Tag: computing
Gigabyte’s heavy-handed fix for Intel Core i9 CPU instability drops performance to Core i7 levels in some cases – but don’t panic yet
Gigabyte is the latest motherboard maker to respond to the problems around Intel’s Core i9 processors crashing with PC games, but it seems like the company may have overreacted in its efforts to cure these stability issues. The BIOS update Gigabyte has deployed tackles the specter of crashing by dropping…
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Dell XPS 13 and XPS 14 review (2024): Gorgeous laptops with usability quirks
Say farewell to the classic XPS 13, and say hello to the spiffy new XPS 13. Dell surprised us at CES by bringing the modern (and somewhat controversial) design of 2022's XPS 13 Plus to its entire flagship lineup, which now includes the larger XPS 14 and 16 models. With…
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Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, April 26 (game #823)
Another working week (for some of us) comes to an end with another set of Quordle puzzles to solve. Your challenge, should you accept it, is to find four words within nine guesses, with all letters you play appearing in each of the segments. It’s fun, it’s tricky, and you’ll…
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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, April 26 (game #54)
It’s time to tackle another of the NYT’s Strands puzzles. The aim here is to uncover a series of words hidden within a grid of letters and united by a single theme. It’s easy to pick up, often difficult to solve and a great addition to your daily routine if…
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Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Plus is an M3 beater, but is it really?
Qualcomm continues to challenge both Intel and Apple in the processor market, as the tech giant claims the mid-range model of its Snapdragon X series of chips outruns the M3 in performance. It’s a bold statement that could put its chips squarely in the running for the best processors you…
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Apple is forging a path towards more ethical generative AI – something sorely needed in today’s AI-powered world
Copyright is something of a minefield right now when it comes to AI, and there’s a new report claiming that Apple’s generative AI – specifically its ‘Ajax’ large language model (LLM) – may be one of the only ones to have been both legally and ethically trained. It’s claimed that…
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