Month: October 2023
$2000 RTX 4090 external watercooled GPU dock has finally been tested — an 850W desktop video card that can run on almost any laptop with a Thunderbolt 3 port is what creatives should aspire to
Gigabyte’s latest plug-in Nvidia-powered GPU dock is a must-have for creative professionals who run high-intensity graphical workloads like video editing or AI-based jobs, but it’ll set you back a fair whack. The Gigabyte Aorus GV-N4090IXEB-24GD, to give it its full name, is a GPU dock with a built-in Nvidia GeForce…
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Gas station convenience stores might survive the EV future with help from these chargers
A young electric vehicle infrastructure company founded by former SpaceX employees called Electric Era has designed EV charging stations that convenience stores can buy and manage with minimal power upgrades. Now, with a new round of funding led by Chevron Technology Ventures, the startup hopes it can convince prospective buyers…
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Taiwan has cutting-edge display tech to show off with Taiwan Excellence Awards
The display is how we interface with a great many technologies. The quality of the display can make or break the experience. And in some cases, new display technology can create experiences unlike anything we’ve encountered before. It’s those transformational technologies that Taiwan aims to honor with the Taiwan Excellence…
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Is Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense even trying to win?
I have never seen Sam Bankman-Fried so still as he was during the prosecution’s opening statement. The characteristic leg-jiggling was absent. He barely moved as the prosecutor listed the evidence against him: internal company files, what customers were told, the testimony of his co-conspirators and his own words. His hair…
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Google releases Gmail app for Wear OS
Google is rolling out a Gmail app for Wear OS that will allow smartwatch wearers to view their inbox and open messages. The announcement comes a few months after the app’s initial announcement at Google I/O in May. The app (first spotted on the Google Play Store by 9to5Google) allows…
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Amazon is quietly shuttering its live audio app Amp
Amp, the live radio app launched by Amazon just last year, will soon be no more. Bloomberg reports that Steve Boom, the vice president of Amazon Music, sent a memo announcing the shutdown. The Amp app still appears to be available for download and is still airing live radio shows…
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