Bad news, PC gamers: Graphics cards and processors could get even pricier
If you were hoping to build or upgrade a gaming PC this year, then we have some bad news: processors and graphics cards are set to get more expensive across 2022. The reason for this, according to DigiTimes, is that chip manufacturer TSMC is planning to…
Watch Knox.biz honor the 40 Under 40 class of 2021 at Thursday’s virtual ceremony
Knox News and Knox.biz invite you to celebrate the 40 Under 40 class of 2021 at a virtual celebration Thursday. Presented by Lincoln Memorial University, the ceremony premieres at 7 p.m. and can be found on the Knox.biz Facebook page and the Knoxville…
Next online Alabama surplus property auction starts Jan. 20
MONTGOMERY — Laptops, office furniture, vehicles and other items are among the lots up for bid in the next state surplus property auction starting Thursday. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is…
Brave new home: 2022 will be remembered for how it redefined the smart home
Amazon “In the living room the voice clock sang,” reads the opening line of Ray Bradbury’s seminal short story “There Will Come Soft Rains.” At the time of its publication in 1950, the smart home was scarcely more than an…
Microsoft to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft Corp. announced plans on Tuesday to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc., the maker of immensely popular franchises including “Call of Duty” and “Warcraft,” for $68.7 billion. The companies jointly announced…
They Found a Way to Thematically Sort All of Wikipedia on a Laptop
A Faster Way to Sift Through Massive Datasets From its debut in 2003, topic modeling had an enormous impact. But as datasets grew larger, the algorithm struggled. Blei and Bach were discussing the problem one night at a bar, when they realized that…
Self-propelled Airstream eStream is the future of travel trailers
Electric Ford F-150 Lightning revealed The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup has been revealed with a starting price under $40G. The all-electric truck is the most powerful F-150 ever and offers a range up to 300 miles per charge. This could really help…
What it means for PlayStation owners, other Call of Duty fans
If you own a PlayStation, how worried should you be the company behind the rival Xbox could soon own one of the industry’s biggest games? Microsoft’s announcement Tuesday that it planned to buy Activision Blizzard – the video game publisher…
Why journalists are taking burner phones to the Beijing Olympics
Olympics “They would have wanted to control us, anyway. This just gives them another excuse. China will be China.” Women wearing face masks printed with a slogan for the Beijing Winter Olympics Games take a selfie with a decoration for the Winter…
Texas sues Google over local radio ads for its smartphones
FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington. Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate…