Author: Zach_Wilson
Intel and motherboard makers disagree on how to stabilize your crashing i9 CPU
Several motherboard manufacturers have released BIOS profiles labeled ‘Intel Baseline Profile’. However, these BIOS profiles are not the same as the ‘Intel Default Settings’ recommendations that Intel has recently shared with its partners regarding the instability issues reported on 13th and 14th gen K SKU processors. These ‘Intel Baseline Profile’ BIOS…
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Microsoft’s ‘air gapped’ AI is a bot set up to process top-secret info
Microsoft Strategic Missions and Technology CTO William Chappell announced that it’s deployed a GPT-4 large language model in an isolated, air-gapped environment on a government-only network. Bloomberg first reported the setup, citing an unnamed executive who claimed that the Azure Government Top Secret cloud-hosted model represents the first time a “major”…
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Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, May 9 (game #836)
This is potentially a difficult Quordle, with a couple of complications that may require you to play with some caution. To help you out, I’ve come up with a couple of hints – they’re yours to use if you need them. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so…
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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, May 9 (game #67)
Welcome to today’s edition of the NYT’s Strands game, in which your task is to uncover words hidden within a grid of letter. The twist is that they all follow a theme, and one – called the ‘spangram’ – describes that theme. It can be pretty tricky, but I’ve included…
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A Disney, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle is on the way
There’s a new streaming bundle coming to town. Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up to offer Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max in a bundle that will become available in the US this summer. The new bundle will include both ad-supported and ad-free options, but there’s still no word…
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China’s Chang’e 6 Moon probe has a mysterious guest on board
China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe mission is bound for the far side of the Moon, and there seems to be a small rover affixed to the side of the lander, as seen in new images released by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). China’s National Space Administration announced today…
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