Tech Culture Olympic athletes will wear infrared-blocking uniforms to keep camera creeps at bay |
| In 2020, some athletes raised concerns with the
Japanese Olympic Committee after finding infrared images of themselves circulated online accompanied by sexually explicit commentary, as reported by... |
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| In 2020, some athletes raised concerns with the Japanese Olympic Committee after finding infrared images of themselves circulated online accompanied by sexually explicit
commentary, as reported by... |
Super AMD approached to make world's fastest AI supercomputer powered by 1.2 million GPU |
| In an interview with The Next Platform, Forrest Norrod, AMD's
GM of Datacenter Solutions revealed that they had received genuine inquiries from clients to build AI training... |
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| In an interview with The Next Platform, Forrest Norrod, AMD's GM of Datacenter Solutions revealed that they had received genuine inquiries from clients to build AI training... |
Science Blistering 402 Tb/s fiber optic speeds achieved by unlocking unused wavelengths |
| The researchers presented their results this week at the
Optical Fiber Communication Conference in San Diego. To achieve their record, they tapped into the unexplored frequency ranges... |
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| The researchers presented their results this week at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference in San Diego. To achieve their record, they tapped into the unexplored frequency ranges...
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Gaming 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... |
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| 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... |
Research New light-harvesting system could revolutionize solar energy |
| For years, solar tech has been hamstrung by some fundamental limitations.
Traditional silicon-based solar cells can absorb light across the entire visible spectrum, which is great, but... |
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| For years, solar tech has been hamstrung by some fundamental limitations. Traditional silicon-based solar cells can absorb light across the entire visible spectrum, which is great, but... |
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Electronics The MediaGone 500 eats SSDs, flash drives, and smartphones for lunch |
| For years, DIYers have turned to less sophisticated methods of
destruction involving magnets, drills, and even firearms. |
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| For years, DIYers have turned to less sophisticated methods of destruction involving magnets, drills, and even firearms. |
Tech Deals This deal gets you Windows 11 Pro for $22 |
| For a limited time, you can get a Windows 11 Pro license for just $22. This is the lowest price
you will find for a full retail... |
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| For a limited time, you can get a Windows 11 Pro license for just $22. This is the lowest price you will find for a full retail... |
Ecommerce Amazon responds to Shein and Temu threat with new low-price storefront |
| Amazon announced the storefront at an invite-only conference for
Chinese sellers this week, reports CNBC. It will enable them to ship their items directly to US consumers,... |
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| Amazon announced the storefront at an invite-only conference for Chinese sellers this week, reports CNBC. It will enable them to ship their items directly to US consumers,... |
Software Steam client gets game recording, editing and sharing capabilities |
| Everyone who uses the Steam launcher can now quickly access controls to
create, edit, and share clips using the beta client's new native gameplay recording interface. |
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| Everyone who uses the Steam launcher can now quickly access controls to create, edit, and share clips using the beta client's new native gameplay recording interface. |
AI Energy-efficient AI model could be a game changer, 50 times better efficiency with no performance hit |
| 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... |
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| 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... |
AI Intel says its optical interconnect chiplet technology is a milestone in high-speed data transmission |
| At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference
2024, Intel demonstrated what it calls a revolutionary milestone in integrated photonics technology for high-speed data transmission: a fully integrated optical... |
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| At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2024, Intel demonstrated what it calls a revolutionary milestone in integrated photonics technology for
high-speed data transmission: a fully integrated optical... |
Science Scientists have figured out how to put biological skin on a robot's smiling face |
| Researchers at the University of Tokyo have found a way to
bind engineered skin tissue made of biological cells to humanoid robots to make them appear more... |
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| Researchers at the University of Tokyo have found a way to bind engineered skin tissue made of biological cells to humanoid robots to make them appear more... |
Security Over 100,000 websites compromised after Polyfill.io gets exploited by Chinese company |
Originally developed as an open-source project for
offering JS polyfills to third-party developers, the polyfill.io domain is now a dangerous internet threat. Earlier this week, security analysts... |
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Originally developed as an open-source project for offering JS polyfills to third-party developers, the polyfill.io domain is now a dangerous internet threat. Earlier this
week, security analysts... |
Industry Samsung surpasses Apple in US phones sales, but Cupertino still sells more flagships |
| The report from CIRP suggests that Samsung and Apple
remained the two biggest smartphone brands in the US between April 2023 and March 2024. Samsung took the... |
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| The report from CIRP suggests that Samsung and Apple remained the two biggest smartphone brands in the US between April 2023 and March 2024. Samsung took the... |
AI Google, Snap, Meta and many others are "quietly" changing privacy policies to allow for AI training |
| Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission
warned that companies would be sorely tempted to change the terms and conditions of their privacy statements to allow them... |
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| Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission warned that companies would be sorely tempted to change the terms and conditions of their privacy statements to allow them... |
Gaming Microsoft partners with Amazon to bring Game Pass cloud gaming to Fire TV Sticks |
| Microsoft partnered with Amazon to bring the Xbox gaming app to
two Fire TV devices. The move allows Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to play Xbox games... |
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| Microsoft partnered with Amazon to bring the Xbox gaming app to two Fire TV devices. The move allows Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to play Xbox games... |
WTF?! Online gaming dispute turns into real-world hammer attack |
| According to Nassau County court records, 20-year-old Edward Kang recently flew from
New Jersey to Florida to attack an online foe with a real-world hammer. It is... |
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| According to Nassau County court records, 20-year-old Edward Kang recently flew from New Jersey to Florida to attack an online foe with a real-world hammer. It is... |
Science Death from above? Satellites could deplete ozone levels, research finds |
| That's the alarming finding from a new study by researchers from the
University of Southern California. According to their models, the main byproduct created when satellites incinerate... |
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| That's the alarming finding from a new study by researchers from the University of Southern California. According to their models, the main byproduct created when satellites incinerate... |
Mobile Chinese "super SIM card" features in-built RISC-V CPU for increased storage, faster transfers, and better security |
| For starters, the card offers
2.5MB of flash storage – a tenfold increase over regular SIMs and twice the capacity of existing super SIMs already deployed in... |
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| For starters, the card offers 2.5MB of flash storage – a tenfold increase over regular SIMs and twice the capacity of existing super SIMs already deployed in... |
| Valve reveals top Steam Deck games and how many players use controllers |
|  Elden Ring has been the top Steam Deck game over the last week, likely a result of the new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. It's followed by... |
| 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... |
| DRAM and VRAM pricing expected to climb in Q3, you can thank server demand for that |
|  The latest TrendForce report predicts a slight increase in the price of DRAM products during the third quarter of the year. The company expects memory chips will... |
| Uber is offering people $1,000 to give up their car for five weeks |
|  Uber notes that the cost of vehicle ownership is now at an all-time high, and that widespread car ownership impacts not just personal finances but also people's... |
| Privacy and surveillance concerns rise as more police use drones as first responders |
|  It was reported in May that several law enforcement agencies in Colorado are planning to use drones as first responders to 911 calls instead of police. The... |
| AMD's FSR 3.1 upscaling tech arrives in five games, many more on the way |
|  The list of supported games includes fan favorites such as Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered,... |
| Google Search ditches endless scrolling, brings back pagination |
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 The change marks a reversal for the tech giant, which first introduced continuous scrolling for mobile search in October 2021, followed by a desktop rollout in December... |
| Ubisoft CEO confirms Assassin's Creed remakes are on their way |
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 In an interview on the Ubisoft website, Guillemot was asked about what's in store for the future of the Assassin's Creed series. "Firstly, players can be excited... |
| MSI MAG 27-inch and 32-inch QD-OLED models to receive long-awaited firmware updates |
|  MSI told TFT Central that owners of its MAG 321UPX and 271QPX QD-OLED gaming monitors will soon begin receiving firmware updates to fix bugs and add functionality.... |
| NASA selects SpaceX to help deorbit the International Space Station |
|  When the time comes in early 2031, a SpaceX-made deorbit vehicle will dock with the ISS and help guide it down in a controlled manner. Pieces that... |
| The PC market is on the rebound, thanks to Windows 10's looming end-of-support date and AI PCs |
|  Analysts were optimistic about a recovery in 2024. According to Canalys, they were right: the expected 69 million PC shipments this year represents a 5% annual growth... |
| Atari digs up 39 more retro classics for 50th anniversary game compilation |
|  The Atari 50 collection initially launched in 2022 to commemorate five decades since the company's founding. It came packed with over 90 classics stretching from the pioneering... |
| Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Living Computers Museum closes permanently |
|  If you were hoping to get another chance to geek out over Paul Allen's incredible collection of vintage computers and tech artifacts, there's some sad news. The... |
