Audio Producer gift guide
- The Intel Core i9-9980XE review @ PC Perspective
- Intel i9-9980XE review @ Gamers Nexus
- Intel Core i9-9980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper @ HardOCP
- Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU review @ HotHardware
- Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition processor review @ Legit Reviews
- The Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU review @ AnandTech
Other PC hardware and computing
- ASUS ROG GeForce RTX 2070 Strix review @ Guru3D
- Palit GeForce RTX 2070 GameRock Premium review @ Hexus
- ASUS ROG RTX 2080 Ti Strix OC (O11G) review @ KitGuru
Games, culture, and VR
- Couple who ran ROM site to pay Nintendo $12 million @ Slashdot
- EA get the band back together for Command & Conquer and Red Alert remasters @ Rock Paper Shotgun (am I still cool for refusing to use Origin, or have we moved on by now?)
Hacks, gadgets and crypto-jinks
- Cyborg mushrooms @ HackADay
- Kindle Paperwhite review (2018) @ Engadget
- Imminent Bitcoin Cash schism triggers cryptocurrency selloff @ Ars Technica
- Essential will sell your phone's missing headphone jack back to you for $150 @ Ars Technica (insert "hold my beer" joke here)
Science, technology, and space news
- Can AIs create true art? @ Slashdot
- A powerful NASA telescope looked for 'Oumuamua and didn't find it @ Ars Technica
- Fusion breakthrough as China's "artificial sun" reaches 100 million degrees @ New Atlas
Cheese, memes, and shiny things
- 30-foot inflatable cheese sculpture floats rivers for hunger awareness @ triblive.com
- Throw some cheese on your dog because the internet said so @ mashable.com
- Food taste 'not protected by copyright,' EU court rules @ Slashdot (of course, this is about cheese)