After 10 years, we're past peak RGB — but don't celebrate yet, stealth PC purists

It's hard to say when RGB lighting in PCs, components, and peripherals hit its peak. But after a decade of RGB everything, it's nice to see lights in fewer cases, components, and peripherals.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/after-10-years-were-past-peak-rgb-but-dont-celebrate-yet-stealth-pc-purists

 Misguided copper thieves plunge LA into internet blackout — perps cut lines only to find fiber-optic cables

Some would-be copper thieves sliced into Spectrum fiber optic internet lines in Los Angeles this week, cutting internet and TV service to large swaths of the L.A. area. Repairs and restoration of service took over a day of work.

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/misguided-copper-thieves-plunge-la-into-internet-blackout-perps-cut-lines-only-to-find-fib

 AMD reveals benchmarks of Ryzen Threadripper 9000 — claims it's up to 145% faster than rival Xeon in some tests

AMD has finally revealed performance benchmarks for its Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series CPUs, showing that the new Zen 5-based 9995WX and 9980X deliver substantial gains over both their predecessors and Intel’s Xeon W9-3595X.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-reveals-benchmarks-of-ryzen-threadripper-9000-claims-its-up-to-145-percent-faster-t

 Microsoft has broken Windows Hello facial recognition — it no longer works in the dark

The newest revision of Windows Hello Face requires a color camera to authenticate logins in addition to the use of IR sensors, somewhat limiting the function's usability in low-light scenarios.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-has-broken-windows-hello-facial-recognition-it-no-longer-works-in-the-dark


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