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The Securities Exchange Commission is looking into three particular individuals who are accused of trading stocks into the company days before the news about the deal went public. This would have been done in an effort to manipulate the stock market, which is not allowed. The three men involved in this are former 20th Century Fox president and CEO Barry Diller, Dreamworks co-founder David Geffen, and member of the German royal family Alexander von Furstenburg....

Regarding Alan Wake 2, it’s a bit of a good new, bad news situation. According to creative director Sam Lake, development of Alan Wake 2 is going well, but we won’t be seeing any new trailers or gameplay this summer. Remedy did drop a few new pieces of concept art though, which you can check out in the gallery below (click the images for full resolution). In other news, the previously announced Alan Wake TV series is officially teaming with AMC, the channel behind acclaimed hits like The Walking Dead, Mad Men, and Better Call Saul....

AMD’s EPYC Genoa Early CPU Sample Leaks Out In Geekbench: 32 Zen 4 Cores & Twice The L2 Cache Tested on the Quartz reference motherboard platform, the AMD EPYC Genoa CPU has the OPN code ‘100-000000479-13’ and is termed as an engineering sample. This matches the OPN codes shared by ExecutableFix back in January 2022. This specific AMD EPYC Genoa chip is fabricated on the 5nm process node and will rock a total of 32 cores and 64 threads....

AMD EPYC 9654 “Genoa” CPU With 96 Cores Tears Apart The Milan-X CPU In Cache & Latency Performance Benchmark The latest performance benchmarks are once again leaked by Yuuki_AnS who has shared the cache and latency figures for both, the AMD EPYC 9654 ‘Genoa’ and Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ ‘Sapphire Rapids-SP’ chip. You might remember that the same leaker also posted the cache & latency figures for the AMD EPYC Milan-X and a very early Sapphire Rapids-SP CPU earlier this year....

AMD appears to have slightly reduced the specifications of upcoming, game-changing, MCM-based RDNA3 next-generation 7000 series Radeon GPUs Navi 31 taped out almost 5 months ago and was recently spotted in developer changelogs indicating that it is on schedule for a launch later this year. It will be AMD’s first GPU that is built on the MCM philosophy (yes the same philosophy that made Zen such a trump card) and will be an undisputed game-changer for the GPU industry....

AMD Radeon RX 7000 “RDNA 3” GPU Lineup Rumor: 2x Faster Raster & Over 2x Ray Tracing Performance Versus RDNA 2, Power Efficiency Looks Amazing! The latest rumors come from Greymon55 who suggests that AIBs already have AMD Radeon RX 7000 GPUs based on the RDNA 3 architecture being tested in their labs. The leaker didn’t quote partners but did give us some early performance estimates which sound really good. We do know that AMD is working on its Navi 31 flagship GPU for launch next month on the 3rd of November so it is likely that these are the flagship chips that are being tested at the moment to tackle NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4090 & RTX 4080 graphics cards....

AMD RDNA 3 “Navi 3x” GPU renders appear on Twitter, giving a hint of the complexities of next-gen hardware Information we currently know at the moment is that AMD has confirmed there will be a total of six MCDs created for the Navi 31 GPU and also manufactured to fit within the current scale of the chip. Also, the company is focusing on a total of three Navi 3X GPUs to be integrated into the newest Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards....

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Retains Gaming Lead In Latest Benchmarks Against Intel Core i9-12900K Despite Alder Lake Running DDR5-6000 Memory The latest gaming benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D are once again published by tech outlet, XanxoGaming. Today is also the day when other media outlets will be posting their own 5800X3D reviews. The previous benchmarks did feature the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D running against an Intel Core i9-12900K CPU but only with DDR4 memory up to 3600 Mbps....

AMD Ryzen 7000 Leak: World’s First 5nm Desktop CPUs, Dual Zen 4 Chiplets, Up To 16 Cores, RDNA 2 GPU, Launching This Fall The AMD Ryzen 7000 processors will be powered by the brand new Zen 4 core architecture which is going to be a total architecture overhaul. The CPUs will retain the chiplet design along with high-core counts. AMD hasn’t confirmed anything in terms of specifications but it is stated that they will be powered by TSMC’s 5nm process node and are designed for gamers first....

Save 43% On the Amazing Anker 622 Magnetic Battery MagGO With PopSockets Grip This Black Friday Featuring a massive 5,000mAh battery, the Anker 622 MagGo attaches magnetically to the back of your iPhone 12 or newer to charge them up. But, it goes a mile further with the inclusion of a built-in PopSockets Grip. If you’ve never used a PopSocket before, then you should know that this will make handling your iPhone a lot easier with the power bank attached at the back....

Apple Finally Refreshes the Colorway of Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse as it Introduces a Striking Black and Silver Option Although it might not make sense the release of these new accessories was done to complement the design of the Studio Display that Apple also released. You have to keep in mind that you are not going to get these accessories with the Studio Display and they are available as optional purchases for those who are interested....

Apple M2 SOC Faster Than AMD’s RDNA 2 iGPU In Gaming Benchmarks But Loses In CPU Tests Announced last month, the Apple M2 SOC features an upgraded design based on the TSMC 5nm process node. The Apple M2 SOC consists of 20 Billion transistors. This is a 25 percent increase over the M1 SOC. The die size has also seen a small increase and while we have the same 8-core count as the last-generation M1, the cores themselves have been upgraded....

For those wondering, the MacBook Air 2022 will bring an improved design as the notebook will feature a wedge-shaped design as Apple is looking to ditch the tapered design that they are going with. This will put the latest notebook in line with some of the MacBook Pro models. The Upcoming Apple MacBook Air 2022 Could Finally be the Overhaul We Need Additionally, Apple is also looking to introduce certain design elements taken from the Pro models as well as the 24-inch iMac into the latest MacBook Air, and you will also get a lighter and thinner model, weighing just 2....

Apple Hopes to Commence Production of AirPods, Beats Products by as Early as 2023 Moving AirPods and Beats production out of China will be an arduous task, but according to Nikkei Asia, the company has already informed suppliers to prep for the shift. The report states that production is expected to be moved to India, where Apple is known for mass-producing iPhones, including the iPhone 14 family. Foxconn, Apple’s chief assembling partner, has reportedly been aware of this plan and intends to start producing Beats products soon....

Apple to Launch Three Models of Apple Watch Series 8 With a Faster Chip and Enhanced Activity Sensor According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter, Apple is expected to launch three new models of the Apple Watch Series 8 later this year. To be precise, the company will announce the updated Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 8, and an entry-level Apple Watch which is presumed to be a ‘rugged; model....

The document, which has been discovered by YouTuber GP, confirms that the next entry in the series by Studio Wildcard will be available for three years after the game launches next year. The document also confirms that the original Ark: Survival Evolved will be available on Xbox Game Pass in perpetuity following the amendment of the original agreement, which extended the same three years period that has been agreed upon for its sequel, so there’s the chance that the same may happen with Ark 2 down the line....

ASRock’s Radeon RX 6400 Challenger Is An ITX Graphics Card That Doesn’t Require An External Power Connector To Run AMD seems to be bringing ITX and low-profile graphics cards based on its modern architecture back to the DIY space, even though it’s going to be an entry-level design. The Radeon RX 6400 is supposed to be an entry-level solution that offers slightly better performance & capabilities over integrated graphics without requiring lots of power....

The list of ASRock’s Intel H770 and Z790 motherboards prepped for the brand-new Raptor Lake 13th Gen Core series was leaked online by an unknown source. It turns out that Intel is not the only one to get the spotlight. Several motherboard manufacturers are making 600-series motherboards to be ready for the new AMD Raphael Ryzen 7000 CPUs. AMD officially revealed the newest line of X670E motherboards, but besides those, no other models were mentioned by manufacturers including ASRock....

ASUS Readies Enthusiast-Class Pro WS W790E-SAGE Motherboard For Intel’s Sapphire Rapids ‘Fishhawk Falls’ HEDT CPUs The motherboard, ASUS Pro WS W790E-SAGE was listed in the upcoming changes for HWiNFO. The upcoming version of the hardware diagnostic utility will be adding an ‘Enhanced Sensor Monitoring’ support for the motherboard which has yet to be released. The ASUS SAGE series of motherboards are always designed for HEDT CPU families with the last one being for AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper in WRX80 flavor and SAGE II for Intel’s Core-X lineup on the X299 chipset....

Revealed during opening night live, the trailer for Atlas Fallen was undoubtedly eye-catching. Much like we’ve already covered, this is looking to move away from their previous three titles, venturing into new territory. We have a fast-paced action RPG here, but one that has undoubtedly benefitted from Deck 13’s recent history while also taking inspiration from several other games. I should clarify that my impressions of Atlas Fallen are based on a twenty-or-so minute hands-off presentation....