Video games are overflowing with political messaging and allegory, but that shouldn't be news: that's exactly how all good art functions.

After conquering the world of Gacha games, HoYoverse, the studio behind popular titles such as Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, is seemingly gearing up to bring yet another AAA title to fans after the recent release of Zenless Zone Zero.

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Image: AMD AMD launched its first Zen 5 desktop processors earlier this month, and tomorrow, it’s about to release what looks like a disappointing flagship Ryzen 9 9950X CPU. Early reviews of the initial Zen 5 CPUs — the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X — revealed a lack of performance improvements and efficiencies, and now reviews of the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X are coming to the same conclusion. Hardware Unboxed has tested a variety of productivity workloads and games with the 9950X, and the results make the previous generation Ryzen 9 7950X chip look like a better value in most cases. Over a 13-game average running at 1080p with an RTX 4090, Hardware Unboxed found that the 9950X was just a single percent faster than the existing 7950X. AMD’s new... Continue reading…

Google overhauled the Pixel Fold 2 completely, starting with the name. The Pixel Fold successor is called Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Google included it in the Pixel 9 series unveiled earlier this week. Of course, the name is hardly the biggest change here. The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is much thinner and lighter than its predecessor. Also, it features a massive foldable screen with small symmetrical bezels. The specs nearly match the Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL, so the Pixel 9 Pro Fold will be just as capable as its non-folding siblings. However, Google made a big compromise to get this form factor right. I think it's a teaser of the compromise Apple will have to make with the rumored iPhone 17 Slim next year. It's also the kind of compromise that explains why the iPhone 17 Slim won't be as good a flagship as the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. Continue reading... The post Wondering why the iPhone 17 Slim can’t be a true flagship? The Pixel 9 Pro Fold has the answer appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $699 Apple Watch Ultra 2, self-bagging trash can, $349 Dyson V8 Plus vacuum, more Today’s deals: $699 Apple Watch Ultra 2, $529 iPad mini, $249 Bose QuietComfort headphones, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: Pixel 9 preorder offers, $400 off Narwal Freo X Ultra, $500 off Sony OLED TV, more

A computer algorithm developed by Iraqi and Australian researchers can diagnose diabetes, stroke, anemia, COVID-19, and a wide range of vascular and gastrointestinal issues with remarkable accuracy by observing the color of your tongue.

Heavy congestion caused by the Secret Service's road closure in front of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate could result in Palm Beach County officials seeking to shut the resort.

Russia has been pulling some troops out of Ukraine to respond to Kyiv's incursion into Russian territory, according to U.S. officials, showing signs that the surprise invasion of Kursk province last week has forced Moscow to shift its forces.