Month: August 2022
Linus Torvalds has kind words for Apple’s M-series silicon
Audio player loading… Linux creator Linus Torvalds has expressed a keen interest in Apple’s in-house M series silicon chips, suggesting that his platform may offer greater capabilities on such arm64 machines. The report, which he explains contains “nothing really interesting,” but rather “a lot of random small stuff,” was written…
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‘An engine for the imagination’: the rise of AI image generators
AI-generated artwork is quietly beginning to reshape culture. Over the last few years, the ability of machine learning systems to generate imagery from text prompts has increased dramatically in quality, accuracy, and expression. Now, these tools are moving out of research labs and into the hands of everyday users, where…
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James Webb Space Telescope depicts Cartwheel Galaxy in stunning detail
NASA and its partners on the James Webb Space Telescope have shared more spectacular images from the observatory. This time around, they provided a fresh look at the Cartwheel Galaxy, which Hubble and other telescopes previously observed. NASA said JWST has been able to reveal new details about both star…
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A new Winamp is here – but don’t get too excited (unless you’re on Windows 11)
Audio player loading… A new version of Winamp has arrived, with an initial RC1 (Release Candidate 1) installer for the classic media player now available to download. You may (or may not) fondly remember Winamp, but it certainly represents a major nostalgia trip for many folks who used the media…
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Silicon Motion’s new highly programmable platform sports 128TB capacity
Audio player loading… Silicon Motion has announced its new MonTitan SSD, a PCIe Gen5 SSD with up to 14GB/s of sequential read speed and 3M IOPS of random read performance. The SSD is available in capacities up to 128TB, making it one of the highest-capacity options on the market, and…
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The Philips Hue four-bulb starter kit is 50 percent off
Smart home tech continues to evolve, and there are encouraging signs that it’ll become simpler to use and integrate with standards like Matter and Thread. If you’re just starting out, though, the intro course for most smart homes — a starter kit of Philips Hue bulbs — is now at…
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