DirectX Support Promoted To Official Target Within LLVM
Over the past four years there has been a lot of work on a DirectX back-end within the LLVM compiler stack. Microsoft has backed the initiative...
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Stealing AI Reasoning Traces
Interesting research: “Stealing Reasoning Traces from Proprietary LLM APIs“: Abstract: Leading large language model providers now conceal their models’ step-by-step reasoning, or chain-of-thought, to protect intellectual...
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One-slot, low-profile Nvidia RTX 3060 12 GB with two monitor outputs breaks cover at Newegg for $496 — bus-powered model looking for a use case in local LLM work
Small-form-factor, low-profile Nvidia RTX 3060 12 GB with two monitor outputs breaks cover at Newegg for $496 — bus-powered model looking for a use case in...
Read moreFEX 2609 Released With Speedier JIT Performance, JIT Disk Cache Option
FEX 2609 was released overnight as the newest monthly feature release for this open-source emulator that allows running Linux x86_64 binaries on AArch64, including the likes...
Read moreWrite Things Down
Writing things down is powerful, for humans and for AI; what comes first, however, is what to write, why to do it, and actually getting things...
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Insta360 X6 Review (2026): A Great 360 and Action Camera Hybrid
Insta360’s latest 360-degree camera uses larger sensors for better low-light performance and has a smaller body.
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Tech enthusiast finds $12,000 stack of RAM in their garage — work let them keep an old server stuffed with 1,920GB of DDR4
A computing enthusiast found a fat stack of DDR4 RAM sticks that might be worth $10,000 in their garage.
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Gen AI Tools Are Now Being Used to Push ‘Slop Jihad’
A new generation of Islamic terror supporters are using AI to spread ‘Slop Jihad’ to new audiences on TikTok.
Read moreLLVM Merges Support For AMD's RMPCHKD, RMPREAD & RMPOPT Instructions
With the Linux kernel still working toward landing support for AMD's RMPOPT optimization for helping to reduce overhead on SEV-SNP enabled servers, the LLVM/Clang compiler has...
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Belgian-Chinese semiconductor researcher arrested over alleged GaN trade-secret theft — prosecutors suspect BelGaN insiders transferred chip IP to China before the company collapsed
Belgian authorities have arrested a former BelGaN researcher on suspicion of industrial espionage, alleging that proprietary gallium nitride semiconductor technology was transferred to a Chinese rival...
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Cut AI-coding costs without slowing down
Show engineers spend and watch costs drop. The post Cut AI-coding costs without slowing down appeared first on LeadDev.
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The EU's new Nintendo Switch 2 model teardown confirms smaller battery, slightly heavier console
The updated Nintendo Switch 2 model has started shipping, and players are taking it apart to see how it differs from the launch model. In case...
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