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PCWorld reports that Asus has reportedly canceled production of the 16GB RTX 5070 Ti as Nvidia scales back on high-memory consumer graphics cards.
The shift stems from ongoing RAM shortages and Nvidia’s prioritization of AI industry GPUs over consumer products, driving RTX 5070 Ti prices near $1,000.
This reduction in 16GB GPU availability could…
Meta Shuts 3 VR Studios and Lays Off Hundreds of Devs as It Pivots From Virtual Reality and the Metaverse to AI
January 15, 2026
Meta is laying off around 10% of staff at its Reality Labs division as part of sweeping cuts set to affect more than 1,000 people. This includes the closure of a number of VR-first studios, such as Twisted Pixel, the studio behind Deadpool VR, Resident Evil 4 VR developer…
Streamer Tfue Hit With 30-Day Arc Raiders Ban Amid Cheater Purge, Then Immediately Unbanned
January 15, 2026
Embark Studios’ Arc Raiders cheater purge is underway, and it seems popular streamer Turner Tenney, a.k.a. Tfue, has found himself in – and back out of – the line of fire.
The internet personality, who returned to regular gaming content creation for the first time in…
Former Activision boss Bobby Kotick has made a number of claims about the state of his former company, Call of Duty, and the console market as part of a response to a lawsuit.
Kotick, who left Activision Blizzard at the end of 2023 having sold the company to Xbox maker Microsoft for $69 billion dollars, is battling investors who claim he rigged the sale to keep his job and $400 million in…
Bitcoin Trades Elevated as CLARITY Act Nears, With Bulls Positioning for Fresh All-Time Highs
January 15, 2026
Bitcoin is consolidating after a strong rally as momentum cools and focus shifts to U.S. regulation, with Bitwise signaling the CLARITY Act could determine whether the market breaks higher or slips back into uncertainty.
Bitcoin Holds the High Ground as CLARITY Act Momentum…
Ripple moved closer to Europe’s regulated payments core after securing preliminary approval for a Luxembourg electronic money license, strengthening its ability to scale compliant, blockchain-powered cross-border payments across the EU’s financial system.
Ripple Advances…
XRP Holds Technical Footing as Ripple’s Expanding Global Regulatory Footprint Strengthens Bullish Narrative
January 15, 2026
XRP holds a pivotal support zone as price steadies after a pullback, with tightening volatility, neutral momentum signals, and Ripple’s expanding European regulatory approvals reinforcing confidence that consolidation may be setting the stage for the next directional move.
XRP Consolidates as Ripple Secures New Key Regulatory Approval
At 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, XRP is trading at $2.12521, holding…
Some newly found stars in a small galaxy called Sextans A are forming without some of the usual “ingredients” — raising questions about how the early universe evolved.
The astronomers behind a new study of these stars likened the stars’ environment to a…
Satellite sees snowy Greenland peaks from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 14, 2026
January 15, 2026
Tucked into the Arctic, Greenland’s mountains do far more than provide stunning scenery. They steer winds and weather, shape regional climate patterns, and help dictate how the Greenland ice sheet moves by funneling ice into fast-flowing outlet glaciers and directing…
Where are the smallest galaxies? A recent study suggests that there may not be as nearly as many of them in the early universe as there should be, which has big implications for the story of how our universe grew up.
For years, astronomers have looked back into the deep history of the cosmos and assumed that if they just looked hard enough, they would find a nearly infinite supply of tiny, dim…
