Helldivers 2 patch ‘tunes’ those civilian extract missions that were murdering everyone as Arrowhead continues to manage login queues-
Last week, Helldivers 2’s simulated galactic war saw its first narrativized twist when the Automaton menace launched a surprise attack on the Xzar system. The event unlocked new planets and civilian extraction missions which proved so difficult that even experienced players couldn’t complete them. This led many to assume the abnormal difficulty spike was either a bug or an intentional tipping of scales in the robots’ favor by Arrowhead Games to challenge Super Earth’s liberation streak.
Both scenarios are still on the table, but the latest Helldivers 2 patch, version 1.000.10, might bring relief: Arrowhead has “tuned” the difficulty of civilian extraction missions. Version 1.000.10 comes only a few days after the release of 1.000.009, which reduced the difficulty of the “defend event.” I managed to log in long enough to test out the patch and confirm the civilian extraction mission that gave our group trouble just a few days ago is now a cakewalk at lower difficulties.
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You can avoid the blood, sweat, and tears of planning your own custom loop PC with EK’s pre-configured kits now 24% off for Cyber Monday-
You can spend a long time trying to nail down the exact parts required for a full custom loop build. In a way, that’s a part of it. You really come to appreciate the PC you’ve built by the end of the process, as it’s one you’ve created from the ground up.
But if you’re less sentimental, you might just want someone else to put together a parts list for you. EZ PZ. That’s what EK does with its ‘Loop’ builds, and right now everything on its store is 24% off, which makes such a build that little bit more affordable.
Alright, affordable these builds ain’t, but every little helps when investing in something as expensive as a fully liquid-looped build. You’re looking at spending anything from $1,284 for the cheapest all-inclusive kit to around $2,628 for the so-called “Golden Sample”. Nice name, lovely build.
These kits include all the big bits, such as your CPU and GPU blocks, pump, radiators, and distro plate. Though it also includes the more finicky bits that can…
Wordle hint and answer today- Let’s solve #582, January 22-
Read as much or as little Wordle help as you need, from general guess-saving advice to the January 22 (582) answer laid out in bold capital letters. Those hoping for something less extreme will find a clue for today’s Wordle just below, designed to nudge you in the right direction without giving the game away.
I found today’s answer came quite quickly—perhaps down to a little luck, or maybe just being in the right frame of mind. Whatever the case, I do love a day when it all falls together and the answer just seems to fall from your fingertips.
Wordle hint
A Wordle hint for Sunday, January 22
It might help to focus on UK and Australian-style English vocabulary if you want to find today’s answer. This informal word is used to describe someone friendly, pally, or chummy. There are two different vowels to discover today.
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Is there a double letter in today’s Wordle?
No letters are used twice in today…
The cheapest RTX 4070 Ti gaming PC around comes with a literally unbelievable $1,550 discount-
This is RTX 3090-level gaming performance from an entire PC that costs only a little more than that GPU originally retailed for. And if you take into account how much those graphics cards cost during the GPU mining craze then it’s a whole lot less.
The Skytech Siege machine is available at Newegg for $1,750, with an unbelievable $1,550 discount attached. Unbelievable because I struggle to believe that this machine would ever have been listed at $3,300 less still actually sold any at that price.
Still, the $1,750 price tag is good, and that makes it the most affordable RTX 4070 Ti based gaming PC we’ve found in recent times. And that’s an excellent GPU (now that it’s not being sold at a ludicrous price as the unlaunched RTX 4080 12GB), which will deliver both outstanding gaming frame rates as standard, but also comes with the magic of Frame Generation, too.
It’s worth noting that the Skytech machine is following a stock-shifting trend that pairs next-gen graphics ca…
You can create a RAM disk within the 3D V-Cache of an AMD X3D CPU if you really want to-
Now here’s something interesting, if only for interest’s sake. Twitter/X user Nemez managed to create a RAM disk held within the Level 3 cache of an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor and the results make the fastest NVMe drives look like sloths in comparison.
Nemez (via Tom’s Hardware), used the CrystalDiskMark benchmark using some specific settings and achieved sequential read and write speeds of 182GB/s and 175GB/s respectively. In comparison, a fast PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD can achieve around 12GB/s read and write speeds, meaning the L3 cache drive is more or less 15x faster. However, The peak bandwidth of a 5800X3D’s L3 cache is up to 2TB/s, so these results are only using a fraction of its potential.
The FAT32 disk was created using OSFMount and tested with CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 using the specific SEQ 256KB test, with a queue depth of 1 with 16 threads. Even then the test results were erratic. Of course, such a test is purely academic.
It needs to be said that using L3 c…
Gold Rates- MCX gold inches higher on expectation that Fed’s hawkish stance may end in near future; support seen at Rs 59940-59770, resistance at Rs 60250- 60430
Gold Price Today, Gold Price Outlook, Gold Price Forecast: MCX gold prices are trading higher on Thursday, while Silver rates traded flat. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold December futures were trading at Rs 60,213 per gram, up Rs 102 or 0.17%. Silver December futures are trading flat at Rs 72,350 per kg, down merely 0.03% on the MCX.
Gold prices inched higher on Thursday, buoyed by expectations that the Federal Reserve has come to the end of its tightening cycle, although a rebound in the US dollar kept gains in check, reported Reuters. Spot gold gained 0.1% to $1,961.81 per ounce. US gold futures were flat at $1,964.60.
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Share of high-paying FDs surges to 80%
The share of term deposits offering an interest rate of 6-8% has surged to nearly 80% at the end of September from 58% at the end of March, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data shows.
Approximately half of the fixed deposits (FDs) with banks, amounting to Rs 52.87 trillion, now offer an interest rate of 7-8%.
Suresh Khatanhar, DMD, IDBI Bank, said the liquidity deficit in the banking system was at a five-year low and banks need funds to meet credit demand. “The rates on deposits are bound to go up, but banks are not too concerned at the higher cost because credit demand is strong,” Khatanhar added.
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The cost of funds for banks has risen since the share of term deposits carrying sub-6% interest rates declined to 16.7% in September from 38.7% in March. The amount parked in deposits offering less than 6% interest halved to Rs 17.59 trillion at the end o…
From Adani Enterprises to Ambuja Cements- Adani Group’s FY24 net debt at Rs 1.82 lakh crore, ability to service debt improves to 2.19x
The Adani Group, led by Gautam Adani, reported a significant increase in its gross debt, which reached Rs 2.41 lakh crore as of March 31, 2024, up from Rs 2.27 lakh crore in FY23.
However, the group’s net debt saw a slight decline, standing at Rs 1.82 lakh crore in FY24, down from Rs 1.87 lakh crore the previous year. The conglomerate’s net debt to EBITDA ratio, an important measure of its ability to service its debt, also improved, dropping to 2.19x in FY24.
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As of FY24, domestic lenders, including banks and other financial institutions, had collectively lent over Rs 88,100 crore to the Adani Group in long-term and working capital loans.
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Share Market Highlights- Nifty settles above 19700, Sensex over 66100; Pharma, PSU Bank, FMCG stocks shine
Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark domestic indices ended Wednesday’s trading session in positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 gained 0.26% to settle at 19,716.45, while the BSE Sensex added over 170 points to 66,118.69. The border indices settled in green, with gains led by Midcaps and Smallcaps stocks. The Bank Nifty index slipped 0.08% to 44,588.30. The other sectoral indices also settled broadly in the green. Pharma, PSU Bank and FMCG stocks led the gains among the other sectoral indices, while Financial Services stocks witnessed a fall.
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Top bets for Jefferies this week- HDFC Life, DMart, Dalmia
This is a start of the new week and earnings season has kickstarted. So what should be your top stock bets? Here is a look at some of the top recommendations from Jefferies-
HDFC Life Insurance
Jefferies sees 28% upside potential in HDFC Life Insurance Company and recommended ‘Buy’ with an upside target of Rs 800 in its report. “Forward-looking trends are more encouraging as wallet share in HDFC Bank has risen to 65% already, sales from agency can improve & other banca partners are growing. This should lift growth in premiums from the 2nd half of FY24 to 17-20% (ex-one time in Mar-23) & can sustain over next 2yrs as well, ” said Jefferries in its report.
The stock price of HDFC Life Insurance Company gained 1.10% in the last five days, fell 4.88% in the last one month, and gained 17.67% in the last six months and 19.80% in the last one year.
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