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Cutting corners: Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, have devised a way to run a billion-parameter-scale large language model using just 13 watts of power – about as much as a modern LED light bulb. For comparison, a data center-grade GPU used for LLM tasks requires around 700 watts. AI up to this […]

Something to look forward to: Hori is known for its high-quality console gamepads and has released PC controllers before, but working directly with Valve on an officially licensed pad is somewhat unexpected. Furthermore, this is the first controller Valve has licensed since discontinuing its Steam controller almost five years ago. However, Hori has only confirmed

Something to look forward to: High-resolution textures are a primary factor behind the growing install sizes and VRAM usage in modern blockbuster games. Nvidia proposed a neural-network-based method to improve texture compression last year, and AMD has announced what appears to be a concurrent method based on similar technology. Team Red will reveal more next

Why it matters: As companies rush to launch mega-constellations of internet satellites, the traffic jam in low Earth orbit is getting ridiculous. And it turns out all those satellites burning up in the atmosphere on re-entry could have an unfortunate side effect down here on Earth: depleting the ozone layer that protects us from harmful

The ultimate 4K gaming monitor right now is one of the many 4K QD-OLEDs that hit the market in the first half of 2024. OLED brings lightning-fast response times and individual pixel control, resulting in an excellent HDR gaming experience for gamers. When you step up to 4K, you get a higher resolution, better text

Something to look forward to: When Asobo unveiled Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 last year, some might have seen it as a moderate upgrade over the already technically ambitious 2020 edition. Since then, the developer’s lengthy deep-dive presentations have explained how the new entry is far more complex than its predecessor. Asobo Studio used this year’s

In brief: Valve recently began generating excitement for its 2024 summer sale, which starts on Thursday. The event will feature the expected price drops on popular titles, but the company has also teased a new promotion to make the sales more enticing. Additionally, the sale includes a discount on the LCD Steam Deck, which is

Classic Microsoft: Microsoft’s OneDrive is a cloud storage and file-syncing solution baked directly into Windows. Over time, the tool became increasingly troublesome and annoying, and now Redmond seems willing to make it more so by making OneDrive an opt-out feature. Microsoft recently changed the Windows 11 installation process, turning OneDrive data synchronization on by default

Blackmagic Camera unlocks the power of your phone by adding Blackmagic’s digital film camera controls and image processing. Now you can create the same cinematic ‘look’ as Hollywood feature films. You get the same intuitive and user friendly interface as Blackmagic Design’s award winning cameras. It’s just like using a professional digital film camera. You

A hot potato: CEOs, bosses, and the those who make the technology love to assure people that artificial intelligence isn’t going to replace everyone’s jobs; it will merely augment them – working alongside humans to make life easier. Yet we keep hearing stories like the one about a writer whose employer fired his 60-person team