EDWARD SNOWDEN

Feb 13 2025POLITICS

A Surprising Pick for National Intelligence

The Senate recently confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as the new director of national intelligence. This decision came after a close vote of 52 to 48, showing how much influence President Trump has over Republican senators. Gabbard was sworn in just hours after the vote, in the Oval Office. Gabbard's confirmation hearing was one of the most heated. Many senators, both...

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Feb 03 2025TECHNOLOGY

Snowden Speaks Out on Nvidia's Latest GPUs

Imagine this: a former NSA contractor, known for exposing government secrets, suddenly turns his attention to the world of tech. Edward Snowden, the whistleblower, has publicly criticized Nvidia's new RTX 5000 series. What's got him so riled up? It's not just the high price tags. Snowden points out that these cards are short on VRAM, or video memory. This is...

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Feb 02 2025TECHNOLOGY

Nvidia's New GPUs: Are They Worth The Cash?

Right now, the video game world is buzzing with talk about NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs. These high-powered graphics cards are causing some serious head scratching. Why would a tech celebrity, like Edward Snowden, be talking about them? The price tags are sky-high. The RTX 5080 is listed at a whopping 1000$ for a 2025 release. That is a large amount of ca...

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