Tag: computing
Forget Sora, this is the AI video that will blow your mind – and maybe scare you
Humanoid robotic development has for the better part of two decades moved at a snail’s pace but rapid acceleration is underway thanks to a collaboration between Figure AI and OpenAI with the result being the most stunning bit of real humanoid robot video I’ve ever seen. On Wednesday, startup robotics…
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OpenAI’s Sora will one day add audio, editing, and may allow nudity in content
OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati recently sat down with The Wall Street Journal to reveal interesting details about their upcoming text-to-video generator Sora. The interview covers a wide array of topics from the type of content the AI engine will produce to the security measures being put into place.…
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Microsoft is developing tech that would let users write with their eyes, a huge win for accessibility
Microsoft published a new patent for a device called the Eye-Gaze, which would allow users to communicate and interact with electronic devices without the use of hands and fingers for typing. This could potentially be a great technology for accessibility purposes. It uses what’s referred to as ‘dwell-free’ technology, which…
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The US House votes to ban TikTok – but it’s not as bad as you think
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that calls upon TikTok to divest itself from Chinese owner ByteDance or face a nationwide ban. The bipartisan bill comes from the leaders of the House Select Committee on China, and aims to curb the possibility that TikTok could be used…
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Nvidia RTX 5080 leak gets some PC gamers worried that Team Green hasn’t learned from RTX 4080 fiasco
A fresh piece of speculation on Nvidia’s next-gen Blackwell GPUs has got some folks concerned about how the RTX 5080 might turn out – bringing back bad memories of the fumbled RTX 4080 launch (with that disappointing spec, and the whole faux pas with the canceled 12GB version). Kopite7kimi, a…
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Older Nvidia GPUs could get faster frame rates with this unofficial tweak – but we don’t recommend it
Nvidia GTX 16 and RTX 20 series GPUs can get a bit of a performance boost thanks to a new mod that brings the Resizable BAR (or ReBAR) feature to these graphics cards. A quick refresher: ReBAR first came to light at the turn of the decade as AMD’s Smart…
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