Reddit Tells Microsoft Pay Up To Scrape Its Data Or Buzz Off

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [View this email in your browser]( [Reddit Tells Microsoft Pay Up To Scrape Its Data Or Buzz Off]( By Ryan Whitwam on Aug 01, 2024 12:00 pm [Reddit Tells Microsoft Pay Up To Scrape Its Data Or Buzz Off]( Reddit has grown to become one of the most popular websites in the world, and the company is leveraging that position to change the way online search operates. After forging deals with Google and OpenAI for access to its data, the site now wants other companies to pay up as well. Until they do, you won't see very much of Reddit on search engines [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2025 Ford Maverick Gets A Tricked Out Lobo Trim For Tuners And AWD Hybrid Option]( By Aaron Leong on Aug 01, 2024 10:42 am [2025 Ford Maverick Gets A Tricked Out Lobo Trim For Tuners And AWD Hybrid Option]( Ford has announced three completely new versions of the much-loved (and hard to find) Maverick mid-sized pickup. Customers can now buy a dedicated Maverick Tremor off-roader, a street performance-based Maverick Lobo, or a where-were-you-since-day-one Maverick AWD Hybrid with 4,000 lbs towing capacity. Ford is definitely creating its own niche [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NZXT Flexes Upgraded Desktop Gaming PC Rentals Starting At $59 Per Month]( By Paul Lilly on Aug 01, 2024 10:08 am [NZXT Flexes Upgraded Desktop Gaming PC Rentals Starting At $59 Per Month]( For the past several months, NZXT’s been low-key offering to rent fully assembled desktop gaming PCs with RTX hardware inside for a monthly fee. The program is called Flex and you might not have heard it, because for whatever reason, it hasn’t garnered a lot of attention. It is an interesting proposition, though, and all three configs offered [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Qualcomm's Snapdragon Mini PC Dev Kit With Snapdragon X Elite Is Up For Preorder]( By Paul Lilly on Aug 01, 2024 09:48 am [Qualcomm's Snapdragon Mini PC Dev Kit With Snapdragon X Elite Is Up For Preorder]( Is the era of x86 computing about to end? Not at all, though today's Arm-based solutions present the biggest threat to date to x86's decades-long dominance in the Windows landscape, and in time we could see a shift towards a more balanced (or at least less lopsided) roster of chips. Qualcomm's Snadragon X Elite and Plus platforms are spearheading [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Pixel 9 And 9 Pro: Storage, Tensor G4 And What To Expect]( By Aaron Leong on Aug 01, 2024 09:42 am [Google Pixel 9 And 9 Pro: Storage, Tensor G4 And What To Expect]( Google's big summer keynote is just around the corner, and we've covered leak after leak of the new Pixel 9 lineup. While it seems like there might not be any huge surprises for the actual Google I/O event left to uncover, Google could have a few cards under its sleeves. Readers of this site already have a pretty good idea what the upcoming [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Xbox’s New Controller Brings A 90s Vibe To Gaming, Now Available To Preorder]( By Tim Sweezy on Aug 01, 2024 09:38 am [Xbox’s New Controller Brings A 90s Vibe To Gaming, Now Available To Preorder]( Microsoft has unveiled a new special edition Xbox wireless controller that leaves little to the imagination. The Sky Cipher Special Edition controller offers a look into the intricate technology that powers a gamer’s playing experience with its transparent blue design. Every ‘90’s kid can probably remember having at least one piece of tech [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Extends AM4 Socket With New Ryzen 9 5900XT And Ryzen 7 5800XT CPUs]( By Thiago Trevisan on Aug 01, 2024 09:34 am [AMD Extends AM4 Socket With New Ryzen 9 5900XT And Ryzen 7 5800XT CPUs]( New CPU releases are often a cause for celebration, as consumers get their hands on the latest products. While AMD has recently delayed (just slightly) the launch of its Ryzen 9000 series due to some unforeseen issues (a typo on one of the SKU's heatspreaders and retail packaging), there is another surprise in store—some new Zen 4 options. The [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Destiny 2 Developer Bungie Is Laying Off 220 Employees And Game Devs React]( By Alan Velasco on Aug 01, 2024 09:18 am [Destiny 2 Developer Bungie Is Laying Off 220 Employees And Game Devs React]( Bungie will see a major reduction to its headcount, according to a letter posted by CEO Pete Parsons detailing the layoffs. The game studio will be losing 220 employees, or 17% of its staff. Moreover, another 155 employees, comprising 12% of its staff, will be shifted to Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) over the course of the next few [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Faces Potential Class-Action Lawsuit Over 14th/13th Gen CPU Stability Issues]( By Paul Lilly on Aug 01, 2024 08:58 am [Intel Faces Potential Class-Action Lawsuit Over 14th/13th Gen CPU Stability Issues]( It is probably just a matter of time before Intel is hit with a class-action lawsuit over unfortunate stability issues affecting a barrage of 14th Gen and 13th Gen Core processors. That likely inevitability is one step closer to becoming a reality, with law firm Abington Cole + Ellery investigating the situation and putting a call out to owners [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Scientists Want To Use The Moon As A Cryogenic Backup To Life On Earth]( By Tim Sweezy on Jul 31, 2024 08:20 pm [Scientists Want To Use The Moon As A Cryogenic Backup To Life On Earth]( New research by scientists at the Smithsonian Institute are proposing a plan to safeguard Earth’s endangered biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological material on the moon. According to the research, the permanently shadowed craters on the moon's surface, or perhaps lunar underground caves, are cold enough for cryogenic perseveration [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Will A GDDR6X Shortage Lead To A GeForce RTX 4070 With Downgraded Memory? Not So Fast]( By Zak Killian on Jul 31, 2024 04:50 pm [Will A GDDR6X Shortage Lead To A GeForce RTX 4070 With Downgraded Memory? Not So Fast]( NVIDIA's most powerful GeForce RTX graphics cards use GDDR6X memory as offers more stable signaling, in turn granting higher transfer rates—which is exactly why NVIDIA uses it. 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