Meet the 91-year-old gamer who beat Resident Evil Requiem the old-fashioned way
Yang's meticulous, analog approach has captivated gaming communities in China and abroad, where clips of him leafing through notebooks filled with hand-sketched maps and puzzle notes have drawn admiration and nostalgia in equal measure. His accomplishment – finishing Resident Evil Requiem entirely unaided – has been hailed by fans as...
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$1,000-a-month basic income program launches for workers displaced by AI
The program is for workers who have lost pay, jobs, or opportunities to AI, writes the Blood in the Machine newsletter. Called the AI Dividend, it is run by nonprofits the AI Commons Project and What We Will, which aim to support humans in an increasingly AI-first world.
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Prototype mod brings native 1080P output to the Super Nintendo
Developed by hardware engineer Stanislav Parhomovich – the same developer behind the MegaSwitch HD for the Sega Genesis – the new modification, called the Super Switch HD, introduces full digital video output to Nintendo's 16-bit classic. The mod enables the console to output a high-resolution digital signal over HDMI on...
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PS5 Pro's PSSR upscaler proves AMD FSR 4 can work on older Radeon GPUs
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny recently told Digital Foundry that a new, improved version of Sony's PSSR upscaler utilizes 8-bit integer (INT8). Since the company developed PSSR and FSR 4 with AMD, Sony's new variant likely incorporates technology that could expand FSR 4 to GPUs that do not officially support it.
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AMD repurposes RDNA 3 for next-gen Medusa APUs with FSR 4 and AI features
Internal software documentation from the LLVM compiler project recently added two identifiers, GFX1171 and GFX1172, marking GPUs that occupy an unusual place in AMD's architecture lineup. While the GFX12 branch represents AMD's next-generation RDNA 4 designs and GFX13 maps to RDNA 5, these new IDs remain under the GFX11 family...
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Microsoft and Nvidia announce AI partnership to fast-track nuclear power plants
Before anyone starts picturing Copilot sitting in a control room, the companies say this is mostly about speeding up the slow work that comes before a reactor ever goes live.
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LG's new 1Hz display tech promises up to 48% better battery life in laptops
LG Display recently announced Oxide 1Hz, a brand-new display technology that it says can significantly improve battery efficiency. The new display type, which has just entered mass production, is designed to automatically change the refresh rate between 1Hz and 120Hz depending on the context.
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Xbox's new CEO is exploring cheaper Game Pass tiers to boost growth
Making Microsoft's PC and console game subscription service more affordable would run counter to the multiple price hikes the service has received in recent years. However, reports indicate that the gaming division's new leadership intends to shift to a more offensive stance.
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Ayaneo Next 2 handheld gaming PC canceled after soaring memory costs kill launch
In an update on its Indiegogo page, Ayaneo writes that even before the Next 2's launch, storage prices had been rising for several months, but the company was prepared to make little or no profit on the handheld.
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OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, ending $1 billion Disney deal in sudden pivot
The decision stunned Disney executives, who just 30 minutes earlier had been meeting with OpenAI teams about Sora's future, according to a person familiar with the matter. "It was a big rug-pull," the person told Reuters, describing how the media giant learned of the shutdown moments before it became public.
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