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Things on the FCA side of Stellantis are certainly interesting these days. In one corner we have Dodge, which offers the extremely powerful and extremely thirsty Hellcat V8 in its entire lineup. The other side is Jeep, which is steadily moving towards electrification. Yes, that includes the Jeep Gladiator, provided a report from Australia's Go Auto is accurate. Thus far, Jeep has denied plans for a 4xe plug-in hybrid version of the Gladiator. However, in a recent discussion with Australian media, Jeep Global President Christian Meunier allegedly confirmed that an electrified Gladiator was in-development. According to the report, he stated this point-blank but stopped short of offering any additional details on the matter, including a name. Considering the Gladiator has much in common with the Wrangler, and the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid is already a thing, it's not hard to deduce a Gladiator 4xe is likely on the drawing board. Still, we sent a message to Jeep seeking confirmation of Meunier's word, and/or confirmation of a specific electrified Gladiator model. We'll update if we get a response, but Meunier's statement seems pretty cut-and-dry. There's certainly no reason to think Jeep won't eventually infuse its Gladiator with a hybrid powertrain. That is, unless executives are waiting to see how buyers respond to the plug-in hybrid system in the Wrangler. It pairs the familiar 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with two electric motors, giving the off-roader an impressive 375 combined horsepower (280 kilowatts) and an even more impressive 470 pound-feet (637 Newton-meters) of torque. Slow-speed off-road enthusiasts love torque, and at least for the US market, tax incentives for certain hybrid and electric vehicles take the 4xe down to a pricing structure close to a standard ICE model. Gallery: Jeep Gladiator Mojave 2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave at Chicago Auto Show 81 Photos Realistically, it's not a matter of if a Gladiator 4xe arrives, but when. That seems to be the big mystery at the moment, but we wouldn't be the least bit surprised to hear something about it later this year.

Now you can buy a Sicilian slice of life for just $1. The historic Sicilian village of Tronia is incentivizing buyers to get paid to live there by auctioning homes off for $1 online, according to the town's tourism website. Panoramic view of the beautiful hill town of Troina, Sicily. (iStock). Panoramic view of the beautiful hill town of Troina, Sicily. (iStock). The medieval Italian town is offering home buyers the chance to build their dream villa for just over a buck (1 euro) – and giving away up to about $30,000 for renovations and remodeling costs, too. THIS ITALIAN VILLAGE IS PAYING YOUNGER PEOPLE TO MOVE THERE, OPERATE A BUSINESS Troina is putting 30 houses up for auction online and plans to sell 100 homes in the coming months, according to Travel & Leisure. Prospective buyers will need to make a deposit of a little over $6,000 and start home repairs within two years of purchase. One perk is not having to pay property taxes for up to three years, according to the outlet.Those eager to make the move may be inclined to know the earthy village is located near lakes and Mt. Etna on the eastern coast of Sicily. While international travel is still restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of Italian villages have made headlines for paying people to move there during the pandemic. Last year, the Italian village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio offered to pay up to $52,022 to attract younger residents to the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.

Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has been linked to Real Madrid for most of his professional career, but could he sign a new contract to commit his future to the French club? Real tried to sign the France striker, now 22, from Monaco back in 2017. He went to PSG instead, on a loan deal which became a £165m transfer, and is already their all-time fourth top scorer with 106 goals. Mbappe is in contract talks with PSG - he only has 18 months left on his deal. After scoring twice last Friday in a 4-0 win over Montpellier he said: "I am thinking about it [the new deal], because if I sign, it will be in order to invest myself in the long term." The question is whether Real Madrid, like everyone else affected by the coronavirus pandemic, could afford to prise him away from his hometown club. 'Real's dream to get him' - but can they do it? Kylian Mbappe and Sergio Ramos Kylian Mbappe faced Real Madrid in the Champions League group stages last season "Real almost got him before he went to PSG. It's their dream to get him," Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "The problem for Real Madrid is at PSG they want to equal the wages Neymar has - about 37m euros a year - and Real Madrid cannot afford that. "They say they will pay the cost of bringing him there and about 21m euros - what he earns now - and instead of 50% match rights, which is what most new players get, he can have more - and see if that makes up for what he'd earn at PSG. "Hence in my eyes Mbappe after the Montpellier game saying if I stay at PSG it will be a long contact, opens the door more than ever to staying, it feels." 'I don't believe him' - could Mbappe go in two years? Mbappe has said if he does sign a new deal at PSG, it is because he plans to stay at the club for a long time. But French journalist Julien Laurens does not think that is the case. "I don't believe him when he says 'if I renew I'll stay long'," he said. "He can easily extend and then go to Real Madrid in two years' time when they have more money. Maybe his cycle in Paris will be finished by then and he'll still only be 24. Plenty of time. "Even if he's very young, if Madrid don't really have the money for the transfer fee plus the wages plus the image rights, maybe he'll think let's renew, stay two more years and Real Madrid can always come back." Unfinished business at PSG? The Poch effect? Kylian Mbappe Kylian Mbappe has played under future Premier League bosses Unai Emery and Thomas Tuchel and now former Premier League boss Mauricio Pochettino at PSG Mbappe has won all three Ligue 1 titles, plus two French Cups and two League Cups, in his time at PSG. But the one which got away was the Champions League. PSG lost last year's final 1-0 to Bayern Munich - with Mbappe guilty of a bad miss. "The way he was talking [in the past] was like he wanted to go because he was saying things like 'I will always be grateful to the club and fans because they have been so good to me, this is my home', which they usually say when they're about to leave," said Laurens. "I can see why he'll be torn between the two [staying and leaving]. "You can see why he'd want to stay and finish what he started and win the Champions League for them. Then he can go anywhere, Liverpool or whoever, whatever he wants to do." Another factor is the chance to work with new manager Mauricio Pochettino. The former Spurs boss replaced Thomas Tuchel, now Chelsea's boss, at the start of the year. "I think he wants to work with Pochettino," said Laurens. "It has started really well between the two. Maybe he's thinking it's looking good what we have right now."

The EU's drugs regulator has approved the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for people aged over 18. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the AstraZeneca vaccine was about 60% effective in the trials on which it based its decision. The move comes amid a dispute over whether AstraZeneca is breaking its vaccine delivery commitments to the EU. The European Commission has published its contract with the Anglo-Swedish drug-maker, hoping to show a breach. The bloc agreed to buy up to 400 million doses of the Astra-Zeneca vaccine last year. In a press conference later on Friday, the drug giant's chief executive Pascal Soriot said that while "of course there will be glitches" in manufacturing, the important thing was that the world had developed several vaccines within a year. Mr Soriot said AstraZeneca had millions of doses ready to ship to the EU, and was working 24/7 to increase capacity. What is the supply row about? Last week AstraZeneca said vaccine supplies would be reduced because of problems in one of its EU factories. The shortfall is expected to be about 60% in the first quarter of 2021. The EU has also received fewer than expected doses of the two other vaccines it has approved - from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. How effective is the Oxford vaccine? Why is EU’s vaccine rollout so slow? Is it OK to get a leftover Covid-19 vaccine? The EU has said AstraZeneca must honour its commitments and deliver the jabs it ordered by diverting doses manufactured in the UK. The company said its contract for UK supplies prevented this. But an EU source familiar with the matter told the BBC that AstraZeneca's UK facilities were legally obliged to do so, saying: "This is not an option, it is a contractual obligation." The UK plants are not back-up facilities; they are part of the main network, the source added. The company's CEO Mr Soriot said earlier this week that the contract obliged AstraZeneca to make its "best effort" to meet EU demand, without compelling it to stick to a specific timetable - an assertion disputed by the EU. "There are binding orders and the contract is crystal clear," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview with German radio on Friday morning. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERS image captionEU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants transparency "'Best effort' was valid while it was still unclear whether they could develop a vaccine. That time is behind us. The vaccine is there. "AstraZeneca has also explicitly assured us in this contract that no other obligations would prevent the contract from being fulfilled," she said. What is the EU doing about shortages? The European Commission said on Friday it had agreed a plan to introduce export controls on coronavirus vaccines. This means individual member states will decide whether to allow the export of vaccines produced in the territory. It will be in place until the end of March. EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told a news conference the controls were being introduced to ensure all EU citizens had access to vaccines, and to make sure all parties played by the rules. "This approach is built on trust, transparency and responsibility," she said. "Commitments need to be kept, and agreements are binding. Advance purchase agreements need to be respected. "Today, we have developed a system which will allow us to know whether vaccines are being exported from the EU. This increased transparency will also come with a responsibility for the EU to authorise, with our members states, these vaccine exports." The World Health Organization's Mariangela Simao, assistant director for access to medicines and health products, described the export ban as a worrying trend. How effective is the AstraZeneca vaccine? Germany's vaccine commission has said it cannot recommend the use of the jab in people aged over 65, citing a lack of data on how it affected this age group. Individual EU countries are free to decide who vaccines should be given to, once they have been approved. However, the UK has been using the AstraZeneca vaccine in its mass immunisation programme for weeks now, and public health officials say it is safe and provides "high levels of protection". Research has shown it is highly effective. No-one who received the Oxford vaccine in trials was hospitalised or became seriously ill due to Covid. The vaccine is given via two injections to the arm, the second between 4 and 12 weeks after the first. media captionHow does a vaccine get approved? Confirming it had approved the AstraZeneca vaccine, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said that most participants in the test studies were between 18 and 55 years old. It said that while there were not yet enough results to show how the vaccine will work in older people, "protection is expected, given that an immune response is seen in this age group and based on experience with other vaccines." AstraZeneca has said a US study will shortly provide additional data on the vaccine's efficacy in older adults. 2px presentational grey line Supplying vaccine will be the big test Analysis box by Michelle Roberts, health editor It would have been very surprising if EU regulators had not given the go-ahead for this vaccine that they have been pre-ordering hundreds of millions of doses of. The UK approved it weeks ago, and millions of people in Britain have already received their first shot that should give them protection very soon. Trials show it is highly effective at preventing severe illness and deaths from coronavirus. But there have been questions about how well it works in people aged 65 and above, because there isn't as much data for that age group - fewer than 10% of the trial volunteers were in this age bracket. However, there is other evidence to suggest the vaccine works very well in older adults. Studies show that, like other age groups, the over-65s have a strong immune response to the vaccine. After receiving the shots their blood has plenty of the required antibodies that can fight the coronavirus. It will be up to individual countries to decide who - including which age groups - to offer the shots to. The bigger question will be how soon EU nations can get large deliveries of the vaccine. Supplies of this and other Covid vaccines are in huge demand, but there is a limit to how much can be manufactured at pace.

Another 'leak' of the RTX 3080 Ti has arrived, this time from Chinese leaker "Big hardware player" who claims to have an engineering sample of a Colorful RTX 3080 Ti on hand. We're not convinced of the veracity of the images or the data, for a variety of reasons. Before we go on any further, VideoCardz.com received a response from a Colorful rep regarding this leak, which says: "This 'rumor' doesn't even 'deserve' a statement...." Of course, any graphics card manufacturer would probably say something similar, whether a leak is real or fake. Still, there's a huge chance none of this is legitimate, and we'll get into the why in a moment. Basically, take the following details with an extra-large scoop of salt (as you always should with leaks). Leaked RTX 3080 Ti Specs (Image credit: Videocardz) The leaker shared GPU-Z results of this "RTX 3080 TI," but due to GPU-Z's unfamiliarity with an RTX 3080 Ti SKU, GPU-Z registers the card as a vanilla RTX 3080. However, the specs almost lineup with what the RTX 3080 Ti rumors had it to be, which is 20GB of VRAM, and the same amount of ROPs/TMUs as the 3090. The only minor difference is that this RTX 3080 Ti result shows that it has the same memory bandwidth as the vanilla RTX 3080. This implies the RTX 3080 Ti uses standard 19Gbps GDDR6X modules instead of the 19.5Gbps modules that were previously rumored for this GPU. Let's note some problems with these GPU-Z screenshots, however. First, testing was apparently done months apart, based on the GPU-Z driver dates. Why would you run three different GPUs using three different drivers? Why use 456.16 on the 3080 and 456.71 on the 3090, if you're testing the cards right now? A lot of things have changed in the past four months! Also, check out the "WHQL" drivers from December 3 being used on the 3080 Ti. And note how GPU-Z version 2.35.0 was used on the 3080 Ti, while 2.36.0 was used on the 3090 and 2.34.0 was used on the 3080. That would be the right version on the 3080 launch, but 2.36 didn't come out until November 27, while 2.35 was released on October 15. But let's continue. The leaker supposedly threw this mysterious GPU onto a test bench and ran a bevy of gaming benchmarks and 3DMark. On average, the "RTX 3080 Ti" was 3% slower than the RTX 3090 (which he also benchmarked himself) in the gaming tests. In 3DMark, the leaked 3080 Ti was anywhere between 2-8% slower than the RTX 3090. Overall, these benchmark results for the leaked engineering sample 3080 Ti seem very suspicious. In the gaming benchmarks, the testbed's CPU is clocked at different frequencies for different cards, and the RTX 3080 shows just a 3% average performance deficit compared to the RTX 3090. This despite the "3080 Ti" having a 23% performance deficit in memory bandwidth. Modern GPU architectures love memory bandwidth and will scale well with it, so all of this seems extremely specious. There are plenty of other red flags as well. The Witcher 3 has a severely blurry game image but legible text, and Battlefield V — a game with no built-in benchmark, so any test sequence would involve restarting from a checkpoint, and the non-deterministic nature means enemies, flags, etc. would vary quite a bit between runs — looks to have nearly the same background on all three test PCs. Also, let's not get started on the 'leak' PC having the same clocks, voltages, and temperatures across all 16 cores. 24C in Shadow of the Tomb Raider? That's unbelievably impressive! As in, we literally don't believe it. If the leaker actually has the cards in question and ran the benchmarks, then at the very least, the testing methodology is clearly flawed. Different drivers, different CPU clocks and settings, different versions of GPU-Z, and probably plenty of other discrepancies as well. But hey, RTX 3080 Ti is likely going to be a real card at some point. As real as any of the other recent GPUs that are virtually impossible to find, anyway.

The online newsletter space could be set to get another high-profile entrant after Facebook confirmed that it is working on its own tools for journalists and writers. The proposal, which will form part of the Facebook Journalism Project, is reportedly still at a very early stage but is likely to mirror existing newsletter services Three people familiar with the matter told The New York Times that Facebook’s new tools would offer independent writers support for building their follower numbers across the social network, help them curate email lists and, potentially, provide paid subscription tools to help writers monetize their newsletters. The launch of bespoke newsletter services would help Facebook in its efforts to be seen as a source of legitimate news. The social network launched its News Tab in 2019 and has since pledged to donate more than $100 million in order to provide a boost to the struggling local news sector. We've assembled a list of the best email marketing services These are the best email clients on the market Also, check out our roundup of the best CRM software Will write for pay Facebook is not the only major tech player to explore the newsletter space. Earlier this week, Twitter announced that it had acquired the newsletter service Revue in order to help writers that use its platform to generate revenue. Twitter has already made Revue’s Pro features free for all account holders and lowered the paid newsletter fee to 5%. The newsletter space has grown substantially as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, with many writers left with little choice but to monetize their services independently after the pandemic caused significant job losses in the media sector. Services like Patch and Substack are also offering solutions for writers attempting to make a living in difficult circumstances. More details regarding Facebook’s newsletter service will surely follow over the coming months but it is likely to tie in nicely with the stated aims of the Facebook Journalism Project, which intends to “strengthen the connection between journalists and the communities they serve.”

343 Industries has begun to share more details on Halo Infinite's sandbox elements, and the company's in-depth blog post includes some details on how equipment works. Two of the main pieces of new equipment that we've seen so far are the Grappleshot and the Drop Wall shield, which were shown off in the campaign mode. These pieces of equipment and others will also be available in multiplayer. Master Chief's Grappleshot in Halo Infinite Master Chief's Grappleshot in Halo Infinite Sandbox designer Quinn DelHoyo said in the blog post that the overarching goal for equipment in Halo--across campaign and multiplayer--is to be a "force multiplier." "The player can flip a combat encounter on its head if they possess an equipment item, much like how you saw Master Chief deploy the Drop Wall right when the Brute tossed the Spike Grenade in the campaign reveal last summer," DelHoyo said. "What was a difficult situation swung in the Chief's favor due to quick thinking and instincts. That's something that we feel is exciting about equipment. They provide an avenue to actions that exist in a more free-form space unlike the well-defined box of a vehicle or weapon." For the multiplayer mode, DelHoyo revealed that Infinite's equipment can be earned through gameplay or by finding it on the maps. This structure "brings a level of fairness and competition," according to DelHoyo. The developer also remarked that the equipment in Halo Infinite will perform "very similarly" across campaign and multiplayer, but not exactly. "We are tailoring each equipment (all sandbox features for that matter), to the experience they are being used. So, expect to see some minor differences between multiplayer and campaign when it comes to acquiring equipment, the frequency in which they can be used, etc.," he said. Senior designer Tim Temmerman also weighed in, saying the core idea for Halo Infinite's equipment was to create options that complement and enhance the combat loop. "Pushing the boundaries just far enough to feel empowering without being disruptive," Timmerman said. "We looked for equipment that could be paired with maps, modes, weapons, and vehicles in new and effective ways. Another key aspect was equipment with a low skill floor and a high skill ceiling. In other words, equipment that was easy to understand and benefit from for beginner players, but with elements of mastery that allow high skill players to do some amazing stuff." The Drop Wall in Halo Infinite The Drop Wall in Halo Infinite Another important factor is helping opponents quickly understand what type of equipment they are coming up against during a combat scenario. "Equally important is how the equipment feels on the opponent's end," Timmerman said. "Not only that it's balanced, but that there’s engaging counterplay or clear telegraphing that give players on both sides an opportunity to display skill mastery." Sandbox designer Elan Gleiber, meanwhile, confirmed that Halo Infinite's use of equipment might look a little different compared to previous Halo games. "Compared to recent Halo titles with more innate abilities, equipment in Infinite creates fewer overall instances of change within the core combat loop, however we can make those instances much more impactful and fun," Gleiber said. "We have more room to push the boundaries of our sandbox, allowing new ways for players to express their skill and game knowledge across various playstyles. This is why equipment was the clear choice, and it gives us a lot of space to grow and change the meta as the game progresses over the years." Following a delay, Halo Infinite is scheduled to release in Fall 2021 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Due to Microsoft's recent policy changes, the free-to-play multiplayer mode will not require Xbox Live Gold. The new blog post was stuffed with new details on Halo Infinite--check out the stories below to learn more. Halo Infinite Free Multiplayer: Dev Promises Ongoing Updates And Explains Why Feedback Is Critical All Halo Infinite Sandbox Launch Content Is Finished And Playable, Dev Now Working On Bug-Fixing And Polish Halo Infinite's Grappleshot Is Just The First Of Many New Tools To The Series Here's Why Halo Infinite Ditched The Old Shotgun Halo Infinite Controls Are Fully Remappable On Xbox And PC New Halo Infinite BR, AR Weapon Renders And Art Revealed Halo Infinite Will Be A "First-Class" Experience On PC

There might be something fishy about the tuna at Subway. The chain is being accused of committing footlong fraud by serving fake tuna in its sandwiches and wraps, in a lawsuit alleging the fish is actually made with "a mixture of various concoctions," the Washington Post reports. A new lawsuit alleges Subway has been selling fake tuna at select chains. A new lawsuit alleges Subway has been selling fake tuna at select chains. (iStock) The complaint, recently filed with the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, allegedly tested "multiple samples" of the sandwich filling at independent labs. The reports allegedly indicated that the ingredient medley was blended together to appear to be tuna, however, there was no tuna or fish present. An attorney would not comment on what exactly ingredients were found during the lab tests, according to the outlet. Subway did not immediately return Fox News' request for comment. Two plaintiffs are reportedly suing the sandwich chain under federal and state claims for fraud, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment, among other offenses. Two plaintiffs are reportedly suing the sandwich chain under federal and state claims for fraud, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment, among other offenses. (iStock) SUBWAY TO REMOVE CHEMICAL FOUND IN YOGA MATTS FROM ITS BREAD Two plaintiffs are reportedly suing the sandwich chain under federal and state claims for fraud, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment, among other offenses. The plaintiffs allege that they were lied to and "tricked into buying food items that wholly lacked the ingredients they reasonably thought they were purchasing." In a statement obtained by the Washington Post, a spokesperson for Subway insisted that the chain only serves real tuna. "Tuna is one of our most po[CENSORED]r sandwiches. Our restaurants receive pure tuna, mix it with mayonnaise and serve on a freshly made sandwich to our guests," said Katia Noll, senior director for global food safety and quality at Subway. It's not the first time the sandwich chain's ingredients have been questioned by consumers. In 2014, Subway made headlines for announcing the removal of the controversial chemical azodiacarbonamide, also found in yoga mats, from its bread products.

mph time, Tesla will have to pull out all the stops. When Tesla first revealed the next-gen Roadster, it boasted crazy performance specs. And, some people who attended the launch event got to experience them firsthand. CEO Elon Musk said the Roadster would be a "hardcore smackdown" to gas cars with its 1.9-second zero-to-60-mph time. Tesla also said the upcoming Roadster would tackle the quarter-mile in 8.8 seconds and have a top speed over 250 mph and a range of 620 miles. However, it has appeared the Roadster, like many of Tesla's future projects, has been tabled for a time. Instead, Tesla has been shifting attention to the upcoming Tesla Model S Plaid. As part of yesterday's Tesla earnings report and conference call, the automaker announced details about the refreshed Model S, as well as the tri-motor Plaid and Plaid+ powertrains. It said the range-topping Plaid+ will sprint to 60 mph in less than 1.99 seconds. Its quarter-mile time is expected to be under 9 seconds. As you can see, these numbers are closely in line with the future Roadster's times. So, what will set the Tesla Roadster apart from the Plaid? Rockets, of course! When Musk talked about Roadster rocket thrusters in the past, we questioned whether it was a joke. Is it even possible? Well, nearly anything is possible, but flames coming out of the back of a production car isn't probable. Instead, Musk told Jay Leno the Roadster's license plate would flip up allowing a burst of air to help propel the car. After Musk replied to the tweet above, another Twitter member – Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley – asked, "Can it fly?" As you can see, Musk responded, "A little." Clearly, some bursts of air at the back of the car won't send it up to the sky. However, perhaps airborne feats like those shown in The Dukes of Hazzard would be more realistic. Musk said in the past that the Roadster would be able to achieve "short hops." The base Roadster will start at $200,000, though the entry-level model isn't likely to be the one with the specs mentioned above, the air thrusters, or the ability to "fly." Meanwhile, the Model S Plaid+ is priced at around $140,000.

Rayo, who are fourth in the Spanish second tier, took a shock lead when Fran Garcia tapped in a loose ball. Barca hit back six minutes later when Messi, back from a two-game ban after his first red card for the club, slotted in Antoine Griezmann's pass. Frenkie de Jong's composed close-range finish ensured Barca avoided a shock. Barca captain Messi was also the architect for the winner, releasing substitute Jordi Alba down the left to provide a low cross that was met by De Jong's perfectly timed run. The Catalan club have won the Copa del Rey on a record 30 occasions and the competition looks to be their best chance to claim a trophy in Ronald Koeman's first season as manager. The Dutchman admitted as much going to the tie, with his side 10 points adrift of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid and not considered among the favourites for the Champions League - especially as they face French champions Paris St-Germain in the last 16. Both Atletico and Real Madrid suffered embarrassing exits to lower league opposition in the Copa del Rey, leaving Koeman's men as the favourites to lift the trophy. Sevilla may have something to say about that, having reached the last eight earlier on Wednesday with a comfortable 3-0 home win against La Liga rivals Valencia. Segunda Division side Almeria progressed after beating top-flight Osasuna on penalties, while Real Betis, Villarreal and Levante won their last-16 ties on Tuesday.

The US space agency's Perseverance rover is now just three weeks from arriving at Mars. The robot's current distance to the Red Planet is still some 4.5 million km (3 million miles), but that gap is closing at a rapid rate. The biggest, most sophisticated vehicle ever sent to land on another planet, the Nasa robot is being targeted at a near-equatorial crater called Jezero. Touchdown is expected shortly before 2100 GMT on Thursday 18 February. To get down, the Nasa rover will have to survive what engineers call the "seven minutes of terror" - the time it takes to get from the top of the atmosphere to the surface. The "terror" is a reference to the daunting challenge that is inherent in trying to reduce an entry speed of 20,000km/h to something like walking pace at the moment of "wheels down". "When the scientists look at our landing site, Jezero Crater, they see the scientific promise of everything: the remains of an ancient river flowing in and flowing out of this crater and think that's the place to go to look for signs of past life. But when I look at Jezero, I see danger," says Allen Chen, the engineer who leads the Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) effort for Perseverance. "There's danger everywhere. There's this 60-80m-tall cliff that cuts right through the middle of our landing site. If you look to the west, there are craters that the rover can't get out of even if we were to land successfully in one of them. And if you look to the east, there are large rocks that our rover would be very unhappy about if we put down on them," he told BBC News. Nasa's Mars rover and the 'seven minutes of terror' The Red Planet's many hidden colours China's Mars rover rockets away from Earth UAE launches historic first mission to Mars media caption"Dare mighty things": Watch how Perseverance's landing should proceed Fortunately, Perseverance has some tried and tested technologies that should ensure it reaches a safe point on the surface. Among them is the famous "Skycrane" jet pack that successfully landed Nasa's previous rover, Curiosity, eight years ago. There are even some additions designed to improve reliability. The parachute system that slows the atmospheric descent from super- to sub-sonic speeds now has something called "range trigger". This more precisely times the opening of the parachute to bring the rover closer to its notional bulls-eye. Unlike Curiosity which just opened the chute when it reached a pre-determined velocity, Perseverance will check its surroundings first before issuing the command. Allied to this is Terrain Relative Navigation. Perseverance will be examining the ground below and checking it against satellite imagery of the crater to better gauge its position. It's like you or I looking out the window of our car and then looking back at a map to see where we are, says Chen. "That's what we're asking Perseverance to do on her own, to figure out where she is, and then fly to known safe spots that are nearby." media captionKen Farley: "How ubiquitous might life be beyond Earth?" Curiosity managed to touch down about a mile from the notional bulls-eye. It overshot slightly. Perseverance, with its enhanced landing technologies, should do much better. Scientists have already named the area that includes the bulls-eye. It's called Timanfaya, named after the Spanish national park in Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands. The Lanzarote Timanfaya is a volcanic terrain; the Martian version, which encompasses a 1.2km by 1.2km square likely also has volcanic rock. It's the floor of Jezero Crater. Although this is the landing spot, it's not the major interest for the mission. That's the remnant delta just to the north, along with some more distant carbonate rocks which the researchers think may trace the edge of a once huge lake in Jezero. "Carbonate rock is extremely abundant on Earth, but is quite rare on Mars and we're not really sure why that is," says Ken Farley, the Nasa project scientist on Perseverance. "There's a region on the edge of the crater that would have been the shore with a high concentration of carbonate. This is very attractive to us, because on Earth carbonate often is precipitated [by living organisms]: people will be familiar with things like coral reefs. And it is a good way to record bio-signatures," he told BBC News. Stromatolites IMAGE COPYRIGHTNASA image captionUnder the right conditions, stromatolites will form in shallow waters The dream is Perseverance will stumble across fossil evidence of stromatolites. These are sedimentary deposits that have been built by layers, or mats, of micro-organisms. The structures, and the chemistry within them, is recognisable to geologists. That said, we are talking about rocks in Jezero that are almost four billion years old. Discoveries are unlikely to be of the slam-dunk variety, which is why Perseverance will package up its most interesting finds for later missions to retrieve and bring back to Earth for more detailed study. Farley says Perseverance will be asking the most fundamental of questions and whatever answers its produces will be instructive. "Is it a case of if you build a habitable environment then life will come? Or is it like a magic spark that also has to happen? And the answer to that question is really important, because we now know that there are billions, literally billions, of planets out there beyond Earth. "What is the likelihood that life doesn't exist out there? It seems small to me, but it all hinges on how ubiquitous that spark is that gets life going," he

During the Exynos 2100 launch, Samsung revealed that the company was on track to deliver a Radeon equipped Exynos SoC relatively soon. However, it appears the timeline for this product has been accelerated; there are leaked reports of a new unnamed Exynos SoC with Radeon graphics smashing Apple's A14 bionic in leaked benchmark results. Of course, take all these results with a grain of salt, as you would with any leak. The fact that there aren't even photos of the leak could cast further doubt. Plus, these are GPU-only related tasks, we know nothing about the CPU performance of this SoC. All we know about this mysterious Exynos chip is that it features an RDNA powered Radeon GPU, custom-built from AMD for Samsung. In the leaked benchmark results, this Samsung SoC was compared to Apple's current flagship the iPhone 12 Pro that packs Apple's A14 Bionic, one of the fastest SoC's in a phone on sale today.

The terminal is the beating heart of Linux, no matter how hard today’s user-friendly graphical distros might try to push it into the background. If you need something done quickly and efficiently, it’s likely that the best way to do it is with some complex keyboard wrangling. Exactly what to type is beyond the scope of this article – check out the guide here to get yourself started on that front. The key, if you’re a terminal-slinging Linux badass, is to make sure you type those commands with as much style and panache as possible. And while you’ll likely never be in a position where you’re not able to drop to a straight full-screen shell, having a quick window to the command line on your desktop is always handy. Of course, your Linux distro will have a ‘Terminal’ application already such as xterm, Gnome Shell or Konsole – but this probably isn’t as good as your emulator could be. Let’s refresh your view of those plain old white-on-black characters, as we pick out our top Linux Terminal emulators. 5 of the most po[CENSORED]r Raspberry Pi distros 10 of the best Linux distros for privacy fiends and security buffs 5 of the most po[CENSORED]r Linux gaming distros 10 of the most po[CENSORED]r lightweight Linux distros Cool retro term in action If you have a bunch of CPU cycles and graphics processing power that needs using up, you’re sure to get a kick out of Cool Retro Term. It emulates the look of a really old-school cathode ray monitor, complete with phosphorus glow, burn-in, and bloom around the characters. If you cut your teeth with the monochrome screens of the early eighties, this is a nostalgic (and highly customizable) trip back to the past. You can even select between a number of character sets, evoking memories of, for example, the all-caps Apple II, as well as selecting between a number of colors to replicate the amber warmth of classic Zenith monitors, or a rarely-used but nonetheless beautiful cyan. While the usefulness of some of its features is questionable, particularly the optional screen jitter replicating a slightly dodgy signal cable, and some of the older fonts, Cool Retro Term is a beautiful toy to play with. This Terminal emulator, crafted specifically for Gnome, takes inspiration from the classic shooter Quake, as its name suggests. Guake doesn’t offer you quad or mega-health power-ups, red armor, or even come branded with Quake’s classic brown-on-brown color scheme, thankfully. Instead, it apes the behavior of Quake’s console, un-hiding itself and dropping down from the top of the screen when you hit a hotkey. This behavior is highly useful, particularly when you’re working with a small screen or need a terminal to quickly scroll through a configuration file or read a man file. There’s no need to keep a window open, hunt around for the Terminal icon when you need to type something useful, or check your performance in htop. Just tap [F12] to bring it down, or [F11] to make it full-screen, and you’re away. Guake also comes with a selection of neat color schemes, giving you a few stylish options. There are similar options for other desktops, too; check out the likes of YaKuake for KDE or the GTK-based tilda. An aesthetically pleasing terminal emulator, Terminator is built atop the Gnome terminal and is designed to ease the workflow of heavy duty command-line multitaskers. By default, Terminator looks quite ordinary. However, you can make it more presentable without too much effort thanks to its well laid out Preferences dialog box. The app has quite a lot of settings for enhancing its visual appeal. Advertisement The app is known for its wide ranging features and functionalities. For instance, you can break up a Terminator window into multiple levels of vertical or horizontal splits and resize them. The colored rectangle in the left-hand corner of the Terminator status bar opens a menu in which you can define groups of terminals, and everything you type in one of them is broadcast to all the others. Since you can arrange the terminal emulator into complex configurations, Terminator allows you to easily share them into profiles. You can also define custom layouts, color schemes for the foreground and background, and pick fonts. als look cool One of the most exotic terminal emulators, Terminology was originally designed for the Enlightenment desktop environment. The app is known for offering both traditional terminal functions as well as a few exotic ones such as the ability to preview multimedia. Terminology is based on the EFL libraries and has a whole lot of bells and whistles. The terminal emulator is unique in its ability to use video clips as background. It can also detect email addresses, URLs and file paths so copying and pasting them anywhere is a snap. The app can even display images and play media files which is a definite plus. Advertisement Terminology supports tabs that you can switch between using the Expose-like tab switcher. You also get various options to tweak the behavior of the terminal window. For instance, the app allows you to switch themes, change the wallpaper of the One of Linux’s big problems is that it sometimes does a bit too much. Your chosen terminal emulator is probably compatible with a whole raft of obscure, archaic and/or unused commands. st is a simple terminal emulator that does precisely what it’s meant to do and little else. But don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s all that simple, though, despite the name (st stands for Simple Terminal). There’s still support for all the colors you could ask for, most VT10X escape sequences, clipboard handling, support for shortcuts, a full UTF-8 character set, and a lot of font customization options including antialiasing. If you’re not one for terminal frippery and would prefer a more straightforward environment, this is most definitely the one for you.

The Medium (PC [reviewed], Xbox Series X/S) Developer: Bloober Team Publisher: Bloober Team Released: January 28, 2021 MSRP: $49.99 (Also included with Xbox Game Pass) If those were your concerns coming in, I hear you. Same! Quote unquote "horror games" can mean so many different things these days. I also recognize that composer Akira Yamaoka's involvement in The Medium has roped in Silent Hill fans, some of whom may not know exactly what they're getting into. This team has a knack for creating creepy scenarios that sound cool on paper – in this case, a medium who can exist in the land of the living and the dead simultaneously and channel spirit energy – but those fresh ideas don't always make it to the finish line. Without compelling gameplay to back it up, a cool hook can fade away. I'd argue that there's just enough going on here to keep players engaged. It's the late '90s, and Marianne is summoned from her home in Krakow to investigate the remote Niwa Hotel – a resort that was abandoned years ago after a bizarre massacre. The old compound has a lot of skeletons in its closet, and as a medium who can glean insight from left-behind objects, Marianne needs to piece together what happened at Niwa, who the players are, and eventually, how she fits in. The Medium is very much in line with Bloober Team's past work, for better and for worse. By that I mean it once again blurs the line between psychological horror and walking sim. There's one jump-scare, a few quick chase sequences, and several not-too-taxing stealth bits. Otherwise, it's weirdly low-key. Much of the experience is spent strolling around, stress-free, to try and find a path forward in the material world or spirit realm. Thankfully, it's atmospheric. Sometimes you'll need to leave your physical body behind to circumvent an obstacle or find a particular item for a particular piece of scenery that can help Marianne tap into a power source. Mechanically, you can expect to inspect a lot of items and listen to audio tidbits that cover past events. The Medium has a few true puzzles, but the rest don't push back in a meaningful way. There's no tricky resource management to worry about and there's no combat. To elaborate, you occasionally will need to sprint away from a recurring demon that wants to wear you as a "skinsuit" – but those moments feel heavily scripted, and they don't last long. As for the stealth sequences, The Maw is blind in the real world, so there's no reason whatsoever to rush. I didn't struggle to sneak by the creature like I thought I might based on the trailers. I will say though, its theme is legit. In some ways, I appreciate the simplicity of this game. You're never going to feel too lost or unsure about what to do. Items are easy to spot with a "detective vision" Insight ability to outline them. And if you ever grow tired of Marianne's frequent narration (for the record: I didn't), you can skip her lines. At the same time, I feel like The Medium could've asked far more from its players. It's too passive. It never throws you in the deep end, so your nerves never really kick in. The game's main hook, the dual reality split-screen presentation where you control two versions of Marianne at once, looks cooler than it is. These moments are always pre-defined, meaning you won't manually activate her ability. At most, you'll have to protect yourself from otherworldly moths using a spirit shield. There aren't threats to watch out for other than the demon antagonist, and even then, those sequences are self-contained. Apart from a short opening sequence at her adoptive father's funeral home and a few other areas I won't spoil, The Medium mostly takes place in and around the abandoned Niwa Hotel complex. It's a testament to the visual presentation and the snowballing mystery that I never wanted to put this game down. As an adventure game with few if any scary moments and little in the way of intensity, I'm sure it's not going to click with all horror fans. There's no way it will. That said, there's something about The Medium's modernized rendition of classic fixed camera angles that I truly enjoyed. It felt cozy. I captured an absurd amount of screenshots – more than I ever could or would use in a review. That goes for the hotel's dilapidated interiors, the beautifully grotesque ghostscapes, and the scenic woods. Even if my interactions with the world left me wanting, I still had a generally good time exploring it. The Medium took me almost exactly eight hours to finish, and I got most but not all of the optional lore collectibles. While one playthrough was plenty for me, I'm still dwelling on the bigger picture and how everything fits together. Poland is an interesting historical backdrop, one that doesn't feel like an afterthought. And even though this is largely Marianne's personal story – much more than expected – it does ultimately branch out. If you care to look, there are world-building dots to consider and connect. I wanted a whole lot more from the split-reality premise, though. I wanted higher stakes. Tension. If this game felt threatening, I'd have a very different outlook. As is, I think it's decent. Enjoyable enough. My favorite part of The Medium ended up being its "semi-fixed cameras," which blend old and new design philosophies in a way that seems genuinely palatable in 2021. That's the real achievement here. I can easily picture a more well-rounded sequel happening, and for what it's worth, I hope it does. ----------------------------------- Game System Requirments ------------------------------------ Minimum ------------------------------------- CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen 5 2500X RAM: 8 GB OS: Windows 10 (64bit version only) VIDEO CARD: @1080p NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon R9 390X (or equivalent with 4 GB VRAM) PIXEL SHADER: 5.1 VERTEX SHADER: 5.1 SOUND CARD: DirectX compatible, headphones recommended FREE DISK SPACE: 30 GB DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 4 GB ------------------------------------ Recommended ------------------------------------- CPU: Intel Core i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X RAM: 16 GB OS: Windows 10 (64bit version only) VIDEO CARD: @1080p NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti / Radeon RX Vega 56 | @4K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / Radeon RX 5700 XT PIXEL SHADER: 5.1 VERTEX SHADER: 5.1 SOUND CARD: DirectX compatible, headphones recommended FREE DISK SPACE: 30 GB DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 6144 MB ------------------------------------------

The Washington, D.C. home where Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner lived during her father's presidential administration is now up for rent. The recently renovated colonial in the posh Kalorama neighborhood boasts six bedrooms and 6.5 baths, currently leasing for $18,000 a month, according to a Realtor.com listing. The not-so-humble abode, built in 1923, measures a sprawling 7,300-sqaure-feet, with wood floors, crown moldings, and recessed lighting throughout. Quite family-friendly, the interior features a dining area, formal dining room and a family room off the kitchen. The listing touts the property as "one of the most well-known and photographed houses on the planet, given recent tenants." WHERE DOES THE VICE PRESIDENT LIVE? KAMALA HARRIS MOVING INTO HISTORIC WASHINGTON DC RESIDENCE Indeed, the couple's DC digs was the site of multiple community protests, during which activists called for the protection of undocumented immigrants during the Trump administration, Washingtonian reported. The prestigious Tracy Place property is also being advertised for its "notable neighbors throughout." The next renter will be "a stone throw away" from former President Barack Obama's home, minutes to regional airports and steps from Rock Creek Park. Trump and Kushner are reportedly leasing a condo in Miami while their new home is being built on an Indian Creek Island lot they bought for $32 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The Nissan Z Proto has no doubt been a hot topic as of late, receiving strong industry attention. However, the back-to-the-future Z is expected to hit showrooms in 2022. As such, the Japanese automaker extended sales of its 370Z model into 2021 as a stopgap. We’d be remiss not to mention that this isn’t the first time that renovations have been made to the Z lineup – the 370Z Roadster was first to go after the 2019 model year. This gave way to vehicles like the 50th Anniversary Edition, a $2,600 (€ 2,149.7) package giving you spicy two-tone paintwork and some additional faux suede in the cockpit. Gallery: 2020 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition: Driving Notes 2020 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition: Driving Notes 50 Photos Semantics aside, the new Z model was first spied in October of 2019 with a bodged 370Z body. The cover didn’t last long though, because there are some key differences between the two. One of the easier discrepancies to find is the new vehicle’s form factor – it measures 4.7-inches (11.9 centimeters) longer than its predecessor along with being taller and wider. Along with its big hips, the Z35’s aesthetic features nods to previous Z vehicles with its teardrop hood and headlights inspired by the 240Z and taillights taking a page from the Z32 300ZX. Another interesting piece of the 400Z is its 19-inch wheels compared to its predecessor which rides on 20-inch hoops. Power will likely come from the twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 from the Infiniti Q60, producing around 400 horsepower (298.2 kilowatts) – both manual and automatic transmissions will be offered. As the release date remains in the air, the Z34’s swan-song performance is coming much closer.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has denied using racist language in his clash with Romelu Lukaku in the Milan derby on Tuesday night. AC Milan forward Ibrahimovic and Inter striker Lukaku were involved in a number of incidents on the pitch - before Ibrahimovic was eventually sent off. Inter won the match 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Christian Eriksen. "In Zlatan's world there is no place for racism," the Swede tweeted. However he then added an apparent dig at his former Manchester United teammate by adding: "We are all the same race - we are all equal !! We are all players some better then others." What happened? Ibrahimovic, 39, put AC Milan in front in the 31st minute but he was then booked for his part in a head-to-head clash with Lukaku, who had to be pulled away as he tried to confront the Swede when the players left the field at half-time. It was one of several clashes between the players. Pitchside microphones picked up Ibrahimovic saying "go do your voodoo" to Lukaku. That was an apparent reference to claims made in 2018 by Everton owner Farhad Moshiri that the Belgium striker opted to leave the club after receiving a "voodoo message". Those claims led Lukaku to seek legal advice. Lukaku, 27, was also caught on camera swearing at Ibrahimovic as the two exchanged insults. Ibrahimovic was then dismissed 13 minutes into the second half for a foul on former Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov. Lukaku got the equaliser from the spot before the late winner from Eriksen. In 2019, Ibrahimovic gave an interview to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport in which he said he had once offered Lukaku £50 for every time he had a good first touch. What happens now? There have been no official comments from either club about the clashes. It is understood that Ibrahimovic addressed his team-mates in the dressing room after the match to insist there were no racist intentions to any of his words with Lukaku. The matter was being discussed by the Italian Football Federation on Wednesday and an update is expected on Friday.

US President Joe Biden will sign a series of executive orders aimed to address climate change, including a new ban on some energy drilling. The orders aim to freeze new oil and gas leases on public lands and double offshore wind-produced energy by 2030. They are expected to meet stiff resistance from the energy industry and come as a sea change from Donald Trump, who cut environmental protections. Mr Biden will also label climate change a "national security" priority. The series of executive orders that Mr Biden is due to sign on Wednesday will establish a White House office of domestic climate policy and announce a summit of leaders in the movement to tackle climate change to be held in April. Mr Biden will also call upon the US Director of National Intelligence to prepare an intelligence report on the security implications of climate change. Biden's first act sets ambitious climate tone What will the orders do? Mr Biden is using the power he has as president to make climate change a central issue of his administration. The executive orders and memorandum - which cannot go as far as congressional legislation in combating climate change - can be undone by future presidents, as he is currently doing to Mr Trump. According to a statement from the White House, Mr Biden will direct the Department of the Interior, which oversees federal public lands, to pause oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands and water "to the extent possible" and to launch a review of existing energy leases. Mr Biden aims to conserve at least 30 percent of federal lands and oceans by 2030. According to the New York Times, fossil fuel extraction on public lands accounts for almost a quarter of all US carbon dioxide emissions. Public lands are controlled by the federal government. Mr Biden's order does not affect private property owners or state-held public lands. Mr Biden's "whole-of-government" approach, the White House says, will create the first-ever National Climate Advisor who will lead the office of Domestic Climate Policy at the White House. Later today, Mr Biden's envoy for climate - another new position - will join the White House press briefing. The orders also direct all federal agencies to develop plans for how climate change will affect their facilities and operations. It also will require agencies to determine ways to help the public better access climate change forecasts and information. Mr Biden is also making it clear his administration will make decisions based on the best science available. He's directed agencies to only make "evidence-based decisions guided by the best available science and data". Analysis box by Matt McGrath, environment correspondent Pausing the extraction of oil and gas from federal lands is the Biden administration's tremulous first step onto the toes of the US oil and gas industry. Federal drilling is a key part of their output - providing around 22% of US oil production and 12% of gas, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API). The API is unhappy with the move, suggesting that any ban will lead to greater reliance on imports as the US economy recovers and needs more energy. But experts reject that argument, pointing out that drilling on public lands will likely continue to expand even if a moratorium becomes a ban. That's because only half of applications for extraction approved between 2014 and 2019 have actually been used. Moving towards a ban on future federal leases fulfils a campaign pledge and will reassure environmentalists that Joe Biden is the real deal when it comes to climate change. But making significant inroads into US carbon output will require more than executive orders and new regulations. It will probably need legislation put before the Congress. That will be the true test of the Biden climate commitment. 2px presentational grey line What do the orders say about jobs? Mr Biden's fiercest critics say that his climate change initiatives will cut American jobs as the country already suffers from record unemployment numbers amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. He received a storm of criticism for last week's executive order halting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, that would have transported oil from Canada through the US. Why is the Keystone XL pipeline so disputed? Why I fought for - or against - Keystone XL But the Biden White House is trying to get ahead of more criticism by addressing job creation in these new executive orders. His plan calls for the creation of new jobs in the environmental industry, and directs federal agencies to end fossil fuel subsidies and "identify new opportunities to spur innovation, commercialisation, and deployment of clean energy technologies and infrastructure". It calls for the creation of a "Civilian Climate Corps Initiative" - a jobs initiative that Biden officials say will "put a new generation of Americans to work conserving and restoring public lands and waters". How does it differ from Trump? During his four years in office, Mr Trump expanded the number of energy leases on environmentally sensitive national lands. He also rolled back dozens of rules designed to ensure access to clean air and water, protections for wildlife, and the containment of dangerous chemicals and pollutants. The changes, which were mostly executed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Interior, came in response to what the Trump administration called overly-burdensome regulations that stymied US industries. Some of the changes under Mr Trump, including one that sought to relax pollution rules affecting coal and gas-burning power plants, were overturned by federal courts. Five things Trump has said about the environment Mr Trump also took the US out of the Paris climate accords, whereas Mr Biden made moves to re-join the global agreement on his first day in office. Mr Trump also repeatedly cast doubts on the existence of climate change, at times calling it a Chinese-created "hoax" invented to disrupt the US economy. "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch," he told a scientist in California last year while meeting with emergency wildfire officials. "I don't think science knows, actually," he continued. Mr Biden's initiatives are a stark divergence from the former president.

As reported yesterday, Intel's first discrete graphics cards for desktops in more than two decades will not be available at retail and will only be sold as parts of pre-built mainstream systems. Apparently, they will also be compatible with select Intel's platforms only and will not work with AMD's CPUs at all. Apparently, not all PCs are compatible with Intel's Iris Xe add-in card. Intel says that only systems running its 9th- and 10th-Gen Core processors on motherboards powered by its B460, H410, B365, and H310C chipset are compatible with its graphics card. According to the chip giant, platforms need a special BIOS to work with its DG1 solution. As a result, (for memory?) Intel's Iris Xe graphics boards will not work with AMD-based systems, as well as Intel's advanced machines featuring its Z-series chipsets. Intel's Iris Xe standalone graphics board for desktop PCs and the Iris Xe Max discrete GPU for notebooks are based on the company's Xe-LP architecture that is also used for Tiger Lake's integrated GPUs. Since the Xe-LP architecture was designed primarily for iGPUs (and to get the ecosystem ready for Xe-HP and Xe-HPG graphics processors), even its standalone DG1 versions don't really offer decent performance in demanding modern games, but could still serve well inside entry-level PCs used for work and media. 05/11/20The Tom's Hardware Show 11/5: AMD's Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 CPUs Debut Since entry-level graphics cards are not particularly po[CENSORED]r at retail, but there are a bunch of CPUs in the channel that do not feature Intel's latest Xe graphics, the company apparently decided to reserve its Iris Xe discrete graphics cards for OEMs and only sell them as parts of pre-built PCs. As a matter of fact, there are a bunch of entry-level desktops with low-end graphics cards. These boards don't consume a lot of power, yet are still noticeably better than many integrated solutions. Intel's statement reads as follows: “Please note that the Iris Xe add-in card will be paired with 9th Gen (Coffee Lake-S) and 10th Gen (Comet Lake-S) Intel Core desktop processors and Intel B460, H410, B365, and H310C chipset-based motherboards and sold as part of pre-built systems. These motherboards require a special BIOS that supports Intel Iris Xe, so the cards won’t be compatible in other systems.” One of the reasons why Intel might limit the compatibility of its DG1 graphics board to select systems is to ensure that it will not have to support and ensure compatibility with many PC configurations, which will lower its costs. As an added bonus, it will not provide a low-end graphics option to cheap platforms running entry-level AMD processors.

It looks like WordPress users may soon be able to create and edit websites using a simple drag and drop approach after reports of an ambitious full-site editing plan came to light. Looking at the roadmap for the rest of 2021, it appears that WordPress’s core contributors are working hard on launching full-site editing within the Gutenberg plugin by April. Josepha Haden Chomphosy, executive director of WordPress, has stated that full-site editing would deliver “the ability to edit all elements of a site using Gutenberg blocks.” Previously, themes, plugins, and the block editor were used to give websites their distinctive flavor. Here's our list of the best website builders around We've put together a list of the best WordPress themes Also, these are the best free website builders available The block editor, also known as the Gutenberg plugin, was launched with WordPress 5.0 and changed how content was created, adding blocks for each paragraph, image, video, gallery, audio, and more. This is set for a major expansion over the next few months. Related Videos video playingGalaxy S21 | Everything you need to know Galaxy S21 Ultra | Everything you need to... 26/01/21Galaxy S21 Ultra | Everything you need to know IPhone 12 Pro | Everything you need to... 24/12/20IPhone 12 Pro | Everything you need to know in 1 minute AirPods Max | Everything you need to know in 1... 24/12/20AirPods Max | Everything you need to know in 1 minute PS5 | Everything you need to know in 1 minute 14/12/20PS5 | Everything you need to know in 1 minute Xbox Series X | Everything you need to... 14/12/20Xbox Series X | Everything you need to know in 1 minute Pressing ahead Based on a GitHub page confirming the milestones being achieved by the full-site editing project, WordPress contributors have already completed aspects relating to the underlying infrastructure and user interface. However, styling, theme blocks, the query block, and the navigation block all need further refinement. Initially, it was thought that full-site editing would be included with the 5.7 WordPress release but that now looks overly ambitious. Instead, the first rollout of full-site editing is expected in April, around a month or so after the release of version 5.7. When the Gutenberg plugin was formally launched in December 2018, many WordPress users stuck with the Classic Editor, although perhaps simply to avoid any teething problems associated with the new offering. The same thing may occur with the release of full-site editing in April but nevertheless, many users will be excited by the prospect of full-site block-based editing.

Less than a week after its release, Hitman 3 has already been profitable for developer and publisher IO Interactive. It's the first game in the series to be self-published after a long relationship with Eidos and Square Enix, followed by Warner Bros. publishing Hitman 2. "As the developer and publisher, we are immensely proud that we can say Hitman 3 is already profitable," IO Interactive told GamesIndustry.biz in a statement. "We have recouped the total project costs in less than a week. That puts us in a really good place and allows us to confidently move forward with our ambitious plans for future projects. Now Playing: Hitman 3 Review Those projects include a 007 James Bond game, which will be an origin story not based on any of the existing actors' portrayals of the character. In the past, IO Interactive also developed the cult-hit third-person tactical shooter Freedom Fighters, which saw the United States invaded by Russia and a plumber leading an underground guerrilla movement to take back New York City. The future of the Hitman franchise, and IO Interactive itself, was murkier just a few years ago. Following the 2016 Hitman game's release, Square Enix split from the studio and it looked like it could be the end of the franchise. Instead, IO Interactive paid for full ownership of Hitman and set out on its own. Hitman 3 just might be the best game in the series to date. In our Hitman 3 review, Phil Hornshaw praised how the game made the best elements of the previous games even better, as well as how it managed to subvert players' expectations. If you are struggling, check out our Hitman 3 guides and tips to help you plan the perfect assassination.