Tag: software

I’ve spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me

I’ve spent 30 years…

There’s a sadness in the technosphere right now, ain’t there? This overwhelming disappointment that sort of lingers at the…
PS Store access for PS3 and Vita will continue after all, Sony has announced

PS Store access for…

Shortly after Sony announced plans to close the PlayStation Store serving PS3, Vita and PSP, the company has changed…
Google AI bot put in charge of Swedish coffee shop, proceeds to order 3,000 rubber gloves, 6,000 napkins, 4 first-aid kits, and constantly screws up the bread order

Google AI bot put…

The Associated Press has a new report on a cafe in Stockholm that’s being used for an AI experiment,…
A killswitch has been pitched for the Linux kernel that could shut down vulnerable functions while users wait for patches

A killswitch has been…

If you’ve ever felt anxious about the security of your machine while you wait for a solution to some…
A killswitch has been pitched for the Linux kernel that could shut down vulnerable functions while users wait for patches

A killswitch has been…

If you’ve ever felt anxious about the security of your machine while you wait for a solution to some…
Roblox wants AI to make its games photorealistic, but the devs making those games aren’t sold on the idea: ‘I don’t think that your average player right now wants to do that’

Roblox wants AI to…

When Nvidia comes out with something like DLSS 5, promising that AI can be used to make realistic videogames…
No, Richard Dawkins, AI is bloody well not conscious

No, Richard Dawkins, AI…

Jacob Fox, PhD in Philosophy, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Flitting between a 600 Hz…
Google and Qualcomm are prepping ‘desktop’ Android to enable ‘mobile and PC’ in one device, but should Windows and x86 be afraid?

Google and Qualcomm are…

So, Google and Qualcomm are bigging up what’s basically a desktop version of the former’s Android OS for smartphones…
A zero-water, zero-emissions, off-grid AI data center sounds like science fiction, but it’s actually real and already running

A zero-water, zero-emissions, off-grid…

AI data centers are some of the largest consumers of electrical energy in the world of computing, and with…
AI chatbots often can’t read between the lines and commit cultural cringe that even tourists in Italy ordering coffee in the afternoon couldn’t manage

AI chatbots often can’t…

From time to time, I rely on machine translation. From time to time, machine translation reminds me why it…