Cities Aren’t Supposed to Burn Like This Anymore—Especially Lahaina

“Those fire-prone invasive species fill in any gaps anywhere else—roadsides, in between communities, in between people’s homes, all over the place,” Elizabeth Pickett, co-executive director of the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, told WIRED last week. “At this point, 26 percent of our state is covered in these fire-prone grasses.”  Not only has much of Maui […]

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Intel’s $5.4 billion purchase of Tower Semiconductor is supposed to go through today, but will China block it?

What you need to know Intel announced an agreement to purchase Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion in February 2022. Tower produces semiconductors and would help Intel’s IDM 2.0 efforts compete with large players in the industry. The deal was expected to close 12 months after its announcement, but it has been pushed back twice due […]

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Galaxy Note 9 getting an update even though it’s not supposed to

The Galaxy Note 9, considered the last true Note by many users as Samsung started removing (sometimes overhyped) features such as a headphone jack with the Note 10 series, was struck off the list of Samsung smartphones that are still eligible for updates back six months back, which was expected as the Note 9 completed […]

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BREAKING: Supposed Galaxy S23 Ultra design revealed through renders

It didn’t take long for the Galaxy S23 Ultra to join in on the fun and reveal its alleged exterior design through a handful of CAD renders. After the base and Plus Galaxy S23 models got revealed in renders yesterday, we knew it was only a matter of time before the Galaxy S23 Ultra would […]

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Halo Infinite is using more of your internet data than it’s supposed to

What you need to know It has been discovered that Halo Infinite uses significantly more internet data than it’s supposed to, potentially causing issues for players with a monthly internet data cap. Specifically, the game downloads 305MB from its Content Delivery Network after each match, resulting in roughly 1GB (or more) of data used per […]

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Halo Infinite is using more of your internet data than it’s supposed to [Update]

Update 7/23/2022, 2:55 p.m. ET: 343 Industries has deployed a hotfix that reduces the amount of data downloaded after multiplayer matches. Additional improvements will come in Halo Infinite’s August “Drop Pod” update. Our original story is below. What you need to know It has been discovered that Halo Infinite uses significantly more internet data than […]

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