The Great Space Show — Netflix will be broadcast by NASA
NASA is teaming up with Netflix, a streaming service that will broadcast the agency’s space missions to millions of viewers around the world.
AMD FSR scaling was tested on a 2012 NVIDIA graphics card — what happened
AMD FSR technology formally supports the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, but will modern software improve the performance of such antiques?
First announcement of XRING O2 — Xiaomi creates a universal chip for smartphones, watches and cars
Xiaomi continues to move towards creating its own technological ecosystem. And it seems that the next important step in this direction will be the second generation of the proprietary XRING chip, which will potentially be able to unite not only smartphones or tablets but also smartwatches and even cars under its «wing».
Indium oxide replaces silicon in a new transistor by Japanese scientists
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Sciences of the University of Tokyo have developed powerful transistor, by replacing silicon with a crystalline material — gallium-doped indium oxide.
Claude the chatbot ran a «convenience store for a month» — lost $200, went crazy and went to a business meeting with the Simpsons
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 3.7 model ran a real food vending machine in their San Francisco office for a month. As a result, things got absurd — even the Simpsons were mentioned.
Nanorobots will crawl into your nose to clean it better than medicine, — Chinese scientists
Researchers from China and Hong Kong have created tiny robots, can penetrate the nose to eliminate congestion and dangerous bacteria.
Streaming 4K from the Moon: NASA tests high-speed laser communication
NASA and the Australian National University are testing the technology high-speed laser communication between the Earth and the Moon.
NVIDIA explains why desktop RTX 5050s have GDDR6, while laptop RTX 5050s have GDDR7 — the explanation is as follows
Many people were surprised by NVIDIA’s decision to use the previous GDDR6 memory standard in RTX 5050 desktop graphics cards, while laptop cards have GDDR7.
Apple iPhone 17 Air's protective glass reveals a camera in a strange place
The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be not just another novelty in Apple’s smartphone lineup, but a real experiment in style, design, and layout. According to preliminary data, it will be the thinnest iPhone of all that the company has produced. But elegance comes at a price: in the pursuit of minimalism, Apple seems to have sacrificed battery…
Danish residents to receive copyright on body, voice and face to protect against AI
Denmark is planning to introduce the first rules in Europe to protect citizens from AI dipshits and grant them copyright to their own body, voice, and facial features.
Researchers improve gold extraction from old electronics
Researchers from the University of Flinders in Australia have developed a safer method of gold extraction and recovery from ore and electronic waste.
Asus unveils RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti BTF with hidden GC-HPWR power connector
ASUS has updated its proprietary BTF series of graphics cards. This time, the company has focused not only on technical specifications but also on ease of assembly. The new models in the series — GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral and RTX 5070 Ti TUF — have an innovative approach to power supply: now the power cable can be completely hidden from view.
New AMD procedural tree generation — 52 KB VRAM instead of 34.8 GB, dynamic season change and GPU-only detail
Despite the best efforts of engineers, naturalistic vegetation in games still requires a lot of memory and computing resources. AMD seems to be proposing radical changes.
Li-Fi instead of Wi-Fi — connection up to 224 Gbps in the visible light spectrum
Researchers from the Korean Research Institute of Standards and Science proposed a new platform for high-speed wireless transmission Li-Fi data.
NVIDIA DLSS Transformer Model scaling is out of beta
NVIDIA announces DLSS Transformer Model at the CES 2025 exhibition. The frame scaling model improves ray reconstruction in DLSS 4, DLAA, and ultra-high resolution quality.
Prove you're not a robot: how bots quietly took over the Internet in 2024
If you think that the Internet is not what it used to be, you’re right. A new study (and not just one) has shown that most traffic no longer comes from people. We officially lost control of the global network back in 2024. Bots (programs that interact with websites in an automated manner) have been […]
Ultrasound helps to detect defects in a Li-ion battery before it explodes
Researchers from Drexel University in Philadelphia (USA) have developed a process for diagnosing Li-ion batteries to identify possible defects and prevent their thermal acceleration.
Microsoft Mu — a small AI model running completely locally in Windows 11 settings
It seems that Microsoft thought that Windows didn’t have enough artificial intelligence, and so decided to add it right into «Settings». After all, you need something to load the neural units available in modern chips. Company introduced a small language model Mu that will help users find settings faster in Windows 11.
The future of processors: MIT has developed a technology for creating chips from gallium nitride
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have developed a relatively inexpensive and scalable technology for combining high-speed gallium nitride transistors with standard silicon chips.
Voice from OpenAI: In Versailles, tourists will be able to talk to statues instead of listening to a guide
The administration of the Palace of Versailles in France has announced a partnership with OpenAI and the French startup Ask Mona to voice about 20 of garden statues using AI as an alternative to a traditional audio guide.
Ceramic batteries that last 50% longer and do not catch fire are being prepared for mass production
Ion Storage Systems, a small company based in Beltsville, Maryland, is slowly changing the rules of the energy game. It started as a university project and now has its own small-scale production and government funding, including from the U.S. Department of Energy. Pros version The Wall Street Journal, this company may be the one to finally realize…
Alternative to air conditioning — new paint that «sweats», effectively absorbs heat
Researchers from Singapore have created special paint, which effectively absorbs heat even in high humidity conditions.
China's new mosquito drone will spy completely unnoticed
Chinese researchers from the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) have created tiny drone, the mosquito-like bug is capable of conducting reconnaissance and spying unnoticed.
Electric transport consumes energy in the cold — scientists have found out why and how to deal with it
Scientists from the Cornell University in the United States, together with Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT), found that electric vehicles consume significantly more energy in cold weather.
New solar cells convert weak office light into electricity with 38% efficiency
A group of Taiwanese scientists from the National Taiwan University Yang Ming Jiaotong has developed innovative perovskite solar cells are capable of generating electricity from low interior light.
Microsoft improves the accuracy of quantum computing by 1000 times
Microsoft programmers say they’ve managed to develop a new way to fix bugs in quantum computing using innovative 4D coding.
GPS replacement — quantum diamond magnetometer changes navigation
German researchers from the Institute Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Solid State Physics has created a compact quantum magnetometer, which accurately measures extremely small magnetic fields.
Largest DDoS attack in history — 37.4 TB of data in 45 seconds
Internet security company Cloudflare has announced that it has repelled a record-breaking DDoS attack. One of its customers received 7.3 Tbps of unwanted traffic, totaling 37.4 TB.
The new display supports 1 million FPS — it's not for gaming, it's for 1Tbps data transfer
The X Display Company (XDC) has introduced a high-speed display capable of 1 million FPS. Gamers may one day rejoice at this technology, but it’s not for gaming.
Elon Musk promises to fix it: Grok talks about the outbreak of right-wing violence under Trump's presidency
Elon Musk likes to call those who disagree with him «fake media» — this time it’s his own chatbot Grok from xAI.
Gmail is under threat: Russian hackers bypass multifactor authentication, Ukraine is also mentioned
How is it possible to hack Gmail multifactor authentication? Access from apps plus social engineering.
A risk expert: «It is better to advise to get a face tattoo than to learn to program»
A risk analyst would not advise children to learn to program now. When it comes to risks, we are talking about the development of AI, which is actually destroying low-skilled coding.
How will computer networks work at space distances, — answers from the scientist
Researcher at the Department of Computer Science at Dartmouth College in the United States Siddhartha Jayanti asked how the computer networks at great distances in deep space.
Neural texture compression on NVIDIA RTX 50 and Intel — YouTuber shows an exciting demo
NTC texture compression is undemanding to video memory and offers realistic quality. NVIDIA’s Blackwell graphics cards are specifically «tailored» for neural rendering.
Tiny robotic spinner quickly removes blood clots in vessels that cannot be reached otherwise
Researchers from the Stanford University laboratory in the United States have created a tiny tube with thin ribs to effectively remove blood clots from blood vessels.
Brings images to life: Midjourney launches its own video generator
When we have already gotten used to the fact that Midjourney draws fantastic (and sometimes just phantasmagorical) pictures by text request, the company decided: why not do the same thing — but with video. The result appeared a new AI tool that allows you to animate images generated in Midjourney or uploaded from other sources.
Chinese accelerate maglev train to record 650 km/h
Chinese researchers have dispersed prototype of a train on magnetic suspension to a record 650 km/h in seven seconds.
Introduced NFC 15 — «digital passports» and 4 times longer communication distance
NFC technology has caught on with mobile device users. It enables contactless payments, public transportation fares, and convenient connection between phones and headphones. For NFC, few people keep track of the standard version, as in the case of Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Meanwhile, the NFC Forum has prepared the 15th version of the standard, which…
Change your passwords immediately! 16 billion accounts of Apple, Google, Facebook and others have been hacked
16 billion passwords and other login data have been leaked to the network — this is the largest leak in history. Most passwords are already being actively sold for a minimal amount.
Elon Musk, goodbye. Honda successfully tested a reusable rocket
The Japanese concern Honda is well known as one of the leading automakers. However, its research division, Honda R&D, has unexpectedly announced successful tests reusable space rocket.
Bluetooth 6.0: technical wonders for the average user
In previous materials, we reviewed codecs and protocols Bluetooth, which allows ordinary users to use headsets, fitness trackers, and even functions in the car. Today, we’re going to take a look at the improvements and new features in the new generation of Bluetooth 6. Technical improvements to Bluetooth With each transition to a new…
2560 TOPS and 50 GHz — China launches optical processor
Scientists from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have announced the creation of the first processor for ultra-high-parallel optical computing.
Meta lures OpenAI specialists with $100 million in bonuses for signing a one-year contract, — Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that Meta is trying to lure specialists with absolutely crazy bonuses that are comparable to the entire amount of the annual contract.
New ARM Travis cores — increase in instructions per clock cycle instead of frequency increase
Recently in the database of the Geekbench test package lit up the new MediaTek Dimensity 9500 mobile processor. It was thanks to this leak that we first saw the new high-performance ARM core codenamed Travis in action. The frequency turned out to be 3.23 GHz, not 4 GHz, as some expected. For comparison, the high-performance core in the Dimensity…
New Chinese programming AI MiniMax-M1 breaks DeepSeek R1 records — 1 million tokens, only $535k for training
Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax is known for its realistic generative video model Hailuo. Its LLM for programming MiniMax-M1 is free for commercial use.
Face made of 3D printer — British man is the first in the world to receive an unusual prosthesis
Resident of the United Kingdom Dave Richards from Devon became the first person in the world to receive a facial prosthesis printed on a 3D printer.
New solar cells on crystals are 1000 times more efficient than silicon ones
German researchers from the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg presented a new type of solar cells based on layers of nanocrystals.
Burned out at work? Just get an electronic tattoo
American researchers from the The University of Texas at Austin has created a temporary electronic tattoo that helps to identify signs of excessive brain tension and potential burnout.
How advanced graphics technologies have changed modern gaming: DLSS 4, Multi Frame Generation, Ray Tracing, Path Tracing
Progress in computer technology often starts with the gaming world, and innovative gaming experiences are largely driven by the modern solutions offered by NVIDIA. Today, we will discuss the latest graphics technologies within DLSS 4 that provide additional benefits in the gaming experience. We will also conduct tests and focus on Ray Tracing (RT)…
A drone with a trunk arm does, what others cannot
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed an incredibly flexible robotic arm, that can be attached to drones, significantly expanding their capabilities.
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