Andrew Ng: Unbiggen AI
Andrew Ng has serious street cred in artificial intelligence. He pioneered the use of graphics processing units (GPUs) to train deep learning models in the late 2000s with his students at Stanford University, cofounded Google Brain in 2011, and then.....»»
Ars system mini-guide: Summer GPU refresh edition, aka “can it run Starfield”?
New GPUs and new games prompt minor refreshes to our bang-for-buck PC builds. Enlarge / The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, 7800 XT, and 7600. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Two big things have happened since we last updated our PC.....»»
The Daughter of the Night walks the land in this week’s Wheel of Time
Bad things are afoot—the Shadow gets its act together as our heroes flail in darkness. Enlarge / Moiraine's on the hunt. (credit: Amazon Studios) Andrew Cunningham and Lee Hutchinson have spent decades of their lives w.....»»
Housing should be prioritized to support re-entry following incarceration, study suggests
Policymakers and re-entry programs need to prioritize housing to support formerly incarcerated people and reduce recidivism, researchers from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University write in a new study......»»
Review: AMD’s Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT are almost great
It's hard to get excited about yesterday's performance at yesterday's prices. Enlarge / AMD's Radeon RX 7800 XT. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Nearly a year ago, Nvidia kicked off this GPU generation with its GeForce RTX 4.....»»
Two book readers recap a very non-book-ish Wheel of Time season 2 premiere
The Wheel turns, and new seasons come and pass, leaving reviews that become legend. Enlarge / A face only a darkfriend could love. (credit: Amazon Studios) Andrew Cunningham and Lee Hutchinson have spent decades of their.....»»
Nvidia quietly cuts price of poorly reviewed 16GB 4060 Ti ahead of AMD launch
$50 price cut only makes the 16GB 4060 Ti marginally more palatable than before. Enlarge / The RTX 4060 Ti Founders Edition. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Last week, AMD announced what are probably the last major GPU launc.....»»
Low oceanic oxygen: "It"s hard to imagine, but a fish can drown"
It's the perfect fuel for storms: warm ocean water, at least 80° Fahrenheit. Without it, powerful storms like Andrew, Katrina, and Ian would never have formed......»»
Arizona dealership executive dies following scooter crash on store property
Andrew Kimmerle, business manager at Sanderson Ford in Glendale, Ariz., was riding an electric scooter on the dealership's lot on Aug. 15 when he collided with a pickup......»»
Developer logs reveal more details about next-gen Apple M3 and M3 Max chips
Compared to M2 Max, M3 Max could come with four more high-performance cores. Enlarge / The Mac Studio, a likely recipient of a new M3 Max chip. (credit: Andrew Cunninghan) Apple's M3 processor generation is continuing to.....»»
New tool provides greater accuracy for medical biosensors
For more than 20 years, Li-Qun "Andrew" Gu at the University of Missouri has developed a passion for solving life science problems by creating sophisticated diagnostic tools—in nanoscale......»»
Cortana, once a flagship feature of Windows phones, is slowly being shut down
Cortana will remain in Teams and Outlook, for now, but is going away in Windows. Enlarge / Cortana is gradually fading from Windows and other Microsoft products. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Microsoft is working to cram i.....»»
Opinion: To get rid of hazing, clarify what people think is acceptable behavior and redefine what it means to be loyal
My husband and I spent a late August day several years ago settling in our oldest child, Andrew, for the start of his first year at college. We went to Walmart to buy a mini fridge and rug. We hung posters above his bed. We attended the obligatory go.....»»
The Viruses That Could Cure Cancer (or Wipe Out Humanity)
Microbiologist Andrew Hessel believes in the power of synthetic biology to cure cancer, clone ourselves for the future—or to even destroy humanity......»»
Five cool features and one weird thing you’ll find in macOS 14 Sonoma
Forget the headliners; let's talk about some less obvious stuff. Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple released its first public beta for macOS Sonoma (among other operating systems) this month, and per usual, headli.....»»
Dealmaster: Apple gear, Lenovo laptops, and more
We found discounts on laptops, board games, and back-to-school equipment. Enlarge / Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11, which not-confusingly-at-all feature 13th-generation Intel Core processors. (credit: Andrew Cunningham).....»»
The best San Diego Comic-Con panels ever
From Harrison Ford getting arrested to Andrew Garfield cosplaying as Spider-Man, the best SDCC panels offer surprises that are rare even at Comic-Con......»»
Asus takes over everything about Intel’s current and future NUC mini PCs
"Non-exclusive license" lets Asus sell current NUC designs and make new ones. Enlarge / Intel's NUC 12 Extreme kit. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) When Intel announced that it was discontinuing its line of NUC mini PCs ear.....»»
Guidemaster: Picking the right tablet for each use case
Find the right tablet for work, play, and everything else in between. Enlarge / Microsoft's Surface Pro 9. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Tablets looked to take the computing world by storm during the iPad's meteoric rise,.....»»
No more NUC: Intel’s weirdly named mini PCs seem to be going away
Intel has exited several side-businesses as it tries to stop losing money. Enlarge / A stack of Intel's NUC mini PCs. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Since 2012, Intel has designed and sold its own lineup of mini PCs. The Ne.....»»
Online Safety Bill: Algorithms that lead boys to Andrew Tate content targeted
The government is defeated by peers who want to stop social media algorithms causing harm......»»