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Intel’s 10th-gen desktop CPUs are coming soon, according to a Dell ad

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Intel has already released X-series chips including the flagship i9-10980XE with 18 cores. However, as the company specifically told Engadget, those are 9th-, not 10th-generation CPUs. So, we’re still waiting for Intel’s 10th-gen desktop lineup to replace its current i9-9900k (and below) performance chips.

These chips are pretty crucial for Intel in its fight against AMD’s third-gen Ryzen 9 family, including the $499 flagship 12-core/24-thread Ryzen 9 3900X. Unfortunately, the Comet Lake family will still be using Intel’s 14-nanometer process, while AMD is all the way down to 7-nanometers with its latest models.

We expect to see a full lineup of chips from the 10-core i9-10900K (replacing the i9-9900k) to the 8-core i7-10700K, all the way down to Core i5 and i3 chips with six and four cores, respectively. To stay competitive, Intel will reportedly be dropping the prices and plans to bring hyperthreading to the entire lineup (currently, only the i9 series chips are multithreaded). As such, the i7-10700K (and lower) chips should have eight cores and 16 threads, while the i5-10600 will have six cores and 12 threads. Even the four-core i3 chips will reportedly be multithreaded.

These CPUs should be competitive with Ryzen 9 chips both in terms of performance and price. However, they’re likely to be much more power-hungry, devouring up to 300 watts at maximum load, according to Wccftech. The other problem from Intel’s point of view is that AMD will soon be releasing its fourth-generation Ryzen chips as early as Q3 2020.

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Bipartisan bill would make e-commerce platforms liable for counterfeit goods

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Based on the information published by members of the group, the bill would require online platforms to vet sellers to make sure they’re legit. The company will also have to remove counterfeit listings and their sellers, as well as be more proactive in preventing continued sale of counterfeits by third-party sellers.

As The New York Times notes, the Department of Homeland Security published a report earlier this year, urging companies to establish stronger policies to protect buyers from fake goods coming from sellers overseas. Peter Navarro, the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy director who helped oversee Homeland Security’s recommendations, criticized Amazon for profiting off counterfeits. “Under current lax interpretations of the law,” he said, “e-commerce platforms face virtually no liability for their counterfeit trafficking.”

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), one of the lawmakers who introduced the bill, said in a statement:

“American consumers increasingly turn to the internet to shop. Counterfeiters have followed consumers, and it is clear more must be done to combat the rising trend in online sales of counterfeit products. Consumers should be able to trust that what they see and purchase online is what they will get, but counterfeiters continue to join platforms with ease and masquerade as reliable sellers in order to infect American households with dangerous and unsafe counterfeit products. The SHOP SAFE Act proposes a set of commonsense measures to tackle the gaps in these platforms’ systems and stop counterfeit sales.”

As for Amazon, it told CNBC that it’s already actively dealing with bad actors on its platform, but that it will continue working with authorities on the issue:

“We are actively fighting bad actors and protecting our store and we will continue to work with brands, government officials, and law enforcement.”

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Goodyear’s smart tire concept ‘prints’ its own treads

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The Geneva Auto Show has been canceled, but that hasn’t stopped many of the companies due to present there from scheduling online alternatives to conventional press conferences. Today, Goodyear introduced its latest “stretch concept” tire, the ReCharge, which theoretically never needs replacing or even rotating because it can replace worn treads from the inside.

The idea is essentially the same as making PlayDoh spaghetti. However instead of squishing semi-edible “dough” through a child-size pasta press, ReCharge tires extrude a high-tech compound of renewable materials including dandelion rubber and synthetic spider silk. The mixture is fed through a series of fine pipes out to the surface of the wheel where they dry, cure and set into brand new, fully-functional treads. These offer a more environmentally responsible alternative to the standard tire composition of today, which requires the addition of either carbon black or silica to shore up the structural capabilities of petroleum rubber. In this case, the synthetic spider silk can help augment the natural properties of dandelion rubber to reduce wear and extend the functional life of the tire.

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What’s more, this concept tire is reportedly structurally designed so that it doesn’t need to be pressurized so it’ll never go flat. Instead of relying on air pressure, the replacement tread solution would be stored in replaceable canisters within the wheel hub. As road conditions and driving style change throughout the seasons — ie, a summer of hoonin’ which fades into a slippery, wet fall and ice-bound winter — these canisters can be swapped out and activated to optimize the tire’s traction, fuel efficiency and mileage requirements. How it does this would be based on data gleaned from the vehicles myriad telemetry sensors. There’s no word yet on whether this would be responsive in real-time or whether driver’s would need to take their cars to a shop for that process to occur.

Obviously, this tire system has just as good a chance of hitting the market in its current form as Mercedes’ Avatar-mobile from CES 2020, so don’t go getting your hopes up for spike-strip-proof wheels in the foreseeable future. However as Goodyear CTO, Chris Helsel, explained to Engadget, many of the underlying processes and features could well be here within the decade. Goodyear already has prescriptive algorithmic systems in place that can monitor and estimate the life remaining on tires based on the driver’s style while environmentally-sustainable materials like dandelion rubber are primarily bottlenecked by their relative costs of production.

Still, Helsel remains confident that the industry will be able to overcome that supply shortage and be able to produce these materials at scale within the next half dozen years or so. Either way, expect to see this technology arrive in corporate vehicle fleets before it arrives in whatever you park in your driveway.

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Volkswagen confirms that its first crossover EV will be the ID.4

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Volkswagen said that the ID.4 will be particularly slippery to better augment its range. “The outstanding aerodynamics reduce the drag coefficient, and it will boost the ID.4’s range to up to 500 kilometers (310 miles), depending on the drive package,” said Volkswagen brand CEO Ralf Brandstätter. That low drag is probably helped a lot by the complete lack of the grille that we saw on earlier spy shots

Volkswagen ID.4 crossover EV electric car

The ID.4 will launch with rear-wheel drive with an all-wheel-drive version coming at a later date. It’ll reportedly pack a maximum 77 kWh battery, and the rear motor will deliver 205 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque. In a press release, VW said the battery is positioned “near the center of the underbody to create a low center of gravity and optimal driving dynamics.” VW also confirmed that the ID.4 will offer “plenty of interior space” thanks to the compact electric drive system and feature a fully-digital, touch- and voice-controlled cockpit.

It’s not clear when we’ll get a better look at the ID.4 and learn the final price and options, let alone take it for a test drive. However, it might not be until the Detroit Motor Show, being held in the summer this year for the first time.

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Hyundai’s slippery Prophecy concept EV is controlled by joysticks

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The wheels are pushed well to the corners to maximize space in the interior, which has plenty of the tech you’d expect in a concept EV. Joysticks are used to control it in place of a steering wheel and have buttons that let the driver access various functions. It’s also got a pillar-to-pillar display in the dashboard, which swivels “allowing for a spacious interior and seat position,” Hyundai wrote in a press release.

It features eco-friendly materials, with colors, textures and ambient lighting all designed to help passengers decompress. Meanwhile, the “Clean Air Technology” distributes purified air inside the vehicle. “In addition, the treated air is circulated back out in the atmosphere as clean air,” Hyundai said, though don’t count on fixing global warming with that feature.

Hyundai Prophecy concept EV

The main attraction is the aerodynamic exterior of the vehicle (especially considering that Hyundai didn’t release any images of the interior). Hyundai compares the profile to a “weathered stone” and it certainly looks like it would slip through the air without much resistance.

From the rear it strongly resembles a Porsche 911 Turbo, as mentioned, especially the bulging rear renders and rear spoiler. That spoiler is actually made of a clear acrylic material to “call attention to the functional beauty of the components” inside, like the lighting and camera monitoring system, Hyundai said.

The front also looks Porsche-like, down to the covered headlamps. Those, along with the lights on the tail lamp and spoiler, use Hyundai’s pixel lamp technology first seen on last year’s 45 concept. That tech is designed to scream “electric car” to onlookers, and will be used in the future as “a signature design element in future Hyundai models,” the automaker said.

It’s too bad that we won’t be able to see this concept in person, because I suspect that it would look even more dramatic than the pictures suggest. Hyundai said the Prophecy name is meant to foreshadow future Hyundai production vehicle technology, however, so we’ll no doubt see it at another auto show once the coronavirus risk has passed.

Hyundai Prophecy concept EV

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What’s on TV this week: ‘Castlevania’ and Pixar movies in 4K

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This week FX’s tie-up with Hulu begins, and it’s streaming the first couple episodes of Devs. On Netflix, a big week of releases includes the Mark Wahlberg-starring movie Spenser Confidential, season three of its animated Castlevania series, and season two of the cooking show Ugly Delicious. The Division 2 players can imagine surviving a global pandemic by trying out the new Warlords of New York DLC add-on and Hulu has season one of its Hillary series.

For movie fans, there’s a new boxed set of Sergio Leone westerns on Blu-ray, and the release of several more Pixar flicks on 4K Blu-ray: A Bug’s Life, Monsters Inc / Monsters University, Up and Wall E. Look after the break to check out each day’s highlights, including trailers and let us know what you think (or what we missed).

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Analogue’s metal NES returns as a $499 special edition

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If you’re kicking yourself for missing out on Analogue’s metallic NES on steroids, the Nt Mini, you’re in luck — provided you have the cash. Analogue has opened pre-orders for the Nt Mini Noir Edition, a final run of the console that comes in a gunmetal finish with gold-hued ports, a refined NES cartridge slot, an updated 8BitDo wireless controller and a refreshed user interface. Throw in existing Nt Mini touches like HDMI out and this might be the ultimate way to play NES (and Famicom) games without resorting to emulators.

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US charges Chinese nationals with laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea

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While Yinyin’s and Jiadong’s involvement goes as far back as 2017, the DOJ’s announcement puts emphasis on a massive hack that occurred in 2018. Pyongyang hackers apparently stole $250 million from a virtual currency exchange that year and then had the funds laundered through hundreds of automated cryptocurrency transactions. They evaded being caught by using doctored photographs and false IDs. DOJ says North Korea used a portion of the funds to pay for infrastructure used in its hacking campaigns, though UN investigators also previously said that the country uses the funds it steals for its nuclear weapons program.

According to The Wall Street Journal, American officials have long suspected that Chinese actors are helping Pyongyang’s hacking efforts. However this is the first known example of the US government indicting Chinese nationals for aiding North Korea’s cyber operations. In addition to charging the accused, the US attorney’s office in Washington filed a civil action to seize the assets it believes are held in 113 virtual currency accounts. The US Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on Yinyin and Jiadong, as well as on the numerous cryptocurrency addresses they used to launder money for North Korea.

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Facebook pulls out of SXSW amid growing fears over coronavirus

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The move isn’t necessarily surprising. Facebook also canceled its biggest annual event, developer conference F8, which draws thousands of attendees from all over the world. And their withdrawal from the Austin festival comes hours after Twitter said it’s pulling the plug on its SXSW plans after the company restricted all “non-essential travel” for employees.

Despite the high-profile cancellations, it appears the conference organizers plan to push ahead with the event as planned — at least for now. A statement posted to the festival website Monday states that festival officials plan on “proceeding with the 2020 event with the health and safety of our attendees, staff, and volunteers as our top priority.”

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‘Mario Kart Tour’ multiplayer goes live on March 8th

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As soon as Mario Kart Tour brought Nintendo’s racing game to Androids and iPhones last fall, one of the major complaints was its lack of multiplayer. Firing shells or dropping banana peels to disrupt your friends is most of the appeal, and now everyone will be able to do it. On March 8th at 11 PM ET the game will officially launch multiplayer, after testing it out across a couple of beta periods.

According to Nintendo, races will have rules that change daily to mix up the action in Standard and Gold races while the featured cup rotates every 15 minutes. Otherwise, you can setup custom races with friends or nearby players, although those won’t impact progress on a grade that ranks you against other Mario Kart Tour players from around the world. We’ll see if that’s enough to overcome its free-to-play payment wrinkles and keep folks in the action.

You can try out the free to play racer now (or just give it another chance once multiplayer is available) via Google’s Play Store or the Apple App Store.



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