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Razer Releases Kraken V4 Headset Line For Gaming On Every Platform

Razer’s iconic Kraken gaming headset is evolving once again with two new versions, the Kraken V4 and V4 X. Razer touts the new Krakens as building on a legacy spanning over 12 years since the first Razer Kraken headset, and celebrating over 20 million units shipped worldwide. Razer’s new Kraken V4 gaming headset is the higher end of the two headsets, supporting 3 modes of connectivity via Razer’s Hyperspeed 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth, and USB connections,

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Suit Up For Tesla To Train Its Humanoid Robot And You Could Earn Up To $48 An Hour

Tesla wants to pay humans up to $48 an hour to suit up in a motion capture suit to help train its Optimus humanoid robot. Candidates need to be able to walk 7+ hours a day while carrying up to 30lbs, and need to be within a certain height range in order to work with the motion capture suit. Humanoid robots have been making strides over the last decade or so, with companies such as

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Black Myth: Wukong Surges Past 2M Players On Steam To Claim Single-Player Record

The highly anticipated, Tencent-backed game Black Myth: Wukong has taken Steam by storm, surging past 2 million concurrent players to claim a single-player record. The action RPG surpassed the all-time peaks of games such as Palworld, Elden Ring, Dota 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Counter-Strike 2, representing a mix of single-player and multi-player titles. Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology, and is based on Journey to the West, one of the

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Apple Supply Chain Tips M4 MacBook Arriving Sooner Than Expected

While Apple unveiled its M4 processor onboard the new iPad Pro in May of this year, many have been patiently waiting for the company’s latest silicon to arrive powering a new MacBook. Well, as well-informed reports have it, the wait may not be much longer. According to founder and CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, Ross Young, the new M4 MacBook Pro models are on schedule to arrive in the fourth quarter of this year. With

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Virtually All Pixel Phones Were Sold With A Security Flaw, Fix Incoming

An app designed for Verizon in-store demos, identified as Showcase.apk, has left several generations of Pixel smartphones vulnerable to a number of different types of attacks. The app has been around since 2017, and places nearly every Pixel device sold during that time at risk. However, Google remarked it is committed to removing the software from all affected Pixel devices. Google recently announced its latest lineup of Pixel smartphones, including a new XL model, and

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Subscribed To Disney+? Disney Says Your Family Can’t Sue If You Die At Its Park

While a widower filed a lawsuit against Disney Parks and Resorts for the wrongful death of his wife, Disney wants the case thrown out because the man signed up for a free month of Disney+ in 2019.  The plaintiff, Jeffrey Piccolo, is suing Disney for $50,000 after his wife, Kanokporn Tangsuan, died from an allergic reaction from food she ate while at the resort in 2023. The couple, and Piccolo’s mother-in-law, dined at Raglan Road

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TikTok Slides Into Your DMs With New Features To Challenge Messaging Apps

TikTok has been under fire from the US government for a while over the platform being owned by Chinese company ByteDance. While the US government aims to force the popular platform to sell to a US-owned company, or face being banned in the country, the platform itself continues to focus on its users and bringing new features that drive engagement. Such is the case with the addition of the highly requested Group Chat feature, which

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Samsung Offers Galaxy Z Fold6 Buyers $300 For Galaxy Watch And Buds Credit

Samsung is offering Galaxy Z Fold6 buyers a healthy $300 credit toward the purchase of accessories or compantion devices, including the Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Buds3, which are already 25% off. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 brings subtle changes and significant refinements over its predecessor, as you can see in our review here at HotHardware. With a thinner and lighter design, QXGA+ display, and a solid array of cameras, the Z Fold6 is

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3D Printed Houses Priced Up To $600K Fill A 100 Home Texas Neighborhood

As home prices continue to skyrocket, some companies are looking at new methods of building homes to hopefully reduce the strain on the market. Such is the case with ICON, a company focused on building 3D printed houses to combat the global housing crisis. In other markets, NASA has been looking into 3D printed habitats for future missions to the Moon and Mars, and even had a few volunteers live in a 3D printed Mars

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Samsung Issues Critical Security Patch For Millions Of Galaxy Devices, Update ASAP

While many Samsung smartphone owners may have been waiting for One UI 6.1.1 to drop this month, the company instead dropped an urgent security patch for millions of Galaxy devices. The new August security update addresses a few security vulnerabilities, and Samsung is urging its users to update ASAP. Samsung recently launched its latest foldable devices, the Galaxy Z Fold6 and the Galaxy Z Flip6. The two devices launch into a more crowded foldable market,

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