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Intel is closing its automotive chipmaking business

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-03 07:19:14

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Intel is shutting down its business dedicated to making processors for cars. In a memo seen by The Oregonian, Intel tells workers that it plans to lay off “most” employees in the division, citing plans to shift focus to its “core client and data center portfolio.” “As part of this work, we have decided to wind down the automotive business within ou

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AMD demo shows procedural generation cutting VRAM usage from 35GB to 51KB

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-03 11:51:00

Why it matters: Managing graphics memory has become one of the most pressing challenges facing the realm of real-time 3D rendering. As visuals become more detailed, the amount of VRAM required for modern high-end games is pushing against what average customers can afford. AMD and Nvidia are currently developing remedies to the issue, which involve shifting certain rendering tasks from memory to the GPU. A new research paper from AMD explains how procedurally generating certain 3D objects in rea

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During a town hall Wednesday, NASA officials on stage looked like hostages

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-03 11:47:14

The four people at the helm of America's space agency held a town hall meeting with employees Wednesday, fielding questions about downsizing, layoffs, and proposed budget cuts that threaten to undermine NASA's mission and prestige. Janet Petro, NASA's acting administrator, addressed questions from an auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington. She was joined by Brian Hughes, the agency's chief of staff, a political appointee who was formerly a Florida-based consultant active in city politics

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10 Perks Prime Members Can Snag Before Prime Day (2025)

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-09-03 11:32:00

Amazon Prime Day is fast approaching, and you can get in on the action early with these promotions and deals for various Amazon services. Snag free credits on food, discounts on groceries, or extended free trials. We've rounded up our favorite perks below. As a reminder, these are only available for Amazon Prime members. New members can sign up for a free 30-day trial. Make sure to check out our related guides to get ready for the big day, including the Best Early Prime Day Deals, How to Shop A

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It’s officially summer, and the grid is stressed

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2025-09-03 19:00:00

We rely on electricity to keep ourselves comfortable, and more to the point, safe. These are the moments we design the grid for: when need is at its very highest. The key to keeping everything running smoothly during these times might be just a little bit of flexibility. While heat waves happen all over the world, let’s take my local grid as an example. I’m one of the roughly 65 million people covered by PJM Interconnection, the largest grid operator in the US. PJM covers Virginia, West Virgini

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Google clears the air about that Gemini email, says ‘this update is good for users’

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 13:25:08

Google has clarified what Gemini’s upcoming July 7 update for Android devices really means and how it’ll affect Android users. The company responded to an email query from Android Authority, confirming that Gemini will soon be able to help with everyday tasks like sending messages, making phone calls, and setting timers, even if Gemini Apps Activity is turned off. This initially sparked confusion after Google sent out a vague email to users, stating that Gemini would soon be able to “help you u

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New Gemini Live tricks make your calendar and notes easier to access

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 17:52:24

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Live can now interact with other Google apps during flowing conversations. It can add or edit entries in Calendar, Keep, and Tasks, and fetch live location in Maps. Captions in Gemini Live are also rolling out more widely. Gemini is inching closer to being the intelligent virtual assistant Google touts it to be. Google recently flipped the switch for a set of controls that allow Gemini to access information from other Google apps in real time.

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This hidden Gemini trick has completely changed how I use Google Calendar

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 19:30:02

Joe Maring / Android Authority Keeping up with Gemini’s ever-growing list of capabilities is an impossible task. Between video generation tools like Veo 3, new features for Gemini Live, AI-powered web browsers, and more, Google’s doing so much with Gemini and so quickly that knowing what Gemini can and can’t do isn’t as easy as it should be. Not only does this make Gemini feel overwhelming at times, but it can also cause many features to be easily overlooked, especially the less flashy ones. F

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How much do you trust Google with the data you provide it?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 19:55:31

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. Google is a technology heavyweight — that’s just a fact. Despite this, it still needs our data for many of its services to function effectively. Whether we’re offering up our Gemini prompts, Google Photos, or Maps reviews, we’re contributing to the company’s growth little by little and the stea

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My laptop webcam wasn't cutting it for video calls - then I discovered this accessory

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-03 17:00:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The Emeet Pixy webcam is available now on Amazon for $160. It offers splendid 4K video with auto-tracking and and excellent sound. You'll want to install the Emeet Studio app to get the most out of the camera. $159.99 at Amazon I don't often do video conferencing (whew), but when I do have to attend a meeting, the last thing I want is to have to deal with crappy video quality. I don't just mean video quality, either -- poor audio quality can be just as bad. Also: The be

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Google clears the air on Gemini email, says ‘this update is good for users’

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 18:25:08

Google has clarified what Gemini’s upcoming July 7 update for Android devices really means and how it’ll affect Android users. The company responded to an email query from Android Authority, confirming that Gemini will soon be able to help with everyday tasks like sending messages, making phone calls, and setting timers, even if Gemini Apps Activity is turned off. This initially sparked confusion after Google sent out a vague email to users, stating that Gemini would soon be able to “help you u

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Games That Weren't: Preserving Cancelled and Unreleased Video Game History

news.ycombinator.com Posted 2025-09-03 16:41:34

Thanks to Sailor of Triad, a rare prototype of Alien 3 for the Commodore 64 has just been discovered recently. This was a demo that was seemingly produced for producer Joe Bonar to take a look at back in the day to see progress with the project. It is possible that it could have been also passed onto magazines for screenshots – which makes it a shame that it wasn’t included as a demo on the likes of Commodore Force or Format at the time. Continue reading →

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You’re not alone: This email from Google’s Gemini team was concerning (Updated: Google statement)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 22:23:10

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently notified users that, starting July 7, 2025, Gemini will be able to assist with apps like Phone, Messages, and WhatsApp, regardless of whether Gemini Apps Activity is turned on or off. The vague wording in the email raised privacy concerns, with users unclear if Gemini will still access these apps even after opting out. While the email said users can disable these features in the “App settings,” it does not offer specific steps for doin

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15 new jobs AI is creating - including 'Synthetic reality producer'

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2025-09-03 21:00:00

Eoneren/Getty Images Imagine being at a party in the not-too-distant future, and telling people you are a "synthetic reality producer." That's something sure to elicit quite a bit of curiosity. On the other hand, it may be a common job title by the year 2030. There's been a fair bit of chatter lately about the prospect of artificial intelligence usurping or taking away job opportunities -- from developers to creators. However, AI will never operate entirely on its own in a vacuum -- there will

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IBM's Dmitry Krotov wants to crack the 'physics' of memory

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-03 22:31:58

Dmitry “Dima” Krotov was among the first to congratulate AI pioneer, John Hopfield, on his Nobel Prize in Physics last fall. “John, wow!” he texted Hopfield on the morning the award became public. “Just WOW!!” As Hopfield’s close collaborator, Krotov has helped explain to the world following the announcement how Hopfield’s single-layer digital neural network led to the “deep” networks in use today. At Princeton, the two researchers invented something called dense associative memory, which lifte

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CUDA Ray Tracing 2x Faster Than RTX: My CUDA Ray Tracing Journey

news.ycombinator.com Tanguy Fautré 2025-09-03 21:42:38

Welcome! This article is a deep dive into how I made a CUDA-based ray tracer that outperforms a Vulkan/RTX implementation—sometimes by more than 3x—on the same hardware. If you're interested in GPU programming, performance optimization, or just want to see how far you can push a path tracer, you're in the right place. The comparison is with RayTracingInVulkan by GPSnoopy, a well-known Vulkan/RTX renderer. My goal wasn't just to port Ray Tracing in One Weekend to CUDA, but to squeeze every last

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PicoGUS gets CD-ROM emulation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-02 04:02:33

(note: please use firmware v3.0.1, which fixes issues with MPU emulation in SB and USB modes) New features/changes CD-ROM emulation PicoGUS now supports CD-ROM emulation (in other words, PicoGUS is now an ODE)! It emulates a Panasonic/MKE interface and drive and supports CD images in ISO or BIN/CUE stored on a USB drive plugged into the USB port on the PicoGUS. CD-ROM emulation has been tested in DOS and Windows 9x and CD audio playback is fully supported. CD-ROM emulation is available in So

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Pokemon Go: Is the Gold Bottle Cap Worth Buying a $20 Battle Pass?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 06:57:13

I've been playing Pokemon Go since its release in 2016, and I've never caught a perfect shiny legendary. They're absurdly rare, because you need to roll the right stats and the alternate pigmentation on the same Pokemon. I suspect I'll be seeing a lot more shiny legendary Pokemon with max stats (or shundos, as the community calls them) soon, though, since developer Niantic has released the first Gold Bottle Cap into Pokemon Go. This powerful item lets you have total control over your Pokemon's

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Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-09-04 02:34:35

Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. The move doesn’t end the case entirely – Getty is still pursuing other claims as well as a separate lawsuit in the U.S. – but it underscores the gray areas surrounding the future of content ownership and usage in the age of generative AI. The developm

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Apple’s C1 is coming to this product next, and skipping the rest

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-04 11:58:35

When Apple launched its iPhone 16e earlier this year, it included a brand new component: the C1 modem. But more recent devices like the M3 iPad Air and A16 iPad haven’t included it. Here’s where the C1 will appear next, and which products are not expected to get it. Why the C1 modem was worth the wait For many years, Apple has been working to develop its own cellular modem tech. Absent that tech being ready, the company has had to rely on Qualcomm to supply 5G modems for its devices. While Qu

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What do Google's Gemini privacy changes actually mean?

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-04 11:08:19

A Google email about Gemini privacy is causing quite the stir. The alarm came from a change in what the chatbot can access when your history is turned off. However, the update's implications are far less sensational than initially feared. Here's the heart of the email that set off the hubbub in the otherwise sleepy summer tech press. "Gemini will soon be able to help you use Phone, Messages, WhatsApp and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off." (Emphasis is ours

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The Switch 2 is coming to Walmart tonight at 9PM ET — but there's a catch

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-04 11:31:29

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Sam Rutherford for Engadget Walmart has confirmed that the Switch 2 will be available on its site tonight at 9PM ET, but the first hour of availability will only be open to paid Walmart+ members. So, in order to potentially add the new Nintendo console to your cart, you'll need to be

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Broken by Design: Systemd

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 11:01:22

Broken by design: systemd 09 Feb 2014 19:56:09 GMT Recently the topic of systemd has come up quite a bit in various communities in which I'm involved, including the musl IRC channel and on the Busybox mailing list. While the attitude towards systemd in these communities is largely negative, much of what I've seen has been either dismissable by folks in different circles as mere conservatism, or tempered by an idea that despite its flaws, "the design is sound". This latter view comes with the

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These Are Our Favorite Supplements for Joint Health in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 10:20:12

While "there's not a ton of evidence out there to firmly say one supplement is going to help you over another," Mysore said, glucosamine likely has the most evidence backing its use. Glucosamine naturally occurs in our bodies -- it's in your cartilage and helps your joints function. A glucosamine supplement is believed to help with arthritis in that it can bring down some of the pain brought on by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. According to the Arthritis Foundation, glucosamine is commo

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‘M3GAN 2.0’ Is an Antihero Upgrade, But at a Cost

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-04 12:01:18

M3GAN 2.0 delivers a bloody slay of a sequel, one that elevates Blumhouse’s sci-fi horror darling and gives its icon an action-packed upgrade–one that works, albeit at the expense of the original’s horror roots. You can’t keep a killer down, or a killer doll for that matter, as the end of the first film teased, as 2.0 opens with M3GAN (voiced by Jenna Davis, and physically portrayed by Amie Donald) having taken refuge in the cloud after he defeat. In the sequel, we discover that while Gemma (Al

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Heat Domes and Surging Grid Demand Threaten US Power Grids with Blackouts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 13:45:00

Key takeaways: The National Weather Service issues an extreme heat warning affecting almost 150 million people across the US. Heat domes are to blame. Parts of the US -- including the Midwest, New England and Texas-Louisiana -- face blackout risks during high-demand periods like summer heat waves. Electricity demand is a primary challenge across the US due to factors like new data centers, electrification and industrial activity. Regional grid risks vary: The Midwest faces plant retirements,

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The Best Types of Creatine for All Your Fitness Goals, According to Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 13:57:04

If you look in the supplement aisle at your local pharmacy, you'll likely find different forms of creatine in gummies, powders, capsules and even drink mixes. That's because creatine is a popular fitness supplement for those who want to gain strength and power while improving performance. It's also naturally made in our bodies and assists our muscles with energy production when we work out. Though creatine can be found in smaller quantities in foods like salmon, chicken, beef and pork, many peo

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Google unveils Gemini CLI, an open source AI tool for terminals

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-09-04 09:00:00

Google is launching a new agentic AI tool that will put its Gemini AI models closer to where developers are already coding. The company announced on Wednesday the launch of Gemini CLI, an agentic AI tool designed to run locally from your terminal. The new tool connects Google’s Gemini AI models to local codebases, and it allows developers to make natural language requests, such as asking Gemini CLI to explain confusing sections of code, write new features, debug code, or run commands. Gemini C

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Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-09-04 19:42:42

Elon Musk’s xAI is the subject of scrutiny in Memphis, where natural gas turbines powering its Colossus data center have raised alarm among residents concerned about air pollution. On Tuesday, the City of Memphis released the results of initial air quality testing performed by a third party, saying that levels of the 10 pollutants tested were not dangerous. But the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), which is threatening to sue xAI on behalf of the NAACP, said that the tests omitted a key

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Google releases Gemini CLI with free Gemini 2.5 Pro

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-04 23:53:28

Google has released Gemini 2.5 Pro-powered Gemini CLI, which allows you to use Gemini inside your terminal, including Windows Terminal. Gemini CLI is written in Typecript and it works across all platforms, including Windows, macOS and Linux. If you're a developer, you can follow Gemini CLI's guidelines and plug it into scripts and extend capabilities of existing tools. Gemini CLI in Windows Terminal Source: BleepingComputer For example, if you use Cursor AI or Windsurf, you can integrate Ge

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