AMD is losing the gaming graphics card market — revenue from them fell by 48% in the first quarter and will continue to decline
In the first quarter of 2024, AMD’s revenue from gaming solutions decreased by 48% year-on-year due to lower demand for discrete Radeon graphics cards and reduced sales of chips for PlayStation and Microsoft consoles. The company expects its gaming revenue to decline further in 2024 before recovering in 2025.
Double the impact: 12VHPWR connector «killed» NVIDIA RTX 4090 and power supply at the same time
The troubles with the 16-pin 12VHPWR power connector for video cards continue. NVIDIA RTX 4090 owner shares on Korean forum Quasar Zone a horrifying story about how melted connector «has dragged» to the grave not only the video card but also the power supply.
The e-cabinet of persons liable for military service will be launched on May 18 — through applications in the App Store and Google Play Market
On the air of «Radio Liberty», Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Kateryna Chornohorenko said that electronic office of a person liable for military service will be launched on May 18. Ukrainians will be able to report their data without visiting the TCC via an Android or iPhone application.
Anthropic has launched a mobile app with Claude chatbot — only on iOS for now (Android version coming soon»)
The main competitor ChatGPT was previously available on Anthropic Claude.ai website and in third-party libraries such as Amazon Bedrock, Hugging Face, or Microsoft Azure — and now has a separate mobile app.
Google has added Ukrainian support to some Gemini features: text queries on Android and «Extensions»
Google has introduced support for key Gemini features in more languages and countries. Among other things, users now have access to functions in Ukrainian.
The teenager broke 6 world records in Tetris on NES — and received a cash reward as the first player with more than 10 million points
The previous record set in Tetris NES last year was 6.8 million points, but 15-year-old Alex Touch has already scored 16.7 million points.
The world of mobile technology before the Apple iPhone: the best phones of 2005 (Part 1)
Two years were left before the release of the Apple iPhone, and the best phones of 2005 were fundamentally different from what Steve Jobs saw in the future. No one had any idea what would happen in 2007, so everything developed on its own. Push-button phones were experiencing their best times, models with huge hard […]
You overslept — blame Apple. «Silent» iPhone alarms will be fixed via iOS update after massive complaints
Apple said it is working on fixing a bug on some iPhones that caused alarms to fail to play at the set time.
Scientists turn printed circuit boards into jelly for better recycling
Scientists from the University of Washington have invented new printed circuit boards that could significantly reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in landfills. These boards partially turn into jelly, which is easy to recycle.
Enthusiast converts Crucial QLC 512GB SSD to SLC 120GB with increased resource and speed
Tech enthusiast Gabriel Ferraz converted his Crucial BX500 512GB SSD from QLC (4 bits per cell) to SLC (one bit per cell). This reduced the drive’s capacity to 120 GB, while increasing the SSD’s performance and durability.
ASUS Vivobook S — the first announced laptop with Snapdragon X processors will be released on May 20
ASUS has announced that it will present the first laptop with Snapdragon X Elite on May 20. The presentation will feature speakers from Qualcomm and Microsoft. The event will be held virtually, but there is no talk of a live broadcast. However, ASUS has created a special page for the event that will go live on May 7.
Simple and cheap. Ukrainian Flytech launches mass production of ARES reconnaissance UAVs
The Ukrainian company Flytech has presented an intelligence ARES unmanned aerial vehicle. Its main advantages are low price and easy repair
Microsoft adds offline mode to OneDrive on the web — for now for certain categories of users
Microsoft is starting to roll out a new offline mode for OneDrive on the Internet for users of corporate and educational versions of the service. This is part of the OneDrive update, which also includes improvements to the user interface, folder colors, and more.
Apple lures AI specialists from Google and has a secret lab in Zurich — Financial Times
According to Financial TimesApple has lured dozens of AI experts from Google and created a «secret European laboratory» in Zurich. A new team of employees works there to create new AI models and products.
Hola, Nova Post! The first Nova Poshta branch has been opened in Spain — parcels from Ukraine will be delivered in 8 days
Nova Poshta opens its first branch in Barcelona — Spain becomes the 12th European country where Nova Poshta operates.
kyiv.ua is not kiev.ua: a new 3-month campaign to de-Russify the capital’s domain starts on May 1
Starting May 1, Ukrainian domain registrars will once again launch a campaign to de-sovereignize the Kyiv domain. The campaign to popularize the KYIV.UA domain is one of the steps in the movement to de-serialize domains across Ukraine. It was initiated by the domain name registrar and hosting provider Cityhost.ua in June 2022.
GitHub to release Copilot Workplace — an AI assistant for developers next week
GitHub has announced Copilot Workspace, a development environment using «agents based on Copilot». The idea is to help developers brainstorm, plan, create, test, and execute code in natural language.
Nokia to launch LTE on the Moon in 2024… «It’s already happened»
Space.com reports that Nokia is developing an LTE/4G communication system for the Moon. Its first part may be launched as early as the end of this year. The hardware for a simplified version of the network is to be launched later this year as part of the IM-2 Intuitive Machine mission, which is to land at the south pole of the Moon.
Multiview in YouTube TV (watching multiple streams on one screen) is now available on Android devices
Last month, YouTube TV added Multiview support to its iOS app. Now the feature is available on the Android platform as well.
Computer with a coffee machine — no need to take a break from the game to roast beans and make coffee
On the YouTube channel Nerdforge showed a fully functional desktop computer with a coffee maker, coffee grinder, and bean roaster. The PC owner will be able to get fresh coffee with milk without getting up from the table — the device will roast, grind, and prepare the drink very quickly.
Microsoft opened MS-DOS 4.0 code on GitHub — it was hacked due to UTF-8 and timestamps
In April, Microsoft published the code for its 1986 MS-DOS 4 operating system on GitHub. This is not the first release of DOS code, but this one seems to break some critical files.
From EWR to «invisibility cloaks»: 1,671 innovative developments were created within Brave1 in a year
Over the course of the year, 1,963 developers created 1,671 innovative products within the Brave defense-tech cluster1 , ranging from invisibility cloaks with protection against enemy thermal imagers to short-range electronic warfare.
Need «cheap» labor: Google has completely laid off its Python team in the US
Google has fired the entire Python team in the United States.
Ukrainian students win international AI hackathon with sign language app
The team from the KPI lyceum PL of KPI Igor Sikorsky won the international hackathon on artificial intelligence for teenagers — they developed an application that helps to learn sign language.
Apple iPad Pro will be released with M4 processor, iPhone 16 will get A18 chip with AI — Mark Gurman
According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the new iPad Pro will receive M4 processor will start Apple’s transition to AI devices. Earlier, he reported that Apple is accelerating processor upgrades for computers and plans to release the M4 chip with new iMac, MacBook Pro and Mac mini this year. According to the journalist, the first device with…
Apple in iOS 18 «will redesign» built-in apps for notes, mail and photos, — Mark Gurman
Previously, it was rumored that «Notes» in iOS 18 would support displaying more math equations and a built-in option for recording voice reminders, but the update for Mail, Photos, and Fitness was first reported — with by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg.
«I blame Facebook»: the screenwriter talks about the movie «The Social Network 2»
14 years after the release of the film about the creation of Facebook «The Social Network» by David Fincher, the film’s screenwriter Aaron Sorkin spoke about his work on the sequel.
Apple ID users faced with mass authorization reset and temporary blocking
On April 27, many users of Apple devices noticed that their Apple ID accounts had been reset and the system did not allow re-authorization. Users were required to reset their passwords, with some reporting that they had to enter their iPhone passcode to reconnect to iCloud. Those who had stolen device protection enabled said they had to wait an…
TSMC chips with 120 x 120 mm dimensions will appear thanks to new CoWoS technology
The record for the largest chip size sounds like something of a dubious proposition, but not in the case of TSMC. The company introduced chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) packaging technology, which will allow for the creation of system-in-package (SiP) systems that are several times larger than existing NVIDIA B200 or AMD Instinct MI300X…
Intel said that motherboard manufacturers are overclocking processors by default and asked them not to do so
Intel has officially responded to the the problem of compatibility of proprietary processors with NVIDIA video cards. Igor Vallossek from the site Igor’s Lab has published a message from Intel to motherboard developers confirming that most of the blame for the situation lies with them. As a reminder, we are talking about video memory errors and…
Linux games get a performance boost with new NVIDIA NVK Vulkan graphics card driver
The NVIDIA NVK Vulkan driver for Linux has received a significant update that will significantly improve gaming performance by implementing implicit pipeline caching. This optimization method allows the video card to reuse rendered content and pipeline configurations. This eliminates the need for pipeline reprogramming and improves performance.
The director of the movie «Alien: Romulus» showed the facepalm model in action — the alien ran on the floor
Fede Alvarez, director of «Alien: Romulus», shared a behind-the-scenes video laughingstock (facehugger), which turned out to be not just a passive prop, but quite naturally ran around the room with the help of radio control
Selected NVIDIA — MSI Radeon RX graphics cards disappear
MSI Radeon RX 7000 series video cards are mysteriously disappearing from stores around the world Australia, USA and Germany. The company recognizes this fact and commented on it for the website Hardware Luxx:
NVIDIA graphics cards vs Intel processors: the hardware conflict is resolved by motherboard manufacturers
Motherboard manufacturers offer solutions compatibility issues between NVIDIA graphics cards and Intel processors 13 and 14 generations from the K-series. As expected, they changed the processor profiles and lowered the TDP limits that were too high. As a reminder, we are talking about video memory errors and stability issues when compiling shaders…
Google’s value exceeded $2 trillion — the company announced its first dividend payment in 25 years
The last time the market capitalization of Google’s parent company Alphabet briefly approached this milestone was in 2021.
Tesla Autopilot and Full Self-Driving involved in hundreds of accidents and dozens of fatalities – NHTSA
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigated 956 accidents involving Tesla electric vehicles with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) functions. Moreover, the investigation concerned only incidents that occurred between January 2018 and August 2023. In general, there were more accidents.
Are you sure you’re not a robot? The new era of CAPTCHAs is here — and here’s why you’ve been «failing» these tests lately
«Is it me or are the tests «I’m not a robot» getting harder?», — joked British comedian Jack Whitehall in a recent Netflix appearance, complaining about his inability to correctly identify traffic lights.
A new option in Android will allow you to force all applications to go into dark mode – still in beta
It turned out that the beta version of Android 14, which was released back in January, has a hidden setting that allows you to «make all apps dark».
Artificial intelligence helped a physical education teacher compromise a school principal and investigate his embezzlement
A physical education teacher and former athletic director at a high school in Pikesville, Maryland, USA, was arrested and charged with using artificial intelligence to clone his voice to frame the school principal.
Solana launches free blockchain development training in Ukraine
Starting May 7, the Ukrainian Solana community Kumeka Team will launch a free blockchain development training course — Solana BootCamp.
GUR destroys a Russian Ka-32 helicopter at the airfield of the Russian Ministry of Defense in Moscow
On the night of April 26, Ukrainian defenders conducted a successful operation and destroyed the invaders’ military equipment in the heart of the Russian empire. Specialists from the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) burned down a Russian Ka-32 multi-purpose helicopter stationed at the Ostafyevo airfield in Moscow.
Moto Edge 50 Pro with 144 Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip, and IP68 protection goes on sale in Ukraine for UAH 23 thousand
Sales of the new Moto Edge 50 Pro smartphone have begun in Ukraine, which was announced 10 days ago. This model offers a 6.7-inch OLED screen with a resolution of 2712×1220 pixels, 144 Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 2000 nits. The display has rounded side edges. It is noted that this is the world’s first smartphone to have a…
No time was wasted. Turkey has created special visas for «digital nomads» from Ukraine
Turkey has created special visas for digital nomads or «digital nomads». Ukrainians will be able to use them as well.
NVIDIA CEO worked as a courier — Jensen Huang delivered the first DGX H200 AI accelerator to Sam Altman of OpenAI
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang personally delivered the world’s first DGX H200 artificial intelligence accelerator to Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of OpenAI. The trio shared a photo on Twitter as a souvenir.
Russians probably stole Ukrainian-created SBU soldiers’ assets for PMC game «Wagner»
The Russian studio NoName Company probably stole models of SBU fighters created by a Ukrainian developer to develop the tactical shooter Best in Hell about PMCs «Wagner».
Drifting — sadistic tendencies? Researchers say that love for «loud» cars often indicates mental disorders
Psychologist Julie Aitken Shermer of the University of Western Ontario in Canada interviewed and analyzed the responses of more than 500 people to investigate the relationship between «dark» personality traits and a love of loud cars with modified mufflers.
93% of weapons applications are approved in Ukraine
Ukrainians are actively applying for weapons, and most of them are approved. In the eight months from June last year, when the Unified Firearms Register was launched, to February 2024, 226,000 applications for firearms were received, of which 93% were approved, —210,000.
Samsung is likely to hold Galaxy Unpacked on July 10 — we are waiting for Galaxy Flip6, Fold6 and Galaxy Ring smart ring
It has been repeatedly stated that Samsung is planning to hold its next Unpacked presentation in the second month of summer, and new rumors specify the date as July 10.
YouTube blocks access to its videos for apps that block ads and considers «ad breaks»
The YouTube administration continues its war against ad blockers and this time strikes at tools that allow you to watch videos on mobile devices without displaying ads.
The world’s largest 3D printer prints a house in 80 hours
The University of Maine has just unveiled the world’s largest polymer 3D printer. The new device, called Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF 1.0), can print objects measuring 29 meters long, 9.7 meters wide, and 5.5 meters high. The 3D printer is relatively fast, using 227 kg of material per hour.