Fake Disney posters prompt Microsoft to reprogram Bing Image Creator
In early November, a viral trend broke out on X (formerly Twitter) that had people posting realistic Disney/Pixar movie posters featuring their dogs. At first, the image style and logosRead More →
Western Digital starts shipping 24 TB CMR HDDs, and ramps up production of 28 TB SMR drives
SAS HDD versions of the drive will be available in the first quarter of calendar year 2024, we are told. Read Entire ArticleRead More →
Microsoft is now making its own Arm processors for AI and cloud workloads
This week, Microsoft announced it has built two “homegrown” chips that will handle AI and general computing workloads in the Azure cloud. The announcement was made at the Ignite 2023Read More →
New Qi2 wireless charging spec fixes alignment and speed charging issues
This week, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced Qi v2.0 or “Qi2.” The new spec aims to become the global standard in wireless charging after its first iteration failed toRead More →
Google halts sales of Fitbit products in 30 countries
Google has officially stated that Fitbit products are no longer being sold in Mexico and other Latin American countries. While existing users will still receive support, including software updates andRead More →
This portable external GPU includes internal M.2 storage
Mobile PC company One-Netbook has launched a crowdfunding program for its upcoming OneXGPU. This external GPU combines portability with M.2 storage capabilities. Like GPD’s G1, it could be a versatileRead More →
New York intends to have electric air taxis by 2025
On Monday, transportation startup Joby Aviation conducted a demo flight of its six-prop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in New York City. The exhibition was part of aRead More →
Melting RTX 4090 cables could be much more common than previously reported
Computer repair shop Northridge Fix claims that far more GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards suffer from melted power cables than Nvidia admits. Although the connectors in newer shipments appear toRead More →
IBM extends its goals for AI and quantum computing, shows off roadmap
What stood out was IBM’s demonstration of a much tighter connection between its research work on advanced technologies and the rapid “productization” of this work into commercial products. In bothRead More →
Retailer lists Intel Core i9-14900KS with 6.2GHz stock speed, a consumer CPU record
The Core i9-14900KS was always expected, given that Intel also released the previous-generation Core i9-13900KS. Israel-based retailer PC-Online seems to have confirmed this by listing several pre-built PCs featuring theRead More →