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Rumor suggests AMD RDNA 3 may get an unexpected upgrade

According to a recent leak, the upcoming AMD RDNA 3 graphics cards may turn out to be better than expected. It now appears that the Navi 31 GPU may feature a 384-bit memory bus as opposed to the 256-bit that was previously speculated. You should update to 128bit-256bit-384bit — Greymon55 (@greymon55) May 18, 2022 Today’s bit of tantalizing news about upcoming AMD graphics cards comes from Greymon55 on Twitter, a well-known tipster in the PC hardware space. 3DCenter.org composed a list of the rumored…

Mind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggests

The brain-hijacking parasite Toxoplasma gondii seems to be almost everywhere. The microscopic invader is thought to infect up to 50 percent of people, and a range of studies suggests it may alter human behavior, in addition to that of many other animals.  The parasite has been linked with a large range of neurological disorders, including schizophrenia and psychotic episodes, and scientists keep uncovering more mysterious effects that may result from infection.In one such new study, researchers found that men and women…

Latest OnePlus Leak Suggests It’s Working On A New Phone

A new leaked OnePlus phone has surfaced showcasing a triple camera array and a premium design. Ever since OnePlus and OPPO merged together, OnePlus’s smartphone strategy has been somewhat of a mess. The company now does not follow the good-ol’ one premium smartphone a year strategy.It comes up with multiple phones, all rebranded versions of either an OPPO, Vivo or a Realme phone. For those who don’t know, the parent company of all these smartphone brands is, known as BBK Electronics.While we are reaching the mid-way of…

The Pentagon has 400 reports of strange aerial phenomena — but nothing suggests aliens

The Pentagon’s new task force for tracking unidentified aerial phenomena (or UAPs) has collected roughly 400 reports, an official told Congress in an open hearing on Tuesday. The comments came from Scott Bray, the deputy director of US naval intelligence, who testified today as an expert witness in a hearing about UAPs hosted by a subcommittee of the House Intelligence Committee. The hearing marked the first time Congress has held a public hearing on UAPs, also known as UFOs, in more than 50 years. Bray attributed the…

Modeling suggests loss of biocrusts by 2070 could result in increase of 15% more dust emissions

Effect of global change and the induced biocrust cover loss estimated by 2070 on future dust cycling. a–d, Change in future total annual dust emission (a), total annual dust deposition (b), mean annual atmospheric dust burden (c) and mean annual aerosol net radiative effect at the top of the atmosphere (d). Data calculated according to RCP 2.6. Individual maps showing biocrust effects on dust cycling according to RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 are shown in…

Video Games: Our Study Suggests They Boost Intelligence in Children

Many parents feel guilty when their children play video games for hours on end. Some even worry it could make their children less clever. And, indeed, that's a topic scientists have clashed over for years.In our new study, we investigated how video games affect the minds of children, interviewing and testing more than 5,000 children aged ten to 12. And the results, published in Scientific Reports, will be surprising to some.Children were asked how many hours a day they spent on social media, watching videos or TV, and…

Cats Remember Each Other’s Names, Japanese Study Suggests

They may act aloof, and generally behave as if they live on a higher plane of existence than us mere humans. But cats are more present than we might sometimes think.In recent years, scientists have shown that cats actually bond deeply with humans. These complex creatures can and will communicate with us, and they even track our movements when we're not around.  Even more amazingly, cats can recognize their own names (an ability we mostly associate with dogs), and now new research shows that this feline feat goes much…

[Update: Pulled from App Store] Apple retires Music Memos app for iOS, suggests Voice Memos instead

Apple has announced that it is discontinuing its Music Memos application. As such, it has rolled out an update to the app today to allow users to export their recordings to the Voice Memos app. This is the first update to Music Memos in over a year, and it’s sole purpose to sunset the app altogether. Update March 2, 2021: Apple has officially discontinued the Music Memos application and removed it from the App Store completely. This was first spotted by The 8-Bit. Apple released its Music Memos application in…

iOS security fixes could soon be delivered separately from other updates, beta code suggests

Among all the new features introduced with iOS 14.5, which had its fourth beta released today to developers, there are also some changes hidden in the operating system’s internal codes. This time, 9to5Mac found references suggesting that Apple is working on a new method for delivering standalone iOS security updates. Apple has never been flexible when it comes to iOS updates. While users can choose not to install an update, you will be left without security fixes if you don’t install the latest version of iOS…

Sketchy rumor suggests iOS 15 will have enhanced notifications, food tracking features, more

We’re only two weeks away from WWDC 2021, when Apple will announce the next major versions of iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS. While few details about the updates have leaked so far, a new sketchy rumor suggests that Apple is working on improved notifications, new food-tracking features, and more for iOS 15. The rumors come from Connor Jewiss, who has no track record when it comes to rumors and leaks about Apple. Still, there is a chance that Jewiss could be right. According to what he heard from sources, iOS 15 is…