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.....»»
Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again
Retro-computing fans can download the final updates released for '90s-era OSes. Enlarge / The Windows 95 desktop. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) If you have any interest in retro-computing, you know it can be difficult to r.....»»
Going deep with the Book 8088, the brand-new laptop that runs like it’s 1981
Stolen BIOS, stolen software, and half-busted hardware. But still... kind of neat? Enlarge / The Book 8088, a strange homebrewed curio that recalls the earliest days of x86 PCs. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The words you.....»»
Apple plans to launch a monitor that stays on when you shut down your Mac
Also: Apple plans to switch AirPods to USB-C this year. Enlarge / Pictured: Apple's 2022 Studio Display. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) In the subscribers-only section of his weekly newsletter, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurma.....»»
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 review: Two steps forward, one step back
New Gen 11 model fixes the worst of Gen 10's flaws, but not without compromises. Enlarge / Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11, which not-confusingly-at-all feature 13th-generation Intel Core processors. (credit: Andrew Cunningham.....»»
GeForce RTX 4060 review: Not thrilling, but a super-efficient $299 workhorse
60-class GPUs are Nvidia's most popular; the 4060 don't fix what ain't broke. Enlarge / PNY's take on the basic $299 version of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Nvidia's GeForce 1060, 2060, and.....»»
How do you destroy a forever chemical?
3M offers $10.3 billion settlement over PFAS contamination in water systems. What's next? Enlarge (credit: Andrew Brookes) PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starti.....»»
Two mathematicians explain how building bridges within the discipline helped prove Fermat"s last theorem
On June 23, 1993, the mathematician Andrew Wiles gave the last of three lectures detailing his solution to Fermat's last theorem, a problem that had remained unsolved for three and a half centuries. Wiles' announcement caused a sensation, both within.....»»
Microsoft is selling screens, batteries, SSDs, and more for DIY Surface repairs
Microsoft has offered repair manuals for a while; now it has parts to match. Enlarge / The Surface Pro 8's replaceable SSD. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Microsoft offers first-party service manuals for several generations.....»»
Review: Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air says what it is and is what it says
Like the M2 Pro Mac mini, it's a bridge between Apple's low- and high-end Macs. Enlarge / Apple's 15-inch M2 MacBook Air. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) It's a credit to Apple's chips that when I'm using my 13-inch MacBook.....»»
M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: Who needs a Mac Pro, anyway?
The realities of Apple Silicon make the Studio the best bet for most pros. Enlarge / Apple's M2 Ultra Mac Studio. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The original Mac Studio, despite the absence of "Pro" in the name, was Apple'.....»»
Apple reportedly prepping a pair of high-end Mac desktops ahead of WWDC
A new Mac Studio is more likely than the long-awaited Apple Silicon Mac Pro. Enlarge / Apple's Mac Studio desktop. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) As Apple rumors go, the long-rumored 15-inch MacBook Air sounds almost certai.....»»
Hands-on: ‘Midnight Alarm’ packs powerful features that Apple’s Clock app is missing [Giveaway]
Andrew Zheng, an incoming Apple intern, found Apple’s alarm function to be missing critical features and found that most alternatives on the App Store were poorly designed, ad-ridden, and missing key features. Because of this, he created Midnight.....»»
AMD Radeon RX 7600 review: Another water-treading midrange GPU for $269
Like the 4060 Ti, it doesn't move midrange performance forward much. Enlarge / AMD's Radeon RX 7600. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Earlier this month, AMD briefed the press on its first mainstream RX 7000-series card, the.....»»
Cancel your WinRAR trial: Windows will soon support RAR, gz, 7z, and other archives
Windows picked up built-in support for .zip files back in 2000. Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Buried among the AI announcements and minor Windows 11 feature tweaks that Microsoft announced yesterday was an addition.....»»
Review: Nvidia’s $399 RTX 4060 Ti is a step forward, but only a small one
Most games perform better, but the gains are smaller than we're used to. Enlarge / The RTX 4060 Ti Founders Edition. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Nvidia's announcement of the GeForce RTX 4060 series last week broke the pr.....»»
Review: Framework Laptop’s 13th-gen Intel upgrade helps fix its battery problem
But for upgraders, the AMD Ryzen board will probably feel more transformative. Enlarge / The Framework logo on the hinge. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) When you read a laptop review, even if the new laptop looks identical.....»»
Rumors and retail listings point to the return of actual mid-range GPUs
Reports say we'll see RTX 4060 and RX 7600 GPUs before the month is out. Enlarge / Nvidia's RTX 4080 and 4070 could finally be getting some more reasonably priced relatives. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) There are two kin.....»»
A fresh look at 1,2,3-cyclohexatriene shows it could be used as a versatile reagent in organic synthesis
A team of chemists at the University of California, Los Angeles has found that the benzene isomer 1,2,3-cyclohexatriene has the potential to be a versatile reagent in organic synthesis. In their study, reported in the journal Nature, Andrew Kelleghan.....»»
Intel loses $2.8 billion in another not-great quarter, down 36% year over year
And Intel's leadership says it will still take time to turn things around. Enlarge / Intel's flagship desktop CPU, the Core i9-13900K. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Intel has released its financial results for the first qu.....»»
Andrew Ng’s Landing AI makes it easier to create computer vision apps with Visual Prompting
Landing AI's new Visual Prompting feature makes it easy for users to develop new computer-vision applications. Landing AI's new Visual Prompting feature makes it easy for users to develop new computer-vision applications.Read More.....»»