Author: Zach_Wilson
Avatar: The Last Airbender is everything that’s disappointing about Netflix’s live-action cartoon shows
With its focus on thoughtful character development and exploration of difficult subject matter like genocide, Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender series set a new high bar for children’s TV. But despite its tonal maturity, Avatar was still very much a cartoon trying to delight you by playing to the strengths…
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Microsoft’s upcoming custom chip will be made by Intel
Intel’s relatively new Foundry division — formerly known as Intel Foundry Services until earlier today — has just landed a notable order from a big name. According to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that his company will be tapping into Intel’s latest 18A (1.8nm)…
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A lone developer just open sourced a tool that could bring an end to Nvidia’s AI hegemony — AMD financed it for months but abruptly ended its support. Nobody knows why
Andrzej Janik, a developer working on a tool that allowed Nvidia‘s CUDA code to run on AMD and Intel GPUs without any modifications, has open sourced his creation after support for the project was dropped by both AMD and Intel. Although ZLUDA received a major update last week, bringing it…
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Your older S23 phone will get Samsung’s Galaxy AI suite in late March
Samsung said Wednesday that the Galaxy S24’s AI features will arrive on last year’s phones (including foldables) and tablets in late March. In January, Engadget’s Sam Rutherford reported that the AI suite would soon be available on the Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5 and Tab S9.…
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The Samsung Galaxy S23 series will get AI features in late March
Right now, you need a Galaxy S24 phone to use the very latest AI features from Samsung, but that’s changing next month. In late March, Samsung will extend Galaxy AI features to the S23 series — including the S23 FE — as well as recent foldables and tablets as part…
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Microsoft and Intel strike a custom chip deal that could be worth billions
Intel will be producing custom chips, designed by Microsoft for Microsoft, as part of a deal that Intel says is worth more than $15 billion. Intel announced the partnership during its Intel Foundry event today. Although neither company specified what the chips would be used for, Bloomberg noted today that…
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