Internet use can have positive effects on your well-being, according to study
The internet isn't all bad
Blacklisted Huawei secretly funds million-dollar college research competition
A generous gesture, or did Huawei have ulterior motives?
Researchers have unlocked the "Holy Grail" of memory technology
Phase-change memory combines the best features of DRAM and NAND flash
A battery that can recharge in seconds: Researchers use supercapacitor parts to build a new type of sodium-ion battery
Sodium is safer and more abundant than lithium
Microsoft VASA tech can create realistic deepfakes using a single photo and one audio track
Through the looking glass: Microsoft Research Asia has released a white paper on a generative AI application it is developing. The program is called VASA-1, and it can create very realistic videos from just a single image of a face and a vocal soundtrack. Even more impressive is that the software can generate the video and swap faces in real time.
Most gaming time is spent on older titles like Fortnite and Minecraft, report says
Most are playing online live-service games that came out over six years ago
FPS and your eyes: Some people can process visual information faster than others
Seeing more frames per second
World's fastest camera can capture 156.3 trillion frames per second
Made with off-the-shelf components
OLED burn-in could soon be a thing of the past thanks to innovative blue LED technique
Burn-in is less common now than it once was, but it remains a problem with OLED panels
The Price is Wrong: This is What GPUs Should Have Cost
In this GPU analysis, we look back across the last 4 generations of graphics cards to illustrate exactly why this generation has underperformed – and by how much – showing what each GPU should have cost.
Startup claims 100x more efficient processor than current CPUs, secures $16M in funding
The architecture originates from more than seven years of research conducted at Carnegie Mellon University
Eco-friendly "water batteries" are cheaper and safer than lithium-ions
Water batteries pose no fire risk
New battery tech could finally improve EV performance in extreme weather
Good news for EV enthusiasts
Anti-piracy warnings have the opposite effect on men, new study says
Meanwhile, educational warnings had no effect on either genders
DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers
Researchers showcase 1-petabit optical disc for more efficient mass storage
People are drinking a lot of nanoplastic particles with bottled water
Your fancy bottled water is not as pure as you would hope
Study shows Tesla owners have most car accidents, but Ram has the worst drivers
And BMW owners have the most DUIs
Generative AI services are truly spectacular energy-wasting machines, says research
After literature and arts, will generative AI finally kill the planet?
Study appears to debunk link between internet use and mental health
No "smoking gun" could be found
Bigger Than Godzilla: Why Are Games Using So Many Gigabytes?
Do all the latest big budget games require over 100 GB of drive space? What's the average size of a AAA game today? We've investigated the figures in search of answers.
Recommended game storage over the last 15 years
Generative AI expected to replace 2+ million US jobs by 2030, those with higher education and wages more at risk
"Let's be clear: generative AI is coming after white collar jobs"
Study suggests China's online gaming restrictions might not be achieving intended results
They could be having the opposite effect
Methane-eating bacterium strain could help mitigate global warming
Reducing or absorbing greenhouse gas emissions isn't enough, at this point
Generative AI threatens women's employment more than men's, study finds
9 million men are at risk vs. 21 million women
IBM's new analog AI chip is more efficient than power-hungry GPUs
Good news on the horizon for gamers?