and far behind it’s original schedule, according to a scathing new audit from NASA’s Inspector General. Furthermore, the report foresees “additional cost and schedule increases” that could potentially jeopardize the entire Artemis mission if problems aren’t handled.  NASA’s spending … Read more

NVIDIA’s next DGX supercomputer is all about generative AI

NVIDIA's next DGX supercomputer is all about generative AI

CEO Jensen Hiang made a string of announcements during his Computex keynote, including details about the company’s next DGX supercomputer. Given where the industry is clearly heading, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the DGX GH200 is largely about helping companies develop models. The supercomputer uses a new NVLink Switch System to enable 256 … Read more

Nvidia unveils Avatar Cloud Engine for Games at Computex

Nvidia unveils Avatar Cloud Engine for Games at Computex

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. At Computex, Nvidia unveiled its Nvidia Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) for Games, enabling smarter AI-based non-playable characters (NPCs) for gaming applications. ACE is a custom AI model foundry service that transforms games by bringing intelligence to NPCs through … Read more

Nvidia’s Grace Hopper Superchips for generative AI enter full production

Nvidia's Grace Hopper Superchips for generative AI enter full production

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Nvidia announced that the Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip is in full production, set to power systems that run complex AI programs. Also targeted and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, the GH200-powered systems join more than 400 system configurations … Read more