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Khronos Group Announces Release of Vulkan 1.0 (phoronix.com) 77

Posted by timothy from the next-phase-begins dept.
An anonymous reader writes: Vulkan 1.0 was released this morning as a surprise for those looking towards a high-performance, cross-platform (everyone but Apple) API. In a lengthy overview of Vulkan 1.0, the stage is set for making Vulkan what it's been talked up to be, but it's not there yet for end-users to fully enjoy: NVIDIA has conformant drivers out for major platforms, AMD doesn't have any conformant driver yet, and Intel only has a conformant Linux driver. The lone launch title for Vulkan 1.0 is Talos Principle, but don't expect it to perform better than the OpenGL port at this time. While it's easy for many game developers to port to Vulkan, it will require significant investment to make the engines really much faster than their OpenGL/DirectX11-geared code-bases while new games should be much better from the start when designed around this lower-level API. The spec will be available at Khronos.org and the Vulkan SDK is available from LunarG.com.
Crime

Submission + - 14 Dead, 50 Injured In Denver Theatre Shooting (9news.com)

Submitted by beaverdownunder
beaverdownunder writes: A masked gunman has shot dead at least 14 people and wounded up to 50 others at a premiere showing of the new Batman movie in Colorado.

A man wearing body armour and a gas mask began shooting during the screening at a mall in the Denver suburb of Aurora.

One person has been taken into custody as police sweep the theatre and determine whether a second person was involved.

Comment Re:And this is the problem with America (Score 1) 634

by damsgaard (#33310882) Attached to: Bicycles As a Gateway To Government Control
as a curious European I wondered what NPR was. From npr.org:
<meta name="description" content="NPR delivers breaking national and world news. Also top stories from business, politics, heath, science, technology, music, arts and culture. Subscribe to podcasts and RSS feeds."></meta>
Sounds rather heathen.
The Courts

IBM, Intel Execs Arrested Over Insider Trading 198

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the things-are-tough-when-yer-rich dept.
An anonymous reader writes to share a report from The Register stating that executives from IBM and Intel have been arrested as a part of insider trading allegations. "According to a report from the Associated Press, six people were arrested today as part of an insider trading case, including Bob Moffat, senior vice president and general manager of IBM's Systems and Technology Group; Rajiv Goel, director of strategic investments at Intel Capital; Anil Kumar, a director at management consultancy McKinsey & Co; and Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of the $7bn Galleon Group hedge fund."

Comment Faddy, Faithworthy and Futuramic (Score 1) 341

by damsgaard (#26132287) Attached to: Chinese Automaker Unveils First Electric Car

from byd.com. F3e is a remarkable example of energy-saving, environment-friendly, technology-driven and trendy automotive manufacturing. Inheriting the design concepts of being Faddy, Faithworthy and Futuramic, it has taken the concept of driver-friendly into full consideration It is also equipped with an on-board charger, which is compatible with a standard electric socket (220V 10A). Thanks to BYDâ(TM)s

outstanding technology integration capacity, F3eâ(TM)s cost has been reduced to the maximum extent, laying the foundation for commercialization of F3e.

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