Month: February 2025
Spotify’s HiFi streaming could finally arrive this year
It’s been nearly four years since Spotify announced a HiFi tier for its music streaming service that would support lossless audio. That wait could end this year, Bloomberg reports, as the company works to finalize details, including streaming rights. Spotify could charge as much as $5 or $6 extra per…
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Comino has workstation PCs with 8, yes 8 Nvidia RTX 5090 GPUs, for less than $60,000 – but that’s not the best news
At least two workstation specialists have put supercharged PCs with Nvidia RTX 5090 GPUs on sale over the past few days. The most impressive of them all is the Bizon ZX5500 which packs up to seven (yes, seven) water-cooled 32GB RTX 5090 GPUs in a tall tower casing. This is…
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OpenAI just updated its 187-page rulebook so ChatGPT can engage with more controversial topics
OpenAI has updated its Model Specification to allow ChatGPT to engage with more controversial topics The company is emphasizing neutrality and multiple perspectives as a salve for heated complaints over how its AI responds to prompts Universal approval is unlikely, no matter how OpenAI shapes its AI training methods OpenAI‘s…
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Seagate contributes to the slow demise of flash drives with an SSD that looks like a thumb stick
Seagate Ultra Compact SSD bears a striking resemblence to a thumb drive Pricing may be a sticking point for users, and performance leaves a lot to be desired The slow demise of flash drives marches on Seagate’s new portable SSD is small but mighty, and may well mark another nail…
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DOGE is trying to access the IRS’s data on millions of taxpayers
The Department of Government Efficiency has requested access to the Internal Revenue Service’s taxpayer data system — potentially giving it access to highly sensitive information, including Social Security Numbers and tax returns — according to a report from CNN. DOGE has also launched an IRS-specific account on X and is…
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, February 18 (game #352)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
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