Self-driving Waymo pulled over for illegal U-turn, officer has no one to ticket
Police in San Bruno found themselves at the center of a rapidly spreading online debate after pulling over a self-driving Waymo vehicle that made an illegal U-turn during a weekend traffic operation. The incident raised questions about how law enforcement should handle traffic violations committed by autonomous vehicles, which technically...
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AMD hits record CPU share in latest Steam hardware survey – new top GPU and VR headset revealed
Things have changed a lot since the GTX 1060 topped the Steam survey GPU chart for around five years (2017 – 2022). This year has seen a frequently changing number one GPU among survey participants, as the RTX 3060, RTX 4060, and RTX 4060 Laptop regularly swap places. The RTX...
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Intel Arc B580 Gets Faster: Driver Updates Tackle CPU Overhead
Intel's Arc B580 finally hit $250, undercutting rivals like the RTX 5060 and 9060 XT. With 12GB VRAM vs. their 8GB, it's a budget gamer's win – if Intel's lingering CPU overhead issue holds up.
Early Apple M5 benchmarks reveal modest CPU jump, bigger GPU gains
According to MacRumors, the FCC recently revealed basic details about several upcoming Apple devices, including a new Vision Pro headset, an updated MacBook Pro, and six new iPad Pro models. Around the same time, Russian YouTuber Wylascom acquired one of the iPads and tested its M5 processor with a few...
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A collector built the ultimate timeline of GPUs from the past 30 years
On the Nvidia side, the collection begins with the NV1, released in 1995. The card was a multimedia accelerator rather than a pure GPU, arriving in an era when 3D gaming was still in its infancy. Interestingly, the collector notes that the NV1 was the single most expensive card to...
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Amazon is relaunching Luna with new social features and family-friendly gaming
Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform that few people are eager to spend money on, but the company believes it can successfully relaunch the service with a new social twist. The tech giant founded by Jeff Bezos has introduced the "all-new" Amazon Luna, which looks remarkably similar to the...
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Energizer's long-lasting laptop offers marathon power, but no air travel allowed
The Energizer EnergyBook Pro Ultra features a four-cell, 13,000 mAh (192 Wh) battery that is said to be good for up to 11 hours of gaming or graphic design usage or 28 hours of "intense" office use such as browsing the web or participating in a conference call. In standby...
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OpenAI's Sora 2.0 can generate hyperrealistic AI videos of you and your friends
Sora 2.0 is accompanied by an invite-only mobile app called Sora, which lets users generate AI videos of themselves and their friends. The app features a TikTok-style personalized feed, primarily showcasing AI videos from people the user follows or interacts with most.
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DoorDash expands autonomous delivery with four-wheeled "Dot" robot
DoorDash is making its biggest push yet into robotics and automation, unveiling a delivery robot and a new tool for restaurants as part of a strategy years in the making. The announcement marks the first public showcase of hardware developed by its DoorDash Labs unit, which has been advancing autonomous...
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"AI actress" Tilly Norwood slammed by SAG-AFTRA as soulless and unoriginal
Eline Van der Velden, a Dutch comedian and actress based in London, is advocating for heavy use of AI-generated content to reshape the television industry. She is promoting her vision through "Tilly Norwood," a digital simulation of a "screen-ready" AI actress that, according to Van der Velden, could become the...
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