The chassis utilizes living hinges and snap hooks for easy assembly, and is accompanied by an 18-step build guide in PDF form. Silicon fasteners are included for a case fan, as are silicon feet for the bottom of the machine. Components like the power supply are to be installed using......
Arm brings AI-powered graphics upscaling to mobile devices
Arm has unveiled a new "neural" technology designed to upscale and enhance graphics on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. The company touts its approach as an "industry first," promising PC-level visual quality on mobile – and that's just the beginning. Read Entire Article
Danish students just built a drone that can fly and swim
The device originated as the bachelor's thesis project of Andrei Copaci, Pawel Kowalczyk, Krzysztof Sierocki, and Mikolaj Dzwigalo. Over two semesters, the team developed a fully functional, waterproof prototype, whose most distinctive innovation is a system of variable-pitch propellers. By remotely adjusting the angle of the rotor blades in real......
DeepSeek R2 model delayed after Nvidia hardware was replaced with Huawei chips
DeepSeek's R1 model shook the AI industry when it arrived in January over claims it was trained on 2,048 Nvidia H800s and at a cost of $5.576 million, a fraction of the billions that other AI firms spend. But it was later revealed that DeepSeek had access to around 50,000......
New FAA proposal could clear path for nationwide drone deliveries
If adopted, the rule would allow drones weighing up to 1,320 pounds to travel beyond visual range at low altitudes. Previously, companies wishing to operate these flights had to apply for waivers and secure special air carrier certification. This costly and complicated process severely limited the scale of commercial drone......
Doctors became worse at spotting cancer after relying on AI for help, study finds
A study on the phenomenon (published in The Lancet) took place at four endoscopy centers in Poland, which were taking part in a trial program that saw AI used in colonoscopies for potential cancer prevention. Read Entire Article
Getting self-electrocuted is one effective way to beat anti-cheat and improve your shooter skills
Two YouTubers recently showcased experimental aimbots that hack elements of online games that exist outside of the operating system, thus evading anti-cheat security. One modder manipulated the mouse and mousepad, and the other manipulated his arm's electrical signals. Read Entire Article
White House says chip revenue deals could extend beyond Nvidia and AMD
Earlier this week, the White House confirmed that US semiconductor giants Nvidia and AMD will pay 15 percent of their revenues from sales of certain advanced chips to China directly to the US government. Reuters reports the unprecedented agreement, brokered by President Donald Trump, clears the way for the companies......
AMD’s Threadripper Pro 9995WX can run 400 copies of Doom and 8 instances of Crysis
YouTube channel Level1 Techs recently put AMD's monstrous new Threadripper Pro 9995WX processor through its paces. On a whim, host Wendell Wilson launched multiple instances of Doom to see how many the 96-core beast could handle – ultimately hitting a jaw-dropping 400 copies across four virtual machines (watch the video...
US secretly places trackers in chip shipments to monitor illegal exports to China
The publication was not able to determine how often shipments were being tracked or when the operation began, but notes that the US started implementing various sales bans of advanced chips to China in 2022. The report did state that not all shipments are being tracked; only those that are......