February 7, 2025

Hardware

GTA franchise may hit $10 billion revenue between GTA 5 and GTA 6

TL;DR: Take-Two and Rockstar could make $10 billion in cumulative GTA franchise revenues in between the release of GTA 5 and GTA 6. If sales trends are any indicator, Rockstar Games could finish Grand Theft Auto V’s megaton legacy with $10 billion in cumulative earnings. VIEW GALLERY – 5 IMAGES Grand Theft Auto VI is on the horizon, and when (if) it drops in Fall 2025 as executives have reaffirmed, GTA V’s playerbase could tank.

Derek Strickland February 7, 2025

Hardware

NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU tested: 16% faster than RTX 4080 in 3DMark TimeSpy

TL;DR: NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, tested in 3DMark TimeSpy, is 16.2% faster than the RTX 4080. It features 7860 CUDA cores, 16GB GDDR7 memory, and an 80-150W TDP. Despite expectations of 45-65% performance gains, it falls short. Laptops with this GPU start at $2199, available March 2025. NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU has appeared in new 3DMark TimeSpy benchmark results, tested against the current-gen RTX 4080 Laptop GPU. VIEW GALLERY –

Anthony Garreffa February 7, 2025

Anduril in talks to raise up to $2.5B at $28B valuation | TechCrunch

Just six months after defense tech Anduril raised a massive $1.5 billion round that valued the company at $14 billion, it’s in talks to raise another $2.5 billion, at a valuation of up to $28 billion, sources told CNBC. The deal would, not surprisingly, be led by Founders Fund, which is reportedly writing a $1 billion check that represents its largest check ever. While Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is the face of the company, it

Julie Bort February 7, 2025

Robotics

Precision farming: Bridging the connectivity gap

In Episode 183 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-host Mike Oitzman interviews Chris Painter, the director of technical product management at CNH Industrial. They discuss the advancements in precision farming, the critical role of connectivity, and the challenges faced by farmers in rural areas. They discuss the importance of real-time data for operational efficiency, the future of autonomy in precision farming, and the impact of AI on agricultural technology. Painter explains the need for continuous

Mike Oitzman February 7, 2025

AR/VR

Apple’s ELEGNT framework could make home robots feel less like machines and more like companions

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Apple researchers have developed a new framework for making non-humanoid robots move more naturally and expressively during interactions with people, potentially paving the way for more engaging robotic assistants in homes and workplaces. The research, published this month on arXiv, introduces Expressive and Functional Movement Design ELEGNT, which allows robots to convey intentions, emotions and attitudes

Michael Nuñez February 7, 2025

HackerNoon vs Bitcoin – The Ultimate Showdown You Didn’t Ask For | HackerNoon

HackerNoon and Bitcoin are both chaining together their constant publications-for-profit. While HackerNoon publishes articles every 10 minutes, Bitcoin publishes blocks. I hereby compare and contrast them. Note: No AI was exploited nor consulted in the making of this article. Editor’s note: This story represents the views of the author of the story. The author is not affiliated with HackerNoon staff and wrote this story on their own. The HackerNoon editorial team has only verified the

M-Marvin Ken February 7, 2025

AR/VR

OpenAI responds to DeepSeek competition with detailed reasoning traces for o3-mini

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI is now showing more details of the reasoning process of o3-mini, its latest reasoning model. The change was announced on OpenAI’s X account and comes as the AI lab is under increased pressure by DeepSeek-R1, a rival open model that fully displays its reasoning tokens. Models like o3 and R1 undergo a lengthy “chain of

Ben Dickson February 7, 2025

Reliable Protection of User Data: Hashing and Obfuscation | HackerNoon

Introduction In the digital era, the volume of user data being processed is growing at a geometric rate, and so are the risks associated with leaks or unauthorized access. One effective approach to protecting this data is hashing (for passwords and certain types of confidential information) and obfuscation (or encryption) when transmitting and storing data in event streams. Without these measures, a system can suffer not only from direct hacking but also from inadvertent leaks,

Ilia Ivankin February 7, 2025

Triangle Forecasting: Why Traditional Impact Estimates Are Inflated (And How to Fix Them) | Towards Data Science

Accurate impact estimations can make or break your business case. Yet, despite its importance, most teams use oversimplified calculations that can lead to inflated projections. These shot-in-the-dark numbers not only destroy credibility with stakeholders but can also result in misallocation of resources and failed initiatives. But there’s a better way to forecast effects of gradual customer acquisition, without requiring messy Excel spreadsheets and formulas that error out. By the end of this article, you will

Aaron Birnbaum and Matthew Makansi February 7, 2025

I Tried Making my Own (Bad) LLM Benchmark to Cheat in Escape Rooms | Towards Data Science

Recently, DeepSeek announced their latest model, R1, and article after article came out praising its performance relative to cost, and how the release of such open-source models could genuinely change the course of LLMs forever. That is really exciting! And also, too big of a scope to write about… but when a model like DeepSeek comes out of nowhere with a steel chair, boasting similar performance levels to other models, what does performance really mean in this