A software engineer successfully ran Meta’s Llama 2 generative AI model on a 20-year-old PowerBook G4, demonstrating how well-optimized code can push the limits of legacy hardware. MacRumors’ Joe Rossignol reports: While hardware requirements for large language models (LLMs) are typically high, this particular PowerBook G4 model from 2005 is equipped with a mere 1.5GHz
Read MoreEvery Super Nintendo console should run at the same speed. They were all built in factories with the same components so they should all operate at the steady clip mandated by Nintendo all those years ago. Except, apparently, the SNES is speeding up as it gets older. The matter was brought to the public’s attention
Read MoreEvery Super Nintendo console should run at the same speed. They were all built in factories with the same components so they should all operate at the steady clip mandated by Nintendo all those years ago. Except, apparently, the SNES is speeding up as it gets older. The matter was brought to the public’s attention
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google admitted it had a Maps timeline-erasing bug, but there’s a way to get it back. These are the steps you should follow to restore your deleted timeline (with one major caveat). And there are measures you can take to always make sure your timeline is backed up.
Read MoreThe discovery could enable the design of synthetic cells, which have biomedical applications such as wound healing and drug delivery. Read more: MIT scientists use light to change the shape of starfish cells
Read More“For developers and organisations that require a custom software image, a flexible and transparent build system is essential,” according to an announcement Friday at Raspberry Pi.com. “[T]o support these customers, we have created rpi-image-gen, a powerful new tool designed to put you in complete control of your Raspberry Pi images.” If you’re building an embedded
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The multifunctional USB-C port might be handy for connecting everything with a single cable, but its opaque nature leaves much to be desired when it comes to knowing which charger will power up even the best smartphones as quickly as possible. This situation has been made all the more
Read MoreA teenager accused of January’s London Apple Store theft has pleaded guilty, an influencer home invasion, and a trip to China in this week’s Apple Crime Blotter. The Apple Store in Brent Cross in London – Image Credit: Apple The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading
Read MoreA teenager accused of January’s London Apple Store theft has pleaded guilty, an influencer home invasion, and a trip to China in this week’s Apple Crime Blotter. The Apple Store in Brent Cross in London – Image Credit: Apple The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading
Read MoreMacworld At the heart of every Apple device is an Apple processor. Apple has been using its own chips in its iPhones and iPads for more than a decade, while Apple silicon in the Mac is already in its fourth generation. What’s remarkable about Apple silicon is its performance and power efficiency. But all chips
Read MoreIf you do FDM 3D printing, you know one of the biggest problems is sensing the bed. Nearly all printers have some kind of bed probing now, and it makes printing much easier, but there are many different schemes for figuring out where the bed is relative to the head. [ModBot] had a Voron with
Read MoreHungary’s Parliament not only voted to ban Pride events. They also voted to “allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them,” reports the Guardian. [The nationwide legislation] amends the country’s law on assembly to make it an offence to hold or attend events that violate Hungary’s contentious “child protection”
Read MoreHungary’s Parliament not only voted to ban Pride events. They also voted to “allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them,” reports the Guardian. [The nationwide legislation] amends the country’s law on assembly to make it an offence to hold or attend events that violate Hungary’s contentious “child protection”
Read MoreLooking to step up to the TV big leagues? These are the best OLED TVs you can buy.
Read MoreGoogle is responsible for some of the most important, impactful apps and services ever created. Where would we be without Google Search? What on earth would I use if not Gmail? How could I possibly begin to imagine a world without Android? For all these massive hits that survived the test of time, Google has
Read MoreHere’s a quick guide on how to access files from your Android device while using the new Linux Terminal app. The Terminal app connects to an isolated instance of Debian running in a virtual machine, so it only has access to whatever files the Android host shares with it. Android shares its downloads folder with
Read MoreGoogle’s Gemini already has a ‘Deep Research’ tool that runs on the Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model. You can access the tool for free from a web browser on your desktop or mobile device. What is Gemini AI Deep Research Tool The Deep Research tool lets you conduct in-depth and real-time research on almost any
Read MorePolymers are one of the most important elements of modern-day society, particularly in the form of plastics. Unfortunately most common polymers are derived from fossil resources, which not only makes them a finite resource, but is also problematic from a pollution perspective. A potential alternative being researched is that of biopolymers, in particular those produced
Read MoreThe Google Pixel 9a looks like one of the better mid-range phones of the year. It’s powered by a Tensor G4 chip which is mostly identical to the Pixel 9 series, but uses an older modem instead of the Pixel 9’s new Exynos Modem 5400. We covered this news a few days ago and asked
Read MoreLondon’s Heathrow Airport resumed operations late Friday after an electrical fire at a nearby substation forced a full-day closure, causing global travel chaos with hundreds of canceled flights and thousands of stranded passengers. The explosion at a Hayes substation 1.5 miles from the airport knocked out power early Thursday, requiring 70 firefighters to battle a
Read MoreLondon’s Heathrow Airport resumed operations late Friday after an electrical fire at a nearby substation forced a full-day closure, causing global travel chaos with hundreds of canceled flights and thousands of stranded passengers. The explosion at a Hayes substation 1.5 miles from the airport knocked out power early Thursday, requiring 70 firefighters to battle a
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google has apparently sent an email to some users saying that it accidentally deleted Google Maps Timeline data. The email was only sent out to affected users, but urges them to restore their data from a backup. Unfortunately, you’re out of luck if you didn’t have Timeline backups
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google has apparently sent an email to some users saying that it accidentally deleted Google Maps Timeline data. The email was only sent out to affected users, but urges them to restore their data from a backup. Unfortunately, you’re out of luck if you didn’t have Timeline backups
Read MoreThe prototype DACCU device for producing syngas from air. (Credit: Sayan Kar, University of Cambridge) There is more carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere these days than ever before in human history, and while it would be marvelous to use these carbon atoms for something more useful, capturing CO2 directly from the air isn’t that
Read MoreThe prototype DACCU device for producing syngas from air. (Credit: Sayan Kar, University of Cambridge) There is more carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere these days than ever before in human history, and while it would be marvelous to use these carbon atoms for something more useful, capturing CO2 directly from the air isn’t that
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