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Call of Duty's new chat moderation AI sees major success: 43% drop in toxicity
Posted on Saturday October 12, 2024
Activision Blizzard reports that exposure to toxic voice chat in Call of Duty has declined by 43 percent since the beginning of this year. The publisher credits the recent implementation of AI-based moderation for the results, which have convinced it to expand its use when Call of Duty: Black Ops...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia Blackwell GPUs sold out for the next 12 months as AI market boom continues
Posted on Saturday October 12, 2024
Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs are experiencing unprecedented demand, with the company reporting that it has sold out of these next-gen processors. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed the news during an investors meeting hosted by Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley Analyst Joe Moore notes that Nvidia executives disclosed that their Blackwell GPU...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
NES expansion port receives its first peripheral after 39 years, a Bluetooth hub
Posted on Saturday October 12, 2024
Pre-orders are now open for RetroTime's upcoming Bluetooth hub for the NES. It is the first attachment for the system's mysterious expansion slot in almost 40 years.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Elon Musk unveils autonomous Cybercab and Robovan at sci-fi-themed event
Posted on Saturday October 12, 2024
This week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company's latest innovation, the Cybercab robotaxi, at the We, Robot event at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California. The tech mogul made a dramatic entrance by arriving at the sci-fi-themed function in the vehicle dressed in his signature black leather jacket and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Steam now explicitly states you're not buying the game, just a license
Posted on Friday October 11, 2024
Steam has begun displaying a new notice in its shopping cart, explicitly clarifying the nature of the transaction: "A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam." The change is Valve's way of complying with an incoming California law prohibiting digital marketplaces from implying that...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Researchers want to use pyrolysis to turn asteroids into food for long-term space exploration
Posted on Friday October 11, 2024
A team of scientists from Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have proposed mining asteroids to convert the raw, rocky materials into edible biomass for astronauts. Their study speculates that the hydrocarbons (organic compounds consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon) making up asteroids could hold an essential element...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Ryzen 7 9800X3D could be the first 3D V-Cache CPU to outpace the standard model's frequency
Posted on Friday October 11, 2024
The leak comes from the Chinese video platform Bilibili, where someone shared a Cinebench R23 benchmark run supposedly from the unannounced 9800X3D chip. The most eye-catching specification is its 4.7GHz base clock, which would be a staggering 900MHz higher than the standard Ryzen 7 9700X's 3.8GHz base frequency.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Scientists create real-life Spider-Man sticky-web shooter
Posted on Friday October 11, 2024
While working on a project to create super-strong adhesive using a silk moth protein known as fibroin, researcher Marco Lo Presti noticed a web-like material had formed in the bottom of his glassware after cleaning it with acetone.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Electric 9-seater planes are on the way, can fly up to 500 miles on a full charge
Posted on Friday October 11, 2024
The most recent orders come from UrbanLink Air Mobility, a South Florida company that is doubling down on its electrification plans for urban air travel. The initial order is for 10 nine-seat variants of the Alice, with options for 10 more in the future. This represents a significant step towards...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD Epyc 9005 "Turin" processors launch with up to 192 Zen 5c cores
Posted on Friday October 11, 2024
Launched under the Epyc 9005 branding, the 5th-gen Epyc CPU family is compatible with AMD's SP5 socket, just like the Zen 4-based "Genoa" and "Bergamo" processors, and features two distinct designs.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »