The World of Technology: A Look at the Latest News and Developments

If you're looking to upgrade your gaming rig but don't think you have the budget for it, there's some good news. The lower-cost Pixel 4A might become a reality in the near future. While details are still scarce, we know that the device will feature a reasonably sized 5.7-inch screen, a punch hole front selfie camera, and what's more, a headphone jack. Yes, you read that right – a headphone jack is a rare luxury these days.

However, not everyone will be thrilled about this development. The fact that it won't have dual rear cameras or face unlock may be a letdown for some. Additionally, we don't know exactly how much the Pixel 4A will cost or when it'll come out. But if it's anything like its predecessor, the Pixel 3a, it might just be less than $400.

The world of home internet is also undergoing a significant shift. At the end of last year, cable-based ISPs still controlled two-thirds of the market, while non-cable telecommunications providers lost internet subscribers due to their inability to build enough fiber-to-the-home connections. This has led some to wonder if wireless 5G to the home will change the balance of power anytime soon.

In the meantime, there's no better way to stay connected than by eating more kale – just kidding! While that joke may have been overused, it's clear that fiber is still the gold standard for high-speed internet. So, what can you do in the absence of fast and reliable internet? You could try gaming, of course!

Speaking of games, 2K Games has made a shocking move by pulling most of its titles from GeForce Now. This includes popular franchises like Bioshock, Borderlands, Civilization, and NBA, among others. But don't worry, folks – Epic Games is stepping in to fill the void with Fortnite and other Epic Game Store titles that choose to participate.

And then there's Amazon Go, the retail store that lets you just leave without going through a checkout lane. Several companies have come to terms with Amazon to incorporate this technology into their own stores. While Amazon hasn't revealed which companies they've partnered with, it's clear that more places are going to be adding this feature in the near future.

But what about the environmental impact? That's where Green Ridge Generation comes in. This power plant upstate New York is using excess natural gas energy to mine bitcoin, generating around $45,000 per day – or roughly equivalent to 11 megawatts of electricity. Not a bad way to turn waste into wealth!

Finally, fans of Call of Duty are in for a treat. The new Battle Royale game, Warzone, has been officially revealed. It's free to play and won't require any previous Call of Duty titles. But what about the aim assist system that was once used to track opponents? Epic Games has since banned it due to its exploitation by some players using keyboards and mice.

In other news, NVIDIA is still dealing with issues related to GeForce Now. While the service continues to grow, some users have expressed frustration with the lack of opponent tracking technology for console players. On the other hand, darpa – yes, that's right, darpa – has been working on a similar system to track opponents. It remains to be seen how this will impact the gaming world.

And that's all for now. Stay tuned for more updates from the world of tech news, and don't forget to check out LTX Expo happening August 8th and 9th at Intel DreamHack. You won't want to miss it!

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think that's gonna do it this does it for everybody else that's how technology works if you've had a new google pixel smartphone on your wishlist but don't think you have the money for one you might be in luck as it looks like the lower cost pixel 4a might become a reality in the near future there's no dual rear camera or face unlock and it's probably going to have a more middle of the road soc however you'll still get a reasonably sized 5.7 inch screen a punch hole front selfie camera and get this probably a headphone jack what yes that's a rare luxury these days tell me about it we still don't know exactly how much it'll cost or when it'll come out but it might even be less than the 399 dollars we saw with the pixel 3a is the a supposed to stand for affordable action although it appeared that fiber would be the trendy new thing in home internet not too long ago it's actually old-fashioned cable providers that are expanding their piece of the market a new report indicates that at the end of last year cable-based isps control two-thirds of the home internet market as non-cable telecommunications providers actually lost internet subscribers partly due to the fact that they haven't built enough fiber to the home connections to lure in new customers hey hello there's somebody on the roof the apocalypse is here they're coming in it's unclear whether wireless 5g to the home will change the balance of power anytime soon but if you really want fiber in the meantime you can always just try eating more kale we already did that we did that joke already stay healthy quick bits no way brought to you by ltx expo happening august 8th and 9th riley did you know that it's going to be a lot of fun it's presented by intel dreamhack's gonna be there you can get tickets right now ltxxexpo.com link in the description be lots of fun stuff you know make it out if you can that'd be that'd be fantastic yeah vip and the office tours are sold out but you just come from the byoc come hang out come say hi to riley the tech news nvidia's troubles with geforce now continue as 2k games has pulled most of its titles from the streaming service including bioshock borderlands civilization nba and other franchises meanwhile ceo of epic team swahini says they're wholeheartedly supporting geforce now with fortnite and epic game store titles that choose to participate hey swaney but the question is will you choose to participate no you probably know about the amazon go retail stores where you can just leave with your purchases without going through a checkout lane but several other companies have come to terms with amazon to incorporate the technology into their own stores amazon didn't say which companies they actually were but i'm glad that there are more places i can avoid awkward exchanges with cashiers when i buy a litany of embarrassing products let's not talk about it i don't want you to ask me about it and that's why i want to go to the amazon go store a power plant upstate new york has also gotten into the business of mining bitcoin green ridge generation is using excess natural gas energy that would otherwise be wasted to make extra revenue from crypto to the tune of the equivalent of about 45 what 45 000 us dollars per day it's pretty cool but i wonder if anyone will actually get a break on their power bill no it doesn't sound like it nope just going to airplane will yikes give me some of them savings some of that crypto although leaks have been out for quite a while now the new call of duty battle royale game has officially been revealed it's called war zone it's free to play and won't require you to have any previous call of duty titles and it comes out tomorrow did i tell you that guess i'll have to jump in for one match before i go back to my current addiction drugs why is that written in here i don't have any addictions drugs is this an intervention yeah what's your addiction life no drugs i hate this and if you're a fortnight player you might be happy to know that epic games is taking out a feature that allowed players to spam the left trigger to track opponents even behind obstacles what the feature was an old aim assist system and has commonly been exploited leading some players using keyboards and mice to cry foul in matches against players with controllers no word yet though if epic is planning to license the opponent tracking technology to darpa then we'd all be dead that's our show come back uh come back on wednesday for more tech news i won't be here but other people will be riley going to be here we'll miss you see you later tech newsthe whole world is shutting down but the tech news persists onward yes yes go tech news i'll follow you no we've gotten used to the idea of security flaws affecting many generations of processors since spectre and meltdown were discovered but there's another one to watch out for if you're an amd user a couple of weaknesses called takeaway affect amd cpus going all the way back to 2011 so both modern ryzen based systems and old athlon 64 x2 chips are affected the attacks use a cache predictor to steal data from memory and while it can't leak as much data as spectre did it could still allow an attacker to access something critical like an encryption key reports indicate that amd is known about the flaw for a few months and while the vulnerabilities can be fixed with a firmware update it's unclear whether amd's previous patches actually eliminated the problem so be careful out there maybe strap a big paper mask to your cpu cooler if you need to i don't think that's gonna do it this does it for everybody else that's how technology works if you've had a new google pixel smartphone on your wishlist but don't think you have the money for one you might be in luck as it looks like the lower cost pixel 4a might become a reality in the near future there's no dual rear camera or face unlock and it's probably going to have a more middle of the road soc however you'll still get a reasonably sized 5.7 inch screen a punch hole front selfie camera and get this probably a headphone jack what yes that's a rare luxury these days tell me about it we still don't know exactly how much it'll cost or when it'll come out but it might even be less than the 399 dollars we saw with the pixel 3a is the a supposed to stand for affordable action although it appeared that fiber would be the trendy new thing in home internet not too long ago it's actually old-fashioned cable providers that are expanding their piece of the market a new report indicates that at the end of last year cable-based isps control two-thirds of the home internet market as non-cable telecommunications providers actually lost internet subscribers partly due to the fact that they haven't built enough fiber to the home connections to lure in new customers hey hello there's somebody on the roof the apocalypse is here they're coming in it's unclear whether wireless 5g to the home will change the balance of power anytime soon but if you really want fiber in the meantime you can always just try eating more kale we already did that we did that joke already stay healthy quick bits no way brought to you by ltx expo happening august 8th and 9th riley did you know that it's going to be a lot of fun it's presented by intel dreamhack's gonna be there you can get tickets right now ltxxexpo.com link in the description be lots of fun stuff you know make it out if you can that'd be that'd be fantastic yeah vip and the office tours are sold out but you just come from the byoc come hang out come say hi to riley the tech news nvidia's troubles with geforce now continue as 2k games has pulled most of its titles from the streaming service including bioshock borderlands civilization nba and other franchises meanwhile ceo of epic team swahini says they're wholeheartedly supporting geforce now with fortnite and epic game store titles that choose to participate hey swaney but the question is will you choose to participate no you probably know about the amazon go retail stores where you can just leave with your purchases without going through a checkout lane but several other companies have come to terms with amazon to incorporate the technology into their own stores amazon didn't say which companies they actually were but i'm glad that there are more places i can avoid awkward exchanges with cashiers when i buy a litany of embarrassing products let's not talk about it i don't want you to ask me about it and that's why i want to go to the amazon go store a power plant upstate new york has also gotten into the business of mining bitcoin green ridge generation is using excess natural gas energy that would otherwise be wasted to make extra revenue from crypto to the tune of the equivalent of about 45 what 45 000 us dollars per day it's pretty cool but i wonder if anyone will actually get a break on their power bill no it doesn't sound like it nope just going to airplane will yikes give me some of them savings some of that crypto although leaks have been out for quite a while now the new call of duty battle royale game has officially been revealed it's called war zone it's free to play and won't require you to have any previous call of duty titles and it comes out tomorrow did i tell you that guess i'll have to jump in for one match before i go back to my current addiction drugs why is that written in here i don't have any addictions drugs is this an intervention yeah what's your addiction life no drugs i hate this and if you're a fortnight player you might be happy to know that epic games is taking out a feature that allowed players to spam the left trigger to track opponents even behind obstacles what the feature was an old aim assist system and has commonly been exploited leading some players using keyboards and mice to cry foul in matches against players with controllers no word yet though if epic is planning to license the opponent tracking technology to darpa then we'd all be dead that's our show come back uh come back on wednesday for more tech news i won't be here but other people will be riley going to be here we'll miss you see you later tech news\n"