Computer Graphics
Nvidia DLSS 5 First Look:
Generative AI Lighting Radically Transforms Game Visuals
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Instead of upscaling games from lower resolutions or interpolating frames using
AI, DLSS 5 applies machine learning to a game's lighting model. Nvidia calls it
the next...
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Instead of upscaling games from lower resolutions or interpolating frames using
AI, DLSS 5 applies machine learning to a game's lighting model. Nvidia calls it
the next...
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Upscaling
Testing AMD FSR 4.1: Sharper Images, But
DLSS Still Leads
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AMD's upcoming FSR 4.1 update
promises clearer detail and less motion blur. We tested the new upscaler
against FSR 4 and Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 to see how much image quality has improved.
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AMD's upcoming FSR 4.1 update
promises clearer detail and less motion blur. We tested the new upscaler
against FSR 4 and Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 to see how much image quality has improved.
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Sound Card
Creative's Sound Blaster Audigy FX
Pro brings discrete audio back from the grave
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While the traditional discrete sound card has largely become a niche product for
enthusiasts and hardware obsessives, Creative is attempting to attract new
customers with a fresh...
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While the traditional discrete sound card has largely become a niche product for
enthusiasts and hardware obsessives, Creative is attempting to attract new
customers with a fresh...
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WTF
Grandmother spent six months in
jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her
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A team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint last
July while she was babysitting four young children, writes InForum. She was
booked into...
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A team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint last
July while she was babysitting four young children, writes InForum. She was
booked into...
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Do It Yourself
This $155 ESP32-powered DIY drone
can hit 67 mph
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ESP-Blast centers on an ESP32 board serving as the flight controller, a role
usually handled by dedicated flight-control hardware in high-performance drones.
The ESP32, which integrates a...
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ESP-Blast centers on an ESP32 board serving as the flight controller, a role
usually handled by dedicated flight-control hardware in high-performance drones.
The ESP32, which integrates a...
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Semiconductors
Drone strikes halt a third of the
world's helium supply, threatening chip production
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At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and
cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers during fabrication, maintaining the
extremely low temperatures...
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At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and
cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers during fabrication, maintaining the
extremely low temperatures...
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The Web
Pokémon Go's AR data has been
turned into centimeter-accurate navigation for delivery robots
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Niantic Spatial, an AI spinout formed in 2025, has turned years of mobile gaming
data into what it describes as a high-precision world model of the physical...
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Niantic Spatial, an AI spinout formed in 2025, has turned years of mobile gaming
data into what it describes as a high-precision world model of the physical...
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DRM
Doom: The Dark Ages is the first
Denuvo DRM game of 2025 to be cracked
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A "cracker" known as Voices38 recently shared their latest release: a Denuvo-free
version of Doom: The Dark Ages. The newest entry in id Software's FPS franchise
has...
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A "cracker" known as Voices38 recently shared their latest release: a Denuvo-free
version of Doom: The Dark Ages. The newest entry in id Software's FPS franchise
has...
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AI
AMD unveils OpenClaw to run AI
agents locally on Ryzen and Radeon hardware
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The effort is part of AMD's broader Agent Computer initiative, which argues that
the future of AI isn't limited to remote infrastructure. Instead, it envisions a
world...
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The effort is part of AMD's broader Agent Computer initiative, which argues that
the future of AI isn't limited to remote infrastructure. Instead, it envisions a
world...
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Memory
It's come to this: V-Color to
launch 1+1 DDR5 value pack with one RAM stick and one filler module
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Fake memory kits that are used to fill empty DIMM slots have been around for a
long time now, though V-Color's value pack is pretty unusual.
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Fake memory kits that are used to fill empty DIMM slots have been around for a
long time now, though V-Color's value pack is pretty unusual.
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Sustainability
HP's ink-blocking firmware may
violate new global sustainability rules
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The International Imaging Technology Council (Int'l ITC), a trade group for
cartridge remanufacturers, says HP's latest printer firmware rollout conflicts
with the requirements of the General Electronics...
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The International Imaging Technology Council (Int'l ITC), a trade group for
cartridge remanufacturers, says HP's latest printer firmware rollout conflicts
with the requirements of the General Electronics...
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AI
Microsoft is backing away from
putting Copilot everywhere in Windows 11
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Microsoft previewed Copilot Suggestions in notifications as far back as 2024, but
the feature was never rolled out, even in preview builds for Windows Insiders.
According to...
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Microsoft previewed Copilot Suggestions in notifications as far back as 2024, but
the feature was never rolled out, even in preview builds for Windows Insiders.
According to...
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Electronics
GPS is getting jammed in the
Strait of Hormuz, and ships are appearing in circles
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The interference has scrambled the Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) that
ships rely on to share their positions. That means tankers carrying hundreds of
thousands of tons of...
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The interference has scrambled the Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) that
ships rely on to share their positions. That means tankers carrying hundreds of
thousands of tons of...
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(Lack of) Security
New "Zombie ZIP" attack can evade
most antivirus scanners
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Known as Zombie ZIP, the method hides malware inside a deliberately malformed
compressed archive. According to its creators, most antivirus engines currently
fail to detect the threat,...
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Known as Zombie ZIP, the method hides malware inside a deliberately malformed
compressed archive. According to its creators, most antivirus engines currently
fail to detect the threat,...
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AirPods Max
Apple launches AirPods Max 2 with
stronger ANC, lossless audio, and live translation
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Pre-orders for the AirPods Max 2 open March 25 in more than 30 countries, with
general availability beginning in early April. Apple is sticking with the
familiar...
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Pre-orders for the AirPods Max 2 open March 25 in more than 30 countries, with
general availability beginning in early April. Apple is sticking with the
familiar...
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Wearables
A London judge says a witness was
being coached in real time through smart glasses
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The dispute itself was unremarkable. The Insolvency and Companies Court was
hearing a claim brought by Lithuanian firm UAB Business Enterprise and Laimonas
Jakštys over who owned...
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The dispute itself was unremarkable. The Insolvency and Companies Court was
hearing a claim brought by Lithuanian firm UAB Business Enterprise and Laimonas
Jakštys over who owned...
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Image Editor
GIMP 3.2 arrives with performance
improvements and workflow refinements
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Popular Photoshop alternative GIMP has been updated to feature non-destructive
Link and Vector Layers, an upgraded MyPaint Brush tool, and expanded file
format support including SVG export. The update also brings UI and stability
improvements.
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Popular Photoshop alternative GIMP has been updated to feature non-destructive
Link and Vector Layers, an upgraded MyPaint Brush tool, and expanded file
format support including SVG export. The update also brings UI and stability
improvements.
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DOS
DR-DOS is coming back from the
dead, rebuilt from scratch in pure assembly
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A one-man company named Whitehorn Ltd. Co. recently announced that DR-DOS is
coming back. The "new" text-based operating system has a proper website now, and
claims to...
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A one-man company named Whitehorn Ltd. Co. recently announced that DR-DOS is
coming back. The "new" text-based operating system has a proper website now, and
claims to...
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iPhone Fold
iPhone Fold leaks reveal key specs
and a surprisingly competitive price tag
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In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed that Apple
will price its first foldable iPhone at "roughly $2,000," much lower than
previously rumored. If...
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In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed that Apple
will price its first foldable iPhone at "roughly $2,000," much lower than
previously rumored. If...
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AI
Gig workers are getting paid to
film their daily chores to train robots
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Unlike chatbots, which learned to imitate human language through vast stores of
online text, robots require something the internet doesn't provide in abundance:
detailed examples of real-world...
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Unlike chatbots, which learned to imitate human language through vast stores of
online text, robots require something the internet doesn't provide in abundance:
detailed examples of real-world...
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AI
Google's Genie 3 AI can generate
playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute
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When Google introduced Project Genie a few months ago, many described the AI tool
as a potential game-changer for game development and other world-building tasks.
According to...
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When Google introduced Project Genie a few months ago, many described the AI tool
as a potential game-changer for game development and other world-building tasks.
According to...
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Maps
Google Maps gets conversational
with Gemini-powered "Ask Maps"
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For years, Google Maps has been able to surface nearby coffee shops and provide
turn-by-turn navigation. What it couldn't do was answer complex questions that
blend location,...
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For years, Google Maps has been able to surface nearby coffee shops and provide
turn-by-turn navigation. What it couldn't do was answer complex questions that
blend location,...
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Featured Story
Oracle prepares new round of
layoffs while doubling down on AI infrastructure
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The expanded fund, disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission following Oracle's quarterly earnings report, has heightened concerns
that the company's restructuring will...
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The expanded fund, disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission following Oracle's quarterly earnings report, has heightened concerns
that the company's restructuring will...
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Teardown
MacBook Neo teardown reveals
Apple's most repair-friendly laptop in years
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Unlike recent MacBook Air and Pro models, where Apple's unibody "top case" design
turns keyboard problems into major surgery, the Neo's keyboard is treated as its
own...
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Unlike recent MacBook Air and Pro models, where Apple's unibody "top case" design
turns keyboard problems into major surgery, the Neo's keyboard is treated as its
own...
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Industry
Adobe CEO to step down after 18
years as investors question the company's next act
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Adobe shares fell about 7% in extended trading after the announcement, leaving
the stock down roughly 23% so far this year and near a three-year low.
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Adobe shares fell about 7% in extended trading after the announcement, leaving
the stock down roughly 23% so far this year and near a three-year low.
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Shaders
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back
Microsoft's plan to fix shader compilation stutter
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Nvidia announced its support for Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery
technology during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference this week. The
feature, designed to address shader-compilation...
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Nvidia announced its support for Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery
technology during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference this week. The
feature, designed to address shader-compilation...
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Tech Culture
Pagers and paper maps make a
comeback in Moscow as the internet goes dark
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For roughly the past week, mobile internet across central Moscow and parts of St.
Petersburg has been intermittently failing. People can't load apps, hail cabs,
or, in...
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For roughly the past week, mobile internet across central Moscow and parts of St.
Petersburg has been intermittently failing. People can't load apps, hail cabs,
or, in...
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