Field tests of the British Army’s newest drone-destroying mobile laser weapon have reportedly enjoyed great success. The Wolfhound high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS) is an armored troop-carrying vehicle with an integrated laser, leveraging “advanced sensors and tracking systems” to target and knock out drones with surprising speed. Drones are an increasing threat in war zones,… Read more
read more...UK’s Wolfhound mobile laser weapon exhibits 100% drone zapping success in field trials
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PowerColor Radeon RX 8000 ‘Reaper’ series rumored to debut at CES 2025 next month
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PowerColor is rumored to be working on a new series of GPUs codenamed “Reaper” for AMD’s upcoming Radeon RX 8000 GPUs leveraging the RDNA 4 architecture, per Videocardz. The Reaper series likely targets the budget/mainstream segment and should slot in with PowerColor’s current offerings rather than replace any existing lineup. PowerColor is one of AMD’s… Read more
read more...Snapchat is overhauling how influencers earn money on the platform
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Snapchat is tweaking how people earn money on the platform by introducing a new, unified monetization program. The new program will cover content posted to Stories as well as Spotlight, the platform’s TikTok-like discovery feed filled with recommended video content. Under the program, influencers earn revenue for ads placed within eligible Stories and Spotlight posts…. Read more
read more...Meta’s Instagram boss: who posted something matters more in the AI age
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In a series of Threads posts this afternoon, Instagram head Adam Mosseri says users shouldn’t trust images they see online because AI is “clearly producing” content that’s easily mistaken for reality. Because of that, he says users should consider the source, and social platforms should help with that. “Our role as internet platforms is to… Read more
read more...This mod turns the PSP into a tiny PS2 with Bluetooth controller support
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What if you could turn a PSP with a broken screen into a miniature PS2, connect a Bluetooth controller to it, and play PSP games on your TV? That’s the idea behind Retro Mod Works’ PS Placeable, a mod that “consolizes” the PSP and was featured yesterday in a video from the YouTube channel Macho… Read more
read more...Today is 3D graphics pioneer 3dfx’s 24th death anniversary – platform still inspires gamers, enthusiasts, and makers long after Nvidia acquired the assets
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Seminal 3D graphics accelerator company 3dfx went under on this day, 24 years ago. Notice of the end came by way of a final 3dfx press release, apologizing to customers and fans for the drastic action it had been forced to take. Facing bankruptcy near the end of the year 2000, 3dfx’s shareholders agreed to… Read more
read more...A new PCB design can boost heat dissipation by 55x – copper coins placed under heat generating components drop temps drastically
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OKI Circuit Technology has announced a new printed circuit board (PCB) design that can boost component heat dissipation by up to 55x. The Japanese firm has been developing and manufacturing PCBs for over 50 years and its portfolio stretches across a wide range of applications. This particular innovation, where a PCB is packed with stepped… Read more
read more...‘Shockingly real’ AI Santa is free to use, will put Mall Santas everywhere out of jobs
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Tavus has created a new AI-powered Santa at santa.tavus.io so you can have what it says is a ‘shockingly real’ conversation with Santa without going to see a mall Santa. The AI Santa is backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia, and Peter Thiel. While the call is free, there’s bound to be a monetization scheme somewhere… Read more
read more...Apple’s foldable iPad could be like ‘two iPad Pros side-by-side’
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Apple hopes to release a foldable 18.8-inch creaseless iPad by about 2028, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes in today’s Power On newsletter. The company’s industrial design group has reportedly managed to create prototypes of this device that “have a nearly invisible crease” and would essentially be like “two iPad Pros side-by-side.” Rumors of a folding iPad… Read more
read more...Ventiva’s Ionic Cooling Engine has no fans but is quieter, higher performance, and more efficient than Frore AirJet according to TechTuber teaser
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Tech enthusiast Dave2D has drawn the IT community’s attention to an intriguing up-and-coming laptop cooler company, Ventiva. Through its Ionic Cooling Engine (ICE) solid-state cooling technology, Ventiiva could be set to revolutionize laptop cooling, and early testing results shared by Dave2D seem extremely promising. Like other solid-state coolers (which are a pre-existing technology but incredibly… Read more
read more...2025 in tech: who’s in and who’s out
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Hello! I’m here from the future. And I have some news. 12 months from now, all the Big Tech CEOs are still in their jobs, everybody’s using folding phones, Apple made a TV, and Nvidia is the most valuable company in the history of the universe. Wild year, huh? Or maybe not? It’s hard to… Read more
read more...For its next trick, Apple is reportedly preparing a Magic Mouse redesign
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Apple is working on a redesigned successor to the Magic Mouse, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. This new mouse would address complaints some users have had, including that pesky charging port. Gurman writes that Apple’s design team has created prototypes of the mouse in recent months with an eye toward… Read more
read more...Entire Intel Core 200 laptop lineup leaks out — Intel prepping to launch 22 new mobile CPUs next month at CES 2025
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The beans have been spilled regarding Intel’s Core 200 family of CPUs as data aggregator momomo_us has detailed the entire family across a series of tweets at X. The data misses out on key specifications such as core counts, but most of that information has been covered in the past. On that note, the leak… Read more
read more...Dual Intel Arc B580 PC details shared — they will be used alongside an Nvidia Titan Xp for fast FluidX3D simulations
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Reddit user u/ProjectPhysX shared his PC build on r/pcmasterrace, showcasing two Intel Arc B580s used for running simulations on FluidX3D. The system, which has a Build/Battlestation flair, also has an Nvidia Titan Xp 12GB, giving it a total of 36GB of VRAM. But despite the three GPUs connected, u/ProjectPhysX surprisingly only uses an 800-watt PSU… Read more
read more...The musical at the end of the world
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Mother (Tilda Swinton) is having a bad dream. Sleeping beside her is the sweet and affable Father (Michael Shannon). She wrestles herself out of a nightmare and is comforted by her husband. She lies to him and says she’s okay, but she’s clearly not. How could she be? She knows everything. She knows if she… Read more
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