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MediaTek unveils new flagship Dimensity 9400 SoC for next-gen mobile devices
Posted on Thursday October 10, 2024
Thanks to the spec upgrades, the Dimensity 9400 delivers up to 35% faster single-core and 28% faster multi-core performance than the 9300. The performance gains come even though the chip is up to 40% more power-efficient, according to MediaTekRead Entire Article Continue Reading »
Experiment shows AI can perform a CEO's job better than humans, but it struggles in a crisis
Posted on Thursday October 10, 2024
An experiment carried out this year by University of Cambridge researchers included college students, senior executives at a South Asian bank, and GPT-4o, OpenAI's advanced LLM.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
14 state attorneys general accuse TikTok of exploiting and addicting young users
Posted on Thursday October 10, 2024
A group of 14 state attorneys general has filed lawsuits against TikTok, accusing it of harming children's mental health and violating consumer protection laws. The bipartisan coalition, led by New York and California, alleges that TikTok's platform is designed to be addictive and exploits young users.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A 12GB Nvidia RTX 5070 could debut next January alongside the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090
Posted on Thursday October 10, 2024
According to established leaker @harukaze5719 and other sources, the long-rumored GeForce RTX 5080 and 5090 will be accompanied at CES 2025 by the 5070. Hardware specifications for the three graphics cards have recently begun materializing.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Hacker shows how a cigarette lighter can grant you root access
Posted on Thursday October 10, 2024
Buchanan walks through his process of experimenting with low-cost fault-injection attacks as an alternative when typical software bugs aren't available to exploit.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Want more money for your old handset? Buy an iPhone instead of Android, survey suggests
Posted on Thursday October 10, 2024
People tend to do one of three things with their old phones when upgrading to a new model: They either retain it by keeping the handset as a backup or giving it to a friend or family member, it's recycled or donated, or it's sold or traded in, either to...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs. 9700X: 3D V-Cache Still Going Hard!
Posted on Thursday October 10, 2024
We've tested the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with Windows 11 24H2 and compared it to the new Ryzen 7 9700X. This review dives into performance data across patched 23H2 and 24H2, examining how both CPUs stack up.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Foxconn to open Mexico plant for mass production of Nvidia Blackwell superchips
Posted on Wednesday October 09, 2024
Foxconn is expanding its manufacturing operations in Mexico with a new plant dedicated to Nvidia's Blackwell architecture, the recently unveiled GPU designed to accelerate AI and high-performance computing workloads.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
New algorithm promises to slash AI power consumption by 95 percent
Posted on Wednesday October 09, 2024
Researchers at BitEnergy AI have developed a technique that could dramatically reduce AI power consumption without sacrificing too much accuracy and speed. The study claims that the method could cut energy usage by up to 95 percent. The team calls the breakthrough Linear-Complexity Multiplication or L-Mul for short. The computational...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
South Dakota crews excavate 800,000 tons of rock to build world's largest neutrino detector
Posted on Wednesday October 09, 2024
Researchers overseeing the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) have completed the first phase of a major scientific project managed by US-based facilities. Engineers and construction workers removed 800,000 tons of rock from the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, making way for...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »