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South Korean ISP sues Netflix because Squid Game is just too damn popular SK Broadband wants Netflix to pay for increased maintenance and network expenses driven by the hit show. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. A South Korean internet service provider has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, asking that the company be ordered to pay for costs caused by a surge of traffic driven by the popularity of the series Squid Game....

Storage study finds SSDs might not be much more reliable than HDDs after all Backblaze compares the failure rates of SSDs and HDDs in a cloud backup environment. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Conventional wisdom says solid state drives are inherently less prone to failures than mechanical hard disk drives because they lack any moving parts. But as it turns out, having spinning platters, actuator arms, and a motor, as found in all HDDs, may not be a big disadvantage as it relates to reliability, a new report by Backblaze suggests....

The Asus and Noctua Edition RTX 3070 seems like it’s going to be as quiet as it is brown This unique-looking GPU will be out later this month. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Earlier in the week, a leaked image of the very brownAsusGeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Editionwas discovered, leading to speculation on whether we would see this thing released anytime soon....

The Epic Games Store finally gets achievements next week Achievement unlocked! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Good news, achievement hunters. The Epic Games Store is finally getting cheevos, adding Epic Achievements to at least six games next week, with more to come in future. Epic announced the new feature in ablog postearlier today, unveiling how its particular version of the popular feature will work....

This super-realistic Minecraft grass will probably set your PC on fire Green with envy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. If you love coolMinecraft texture packsand also setting your PC on fire, then please bear witness to this mod that turns your flat, blocky grass into a lush field of realistic, ultra-satisfying greenery. Mmm, I can smell the burning already....

UnMetal is a surprisingly fun (and funny) parody of classic Metal Gear War has changed, and become positively ridiculous. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. As special agent Jesse Fox, I’ve become trapped beneath an enemy base, hunted by countless guards above. A voice in my head reminds me this is just a flashback, and asks me if there were any rats in this deadly sewer....

Valheim patch tweaks weapons and food, adds festive Jack-o'-turnip Get into the spirit with a spooky Viking Halloween decoration. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Valheim’s developers continue to tweak the balance of last month’sHearth and Home update, trying to find a happy medium between the way the game used to work and how it works now. Once again, the game has been nudged to make things a bit easier on players with a patch that buffs the stats of a number of foods and lowers the stamina costs of using most melee weapons....