Month: March 2022
Stephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF, has died
Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead inventors of the GIF, died last week from COVID at the age of 74, according to his wife, Kathaleen, who spoke to The Verge. He was surrounded by family when he passed. His obituary page notes that “even with all his accomplishments, he remained…
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You Babies Wanted A Chronological Instagram Feed. Now You’re Getting It
Here’s the thing, you bibbed-up mushed-pea-munchers: You’re going to hate it. I guarantee you that you will come crawling back to the algorithm (well, technically you have to — every time you reopen the app it will default back to the main ranked feed). Just like actual babies, you lack…
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AMD says FSR 2.0 will run on Xbox and these Nvidia graphics cards
Last week, AMD promised a new technology that should let you blow up your games to higher resolutions or increase their framerates without requiring the fancy machine learning hardware of Nvidia’s GPUs like Nvidia’s lauded DLSS. Now at GDC 2022, it’s revealing how the new FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 actually…
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The Halo show unmasks Master Chief to reveal yet another generic chosen one
It would have been a bold move if the Master Chief of Paramount Plus’ new Halo series never removed his helmet, and we were left to wonder what kind of person the hulking spartan in his signature Mjolnir armor truly is, as is the case in the Halo video games.…
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Remember the OVHcloud data center fire? Here’s why it was so bad
Audio player loading… A year on from the major fire that destroyed a data center from web hosting provider OVH, while severely crippling another, taking many services offline, the company has revealed multiple factors contributed to the destructiveness of the blaze. A report from the Bas-Rhin fire service says it…
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Microsoft’s ID@Azure is a big win for indie developers on Xbox Series X and PS5
Audio player loading… Microsoft has launched ID@Azure, a new program aimed specifically at helping independent game developers take advantage of the cloud. The program should allow participants to develop faster, work smarter, and have access to expert support – no matter what platform they’re working on, be it Xbox Series…
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