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Microsoft is apparently handing out big bonuses to prevent poaching of AI talent
An internal Microsoft document obtained by Business Insider sheds some light on how the company is ramping up efforts to retain key AI employees. Read Entire Article
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Lesser known Windows 11 features for power users
Navigating Windows 11 becomes a lot easier when you know some new tricks bundled with the latest operating system by Microsoft. Some debuted with the OS, while others have slowly appeared in the last...
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JetZero aims to make commercial jets flatter (and more futuristic) by 2030
One such company is JetZero, which, in partnership with engineering giants Siemens and Northrop Grumman, is developing a revolutionary passenger jet design that seamlessly blends the wings into the...
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Tonga! Tonga! Tonga! Online Piracy’s Unusual Attraction to ccTLD .to
With limited choice mostly a thing of the past, domain names today are available in many flavors. Above all others, however, the gTLD (generic top-level domain) .com is the most enduring. Domain Tools...
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Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs receive upgraded Laminar RH2 and RM2 stock coolers
While stock coolers tend to be fairly basic and underpowered affairs, Intel claims these new models offer some legitimate performance uplifts and aesthetic improvements over their predecessors. Read...
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Mobile apps exploited to harvest location data on massive scale, hacked files...
The information comes from hacked files belonging to Gravy Analytics, a location data company whose subsidiary, Venntel, has previously sold global location data to US law enforcement agencies. This...
View ArticleGetting an all-optical AI to handle non-linear math
A standard digital camera used in a car for stuff like emergency braking has a perceptual latency of a hair above 20 milliseconds. That’s just the time needed for a camera to transform the photons...
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Blue Origin’s first-ever orbital launch is all set with New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin is readying its massive new New Glenn rocket for its first-ever orbital launch attempt, scheduled as early as 1 a.m. ET on Monday from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Read Entire Article
View ArticleThe 8 most interesting PC monitors from CES 2025
Plenty of computer monitors made debuts at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year, but many of the updates at this year’s event were pretty minor. Many could have easily been a...
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Federal watchdog aims to extend bank-like protections to in-game currencies
The federal consumer watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has proposed a new rule that could fundamentally change how virtual video game currencies are regulated. On...
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Zuckerberg slams Apple for not “inventing anything great in a while”
In a recent podcast interview with Joe Rogan, Zuckerberg went after rival Apple, accusing the iPhone maker of resting on its laurels and hamstringing competition with restrictive policies. “They...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s total compensation rose 18% to $74.6 million last year
In a proxy statement released on Friday, Apple said Cook’s $3 million base salary remained unchanged for the third consecutive year in 2024. However, he earned $58.1 million in stock awards, $12...
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Activision keeps frighteningly granular data on your Call of Duty gameplay –...
The complaint here is that Activision has kept everyone’s actual skill rating hidden behind a curtain. Players have been left guessing where they rank compared to others based only on anecdotal...
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Microsoft Edge could soon load PDF faster on Windows 11, especially low-end PCs
Back in 2023, Microsoft began moving the Microsoft Edge PDF reader to Adobe-based PDF technology. Edge was once and is still regarded as one of the best PDF readers, and Adobe integration was supposed...
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Microsoft DirectX embraces neural rendering for next-gen graphics
Microsoft recently announced what could be the next major development in the history of DirectX. The High-Level Shader Language (HLSL) team is currently working with major GPU and SoC manufacturers to...
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Amazon shutting down Prime Try Before You Buy program in favor of “AI-powered...
Launching for all Prime subscribers in 2018 when it was then called Prime Wardrobe, the Prime Try Before You Buy service allows Prime members to order up to six items of clothing, shoes and accessories...
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A racing heart didn’t stop this speedrunner from achieving a new Super Mario...
Super Mario Bros. features a timer system that speedrunners refer to as the “frame rule” – the game only checks for level completion every 21 frames. This creates precise minimum times for each stage,...
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Upgraded iPad Air and MacBook Air with M4 chip, Apple Intelligence coming in...
In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman revealed that the new 13-inch and 15-inch iPad Air models will be powered by the M4 chip, the same processor found in the MacBook Pro and iMac...
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OLED adoption soars: Gaming monitors beat TVs with 22% share
Gaming monitors were a big part of this year’s CES, with multiple models announced by several companies. A large number of them were OLEDs, which are becoming increasingly popular as prices fall,...
View ArticleSupreme Court lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to decide whether to block lawsuits that Honolulu filed to seek billions in damages from oil and gas companies over allegedly deceptive marketing campaigns that...
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