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Lori Petty And Ice-T's Cult Classic '90s Sci-Fi Comedy Is Streaming For Free Original
Lori Petty And Ice-T's Cult Classic '90s Sci-Fi Comedy Is Streaming For Free MGM "Tank Girl," based on the comic of the same name, is one of the more infamous box-office bombs in history, pulling in $6 million against a $25 million budget and being deemed a stinker by critics at the time. However, the film has since garnered a cult audience.
The Big Problem Every Artificial Intelligence Company Faces
The Big Problem Every Artificial Intelligence Company Faces Hapabapa/Getty Images The AI industry is facing multiple problems, all at once, and they all feed into the same big, snowballing problem. There's a need for revenue that has to hit such a ludicrous height ($6 trillion) that it would have to rival or surpass the car industry. That holds 1% of the world's gross domestic product (GDP) as of 2024, at around $3 trillion.
The Big Problem Every Artificial Intelligence Company Faces
Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI model lost $42 billion in 2025, according to leaked financial information in its initial public offering document. The AI industry is facing multiple problems, all at once, and they all feed into the same big, snowballing problem. There's a need for revenue that has to hit such a ludicrous height ($6 trillion) that it would have to rival or surpass the car industry. That holds 1% of the world's gross domestic product (GDP) as of 2024, at around $3 trillion.
What does GHz mean on a CPU?
GHz, which stands for gigahertz, is the measurement of cycles per second that the central processing unit (CPU or processor) can perform. A gigahertz is a billion cycles per second, and it is generally understood that the more GHz on the CPU, the faster the computer will be. However, with years of efficiency and tinkering under the belts of processor makers like Intel and AMD, they can now achieve significantly faster speeds at lower GHz than previous generations.
What Does GHz Mean On A CPU?
What Does GHz Mean On A CPU? Shih-wei/Getty Images GHz, which stands for gigahertz, is the measurement of cycles per second that the central processing unit (CPU or processor) can perform. A gigahertz is a billion cycles per second, and it is generally understood that the more GHz on the CPU, the faster the computer will be.
What Does GHz Mean On A CPU?
Is a higher GHz CPU always faster? Uncover what gigahertz actually measures, how clock speed works, and the hidden specs that matter just as much. GHz, which stands for gigahertz, is the measurement of cycles per second that the central processing unit (CPU or processor) can perform. A gigahertz is a billion cycles per second, and it is generally understood that the more GHz on the CPU, the faster the computer will be.
10 Times Software Got Users In Trouble With The US Government Original
10 Times Software Got Users In Trouble With The US Government Garun .Prdt/Shutterstock Every once in a while, software manages to land users in hot water. Recently, and most unprecedented, was the case of Sam Tunick, an activist connected to the resistance against "Cop City," a training facility in Atlanta. While being held by American law enforcement, he wiped his phone with Android alternative GrapheneOS' duress security feature, which wipes the phone completely and prevents recovery.
What Xbox Developer Mode Actually Lets You Do Original
What Xbox Developer Mode Actually Lets You Do Microsoft Xbox Developer Mode is a special piece of functionality that unlocks the console, specifically for testing games in development. In 2016, the Xbox division within Microsoft moved to launch Developer Mode, hoping to increase the number of developers adopting Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which is the same program format used by the Microsoft Store and the Xbox app on PC.
What Do K And F Mean On Intel CPUs?
9 hours ago This easy fix will give you more data on your device so you can go back to screenshotting every meme you see. When your old-school digital camera got full, you could just switch out the memory card and keep snapping pictures. (And before that, you could simply buy new film.) iPhones, however, are …
What Do K And F Mean On Intel CPUs? Original
Daniel Chetroni/Shutterstock Intel processors will often be adorned with different letters and numbers, but there is no real indication as to what they do on the product pages, other than "Unlocked" or something vaguely similar. Most users will see things like "K," "F," a combination, or even other letters like "H" and "V." Each letter does have a technical reason for being there, and it's relatively easy to remember.
The Likely Reason Why Apple Stopped Making Wi-Fi Routers Original
The Likely Reason Why Apple Stopped Making Wi-Fi Routers Bobkov Evgeniy/Shutterstock Before the iPhone, Apple had a brand of wireless routers, called AirPort. Launched in 2003, Apple suddenly disbanded its AirPort team in 2016, before completely killing off the brand just two years later. Since then, there's been zero indication that Apple wants to step back into the mesh router rodeo, and the real reason why they did this? If you guessed "money," you get a gold star.
Which Cloud Subscription Service Offers The Best Value? Original
Which Cloud Subscription Service Offers The Best Value? Arthead-/Getty Images Choosing a cloud service for storage and other productivity can be confusing, as it can be hard to determine which one — of the many different options — is the best bang for your buck, whether that be in terms of how much storage per dollar you get or the host of tools it offers.
Kaleidescape's New 246 TB Server Holds The Equivalent Of 4,000 4K Movies
Kaleidescape's New 246 TB Server Holds The Equivalent Of 4,000 4K Movies Kaleidescape Every homelabber's dream is to have a massive amount of storage for their movie and TV collections. Well, for the low, low price of ... probably over a hundred thousand dollars, you can get the Kaleidescape Compact Terra Prime with 246 TB of solid-state storage.
Kaleidescape's New 246 TB Server Holds The Equivalent Of 4,000 4K Movies
Every homelabber's dream is to have a massive amount of storage for their movie and TV collections. Well, for the low, low price of ... probably over a hundred thousand dollars, you can get the Kaleidescape Compact Terra Prime with 246 TB of solid-state storage. Announced at CEDIA Expo 2026, the SSD can hold around 4,000 movies from Kaleidescape's service, and three together are said to be able to store the entire library that's available.
9 Changes Meta Has To Make To Facebook And Instagram After The Billion-Dollar Settlement
9 Changes Meta Has To Make To Facebook And Instagram After The Billion-Dollar Settlement Jill Connelly/Getty Images Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been hit with a massive settlement of up to $18 billion, plus another $945 million in three separate fines, over findings that link its platforms to social media addiction in children. This is down significantly from the original figure of $1.4 trillion sought by California and 28 other states.
9 Changes Meta Has To Make To Facebook And Instagram After The Billion-Dollar Settlement
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been hit with a massive settlement of up to $18 billion, plus another $945 million in three separate fines, over findings that link its platforms to social media addiction in children. This is down significantly from the original figure of $1.4 trillion sought by California and 28 other states.
Is An iPhone Actually More Powerful Than The Nintendo Switch 2? Original
Is An iPhone Actually More Powerful Than The Nintendo Switch 2? Apple/Nintendo The smartphone vs. Nintendo Switch 2 argument isn't something that's a one-to-one fit, especially when it comes to iPhones. Overall, the iPhone is more powerful in terms of options of what you can do with it. However, let's be a little more sensible and compare them when it comes to gaming.
The Cheapest Way To Make Your iPhone 17 A Better Work Device Original
The Cheapest Way To Make Your iPhone 17 A Better Work Device Karlis Dambrans/Shutterstock The iPhone 17 from Apple can be a powerful work device once you start cracking the whip. While the phone has automated features to maintain battery life through the day and manage brightness, once you get your fingers into it, you can turn the iPhone 17 — with its genuinely excellent value — into a work productivity powerhouse. The best part is that it's baked into the iPhone already, no need to buy anything.
SuperStation One Review: The Endgame Retro Machine
iPhone 18 7 hours ago SANDMARC debuts new leather and metal iPhone 18 Pro camera cases [Exclusive deal] 9to5Toys - Justin Kahn • 7h The new SANDMARC iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max cases have arrived. Among my personal favorite models out there, the brand is once again delivering its unique combination leather and metal treatment, this time in some new colors including a “deep wine” Burgundy tone.
SuperStation One Review: The Endgame Retro Machine Original
SuperStation One Review: The Endgame Retro Machine Joel Loynds/BGR The SuperStation One from RetroRemake is an excellent, if niche bit of kit that should be on retro gaming fans' radars. Capable of playing games from PlayStation 1 to the Game Boy Advance, it's a tad different than your usual Android retro handheld or emulation box. With the "Console Mode" now out and myself going hands-on with it for a few weeks, it's time to finally take a proper look at the PlayStation-inspired gaming machine.
SuperStation One Review: The Endgame Retro Machine
The SuperStation One from RetroRemake is an excellent, if niche bit of kit that should be on retro gaming fans' radars. Capable of playing games from PlayStation 1 to the Game Boy Advance, it's a tad different than your usual Android retro handheld or emulation box. With the "Console Mode" now out and myself going hands-on with it for a few weeks, it's time to finally take a proper look at the PlayStation-inspired gaming machine.
You Can Use Your Old Mac Mini As A Home Server — Here's How Original
You Can Use Your Old Mac Mini As A Home Server — Here's How Hadrian/Shutterstock Turning your old Mac Mini into a media server is actually incredibly simple these days. Older Mac Minis come with Intel chips, which can easily support headless or server versions of Linux distributions without much extra elbow grease.
Which AirPods Are The Best For Phone Calls?
Which AirPods Are The Best For Phone Calls? Hxyume/Getty Images Choosing a pair of AirPods to go with your iPhone for calls can be a tough choice. Do you go for the more affordable option but lose out on newer features, or go all in? Well, if you want the best call quality, it's currently the AirPods Pro 3. Naturally, these earbuds work best when paired to an iPhone, but they still work on Android devices — albeit with a variety of integrated features locked out.
Which AirPods Are The Best For Phone Calls?
Choosing a pair of AirPods to go with your iPhone for calls can be a tough choice. Do you go for the more affordable option but lose out on newer features, or go all in? Well, if you want the best call quality, it's currently the AirPods Pro 3. Naturally, these earbuds work best when paired to an iPhone, but they still work on Android devices — albeit with a variety of integrated features locked out. That said, when it comes down to call quality for AirPods, the Pro 3 are the standouts.
6 Unique Gaming Consoles Released Only In China
17 hours ago With the 3DS eShop closed, the system’s software library has already begun to feel like a relic. That’s a sad fate, considering how many hours of enjoyment it provided before Switch became the only Nintendo platform anyone wanted to talk about. Fortunately, not all of those games have been lost to …
6 Unique Gaming Consoles Released Only In China Original
6 Unique Gaming Consoles Released Only In China Cancan Chu/Getty Images Chinese consoles are such a fascinating topic to dive into. From Nintendo allowing other companies to rebrand and distribute its hardware to a rich history of bootlegs, it's cool to see how the country's manufacturers responded to the booming video game industry. Famiclones were the hot thing for a while, with company Subor even snagging Jackie Chan for a spokesperson role.
6 Unique Gaming Consoles Released Only In China
Chinese consoles are such a fascinating topic to dive into. From Nintendo allowing other companies to rebrand and distribute its hardware to a rich history of bootlegs, it's cool to see how the country's manufacturers responded to the booming video game industry. Famiclones were the hot thing for a while, with company Subor even snagging Jackie Chan for a spokesperson role. These were, well, clones of the Nintendo Famicom, which was released in the West as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Toy Story Is The First CGI Movie, But This CGI Show Came Out First
YTV via ReBoot ReWind Airing a year before Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story" hit the big screen in 1995, "ReBoot" was a four-season kids' show that was entirely done with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Created by four people, Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell, and John Grace, "ReBoot" was about a Guardian, Bob, along with his crew, Enzo and Dot Matrix, protecting the computer world they inhabit, the Mainframe.
3 Perks Of Switching To An Nvidia GPU, According To Owners
2 hours ago Nvidia's potential investment could value the ChatGPT rival at around $2 trillion. Anthropic is reportedly in talks with Nvidia to secure funding for its upcoming IPO, according to an exclusive report from Reuters. If the deal goes through, it'd make Anthropic's IPO one of the largest stock market …
3 Perks Of Switching To An Nvidia GPU, According To Owners Original
3 Perks Of Switching To An Nvidia GPU, According To Owners Veni Vidi...shoot/Getty Images You may have noticed that Nvidia has been incredibly busy in recent years as it essentially pivots away from its gaming business. Not only has the company gone all in on artificial intelligence, it's also been selling graphics cards (GPUs) to a variety of data centers, causing prices to skyrocket as demand outweighs availability. As such, it can be hard to find many true Nvidia likers anymore.
4 Powerful Tablets That Can Replace Your Work Laptop Original
4 Powerful Tablets That Can Replace Your Work Laptop PeopleImages/Shutterstock Your work laptop might be running a little slow, or maybe you're just fed up with the lack of a touchscreen for some of your more creative workflows. Tablets have effectively become these weird hybrid devices over time. When the original iPad launched, it didn't support a multitude of features, like multitasking or HDMI out — it was essentially just a big iPhone.
4 Powerful Tablets That Can Replace Your Work Laptop
Your work laptop might be running a little slow, or maybe you're just fed up with the lack of a touchscreen for some of your more creative workflows. Tablets have effectively become these weird hybrid devices over time. When the original iPad launched, it didn't support a multitude of features, like multitasking or HDMI out — it was essentially just a big iPhone. Meanwhile, Android tablets didn't get split-screen capabilities until 2016.
Which AMD GPU Is Equivalent To The PlayStation 5 Pro? Original
Which AMD GPU Is Equivalent To The PlayStation 5 Pro? iama_sing/Shutterstock Sony's PlayStation 5 runs on AMD hardware, using a custom chip that's built on the company's RDNA 2 graphics architecture. Finding a direct equivalent to the $900 PS5 Pro is a little difficult, as AMD's recent PC offerings have mostly trumped the PS5 Pro in terms of performance.
This Dying Programming Language Powers Global Infrastructure — And It's A Problem Original
This Dying Programming Language Powers Global Infrastructure — And It's A Problem Rowan Jordan/Getty Images COBOL, short for "common business-oriented language," is an ancient programming language dating back to 1960. Despite its age, it's a critical piece of infrastructure for financial institutions, major businesses, and administration. IBM reports that COBOL is still used in 95% of ATM transactions, as well as 80% of card transactions when in-store.
Not Huawei, Not Xiaomi: This Is The Best-Selling Smartphone In China In 2026
Not Huawei, Not Xiaomi: This Is The Best-Selling Smartphone In China In 2026 Cheng Xin/Getty Images Surprisingly, despite Huawei's dominance in the overall market in China, it has failed so far to be the number one seller in 2026. Instead, Apple has made what Wired described as a "comeback" in China, after a few years of seeing users drift toward other Chinese phone brands like Xiaomi, Honor, and Oppo.
Not Huawei, Not Xiaomi: This Is The Best-Selling Smartphone In China In 2026
Surprisingly, despite Huawei's dominance in the overall market in China, it has failed so far to be the number one seller in 2026. Instead, Apple has made what Wired described as a "comeback" in China, after a few years of seeing users drift toward other Chinese phone brands like Xiaomi, Honor, and Oppo. It's been reasoned that Apple's status as a brand plays a bigger part in its current sales than the futuristic technologies that some of the Chinese brands are providing.
Why Is Lenovo Not Banned In The USA, But Other Chinese Tech Brands Are?
Why Is Lenovo Not Banned In The USA, But Other Chinese Tech Brands Are? stbl.macroth/Shutterstock In the current political and tech landscape, it is sometimes questioned how the Chinese company Lenovo manages to evade much of the scrutiny from U.S. officials that we've seen in recent times. The company, which owns Motorola, the ThinkPad brand, and acquired IBM's server business, has remained mostly out of the firing line, as it doesn't provide much in the way of critical systems.
Why Is Lenovo Not Banned In The USA, But Other Chinese Tech Brands Are?
In the current political and tech landscape, it is sometimes questioned how the Chinese company Lenovo manages to evade much of the scrutiny from U.S. officials that we've seen in recent times. The company, which owns Motorola, the ThinkPad brand, and acquired IBM's server business, has remained mostly out of the firing line, as it doesn't provide much in the way of critical systems.
Why Is Lenovo Not Banned In The USA, But Other Chinese Tech Brands Are?
Follow Why Is Lenovo Not Banned In The USA, But Other Chinese Tech Brands Are? Sun, September 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM EDT stbl.macroth/Shutterstock In the current political and tech landscape, it is sometimes questioned how the Chinese company Lenovo manages to evade much of the scrutiny from U.S. officials that we've seen in recent times.
5 Tech Brands You Might Not Realize Are Owned By Lenovo Original
5 Tech Brands You Might Not Realize Are Owned By Lenovo davide bonaldo/Shutterstock Lenovo, the Chinese tech brand that owns brands like Motorola and what was once IBM's ThinkPad line of laptops, owns some companies that you might not have realized. Over the years, the PC hardware maker has gained controlling shares or outright bought several companies to gain a better foothold around the world.
Apple's First Computer In The '70s Made One Clever Design Choice Original
Apple's First Computer In The '70s Made One Clever Design Choice Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images When Apple launched its first personal computer, the Apple I, PC hardware just wasn't something people had. The Apple I came as a circuit board with no power, keyboard, or monitor. However, because most people in the U.S. in 1976 had a TV, the built-in video display hardware would allow users to connect any TV with RF connections to it.
2 International Laptop Brands That Can Compete With Dell Original
2 International Laptop Brands That Can Compete With Dell Image Source/Getty Images Choosing a brand of laptop from overseas can be a bit of a minefield. There are dozens of options, despite U.S. restrictions on some of the major brands like Huawei. While it would be grand to talk about all the cool budget laptops from other regions, like China, unfortunately, none of them can compete with Dell in one area: customer service.
Your Nvidia Shield can be a retro gaming enthusiast's dream - here's how
The Nvidia Shield TV is still a fairly capable little box, especially when it comes to focusing on media playback. Lauded for its wide breadth of options for higher-fidelity experiences, it also packs a punch under the hood, making it an excellent device for playing retro games on. Inside the Nvidia Shield is the Tegra X1 or X1+ if you own the 2019 version, with the X1 being the same as what Nintendo used in 2017 for the original Switch.
Your Nvidia Shield Can Be A Retro Gaming Enthusiast's Dream - Here's How
3 hours ago Though all eyes are on Grand Theft Auto 6, the weeks leading up to its November release are packed with must-play video games. The onslaught of exciting new releases started in August with Marvel Tokon, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and Star Wars Zero Company all coming out (the latter two on the …
Your Nvidia Shield Can Be A Retro Gaming Enthusiast's Dream - Here's How
Your Nvidia Shield Can Be A Retro Gaming Enthusiast's Dream - Here's How Nvidia The Nvidia Shield TV is still a fairly capable little box, especially when it comes to focusing on media playback. Lauded for its wide breadth of options for higher-fidelity experiences, it also packs a punch under the hood, making it an excellent device for playing retro games on.
Your Nvidia Shield Can Be A Retro Gaming Enthusiast's Dream - Here's How
The Nvidia Shield TV is still a fairly capable little box, especially when it comes to focusing on media playback. Lauded for its wide breadth of options for higher-fidelity experiences, it also packs a punch under the hood, making it an excellent device for playing retro games on. Inside the Nvidia Shield is the Tegra X1 or X1+ if you own the 2019 version, with the X1 being the same as what Nintendo used in 2017 for the original Switch.
Making A Spreadsheet With '80s Tech Looked Totally Different Than Today
Making A Spreadsheet With '80s Tech Looked Totally Different Than Today Francesco Sblendorio/Shutterstock Spreadsheets were a key selling point of personal computers in the '80s and '90s as a quick, easy, and accurate way to fill out reports and track data. One of the first spreadsheet programs was VisiCalc on the Apple II (also coming to other 8-bit machines), becoming one of the primary selling points of Apple's second computer.
Making A Spreadsheet With '80s Tech Looked Totally Different Than Today
Spreadsheets were a key selling point of personal computers in the '80s and '90s as a quick, easy, and accurate way to fill out reports and track data. One of the first spreadsheet programs was VisiCalc on the Apple II (also coming to other 8-bit machines), becoming one of the primary selling points of Apple's second computer. As the PCs from the '70s, like the Apple II, often used monochrome, the program is often viewed today in black and green.
Which Nvidia GPU Is Equivalent To The Steam Machine? Original
Which Nvidia GPU Is Equivalent To The Steam Machine? Valve/Nvidia Valve's Steam Machine is a bizarre little device. We've covered the five things you need to know going in when buying one of the "Half-Life" company's Linux gaming devices, but which Nvidia graphics card is the equivalent? Well, if you haven't been keeping tabs on the benchmarks floating around, things might surprise you: it's not even close to Nvidia's latest RTX 50-series fare.
Raspberry Pi's new programming jig lets you DIY your own computer factory
The new Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Programming Jig is a fairly unique product from the single-board computer company. Specifically designed for the Compute Module 5 variation of the Pi lineup , it's intended for bulk flashing the module when prepping it for various projects. Devices like this have existed for years, allowing companies like Apple to update iPhones in the box en masse. So why would anyone need it?
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