Month: July 2020
Harley Quinn shows superheroes are better when you don’t take them so seriously
Despite over a decade of very serious cinematic universes, it helps to remember that superhero fiction is, in fact, quite silly. This is an empirical fact: it doesn’t matter who wears the batsuit, the mystique all falls away the second they have to do something mundane. This is not limiting,…
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Intel’s Thunderbolt 4 standard looks to raise the bar for USB-C devices
Intel has announced the details for its upcoming Thunderbolt 4 connection standard, which will be built on top of the also forthcoming USB4 specification. The new spec isn’t technically faster from a maximum speed perspective — like Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4 will support a maximum speed of up to 40…
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Mercedes’ new touchscreen controls eliminate 27 physical buttons
Today, Mercedes’ revealed its second-generation MBUX infotainment system. When it arrives in the 2021 S-Class luxury sedan, the new MBUX system will replace 27 physical hardware buttons with touchscreen controls, add new voice, hand gesture and gaze… Source
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Google Cloud wants to make open source better than ever null
Managing and enforcing trademarks can be difficult for open source projects which is why Google has created a new organization called Open Usage Commons. Android, Chrome and many other of the search giant’s most important projects are open source. Google’s projects also rely on open source software from other companies…
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti could be smaller than 2080 Ti – but don’t panic null
Rumor has it that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti may have a massive 627mm² die, adding weight to the rumors that Nvidia Ampere GeForce GPUs will be based on Samsung’s 8nm node, rather than the 7nm TSMC node that the pro-level Ampere chips are based on. This latest rumor…
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Microsoft’s new Teams features fight video conferencing fatigue
Despite recent pressure from the White House, schools and businesses across the country are unlikely to resume in-person functions for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But going “online-only” has posed challenges of its ow… Source
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