The information comes from Timothy Arcuri, an analyst at Swiss investment bank UBS. He stated in a press note to investors that Nvidia is "closer" than Broadcom to utilizing Intel's 18A process node for at least some of its graphics processors targeted at gamers. Read Entire Article
Before ChatGPT, there was AlexNet: the AI code that started it all is now open source
That's thanks to a collaborative effort between the Computer History Museum and Google. The source code, originally written by University of Toronto graduate student Alex Krizhevsky, has now been uploaded to GitHub. Read Entire Article
Judge rejects bid to block Anthropic from using song lyrics for AI training
UMG, Concord and ABKCO sued Anthropic in 2023 over claims that it used lyrics from at least 500 songs by musicians including Beyonce, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys, to train Claude without permission. The lawsuit claimed Anthropic was violating US copyright laws with its actions. Read Entire Article
Signal defends itself after U.S. military officials leak classified plans by mistake on group chat
Signal president Meredith Whittaker reiterated the messaging service's commitment to secure encryption and privacy after top government officials reportedly discussed a classified military operation using the platform. The conversation, which included highly sensitive information, was leaked when the U.S. national security advisor accidentally invited The Atlantic's editor-in-chief into the chat.......
Samsung SSD Magician utility gets a makeover, improves ease of use
Samsung's SSD Magician software keeps SSDs, memory cards, and USB drives performing at their best, while offering features for data migration, security, compatibility, and optimization. Get firmware updates and then some. Read Entire Article
“MyTerms” draft standard wants to fix what Do Not Track couldn’t
The IEEE P7012 draft introduces a new standard for Machine Readable Personal Privacy Terms, offering a novel way for users to express their privacy preferences to third-party entities such as websites or mobile apps. Nicknamed MyTerms by Doc Searls – who chairs the standard's working group – this approach is......
Denmark issues “landmark” prison sentences to notorious piracy group member and one other
The first conviction involved a "46-year-old man," who shared 74 terabytes of copyrighted movies and TV shows through torrent sites SuperBits and DanishBytes. Torrent Freak reports that a Hillerød court sentenced him to nine months in prison, with at least three months served before parole eligibility. The judge also ordered......
Lisa Su says Radeon RX 9000 series is AMD’s most successful GPU launch ever
In an interview with Asus China's Tony Yu, Lisa Su stated that the Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards have been a major success, becoming AMD's best-selling GPUs of all time after just one week on the market. According to Su, much of this success can be attributed to the......
Nvidia App adds G-Assist and more advanced DLSS controls
The Nvidia App has been updated to include Project G-Assist, an AI assistant that runs locally on RTX GPUs. The tool aims to helps users manage PC and gaming settings, monitor performance stats, and even control peripheral lighting. The update also adds customizable DLSS Super Resolution scaling (33% to 100%)...
Napster, the original P2P file sharing service, just sold for $207 million
Napster's claim to fame came near the turn of the century. The file sharing service made it trivially easy for the average Joe to share and download copyrighted music with others online, threatening the livelihood of artists and record labels. Legal issues proved to be Napster's undoing, with the service......