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A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors. The study was published this week in Science and comes from a research team led b

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Enthusiast builds a PC big enough to live in — humans in this RGB-lit fish tank case look just like figurines Colossal build appears to have been a stunt to sell air conditioning systems in China. You’ve probably seen a few examples of PC DIYers installing figurines in their elab

Nvidia accelerates end-of-life for some Jetson AI processors due to memory shortages — RAMpocalypse sends older DDR4-based modules to the great scrapheap in the sky This is mostly about a market reality finally catching up with aging embedded hardware, not abrupt discontinuation.

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A suspected YouTube interface bug spikes RAM usage above 7 gigabytes, users report severe lag and frozen tabs — bug might be trapping browsers in an endless layout loop YouTube bug reportedly maxing out CPUs. Reports of YouTube freezing browsers and consuming enormous amounts of

Popular 90s search engine ‘Ask Jeeves’ finally bites the dust — parent company shutters website that pioneered natural language queries, only a placeholder results page remains The online search valet is finally retiring after 30 years of serving up answers to our millions of que

Inference is giving AI chip startups a second chance to make their mark In a disaggregated AI world, Nvidia can be both a friend and an enemy AI adoption is reaching an inflection point as the focus shifts from training new models to serving them. For the AI startups vying for a

It’s not hyperbole to call DualShot Recorder an overnight sensation. How the internet’s favorite squirrel dad made the hottest camera app of 2026 Viral wildlife creator Derrick Downey Jr. vibe-coded his way to a hit app in DualShot Recorder. How the internet’s favorite squirrel d

It was love at first sight. It felt like scouring the mall, dipping in and out of sprawling department stores in search of a specific, elusive item, only to finally find what you’re looking for. Only, I didn’t even know I was searching for something like the Xteink X3, because I

Anthropic in early talks to buy DRAM-less AI inference chips from UK startup — Fractile's SRAM architecture reduces need for pricey memory during extreme pricing and shortage crunch The Claude developer is exploring a fourth chip supplier alongside Nvidia, Google, and Amazon. Ant

Chinese court rules companies can't fire workers just because AI is cheaper — ruling says automation alone doesn't justify layoffs Firing a worker for cheaper AI may be a crime A court in China has ruled that companies cannot automatically justify firing workers simply because ar

Jensen says Nvidia now has 'zero percent' market share in China — says US export policy 'has already largely backfired' US export restrictions bite. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the company's market share of AI accelerators in China has now dropped to 0%. The drop is stagger

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Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Senate Bill 73 holds websites liable for users who mask their location. Utah's Online Age Verification Amendments, formally Senate

Keychain-size ‘GameCube’ uses genuine Nintendo silicon — system also includes a dock, design shared to GitHub But you will need the dock which is bigger than the ‘console,’ a controller, a power supply, and a TV, of course. The wonders of miniaturization never cease to amaze in t

Microsoft now recommends 32GB of RAM as the future-proof 'no worries' config for gaming — 16GB becomes the new 'practical starting point' during the RAMageddon 32 GB is no longer being considered as overkill. Microsoft recently published a new support document for gaming on Windo

Royal Navy chief backs drones, autonomous weapons in ‘Hybrid Navy’ Plan mixes crewed ships, robot escorts, and long-range strike to bolster a stretched fleet The leader of Britain’s Royal Navy has outlined a “Hybrid Navy” built on a mix of crewed, uncrewed, and autonomous platfor

Amazon’s Middle East data centers damaged by Iran drone and missile attacks will be down for several months during repairs — U.S. and Iran currently observing an uneasy truce, but renewed strikes possible if talks break down Even if the war stops now, Amazon will have to wait mon

Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones built for swarm warfare and expendable combat missions — $2,000 expendable combat drones cost less than some gaming PCs $2000 drones vs. millions of dollars worth of military equipment Japan’s Minister of Defense, Shinjirō Koizumi,

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Job's a good 'un: Bank of England tech project wins watchdog praise PAC: Now why can't everybody else in public sector do it like this? Parliament's spending watchdog has held up a successful large-scale public sector tech transformation as a rare example worth emulating, in a st

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The organization behind the Academy Awards released new Oscar rules on Friday, including several that address the use of generative artificial intelligence. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that only performances “credited in the film’s legal billing and demon

We had these in the studio and figured we would do a quick look at the G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB Neo DDR5-6000 32GB 2x 16GB kit. You may have seen these used recently in the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Review. Also, before we get started, we know. Memory prices have gone wild.

Grab a 1440p-capable gaming rig with an RTX 5060 for just $1,049 — Save up to 25% on ABS Flux & Cyclone prebuilts that also feature 32 GB of RAM A whole lot of gaming value. It's a tough time for PC building enthusiasts right now, with all the component shortages causing us to de

Ask.com, the search engine and question-and-answer service formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has shut down. Ask Jeeves first launched in 1996 and, with its focus on answering conversational questions posed in natural language, was arguably a precursor to today’s AI-powered chatbots.