July 24, 2024

Amidst a storm of controversy over the reliability of Intel’s Raptor Lake processors, many buyers are turning to AMD as an alternative. However, the Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 processors are getting a bit long in the tooth; if folks are going to make a new purchase, they’d probably prefer to buy the latest hardware. AMD announced the Ryzen 9000 desktop family at Computex for a July 31st launch date, but we have some bad news:

There are a multitide of companies who have expended significant funds in an effort to get PC users excited about AI, but many people still think of AI products as something that is run exclusively in the cloud. Of course, that’s completely incorrect; anyone with a reasonably recent discrete GPU can run many AI workloads right on their own PC. Heck, you can even run many of them on your CPU, although they won’t be

Mark Zuckerberg held a wide-ranging interview with Rowan Cheung coinciding with Meta’s latest Llama release, which is the company’s open-source AI model. During the interview some of Zuckerberg’s most interesting comments were in regard to his frustrations of working with Apple, and his thoughts on how AI will be of use to content creators. Apple and Meta have had a contentious partnership at times, as Apple has looked to block Meta from gathering data on

There are many reasons why a graphics card (or any hardware component) may run hotter than expected, which in turn can lead to unwanted throttling. Insufficient cooling, dust buildup, and overly aggressive overclocks are just a few examples. It could also be the result of poor quality and sloppily applied thermal paste (or salty thermal paste, but that’s another story), as Igor Wallossek from Igor’s Lab claims is a problem with several third-party graphics cards.

Adobe has unleashed powerful new innovations in its Illustrator and Photoshop programs to help creatives unlock new design possibilities. The company touts the new innovations as being able to accelerate creative workflows, save time, and empower designers to realize their visions faster. The last couple of months have not been easy for Adobe, as the company had to backtrack on an AI training policy update after it created an angry backlash among its customers. Adobe