With the performance of modern CPU cores plateauing recently, the main performance gains are with multiple cores and multithreaded applications. Typically, a fast GPU is only so mind-bogglingly quick because thousands of cores operate in parallel on the same set of tasks. So, it would seem prudent for our applications to try to code in
Read MoreMichelle Lewis reports via Electrek: The world’s largest solar farm, in the desert in northwestern Xinjiang, is now connected to China’s grid. The 3.5-gigawatt (GW), 33,000-acre solar farm is outside Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital. The state asset regulator’s website cited the Power Construction Corp of China and said it came online on Monday. The solar farm
Read MoreAs reported by Jon Peddie Research, Nvidia now holds 88% of the GPU market after its market share jumped 8% in its most recent quarter. “This jump shaves 7% off of AMD’s share, putting it down to 19% total,” reports XDA Developers. “And if you’re wondering where that extra 1% went, it came from all
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Time Magazine: Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone. While a site offering counsel and general information for potential lovebirds is online, a dating
Read MoreImage: Riot Games Riot’s tactical shooter Valorant has been a PC-exclusive since it launched in 2020 — but that’s changing very soon. The developer has finally provided some details on the console version of the game, which will be available in a limited beta on the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S starting on
Read MoreSave $900 on the loaded M2 Max MacBook Pro with a 38-core GPU, 32GB unified memory and 1TB of storage. This blowout deal delivers the lowest price on record for the premium laptop. Snap up the lowest price ever on an M2 Max MacBook Pro. To unlock the savings, head over to Apple Authorized Reseller
Read MoreImage: Alex Choi A YouTuber was arrested after posting a video showing two people in a helicopter shooting fireworks at a Lamborghini. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice charged Suk Min Choi — known as Alex Choi on YouTube — for allegedly breaking the law against having an explosive or incendiary device on an
Read MorePhoto by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images The Biden administration released another vehicle emission rule that was not as strict as the one the president originally proposed. Under the new rules, fuel economy will increase 2 percent per year for model years 2027–2031 for passenger cars, while light trucks will increase 2 percent per year
Read MoreCanonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has released Ubuntu Core 24, a version of its operating system designed for edge devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). The new release comes with a 12-year Long Term Support commitment and features that enable secure, reliable, and efficient deployment of intelligent devices. Ubuntu Core 24 introduces validation sets
Read MoreInfluencer Keith Gill, known online as Roaring Kitty, became a Pied Piper for amateur stock traders after sparking a historic GameStop short squeeze. But his next move could land him in big trouble.
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority About half of Apple’s WWDC’s keynote presentation is expected to cover AI features. The company will debut its new AI system called “Apple Intelligence” at the event. Users will need to opt-in to use the firm’s AI features. Although Apple joined the AI race late, it has been working
Read MoreVideoverse. | Image: Kinmoku Running concurrently with Summer Game Fest, the Access-Ability Summer Showcase redresses what gaming events leave out. Organized by accessibility consultant and critic Laura Kate Dale, it’s a reaction to events designed to build hype and how disabled gamers too often have to temper excitement with caution over whether revealed games will
Read MoreNot everything will be new at WWDC — Apple is planning to revisit some of its iconic iPhone and Mac wallpapers as part of the latest updates. The original iPhone clownfish wallpaper came back for iOS 16 The report of retro wallpapers comes from Bloomberg, but there is already a precedent for this. As part
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Qualcomm has hinted at a second wave of Arm-powered PC launches in the coming months. While we’ve already seen several releases so far, the next wave will target the business and enterprise market. The wave could see the launch of non-laptop form factors like mini-PCs and all-in-one desktop computers.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Qualcomm has hinted at a second wave of Arm-powered PC launches in the coming months. While we’ve already seen several releases so far, the next wave will target the business and enterprise market. The wave could see the launch of non-laptop form factors like mini-PCs and all-in-one desktop computers.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: In a blow to publishers and authors, Costco plans to stop selling books regularly at stores around the United States, four publishing executives who had been informed of the warehouse retailer’s plans said on Wednesday. Beginning in January 2025, the company will stop stocking
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: In a blow to publishers and authors, Costco plans to stop selling books regularly at stores around the United States, four publishing executives who had been informed of the warehouse retailer’s plans said on Wednesday. Beginning in January 2025, the company will stop stocking
Read MoreYouTuber My Developer Thoughts, a self-confessed middle-aged Software Developer, clearly has a real soft spot for the 6502-based 8-bit era machines such as the Commodore 64 and the VIC-20, for which he has created several video tutorials while travelling through retro-computing. This latest instalment concerns bringing up the toolchain for using the Kick Assembler with
Read MoreOnline marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees.” CNBC: It’s a notable blow to American Express, whose customers are often the most attractive among merchants and spend the most money per month on their cards. But it’s not the first time
Read MoreA new discovery that the AI-enabled feature’s historical data can be accessed even by hackers without administrator privileges only contributes to the growing sense that the feature is a “dumpster fire.”
Read MoreSome artists are jumping ship for the anti-AI portfolio app Cara after Meta began using Instagram content to train its AI models. Fast Company explains: The portfolio app bills itself as a platform that protects artists’ images from being used to train AI, and only allowing AI content to be posted if it’s clearly labeled.
Read MoreAdobe is facing backlash over new Terms of Service language amid its embrace of generative AI in products like Photoshop and customer experience software. The ToS, sent to Creative Cloud Suite users, doesn’t mention AI explicitly but includes a reference to machine learning and a clause prohibiting AI model training on Adobe software. From a
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Sony has quietly removed the 8K branding from PS5 boxes, now highlighting only 4K/120 fps and HDR capabilities. The timing of this change is unclear, but it may be in preparation for the rumored PS5 Pro. In a curious development, the 8K branding has gone missing from the PlayStation
Read MorePhoto: Janus Films To celebrate its 70th anniversary, Akira Kurosawa’s black-and-white epic Seven Samurai is coming back to theaters with a new 4K restoration. Arguably the crowning achievement of one of the world’s most lauded filmmakers, the film depicts a small village in the 16th century that is threatened by bandits. To protect themselves from
Read MoreThe FDA is considering approving MDMA alongside psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. But evidence of the drug’s effectiveness isn’t clear cut.
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