NVIDIA is once again reviving an old name in its graphics chip lineup, but this time it’s for thoroughly modern technology. As AnandTech reports, the company has introduced an GeForce RTX 2050 laptop GPU that may sound like recycled low-end hardware, but is based on the same Ampere design found in the RTX 3050 series.… Continue reading NVIDIA’s RTX 2050 laptop GPU slaps an old name on new technology
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Technology leaders’ influence in their businesses grows beyond expectations
Starting with the crisis mode of spring 2020, and into the continuing disruptions of 2021, businesses leaned heavily on their IT leaders and staffs to stay in business, and hopefully, see growth. And IT rose to the occasion in a spectacular way. As a result, IT leaders became more intimately involved in the running of… Continue reading Technology leaders’ influence in their businesses grows beyond expectations
Ye’s Stem Player has soft skin and all of the lights
At one point in development, Kano Computing’s new music creation device was going to have finger holes. “‘God created man; man is God’s greatest technology,’” explained Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, as Kano CEO and co-founder Alex Klein remembers it. “So when we make technology, maybe it needs to be formed in… Continue reading Ye’s Stem Player has soft skin and all of the lights
Experts: Stop Wearing Radioactive “Anti-5G” Necklaces, Idiots
Image by Futurism Nuclear experts in the Netherlands are warning against “anti-5G” pendants that some are wearing with the ridiculous idea that they’ll ward off harmful frequencies. The problem? These products emit potentially harmful ionizing radiation — they’re literally radioactive, in other words — and could could cause negative health effects in the long run. In… Continue reading Experts: Stop Wearing Radioactive “Anti-5G” Necklaces, Idiots
Facebook Exec Laments the Company’s Bulky, “Wretched” VR Headset
Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president for global affairs and communications, isn’t impressed with the design of the company’s Quest virtual reality headset. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Clegg had a hard time drinking his coffee while wearing the headset — with hilarious consequences, as a clip shared by the publication’s Henry Mance shows. The… Continue reading Facebook Exec Laments the Company’s Bulky, “Wretched” VR Headset
Someone’s Selling Shockingly Racist NFTs of George Floyd
In the world of blockchain, there’s no shortage of dumb ideas, incredible idiots, and bad actors — but one new creator might have just outdone them all. An NFT project selling different illustrations of George Floyd — the unarmed Black man whose brazen murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 launched a series of social… Continue reading Someone’s Selling Shockingly Racist NFTs of George Floyd
An Amazon dispatcher pressured a driver to keep delivering packages amid tornado alarms
An Amazon dispatcher in Illinois told a driver to continue delivering packages even after tornado sirens warned of incoming danger. That’s according to screenshots shared this week by Bloomberg that document an exchange that reportedly happened last Friday shortly before a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, leading to a structural collapse and… Continue reading An Amazon dispatcher pressured a driver to keep delivering packages amid tornado alarms
Amazon’s Appstore is finally working again on Android 12
Amazon has addressed the issue that had left those with Android 12 phones unable to use apps they had downloaded from the company’s Appstore. “We have released a fix for an issue impacting app launches for Amazon Appstore customers that have upgraded to Android 12 on their mobile devices,” a spokesperson for the company told… Continue reading Amazon’s Appstore is finally working again on Android 12
‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2’ won’t include NFTs following fan uproar
Following backlash from fans, S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 developer GSC Game World has walked back on plans it had to include non-fungible tokens in its new game. The announcement came a day after the studio said S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 would include NFTs. On Thursday, GSC Game World posted and then deleted an explanation for the decision where it… Continue reading ‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2’ won’t include NFTs following fan uproar
Adobe’s Project Shasta is an AI-powered, web-based audio editor
Adobe is testing out a new web-based tool that uses AI to simplify audio recording. The software is called Project Shasta, and it could make recording and editing podcasts and other projects a lot easier and more approachable. The project started off in Adobe Labs as an experiment to find “new ways to help people… Continue reading Adobe’s Project Shasta is an AI-powered, web-based audio editor