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Texas paid this company to mine bitcoin during an ongoing energy crisis Meanwhile, Texans are paying 50% more in electricity costs compared to last year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Riot Blockchain, abitcoinmining company based in Texas, was able to completely offset the cost of a month’s worth of electricity thanks to a state subsidy. It did so by voluntarily turning off some of its miners during the month of July, thus earning millions in power credits for “contributing to power grid stability in Texas....

The best way to stress test a supercomputer is processing a supernova Supercomputers don’t use FurMark, you won’t be surprised to learn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Imagine instead of sitting through the same boring old stress test software runs over and over again to test your new hardware, you could sit back and let your PC process radio telescope observations of dying stars....

The FCC rejects Starlink’s $885M internet proposal because its speeds are too slow The FCC said Elon Musk’s internet company failed to demonstrate that it “could deliver the promised service.” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The FCC rejected a proposal from Starlink, a subsidiary ofElon Musk’s SpaceX, which would have given the company nearly $1 billion in subsidies for offering broadband internet services to rural areas in the United States from the RDOF (Rural Digital Opportunity Fund)....

The internet won’t stop roasting this new Forspoken trailer The snarky, self-referential dialog in the new video is really not good, but it’s inspired some pretty good replies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Forspoken, Square Enix’s next big RPG, made a pretty positive impression on us when we checked it out in a December 2021preview session. The tale of a tough young woman from New York City who falls through an interdimensional portal into the fantasy world of Athia promises a stylish blend of action, magic, and parkour in a dangerous open world, and while we didn’t get to see everything, the bits we saw were “sick as hell....

These simple keyboard shortcuts broke the brains of my Gen Z coworkers As a lowly elder millennial, I truly thought these keyboard commands were known by everyone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In my many video meetings with PC Gamer editors, I often share my screen to draw attention to something specific: a presentation slide, a headline, an important dog that we need to discuss....

This is almost the sci-fi gaming desk of my dreams yet I am not worthy The sleek, minimalist Lumina Desk comes with a broad OLED screen and demands you declutter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When I started my career as a games then tech journalist nigh-on two decades ago, I never thought I’d spend so much time writing about furniture....

This Undertale mod adds local co-op, but playing online requires some extra work Undertale Together allows for “couch co-op” out of the box and online play through a virtual desktop. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Originally released in 2019, Moddb user Depa31’sUndertale Togetherallows two players to complete the entirety of Toby Fox’s 2015 indie adventure, well,together. With help from a remote desktop tool likeParsec, it can effectively offer online co-op as well....