Framework Laptop 13 reviewed, again: Meteor Lake meh, Linux upgrades good
Enlarge / The ever-evolving Framework Laptop 13 is back again, this time with some Linux-friendly upgrades and Intel’s new Meteor Lake-based Core Ultra CPUs. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Would you...
View ArticleTikTok is pushing fake news alerts about Taylor Swift and Shohei Ohtani as...
One notification falsely claimed that Taylor Swift accused Florida of being “racist” and had canceled her upcoming concerts in the state. Another misleading notification, labeled “BREAKING,” issued a...
View ArticleFormer Google CEO blames work-from-home policy for company lagging behind OpenAI
Schmidt served as Google CEO from 2001 to 2011 and was executive chairman until 2015. He recently took part in a discussion led by Professor Erik Brynjolfsson and students at Stanford University, where...
View ArticleNew Microsoft Edge feature uses GenAI to scan PDF documents
Microsoft has been on a mission to integrate AI capabilities into its browser, opening the door to all sorts of new functionality along the way. It now appears set to introduce a new feature to its...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen 9 9950X Review: We’ve Seen This Before…
The Ryzen 9 9950X is AMD’s most powerful Zen 5 desktop offering. Dual CCD Ryzen CPUs have never been the best options for gamers, but they have been the best options for those who like to work and...
View ArticleIt’s back: Microsoft Office is down to $40 for a lifetime license
Word, Excel, PowerPoint are industry standards but paying an Office 365 subscription may not be...
View ArticleUS is considering breaking up Google, targeting Android and Chrome
The Microsoft antitrust case didn’t lead to the company being dismantled, but the DOJ seems intent on not letting Google off so easily after Judge Amit Mehta’s scathing August 5 ruling. Read Entire...
View ArticleFederal investigation of Tesla suspension failure ends with recommendation
Enlarge / For years, Tesla used front suspension fore links that can fail in use. (credit: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of...
View ArticleASRock Rack GNRD8-2L2T Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids Motherboard Shown
We spotted the ASRock Rack GNRD8-2L2T. This motherboard will support the Intel Xeon 6 R1S CPUs with 136 PCIe Gen5/ CXL 2.0 lanes The post ASRock Rack GNRD8-2L2T Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids Motherboard...
View ArticleFlorida’s ban on lab-grown meat challenged as unconstitutional
Enlarge (credit: Upside Foods) Florida’s ban on cultivated meat is being challenged in federal court in a lawsuit that was filed yesterday. The case is being brought by the cultivated meat firm Upside...
View ArticleModders remaster Modern Warfare 2 maps from 2009, rocketing Call of Duty 4 up...
At the time of writing, the 2017 remaster of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is ranked second on Steam revenue charts, well ahead of pre-orders for Black Ops 6 and behind only Counter-Strike 2. The...
View ArticleNASA and BP collaborate to explore future resource extraction on the Moon and...
While BP has long carried out operations in some of the toughest, most remote areas on Earth, NASA has been exploring distant planets. The new deal, which falls under the Space Act Agreement, will...
View ArticleSystem requirements revealed for life-like Sims competitor, details and demo...
Krafton has revealed the Steam page and system requirements for its upcoming life simulation game inZoi. A free demo will be available for a week later this month, allowing users to experiment with the...
View ArticleFortnite is back on iOS in the EU and Android worldwide with the launch of...
The mobile store launch comes with a trio of multiplayer games – Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe, and the debut of a mobile-optimized Fall Guys. Read Entire Article
View ArticleDragon Age: The Veilguard launches on Halloween with surprisingly low system...
A new trailer has revealed an October 31 launch date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Additional updates en route up to the release will provide more details about the game. Read Entire Article
View ArticleJudge calls foul on Venu, blocks launch of ESPN-Warner-Fox streaming service
Enlarge (credit: Gina Ferazzi via Getty) A US judge has temporarily blocked the launch of a sports streaming service formed by Disney’s ESPN, Warner Bros and Fox, finding that it was likely to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Edge’s feature allows it to declutter toolbar on Windows 11,...
When Microsoft Edge’s Chromium version was released, it didn’t have many features. People preferred it over Google Chrome because it was less cluttered and offered better performance. However, over...
View ArticleMeteorites give the Moon its extremely thin atmosphere
Enlarge / Artist’s rendition of the LADEE mission above the lunar surface. (credit: NASA/ Dana Berry) The Moon may not have much of an atmosphere, mostly because of its weak gravitational field...
View ArticleIRS’ aging tech infrastructure is costing money and putting taxpayers at risk
As the agency tasked with managing the nation’s tax infrastructure, the IRS is caught in a technological time warp, struggling to keep pace with the demands of modern-day efficiency and security...
View ArticleNVIDIA: Copyrighted Books Are Just Statistical Correlations to Our AI Models
Over the past two years, AI developments have progressed at a rapid pace. This includes large language models, which are typically trained on a broad datasets of texts; the more, the better. When AI...
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