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Redemption. Revenge. Renaissance. The Wallabies are back, baby
Two down and two to go. The Wallabies are reborn under Joe Schmidt.

Nigeria fails to approve Shell asset sale to Renaissance

China Renaissance Crashes as Trading Resumes After Bao Fan Exit

He laughed off retirement, but Lion’s renaissance is far from complete
Dayne Zorko must be in hysterics now before Brisbane’s elimination final showdown with Carlton, having defied pundits to produce his finest season.

The numbers that could grant enigmatic Milford one more chance in time for the Battle of Brisbane
This may be the most perfectly timed performance to begin an NRL renaissance before a sell-out crowd at the Battle of Brisbane this Saturday.

‘It gets you in the guts’: Why swimming is so hot right now
After years of dysfunction, Australia’s ‘national sport’ is enjoying a renaissance. This week’s Olympic trials will put a cast of stars front and centre again.

Iconic Nokia 3210 Returns Amid Dumb Phone Renaissance - CNET
For a return to simpler times, a simpler phone might be in order. This nostalgic Nokia device might be just the thing.

'Beyoncé can open UK country music floodgates'
The Renaissance superstar announced two new country songs during the Super Bowl final.

Renaissance Act II: Beyoncé announces new album in Super Bowl advert
The superstar is leaning into the country genre for the second instalment in her Renaissance trilogy.

New Caledonia’s pro-France politicians welcome Marie Guévenoux as new “delegate minister” for overseas
Guévenoux, 47, regarded as close to French President Emmanuel Macron, as an MP for Macron's Renaissance party, is a member of the Law Commission within the French National Assembly.

Beyoncé announces new album in Super Bowl advert
The superstar is leaning into the country genre for the second instalment in her Renaissance trilogy.

'Renaissance figure' Lesley Lokko awarded architecture's Royal Gold Medal

'Renaissance figure' Lesley Lokko awarded architecture's Royal Gold Medal
Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko receives the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Barbie: Harris campaign embraces ‘girl culture’
Harris supporters have been known for plotting outfits for rallies as if attending Swift’s Eras Tour or Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour.

Burt takes centre court to help spark tennis ‘renaissance’
Timaru has a tennis facility the envy of the country and now has a new manager to promote it.

‘He had that drive’: Reality check behind Maroons outcast’s transformation
The rise of several emerging stars and a lengthy suspension record threatened to end his Maroons days. But some key changes have inspired a career renaissance.

Macron's Renaissance not to stand in all French constituencies

Without clubs, unloved & lucky to be alive - Scotland's renaissance men
Throughout the Scotland squad there are stories of players fighting back from heartbreaking rejection, flak from fans and very serious injury, writes Tom English.

Nvidia’s GeForce SFF guideline brings big GPU power to tiny PCs
It’s been a confounding few years for PC gaming enthusiasts. Graphics cards have bloated in size as power and performance surged, with triple-slot-plus monstrosities virtually the norm in the mid-range and above. But itty-bitty small form factor PCs have been enjoying a renaissance of their own — and they’re not always able to fit today’s behemoth GPUs. Nvidia’s new “SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Card” guideline, announced during Nvidia’s Computex livestream, hopes to eliminate consumer confusion when the two trends collide. It’s a pretty straightforward certification plan. Nvidia’s guideline includes specific requirements for the size allowed for the GPU itself (plus a bit of buffer for power connectors) as well as how much surrounding free space is required inside the case to properly house and cool the card. Graphics cards and cases that meet these requirements can slap a new “Nvidia SFF-Ready” badge on their hardware and advertising. That lets everyday gamers know they’ll be compatible without question. Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia These graphics cards still won’t be as small as yesteryear’s designs, though. While two-slot GPUs used to be the new, full stop, the SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Card guideline tops out at 50mm (or 2.5 slots) in height, with 151mm width and 304mm length requirements. The PC cases need to carve out the same 2.5-slot height, but a slightly expanded 154.5mm-by-312mm housing area. Graphics card size is a maximum; case housing size is a minimum. Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia whipped up a list of initially compatible GPUs and cases available now. You’ll see some of the biggest names in SFF cases on the list, as well as mostly GeForce RTX 4070 and 4070 Ti graphics cards on the list. Since this guideline targets enthusiast graphics cards, it appears focused on the RTX 4070 and up, since mainstream GPUs tend to be smaller (and thus cheaper). Only one higher-class graphics card makes the current cut, though — Asus’ impressively slim ProArt RTX 4080 Super. Further reading: Don’t build an ultra-tiny small form factor PC without reading this first Gaming Desktop PCs, Graphics Cards