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England's 2014 Rugby World Cup-winning captain Katy Daley-Mclean has decided to retire from international rugby to spend more time with her family. The 34-year-old fly-half, who has a 16-month old daughter, has played in four World Cups and won nine Six Nations titles, accumulating 116 caps. Her greatest hour was lifting the World Cup trophy in Paris six years ago. She told BBC Sport: "I'm really at peace with the decision and, honestly, I couldn't have asked for more." With England targeting the World Cup in New Zealand next autumn, her decision will shock many in the rugby world as she is arguably playing some of the best rugby of her career. In 2019 she was one of five women nominated for the World Rugby Player of the Year award and this year she helped England secure back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams. She made the decision after the Red Roses squad received their training calendar for 2021. "Basically I looked at it and I thought I don't want to be away from her (daughter Addie) this long," she said. "I don't want to do this any more. "Once I'd opened that box to think about those things like drive and motivation I just knew it wasn't for me any more." She will forever be remembered for leading the side to victory in the 2014 World Cup final against Canada and ending a 20-year wait for England to lift the title. When announcing her retirement, Daley-Mclean revealed she turned down the offer for Jonny Wilkinson to present the England women with their match shirts the night before the final. "I just said to Gary Street (the head coach in 2014) 'we don't need anyone else, everything we need is in this room'." 'My story doesn't get any better than this' Having made her England debut in 2007, Daley-Mclean's last game for the Red Roses was against France at Twickenham in November, when she captained the side in the absence of regular skipper Sarah Hunter and became the third most-capped England player of all time behind Hunter and Rochelle Clark. After making the decision to retire with the support of her wife, the toughest person to tell was her dad who has driven her to training since she was five and travelled the world to watch her play. "Just massive disappointment for him - he loves it," said Daley-Mclean, who was born in South Shields. "He's always been part of it and I think it was a bit like I'd retired him as well. "You forget how much your parents invest in you and the highs and lows that have hit me, hit them as well. But I've told him 'don't worry, we'll be in the stands with a beer now'." Daley-Mclean will continue in her role as player-coach at Sale Sharks women and despite being a qualified primary school teacher, is now considering coaching as her new career path. She is open about her desire to expand her family and is just happy to be ending her international career on her terms. "It's an athlete's dream," she said. "I don't think anyone sits down and plans retirement but in the last two to three weeks when I've thought about it, my story doesn't get any better than this."

image captionThe FBI is among those investigating the hacking campaign The US energy department is the latest agency to confirm it has been breached in what is being described as the worst-ever hack on the US government. The department is responsible for managing US nuclear weapons, but said the arsenal's security had not been compromised. Tech giant Microsoft also said on Thursday that it had found malicious software in its systems. Many suspect the Russian government is responsible. It has denied any role. The US treasury and commerce departments are among the other targets of the sophisticated, months-long breach, which was first acknowledged by officials on Sunday. SolarWinds: Why the Sunburst hack matters More US government agencies hacked 'State-sponsored' hack hits US cyber-security firm Researchers, who have named the hack Sunburst, say it could take years to fully comprehend what is one of the biggest ever cyber-attacks. How has the US government responded? image captionJoe Biden said America would impose "substantial costs on those responsible for such malicious attacks" President Donald Trump is yet to comment on the cyber-attacks. Meanwhile, US President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to make cyber-security a "top priority" of his administration. "We need to disrupt and deter our adversaries from undertaking significant cyber-attacks in the first place," he said. "We will do that by, among other things, imposing substantial costs on those responsible for such malicious attacks, including in co-ordination with our allies and partners." America's top cyber agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (Cisa), gave a stark warning on Thursday, saying that addressing the intrusion would be "highly complex and challenging". It said "critical infrastructure" had been damaged, federal agencies and private sector companies compromised, and that the damage posed a "grave threat". The hack began in at least March 2020, and those responsible had "demonstrated patience, operational security, and complex tradecraft", the Cisa said. The agency did not identify what information had been stolen or exposed. Addressing the attack on the energy department, spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes confirmed it was responding to a cyber-breach - but said "the malware has been isolated to business networks only". She said security functions at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which oversees US nuclear weapons, had not been affected. A race to see what's been stolen The list of who was hacked is already long - and it is going to get longer. These are still early, and quite frantic, days in the investigation as government departments, companies and organisations race to see if they have a backdoor in their systems and what might have been stolen through it over a period of months. The scale is potentially huge, but the truth is no-one is quite sure of the impact yet. So far, this looks to have been classic espionage - the targeted theft of information. There is not much sign yet that the hackers were planning to disrupt systems or carry out real world damage, although that could still emerge. That also makes it trickier for the US to respond - after all, espionage is something it also carries out regularly. The problem is that in this case US defences were not good enough to spot and stop those responsible. What do we know about the hack's consequences? "There's a lot we don't yet know, but what we do know is a matter of great concern," Mr Biden has said. Hackers are known to have at least monitored data within a range of key US government departments including state, defence, homeland security, treasury and commerce, Reuters news agency reports. Cisa said the perpetrators managed to breach computer networks using network management software made by the Texas-based IT company SolarWinds. Up to 18,000 SolarWinds Orion customers downloaded updates containing malicious software installed by hackers. All US federal civilian agencies were told to remove SolarWinds from their servers earlier this week as a result. Cisa said it was investigating "evidence of additional access vectors, other than the SolarWinds Orion platform". Microsoft said it had identified more than 40 of its customers who were targeted in the cyber-attack, including government agencies, think tanks, non-governmental organisations and IT companies. About 80% of these were in the US, while others were in Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Spain, the UK, Israel and the UAE. The company's president Brad Smith said the attack was "remarkable for its scope, sophistication and impact". "This is not 'espionage as usual,' even in the digital age," he wrote in a blog post. "Instead, it represents an act of recklessness that created a serious technological vulnerability for the United States and the world." Neither Cisa or the FBI have publicly said who they believe to be behind the attacks, but private security companies and officials quoted in US media have pointed the finger at Russia. The Washington Post cast suspicion on a Russian hacking group called Cozy Bear or APT 29, which has ties to the country's spy agencies. Bears with keyboards: Russian hackers snoop on West The Post reported that the same Russian group hacked the State Department and White House email servers while Barack Obama was president. What is Russia saying? In a statement shared on social media on Monday, the Russian embassy in the US said it "does not conduct offensive operations in the cyber domain". "Malicious activities in the information space contradict the principles of the Russian foreign policy, national interests and our understanding of interstate relations," the embassy said.

CFMOTO has shared some images on its Facebook page that show the CLX 700 concept looking remarkably close to production spec. We first saw the CLX 700 at EICMA in 2019 at the firm’s swanky launch event in Milan. Back then this model was a speculative glance at how future models from the brand could look. Now though, with CFMoto’s UK PR team sharing images of the bike on Facebook, it might be a little closer than first thought. 2021 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and ZX-10RR sports bikes revealed to the world The bike is a nailed on MT-07 rival, featuring a 692cc, parallel twin-cylinder engine that is claimed to make 74bhp and 49lb-ft of torque. The bike weighs in at 183kg, includes a 14l fuel tank, and comes equipped with a slipper clutch and solid-looking J.Juan calipers and discs. CFMoto naked As with the MT-07 is will be gunning for, the CLX 700 isn’t just a one bike range. The bike is available in three distinctly different flavours, all three of which were on show at EICMA last year. There is a rugged scrambler version, featuring knobbly tyres and saddlebags, and also a slick-shod super naked, complete with angular bodywork and bright graphics. CFMoto naked Until we receive any official confirmation regarding the model, further details around price and availability are unknown – as is any confirmation that this is anything more than just a concept. You do have to wonder though, why else would the CFMoto team be sharing these images on social media?

Federico Chiesa put the champions ahead with a fine strike from outside the box, his first league goal for Juve. Remo Freuler equalised for mid-table Atalanta with a fine 25-yard strike off the underside of the bar. Ronaldo had a chance to win the game after Chiesa was fouled but Pierluigi Gollini guessed right to save his kick. Former Aston Villa keeper Gollini had an excellent game and denied Alvaro Morata with a good save. Juve - who have won the past nine titles - are unbeaten after 12 league games under Andrea Pirlo, although half of them have been draws. They are third in the table, four points behind leaders AC Milan. Milan needed an 83rd-minute equaliser from Pierre Kalulu to draw 2-2 at Genoa and keep Serie A's other unbeaten run going. Mattia Destro gave Genoa the lead twice with Davide Calabria scoring the first leveller. Romelu Lukaku scored a penalty as second-placed Inter Milan won 1-0 against Napoli, who had Lorenzo Insigne sent off. Former Manchester United trio Lukaku, Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic - of AC Milan - are joint top scorers in the league with 10 goals each.

A host of European leaders are self-isolating after the French President, Emmanuel Macron, tested positive for Covid-19. Mr Macron, 42, will self-isolate for seven days while working remotely, the Elysée Palace said in a statement. The French president attended a number of high-profile events in recent days, including an EU summit. Following his diagnosis several other European leaders, including the Spanish PM, said they would self-isolate. "The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for Covid-19 today," the Elysée said on Thursday morning. The diagnosis was made following a "test performed at the onset of the first symptoms", the statement added. The French president's wife Brigitte Macron, who is 67, is self-isolating but has no symptoms. It is not yet known how Mr Macron caught the virus but his office said it was identifying any recent close contacts he has had. How are France and other European countries tackling the pandemic? French culture takes centre stage in Covid protest The meteoric rise of France's youngest president On Tuesday President Macron hosted French parliamentary heads and on Monday members of the intergovernmental group the OECD. Last week he, along with almost every other EU leader, attended a summit in Brussels. Who else needs to self-isolate? Among those going into self-isolation are European Council chief Charles Michel, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, all of whom met President Macron this week. The Spanish prime minister's office said he would be tested "without delay" and would "respect the quarantine until 24 December". Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa, 59, has cancelled all official trips, and is isolating and awaiting test results, after a working lunch in Paris with President Macron on Wednesday. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel too are self-isolating following contact with the French president. In a statement Mr Bettel wished Mr Macron a "speedy recovery". French Prime Minister Jean Castex, 55, and parliamentary speaker Richard Ferrand, 58, are also self-isolating, their offices confirmed. image captionPresident Macron (L) met Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Monday Mr Castex, who is not showing any symptoms and has tested negative, was due to introduce the government's Covid vaccination policy in the Senate on Thursday - now Health Minister Olivier Véran is doing it instead. France this week ended a six-week national lockdown, replacing the measure with a curfew to help deal with soaring cases. Mr Macron last week attended a two-day European Council heads of state summit, finishing on Friday. However, the French president is considered to have become potentially contagious as of Monday evening, a senior EU official told the BBC. All sanitary measures were observed during last week's meeting and the council has not been informed of any other participants testing positive, the source added. German Chancellor Angela Merkel wore a mask at the summit and tested negative for the virus on Tuesday, German officials said after hearing the news about President Macron. A French presidential spokeswoman confirmed that all of Mr Macron's forthcoming trips, including a scheduled visit to Lebanon on 22 December, had been cancelled.

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If you've ever considered making the switch to ChromeOS, installing Neverware's CloudReady OS on an old or sluggish PC allows you to essentially turn your device into a Chromebook. However, this process is likely about to get a whole lot easier as Neverware has announced that it has been acquired by Google. The search giant has been following the software company for some time now and just three years ago it invested in Neverware's Series B funding round. We've put together a list of the best laptops for students These are the best Chromebook deals available now Also check out our roundup of the best mobile workstations In a statement to 9to5Google, a spokesperson from Google has confirmed the acquisition, saying: “We can confirm that the Neverware team is joining the Google Chrome OS team. As we continue to support customers with their transition to the cloud, Neverware has offered a valuable solution, CloudReady, that allows customers to unlock the manageability, speed, and productivity of a Chrome device. Following our partnership over the past few years, we’re looking forward to working more closely with the team to support more customers in their transition to deploy Chrome OS.” CloudReady Just like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, Neverware's CloudReady OS is based on Chromium. However, instead of being merely a forked browser, CloudReady is a full-featured operating system designed to be installed on aging Macs and PCs that are still very usable but no longer receive regular updates. First launched in 2015, CloudReady is an ideal solution for schools that want experience the many benefits of ChromeOS without having to replace their old computers. Once the acquisition is complete, Google plans to make CloudReady an “official Chrome OS offering” according to a FAQ from Neverware. Up until now, Neverware's release schedule has been a bit behind but that will change once CloudReady becomes an official Chrome OS offering. Going forward users “can expect the release mechanics to fall in line with official Chrome OS releases”.

Nvidia and AMD have been trading some good blows over this latest generation of GPUs, with little space to breathe between each new release. It may come as a surprise then, that Nvidia is reportedly holding back a possible RTX 3080 Ti launch until later in 2021 than we first expected. New projections suggest that, after the launch of AMD's most recent Navi card, the Radeon RX 6900 XT, Nvidia's going to be taking a leisurely stroll with the rest of the 30-series lineup. The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is now not expected to surface until mid to late February next year—certainly not before Chinese new year celebrations have come to a close around February 17. According to sources (via Igors Lab), it looks as if the likelihood of Nvidia following up with the reflexive, potentially rash release of an RTX 3080 Ti has dwindled. Despite the extra 6GB onboard memory that AMD's RDNA 2 cards boast over the Nvidia RTX 3080, the 6000 series cards still have a tendency to falter at 4K. Subsequently, the pressure for Nvidia to deliver a better version of the RTX 3080, or a cheaper version of the 24GB Nvidia RTX 3090, has lifted somewhat. Considering the RTX cards superiority in many cases with this most recent GPU lineup, it seems Nvidia has positioned itself perfectly for a slower paced roll out of its intermediate range of Ampere cards. AMD has made it unnecessary for Nvidia to rush about, so Nvidia now lies in wait, secure in the knowledge that "it's got high-end refreshes in the bank"—as our Dave puts it. The RTX 3080 Ti, when it eventually drops, is rumoured currently to arrive with 9,984 CUDA cores (78 streaming multiprocessors), placing it neatly between the RTX 3080's 8,704 CUDA cores (68 SMs), and the 10,496 (82 SMs) coming out of the RTX 3090. What's more, it's expected to pack a favourable 20GB of VRAM. Some spicy predictions there. Let's just hope the stock shortages subside by February.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is the series' best instalment to date, so writes Steven in his review. One of the major improvements is that it's far less of a grind compared to its two immediate predecessors. Hitting story quests at the recommended level doesn't involve interminable hours spent dabbling in side content like it did in Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey. Still, maybe you're short of time, or maybe you like feeling really powerful from the get go. Ubisoft knows: the company has been selling XP boosters for its mainline Assassin's Creed games for a while, and while that wasn't initially the case for Valhalla, the in-game store now has these items for sale. First spotted by Game Informer, you can now spend 1000 Helix points ($10) for a permanent 50 percent increase to acquired XP. For 1500 Helix points ($15) you get that, as well as a 50 percent increase to acquired money. It's hardly a new phenomenon, but this is a singleplayer game, and once upon a time you'd be able to use a cheat code for something like this. Indeed, Assassin's Creed Odyssey did have a cheat method of sorts for XP grinding, concocted by players in its Story Creator mode, but Ubisoft quickly put a stop to that. "These exploits risk jeopardising the overall quality, integrity, and purpose of Story Creator Mode and results in less visibility for the creative, interesting and frankly fantastic community stories that have been published," a spokesperson for the company wrote at the time. Perhaps that's a euphemistic way of saying: we want you to pay money for XP boosters. Ubisoft sent Game Informer a statement on the Valhalla boosters, writing that "as more and more post-launch content becomes available, we want to give the option to players to advance their progression. "Utilities [the item category in the Valhalla store] allow players who lack the time to fully explore the world of Assassin's Creed Valhalla to be able to acquire the game’s best gear, as well as other items, by accelerating their progress. For instance, these players can purchase maps that uncover some interesting locations in the world, but would still have to visit and play them to get their rewards." I don't see why you should have to pay for this, but That's Business. Good thing the game is pretty good: "Bloody and captivating, Valhalla is Assassin's Creed at its best," Steven wrote last month.

Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is expected to be out for four months after having thigh surgery. He was injured playing for Japan's Vissel Kobe against Suwon Bluewings in the Asian Champions League last Thursday, and on Tuesday had surgery on the rectus femoris of his right leg. Iniesta, 36, joined Kobe in 2018 after making 442 appearances for Barcelona. His medal haul with the Catalan club includes four Champions Leagues and nine La Liga titles. Iniesta, who scored the winner for Spain in the 2010 World Cup final, said: "After many tests I took the advice of my medical team and we have considered that the best option for me was to get surgery and speed up the recovery.

A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. China has not opposed an independent investigation, although the WHO has been negotiating for access to the city for a number of months. The virus is thought to have come from a market in the city selling animals. But the search for the source has led to tensions, notably with the US. President Donald Trump's administration has accused China of trying to conceal the initial outbreak. What is the aim of the investigation? A biologist on the team travelling to Wuhan told the Associated Press news agency that the WHO was not seeking to apportion blame, but rather to prevent future outbreaks. "It's really not about finding a guilty country," Fabian Leendertz of Germany's Robert Koch Institute said. "It's about trying to understand what happened and then see if, based on those data, we can try to reduce the risk in the future." Wuhan: Looking for answers in a city of silence China pushes for QR code based global travel Covid symptoms: Is it a cold, flu or coronavirus? Dr Leendertz said the aim was to find out when the virus began circulating and whether or not it originated in Wuhan. The mission was expected to last four or five weeks, he added. Where and when was the virus first detected? In the early days of the virus, it was traced to a so-called "wet market" in Wuhan, Hubei province, and it was suggested that this was where it made the leap from animals to humans. But experts now believe it may simply have been amplified there. Research suggests that coronaviruses capable of infecting humans may have been circulating undetected in bats for decades. Last December, a Chinese doctor at Wuhan Central Hospital - Li Wenliang - tried to warn fellow medics about a possible outbreak of a new disease, but was told by police to "stop making false comments" and was investigated for "spreading rumours". Dr Li died in February after contracting the virus while treating patients in the city. image captionIt was initially believed that the virus originated at a so-called "wet market" in Wuhan In April, suspicions and allegations emerged that the virus might have leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan. US State Department cables came to light suggesting that embassy officials were worried about biosecurity there. The office of the US national intelligence director said at the time that while the virus was not man-made or genetically modified, officials were investigating whether the outbreak began through contact with animals or through a laboratory accident. Recent reports in Chinese media have suggested that Covid-19 could have started outside China. But analysts say the reports are without foundation, and the campaign reflects anxiety within the leadership in Beijing about damage to the country's international reputation from the pandemic. Will access to Wuhan provide answers? Analysis by Naomi Grimley, BBC health correspondent The question of an independent inquiry into the origins of the virus has become embroiled in international geopolitics and rows about the WHO. The Trump administration has always taken a hard line, arguing that the WHO has been too soft on China and citing examples of officials praising the Chinese regime for its actions such as locking down Wuhan, mass testing and its publication of the genetic code of the virus. However, lots of other countries also said there needed to be a proper inquiry - including Australia and the UK. The Associated Press revealed transcripts of video calls from WHO officials complaining back in January that they had not received the right data they needed from the Chinese authorities. A two-man WHO team that visited China this summer had difficulty negotiating access to Wuhan. This trip, when it does happen, will probably concentrate on fundamental biological questions: did the virus originally come from bats? Was there an "intermediate host" linking bats to humans? And were Wuhan wet markets at the centre of the initial outbreak? What has been the response to China's reporting of the virus? China's tackling of the developing crisis was praised in January by the head of the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Mike Ryan, who said the "challenge is great but the response has been massive". Beijing had helped slow the spread of the virus, the WHO said, by quickly volunteering to share its knowledge of the virus's genetic code. However, the US - among a number of other countries - raised questions about whether China was fully transparent when the virus first emerged there. Timeline: What did China do about early outbreak? In March, the head of the WHO in China, Dr Gauden Galea, told the BBC there were "shortcomings" in tackling the outbreak in the early days, but that experts would look at how issues could be avoided in the future. Mr Trump later attacked the WHO itself for being too "China-centric" in praising Beijing, saying the organisation "really blew it" with its early guidance during the outbreak. He announced that he was pulling the US out of the body and said funding would be redirected elsewhere. Trump's charges against the WHO However, US President-elect Joe Biden, who is due to be sworn in on 20 January, has since set up a foreign policy team tasked with keeping America in the WHO.

Microsoft is working on a couple of updates that should make it a lot easier for Excel users to annotate their spreadsheets. The new additions were quietly added to the Microsoft 365 roadmap and, although currently only classed as being “in development” are expected to be made available later this month. The first of the updates will enable users of the web version of Excel to use the ink and highlighter functions to naturally annotate over their worksheets. The addition should make it much quicker for individuals to make quick additions to their spreadsheets or emphasize certain aspects for the benefit of their collaborators. The second update, which also concerns the web version of Excel, enables users to create notes to share and track important information in their online notebooks. Again, this is likely to prove particularly useful for Excel users that share spreadsheets with business colleagues, allowing them to ask questions or leave comments natively in the web app. Check out our roundup of the best spreadsheet software We've put together a list of the best free office software available Get more done with our picks of the best productivity tools New features The new Excel features are likely to be welcomed by those using the software to collaborate remotely – something that has become more commonplace in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Not that long ago, colleagues would have organized a face-to-face meeting to discuss queries or comments regarding a file that they had shared access to. In the era of social distancing, however, these discussions are more likely to occur remotely. Although digital tools have stood up to the disruption caused by the pandemic admirably, it is noticeable how many software providers have been issuing updates over the last few months. It is likely that the influx of new users have suggested changes that simply wouldn’t have been thought of without the adoption of mass remote working.

It's more good news from the Vulkan API camp: The open consortium responsible for the po[CENSORED]r game API has announced full support for Vulkan Ray Tracing has arrived in its SDK, tools, and across the latest AMD and Nvidia drivers, thus enabling waves of developers to jump on the ray tracing wagon cross-platform. There's even a Vulkan Ray Tracing game ready to go out of the gate: Quake II RTX. Quake II RTX was Nvidia's ray-traced baby at launch, a free overhaul of the po[CENSORED]r shooter rendered using a full path tracer, an all encompassing ray tracing solution—powered by Nvidia's VK_NV_ray_tracing Vulkan extension. This own-brand extension would later fold into the official Vulkan Ray Tracing extension, launched last month and today receiving full support, and that means Quake II RTX will now work on any Vulkan Ray Tracing compatible GPU—yep, even AMD's. Quake II RTX also comes with a built-in benchmark to compare compatible GPU performance. That's currently only of real interest to gamers in testing Nvidia's Ampere GPUs to AMD's RDNA 2 GPUs, both of which contain ray tracing acceleration and today receive full driver support for Vulkan Ray Tracing. However, Intel Xe-HPG GPUs, Intel's upcoming gaming chips, will also be compatible at launch, sometime in 2021. Nvidia, AMD, and Intel all rank among the over 150 companies that make up and contribute to the Khronos Group consortium. The Vulkan Ray Tracing extension receiving full support has greater implications for the games and 3D industry, however. Cross-platform ray tracing from Vulkan means developers won't need to rely on Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing API, which has been happily running most ray-traced games to-date, or have to create an entire solution in-house, as we saw with Crytek's CryEngine. "Shipping API specifications was just the first step in building the developer ecosystem for Vulkan Ray Tracing, we now have tools and samples to truly enable developers to tap into the power of cross-platform ray tracing acceleration," Daniel Koch, senior graphics system software engineer at Nvidia and Vulkan Ray Tracing TSG chair at Khronos, says. "One of the key requests from the developer community was the ability to easily bring DirectX 12 ray tracing (DXR) code to Vulkan. We have achieved that through delivering a carefully designed superset of DXR, and integrating Vulkan Ray Tracing support in the DXC open source HLSL compiler." The Vulkan Ray Tracing extension is reportedly similar to that which is used with other proprietary solutions today, and it should be a simple enough process to port code between Vulkan and DX12, too. Part of that is thanks to the reuse of HLSL code, or High Level Shading Language, which is used with DirectX and was made possible to port right into Vulkan earlier this year thanks to Nvidia's developers. One of few modern Vulkan ray-traced games so far, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, utilises the initial Nvidia-built Vulkan Ray Tracing extension. As such, it's currently limited to Nvidia's RTX cards only, yet the introduction of the Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions could make further AMD card support possible if implemented. It will still be some time until we see shipping products built using the Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions fully even so, but it's in the hands of developers to put to good use now and that's great news for cross-platform ray tracing support. And so the ray tracing ecosystem gets that little bit more complete. We certainly now have all the components for wide adoption of ray tracing headed into 2021, from hardware to software to communicate to it, and that's great news if you, like me, love cranking every ray-traced effect up to 11 and diving into photo mode.

Fortnite is certainly no stranger to rolling other franchises and intellectual properties into its universe, as evidenced by the entirety of season 4's Marvel theme. Season 5 has brought us back to earth a bit (Kratos and Master Chief notwithstanding), but that hasn't stopped Epic from emulating an entirely different game. Fortnite's new Spy Within limited-time mode is almost entirely a clone of Among Us, the immensely po[CENSORED]r hidden identity deduction/deception game played by the likes of AOC. It's a fairly similar setup, pitting agents vs. spies in a battle to identify the two culprits. Check out the video below from YouTuber Kanga for a look. 10 players start in a match knowing what team they're on—agents or spies—but not the team of any other players. Two players (the spies) will work to eliminate the other eight without giving away their identities. The eight true agents must complete a number of objectives before time runs out or they're all killed. Just like Among Us, if a body is discovered, a player can call a meeting to hold a vote on who to jettison. Players are only able to use voice chat during these meetings, which adds to the tension of the objective-based gameplay. OK, so maybe it's definitely 100% an Among Us clone, but you know what they say about imitation and flattery. This is definitely Epic capitalizing on its relatively new Fortnite Mode on the Houseparty chat app, which lets friends video call one another during games. Among Us has already catapulted to videogame fame, inspiring an onslaught of copycat games including a hugely po[CENSORED]r mobile game in China. But knowing that the poster child for game-turned-cultural-obsession has created its own riff on the formula has to feel pretty good. As the Spy Within event continues, other similarly themed LTMs created by community members will appear in Fortnite's mode select menu, so make sure to check back in every once in a while. There's a bevy of cosmetic items to grab if you like. You can check out all our other Fortnite guides and news to see what we, as the kids say, find pretty sus. The new performance mode for low-end PC hardware will definitely help you keep with friends who've snagged a 3080.

HONDA has released an updated version of it Vision 110 scooter for 2021, with Smart Key ignition, revised styling, and a lighter frame being the main points to note. A small bike it may be, but the Vision is one of Honda’s big sellers, with the diminutive scooter proving a massive hit at home and abroad. With that in mind, Honda has been understandably hesitant to radically overhaul the model, instead going for a revision of the existing styling. Beneath the skin though, extensive updates to the model have been applied. The most eye-catching of which is the inclusion of Honda’s Smart Key system. The update allows the rider to open the under-seat storage space and start the bike up, all without taking the key out of their pocket. Honda Vision 110 A new, lighter frame has been introduced for 2021, with the new item helping the bike to achieve a 2kg weight saving over the old machine – 100kg total kerb weight. The engine has also received updates for 2021, although these are mainly focused on getting around Euro5 emissions regulations, rather than performance. The bike produces a claimed 8.5bhp, although the headline number is the claimed economy. At just under 55km/l, the 4.9l fuel tank on the bike should mean a range of well over 200 miles! Not bad for around a fiver worth of fuel. 2021 Honda Vision 110

Defending champions England will face Australia in their opening match at the 2022 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. They meet in Hamilton on 5 March, the first of seven group games for each of the eight teams in a tournament featuring 31 matches in 31 days. New Zealand will get the competition under way against a qualifier on 4 March in Tauranga. The Hagley Oval in Christchurch will host the final under floodlights on 3 April. The World Cup was scheduled for early 2021, but was postponed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. South Africa and India have also secured their places, with the three remaining spots to be decided by a qualifying tournament in Sri Lanka from 26 June to 10 July next year. The top four teams from the group stage will reach the semi-finals, to be played in Wellington and Christchurch. Women's Cricket World Cup chief executive Andrea Nelson said: "Our team is proud to be delivering a tournament where Kiwis across the whole country, in each of our six host cities, can really get involved in what is a truly special event. "We can't wait to see the excitement build around New Zealand as we prepare to roll out the welcome mat for the rest of the world." Australia have won six and England four of the 11 editions of the World Cup since it began in 1973, with New Zealand the only other champions. England's 2022 World Cup schedule 5 March: Australia v England, Hamilton (d/n) 9 March: Qualifier v England, Dunedin 14 March: South Africa v England, Tauranga (d/n) 16 March: England v India, Tauranga (d/n) 20 March: New Zealand v England, Auckland 24 March: England v qualifier, Christchurch (d/n) 27 March: England v qualifier, Wellington

Moderna's vaccine is safe and 94% effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation. The analysis by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) means it could become the second coronavirus vaccine to be allowed in the US. It comes one day after Americans across the country began receiving jabs of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The news comes as the US coronavirus death toll passes 300,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Endorsement of the Moderna vaccine by FDA scientists was announced on Tuesday, two days before the vaccine panel meets to discuss emergency approval. What were their findings? The 54-page document said there were "no specific safety concerns" and that serious adverse reactions were rare. If approved by the team of experts later this week, and by the FDA's vaccine chief, shipments could begin within 24 hours. The FDA found a 94.1% efficacy rate out of a trial of 30,000 people, according to the document they released. Covid: When can I get vaccinated in the US? What you need to know about vaccine safety The most common side effects included fever, headaches, and muscle and joint pain. Last week, the FDA released similar data from Pfizer before voting to issue approval. Moderna was founded in 2010 and so far has never had a product approved by the FDA. The company's stocks have seen a nearly 700% increase so far this year. How does it differ from the Pfizer jab? The Moderna vaccine requires temperatures of around -20C for shipping - similar to a regular freezer. The Pfizer jab requires temperatures closer to -75C, making transport logistics much more difficult. How will we keep the vaccine cold enough? Like the Pfizer jab, the Moderna vaccine also requires a second booster shot. Moderna's second jab comes 28 days after the first. The company is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has said that if approved, the "vast majority" of its vaccine would be manufactured there. Pfizer's drug is being manufactured in several countries, including Germany and Belgium.

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Microsoft Teams will soon receive an update enabling Outlook integration, which should prove extremely useful for business users, particularly when conducting internal meetings. The feature is currently in development, with a release expected in March next year. “Send a copy of email messages or conversations, including attachments, into Teams chats and channels or start a Teams chat related to a specific email message,” a Microsoft 365 roadmap update explained. “When sharing to Teams from Outlook on the web, a popup window will appear to confirm to which channel or person you want to share, you can also select whether you want to include attachments or not.” Digital tools have proved hugely useful in managing the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. However, businesses are still experiencing the odd challenge related to mass remote working. Email integration will likely provide a productivity boost for individuals working with Teams, making it easier to collaborate. Video conferencing competition Like many other video conferencing tools, Microsoft Teams has been working hard to improve functionality, often taking user feedback into account. The market sector has become increasingly competitive with platforms boosting user figures that would scarcely have been believable before the pandemic. n addition to the coming outlook integration, Teams has also announced a Large Gallery view for bigger meetings, better mobile optimization, and a number of other new features. Rival platforms, like Webex and Zoom, have moved quickly to launch upgrades and security patches of their own. Although much of the demand for video conferencing tools has been driven by the pandemic, executives at Microsoft Teams will no doubt be hoping that the move to embrace remote working will persist even in a post-pandemic world. The continual addition of new features, therefore, will only help convince businesses that remote working is here to stay.

There is now almost nothing between the best wireless gaming mouse and the top wired gaming mouse. Except, of course, price. Where once it was a question of sacrificing latency and accuracy for the freedom that only a cable-free connection can offer, that is no longer the case. Advances in sensors and communication protocols by the likes of Logitech, Corsair, and Razer, means that the performance you get out of the best wireless gaming mouse is practically indistinguishable from what you'd get with the rodent wired directly into your gaming PC. Compared to the best gaming mice with tails, there are still a few additional features you need consider with a wireless mouse. Connectivity is vital, as is battery life. At the tippy-top of the heap, you can find mice with wireless charging, which makes the mouse truly wire-free 100 percent of the time, though that is a luxury and can cost more than it's worth right now. If you're looking to live your best wireless life, also check out our lists of the best wireless gaming keyboards and best wireless headsets. If you’re anything like me, your desk is cluttered enough as it is. Ousting the versatile G903, the G502 Lightspeed Wireless is the latest iteration of a long-standing favorite for Logitech veterans, the G502 Proteus Spectrum. It has gone through a bit of an evolution over the years and ditched the awful name. Proteus what? Initially being upgraded with a 16K DPI sensor, Logitech took the next logical step by pairing this beast of a gaming mouse with its PowerPlay technology, allowing it to remain charged continuously and connected. Even without the PowerPlay mat, the G502 can remain functional for more than 40 hours on a single charge. Not a single feature was removed to make room for this convenience. Everything that made the original G502 great is present here, from its adjustable 16g weights to its unlocked mouse wheel and 11 buttons. While its aggressive, Batmobile aesthetic may not appeal to everyone, the comfort and performance of this mouse is second to none. While the G903 remains an excellent alternative, especially for southpaw shooters, the added customizability and macros let the G502 inch ahead of the competition. This wireless version of this venerable warhorse is the spitting image of its ancestors and the pinnacle of uncompromising performance when it comes to wireless gaming rodents.

One of the companies leading the charge in affordable at-home 3D printing, Prusa, has built its own Cyberpunk 2077-themed Prusa i3 MK3S 3D printer. It's built using parts that, you guessed it, can be 3D printed, so it's easy to mod for yourself at home. All you've got to do is follow the simple mod instructions laid out, grab some paint, and get to work. If you've already filled your Cybersneakers to the brim with Cyberpunk 2077-themed gear then there's only one option to further your growing collection of overly yellow things: Start making your own Cyberpunk 2077 merchandise. That's where a 3D printer comes in, and none better for the job than the Cyber Prusa i3 MK3S+, which Prusa has itself modified to give it a yellow sci-fi coat and impressive android overhaul. Take a look at the video above for the full Cyberpunk 2077 makeover, pieced together by the Prusa team. Prusa printers are a po[CENSORED]r gateway into the world of 3D printing—I, too, used a slightly older model than the 'Cyber Prusa' here to kickstart my own 3D modelling and printing pastime. Prusa is providing the print files required for the build over on its website—all 57 of them. It recommends using a resin printer in order to print the more complex parts. That means you can't technically print the Cyber Prusa using only the i3 MK3S+ alone, but you could certainly get away with many of the less complex parts using solely the to-be modded machine itself. There are a couple of po[CENSORED]r 3D printing technologies going today, and probably the most common, at least for home use, is the type that prints from a heated nozzle onto a moveable bed—such as the Prusa i3 MK3S+. The other po[CENSORED]r alternative, and that which I've recently upgraded to myself, is what's often called a resin 3D printer. These commonly use a vat of resin and a UV screen to print a design, inverted, onto a height adjustable plate. Since the print resolution is defined by the screen resolution, they can often allow for more intricate models and detailing. There are positives and negatives to weigh up with either po[CENSORED]r printer technology, and requirements for strength, size, and print time are all factors in deciding which is the best for you. Changing the look for your new 3D printer is perhaps one the best ways to get to grips with the printing process, too. You have precise measurements for the machine, you have all the tools you need to make it, and so long as you're careful with glue and paint it's a fairly low-risk operation, too. As for the professionally printed and painted Cyberprinter, the Prusa team has actually pieced together three of them. One it's said it will keep for display, and another it hopes to send to the team at CD Projekt Red to congratulate them on the game's launch. The final printer it hopes to hand to an anti-cyberbullying charity auction, but it's got to get CDPR's approval before it can go ahead.

CHINESE motorcycle manufacturer CFMOTO has launched its own electric bike brand, and they have already revealed a concept machine. Electric CFMOTOs look to be getting released in the name ZEEHO, after the new brand was officially launched last week by CFMOTO’s CEO. The scooter you can see above boasts a 0-30mph time of 2.9 seconds, 70mph top speed, and a range of 130km or more. CFMOTO created the new EV division, ZEEHO, in August 2018 with the aim of providing high-tech user-driven products for current and future generations to enjoy. CFMOTO, famous for high-quality and large-displacement motorcycles, is working to a new ‘Life Amplified’ philosophy under the ZEEHO brand, to deliver revolutionary products that are tech-driven and designed for user-comfort, while addressing the impact of travel on the environment. The Cyber Concept scooter will be powered by a premium pouch style lithium-ion battery manufactured by Farasis Energy, that packs in 4kWh of energy, giving a NEDC effective range of 130+km. CFMOTO launches electric scooter brand ZEEHO and unveils concept scooter The battery has passed automotive-grade safety tests and with CFMOTO self-developed BMS (Battery management system) has a 2500 cycle lifespan or eight years and up to 300,000km combined with operating temperatures of -20° to 55°, which makes it suitable for usage in most climates around the world. The bike also features a clever kinetic energy recovery system called the ‘Cobra powertrain’. This converts the braking force of the bike into electricity that can be directed into the battery, and it has a claimed conversion efficiency of 92%. Freddie Hinkley, Managing Director of CFMOTO UK, commented: “The new ZEEHO brand and Cyber Concept scooter reflect the exciting future ambitions for the CFMOTO brand. The concept scooter specifications demonstrate the impressive performance and range that can be achieved from EV scooters and motorcycles. We expect to see this concept develop into models that will be available in the UK in the near future.”