Tag: computing

These smart glasses promise to remember your life better than you can, and we simply aren’t ready for these next-gen wearables

It feels like everyone and their aunt is making AI / AR smart glasses nowadays, especially as someone who tests the best smart glasses around. But something caught my eye when reading a description of Brilliant Lab’s new Halo glasses – as with their long-term memory capabilities, they promise to…

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AMD mulls dedicated NPUs for desktop PCs – like graphics cards, but for AI tasks – and this could be excellent news for PC gamers

AMD’s head of client CPUs says it’s looking into dedicated NPU accelerators These would be the equivalent of a discrete GPU, but for AI tasks Such boards would lessen demand on higher-end GPUs, as they’d no longer be bought for AI work, as they are in some cases AMD is…

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NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1503, Thursday, July 31

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Wordle 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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here. It’s time for your guide…

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NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1502, Wednesday, July 30

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Wordle 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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here. It’s time for your guide…

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Meta revealed what makes a VR game perfect, and it could be hinting at big hardware changes

Meta revealed the ideal VR gaming session is 20 to 40 minutes Less than that and VR doesn’t feel worthwhile Longer and hardware issues can have a negative impact Meta has released new research it has conducted into the perfect length of VR games, and based on my experience testing…

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After the UK, online age verification is landing in the EU

Five EU countries are set to test an age verification app to protect children online Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, and Italy are the first to test this technical solution The UK has enforced mandatory age checks on Friday, July 25, 2025, sparking concerns for citizens’ digital rights Five EU countries…

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