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Nvidia DLSS 5 is getting modded into just about every game, often with hilarious results
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026
A new version of the RenoDX modding tool, available through the developer's Discord server, allows users to apply a leaked build of Nvidia's upcoming DLSS 5 to any game that supports high-quality upscaling. The mod's rapid spread effectively amounts to an early release of arguably Nvidia's most ambitious and polarizing...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Cloudflare freed up 100TB of RAM behind its 1.1.1.1 DNS without adding a single server
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026
The optimization work was centered on Big Pineapple, Cloudflare's DNS caching platform behind the popular 1.1.1.1 resolver, DNS Firewall, and several other DNS services they offer. In a technical blog post, systems engineer Sebastiaan Neuteboom detailed five changes to the Rust codebase that shrank a typical cache entry from 953...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Micron's workers want the AI boom bonuses SK Hynix and Samsung already gave theirs
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026
Taiwan-based media recently reported that Micron's two primary unions are dissatisfied with worker compensation amid the company's ballooning profits. The unions could threaten to strike, potentially disrupting an already strained global memory supply and worsening technology-related price increases.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
South Korea is giving its entire population free access to AI, no token limits
Posted on Saturday August 29, 2026
The government's "AI for All" program will begin beta testing in September, followed by a broader launch later this year. On Friday, Seoul named three technology consortia to provide the services. They include groups led by the country's two largest telecom companies and the operator of Kakao, one of South...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
HP strikes deal with blacklisted Huawei to license essential Wi-Fi patents
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
HP Inc. recently announced a new patent deal with Huawei, a company that is unable to sell or import products in the US after being banned by the FCC. The agreement is essential for keeping the US company in the technology business, but HP felt compelled to provide an official...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 delayed to Q2 2027 to avoid GTA 6
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
In a message posted on the official Roberts Space Industries website, game director Chris Roberts said the decision is intended to avoid competing with GTA 6, which is scheduled to launch this November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S after an extended development cycle and multiple delays over the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung's new portable SSDs are blazing fast over USB4, but will torch your wallet
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
Samsung unveiled the company's new offering for portable storage enthusiasts at Gamescom 2026 in Germany. The "P" Series of external SSDs uses USB4 connectivity to raise the performance bar considerably while offering some truly spacious units for both professional and consumer use.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Data center backlash isn't about AI, it's about who pays the bills (and the noise)
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
Researcher Andy Masley reviewed polling data on the backlash and concluded that its main drivers are not simply distrust of Big Tech, skepticism about AI, or concerns about China. Instead, he found that people are responding to "object-level local environmental and economic harms" associated with proposed projects.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Affinity is a free creative suite for photo editing, vector design, and page layout
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
Affinity combines professional photo editing, vector graphics, and publishing tools in one free app for Windows and macOS. Owned by Canva, it supports formats such as PSD, AI, PDF, SVG, and IDML, and is also featured in our Essential Apps selection.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Judge strikes down Anthropic blacklist, says government retaliated over Pentagon criticism
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026
US District Judge Rita F. Lin ruled late Thursday that the government failed to show Anthropic posed a national-security threat. Instead, she found that officials acted against the company after it publicly challenged the Pentagon's plans for using AI.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »