Gemini AI tells the user to die

Google’s Gemini threatened one user (or possibly the entire human race) during one session, where it was seemingly being used to answer essay and test questions, and asked the user to die. Because of its seemingly out-of-the-blue response,u/dhersieshared the screenshots and a link to theGemini conversationon r/artificial on Reddit.

Bitcoin launderer hands over $400 million as he heads to prison

Crime doesn't pay- or at least that was the case with Larry Dean Harmon, who wasrecently sentencedto three years in prison and ordered to forfeit over $400 million in assets for operating a darknet-based 'mixer' called Helix which laundered his customers Bitcoins. His operation was very popular among online drug dealers who used his services to launder money.

Asus dual-screen laptop with Arrow Lake-H CPU listed for close to $3,800

A UAE and Middle East-based online retailer just listed a laptop that sports Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake-H processor. Although it’s still marked as ‘Out of stock,’Gear-up.me(h/t @momomo_us) lists anAsus Zenbook Duo laptopwith updated specs.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 could be banned in Russia, and players could face criminal charges

The upcoming release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 could land Russian gamers in serious trouble. According toRBC-Ukraine News, the Russian government is considering a ban on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Moreover, individuals who play it in Russia could face criminal charges for financially supporting “terrorism.”

MSI X870E Godlike motherboard drops at an eyewatering $1,099

MSI's flagship and top-of-the-line MEG X870E Godlike motherboard is now available for purchase, and it doesn't come cheap—it is priced at$1,099over at Newegg. Of course, this motherboard isn't for the faint of heart (and wallet) and requires you to shell out a pretty penny if you want the best there is—after all, it doesn't get any more premium—unless you want a Threadripper, that is.

Garbage truck driver finds a working 32-core Threadripper, RTX 2080 Ti gaming PC in the trash

If there ever was a PC gamer equivalent of the 'One man's trash is another man's treasure' story, it doesn't get any better than what Reddit user 'Siezo' had to say in thePCMR subreddit. The Redditor, who works as a garbage truck driver, found a functioning gaming PC with a 32-coreAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970Xthat originally debuted at $1,999, a stack of 32GB DDR4 RAM, and anNvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. All it needed was to be rescued and given some love, a PSU, a storage drive, and a good cleaning with isopropyl alcohol.

GPU cooling supplier claims Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs will "seize the whole market starting in December"

According toDigiTimes Asia, some of Auras’ crucial cooling components, like cold plates and manifolds, have already been included in Nvidia’s recommended supplier list and are already being adopted by some AIB partners for the upcomingGeForce RTX 50-series(codenamed Blackwell) GPUs, which will rival thebest graphics cards.

Raspberry Pi 5 teams up with Radeon GPU to run Doom Eternal with RTX on at 4K

A leading Raspberry Pi torchbearer has demonstrated relatively modern AAA games likeDoom Eternal,Crysis Remastered,Red Dead Redemption 2, andForza Horizon 4, running at 4K on the humble $50 SBC.

Wi-Fi 8 will not improve transfer speeds

Instead of increasing the physical data transfer rate beyond the 23 Gbps offered by Wi-Fi 7, the next-generation Wi-Fi 8—based on IEEE's 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability (UHR) specification—will focus on improving connection reliability and user experience.

Summit supercomputer gets virtual farewell on Zoom

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Summit supercomputer is beingdecommissioned this monthafter spending several years churning through data 24/7. As part of its retirement, HPC Guru said onXthat the ORNL planned a virtual farewell on Zoom for theonce most powerful computer in the world. And although it’s set to be retired this month, it’s still running at almost full power, with only about 0.5% of its nodes running idle.