Your monitor’s refresh rate — how often your screen can display an image per second — is a key factor in how smooth software (especially video games) appear on your screen. That number is measured in Hz. 60 Hz means 60 times per second. Displays these days often start at 60 Hz and go as…
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Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:TCPC – Get Rating) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 51,454 shares of the investment management company’s stock, valued at approximately $562,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned…
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Intel has officially abandoned its plans to build a mega lab in Hillsboro, Oregon. The Oregonian received a statement today saying that the $700M facility will not be built, but the R&D work planned for the center has already started in other venues across the state. Intel’s decision aims to reduce costs and increase efficiency…
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Finding the best TIM can be a tricky endeavor, but some people are more adventurous than others. Case in point: An enthusiast recently broadened his GPU thermal paste search to include several interesting substances ranging from regular thermal paste to thermal pads, cheese, ketchup, toothpaste, diaper rash ointment, and even potatoes. The user originally set…
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Study design and aim This descriptive observational study was conducted in 2019 at the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Ilam to determine the effectiveness of CBL in teaching specialized nursing courses on the learning and satisfaction of nursing students. Setting and sample All 128 undergraduate nursing students in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th semesters…
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A Redditor has used the Midjourney AI image generator to create some Mini ITX PC case designs that wouldn’t look out of place at a custom PC builds expo. A selection of 28 fantastically alluring case designs were shared this weekend by Hybective (opens in new tab). Many of the designs could be great fodder…
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When we did our The Rise of China GPU Makers story inspired by Jon Peddie Research and then detailed by Jon Peddie himself, we were somewhat surprised that Loongson — a Chinese CPU champion — was not a part of the game. Well, now it looks like things have changed. One of the announcements that flew under our radar…
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AMD RX 6800 and 6900 graphics cards recently came under the spotlight after a bunch of them broke due to the GPU actually physically cracking, and we now have an apparent answer as to why this happened. This comes from KrisFix on YouTube (who runs a German repair shop that fixes hardware), who noticed the…
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Instagram wants photographers to know that it hasn’t abandoned them. As reported by The Verge, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri was hosting a weekly Q&A with users this week when was pressured about the company’s recent focus on video. Between more videos in the feed to the launching of Reels, the app has made a big…
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It’s been a long time since I’ve heard of a Siri mishap like this one. As reported by news.com.au, Jamie Alleyne, a professional Muay Thai fighter and boxing trainer, was training in his gym in Australia earlier this week. Suddenly, fifteen police officers in cop cars, ambulances, and more showed up in the parking lot…
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