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TL;DR: Sony’s PS5 beta update introduces AI noise cancellation, a louder speaker, and various entertaining features to the controller. These enhancements aim to create a more immersive and interactive gaming experience, coinciding with the recent release of some of the console’s most popular titles. Sony has released a new beta software update for the PlayStation […]

In brief: A lot of industries had a terrible 2023. PCs, smartphones, components and more suffered huge declines, as did tablets, which saw shipments fall to their lowest annual volume since 2011. And unlike other products, tablets didn’t have a positive fourth quarter, either, experiencing the largest decline since 2016. Preliminary data from the International

Forward-looking: When the group that manages PCIe specifications finalized PCIe 6.0 in 2022, it indicated that data centers would be its earliest adopters. Its roadmap is beginning to play out as a new demonstration of optical connections shows how PCIe 6.0 can increase cluster sizes. A custom data center from Nubis Communications and Alphawave Semi

The big picture: With its core infrastructure now set for primetime after extensive development, Bluesky Social could finally garner the awareness it deserves. The platform, supported by Jack Dorsey and an expanding community of decentralization proponents, presents a compelling open-source vision at a time when dissatisfaction with major centralized social apps is on the rise.

Why it matters: Taiwanese TSMC’s indispensable manufacturing services have made it a juggernaut capable of capitalizing on increased demand. Looking ahead, the company seems poised to hold onto the top spot with its expertise in cutting-edge production that’s left rivals in the dust. Silicon giant TSMC became the world’s largest semiconductor maker by revenue for

A hot potato: As generative AI becomes increasingly advanced and accessible, more fake images are appearing on social networks alongside claims that they are authentic. Meta says it will combat this problem by detecting and labeling AI images posted to its platforms – Facebook, Instagram, and Threads – even when they are created by rival

In brief: Joining the list of things that aren’t as good as they used to be are microSD cards and USB sticks, both of which are showing a decline in the quality of their components. A new study found that more devices are using NAND chips with reduced capacity and their manufacturers’ logo removed, while

Audacity is a free and open source audio software for multi-track recording and editing. It can record live audio through a microphone, mixer, or digitize recordings from other media. With some sound cards, and on any recent version of Windows, Audacity can also capture streaming audio. Import sound files, edit them, and combine them with

In a nutshell: The complexity of Apple’s recently released Vision Pro AR headset required iFixit to split its analysis into two parts, with the second installment soon to reveal the overall repairability score. However, this initial examination uncovers some strengths and weaknesses, including the trade-offs involved in Apple’s unique EyeSight Display. The first comprehensive teardown

A hot potato: The JPEG XL image format is a royalty-free standard supporting lossy and lossless compression. The standard was designed to replace the older JPEG format. However, browser companies seem hesitant to implement it despite a significant interest among developers. The JPEG XL “Image Coding System” ISO standard is a new universal image format