In context: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle might be 2024's most demanding PC game. It is one of a handful of titles that requires a GPU capable of hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and the game's listed specs for path tracing exceed prior titles that use the bleeding-edge technology. The PC system requirements for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle reveal that the game requires hardware-accelerated ray tracing at all visual presets. The decision likely makes it unplayable on any GPU older than Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2000 series and AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series.Machine Games' first-person action-adventure title based on Lucasfilm's iconic franchise joins an exclusive club of games featuring intimidating PC specs due to extensive use of ray tracing. Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition went RT-exclusive in 2019 but runs smoothly on most modern graphics cards. However, Alan Wake II sparked controversy last year when its RT, path tracing, and mesh shader implementation locked off GPUs and made upscaling a requirement. Although Star Wars Outlaws employs RT at all presets, Ubisoft claims the game is playable on an RX 5600 XT or a GTX 1660.Indiana Jones demands more than those games and Cyberpunk 2077's path-tracing mode. Unsurprisingly, Machine Games lists the RTX 2060, RX 6600, and Intel Arc A580 as the minimum required GPUs for 60fps gameplay at native 1080p on low settings with path tracing disabled, as the game still uses more modest ray tracing at its lowest settings. However, our recent look back at the 2060 shows that Nvidia's oldest mainstream RTX card can't handle RT in modern titles, even at 1080p.The game's system memory specs are also alarming. Prior high-end titles have recommended 32GB of RAM for 4K native gameplay, but Indiana Jones also requires it at 1440p.However, things become truly daunting on the right half of the game's spec sheet, which lists the demands for path tracing, a more comprehensive and taxing form of ray tracing. All path-tracing presets assume players will use upscaling and frame generation to reach 60 frames per second, and AMD GPUs disappear at this point. // Related StoriesClick to enlargeFor example, Machine Games recommends an RTX 4070 to hit 60fps at 1080p using DLSS3 quality mode on low settings with path tracing. This implies a 720p 30fps performance profile with AI making up the difference.Meanwhile, the spec sheet's ultra path tracing column contains a rare appearance from the RTX 4090. Recent high-end games typically stop at the 4080 for 4K native gameplay, but Indiana Jones requires Nvidia's flagship to reach 4K 60fps, upscaled from 1080p.An SSD with 120GB of free space is also needed. Interestingly, Machine Games omits the requirements for playing the game with upscaling enabled and path tracing disabled, which could be substantially less demanding.Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches on Xbox Series consoles, Game Pass, and Steam on December 9. Customers can begin playing on December 6 by pre-ordering the premium edition. Alternatively, Nvidia is bundling copies with most RTX 4000 series GPUs. The game will also launch on PlayStation 5 next spring.

Table of ContentsTable of ContentsBoth failed to detect the first walkExploring the walk test dataDiving into the heart rate dataKey takeaways from the full experienceWhich smartwatch is better for tracking workouts?The Apple Watch Series 10 is one of my favorite wearables, as it offers the biggest display AND the thinnest build in an Apple Watch to date. Battery life aside, which is much worse than both the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and the Google Pixel Watch 3, its the best Apple Watch Ive ever used.The Apple Watch comes with a host of features for tracking your fitness, including automatic detection of many different types of workouts, but the tracking of vital signs isnt the most accurate. The Pixel Watch 3 solves this problem with the best heart rate tracking Ive tried on a smartwatch, but it doesnt have as many workout options as the Apple Watch, and automatic detection is inferior as well.Recommended VideosBoth smartwatches only work with one mobile platform, but if youre platform-agnostic and want something to track your fitness, which one should you buy? I took to the streets of Dubai on a recent vacation to answer this question. Heres how they compared on a recent one-mile walk.RelatedAndy Boxall / Digital TrendsMy original plan had been to walk to the mall and back (0.8 miles total, according to Google Maps), but this plan fell apart when neither watch detected the walk after 0.2 miles. Thats half the distance one-way, and while Ive had this concern with the Pixel Watch 3 before, the lack of detection on the Apple Watch was a genuine surprise.Once I got to the mall. I manually activated the walk profile on both devices. Its worth noting here that the Pixel Watch 3 has a single walking workout option, while the Apple Watch Series 10 has both indoor and outdoor walk options. I picked the indoor option as I was indoors, but this means it wasnt trying to map my GPS route, whereas the Pixel Watch 3 was.A few laps of the mall brought me to 0.6 miles on my pedometer, with the Apple Watch Series 10 tracking lower at 0.49 miles and the Pixel Watch 3 much higher at 0.74 miles.Joe Maring / Digital TrendsThe delta in the tracking of distance continued throughout. Ive noticed before that the Pixel Watch 3 often tracks a longer distance, while the Apple Watch is usually slightly under. Each smartwatch uses algorithms and sensors to determine what movement to count and ignore, and each company still has some adjustments to make to be truly accurate.Apple Watch Series 10Google Pixel Watch 3Duration26:4026:35Distance0.94 miles1.15 milesActive calories98.9 calories245 caloriesCardio Load / Workout Effort44Avg Heart rate94 bpmN/AAt the end of the test, my total distance walked was 1.02 miles. The Pixel Watch 3 clocked in at 1.16 miles, while the Apple Watch Series 10 was at 0.95 miles. The Apple Watch Series 10 was technically more accurate, while I believe the Pixel Watch overcompensated for small movements.Beyond just distance, there was a disparity in the presumed calories burned. The Pixel Watch 3 says I burned 245 calories, while the Apple Watch Series 10 tracked this at just under 100 calories. Apple has a lot more historical data on me than Google does both over several years and in recent weeks and based on how I felt during the walk, the Apple Watch Series 10 feels more accurate in terms of data.Andy Boxall / Digital TrendsAs I mentioned, I love the Pixel Watch 3 for its heart rate tracking. Throughout multiple tests over the past few months, its been more accurate than most wearables Ive tested, and Im more inclined to believe its heart rate stats over those of the competition. However, the Fitbit app makes it difficult to locate raw heart rate data after the workout, so the information below is anecdotally based on observing the Pixel Watch 3 during the walk.According to the Pixel Watch, my heart rate fluctuated between 90 beats per minute (bpm) and 105, while the Apple Watch Series 10 mostly tracked it at 101 bpm. In the final results, the Pixel Watch 3 doesnt display average heart rate data, and instead focuses on a cardio load factor of 4, while the Apple Watch Series 10 displayed an estimated workout effort score of 4 and an average heart rate of 94 bpm.Its worth noting the key differences between the two regarding heart rate tracking: the Pixel Watch 3 is designed to measure your heart rate once per second throughout the day, even at rest. Comparatively, the Apple Watch only updates every five minutes except in workout mode.While the Pixel Watch 3 is more accurate at continuous heart rate monitoring than the Apple Watch, neither compares to wearing a dedicated heart rate monitor from Polar or a more fitness-focused device from companies like Garmin.Joe Maring / Digital TrendsBeyond just heart rate, this test revealed a few other things. If you like to mix indoor and outdoor workouts, the Pixel Watch 3 is far better with its single profile, as starting an indoor walk on the Apple Watch Series 10 and then going outdoors doesnt enable GPS tracking. That said, Apple displays the data in a more friendly and straightforward way than Google/Fitbit does.The Fitbit app also takes much longer than the Apple Watch Series 10 to track and update your data, and if youre new to Fitbit, the apps layout is quite confusing. In particular, to access workout data, you need to go to the Today tab, then Exercise Days, and tap on each workout. Its only a few taps, but I find far less intuitive than it should be, and its confusing to the point that even I had to double-check how to access the summary report. Its also frustrating that you cant access this data from the watch, but need to use the phone itself.I also wish the Fitbit app would provide access to more granular data. Cardio Load and Target Load are excellent ways to help average customers become more fit every day, but the lack of granular heart data makes it less useful for those who want this additional info.Christine Romero-Chan / Digital TrendsI was quite surprised by the lack of automatic workout detection on both devices. Each claims to automatically track your workouts, but neither activated the mode as I set off on my initial walk to the mall. While I expected this from the Pixel Watch 3, the Apple Watch Series 10 not prompting to track the workout was more surprising, given that Apple usually prompts fairly quickly.Both wearables track a great amount of data, but theres a noticeable difference in how its displayed afterward. The Fitbit app makes it difficult to access raw, data but is far more friendly for average users, while Apple Health lays out data in a user-friendly way that allows you to access as much or as little data as you like.The on-device experience is pretty similar between the two. Still, while Im impressed with the Pixel Watch 3s heart rate accuracy and cardio load feature, the lack of granular details means Im more inclined to keep using the Apple Watch Series 10 to track all my workouts.Editors Recommendations

Noah Centineo is ready for his next mission. Netflix announced that The RecruitThe streamer released a series of first-look photos featuring CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks (Centineo) working on his next assignment in South Korea. The photos also highlight Teo Yoo (Past Lives) as Jang Kyun, a South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent; Nathan Fillion as Alton West, the director of the CIA; and Maddie Hasson as Nichka Lashin, the daughter of season 1s Max Meladze (Laura Haddock).Recommended VideosSeason 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking final moments of the first season, when Nichka shoots Max in front of Owen. With Owen hunting his next target in South Korea, he slowly discovers that the true threat might be from within the agency.RelatedThe returning cast ofThe RecruitincludesVondie Curtis-Hall as Walter Nyland, Aarti Mann as Violet Ebner, Colton Dunn as Lester Kitchens, Fivel Stewart as Hannah Copeland, Kristian Bruun as Janus Ferber, Kaylah Zander as Amelia Salazar, Angel Parker as Dawn Gilbane, Daniel Quincy Annoh as Terence, and Jesse Collin as Dodge.Noah Centineo returns in The Recruit on January 30! Here's your first look including sneak peeks at Teo Yoo and Nathan Fillion. pic.twitter.com/RA8Sr1Q14X Netflix (@netflix) December 3, 2024Joining the cast for season 2 are Young-Ah Kim, Felix Solis, James Purefoy, Shin Do-hyun, Sanghee Lee, Omar Maskati, Brooke Smith, Devika Bhise, and Alana Hawley Purvis.Alexi Hawley returns as The Recruits showrunner, creator, and executive producer. Hawley told Tudum that Owen enters the chaos in season 2 and must work to clear his name.Owen knows that if he does not walk away with a win this season, his career is going to be over. He might go to prison, said Hawley. Depending on what people are into, they can show up this season for the big, flashy, splashy action stuff, but they can also be on a journey with this guy whos just trying to fix something that he broke.The Recruitseason 1 premiered on December 16, 2022. Season 2 consists of six episodes, down from eight in season 1.Editors Recommendations

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RARE CRACKDOWN Russian court sentences kingpin of Hydra drug marketplace to life in prison The underground marketplace distributed more than a metric ton of narcotics. Dan Goodin Dec 4, 2024 7:15 am | 6 Credit: Getty Images | Charles O'Rear Credit: Getty Images | Charles O'Rear Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreA Russian court has issued a life sentence to a man found guilty of being the kingpin of a dark web drug marketplace that supplied more than a metric ton of narcotics and psychotropic substances to customers around the world.On Monday, the court found that Stanislav Moiseyev oversaw Hydra, a Russian-language market that operated an anonymous website that matched sellers of drugs and other illicit wares with buyers. Hydra was dismantled in 2022 after authorities in Germany seized servers and other infrastructure used by the sprawling, billion-dollar enterprise and a stash of bitcoin worth millions of dollars. At the time, Hydra was the largest crime forum, having facilitated $5 billion in transactions for 17 million customers. The market had been in operation since 2015.One-stop cybercrime shopThe court established that from 2015 to October 2018, the criminal community operated in various regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, the state prosecutors office of the Moscow Region said. The well-covered activities of the organized criminal group were aimed at systematically committing serious and especially serious crimes related to the illegal trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances.In addition to the sentence of life in prison, Moiseyev was also fined 4 million rubles, or the equivalent of roughly $38,000. The court also convicted 15 other defendants of being accomplices in the Hydra operations and received prison sentences ranging from eight to 23 years and fines totaling 16 million rubles.Available over the Tor network, Hydra was a bazaar that brokered not just drugs but also fake documents, cryptocurrency laundering services, and other illicit goods and services. Nine months after Hydra was taken down, authorities came for Bitzlato, a cryptocurrency exchange that laundered a substantial portion of the cryptocurrency that Hydra received. In all, authorities said, Bitzlato processed roughly $4.58 billion worth of cryptocurrency transactions. Anatoly Legkodymov, a then 40-year-old Russian national residing in China, was arrested by US authorities in the 2023 takedown.The other defendants sentenced alongside Moiseyev were identified as Alexander Chirkov, Andrei Trunov, Evgeny Andreyev, Ivan Koryakin, Vadim Krasninsky, Georgy Georgobiani, Artur Kolesnikov, Nikolay Bilyk, Alexander Khramov, Kirill Gusev, Anton Gaikin, Alexey Gukalin, Mikhail Dombrovsky, Alexander Aminov, and Sergey Chekh.The sentencing follows the reported arrest on Friday by Russian authorities of Mikhail Matveyev, according to RIA Novosti. Matveyev has been linked to ransomware groups including Babuk, Conti, DarkSide, Hive, and LockBit. US authorities say he is wanted for ransomware attacks on thousands of entities worldwide, including hospitals, airlines, and government organizations. He faces charges for the creation or distribution of software intended to hack information systems.In May 2023, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions against Matveyev. At the same time, the US Department of State offered a bounty of up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest.The stiff sentence of Moiseyev and the arrest of Matveyev are something of a rarity in Russia, which has long looked the other way when learning of Russian nationals pursuing cybercrime, as long as people inside the country and allied nations arent targeted.Dan GoodinSenior Security EditorDan GoodinSenior Security Editor Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening, cooking, and following the independent music scene. Dan is based in San Francisco. Follow him at here on Mastodon and here on Bluesky. Contact him on Signal at DanArs.82. 6 Comments Prev story

return of arc Intels second-generation Arc B580 GPU beats Nvidias RTX 4060 for $249 Intel's dedicated GPUs are back for another round, and they're aiming for 1440p. Andrew Cunningham Dec 3, 2024 3:56 pm | 8 Intel's next-gen B-series dedicated GPUs are launching soon, with the decidedly midrange B500-series cards out in front. Credit: Intel Intel's next-gen B-series dedicated GPUs are launching soon, with the decidedly midrange B500-series cards out in front. Credit: Intel Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreTurnover at the top of the company isn't stopping Intel from launching new products: Today the company is announcing the first of its next-generation B-series Intel Arc GPUs, the Arc B580 and Arc B570.Both are decidedly midrange graphics cards that will compete with the likes of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4060 and AMD's RX 7600 series, but Intel is pricing them competitively: $249 for a B580 with 12GB of RAM and $219 for a B570 with 10GB of RAM. The B580 launches on December 13, while the B570 won't be available until January 16.The two cards are Intel's first dedicated GPUs based on its next-generation "Battlemage" architecture, a successor to the "Alchemist" architecture used in the A-series cards. Intel's Core Ultra 200 laptop processors were its first products to ship with Battlemage, though they used an integrated version with fewer of Intel's Xe cores and no dedicated memory. Both B-series GPUs use silicon manufactured on a 5 nm TSMC process, an upgrade from the 6 nm process used for the A-series; as of this writing, no integrated or dedicated Arc GPUs have been manufactured by one of Intel's factories.Both cards use a single 8-pin power connector, at least in Intel's reference design; Intel is offering a first-party limited-edition version of the B580, while it looks like partners like Asus, ASRock, Gunnir, Maxsun, Onix, and Sparkle will be responsible for the B570. The Arc B580 will be available in a limited-edition design from Intel. Intel The Arc B580 will be available in a limited-edition design from Intel. Intel Intel's partners will handle the other cards, including all versions of the B570. The B580 and B570 will launch for $249 and $219, respectively. Intel Intel's partners will handle the other cards, including all versions of the B570. The B580 and B570 will launch for $249 and $219, respectively. Intel The Arc B580 will be available in a limited-edition design from Intel. Intel Intel's partners will handle the other cards, including all versions of the B570. The B580 and B570 will launch for $249 and $219, respectively. Intel Compared to the original Arc GPUs, both Battlemage cards should benefit from the work Intel has put into its graphics drivers over the last two yearsa combination of performance improvements plus translation layers for older versions of DirectX have all improved Arc's performance quite a bit in older games since late 2022. Hopefully buyers won't need to wait months or years to get good performance out of the Battlemage cards.The new cards also come with XeSS 2, the next-generation version of Intel's upscaling technology (analogous to DLSS for Nvidia cards and FSR for AMD's). Like DLSS 3 and FSR 3, one of XeSS 2's main additions is a frame-generation feature that can interpolate additional frames to insert between the frames that are actually being rendered by the graphics card. These kinds of technologies tend to work best when the cards are already running at a reasonably high frame rate, but when they're working well, they can lead to smoother-looking gameplay. A related technology, Xe Low Latency, aims to reduce the increase in latency that comes with frame-generation technologies, similar to Nvidia's Reflex and AMD's Anti-Lag.Targeting 8GB GPUsBoth the Nvidia and AMD cards in this sub-$300 price range top out at 8GB of RAM, something Intel is targeting with its marketing for the new cards. When Intel says the B580 performs about 10 percent better on average than the RTX 4060, it's running those tests at 1440p, a resolution where games will begin running into that 8GB RAM limit more regularly than they will at 1080p.Nvidia's cheapest current-gen card with more than 8GB of RAM is the 16GB version of the 4060 Ti (roughly $450 as of this writing), while AMD offers a 16GB version of the less-powerful RX 7600 XT for around $320. The Intel cards offer less RAM than this but undercut them significantly on price while still providing more than 8GB. Intel says the B580 is about 10 percent faster than the RTX 4060, at least at 1440p. Intel Intel says the B580 is about 10 percent faster than the RTX 4060, at least at 1440p. Intel The B580 is also about 24 percent faster than the Arc A750 at 1440p, though we don't know whether to expect a B750 or B770. Intel The B580 is also about 24 percent faster than the Arc A750 at 1440p, though we don't know whether to expect a B750 or B770. Intel Intel is aiming for performance-per-dollar here, particularly when it comes to ray-traced performance. Intel Intel is aiming for performance-per-dollar here, particularly when it comes to ray-traced performance. Intel The B580 is also about 24 percent faster than the Arc A750 at 1440p, though we don't know whether to expect a B750 or B770. Intel Intel is aiming for performance-per-dollar here, particularly when it comes to ray-traced performance. Intel Intel's promotional slides point out that this RAM bump is particularly relevant when ray tracing is turned on and can make the difference between the Arc card running behind the RTX 4060 and running ahead of it. (Intel also points out that its midrange ray-tracing performance is a significant step up over AMD's.)Generation over generation, Intel claims that the B580 is around 24 percent faster on average than the last-generation Arc A750, another 8GB card. Intel didn't provide performance comparisons to the 16GB Arc A770 card, although we'll compare the two cards in our review.Intel isn't talking about any other B-series GPUs today, but launching the 500-series cards first implies that we could see B700-series GPUs at some point next year that attempt to compete with higher-end Nvidia cards like the 4060 Ti or 4070. That said, Nvidia is expected to begin launching the RTX 5000 series early next year, so Nvidia's midrange lineup is a bit of a moving target at the moment. Listing image: Intel Andrew CunninghamSenior Technology ReporterAndrew CunninghamSenior Technology Reporter Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica, with a focus on consumer tech including computer hardware and in-depth reviews of operating systems like Windows and macOS. Andrew lives in Philadelphia and co-hosts a weekly book podcast called Overdue. 8 Comments Prev story

James M. Connolly, Contributing Editor and WriterDecember 4, 20249 Min ReadFederico Caputo via Alamy StockThere might be someone, somewhere -- possibly on some isolated South Pacific Island -- who hasn't wondered about the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies on their job. For the rest of us, AIs invasion has the workforce pondering what it means to us, how it changes the nature of our work, the value of our paychecks, and even if we have a job going forward.All legitimate questions.Browsing through the past year or so of InformationWeek articles, we found a boatload of content focused on the role of AI and other tech today and in the future. 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He has written about enterprise computing, data analytics, the PC revolution, the evolution of the Internet, networking, IT management, and the ongoing shift to cloud-based services and mobility. He has covered breaking industry news and has led teams focused on product reviews and technology trends. He has concentrated on serving the information needs of IT decision-makers in large organizations and has worked with those managers to help them learn from their peers and share their experiences in implementing leading-edge technologies through such publications as Computerworld. Jim also has helped to launch a technology-focused startup, as one of the founding editors at TechTarget, and has served as editor of an established news organization focused on technology startups at MassHighTech.See more from James M. ConnollyNever Miss a Beat: Get a snapshot of the issues affecting the IT industry straight to your inbox.SIGN-UPYou May Also LikeReportsMore Reports