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We just saw a naked Taycan Cross Turismo prototype a few days back, and at first glance, we thought these new spy shots showed the same vehicle. It was also caught on the streets of Germany, but it wears a different number plate and its roof is as smooth as the polished neck of a new guitar. This isn't the first Cross Turismo test vehicle we've seen without roof rails, but it is the first smooth-roof we've seen completely free of camouflage. Not that it makes much difference, though with the side-rear camo now gone, the slick-top Cross Turismo very much resembles the Panamera Sport Turismo in profile. All things being equal, perhaps the rails are better suited for the Cross Turismo. Either way, it's still a sharp-looking wagon. Gallery: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Spy Shots: As with the other prototype we recently caught on camera, this one seems to have stickers on the front fascia in the form of LED strips. Presumably, that's done to maintain at least a little bit of mystery for when Porsche finally goes official with a reveal. At least, we hope they're fake because these strips aren't exactly straight and the Taycan's squarish face would be better off without them. Speaking of the front, this car seems to be riding a bit high with gobs of wheel gap in the fenders. Admittedly it is a Cross Turismo so a bit of extra clearance is expected. Perhaps the missing roof rails are throwing us off a bit. Regardless of the exterior details, underneath the skin should be a carbon copy of what you find on the standard Taycan sedan. That's not a bad thing, because the all-electric driveline can crank out as much as 761 horsepower (567 kilowatts) for all four wheels to manage. That translates to face-warping acceleration that sees 60 mph arrive in 2.6 seconds. The mild version should only offer around 530 hp (395 kW), and though we have no idea of pricing just yet, expect it to start north of six figures. When will it finally be revealed? Camo-free Porsche prototypes in public generally mean a debut is weeks or even days away. The 2020 Los Angeles Auto Show would've taken place around the end of November, and that timeframe could well be what Porsche has in mind for a Taycan Cross Turismo celebration.

Joining meetings in Google's video conferencing software is about to get a whole lot easier as the company has added the ability to accept knocks in bulk in Meet. This means that the meeting organizer will now be able to admit all participants or students at once which will help limit interruptions during the video call. At the same time though, the new feature may also help boost productivity as participants will no longer have to wait for others to join a call and can instead get started discussing the important matters at hand. We've put together a list of the best online collaboration tools out there These are the best business webcams on the market This is all of the gear you'll need to work from home successfully Adding multiple users to a Meet call Up until now a meeting organizer in Google Meet had to go through the list of participants waiting to join a call and add each one individually. With the latest update though, a meeting organizer can bulk admit participants into a video call but they will need to stay in the meeting to do so. To get started, click “View all” when you have multiple participants waiting to join a meeting. Here you'll be able to admit or deny entry to participants individually but at the bottom of this window, meeting organizers will now see the option to admit all or deny all as well. By being able to add all participants at once, meeting organizers will save time which can be put to better use during the meeting itself.

Sapphire Technology has posted a teaser of its upcoming custom Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card. The board is equipped with a rather remarkable cooling system that promises to enable higher-than-AMD-recommended frequencies out-of-box as well as some additional overclocking potential. Since AMD designed a rather compelling triple-fan cooling system for its Big Navi-based family, many graphics card vendors — Sapphire included — decided to go with reference coolers and cards with their initial Radeon RX 6800/6900 offerings. But custom coolers with better performance enable makers to build factory-overclocked graphics cards that are sold at a premium, so Sapphire and its rivals are eager to bring them to market. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card comes with a rather interesting 2.5-wide or even 3-wide cooler that that has three fans of different sizes. One of the fans looks particularly larger than two others. The powerful custom cooling system almost certainly means a custom PCB with an enhanced VRM too, so expect Sapphire's Nitro+ RX 6800 XT to offer increased stock clocks along with some additional overclocking potential. Unfortunately, Sapphire did not disclose when it plans to release its Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT as well as its out-of-box frequencies. Though, it is reasonable to expect this card to arrive in the coming weeks. The Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT certainly looks impressive and could easily feature one of the most advanced air-cooling solutions around. In the meantime, it remains to be seen what Sapphire has for its top-of-the-range Radeon RX 6900 XT offering up its sleeve. Back in the day Sapphire was one of ATI's (and then AMD's) key graphics cards partners and had a very special treatment, so the company experimented with off-the-shelf cooling solutions quite often. It was first with a 'liquid metal'-based cooler in 2005, then it was first to offer a stock liquid cooling system with a graphics card in 2006, and then it was first to offer a vapor chamber cooler in 2008. I

The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 remake launched back in September, and it’s still getting love in the form of free updates adding new content and features. The new November update adds something completionists have been looking for pretty much since launch: the ability to replay level goals with different skaters. The new Solo Tour mode lets you undertake the full list of goals and medals fresh with each skater. Previously, once you’d completed a goal with any skater it was completed for everyone, with no way to start fresh short of deleting your save. You can still play that way in what’s now called the Crew Tours mode, and your old completion will still be tracked there. You’ll also get “over 100 new challenges” in this update. As Activision explains in the announcement, you’ll find these “new objectives around the new Solo Tour mode, Multiplayer, Classic Park Challenges that involve hitting new high scores, Create-a-Park Combo Challenges, and Combo Practice Challenges, a set of challenges designed for skaters to practice combos and critical skating skills needed to shred in Tours or Multiplayer.” This update also brings in a host of cosmetics, including a crossover with Crash Bandicoot 4, with boards, shirts, and hats themed after the platformer. There’s also a pack of fan-made boards, and a charity pack of new decks with all net proceeds going toward building public skateparks. The update launches on November 6 at 8:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 16:00 GMT. If you’re looking for more of the best PC games to dig into, you can follow that link.

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Greece and VW Group announced today that they signed a memorandum of understanding that looks to transform one of the country’s Mediterranean islands. The agreement will transition Astypalea into a model for “climate-neutral mobility,” which includes replacing 1,500 combustion-engine vehicles with 1,000 electric vehicles, though the deal goes beyond just swapping in EVs. Not only will the program, set to run for six years, bring an influx of EVs to the island, but it will also offer a year-round all-electric ride-sharing service as part of a new “cutting-edge transportation system.” Today, the island, which covers 100 square kilometers (62 square miles) in the Aegean Sea, has a limited public transportation system – two buses operating in a small area. The plan is to offer e-scooters, provided by SEAT, and e-bikes alongside EVs. VW will also electrify commercial and municipal vehicles like police cars, ambulances, and other government vehicles. Gallery: 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Debut: The island, which hosts 72,000 tourists a year plus the approximately 1,300 residents, generates most of its energy from fossil fuels. The program between the Mediterranean country and automaker looks to transition the island’s primary energy source to solar and wind, too. The program will also see Volkswagen install its Elli chargers, which includes 230 private and public charging ports, as the island hopes to become a destination for sustainable tourism. This program is the first step. VW Group has an ambitious plan to introduce 75 new electric models (VW ID.4 pictured above) by the end of the decade while investing heavily in e-mobility. The automaker plans to become climate neutral by 2050 as part of its commitment to the Paris Agreement, a global compact to combat climate change. The Astypalea project is an opportunity to realize what’s possible with these new technologies and services. Details about cost, financing, and when it’ll start aren’t available yet.

Demand for Python continues to grow and now for the first time ever, it has managed to overtake Java to become the second-most po[CENSORED]r programming language in Tiobe's latest index. The TIOBE Programming Community index is updated once a month and serves as an indicator of the po[CENSORED]rity of programming languages. The index's ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors globally as well as the results from po[CENSORED]r search engines and online services. While C has retained its top spot in the TIOBE Index for November 2020, Python has knocked Java down into third place as the programming language is now favored by developers for both data science and machine learning projects. We've assembled a list of the best laptops for programming These are the best Linux distros for developers Also check out our roundup of the best developer courses Compared to its position during the same period last year, Python has risen in po[CENSORED]rity by 2.27 percent while Java's po[CENSORED]rity has fallen by 4.47 percent. Python's rise in po[CENSORED]rity First created in 1991, Python has seen a recent surge in po[CENSORED]rity due to how it's now being used by data scientists and in machine learning. However, Tiobe's CEO Paul Jansen has a different theory which he provided further insight on in the TIOBE Index for November 2020, saying: “I believe that Python's po[CENSORED]rity has to do with general demand. In the past, most programming activities were performed by software engineers. But programming skills are needed everywhere nowadays and there is a lack of good software developers. As a consequence, we need something simple that can be handled by non-software engineers, something easy to learn with fast edit cycles and smooth deployment. Python meets all these needs.” Rounding out the rest of Tiobe's latest index, C++ took fourth place followed by C#, Visual Basic, JavaScript, Php, R and SQL to make up the rest of the top ten most po[CENSORED]r programming languages. However, Java still has a rating of 11.68 percent compared to Python's 12.12 percent, so we could see Java regain the number two spot in next month's index.

According to a recent Gizmochina report, Xiaomi has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring the brand's Ningmei Rubik’s Cube Mini to the market. Xiaomi's upcoming mini-PC utilizes a similar recipe as the Chuwi Larkbox and GMK NucBox. The device measures 62 x 62 x 42mm, which is around the size of a Rubik's Cube. That's probably where Xiaomi drew its inspiration for naming the mini-PC. The Ningmei Rubik’s Cube Mini features a metallic body, but Xiaomi still managed to keep the weight at only 145g. A Celeron J4125 processor from Intel powers Xiaomi's latest mini-PC. The Celeron J4125 is a quad-core 10W chip that lacks Hyper-Threading and comes with a 2-GHz base clock and 2.7-GHz boost clock. A small cooling fan actively keeps the Celeron J4125's operating temperatures under control. On the graphics side, the Celeron J4125 incorporates the Intel UHD Graphics 600 engine with 12 Execution Units (EUs) that operate between 250 MHz and 750 MHz. Xiaomi offers the Ningmei Rubik’s Cube Mini with either 6GB or 8GB of LPDDR4 memory. The device can house a single M.2 SSD. Xiaomi didn't specify the length, but we expect the mini-PC to accept M.2 drives up to 42mm long. The Ningmei Rubik’s Cube Mini packs a TF card reader and 3.5mm audio jack up front and one HDMI port, two USB 3.0 ports and one USB-C port at the rear of the miniature housing. There's also dual-band wireless and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity. The base model, which features 6GB of memory and 128GB of storage, retails for $149. The top model, on the other hand, comes with 8GB of memory, 256GB of storage and sells for $186. The special Iron Man-inspired version comes with the same specifications as the top model, but costs $201. It's uncertain if the Ningmei Rubik’s Cube Mini will be available outside the Chinese market.

Someone is working on a Minecraft plugin that comes with various bits on armour, weapons, and items that hold unique abilities. Example? One piece of armour gives you the otherworldly power of combusting into a flock of bats. It’s very neat. The plugin is called GodItems and comes with a range of other stuff, too. There’s another Dracula-themed item called Blood Thirst that grants you life steal if you bop foes while you’re below seven hearts of health. Other items include a Gladiator’s Trident, Crown of the Necromancer, and Fire Mage Wand. You can’t hoard these goodies for yourself, though, as foes can also pick them up. Expect to come across hostile Zombies, Skeletons, Husks, and Pillagers. Well, they should look like they usually do unless they have that item that turns them into a swarm of bats. If this sounds like your kind of thing, then you can download the mod for yourself. It’s pretty straightforward to do, simply download the file and toss it in the plugins folder. Here’s the plugin in action:

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Well-regarded VPN provider ProtonVPN has come out all guns blazing against Google's new VPN service, which the firm's CEO Andy Yen has described as “a terrible idea”. In a candid email exchange, a company spokesperson said that, despite assurances from Google that it will open source the technology and do its due diligence, ProtonVPN remains skeptical. “Open sourcing everything and doing audits is certainly a necessary step (and that is why ProtonVPN is also open source and audited), but it doesn't change the fact that a Google VPN represents a significant conflict of interest," the spokesperson told TechRadar Pro. Google VPN "Fundamentally, VPNs are privacy tools, and Google's entire business model revolves around surveillance. Bundling their VPN with other services also indicates that Google is planning to leverage their dominant market position to again control over the VPN market, which are tactics currently under investigation in both the US and EU.” ProtonVPN’s CEO also dismisses the notion that Google joining the consumer VPN business will raise the profile of the industry in a positive way. “According to the data that Google themselves cite, around 25% of internet users are already using VPN, and most of the remaining 75% are likely aware of VPN. The sector is already high profile, there's not much doubt around that, which is why Google is entering the space," he said. "The more relevant question is whether or not Google will be a fair competitor, given its platform advantages and its ability to extract a 30% tax on all other competing VPNs on Android. Present US and EU investigations into Google's anticompetitive behaviors indicate that Google likely will not be a fair competitor.” Google has enormous power and can compete is near enough any market it pleases, particularly if it leverages existing platform dominance in an anticompetitive fashion. Yen is also convinced that others in the big tech space will follow suit. “Of the GAFA companies, it seems most likely that Apple and perhaps Amazon would follow Google into the space (Facebook has already made a past attempt)," he explained. "Amazon and Apple today have different business models from Google, but both are increasingly venturing into advertising, so concerns about conflicts of interest also exist. The concern regarding US jurisdiction and government access to user data also exists for all the GAFA companies. Finally, the anticompetitive concerns are also equally valid, as all four GAFA companies are currently the subject of ongoing antitrust investigations.” Harold Li, VP at ExpressVPN, has also chimed into the debate, adding a measure of nuance. “Now that consumers are more switched on about privacy than ever before, it seems big tech companies are eager to prove their privacy bona fides and show that they’ve learned from their missteps. Apple has been running “Privacy. That’s iPhone” ad campaigns, and now Google is including a VPN in its offering." "It’s a great sign that VPNs have become a flagship privacy and security tool, but it’s not surprising that there are questions about whether Google can credibly compete in this space given their core business of data monetization. “ Big tech hasn't had the best track record when it comes to privacy - nor privacy-centric products. Remember what happened when Facebook launched a VPN; it was caught with its hand in the cookie jar, using Onavo VPN user data for market research, and was forced to shut the project down.

Alleged photographs (via VideoCardz) of Intel's Rocket Lake and Alder Lake desktop processors are making their way around the hardware world. As this is a leak, it is best to treat the photographs with a healthy dose of skepticism until more information comes to light. The chips may be early engineering samples, but their presence in the wild may hint at Intel's urgency to unleash the new processors to fend of AMD's Ryzen 5000 attack. Rocket Lake, which is the successor to Comet Lake, will be the first out of the pair to hit the retail market. Slated for a first quarter release in 2021, Rocket Lake leverages the Cypress Cove microarchitecture, and Intel has already touted an instruction per cycle (IPC) gain up to double digits. The processors are expected to reside on the LGA1200 socket. Although not confirmed by Intel, Rocket Lake should be backward compatible with Intel 400-series motherboards, as Gigabyte has insinuated in one of the company's Aorus livestreams. Besides the Cypress Cove cores, PCIe 4.0 support is another one of Rocket Lake's novelties. Many 400-series motherboards on the market are specifically purposed for PCIe 4.0, which explains the retro compatibility. Nonetheless, a new army of 500-series motherboards will accompany Rocket Lake's launch. In regards to design, Rocket Lake will top out at eight cores and 16 threads. The maximum configuration feels like a disappointing regression since Comet Lake came with up to 10 cores. For once, Rocket Lake isn't based on a rewarmed Skylake iteration, so the number of cores might not be as relevant. If early benchmarks are to be trusted, an octa-core Rocket Lake chip substantially outperforms the 10-core Core i9-10900K in single-threaded workloads, lending credence to Intel's IPC claims. In multi-threaded workloads, however, the Core i9-10900K still has a slight upper hand. Intel stated last week that the chipmaker has started sampling Alder Lake processors. While an exact timeframe is unknown, it's plausible that Alder Lake won't touch down until the second half of 2021. Rocket Lake might finally bring PCIe 4.0 support to Intel's desktop platform, but Alder Lake is a unique processor in its own right. Alder Lake is Intel's first desktop heterogeneous chip to bind large and small cores in a single package. The concept is similar to Arm's big.LITTLE microarchitecture, but Intel has branded its design as Big-BIGGER. The Golden Cove cores inside Rocket Lake will tackle the more demanding workloads, while the smaller Atom Gracemont cores job is to take care of the less trivial workloads. Alder Lake might be one of Intel's most confusing processors to date. A coreboot patch has revealed up to 12 potential configurations for Alder Lake. With two different microarchitectures in the same chip, Intel has a lot of wiggle room. Thus far, the flagship Alder Lake SKU appears to come with eight Golden Cove cores and eight Atom Gracemont cores. Technically, it's a 16-core processor, but only the Golden Cove cores are rumored to feature Intel's Hyper-Threading technology. It's evident from the Alder Lake photograph that the processor will require a new socket. Ironically, Intel documents have substantiated that Alder Lake commands the new LGA1700 socket. That's exactly 500 more pins than the current LGA1200 socket. Logically, a new socket means a new chipset with corresponding motherboards. Assuming that there's no setback with Rocket Lake, it's more than likely that the chipset for Alder Lake will carry the 600-series branding.

Another Thursday is here and – wait, no, it’s not Thursday, is it? The Epic Games Store has hit some sort of snag in rolling out the next addition to its lineup of free PC games, so we won’t actually be getting the Cold War RTS Wargame: Red Dragon after all. Instead, this week’s freebie is Dungeons 3. Dungeons 3 will be free on the usual Epic Games Store promotion page on November 5 at 8:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 15:00 GMT, and will be available until November 12 at those same times. As always, you’ll ‘purchase’ the game at a price of zero dollars, and it’ll remain in your library forever. Dungeons 3 – as with previous entries in the series – will look pretty familiar to fans of the classic Dungeon Keeper games. It’s a strategy game where you play as an underground villain, building a dungeon full of traps to keep invading heroes from raiding your treasures and stopping your plans. As for why we’ve gotten the switch this week, Epic simply says that the free launch of Wargame: Red Dragon has been “temporarily delayed”. For now, you can grab Blair Witch and Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered from Epic for a last-minute dose of Halloween games. There are also always plenty of free Steam games to check out, if that’s more your speed.

Tie-ins between automakers and entertainment aren’t new phenomena. Many of these collaborations have the automaker supply TV shows and movies, video games, and more with cars, though some lead to wild-looking promotional vehicles. The latter is the route Mini took to help celebrate the 80th anniversary of The Flash. The faster-than-light DC Comics superhero has had a resurgence in po[CENSORED]rity thanks to the TV show and Justice League franchise. However, The Flash wouldn’t be famous on the big screen without the comic book, which is what Mini is celebrating with its unique all-electric Cooper SE. The company built the Mini for the online Lucca ChanGes 2020 international fair, which covers comics, gaming, fantasy, and animation with the design penned by cartoonist Carmine Di Giandomenico, who has created more than 34 issues of The Flash comic. Giandomenico reinterpreted the cover of issue 123 by Carmine Infantino for the car. Gallery: The Flash-Themed Mini Cooper SE: The design features both Jay Garrick and Barry Allen’s versions of The Flash with Central City in the background, just like the original cover. Giandomenico channeled his inner Flash, completing the project in just 10 hours. That’s not difficult for someone dubbed “the fastest cartoonist in the world” after drawing 56 comic tables in 48 hours in 2016. Mini doesn’t dive deep into the creative process, though the company says Giandomenico used a “mixed technique.” The new art doesn’t change the SE’s performance. It packs a single electric motor powering the front wheels with 181 horsepower (135 kilowatts) and 199 pound-feet (270 Newton-meters) of torque. Sadly, it trails The Flash in performance, hitting 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 6.9 seconds with the top speed limited to 93 mph (150 kph). For comparison, The Flash can move at seven times the speed of light. Maybe the rumored all-electric John Cooper Works GP will be able to keep up.

Apple has been ordered to pay $502.8 million in royalties to internet security firm VirnetX for infringing on its VPN patents in the latest development in a long-running legal battle between the two firms. “We thank the jury for their time and appreciate their consideration but are disappointed with the verdict and plan to appeal,” an Apple statement read. “This case has been going on for over a decade, with patents that are unrelated to the core operations of our products and have been found to be invalid by the patent office. Cases like this only serve to stifle innovation and harm consumers.” The Texas jury took about 90 minutes to come to a decision, where it was asked to determine how much Apple should pay VirnetX for the patent infringement. While VirnetX believed it was owed $700 million, Apple argued that it should only pay a royalty rate of 19 cents per unit, totalling $113 million. Ultimately, the jury decides on a price of 84 cents per unit, coming to $502.8 million overall. A long-running dispute The legal contest between the two companies stretches back to 2010, when VirnetX first claimed that both Apple’s VPN on Demand and FaceTime solutions were built upon its own technology, originally developed for the CIA. Apple reportedly paid VirnetX $454 million back in March as part of a court case involving earlier patents. The most recent court case involves patents relating to a newer version of Apple’s VPN on Demand and has already been partially overturned, requiring jurors to re-calibrate how much VirnetX was due in royalties. The latest ruling may signal the end of this long-running dispute but, on the other hand, given Apple’s intention to appeal, it might not be the last we hear of it.

Black Friday is fast approaching and vendors are already showcasing deals on our favorite hardware. To make things easier, we've created a page to collect all of the best deals on tech we can find. We even have pages dedicated to specific hardware--so you can find the best deals on SSDs, monitors, and more. Today we're highlighting an offer on Amazon for the Samsung T7 Portable SSD. Check out our list of best SSDs for 2020 to get an idea of what's dominating the storage market today. Under ideal conditions, this drive can reach read/write speeds up to 1050/1000 MBps. It supports a USB 3.2 interface. It earns its portable title as the dimensions only measure up to 3.3" x 2.2" x .3". It's available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB editions. All three are available at a discount, but the 2TB edition seems to have the best deal. This drive is also available in multiple colors. Check out the Samsung T7 Portable SSD product page on Amazon for more details and checkout options. VIEW DEAL

As we’ve reported, Imperator: Rome’s upcoming major patch, Marius 2.0, is going to include an overhaul of the grand strategy game’s clunky user interface. Paradox UX designer Jiroro has posted a new dev diary on the ongoing work on the menu system, along with several screenshots of the work-in-progress UI. The coming overhaul isn’t just about refreshing the menus’ visuals; although it’s definitely doing that, giving them a cleaner, less cluttered look. It’s also adding some welcome functionality to several systems, putting more of what you want to do into convenient, sensible places. For example, with the Marius 2.0 version of the UI, you’ll be able to cancel or destroy buildings in the Macro Builder tool, simply by right-clicking on the territory while in the Macro Builder mode. This will be a godsend for players who like to do a bit of conquering (and who doesn’t?), as it’ll eliminate the tedious process of clicking each individual settlement to find the outdated buildings you’ve just taken over and replace them with new ones. Jiroro also provided a new peek at the Nation Overview panel. In addition to its new look, this menu will also sport the ability to toggle specific nation alerts on and off. If you’d like to stop receiving notifications about embracing the Canaanite Pantheon, just uncheck that box in the Overview tab. The Management tab has been split into two sub-tabs: one that gives you a list of your provinces, and another that groups them by governorship. Jiroro says she and her team are still “exploring how it feels” with the both views available. Finally, Jiroro provided some looks at the refreshed Religion view, which will include new background art for holy sites that changes depending on their tier. That window will also have more space for flavour text for things like treasures and deities, and so overall the Religion panel ought to feel much more lively once Marius 2.0 arrives. Today’s dev diary is a follow-up to Jiroro’s first post on the UI rework, which explains some of the reasoning behind the update and the concepts that underpin the team’s goals for it. She also teased some coming changes to naval combat, which we’ll hopefully learn more about soon. While you wait, you can try out some of the best Imperator: Rome mods that we’ve helpfully collected for your time in classical Rome.