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26 avril
16h15
New Thermal Paste Applicator Removes All the Guesswork
Josh Norem
A newly developed stencil should make thermal paste application a no brainer.
15h01
Nvidia-backed AI Firm Launches Lifelike Avatars for Enterprise Users
Adrianna Nine
Companies will be able to use Synthesia’s AI generated actors to create training videos, presentations, and other corporate materials.
14h39
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K. Thor Jensen
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14h00
Scientists Discover Evidence of Ancient Earth’s Peculiarly Strong Magnetic Field
Ryan Whitwam
The planet’s magnetic field was already at half strength . billion years ago.
13h02
Corals Evolved to Produce Light 540 Million Years Ago
Adrianna Nine
Bioluminescence has existed for more than twice as long as previously believed.
12h03
Lenovo Announces World’s First Laptop With LPCAMM2 DDR5x Memory Modules
Josh Norem
The replacement of the ancient SO DIMM standard has finally begun.
11h00
Japan’s Lunar Lander Awakens After Its Third Lunar Night
Ryan Whitwam
The designers didn’t expect it to survive even one night on the Moon.
10h59
Get a Refurbished MacBook Pro for 150 Off
StackCommerce Team
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25 avril
17h08
Qualcomm Accused of Faking Benchmarks for Its Snapdragon X Elite and Plus SoCs
Josh Norem
The company says it stands by its performance claims.
14h38
TSMC Fires Shot Across Intel’s Bow With New 1.6nm A16 Node for 2026
Josh Norem
The company’s next generation process will feature backside power delivery as well.
12h03
Scientists Discover Microbial Biospheres Beneath One of World’s Hottest, Driest Deserts
Adrianna Nine
Some of these microbes thrive more than meters below the Atacama Desert’s surface.
11h00
Report: AMD Is Developing AM5-Based Epyc Server CPUs
Josh Norem
The chips might include D V Cache versions as well.
10h59
Get My Arcade Atari With 200 Games for 69.99
StackCommerce Team
This new, open box Game Station Pro is officially licensed by Atari.
24 avril
20h00
Hubble Celebrates 34th Birthday With a Peek at a Planetary Nebula
Ryan Whitwam
Hubble has beamed home a stunning shot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula.
18h30
Microsoft Rolls Out Start Menu Ads to All Windows 11 Users
Ryan Whitwam
Microsoft’s ’recommendations’ have arrived in your Start menu with the latest patch.
18h30
The Best Graphics Card Deals for April 2024
K. Thor Jensen
Supercharge your visuals with deep discounts on GPUs from AMD and Nvidia.
17h45
This Flame-Throwing Robot Dog Costs Less than a Used Car
Adrianna Nine
One is a lot more practical than the other, though.
16h51
New Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus SoC for Windows Arm Laptops Benchmarked
Josh Norem
The first benchmark results show Qualcomm will be a serious contender in the Windows laptop market.
15h48
AMD RDNA 4 GPU Lineup to Allegedly Stick With GDDR6 Memory
Josh Norem
We might not be getting GDDR memory in AMD’s next gen GPUs after all.
13h25
The Best Gaming Chair Deals for April 2024
K. Thor Jensen
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13h03
New Test Detects Cancer In Minutes Using Just 1 Drop of Dried Blood
Adrianna Nine
Though the test is in its infancy, it could someday be used to spot three of cancer’s deadliest forms.
12h00
Google’s Gemini App to Feature Real-Time Responses
Adrianna Nine
Because who wants to wait a whole five seconds for a chatbot to answer their question
11h00
NASA’s Juno Probe Reveals Glass-Like Surface of Io’s Giant Lava Lake
Ryan Whitwam
Loki Patera is a prominent feature of Io, but you’ve never seen it like this.
10h59
Save 77% on a Lenovo Chromebook Refurb, Now 110.99
StackCommerce Team
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23 avril
19h10
Adobe Releases New Firefly AI Tools in Photoshop Beta
Ryan Whitwam
Firefly Image foundation promises better AI images and new tools.
17h59
NASA Gets Engineering Data from Voyager 1 After Months of Garbled Transmissions
Ryan Whitwam
The team is now working on a fix to restore science data.
16h45
Intel ’Fix’ for Gaming Instability Slows Performance by 9% in Some Workloads
Josh Norem
It’s not all bad, though, as the losses likely won’t be noticeable when gaming at higher resolutions.
16h00
AMD to Launch 2 Zen 4 APUs Without iGPUs for Budget DIY PCs
Josh Norem
The company is expected to launch two budget friendly APUs globally, adding to its Zen lineup.
15h59
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K. Thor Jensen
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14h52
China Acquired Banned Nvidia Hardware When Buying Servers: Reuters
Josh Norem
Servers from Dell, Supermicro, and Gigabyte servers were purchased with Nvidia hardware, but it’s unclear if any laws were broken.
13h00
Scientists Create New 2D Form of Gold Called Goldene
Ryan Whitwam
It’s like graphene but more fabulous.
12h03
Solar Discovery Brings Scientists Closer to Deciphering Disruptive Space Weather
Adrianna Nine
The Sun’s gamma radiation isn’t quite as uniform as researchers previously thought.
11h00
Scientists Reveal Non-Volatile Memory Breakthrough
Josh Norem
It could be the holy grail of NAND storage married with DRAM speed we’ve been waiting for all these years.
10h59
Get Microsoft Office 2019 for Just 29.97 Through April 30
StackCommerce Team
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22 avril
20h16
Apple’s Generative AI for iPhone May Not Use the Cloud
Ryan Whitwam
A local only AI could be more private, but it won’t be as fast or capable as the cloud.
18h00
NexusMods Issues Traffic Warning Following Fallout Rebound
Adrianna Nine
The Fallout TV show is reigniting gamers’ interest in mods.
17h12
Some Analysts Question Nvidia’s Long-Term Dominance in AI
Josh Norem
The company’s AI accelerators’ high pricing and power consumption have led to some analysts questioning if Nvidia’s strategy is sustainable.
14h45
Russia Is Working on a 128-Core Supercomputing Platform: Report
Josh Norem
The country’s notoriously ancient computer systems are due for an upgrade.
14h21
The Best SSD and Hard Drive Deals for April 2024
K. Thor Jensen
Make room in your PC for games, content, and more with these dirt cheap drive deals.
14h19
Get an Earth Day Deal on This Lenovo Grade-A Refurb, Only 179.97 Through April 30
StackCommerce Team
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14h03
Microsoft Swears VASA-1 Deepfake Tool Isn’t for Creating Deepfakes
Adrianna Nine
Though it was trained on real people’s images and audio clips, VASA is allegedly meant for creating ’virtual characters.’
13h01
Mercedes Becomes First Automaker to Sell Level 3 Self-Driving Direct to US Consumers
Adrianna Nine
Drivers who enable Drive Pilot in their EQS and S Class sedans no longer have to keep an eye on the road.
12h02
Study Identifies Mutated Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infesting ISS
Ryan Whitwam
The extreme environment of the ISS may be helping make bacteria more extreme as well.
11h00
What Is Carbon? Life’s Most Crucial Element, Explained
Jessica Hall
All about carbon: the fourth most abundant element, and the most important to life as we know it.
21 avril
12h00
What Does DNA Stand For, and How Does It Work?
Jessica Hall
All about DNA no college degree necessary.
20 avril
12h00
How Old Is the Solar System, and How Did It Form?
Jessica Hall
A long time ago in an arm of the galaxy about three kiloparsecs away, our Solar System began to take shape.
19 avril
17h54
The Best Router and Mesh Wi-Fi Deals for April 2024
K. Thor Jensen
Make your home Internet bigger and better with a new router or mesh system.
17h30
Tesla Recalls All 3,878 Cybertrucks Due to Sticky Accelerator Pedal
Ryan Whitwam
The issue was caused by an ’unauthorized change’ at one of Tesla’s suppliers.
16h41
Intel Announces DDR5-8800 MT s for Upcoming ’Granite Rapids’ Server Chips
Josh Norem
The move by Intel is a substantial increase in memory speeds from prior generations.
16h41
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K. Thor Jensen
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