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Intel fills out Core Ultra 200 laptop chips with hodgepodge of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

Core Ultra 200U, 200H, and 200HX will all fall short of Copilot+ compatibility. The new additions to the Core Ultra 200-series lineup today are in the U- and H-series, which...

Microsoft would really like you to replace your old Windows 10 PCs this year

The carrot of "new features" and the stick of "no more updates for your...

Instagram users discover old AI-powered “characters,” instantly revile them

But the social networking giant still has big plans for AI content across its...

Rumors say next-gen RTX 50 GPUs will come with big jumps in power requirements

We'll likely find out more about Nvidia's next GPUs at CES next week. Nvidia's RTX...

Power company hid illegal crypto mine that may have caused outages

Russia's crackdown on illegal mines outs power provider as unexpected accomplice. Credit: shaunl | iStock /...

Trump allies want to “Make America First in AI” with sweeping executive order

After repealing Biden's AI order, draft would create "Manhattan Projects" for military AI. Allies of former President Donald Trump have reportedly drafted a sweeping AI...

Elon Musk says SpaceX and X will relocate their headquarters to Texas

The billionaire blamed a California gender identity law for moving SpaceX and X headquarters. Elon Musk said Tuesday that he will move the headquarters of...

All four of Google’s Pixel 9 phones get lined up and shot (by regulators)

A taller Pixel Fold, a "small Pro" Pixel 9, and lots more early details. Can you really call them "leaks" if, every year, Google's Pixel...

YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos

Once again, EleutherAI's data frustrates professional content creators. AI models at Apple, Salesforce, Anthropic, and other major technology players were trained on tens of thousands...

Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says

Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU. Google tried to derail a Microsoft antitrust settlement over anticompetitive software licensing in the European Union by...

Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service

Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices. Major record labels sued Verizon on Friday, alleging that the Internet service provider violated...

PC emulator comes to iOS, but Apple’s restrictions hamper performance

UTM SE's lack of JIT compilation means "SE stands for Slow Edition." <img src="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/utmse.png" alt="<em>Space Cadet Pinball One month after PC emulator UTM was rejected from the...

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism

Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so. During an interview with Sequoia Capital's Training Data podcast published last Tuesday,...

Google makes it easier for users to switch on advanced account protection

The strict requirement for two physical keys is now eased when passkeys are used. Google is making it easier for people to lock down their...

Arm tweaks AMD’s FSR to bring battery-saving GPU upscaling to phones and tablets

Arm "Accuracy Super Resolution" is optimized for power use and integrated GPUs. Some of the best Arm processors come from companies like Apple and Qualcomm,...

Three betas in, iOS 18 testers still can’t try out Apple Intelligence features

Apple has said some features will be available to test "this summer." The beta-testing cycle for Apple's latest operating system updates is in full swing—earlier...

Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees

Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X Corp. A federal judge yesterday granted Elon Musk's motion to dismiss...

Galaxy Z Fold & Z Flip 6, Watch Ultra, and new Ring are Samsung’s AI carriers

Samsung's spec-bump products get coated in Galaxy AI lacquer for their showing. Samsung, much like every large tech company on this planet, led its Galaxy...

Amazon is bricking $2,350 Astro robots 10 months after release

Amazon giving refunds for business bot, will focus on home version instead. Amazon is bricking all Astro for Business robots on September 25. It first...
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