Lightning is MSI's highest-end GPU series, with the Z suffix indicating the top-tier variant of the lineup, aimed at extreme overclockers and enthusiasts. Read Entire Article
Automakers lose emissions credits for start-stop technology under new EPA rules
Start-stop is a relatively small feature with a dense engineering stack behind it. Modern systems tie together the engine control unit, starter-alternator hardware, beefed-up 12-volt or dual-battery architectures, and climate-control logic to shut the engine off during idle while keeping steering assist, brake boosting, and cabin comfort online. Read Entire...
Steam will soon let users add hardware specs and performance data to reviews
According to the February 12 Steam beta patch notes, users can now automatically include hardware specs in game reviews and provide Valve with anonymized frame rate data. The features appear to be in the early stages of development but could eventually provide helpful performance metrics. Read Entire Article
Your AI assistant isn’t confused, it just wants to agree with you
This behavior is known in research circles as sycophancy, Olson explains, referring to the well-documented tendency of large language models to agree with users rather than assert correct but potentially unpopular answers. Read Entire Article
2 teens charged with attempted murder for allegedly plotting mass shooting at Indiana high school
Two teenagers have been charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder after allegedly plotting a mass shooting at a central Indiana high school that one of them attends
Iowa bus crash killed a 19-year-old college baseball player from South Dakota, officials say
Authorities have identified a 19-year-old from South Dakota as the sole fatality of a bus crash in rural Iowa that injured 32 other members of a community college’s baseball team
Jeanine Pirro files a $250,000 negligence suit in New York over a trip-and-fall
Jeanine Pirro has sued Rye, New York, and utility company Con Edison after she says she tripped on a roadway hazard during a walk
Palestinian protester, detained for nearly a year, says ‘inhumane’ jail conditions prompted seizure
A Palestinian protester says “inhumane” conditions in a Texas immigration jail have harmed her health after nearly a year in detention, possibly contributing to a seizure she suffered last week
Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking
President Donald Trump has pardoned five former NFL players for crimes that include perjury, counterfeiting and drug trafficking
Surfers rescue 6 people after boat capsizes off coast of Santa Cruz, California
Surfers in California are being lauded as heroes after they swam toward a capsized boat and pulled six injured people onto their boards until emergency crews arrived