Nvidia’s Neural Texture Compression feature just became more efficientIt got this boost thanks to Microsoft’s new Cooperative Vector in DXR 1.2Testing with a demo showed almost a 90% reduction in video RAM footprint for textures, but that won’t apply in all scenarios (by any means)Worried your Nvidia graphics card may be underpowered in terms of…
AIB is embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into business tools throughout the bank for 10,000 staff to free up their time for higher value work. As well as using AI in conjunction with Microsoft tools such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint, the Irish bank’s AI Centre of Excellence will work on developing new tools…
British and French researchers are teaming up to work on improving the resilience of various technology tools and systems used by critical national infrastructure (CNI) suppliers – including utilities and emergency services – against various security threats. The technology in scope of the agreement, announced during a state visit from French president Emmanuel Macron, includes…
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The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) is failing to address “algorithmically accelerated misinformation” on social media platforms, leaving the public vulnerable to a repeat of the 2024 Southport riots, MPs have warned.Following an inquiry into online misinformation and harmful algorithms, the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (SITC) has identified “major holes” in the UK’s online safety…
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For years, iPhone users have been waiting for a more capable Siri. Initially, many expected it to debut with iOS 18.4 along with the new on-screen awareness feature powered by Apple Intelligence, but Apple has since delayed the rollout indefinitely.Over the past few months, a lot has changed regarding Siri’s leadership. Apple is now pushing…
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Samsung beat everyone to the punch in early 2024 when it launched its first AI phones. That was the Galaxy S24 series, which featured several generative AI features under the wide Galaxy AI umbrella. Galaxy AI made plenty of sense for Samsung’s suite of genAI features, and it had a bit of everything. Galaxy AI…
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Last month, a report revealed how much energy and water ChatGPT consumes. Then, we also discovered that being polite to AI also costs millions for companies. A simple “You’re welcome” from the agent uses up resources, too.So, not only are these AI companies spending a lot of money, but they’re also consuming a ton of…
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I bought the Apple Watch Series 10 last fall because I’m a runner and I want the wearable to track all my health data while I train and rest. It’s not just about keeping tabs on my running stats or trying to shave a few minutes off my marathon time.I went with the more expensive…
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Nvidia’s Smooth Motion tech is inbound for all RTX 4000 GPUsPreviously this frame rate-boosting feature was only for RTX 5000 cardsIt’s still in beta for RTX 4000 models, but it shouldn’t be long before the full releaseNvidia is providing its Smooth Motion tech for boosting frame rates across all PC games to RTX 4000 graphics…
The government has unveiled a $1m fellowship grant, backed by Meta and the Alan Turing Institute, to build technology for public services. The 12-month secondment in government will see fellows use open source artificial intelligence (AI) models such as Meta’s Llama 3.5 to help create new tools to deliver Labour’s Plan for Change. “Open source…
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