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In a nutshell: Musk’s ambitious plan for the Optimus drone is starting to come together. The humanoid robots will begin their commercial journey inside Tesla factories, assembling electric vehicles. With a price tag in the tens of thousands, it will be a while before they move from industrial labor to more domestic chores in customer […]

What just happened? Nvidia is the undisputed champion in the AI space with its GPU-based accelerators. However, AMD is now pushing back, claiming it’s the new leader in the data center segment with its Grace CPU Superchip. The company released a series of benchmarks showing that its EPYC Genoa x86 CPUs are much faster than

One way to describe a casual gamer is someone who doesn’t own a dedicated gaming device but only plays on multi-purpose devices like a phone or a laptop. This definition was shattered by the Nintendo Wii, the most popular home console of the late 2000s. After falling behind the PlayStation and especially the PlayStation 2

Bottom line: Roomba maker iRobot has introduced its most advanced combination robot vacuum and mop. The new 2-in-1 is perhaps the company’s first offering that truly delivers on the promise of a (nearly) fully automated cleaning experience. The Roomba Combo 10 Max Robot + AutoWash Dock, as the name suggests, is capable of vacuuming and

In a nutshell: Adobe has been steadily adding generative AI functionality to its content creation suite over the past year. The latest update features tools that help users automatically generate vector graphics while editing patterns and shapes, and the company is also aiming to speed up the early stages of production design. Adobe has demonstrated

Mirrors to the soul: In just a few years, contemporary generative AI systems have come a long way in creating realistic-looking humans. Eyes and hands are its most significant stumbling blocks. Still, models like Stable Diffusion are getting proficient at generating humans that, if not perfect, are at least easy to edit, which has sparked

A hot potato: Review bombing has become a common practice these days. The act of flooding a game with negative reviews for a certain reason, even those not actually related to the gameplay, is no longer an unusual sight. But does it have any effect, especially on established franchises? According to GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive,

What just happened? Gaming monitor refresh rates have become higher over the last few years, reaching a blistering 540Hz. But one monitor has now been pushed all the way to 700Hz. What’s even more surprising is that it’s a CRT beast from more than two decades ago. If you want the highest refresh rate gaming

In brief: In the hours following Friday’s global Windows BSOD, many wondered why CrowdStrike software was allowed full Windows kernel access. Microsoft now claims that a 15-year-old agreement with European regulators ties its hands on the issue, potentially leaving Windows-based enterprise systems vulnerable to similar catastrophes in the future. Microsoft has provided additional information regarding

No Cash All Pain?: Entire sectors of the global economy were disrupted by a single, botched PC security update, and it could easily happen again. This is why proponents of cash argue that we should never completely abandon non-digital money as a legitimate form of payment. Security company CrowdStrike has caused disruptions to millions of