Author: Zach_Wilson

AI chip built using ancient Samsung tech is claimed to be as fast as Nvidia A100 GPU — prototype is smaller and much more power efficient but is it just too good to be true?

Scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have unveiled an AI chip that they claim can match the speed of Nvidia‘s A100 GPU but with a smaller size and significantly lower power consumption. The chip was developed using Samsung‘s 28-nanometer manufacturing process, a technology considered relatively…

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Don’t Let the Boeing Headlines Fool You. Air Travel Is Really Very Safe

Despite a flood of bad news about mechanical mishaps on commercial airliners, data from regulators shows that jumbo jets aren’t all suddenly falling apart. Source

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Don’t Let the Headlines Fool You. Air Travel Is Really Very Safe

Despite a flood of bad news about mechanical mishaps on commercial airliners, data from regulators shows that jumbo jets aren’t all suddenly falling apart. Source

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Spotify is letting authors market like musicians

This week, Spotify announced a new feature to let audiobook authors and publishers tease their new releases. Countdown Pages, which debuted for music artists last year and has been used by the likes of Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, let fans pre-save an upcoming title and have it pop into…

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Sony’s PS5 Pro is up to three times faster, may arrive holiday 2024

Sony is reportedly working on a PlayStation 5 Pro model that may well include a far more powerful GPU that’s up to three times faster than the existing PS5 models. YouTuber Moore’s Law is Dead claims to have gotten access to a technical overview document for the PS5 Pro, codenamed…

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Google Meet’s face touch-up filters come to desktop

You can choose from two different filters: subtle and smoothing. While Google says the subtle filter applies “very light” complexion smoothing, under-eye lightening, and eye whitening, the smoothing filter makes all three effects slightly more noticeable. Judging by the GIF provided by Google, it doesn’t look like either option dramatically…

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