February 22, 2025

Hardware

AMD won’t release a reference Radeon RX 9070 series GPU: it’s all up to AIB partners for RDNA 4

TL;DR: AMD is set to release its next-gen Radeon RX 9070 series “RDNA 4” graphics cards soon, but there will be no reference model. This marks the first time in Radeon history that AMD will not offer a “Made-By-AMD” variant, leaving production to AIB partners for custom models. AMD is just weeks away from unleashing its next-gen Radeon RX 9070 series “RDNA 4” graphics cards, with news breaking that we’ll see NO reference model, leaving

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Hardware

NVIDIA says only 0.5% of their RTX 5090D, RTX 5070 Ti cards ship with missing ROPs, lower perf

TL;DR: NVIDIA has identified a rare issue affecting less than 0.5% of GeForce RTX 5090 / 5090D and 5070 Ti GPUs, which have fewer ROPs than specified, resulting in a 4% average graphical performance impact. NVIDIA has confirmed issues of GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards shipping with missing ROPs, which reduce gaming performance. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The company has issued a statement, explaining that less than 0.5%

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Hardware

NVIDIA shipping gimped GeForce RTX 5090 cards with missing ROPs with 4.5% less performance

TL;DR: NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti graphics cards are shipping with missing ROPs, causing up to 4.5% reduced performance. The issue affects less than 0.5% of units, with NVIDIA confirming the problem and offering replacements. NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards are shipping with missing ROPs, seeing the flagship RTX 5090 experiencing 4.5% reduced performance. VIEW GALLERY – 4 IMAGES The news started with TechPowerUp user “Wuxi

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We need to talk about the F word (‘friction’ in enterprise, that is)

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Today, everything is frictionless. Whether you’re parking your car, selling your home, hitting the drive-thru or drying your hair, there’s a company promising to save you time and eliminate any hassle you might encounter. Frictionlessness is the final form of the American cult of convenience —the culmination of an ongoing effort to satisfy consumers’ desire for

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Hardware

AMD’s new Navi 48 GPU has 53.9 billion transistors, more than NVIDIA GB203 inside the RTX 5080

TL;DR: AMD’s RDNA 4-based Navi 48 GPU, featured in the Radeon RX 9070 XT, boasts 53.9 billion transistors, surpassing NVIDIA’s GB203 GPU in the GeForce RTX 5080. The Navi 48 is reportedly 350mm², smaller than previous estimates and NVIDIA’s AD103 and GB203 GPUs. AMD’s new RDNA 4-based Navi 48 GPU inside of the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card has 53.9 billion transistors, meaning it has more transistors than NVIDIA’s new GB203 GPU inside

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AR/VR

The rise of browser-use agents: Why Convergence’s Proxy is beating OpenAI’s Operator

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A new wave of AI-powered browser-use agents is emerging, promising to transform how enterprises interact with the web. These agents can autonomously navigate websites, retrieve information, and even complete transactions – but early testing reveals significant gaps between promise and performance. While consumer examples offered by OpenAI’s new browser-use agent Operator, like ordering pizza or buying

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AR/VR

Meta launches $50M Meta Horizon Creator Fund

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More This week, Meta launched a $50 million Meta Horizon Creator Fund. Under the theme of “Shape what’s next,” Meta plans to reward creators who can innovate and earn with Meta Horizon Worlds. The fund will support Meta Horizon Worlds creators with new opportunities to create, monetize and earn rewards. I couldn’t get around to doing this

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The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Secret Hidden Power of Questions (2/22/2025) | HackerNoon

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 22, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From The Two Types of Data Engineers You Meet at Work to The Secret Hidden Power of Questions, let’s dive right in. By @textmodels [ 4 Min read ] A smarter way to allocate computing resources in AI transformers is

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O.XYZ Launches OCEAN – Cerebras-Powered AI Engine, 10x Faster Than ChatGPT | HackerNoon

O.XYZ is thrilled to announce the official launch of OCEAN, a next-generation decentralized AI assistant powered by the industry-leading Cerebras CS-3 wafer-scale chips. On February 22, the company unveiled this new platform, touting speeds ten times faster than ChatGPT and positioning OCEAN as a truly transformative solution in both B2C and B2B markets. From blazing response times to a broad feature set that includes voice interaction and a commitment to decentralization, OCEAN represents a major

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Despite 2024 Layoffs, Tech Jobs Expected to Take Off

4 min read Gwendolyn Rak is an assistant editor at IEEE Spectrum covering consumer electronics and careers. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images In 2024, the technology sector saw yet more layoffs after massive cuts in 2022 and 2023. Though the pace was somewhat slower last year, more than 150,000 employees were laid off across hundreds of companies, according to Layoffs.fyi, a site started during the COVID-19 pandemic to track tech layoffs around the world. The largest single cut

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