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Intel's 12th Generation Alder Lake processors see the light of day this Fall 2021. It appears that the flagship Core i9-12900K (via HXL ) may give AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X a run for its money in gaming, according to the latest Ashes of the Singularity benchmarks. The hybrid chip had previously bested the Ryzen 9 5950X in Geekbench 5, too. Thanks to early retailer listings, the Core i9-12900K's specifications are already out there. The Alder Lake processor is expected to wield 16 cores in total, eight high performance Golden Cove cores and eight energy-efficient Gracemont cores. The 125W chip's other specifications include 30MB of L3 cache, a 3.2 GHz base clock and 5.2 GHz boost clock. The Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, sports 16 Zen 3 cores with simultaneous multithreading (SMT) at 3.4 GHz with a boost clock speed of 4.9 GHz. The 105W processor also has 64MB of L3 cache at its disposal. On paper, AMD's chip seems to have the advantage since it's working with full-fledged ... Read More about Core i9-12900K Destroys Ryzen 9 5950X By 38% In Ashes of the Singularity

SpaceX gained global attention last week for its first all-civilian mission that looks likely to open space travel to more private citizens. The four members of the Inspiration4 crew spent three days in orbit and returned home on Saturday, September 17. The groundbreaking mission also saw the first use of an all-glass observation dome fitted to the top of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. The cupola treated the Inspiration4 crew to stunning views of Earth and beyond , with the panorama a clear improvement on the more restricted view offered via the spacecraft’s smaller windows. Well, it seems that all of the attention lavished upon the Crew Dragon’s cupola has prompted an astronaut aboard the International Space Station to remind everyone that the crew there also has a pretty awesome window on the world in the form of its very own observation module. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, who arrived at the orbiting outpost in April, this week posted a gorgeous view of Greece and ... Read More about Astronaut Shows Off ISS Cupola After Crew Dragon Success | Digital Trends

Netflix on Monday began offering a free mobile plan with about one-quarter of its TV shows and movies in Kenya, a strategy aimed at sparking growth in a key African market, the company told Reuters. The free plan is available on Android mobile phones and will not have advertisements. It features Netflix movies and TV shows such as dramas Money Heist and Bridgerton and African series Blood & Water, plus some of the programming the company licenses from others. Netflix hopes the free plan will lead to users signing up for a paid option with more content. Emmy Winners 2021 — the Full List The world's largest streaming video service is looking to add customers outside of more saturated markets such as the United States, where new subscriber signups have slowed at a time when competition for online audiences has intensified. Executives remain bullish on the long-term future, noting there are large markets where streaming television is just starting to take ... Read More about Netflix Offers Free Mobile Plan in Kenya to Entice New Subscribers

If you were traveling to space with three buddies, there’s no way you’d forgo the to chance to grab a selfie, right? The Inspiration4 crew that took the first all-civilian orbital flight last week clearly had a lot of fun during their three-day mission, performing science experiments, taking in the extraordinary views, and, yes, capturing the occasional selfie as a memento of the historic trip. Our #Inspiration4 crew took many amazing photos in space during their three-day mission, including this out-of-this-world selfie! Jared, Hayley, Sian, and Chris are back home on Earth, but our team is still fundraising for @StJude . Join that effort: https://t.co/NBUL2e3f4x pic.twitter.com/gerXjLbVLY — Inspiration4 (@inspiration4x) September 19, 2021 The unique image (above), with Earth offering a dramatic backdrop, was taken through the spacecraft’s all-glass cupola . It’s the first Crew Dragon to incorporate such a feature, and will be the key selling point ... Read More about SpaceX All-civilian Crew Took This Out-of-this-world Selfie | Digital Trends

The Crown swept its Emmy Awards categories at the 2021 ceremony, winning seven prizes on the night. Netflix's British monarchy show won best drama series, best lead actress (Olivia Colman), best lead actor (Josh O'Connor), best supporting actress (Gillian Anderson), best supporting actor (Tobias Menzies), best directing (Jessica Hobbs for the season 4 finale), and best writing (Peter Morgan also for the season 4 finale). In the comedy department, the beloved Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso and the acclaimed HBO Max series Hacks shared the wins. Though they weren't competing in the best lead actor and actress departments, where Jason Sudeikis and Jean Smart won respectively. Put together with its counterpart, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Netflix is the clear winner of the 2021 Emmys with 43 prizes. HBO is the next best with 19, if you take HBO and HBO Max together. For Netflix, The Crown and The Queen's Gambit — the chess miniseries — are tied overall with 11 Emmys apiece. ... Read More about Emmy Winners 2021: The Crown Sweeps the Night, Tied With The Queen’s Gambit Overall