Comment Re:who is protecting us? (Score 5, Funny) 58
You concluded all of that based on AI data centers increasing electricity costs?
Comment Artificial flavors (Score 2) 33
By pretending that a robot could have spirituality its creators pretending that they could create fully sentient and spiritual being.
Comment Re:Diversifying supply chain from single source (Score 0) 25
No I did not know that.
Comment The next day after invasion (Score -1, Offtopic) 25
Yes, lets talk about feelings, and not what the next day after China attempts to take over Taiwan would look like for Apple, NVIDIA, etc.
Comment Diversifying supply chain from single source (Score 0, Troll) 25
Demanding US-based semiconductor fab locations is a very reasonable policy. TSMC location in Taiwan makes it extremely vulnerable to Chinese disruption. It is insane that major US companies are making trillion-dollar bets that a single-source provider will remain operational.
Comment Re:IMF does not want competition (Score 2, Insightful) 39
For example, enforcing austerity measures on developing countries.
Comment IMF does not want competition (Score 2, Interesting) 39
I am fairly certain that IMF fiscal policies caused the last two global recessions.
Comment Clearest sign of Micorsoft's damage to gaming (Score 1) 70
People that build their own PCs are mostly gamers, with Windows 11 being so awful, people like me are no longer building PCs.
My gaming rig is still on Windows 10 and I have no inclination to build another one and be forced into Window 11. So I am not buying motherboards.
My gaming rig is still on Windows 10 and I have no inclination to build another one and be forced into Window 11. So I am not buying motherboards.
Comment Re:What I don't like about Dawkins (Score 0) 383
It means he's not stupid he's lying to me
No, he is telling you what you don't want to hear.
Comment Re:I'm in. (Score 3) 161
I don't think these are for YOUR use.
Submission + - California Cops Will Start Giving Tickets to Driverless Cars (caranddriver.com)
sinij writes:
When the new law takes effect on July 1, police officers will soon be writing tickets to self-driving cars that cause traffic violations.
Submission + - Google Quietly Pushing 4GB AI Models Through Chrome Without Clear User Consent (tomshardware.com)
boopitybooperson writes: Security researcher Alexander Hanff claims Google Chrome is silently downloading a roughly 4GB Gemini Nano AI model (âoeweights.binâ) onto eligible devices without a clear opt-in or meaningful user notification. According to testing covered by Tomâ(TM)s Hardware, Chrome evaluates device hardware in the background and automatically deploys the model locally for on-device AI features. The file reportedly re-downloads even after manual deletion unless users disable experimental settings or remove Chrome entirely.
Submission + - AAA Finds EV Range Drops 39% in Cold Weather and Costs Jump (autoblog.com)
An anonymous reader writes: AAA study finds EVs lose 39 percent range and 35.6 percent efficiency at 20F.
Winter EV operating costs rise by up to $76.93 per 1,000 miles using public charging.
35 percent of buyers now favor hybrids, which perform better than EVs in cold weather.
Winter EV operating costs rise by up to $76.93 per 1,000 miles using public charging.
35 percent of buyers now favor hybrids, which perform better than EVs in cold weather.
Submission + - Honda Delays Next-Generation Models Until the 2030 due to EV cancellations (caranddriver.com)
sinij writes:
Honda's $15.8 billion hit from canceling plans for three EVs will mean the company's lineup will have to soldier on without major updates until after 2030.
Submission + - Voters fire city councellors over their support for proposed data center (politico.com)
newbie_fantod writes: Voters in a small Missouri town, unhappy with the city council's approval of a $6 billion data center, struck back at the polls last week, ousting all four incumbent council members running for reelection.
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