Month: December 2023
A24 is bringing its entire theatrical slate to HBO, Max, and Cinemax
Indie powerhouse A24 has a new home for its theatrical releases — both new and old. The production company has inked a multiyear exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring its entire slate of new releases to HBO, Max, and Cinemax after they leave theaters. On top of that,…
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AMD reveals a full stack of shiny new Ryzen laptop processors, supercharged with AI
Hot on the heels of a catty attack from Intel, AMD has just announced the next lineup of Ryzen processors that we’ll be seeing in next year’s best laptops – a whopping nine new chips, all bearing the Ryzen 8040 name and equipped with AMD’s ‘XDNA’ AI technology. The new…
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Google Bard’s biggest AI upgrade so far sees it close the gap on ChatGPT
Google Bard is receiving a huge boost in performance as it will now be powered by the company’s “most capable AI model”, Gemini. This news may come as a surprise as recent reports circulated claiming that Gemini’s launch was being delayed due to poor performance across multiple languages. But now,…
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AMD’s Ryzen 8040 chips remind Intel it’s falling behind in AI PCs
Last January, AMD beat out Intel by launching its Ryzen 7040 chips, the first x86 processors to integrate a neural processing unit (NPU) for AI workloads. Intel's long-delayed Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" chips, its first to integrate an NPU, are set to arrive on December 14th. But it seems AMD…
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You can still nab Nintendo’s Smash Bros.-themed Switch OLED for $325
While not as slick as the previous Super Smash Bros.-themed Switch, Nintendo’s latest holiday bundle makes up for it in sheer value (especially at this price). It includes a Nintendo Switch OLED and a pair of gray Joy-Cons that feature the game’s iconic logo as well as a three-month subscription…
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This crafty iPhone attack makes you think your phone is safe…until it’s hacked
Lockdown Mode, an iPhone feature introduced with iOS 16, is not an antivirus, does not detect malware, and cannot prevent malware from operating. Therefore, hackers can create a fake Lockdown Mode and run malware operating in the background unabated, a report from Jamf Threat Labs has noted. “Apple‘s Lockdown mode…
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