(Image credit: AnandTech) A rack comprised of two Hygon server-based processors was spotted on the Geekbench browser featuring a run of Geekbench’s new AI-based benchmark. Benchleaks on X reports that the chip’s CPUID name is 900F22. Sadly for the company, the dual-CPU configuration scored abysmal results in Geekbench’s AI benchmark. The single precision score was… Read more
read more...China’s dual 16-core Hygon CPU server rack barely outperforms a quad-core Skylake Core i7-6700HQ mobile CPU in Geekbench AI
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FL Esports OG98 Tri-Mode Mechanical Keyboard Review
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0 Packaging & Accessories » Introduction FL Esports may not be a brand you have heard of thus far, yet this Chinese peripheral brand has been around for over 20 years now. This makes FL Esports one of the oldest keyboard brands in particular, to the point where a lot of eSports organizations and tournaments in… Read more
read more...Blackmagic’s Vision Pro immersive camera can be yours for only $29,995
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Blackmagic has announced that its URSA Cine Immersive commercial camera for shooting high-quality 3D immersive video is now available to preorder “direct from Blackmagic Design Offices,” with the first deliveries going out in early 2025. The camera, which could enable more immersive content for the Vision Pro, costs $29,995 — or a mere 8.6 Vision… Read more
read more...Serbian authorities are reportedly hacking and installing spyware on activists’ phones
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Police in Serbia are using mobile device hacking tools to break into the phones of activists and journalists and then installing spyware to track them, Amnesty International warns in a report. The organization says the state uses tools built by Israeli company Cellebrite, which are intended to help law enforcement unlock devices for forensic purposes…. Read more
read more...YouTube is letting creators opt into allowing third-party AI training
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YouTube is letting creators opt into allowing third-party AI training / But you still can’t tell Google not to train its AI on your videos. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Dec 16, 2024, 8:28 PM… Read more
read more...ChatGPT’s AI search engine is rolling out to everyone
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ChatGPT’s AI search engine is rolling out to all users starting today. OpenAI announced the news as part of its newest 12 days of ship-mas livestream, while also revealing an “optimized” version of the feature on mobile and the ability to search with advanced voice mode. ChatGPT’s search engine first rolled out to paid subscribers… Read more
read more...We tested the Nvidia App performance problems — games can run up to 15 percent slower with the app
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(Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) We’ve tested gaming performance with Nvidia’s new ‘Nvidia App,’ which is installed by default with the driver package, and found that it reduces performance by up to 15% in some games. When Nvidia rolled out its 566.14 drivers last month, it officially placed GeForce Experience (GFE) on legacy status. The first… Read more
read more...Linux 6.13-rc3 fixes expensive CPUID handling on Sapphire Rapids CPUs — an issue resulting in Skylake CPUs being 4X faster for CPUID-related updates
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The Linux team has published an intermediate Linux 6.13-rc3 to fix a “hilarious” bug in the kernel-based Virtual Machine code — Phoronix reports, where CPUID updates are taking significantly longer time to be processed on Sapphire Rapids CPUs than they should be, resulting in much older Skylake CPUs being up to 4X faster in regards… Read more
read more...Google’s Whisk AI generator will ‘remix’ the pictures you plug in
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Google has announced a new AI tool called Whisk that lets you generate images using other images as prompts instead of requiring a long text prompt. With Whisk, you can offer images to suggest what you’d like as the subject, the scene, and the style of your AI-generated image, and you can prompt Whisk with… Read more
read more...Meta rolls out live AI, live translations, and Shazam to its smart glasses
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Meta just announced three new features are rolling out to its Ray-Ban smart glasses: live AI, live translations, and Shazam. Both live AI and live translation are limited to members of Meta’s Early Access Program, while Shazam support is available for all users in the US and Canada. Both live AI and live translation were… Read more
read more...Instagram will let you recap 2024 with a collage for your story
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Instagram will now let you showcase your favorite moments from 2024 by adding a collage to your story. The new feature, which is only available through the first week of January, lets you combine a bunch of pictures from throughout the year and share them with friends. You can currently only create collage-like stories by… Read more
read more...YouTube is testing creator voice replies
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The next time you comment on a YouTube video, you could hear its creator’s voice respond to you. YouTube says it’s testing out a feature with a “small number” of creators that lets them record an audio reply to comments on their videos. YouTube says it hopes this experiment “enables more meaningful relationships between creators… Read more
read more...Zotac accidentally lists RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 family weeks before launch — accidental listing seemingly confirms the RTX 5090 with 32GB of GDDR7 VRAM
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Zotac’s, not first, not second, but third count of accidentally listing GPUs prematurely has shed light on what Nvidia has been preparing behind the scenes for its RTX 50 lineup of GPUs. Zotac had accidentally put up entries for the RTX 5090/D, RTX 5080, and the RTX 5070 family across its website, which were promptly… Read more
read more...Pricing for key chipmaking material hits 13-year high following Chinese export restrictions — China’s restrictions on Gallium exports hit hard
By: Tom's Hardware
(Image credit: Shutterstock) Gallium, a critical metal used in semiconductors, solar panels, and other advanced technologies, has climbed to $595 per kilogram, the highest price since 2011. Trade flows in these small, specialized markets are challenging to monitor, but according to Bloomberg, China is the primary global supplier, accounting for 94% of gallium production. This… Read more
read more...3dfx VoodooX custom project aims to modernize the classic GPU — latest update showcases a ‘Christmas design’ white PCB
By: Tom's Hardware
3dfx superfan Oscar Barea recently shared a couple of important VoodooX project updates about his quest to modernize the classic Voodooo graphics card. The Voodoo repairer, modder, and collector has been incommunicado since April, due to extensive home remodeling, but two new updates show Barea in in possession of a beautiful new gleaming white “Christmas… Read more
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