Why I bought one of AMD’s worst GPUs
The RX 6400 is infamous for its unimpressive performance and high price, but is it really as bad as we all assumed?.....»»
Apple taps infamous Taboola as new ad seller for Apple News and Stocks
Apple has struck a deal with a new partner for ad sales in its Apple News and Stocks apps. Unfortunately, that ad seller—Taboola—carries a reputation for employing some of the worst ads you’ve ever seen. more….....»»
“Superhuman” Go AIs still have trouble defending against these simple exploits
Plugging up "worst-case" algorithmic holes is proving more difficult than expected. Enlarge / Man vs. machine in a sea of stones. (credit: Getty Images) In the ancient Chinese game of Go, state-of-the-art artificial inte.....»»
Arm tweaks AMD’s FSR to bring battery-saving GPU upscaling to phones and tablets
Arm "Accuracy Super Resolution" is optimized for power use and integrated GPUs. Enlarge / An Arm sample image meant to show off its new "Accuracy Super Resolution" upscaling tech. (credit: Arm) Some of the best Arm proce.....»»
DMS company Tekion sells Buick-GMC dealership near Calif. headquarters
Gilroy Buick-GMC, about 60 miles from Tekion Corp.'s Silicon Valley headquarters, was one of two stores the firm bought to test its dealer management system technology......»»
Apple trade-in values cut by $10-20 for iPhone; up to $90 for Mac
Apple trade-in values in the US have been reduced for some devices, but most of the cuts are relatively small. For iPhone 14 models, for example, the reduction is either $10 or $20. The biggest cuts are for Macs, where the worst case is a $90 redu.....»»
He bought a cheap house in Italy to improve his life expectancy
He bought a cheap house in Italy to improve his life expectancy.....»»
Brazil needs a new approach to measure climate migration
Devastating floods led to more than 175 deaths and 423,000 people displaced in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in May. It was the state's worst natural catastrophe in almost a century, but Brazil is no stranger to mass population mo.....»»
Returning Steve Jobs took over Apple 27 years ago
In July of 1997, five months after Apple bought NeXT and brought him back into the fold, Steve Jobs became Apple's de facto interim CEO, kicking off the most successful comeback by an executive in the history of American business.Steve Jobs (left) an.....»»
Affinity makes Designer, Photo, and Publisher free for six months
The entire Affinity suite of art, photography, and design apps for Mac and iPad are now available free in a much-extended six-month trial.Affinity apps on Mac and iPadFollowing the news that the Affinity range of apps have been bought by Canva, the c.....»»
Detroit"s air quality "very unhealthy" following Fourth of July fireworks
Detroit's air quality ranked among the worst in the U.S. on Friday morning following the Fourth of July holiday fireworks use, posing "very unhealthy" conditions for children, seniors and people with certain health conditions who went outdoors......»»
12 best graphics cards of 2024: the GPUs I’d recommend to any PC gamer
We've reviewed every graphics card from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Here are the best GPUs you can buy for your next gaming PC......»»
I tried using a phone with a 2MP camera. These were the 5 worst things about it
I set myself a task: Use a 2MP phone camera in 2024. I quickly discovered just how bad things were with phone cameras 20 years ago......»»
This new technology fixes the biggest problem with modern GPUs
Using their optimized Compute Express Link or CXL, Panmnesia is working on a solution to expand memory capacity for GPUs and AI accelerators......»»
Dodge Durango engine problems plague Indiana police
Indiana State Police said nearly 20 percent of the Dodge Durangos they bought over the past year have had oil cooler defects requiring lengthy repairs......»»
India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of India this year—its worst heat wave in over a decade—left hundreds dead or ill. But the official number of deaths listed in government reports barely.....»»
384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm
Many website admins, it seems, have yet to get memo to remove Polyfill[.]io links. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than 384,000 websites are linking to a site that was caught last week performing a supply-chain attac.....»»
From stars to oceans: The impact of penetrative turbulence on climate science
Turbulence is an area of fluid dynamics that has been known about and researched for over a century. Most of us are broadly aware of it as a concept from our travels in the air, wherein it can at best be an inconvenience but at worst a frightening an.....»»
The 5 worst movies of 2024 so far, ranked
The year is only half over, but there have been some really terrible flicks. These are are the five worst movies on 2024 so far......»»
More customers, including dealership employee, sue CDK
Ten customers from various states who bought vehicles from CDK Global car dealerships joined together to sue the software provider June 27 following its June 19 cyberattacks......»»
Siri is about to massive AI overhaul
Siri is expected to see a massive upgrade with iOS 18 where the use of AI will allow it to control individual app functions. The post Siri is about to get a massive AI overhaul appeared first on Phandroid. Siri has to be one of the worst v.....»»