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Former OpenAI researcher turned whistleblower found dead in San Francisco
Balaji told the NYT that he quit OpenAI after four years at the company as he had realized generative AI would cause more harm than good. His biggest worry was the way OpenAI allegedly used copyrighted...
View ArticleBuying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war.
If you’re looking to buy a TV in 2025, you may be disappointed by the types of advancements TV brands will be prioritizing in the new year. While there’s an audience of enthusiasts interested in...
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Helpful new ChromeOS feature resets Chromebooks without erasing data
The new Safety reset option is designed to get your Chromebook back into tip-top shape if you’re seeing virus-like behavior such as endless pop-ups. Read Entire Article
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HDMI 2.2 to be unveiled at CES, offering higher bandwidth, resolutions, and...
It’s been seven years since the HDMI Forum announced HDMI 2.1. On January 6, 2025, one day before CES officially starts in Las Vegas, the organization will announce a new standard. Read Entire Article
View ArticleIn IT? Need cash? Cybersecurity whistleblowers are earning big payouts.
Matthew Decker is the former chief information officer for Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory. As of October, he’s also $250,000 richer. In his Penn State position, Decker was well...
View ArticleHuge math error corrected in black plastic study; authors say it doesn’t matter
Editors of the environmental chemistry journal Chemosphere have posted an eye-catching correction to a study reporting toxic flame retardants from electronics wind up in some household products made...
View ArticleASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 H200 NVIDIA HGX H200 AI Server Review
We review the ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 H200, an NVIDIA HGX H200 8 GPU design to see how it performs and how GPU servers have evolved since 2015 The post ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 H200 NVIDIA HGX H200 AI...
View ArticleChina orbits first Guowang internet satellites, with thousands more to come
The first batch of internet satellites for China’s Guowang megaconstellation launched Monday on the country’s heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket. The satellites are the first of up to 13,000 spacecraft a...
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The IBM PC: The Most Influential Non-Invention
Legends of TechThe IBM PC revolutionized computing by setting standards for hardware and software compatibility – it’s a symbol of standardization that reshaped the industry for decades to come. Read...
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Amazon delays full-time return to office for some workers due to lack of space
Like other companies, Amazon faced plenty of pushback from its corporate employees when it ended pandemic-era work-from-home arrangements, including a mass walkout. Read Entire Article
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Zotac confirms 32GB RTX 5090 is on the way, 16GB RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti...
Zotac briefly leaked listings for five graphics cards from Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce RTX 5000 series. The mistake marks the first official confirmation that the lineup, codenamed Blackwell, continues...
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LaLiga Isn’t ‘Fining’ IPTV Pirates For Viewing Streams, But For Providing Them
When mainstream rightsholders say they don’t want to sue end users for consuming their content illegally, most actually mean it. The recording industry famously tested the waters 20 years ago, learned...
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TikTok appeals to Supreme Court to delay US ban; CEO meets with Trump
In March, a group of lawmakers announced a bill designed to “protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications.” It would force owner...
View ArticleTrump FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses—the 1st Amendment might...
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants the FCC to crack down on news broadcasters that he perceives as being unfair to Trump or...
View ArticleNvidia’s new app is causing large frame rate dips in many games
When Nvidia replaced the longstanding GeForce Experience App with a new, unified Nvidia App last month, most GPU owners probably noted the refresh and rebranding with nothing more than bemusement...
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Supreme Court quashes Big Telecom’s attempt to avoid New York State’s...
On Monday, the US Supreme Court shot down internet service providers’ challenge to New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA). The contentious law requires ISPs to provide service plans for low-income...
View Article“Unprecedented” decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts
Teen drug use continued to fall in 2024, extending a dramatic decline spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that experts expected would reverse now that the acute phase of the global crisis is well over....
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Judges Acquit a Total of 23 Pirate IPTV Subscribers: Personal Use is Not a Crime
According to an infamous anti-piracy PSA that just recently celebrated its 20th birthday, downloading a copy of a movie is the same as stealing a physical disc from a regular store, stealing a...
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Intel’s Arc B580 graphics card is so successful it’s hard to find in stock,...
Intel has had its worst 12 months in years. Beset by problems on all sides, the company hit its lowest point when CEO Pat Gelsinger was ousted by the board at the start of December. Read Entire Article
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These squirrels are cold-blooded vole killers
They seem so sweet and innocent but these squirrels are also opportunistic killers. We think of squirrels as adorably harmless creatures, admiring their bushy tails and twitchy little noses and the...
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