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A government used AI to write its AI regulations. It did not go well
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
Cape Town authorities had effectively asked for public comment on a draft AI bill that contained hallucinated sources.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Bazzite 44 brings kernel, desktop, and security updates
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
Bazzite 44 is a big one. Built on Fedora 44, this gaming-focused Linux distro lands with KDE Plasma 6.6 and Gnome 50, the OGC kernel 6.19, and Mesa 26.0.5 for better GPU support across Vulkan and OpenGL titles. The release also strengthens security with signed ISOs and updates bundled tools.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This $88 retro gaming handheld has a screen that rotates on a hinge, because why not
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
The handheld is powered by a Unisoc Tiger T618 octa-core CPU alongside a Mali G52 GPU ticking along at 850MHz. The combo is paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of eMCP storage, and supports expansion via TF card slot. WiFi 5 comes standard, as does Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The chip industry is booming again, but only for companies building AI infrastructure
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
A recent report by Semi's Silicon Manufacturers Group found that the silicon wafer industry is growing once again. The quarterly analysis confirmed that global shipments for silicon wafers increased 13.1% compared to the same quarter a year earlier, rising from 2,896 million square inches (MSI) to 3,275 MSI. Shipments declined...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
3DMark tests CPU and GPU performance with modern graphics workloads
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
3DMark is a widely used benchmarking tool that measures GPU and CPU performance using a range of graphics tests, including modern ray tracing workloads, making it useful for everything from quick system checks to in-depth performance comparisons across different hardware configurations.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD Ryzen AI Halo mini PC is coming in June with 128GB of unified memory and a focus on local AI workloads
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
The Redditor, who claims to have attended the event, posted photos of Huynh holding the device on stage, along with what appear to be key specifications displayed on a background screen. Huynh reportedly confirmed that the Halo will launch in June, but did not provide any details on pricing.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Trivia: What was the population of the Death Star?
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
In a galaxy far, far away, the Death Star wasn't just a weapon... it was a monumental achievement of (fictional) engineering and human resource management.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Next-gen MRDIMM standard nears completion targeting 12,800 MT/s DDR5 transfer rates for AI and data center workloads
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
JEDEC's latest announcement provides an updated timeline for the future of MRDIMM, a relatively new memory standard introduced a few years ago to support bandwidth-intensive data workloads. Multiplexed Rank DIMM technology uses a multiplexing register and buffers to allow two memory ranks to operate simultaneously on a single DIMM, effectively...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The Oscars just declared that AI actors and AI-written scripts can't win awards
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
The Academy clarified rules for two categories related to AI, writes Vanity Fair. The first states that the only acting roles eligible for Oscar nominations are those "demonstrably performed by humans with their consent." Screenplays, meanwhile, must be human-authored to be eligible.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
That time when a Waymo robotaxi drove off with a passenger's luggage after the trunk failed to unlock at the airport
Posted on Monday May 04, 2026
"I pressed the trunk open button, tried to get my luggage, but it doesn't do anything, and it drives away immediately," Jin told NBC.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »