Month: December 2024
“Something the world has never seen before” – revolutionary cryo-CMOS transistor thrives in freezing conditions; could be used for scaling quantum computing and in space tech
SemiQon announces first CMOS transistor for cryogenic conditions Engineered for extreme cold: operates efficiently at 1 Kelvin Transistor reduces heat dissipation 1,000x, consumes 0.1% usual power Heat is widely recognized as the enemy of sensitive electronic components, but ultra-low temperatures can also pose serious performance challenges. Now, SemiQon, a Finland-based…
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Nokia’s classic Snake game is now a Nothing widget
Nothing has released a new Android app called Nothing Community Widgets that will highlight home screen tools and games co-created by its users. The first widget it includes is a recreation of Snake which was the most memorable of the three games pre-installed on the Nokia 6110 when it launched…
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Hackers are building bespoke Mac malware using GenAI
Mac users need to stop believing that macOS is safer than Windows Generative AI has helped non-coders to create their own malware Social engineering continues to be the most common attack method Cybersecurity experts from Moonlock are warning of the increasing prevalence of sophisticated macOS malware created with the help…
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The free-to-play My First Gran Turismo comes to PS4 and PS5 on December 6
There’s a huge gap between serious racers like Gran Turismo and arcade-style stuff like Mario Kart. That’s where the soon-to-be-released My First Gran Turismo comes in. This is a streamlined version of the iconic Sony racing game that’s intended “for those who have yet to experience Gran Turismo.” The free-to-play…
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PSVR 2 gets surprise hand tracking update, and Sony should be making a bigger deal of it
Sony has announced PSVR 2 hand tracking But it’s done so at a booth at the Siggraph Asia show, and seemingly nowhere else It’s already in the PS5 SDK, so keep an eye out for hand tracking coming to your favorite PSVR 2 titles Sony has dropped a major update…
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Meta turns to nuclear energy for its AI ambitions
Meta is turning to nuclear energy to power its AI ambitions with the release a request for proposals to partner with nuclear energy developers. Meta now joins Amazon, Microsoft, and Google in efforts to get more nuclear reactors up and running That’s much easier said than done. The first all-new…
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