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South Korean ISP ‘Infected’ Torrenting Subscribers with Malware
From a networking perspective, most Internet providers are generally not thrilled with BitTorrent users. Historically, torrent traffic has placed quite a burden on the network, which is one of the...
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The mythical griffin was not inspired by a horned dinosaur, study concludes
Enlarge / Painting of a gryphon, or griffin, a lion-raptor chimera from ancient folklore. (credit: Mark Witton) The gryphon, or griffin, is a legendary creature dating back to classical antiquity,...
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Ketamine pills for depression show positive results in trial—but with caveats
Enlarge (credit: Getty | RJ Sangosti) After an MDMA therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder dramatically failed to impress Food and Drug Administration advisers earlier this month, researchers are...
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Remember when Sony released a Bravia TV with a PlayStation 2 built into the...
The PS2 Bravia TV – model KDL22PX300 – was a spinoff of Sony’s KDL22BX300 LCD set. It featured a 22-inch 720p display with tons of input options, including VGA, composite, four HDMI, and one USB port....
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Mac is now available to all users
Enlarge / The app lets you invoke ChatGPT from anywhere in the system with a keyboard shortcut, Spotlight-style. (credit: Samuel Axon) OpenAI’s official ChatGPT app for macOS is now available to all...
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How heavy was the first ever 1 GB hard drive?
Real hard drives have handles – two handles. And no, that’s not the BFG. Read...
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Researchers upend AI status quo by eliminating matrix multiplication in LLMs
Enlarge / Illustration of a brain inside of a light bulb. (credit: Getty Images) Researchers claim to have developed a new way to run AI language models more efficiently by eliminating matrix...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 feature showcase outlines ray tracing,...
Asobo Studio used this year’s FlightSim Expo to explore the visual, gameplay, and physics improvements it plans to introduce in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Launching on November 19, the update...
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Steam Summer Sale 2024 starts this week, will include new “deep discounts”...
The 2024 Steam Summer Sale begins on June 27 at 1 PM ET and lasts until July 11. Although Valve hasn’t revealed the exact discounts, a trailer teased some of the games that will be on sale. Read Entire...
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SCOTUS nixes injunction that limited Biden admin contacts with social networks
Enlarge (credit: Christopher Furlong / Staff | Getty Images News) On Wednesday, the Supreme Court tossed out claims that the Biden administration coerced social media platforms into censoring users by...
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Patent document showcases the cloud-only streaming Xbox console that never was
The streaming-only Xbox would have looked like a smaller, squarer relative of the Series S. [credit: Microsoft ] Microsoft’s mid-generation plans for the Xbox Series S and X consoles looked a whole...
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DNA-based bacterial parasite uses completely new DNA-editing method
Enlarge / Top row: individual steps in the reaction process. Bottom row: cartoon diagram of the top, showing the position of each DNA and RNA strand. (credit: Hiraizumi, et. al.) While CRISPR is...
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Synthetic psychedelic found in candies linked to seizures, intubation
Enlarge / A Diamond Shruumz chocolate bar, which comes in a variety of flavors. (credit: diamondshruumz.com) The US Food and Drug Administration has identified a synthetic psychedelic compound as well...
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Energy-efficient AI model could be a game changer, 50 times better efficiency...
AI up to this point has largely been a race to be first, with little consideration for metrics like efficiency. Looking to change that, the researchers trimmed out an intensive technique called matrix...
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AMD’s neural texture compression could reduce storage and VRAM requirements
AMD is set to present a new texture compression system to reduce gaming data usage at this year’s Eurographics Symposium on Rendering in London. Although the method uses neural technology like rival...
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Filmmakers Legal Battle Over Reddit Users’ IP Addresses Heads to Appeal
Early last year, a group of filmmakers obtained a subpoena that required Reddit to reveal the identities of users who commented on piracy-related topics. The movie companies, including Voltage...
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Critical MOVEit vulnerability puts huge swaths of the Internet at severe risk
Enlarge A critical vulnerability recently discovered in a widely used piece of software is putting huge swaths of the Internet at risk of devastating hacks, and attackers have already begun actively...
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Steam’s new official controller comes from Hori, arrives this Halloween
Gaming accessory maker Hori has revealed an officially licensed Steam controller set to ship in Japan on October 31. Thus far, only Hori’s Japanese website and social channels mention the pad, but it...
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ULA will launch its second Vulcan rocket without a real payload
Enlarge / United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket on the launch pad before liftoff in January. (credit: United Launch Alliance) The second flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket will...
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Heart of the Machine Preview (PC)
Humanity is worried that advanced Artificial Intelligence systems will become sentient and murder us all. But what about that first machine that becomes aware of itself and its place in the world? How...
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