2023-09-22 08:39:00 www.techspot.com Ever since the first Microsoft AI event earlier this year, the company has been eager to position itself at the very tip of the Generative AI spear. Starting with its efforts around Bing …
Researchers design remote robots to selectively isolate and mute speech in crowded rooms
2023-09-22 07:06:00 www.techspot.com Forward-looking: Holding conversations in a crowded area can be difficult, and people have long sought methods to filter individual speakers or groups. A group of researchers recently demonstrateda system using remote robots, which …
Microsoft might have considered leaving the gaming market if Game Pass didn’t succeed
2023-09-21 08:28:00 www.techspot.com In context: Game Pass and other hardware-agnostic services have become the core of Microsoft’s gaming strategy, but the company’s recent documents leak suggests Microsoft is betting Xbox’s entire future on the strategy. It’s …
Amazon launches Eero Max 7: up to 10Gbps Ethernet and Wi-Fi 7 for $600
2023-09-21 10:15:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: Amazon announced a slew of new devices at its fall product announcement event in Arlington, Virginia, this week. Some of the more notable additions to the company’s portfolio include the …
International Criminal Court discloses hackers breach on IT systems
2023-09-21 11:29:00 www.techspot.com Why it matters: The International Criminal Court is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal tasked with prosecuting the worst crimes committed against human rights. The court is now prosecuting cyberwar crimes as well, …
Asus shows off $200,000 135-inch ProArt MicroLED display
2023-09-21 12:52:00 www.techspot.com In brief: More details have emerged regarding Asus’ monstrous 135-inch ProArt Cinema PQ07 display that was unveiled at Computex 2023 in June. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that this MicroLED …
Windows 11 23H2 arrives September 26 with AI copilot, upgraded Paint, new File Explorer, and more
2023-09-21 16:01:00 www.techspot.com Something to look forward to: Following months of Windows Insider updates that teased upcoming Windows 11 features, Microsoft has unveiled the official release details of the operating system’s 23H2 update. Users will notice …
OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 adds ChatGPT integration, provides a more nuanced approach to text-based image generation
2023-09-21 13:58:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: DALL-E is one of the leading AI services designed to generate images from textual prompts. Developed by OpenAI, this machine learning model is continually evolving to offer users more advanced …
Cisco to acquire cybersecurity specialist Splunk for $28 billion
2023-09-21 12:08:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Cisco has agreed to purchase cybersecurity specialist Splunk as part of a deal valued at approximately $28 billion. Cisco will pay $157 per share in cash for Splunk, a 31.3 percent …
5 great US startup ecosystems to explore for your next job
2023-09-21 09:44:00 www.techspot.com The by-word for tech innovation, Silicon Valley remains the ultimate global center of tech excellence, according to Startup Genome’s 2023 State of the Global Startup Ecosystem report. That’s despite the fact that the …
Nvidia Responds So AMD Can’t Win: September GPU Pricing Update
2023-09-21 07:11:00 www.techspot.com Welcome back to our monthly GPU pricing update. Unsurprisingly, the GPU market still kind of sucks, however, there’s a silver lining this month: with some price adjustments for new GPUs, the situation has …
Nikon’s Zf full-frame camera stuffs modern internals into a retro body
2023-09-20 10:54:00 www.techspot.com Something to look forward to: Nikon’s latest full-frame mirrorless camera looks a lot like the company’s iconic FM2 film camera, but borrows advanced tech from flagships like the Z 9. The new Nikon …
Intel announces 288-core Sierra Forest Xeon processor
2023-09-20 12:24:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? At its Innovation 2023 event this week, Intel not only announced a wealth of details about its future consumer products but also unveiled a 288-core CPU as part of its …
Amazon updates Fire TV streaming sticks and launches first Fire TV soundbar
2023-09-20 15:06:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Amazon has introduced a pair of new streaming sticks and an all-new soundbar to boost your TV-watching experience. The flagship Fire TV Stick 4K Max is powered by an upgraded 2.0 …
IDC predicts growth for gaming monitors, decline for gaming PCs in 2023
2023-09-20 14:31:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: PC gamers are a consumer class traditionally accustomed to higher spending rates compared to regular PC users. However, IDC reports that the PC market is still facing challenging times, even …
Assassin’s Creed Mirage PC specs and storage requirements are pretty forgiving
2023-09-20 11:29:00 www.techspot.com Editor’s take: In an age where recommended PC specs are getting increasingly demanding, even for 1080p/60fps gameplay, it’s refreshing to see that some big games still consider those with older hardware and less …
The AI desktop PC isn’t coming anytime soon, AMD says
2023-09-20 08:13:00 www.techspot.com A hot potato: Generative AI and other “trained” machine learning algorithms are apparently the future of everything. Every single technology corporation has adopted the new AI mantra, and chipmakers are scrambling to embed …
Modder uses CAD software and 3D printer to create custom cooling ducts
2023-09-19 12:44:00 www.techspot.com Editor’s take: I’ve long been obsessed with taking something ordinary and making it the best it can possibly be. Perhaps that is why I was hyper focused on PC hardware and overclocking for …
Microsoft discussed buying Nintendo, WB, and Valve, leaked document reveals
2023-09-19 17:21:00 www.techspot.com In context: Nintendo’s intellectual properties are probably among the most coveted in the industry. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft views the company as a juicy target for a theoretical merger. A recently leaked internal document offers …
Large Hadron Collider needed a new database system to sustain its petabyte-hungry experiments
2023-09-19 15:13:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) hosts one of the most ambitious engineering and scientific endeavors ever undertaken by humans. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest …
Microsoft is adding layer and transparency support to Paint
2023-09-19 13:25:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: Microsoft continues to add new features to Paint, a program the company had considered discontinuing some years ago. Now, Paint is receiving updates that include some intriguing new tools that …
The Best 4K Gaming Monitors of 2023
2023-09-19 07:10:00 www.techspot.com If you are looking for a 4K PC monitor with genuine, full HDR capabilities, there are currently some excellent choices available. However, before we delve into our top pick in this category, it’s …
Leaked Bethesda roadmap reveals new Doom game, Dishonored 3, Fallout 3 remaster, and more
2023-09-19 07:55:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? As part of the Microsoft vs. FTC leaks, several unannounced Bethesda games have been revealed in court documents that were part of the Redmond giant’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda’s …
Nvidia Blackwell rumors: RTX 5090 to offer 1.7x performance, multi-chiplet design for compute GPUs
2023-09-19 05:28:00 www.techspot.com Rumor mill: With the RTX 4000 series now pretty much behind us, leaks and rumors are emerging about Nvidia’s next generation of consumer graphics cards, the RTX 5000 line. The latest of these …
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F: The Most Affordable Zen 4 CPU
2023-09-18 07:07:00 www.techspot.com The Ryzen 5 7500F is AMD’s most affordable Zen 4-based processor that initially launched for the Chinese market only. More recently, it’s been sighted in US and European retailers but it’s still a …
TikTok is calling employees back into the office, will track attendance with a new tool
2023-09-18 09:41:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Companies demanding that employees start coming back into the office more regularly or on a full-time basis is never a happy moment for workers, but TikTok is making the situation even …
Microsoft exposed 38 terabytes of sensitive data while working on AI model
2023-09-18 15:28:00 www.techspot.com Facepalm: Training generative AI models requires coordination and cooperation among many developers, and additional security checks should be in place. Microsoft is clearly lacking in this regard, as the corporation has put vast …
Activision was told last year that the Nintendo Switch 2 would have PS4-like performance
2023-09-18 17:04:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: Recent reports have continued to provide the larger picture of Nintendo’s upcoming successor to the Switch. The company has briefed several third-party studios about the next-generation hardware. Amid its impending …
Intel shows off glass substrates for next-generation advanced chip packages
2023-09-18 16:16:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: Most expect that by the end of the decade, the semiconductor industry will hit a wall in terms of being able to scale transistors on silicon using organic materials. Scaling …
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days kicks off on October 10, but early deals start now
2023-09-18 11:14:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Last month, Amazon announced it would be hosting its second-ever Prime Day-style shopping event this fall. The e-commerce giant held a similar sale in 2022 and now we have more information …
Joby Aviation paves way for the flying taxi era with $500 million investment in Dayton, Ohio, plant
2023-09-18 10:39:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? What could be a major step toward the flying taxi era has been taken after Joby Aviation announced it will invest up to $500 million to build a new facility …
DeepMind co-founder predicts “third wave” of AI: machines talking to machines and people
2023-09-18 07:57:00 www.techspot.com Forward-looking: It looks like the initial hype surrounding generative AI is running out of steam. But according to Mustafa Suleyman, one of the cofounders of DeepMind, generative artificial intelligence is just a phase …
FurMark 2.0 is coming for more GPU stress testing and benchmarking
2023-09-17 10:56:00 www.techspot.com Something to look forward to: FurMark has been pushing the limits of graphics cards since the 2000s. A go-to tool for overclocking enthusiasts, last month developer Geeks3D announced a new beta release of …
California sends country’s strongest right-to-repair bill to governor’s desk, mandating 7 years of parts
2023-09-15 17:55:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? States across the US have passed increasingly ambitious right-to-repair (R2R) laws since late last year. California has historically been a trendsetter on the R2R front, despite not being able to …
Apple to issue iPhone 12 patch in France to address regulator’s radiation concerns
2023-09-15 18:42:00 www.techspot.com Bottom line: Apple is developing a patch to “fix” an alleged radiation leak in the iPhone 12. However, Cupertino is only pushing the patch to French customers. Should you be concerned? According to …
The US Department of Defense can’t mitigate restrictive conditions in its cloud contracts
2023-09-15 09:39:00 www.techspot.com Facepalm: The Pentagon is once again being accused of inefficiency and bad IT practices by the auditing agencies of the US government. The newly reported issues are related to cloud contracts, which the …
Windows 11 will soon let you copy text from screenshots
2023-09-15 10:12:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? Microsoft has started rolling out updates to the Snipping Tool and Phone Link applications in Windows 11 for Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels. The updates bring some notable …
Intel Core i9-14900KF appears on Geekbench, nearly reaching 6GHz
2023-09-14 17:34:00 www.techspot.com The big picture: Intel will likely unveil its 14th-generation Core processors next week before shipping them next month. Most of the news concerning them hasn’t been impressive, with some leaks indicating that the …
Sony’s PS5 update introduces enhanced audio with Dolby Atmos support, 8TB storage and more
2023-09-14 09:29:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? PlayStation 5 owners around the world have been given a major software update by Sony that introduces several new features to the console. It includes support for Dolby Atmos for …