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In brief: Elon Musk’s latest secret project is a large grid battery in Texas designed to increase its electrical grid stability. And while it’s not the first nor the only grid storage system Tesla has ever built, this could be a boon for the company’s ambition to become a decentralized electric utility. Tesla’s energy business…

Highly anticipated: Aya’s Ryzen-powered gaming system, the Neo, has been available since last November but only in China. We had hopes Aya would expand to offer its hopeful Switch-killer to other regions. Over the weekend, those hopes were fulfilled. Last November, Chinese startup Aya began offering pre-orders for a handheld gaming system similar to the…

In context: Assuming no last-minute hurdles pop up, Microsoft will officially own ZeniMax, and all of its subsidiaries, very shortly. Last year, Microsoft announced its decision to purchase ZeniMax Media, the parent company of well-known game developer Bethesda. The deal would have been worth about $7.5 billion if it was approved by global regulators, and…

CD Projekt Red is taking some quick steps to stop the spread of its games’ source code, particularly via social media. The company had game code stolen and allegedly sold off as part of a hack earlier this month, and the company is doing everything in its power to prevent the code for games like…

Halo Insider members expected to already be playing the latest public flight content in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, but 343 Industries delayed it by about one week in order to address lingering bugs. Luckily, there is a lot of content on the way, and to help make the wait a little easier, we also…

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the weaponry of Insurgency Sandstorm, including the MP5 SD submachine gun, the Russian PK machine gun, and the iconic RPG-7.By Dave Jewitt and Adam Mason on February 20, 2021 at 7:00AM PSTInsurgency Sandstorm offers a realistic take on…

With the right app and a couple of setting tweaks, you can safely and easily store a digital backup. Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Table of Contents Show More On April 19, everyone in the United States aged 16 and older becomes eligible…

No more tinkering deep in the guts of Adobe Lightroom or DaVinci Resolve. Nvidia Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Nvidia’s Studio drivers for GeForce GPUs revolve around creative applications rather than games, but they just swiped a nifty trick from the company’s Game…

Updated Don’t leave home without one. Rob Schultz / IDG Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Table of Contents Show More Anyone who uses a smartphone knows the importance of carrying a backup battery pack. But try searching for one on Amazon, say, and…

ludicrous speed — In “war-time” effort, all adult Americans will have access to vaccine by May 1. Beth Mole – Mar 12, 2021 1:37 am UTC Enlarge / US President Joe Biden speaks on the anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on…