Researchers revealed how they were able to identify a piece of space junk from hundreds of thousands of miles away – before it hit the moon.
Ever since news broke that Legion and Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley was making a TV show set in the Alien universe, we’ve been desperate to learn more. When’s it set, where’s it set, who’s in it, and can we have it in our eyeballs right now thank you very much? Several of those details have been revealed in the …
Tesla’s Model 3 has been Consumer Reports‘ top EV choice for the past two years, but the publication is ready to declare a new champion. CR has revealed that Ford’s Mustang Mach-E has ousted the Model 3 as its EV Top Pick. The Mustang crossover is not only “more practical,” according to editors, but has better first-year reliability and a “far easier” infotainment system that doesn’t require multiple steps for basic tasks. A better ride and reduced noise help, too.
Ford’s BlueCruise driver assist technology also gave the Mach-E an edge thanks to a more effective drive monitoring system that now counts toward vehicle scores. Tesla’s Autopilot was docked for functioning while drivers look away.
Consumer Reports still recommended the Model 3 thanks to its sports car-like performance, long range, charging network and technology. However, the outlet couldn’t recommend the Mach-E’s more direct rival, the Model Y, as an EV Top Pick. Tesla’s SUV-like ride has “much worse” reliability than average vehicles in the lineup, and is noticeably worse than the average-rated Model 3.
This isn’t going to please Tesla, which has had a less-than-amicable relationship with Consumer Reports over the years. The two have disputed test results, and CR has temporarily pulled recommendations for some models. However, it also reflects lingering concerns about Tesla’s reliability. The EV producer has issued a string of recalls in recent months, and owners have frequently reported build quality issues. This might not have cost Tesla the lead by itself, but it certainly didn’t help the company’s chances.
The actor does his own singing in the new Baz Luhrman biopic of the King of Rock ‘N’ Roll, which hits theaters 24.
One of the most memorable exchanges in the trailer for The Batman wasn’t penned by co-writer and director Matt Reeves. It was written by Zoe Kravitz, because she just knew her character that well.
Researchers have chained atoms together to create quantum storage that could pave the way for creation of large-scale optical quantum networks.
An alarming number of North American bald and golden eagles are suffering from lead poisoning as the result of scavenging on animals shot with lead bullets. The research is a call to action for conservationists—and also hunters—to mitigate this disturbing trend.
If last week’s Star Trek: Discovery was the show’s most successful attempt at making Michael Burnham’s personal life the main character of the show in a fun way, “Rubicon,” episode nine of season four, is finally the achievement the show has longed for since its very beginning: the chance to make that personal…
Intel just announced that its first discrete graphics cards in over a decade will start shipping soon. We didn’t get a specific release date, but the long-awaited Intel Arc graphics for laptops will be ready in Q1, so no later than April. That’s right around the time 12th-gen Intel H-series notebooks are slated to be…
Intel has shed more light on the roadmap for its Arc gaming GPUs, including more clarity about when consumers can expect to get their hands on them. As previously announced, the GPUs will debut in laptops from Intel’s OEM partners this quarter, presumably alongside 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs.
However, desktop gamers will need to wait a little longer before they can plug Arc GPUs into their rigs. Intel says those graphics cards will ship in Q2. It previously said those would arrive in Q1 as well. As for add-in GPUs for workstations, those will be available in Q3.
The first-gen Alchemist GPUs will have support for hardware-based ray-tracing, mesh shading, variable rate shading and DirectX 12 Ultimate. Gamers can expect to harness Intel’s AI-driven super sampling tech too.
Intel says its Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group (AXG) expects to ship more than 4 million discrete GPUs this year. Elsewhere, the company has started architecture work on the third generation of Arc GPUs, which are codenamed Celestial. Those will be geared toward the “ultra-enthusiast segment.” The second-gen GPUs, codenamed Battlemage, are also in development.
Meanwhile, at an investor meeting, Intel revealed plans for a service that will enable access to Arc GPUs via the cloud. It says Project Endgame, which will be available later this year, is “an always-accessible, low-latency computing experience,” but it hasn’t shared additional details as yet.
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