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The Compelling AVX-512 Performance Advantage On AMD EPYC 9005 "Turin"
Back in October following the launch of the EPYC 9005 "Turin" processors I ran an AVX-512 performance comparison for the EPYC 9755 with 512-bit data path vs. 256-bit data path vs. AVX-512 disabled. That was interesting for showing the benefits of Zen 5...
2025-01-31 10:53
Servo Aims For Shadow DOM & Improved Embedding API In 2025
The Servo open-source browser engine written in Rust has published some of their development statistics and other figures for 2025. Additionally they have shared their planned roadmap for 2025...
2025-01-31 09:41
Plunge into Python: New tools and tips for Python developers
Create luscious-looking full-stack websites in nothing but Python, get a hands-on lesson in integrating Rust and Python, and learn everything you need to know about the care and feeding of Python virtual environments. And, if you’re a noob looking f...
2025-01-31 09:00
The quantum computing reality check
In late 2024, a major pharmaceutical company invested $50 million in quantum computing initiatives through a leading cloud provider, hoping to revolutionize their drug discovery process. Six months later, they quietly shifted their resources to tradit...
2025-01-31 09:00
Sonos Arc, Beam Dolby Atmos soundars, Sub 4/Mini wireless subwoofers are at lowest prices
Sonos has now dropped the prices of the Beam Gen2 soundbar, and Sub 4 and Sub Mini wireless subwoofers after it dropped the price of the Arc recently. Read more...
2025-01-31 08:56
New Mistral Small 3 is faster and better than similar OpenAI and Google models
Mistral AI has just announced its latest model, a 24 billion parameter model that's comparable to GPT-4o mini and Llama 3.3 70B. Read more...
2025-01-31 08:38
KVM Enhancements Within The Linux 6.14 Kernel
Along with other Intel TDX changes and AMD SEV updates separately sent out for thei n-development Linux 6.14 kernel, there is the usual hearty batch of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization updates too...
2025-01-31 08:31
Ruby on Rails on WebAssembly, the full-stack in-browser journey
Ruby on Rails' famous blog in 15 minutes now runs right in your browser thanks to WebAssembly.
2025-01-31 08:00
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Future Samsung Galaxy Buds might transmit audio over UWB instead of Bluetooth
Samsung has filed a patent for wireless earphones that will use ultra-wideband (UWB) for transmitting audio instead of Bluetooth. Read more...
2025-01-31 07:28
Microsoft Translator Pro now generally available on iOS devices
Microsoft has released Translator Pro for iOS devices following a preview period. It has also expanded it from the commercial cloud to the US Government Cloud. Read more...
2025-01-31 06:48
Chromium Embedded Framework "CEF" Seeing Progress On Wayland Support
One of the important pieces of open-source software still working toward proper Wayland support is the Chromium Embedded Framework "CEF" that in turn is depended upon by software like Steam, OBS Studio, Spotify, and many other software packages for hav...
2025-01-31 06:36
Mark Zuckerberg admits Meta was slow in recognizing TikTok's meteoric rise
TikTok's popularity is there in the open and even though alternatives have emerged, no one has been able to beat the ByteDance-owned social media platform. Read more...
2025-01-31 06:32
FUSE Hooks Up With IO_uring For Greater Performance Potential In Linux 6.14
The FUSE code within the Linux kernel for enabling file-systems in user-space has a new performance capability up its sleeve with now supporting IO_uring communication between kernel and user-space...
2025-01-31 06:23
NVIDIA VFIO Driver Prepares For Blackwell With Linux 6.14
All of the Virtual Function I/O (VFIO) driver updates were merged this week as we reach the end of the Linux 6.14 merge window...
2025-01-31 06:09
Latest Delta emulator beta adds online multiplayer, controller skins and more for iPhones
After announcing it in September 2024, the popular Nintendo DS emulator for iPhones and iPads, Delta emulator's latest beta brings online multiplayer and a lot of other features. Read more...
2025-01-31 06:08
The U.S. is currently investigating if DeepSeek smuggled advanced Nvidia GPUs into China
The U.S. government is currently investigating whether DeepSeek illegally acquired advanced Nvidia GPUs through intermediaries in Singapore. Read more...
2025-01-31 05:52
Microsoft Copilot makes OpenAI's o1 reasoning model free for everyone
Microsoft is making the Think Deeper feature, which uses OpenAI's O1 reasoning models to solve complex problems, free for all Copilot users. Read more...
2025-01-31 03:32