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.....»»
“Acropalypse” Android screenshot bug turns into a 0-day Windows vulnerability
Unpatched bug can be exploited with modified versions of the Android scripts. Enlarge / Windows 10 and 11 have their own version of the Acropalypse screenshot editing bug. (credit: acropalypse.app/Andrew Cunningham) Earl.....»»
[Updated] Travel well with today’s best deals: iPad Air, iPad Mini, and Bose’s QuietComfort 45
A capable tablet and a comfy pair of headphones can make any trip a lot easier. Enlarge / The 6th-generation iPad mini. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Correction 3/20/23: A previous version of this article incorrectly st.....»»
Travel well with today’s best deals: iPad Air, iPad Mini, and Bose’s QuietComfort 45
A capable tablet and a comfy pair of headphones can make any trip a lot easier. Enlarge / The 6th-generation iPad mini. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) If you have some upcoming travel planned, today's dealmaster can save yo.....»»
Making sense of The Last of Us’s thrilling, affecting season finale
Kyle & Andrew try to separate the heroes from the anti-heroes. Enlarge / The view is pretty great... (credit: HBO) New episodes of The Last of Us are premiering on HBO every Sunday night, and Ars' Kyle Orland (who's play.....»»
Making sense of The Last of Us‘s thrilling, affecting season finale
Kyle & Andrew try to separate the heroes from the anti-heroes. Enlarge / The view is pretty great... (credit: HBO) New episodes of The Last of Us are premiering on HBO every Sunday night, and Ars' Kyle Orland (who's play.....»»
Nvidia driver bug might make your CPU work harder after you close your game
A driver hotfix, available via an 850MB download, will fix the problem for you. Enlarge / Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4080. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Nvidia released a new driver update for its GeForce graphics cards that, am.....»»
Dealmaster: Lenovo’s best laptop is 50% off in latest doorbuster deal
We've got big discounts on Lenovo's business laptop. Enlarge / Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Arguably one of the best business laptops on the market, Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 i.....»»
Ryzen 7950X3D review: An expensive but incredibly efficient 16-core CPU
AMD's second run at a 3D V-Cache CPU is easier to recommend than the first. Enlarge / AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X3D. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Toward the end of Ryzen 5000's run, AMD released the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, a special ve.....»»
Dealmaster: Microsoft’s Surface laptops and tablets are on sale today
Laptops and tablet-PCs that span a range of use cases are on sale from Microsoft. Enlarge / Microsoft's Surface Pro 9. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) If you're in the market for a Microsoft Surface computer or tablet, now's.....»»
Wavefront shaping: From telescopes to biological tissue
Researchers in Caltech's Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering have made a major step forward in medical imaging by taking inspiration from the field of astronomy......»»
Where a kid can be a kid: Recapping episode 7 of HBO’s The Last of Us
Kyle and Andrew make sure no insight gets "Left Behind" in this DLC-inspired episode. Enlarge / Even the apocalypse can't stop the standard teen wall full of posters... New episodes of The Last of Us are premiering on H.....»»
Hope and doubt collide in an eventful episode 6 of The Last of Us
Plus, Kyle and Andrew use any excuse to talk about post-apocalyptic energy politics. Enlarge / Will someone please get this girl an electric heater? New episodes of The Last of Us are premiering on HBO every Sunday nigh.....»»
The Last of Us episode 5 asks: What if prestige TV shows had boss monsters?
Kyle and Andrew say hello (and goodbye) to some key characters. Enlarge / I think we all need a hug after that episode's conclusion... Kyle: Like anyone who's played the games, I imagine, I've been kind of dreading watc.....»»
Windows 11 could replace bad gamer apps with built-in RGB lighting controls
Your gaming PC can be obnoxious, but your software shouldn't have to be. Enlarge / If your PC looks like this, you're probably used to bad software. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) RGB lighting isn't for everyone, but a quic.....»»
A quick look at the Switch’s new Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulation
Nintendo's oldest handhelds are finally playable on its newest handheld. Enlarge / The Switch Online Game Boy Advance emulator will look and feel familiar if you've used the NES, SNES, Genesis, or N64 emulators. (credit: Andrew C.....»»
Apple could skip an M2 Mac Studio update to boost Apple Silicon Mac Pro
That's one way to address the potential overlap between the two high-end Macs. Enlarge / Apple's Mac Studio desktop. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) If rumors are to be believed, Apple has had to scale back its ambitions for.....»»
Hell is other humans in HBO’s The Last of Us episode 4
Kyle and Andrew get some whiplash jumping from punny jokes to fascistic Kansans. Enlarge / Not the most efficient way to read the news, but at least he's reading... New episodes of The Last of Us are premiering on HBO e.....»»
HBO’s The Last of Us tries a little tenderness in a surprising episode 3
Kyle and Andrew fall in love with Nick Offerman's Bill and his dystopian love story. Enlarge / Paranoid survivalist is the part Nick Offerman was born to play. New episodes of The Last of Us are premiering on HBO every.....»»
It’s getting easier to buy bigger SSDs for the Steam Deck and Surface PCs
Special 30-mm-long SSDs are gradually coming to retail, though big names are MIA. Enlarge / Microsoft's Surface devices have user-replaceable SSDs, but it's difficult to find them in the right (physical) size. (credit: Andrew Cun.....»»
M2 Pro Mac mini review: Apple’s Goldilocks desktop for semi-professionals
Outstanding power efficiency is a highlight of this in-betweener desktop. Enlarge / Apple's 2023 Mac mini. If you've seen one, you've seen them all, but it's what's on the inside that counts. (credit: Andrew Cunningham).....»»