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What Ever Happened to ICQ?

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FEATURE By Shawn Knight, TechSpot Tech Culture Hotness 1.1m

#TBT ICQ, short for "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for instant messaging clients when it debuted in November 1996. Think about how long ago that was... Windows 95 was barely a year old, Nintendo had just introduced the N64, and those with a reason to have a cell phone actually used it to talk on.

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Gaming Hardware

Nintendo Switch 2 will likely be larger and feature magnetic Joy-Cons

It's possible Nintendo has further delayed the console to give game developers more time
Rumor mill: We've heard about estimates concerning the performance, software features, and release date of the successor to the Nintendo Switch. However, very few details have emerged regarding its appearance or input methods. A recent report suggests that Nintendo is taking extraordinary measures to keep it that way.
Full story By Daniel Sims, Hotness 37k
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Hardware Gaming

AMD's cancelled RDNA 4 GPU could have doubled the 7900 XTX's performance

A Radeon RX 8900 XTX would have featured 9 shader engines, 200 compute units, and up to 20 chiplets
Rumor mill: It has long been suspected that the Radeon RX 8000 series – AMD's next generation of graphics cards – will focus exclusively on affordable mid-range products. However, this wasn't always the plan. Newly unveiled code suggests that AMD canceled a flagship RDNA 4 model that might have directly competed with upcoming high-end offerings from Intel and Nvidia.
Full story By Daniel Sims, 44 comments Hotness 26k
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AI Tech Culture

US seeks assurance from China and Russia that AI will never control their nuclear weapons

What could possibly go wrong with giving AI control of nukes?
What just happened? If you think the prospect of artificial intelligence controlling fighter jets, drones, and machine gun turrets is concerning, think about the potential ramifications of AI making decisions on the deployment of nuclear weapons. The US is one of the countries that has declared control over nukes will also rest in human hands, and it wants China and Russia to make the same promise.
Full story By Rob Thubron, 13 comments Hotness 16k