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31.

Sideline vested interests to reform China’s research (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-08 | by Zhang | tags: chinese universities, ming li, research funding

32.

GTA Vice City and GTA III return to web browsers after a DMCA takedown — Open-source reverse engineering brings the classics to the web with over 100 FPS performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-07 | by Hassam Nasir | get Backbone One mobile gaming controller → | tags: gta vice city, gta iii, dmca takedown

33.

Microsoft promises faster Windows 11 boot times and better performance on 8GB PCs (techspot.com)

2026-09-07 | by Rob Thubron | get Samsung 990 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 1TB → | tags: microsoft, windows 11, windows hello

34.

Want to improve your performance? Focus on this (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-07 | get Manta sleep mask blackout → | tags: rest, sleep, high performer

35.

Single-slot low-profile 75W RTX 3060 with no power connectors disappoints in tests — GPU runs entirely off the PCIe slot, but offers severely crippled performance and frightening thermals (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-06 | by Hassam Nasir | get low profile GPU 75W no power connector → | tags: rtx 3060, nvidia, pcie slot

36.

MSI MEG CoreLiquid E15 360 AIO Review: Bold and stunning, with market-leading performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-06 | by Albert Thomas | get MSI MEG CoreLiquid E15 360 → | tags: msi, meg coreliquid e15, aio cooler

37.

Modder gets Nvidia's DLSS 5 working on AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs — RX 9070 XT only manages 30 FPS at 1080p right now, but 5070 Ti-level performance is the eventual goal (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card → | tags: dlss 5, rx 9070 xt, rdna 4

38.

We tested DLSS 5 in NBA 2K27 with every RTX 50-series GPU — first official release comes with a big performance hit, but almost every Blackwell card can run it at 1080p (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-05 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card → | tags: dlss 5, nba 2k27, nvidia

39.

HyperX Omen 15 review: Strong gaming performance and colorful OLED display, with obvious cost-cutting measures (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Brandon Hill | get HP Omen gaming laptop OLED → | tags: hyperx omen 15, oled display, gaming laptop

40.

You can finally get your hands on the Stephen Curry special edition Pixel Watch 5 (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-04 | get Google Pixel Watch 45mm → | tags: pixel watch 5, google, stephen curry

41.

Testing DLSS 5's Real Performance (No 6X Frame Gen) (techspot.com)

2026-09-04 | by Tim Schiesser | get MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 3X OC graphics card → | tags: dlss 5, nvidia, nba 2k27

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Testing DLSS 5's Real Performance (No 6X Frame Gen) (techspot.com)

2026-09-04 | by Tim Schiesser | get MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 3X OC graphics card → | tags: dlss 5, nvidia, nba 2k27

43.

Meta says Muse Spark 1.3 has frontier performance — but its best results come from a model developers can’t broadly use yet (venturebeat.com)

2026-09-03 | tags: meta, muse spark 1.3, artificial analysis

44.

Lenovo’s latest Android tablets bring a ton of performance, seven years of OS updates (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-03 | get Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Android tablet → | tags: lenovo, yoga tab gen 2, android

45.

K2 Horizon: Frontier Performance, Radically Open (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-03 | by Institute Of Foundation Models | get NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit → | tags: k2 horizon, apache 2.0, open models

46.

M6 MacBook Pro: Three new upgrades launching this fall (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-02 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Anker 341 USB-C hub 7-in-1 → | tags: m6 chip, macbook pro, neural engine

47.

WebLLM: high-performance in-browser LLM inference engine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card → | tags: webllm, openai, webgpu

48.

Why leaders struggle with negative feedback (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-02 | get Thanks for the Feedback Stone Heen book → | tags: leadership, psychological research, constructive feedback

49.

Microsoft is enabling a Windows 11 security feature that can hurt gaming performance (theverge.com)

2026-09-02 | by Tom Warren | get AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, memory integrity

50.

Peter Cullen’s Final Performance as Optimus Prime Is a Love Letter to ‘Transformers’ Fans (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-01 | get Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime figure → | tags: peter cullen, optimus prime, transformers

51.

The Browser's Main Thread Is Expensive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-01 | by Lee Sun-Hyoup | get High Performance Browser Networking Ilya Grigorik book → | tags: chrome, javascript, main thread

52.

John Deere launched an AI chatbot for farmers (theverge.com)

2026-09-01 | by Stevie Bonifield | get John Deere Big Farm 8R tractor toy 1:16 → | tags: john deere, ai chatbot, farm data

53.

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra leak hints at a serious performance upgrade (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-01 | get Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra tablet → | tags: galaxy tab s12 ultra, samsung, dimensity 9500

54.

Study: Blue light impairs the eye's ability to distinguish fine detail most (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-31 | get Gunnar blue light blocking computer glasses → | tags: blue light, university of georgia, visual performance

55.

Why RAMageddon Might Force Apps and Operating Systems’ Performance to Suck Less (cnet.com)

2026-08-30 | by Lori Grunin | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32GB kit → | tags: ramageddon, google, android

56.

Managers are bad at coaching: 4 tips for improving (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-30 | get The Coaching Habit book Michael Bungay Stanier → | tags: coaching, managers, workplace

57.

Why clearing cache won't always speed up your devices (engadget.com)

2026-08-29 | by Novak Božović | get SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD → | tags: browser cache, app cache, system caches

58.

Grand Theft Auto 6 will run at only 30 FPS on consoles at launch, no performance mode promised — even the souped-up PS5 Pro might not get 60 FPS support (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-29 | by Hassam Nasir | get PlayStation 5 Pro console → | tags: rockstar north, gta 6, ps5 pro

59.

Don't use musl if you care about performance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | get Programming Rust 2nd Edition O'Reilly book → | tags: musl, rust, bifrost

60.

Apple’s new M6 adds feature previously exclusive to high-end chips (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-28 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple Mac mini desktop → | tags: apple m6 chip, apple silicon, mac mini