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How Oeksound's Soothe became one of modern production's most ubiquitous plugins

We talk to the plugin's creators about the runaway success of this studio staple, now on its third version ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
SlashGear

Is It Safe To Use An Air Compressor Indoors? Here's What You Should Know

An air compressor is a versatile tool that provides the power and efficiency needed to run air-powered tools such as ratchet wrenches, blow guns, brad nailers, and pneumatic grinders. This tool is ...
destructoid

How to get and use Turbine Compressor in ARC Raiders

The Turbine Compressor is a brand-new item in ARC Raiders, added as part of the Riven Tides update, and it has some important uses. You’ll have to take down an ARC Turbine (or just Turbine in short) ...
Nature

Compression and bending performance of novel 3D printed mixed-star negative Poisson’s ratio metamaterials using CCD-based optimization and finite element analysis

Auxetic structures, recognized for their lightweight design, auxeticity, and exceptional mechanical properties, have garnered considerable attention from the engineering sector. The auxeticity and ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
TechSpot

Intel joins Nvidia in pushing neural texture compression, can shrink game assets by up to 18x

Forward-looking: Intel is pitching a new way to pack game textures that leans heavily on neural networks but still nods to traditional block compression. The company's Texture Set Neural Compression, ...
PC Magazine

Nvidia, Intel Texture Compression Techs Cut VRAM Use Dramatically

Intel and Nvidia showed off their respective AI-powered texture-compression technologies over the weekend, demonstrating impressive reductions in VRAM use while maintaining texture quality, or even ...
Wall Street Journal

Caltech Researchers Claim Radical Compression of High-Fidelity AI Models

A team of researchers led by California Institute of Technology computer scientist and mathematician Babak Hassibi says it has created a large language model that radically compresses its size without ...
Ars Technica

Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...
Forbes

Most Single-Use Kitchen Gadgets Aren’t Worth It—Here’s How To Streamline And Declutter

I have years of experience testing top home and kitchen products. If you’ve browsed a housewares store or scrolled past an Instagram ad, you’ve likely encountered an ultra-specific kitchen gadget.