February 2025

Nvidia retiring PhysX for its RTX 5000 GPUs has made some gamers furious

Nvidia’s 32-bit PhysX support isn’t present on RTX 5000 series GPUsThis will effect a number of older titles that utilize the physics API for enhanced visuals and particle effectsIt adds to the multitude of issues the RTX 5000 series GPU users are currently facingThe RTX 5000 series launch has come with an abundance of issues…

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Meet Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded virtual assistant powered by AI

On Tuesday, top executives from Amazon took the stage at Spring Studios in New York City to share updates on the company’s devices and services. Unsurprisingly, those updates centered around artificial intelligence and all the ways that Amazon is integrating generative AI into Alexa and its Alexa-enabled smart devices.No new devices were announced at the…

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Government seeks payments tech partner through £49m contract

The UK government has begun its search for an IT supplier to support its plan to build open banking capabilities into its payment platform. The Government Digital Service (GDS) is looking for a tech supplier to start work in July this year, in a three-year contract worth £49m. The GDS, which is part of the…

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Ransomware: on the murky trail of one of the leaders of Black Basta

On 20 February, every cyber threat intelligence researcher on the planet discovered a new goldmine – a document of almost 50MB size presented as the history of internal exchanges at the Black Basta ransomware group. The cross-referencing of the victims of cyber attacks mentioned in this file with known victims and, in some cases, their…

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Quantum innovation balances on commercial tightrope

A paper published by Microsoft, which demonstrates a radical new approach that promises to accelerate the path towards commercially viable quantum computing systems, shows the extent of industry innovation. Almost every week sees new research, which moves the dial closer to commercial reality. But quantum computing is still a nascent technology, and some industry watchers…

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Evidence mounts that RX 9070 XT GPU could equal Nvidia RTX 4080’s performance – I just hope AMD doesn’t mess up pricing

A purported benchmark has emerged for AMD’s RX 9070 XTIt suggests that the incoming RDNA 4 GPU could match the RTX 4080This is another in a line of leaks indicating that this is the caseAnother hint has been dropped that AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card is going to be more powerful than rumors…

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Reflecting on three years of cyber warfare in Ukraine

As we mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it is essential to reflect on the profound impact this conflict has had on the global cyber security landscape. The war has not only reshaped geopolitical dynamics but has also significantly influenced the nature and frequency of cyber threats, cyber…

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Alibaba’s new Wan 2.1 text-to-video AI is unbelievable

One of the brilliant ideas that helped DeepSeek go viral was the Chinese company’s decision to make it open-source. That meant anyone could install DeepSeek AI on their computer for free without worrying about the official DeepSeek apps for iPhone or Android.Well-known Chinese giant Alibaba is following in DeepSeek’s footsteps with a different type of…

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AMD’s driver-level frame generation may be getting the update it deserves

AMD is reportedly preparing AFMF 2.1 for launch alongside its new RDNA 4 GPUsThis is a driver-level frame generation software, set to work on current RDNA 2 and 3 GPUs along with Ryzen AI 300 APUsIt comes amid Nvidia’s controversial RTX 5000 series launchAMD may be in prime position to do battle with Nvidia in…

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