Intel’s 5GHz-capable Core i9-9900KS arrives October 30th

Are you determined to have the best Intel gaming CPU on the block without splurging on an X-series? You'll soon have a chance to pick one up. Intel has revealed that its special edition Core i9-9900KS processor will be available on October 30th at a recommended price of $513. If you'll recall, this is really…

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‘Luigi’s Mansion 3’ is Mario’s brother at his best

The pirate-themed floor has a cave heavily inspired by The Goonies.Still, the light brain teasers are a welcome break from the combat, which can occasionally feel repetitive. Flash. Suck. Slam. Repeat. Thankfully, higher floors introduce ghost types that require a slightly different strategy. Some ghouls wear sunglasses, for instance, that need to be removed before…

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NVIDIA’s new Shield TVs start at $149 with Dolby Vision and Atmos

The first thing you'll notice is that the cheaper model looks... a bit different than your typical set-top box. It's a cylinder that's meant to sit among the wires behind your TV. According to NVIDIA, that helps it avoid wireless interference. And if WiFi streaming isn't your thing, the company also included a gigabit Ethernet…

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Uber Eats Hopes Drones Can Lift It to Profitability

Come next summer, the most remarkable thing about your home-delivered late-night California burrito won’t be the French fries inside. It’ll be that the San Diego speciality made part of its journey by drone, as part of a scheme to pull Uber’s food-delivery business financials out of a nosedive.At Forbes’ Under 30 Summit in Detroit on…

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California’s Wildfires Are the Doom of Our Own Making

Every generation claims an event that defines it more than any other—winning a World War, or landing humans on the moon, or tearing down the Berlin Wall. But at this very moment, we have the dubious honor of living through an event whose impact will span generations: climate change. Never before has our kind faced…

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Russian Hackers Are Still Targeting the Olympics

Russia's state-sponsored hackers have a few predictable fixations: NATO-country embassies. Hillary Clinton. Ukraine. But a less expected target has somehow remained in their sights for more than three years: the Olympics—and specifically anyone who would dare to accuse Russian athletes of cheating.On Monday, Microsoft revealed in a blog post that the Russian hacking group known…

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Apple AirPods Pro: Price, Details, Release Date

In a deviation from its typical product launch fanfare, Apple revealed a new version of AirPods on its website today, adding the totally wire-free headphones to its list of products that now have the “Pro” moniker.Apple has long used “Pro” as a means of communicating that the gadget is supposed to include better technology—while selling…

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Congress Still Doesn’t Have an Answer for Ransomware

Ransomware has steadily become one of the most pervasive cyberattacks in the world. And while high-profile global meltdowns like 2017’s NotPetya strain garner the most attention, localized attacks have devastating consequences as well. Look no further than the cities of Atlanta and Baltimore, whose online operations ground to a halt after ransomware takeovers. Or more…

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A Secret Space Plane Just Landed After a Record Stay in Orbit

The old space shuttle landing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center received an unusual visitor early Sunday morning when the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane autonomously returned from orbit after a record-breaking mission. For the last 780 days, the Air Force Research Laboratory used the space plane as an orbital platform for classified experiments.…

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Disney+ Is Getting a Puppet Talk Show

Good day, and welcome to The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of the day’s biggest pop culture news. Today, we have puppets, a bat, and a game of cat-and-mouse. Let’s get started!Puppet Talk Show Earth to Ned Coming to Disney+Disney+’s slate continues to grow. Late last week the Mouse House’s streaming service revealed that it would partner…

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