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PC gamers are about to get a free performance upgrade Microsoft's latest DirectX update boosts ray-tracing performance by up to 90%
c.cale.hunt@gmail.com (Cale Hunt) , Cale Hunt
Microsoft is always working on DirectX behind the scenes, making large and small tweaks to the API. For its latest update, which brings the DirectX Agility SDK up to version 1.619, there are some exc ...[Continue Reading]
Windows Central
about 2 months ago
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AWS says acute server memory shortage is driving customers to the cloud
Dan Robinson
The great memory shortage is having yet another effect, pushing enterprises into the waiting arms of the cloud operators as they can't secure enough on-prem compute themselves. Or so claims AWS chie ...[Continue Reading]
Theregister.com
1 day ago
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Samsung has the best phones, so why does Gen Z not want to flex?
Adnan Farooqui
Samsung objectively makes great phones. Its flagship devices offer many great features that you can't even find on iPhones. Apple hasn't even made a foldable iPhone yet while Samsung has been selling ...[Continue Reading]
SamMobile
1 day ago
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Heres What Trump Wants to Do With States Voter Rolls
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The scheme could be a porthole into the Trump administrations recent machinations, which involve an unprecedented effort to access state voter rolls nationwide and, with them, sensitive voter data on ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
1 day ago
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Three ways to differentiate ReLU
John
When a function is not differentiable in the classical sense there are multiple ways to compute a generalized derivative. This post will look at three generalizations of the classical derivative, eac ...[Continue Reading]
Johndcook.com
1 day ago
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2 Reasons Why Intelligent People Face Higher Loneliness
Mark Travers Ph.D.
Consider a software engineer who spends hours deeply focused on solving a complex problem. After an intense day of cognitive work, they might decline a large social gathering, not because they dislik ...[Continue Reading]
Psychology Today
1 day ago