Nvidia’s latest GPU drivers can upscale old blurry YouTube videos

From The Verge: Nvidia is releasing new GPU drivers today that will upscale old blurry web videos on RTX 30- and 40-series cards. RTX Video Super Resolution is a new AI upscaling technology from Nvidia that works inside Chrome or Edge to improve any video in a browser by sharpening the edges of...

Snapchat launches an AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology

From TechCrunch: Snapchat is the latest company to get in on the AI frenzy. The company announced today that it’s launching “My AI,” a new chatbot running the latest version of OpenAI’s GPT technology that it has customized for its users. My AI is now available as an experimental feature for...

Motorola's Rollable Phone Is a Wild Futuristic Concept

From CNET: Motorola made a big impression in 2020 with its clamshell-folding Razr, and it's taken the flexible display to new heights at this year's MWC in Barcelona. The Motorola rollable phone concept has a display that wraps around the bottom of the phone. That rolled-up screen can then...

OnePlus’ gaming concept phone has glowing liquid cooling

From TechCrunch: The days of a cautious OnePlus release cycle appear to be behind us. In January, the Oppo-owned mobile brand unveiled its new flagship, the OnePlus 11. Earlier this month, the 11R arrived, focused on the growing Indian smartphone market. These days, the company also offers last year...

Microsoft admits it marked ineligible PCs for Windows 11 upgrades

From PC World: Every time there’s a shiny new version of Windows on the horizon, you’ll see them. A horde of stickers. A sea of stickers. A veritable galaxy of stickers on laptops and desktops all over shelves in digital and physical retailers, with “Windows XX upgrade available” printed on them...

Massive Fire Shuts Down iPhone Charging Cable Production Facility

From PC Mag: A Foxlink facility producing iPhone cables for Apple in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has been forced to halt production due to a "massive fire" at the facility today.

As Reuters reports(Opens in a new window), this factory has been producing the cables used with iPhone...

AI Flew a Fighter Jet for 17 Hours

From CNET: Add "fly a military fighter jet" to the list of tasks AI can accomplish.

The Defense Department revealed last week that artificial intelligence flew a jet similar to an F-16 for 17 total hours over 12 flights. The series of flights happened in December at Edwards Air Force Base in...

Ericsson To Lay Off 8,500 Employees In $860M Cost-Cutting Plan

From CRN: Swedish tech giant Ericsson is laying off 8,500 employees worldwide as part of an $860 million cost reduction plan, marking the largest layoff round the company has undertaken in over five years.

The 8,500 layoffs amount to roughly 8 percent of Ericsson’s global head count of...

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