Gadgets
NVIDIA GPUs Pack 10-40 RISC-V Cores for Control Tasks
Each NVIDIA GPU includes 10-40 RISC-V cores for non-graphics control. Explaining the transition from Falcon.
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Internet Voices
Liliputing Slashes Publishing Frequency, Shifts to Side Project
US tech site Liliputing announces sharp cut in publishing frequency, citing search and ad shifts straining independent operation.
Dev
Deterministic Core, Non-Deterministic Shell Emerges as New Design Guide
New design guideline puts determinism at the core instead of pure functions, focusing on testability via state machines.
AI
Microsoft Executive Calls AI Scraping Historic Theft in Unsealed Lawsuit Documents
Lawsuit filings reveal Microsoft executive comments and plunging search traffic as AI training copyright dispute intensifies.
Dev
Vim's UserGettingBored Joke Autocmd Never Triggers
Tracing the history of Vim's joke UserGettingBored entry and the 2022 extension that brought it to life.
Gadgets
Old Phone Becomes Android Auto Display for $4
A method to turn an old phone into a car display is introduced, covering steps and caveats for showing Android Auto via Open Headunit.
AI
Rent Tech Faces Criticism for Dehumanizing Renters With Personality Tests, AI Responses
Report details how rent tech handling applications and payments dehumanizes renters through excessive data collection and automation.
AI
First AI Election Tests Democracy Amid Rise and Fall of Artificial State
Harvard's Lepore warns of first AI election in new book on artificial state as automated control of speech.
Internet Voices
No Dogs in Space Returns After Two-Year Hiatus With Punk 2.0
Music history podcast No Dogs in Space returns after over two years, launching Punk 2.0 with New York Dolls.
AI
Jev Launches Judgment-Only AI Model, Promises Faster Decisions at Lower Cost
New AI model Jev drops chat to focus on judgment, outputting probabilities at 20-200x speed and 1/40-1/400 the cost.
Gadgets
TI Graphing Calculators Hold 20-Year Monopoly on US Classrooms
TI graphing calculators became classroom staples in the 2000s, with exams and sales channels sustaining the monopoly.
Gadgets
VW Unveils 326-HP ID.3 GTI, First Rear-Wheel-Drive GTI in 50 Years
Volkswagen unveils 326-hp ID.3 GTI. First rear-wheel drive in 50 years, but democratized performance raises questions over its purpose.
AI
AI Reshapes Beauty Production Chain as Effectiveness Takes Center Stage
Huxiu Think Tank to hold a closed-door session on Sept 28 on AI in beauty content production and effective conversion.
AI
ChatGPT to Gemini Switch Takes Minutes, Reverse Move Proves Difficult
Moving from ChatGPT to Gemini takes one ZIP upload, while the reverse requires manual work, exposing asymmetry.
Internet Voices
How to Fix Muffled Netflix Dialogue in 1 Minute
Muffled Netflix dialogue stems from an audio format mismatch. Here's how a settings switch fixes it.
AI
ChatGPT-6 Astra Cracks 108-Year-Old German WWI Cipher
ChatGPT-6 Astra decodes a WWI German radio cipher, solving a 108-year-old ADFGVX puzzle verified against British fleet logs.
Dev
Linux 7.4 Speeds Read-Only File Opens by 39%
A VFS do_open rework proposed for Linux 7.4 cuts duplicate references to boost read-only opens by 39% in testing.
AI
Flock Offers Buyouts to 1,500 Staff as Surveillance Backlash Forces Cuts
Flock Safety offers voluntary buyouts to about 1,500 staff to avoid layoffs as backlash over surveillance tech hits hard.
Dev
CleanShot 5 Faces Backlash Over Settings Redesign and Lost Density
CleanShot 5's redesign faces criticism for lost density. We break down the two-column layout, eye strain, and Ventura-style flaws.
Gadgets
How Apple CarPlay and CarPlay Ultra Differ
Breaking down the differences, integration scope and current vehicle support for Apple CarPlay and CarPlay Ultra.