Category: Design

Image: YouTube / Fold.it You may know that biochemist David Baker shares the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry with two researchers from Google’s DeepMind. But a video game helped get them there, and you can still play — and contribute to science — even today. Baker and the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design...

Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 7781 aims to improve Ethereum’s network throughput by 50%.  Reducing slot times could address critical scalability issues and lower operational and gas fees.  It has the potential to boost innovation and adoption in the Ethereum ecosystem. A new proposal designed to improve Ethereum’s transaction speeds could greatly boost the network’s processing...

October 3, 2024 3:14 PM Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Deepfake incidents are surging in 2024, predicted to increase by 60% or more this year, pushing global cases to 150,000 or more. That’s making AI-powered deepfake attacks the fastest-growing type of...

Skip to content As of October 1, residents in Alabama can no longer access the adult site Pornhub. Due to an age verification law passed by the State legislature in April of this year which was designed to prevent minors from viewing adult content, Pornhub’s parent company Aylo has begun restricting access to its adult...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. TL;DR: Intel promised to fix its Raptor Lake stability issues with a microcode update but said it could take weeks for motherboard makers to implement the fix. However, it’s only been a few days since that announcement, and we’re already beginning...

Police and federal law enforcement agencies use specialized vehicles to do their jobs, including some commonly utilized and iconic Chevy police cars and SUVs. Cops now drive some of the fastest vehicles on the road, many of which have been specially equipped to carry special electronics and weapons, as well as detainees. Police forces have also used...

Running the AI News Gauntlet — News about Gemini updates, Llama 3.2, and Google’s new AI-powered chip designer. Benj Edwards – Sep 27, 2024 8:50 pm UTC Enlarge / There’s been a lot of AI news this week, and covering it sometimes feels like running through a hall full of danging CRTs, just like this...

Image: Kaitlyn Baker The PC processor industry is on the cusp of a major transition. We’re seeing the rise of what I’d call the “productivity processor,” with chips specifically designed for the work-obsessed, always-on-the-go professional. It’s a sea change in the way chip companies respond to user needs, and we’re not done yet. We’ve talked...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: Seasonic is launching its most powerful consumer-grade Prime power supply to date. The new Prime PX-2200 is designed to handle demanding workloads today – and years into the future – with an impressive total continuous power capacity of...

Rumors emerged last year of a collaboration between former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, but the two have until now kept quiet about it. In a profile by The New York Times that was published this weekend, though, Ive confirms his company LoveFrom is leading the design on an AI product...