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Even GPU anti-sag brackets are getting LCD screens now
For the most part, the ZM-VS3 looks like the majority of anti-sag GPU brackets. It features the usual height-adjustment and even has some ARGB sync lighting for those who simply can’t have too much RGB inside their cases.
EPA shuts down xAI's off-grid turbine loophole at Colossus data center in Memphis
The Southern Environmental Law Center had argued last year that xAI’s turbines were operating without proper air quality permits. The organization claimed the company was incorrectly classifying large methane-fueled turbines as “non-road engines,” a distinction meant for temporary or movable generators.
Elon Musk says OpenAI and Microsoft owe him $134 billion in "wrongful gains"
Earlier this month, a judge rejected an attempt by OpenAI and Microsoft to have Musk’s 2024 lawsuit against them thrown out. The suit accuses OpenAI of breach of contract by abandoning its founding mission of creating a nonprofit that benefits humanity by moving to a for-profit model.
This humanoid robot learned realistic lip movements by watching YouTube
The achievement addresses one of the biggest obstacles in humanoid design: facial motion that looks off. While robotics has made major strides in walking, grasping, and general dexterity, facial gestures – especially speech-related lip motion – remain an uncrossed frontier.
CD Projekt Red says the Witcher games have sold over 85 million copies as Witcher 3 expansion rumors grow
Nowakowski made the reveal on X when responding to a post listing the most successful Polish video games, which was put together by Michał Król.
Mercedes is hitting pause on Level 3 hands-off driving, for now
Mercedes-Benz is pressing pause on its Drive Pilot program, resetting its path toward automated driving after encountering mounting costs, limited usability, and shifting supplier dynamics. The system – the first and only Level 3-certified product available to US drivers – offered genuine hands-off, eyes-off driving but only in narrow conditions….
A modder turned the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Switch 2 into one console
Rather than simply bolting three consoles together and calling it a day, Chinese creator XNZ tore each one down to its essentials. The insight driving the project is that modern consoles aren’t huge because of their logic boards – they’re huge because of their power supplies and cooling systems.
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