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Carpentry and Mud via Vancouver.

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Where did we come from? Exploring the explosion of interest in data and data tooling

11 May 2024 @ 7:05 pm

How can you establish a clear method of articulating a framework around how you quantify the value of data, or a data tool, in your business? 

Cisco reimagines cybersecurity at RSAC 2024 with AI and kernel-level visibility

11 May 2024 @ 12:32 am

Defending against adversarial AI-based attacks and the torrent of new tradecraft attackers are creating requires a new approach to cybersecurity.

Xbox’s studio shuttering casts a pall over summer games events | Kaser Focus

10 May 2024 @ 11:39 pm

The closure of four studio by Xbox is going to make the summer games showcases especially awkward, says Rachel Kaser -- especially Xbox's.

Sam Altman shoots down rumors of OpenAI search engine

10 May 2024 @ 9:05 pm

The OpenAI CEO alongside president Greg Brockman took to X on Friday to deny reports and rumors it was introducing a search engine on Monday.

The developer-first studio concept and why all leaders should strive for it

10 May 2024 @ 8:13 pm

As Founder and CEO of Bit Reactor, I've witnessed firsthand the transformative power of putting developers at the heart of every decision.

Perplexity’s latest partnership set to power SoundHound’s voice assistant

10 May 2024 @ 7:54 pm

For Perplexity, the partnership with SoundHound marks the addition of another strong distribution channel expanding the reach of its LLM-driven search capabilities.

The AI Beat: Why does OpenAI need a search engine?

10 May 2024 @ 5:47 pm

Whatever happens, it's clear the era of outbound link-ranked web search ushered in by Google more than 25 years ago is rapidly changing.

Invoke AI rolls out refined control features for image generation

10 May 2024 @ 4:10 pm

Invoke AI has rolled out two new features that offer greater control over their generated images: Control Layers and custom Model Training.

Meet Sanctum AI: The company taking cloud-based LLMs local for better data privacy

10 May 2024 @ 2:11 pm

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Artificial intelligence is bringing high-impact technology to individuals and businesses alike. Harnessing the power of human-like intelligence is boosting productivity and helping people all around the world to do more, all while increasing accuracy. Popular tools like ChatGPT are already taking the world by storm, but many of today’s top AI tools come with one […]

As big tech invests in fit personalization, True Fit adoption on Shopify soars 900%

10 May 2024 @ 1:41 pm

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: True Fit, the leading AI-driven size and fit personalization platform, is transforming the world of online apparel and footwear shopping through the democratization of its Fashion Genome, particularly in its recent partnership with Shopify. True Fit’s mission? To decode size and fit using AI for apparel companies and shoppers alike, promising that consumers will find […]

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Science with an element of truth.

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Video card reviews and 3D benchmark tests

AMD RDNA5 is reportedly entirely new architecture design, RDNA4 “merely a bug fix for RDNA3”

12 May 2024 @ 10:00 am

AMD Radeon GPUs based on RDNA5 architecture might feature new naming scheme First rumors on RDNA5.  Hardware leaker 'wjm47196', who has not been very active recently, has shared some new details on the next-gen AMD graphics architecture. The last time we heard from 'wjm' was during the Radeon RX 6x50 XT refresh, which turned out to be true. Later, AMD launched its Radeon RX 7000 series based on RDNA3 architecture, now spanning across several SKUs and seemingly not expected to get any major updates in the near future. The next update was supposed to be RDNA4, powering the rumored Radeon...Keep on reading: AMD RDNA5 is reportedly entirely new architecture design, RDNA4 “merely a bug fix for RDNA3”

AMD “Strix Halo” 120W boards with 32GB and 64GB memory spotted in shipping manifests

11 May 2024 @ 12:44 pm

AMD preparing Strix Halo with 120W TDP The company is preparing next-gen APU series powered by Zen5 architecture.  AMD Ryzen-based APUs, based on Strix Halo silicon, are not expected to hit the market until next year. However, the company is at the active development stage, with many samples being shipped between labs and headquarters, some of which were spotted during transit. The Strix Point APU is said to use various TDP settings ranging from 55W to 70W. It also appears that AMD is testing a 120W TDP solution expected to be the top-tier version. Such systems were recently spotted alongside...Keep on reading: AMD “Strix Halo” 120W boards with 32GB and 64GB memory spotted in shipping manifests

MSI bundles RTX 4060 Ti Gaming Slim “Monster Hunter Edition” with custom controller

11 May 2024 @ 10:00 am

MSI RTX 4060 Ti Gaming Slim Monster Hunter Edition bundled with gamepad The company launches its first graphics card in the new sub-series.  In January, MSI announced new products based on the game series "Monster Hunter". One of the said products would include the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming card, now featuring a new, unique color scheme. Today, the company has announced that the graphics card will be bundled with the Force GC30 Monster Hunter Controller. The card is based on the Gaming Slim series, featuring a dual-slot design with three Torx 5.0 Fans (Tri Frozr 3 cooler). The cooler utilizes...Keep on reading: MSI bundles RTX 4060 Ti Gaming Slim “Monster Hunter Edition” with custom controller

AOKZOE A2 Ultra with Core Ultra 5 125H goes on sale in China at $692

11 May 2024 @ 7:42 am

AOKZOE A2 Ultra preorders start at $692 The device is now available for preorder. AOKZOE has officially launched the A2 Ultra handheld in China. The good news is that it is available through normal retail channels (sold on T-Mall), but the bad news is that it is still quite expensive. The A2 Ultra is the second Intel handheld featuring the Core Ultra CPU series. This new system is not yet available in stores, but preorders have just started in China. Currently, there is no word on the global availability of this product, and AOKZOE's official social media accounts are a...Keep on reading: AOKZOE A2 Ultra with Core Ultra 5 125H goes on sale in China at $692

(Driver) INTEL Arc Graphics 31.0.101.5448

11 May 2024 @ 6:56 am

Intel¼ Game On Driver support on Intel¼ Arcℱ A-series Graphics GPUs and Intel¼ Coreℱ Ultra with built-in Intel¼ Arcℱ GPUs for: Hades IIKeep on reading: (Driver) INTEL Arc Graphics 31.0.101.5448

Dell XPS 13 Plus and Inspiron 14 Plus laptops with Snapdragon X CPUs leaked ahead of launch

10 May 2024 @ 6:30 pm

Inspiron Plus and XPS Plus powered by Snapdragon X Dell is about to announce two laptops based on Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series. The company will is set to make an announcement regarding Qualcomm's grand push into the Windows laptop market. The 16-core Snapdragon X Elite and 10-core X Plus series are powered by ARM architecture, and they are presented as capable competition to the established Intel and AMD monopoly in the market. According to the leak from Windows Report, Dell will launch a 14-inch and 13-inch laptops powered by said Snapdragon X series. Renders of both systems were leaked ahead...Keep on reading: Dell XPS 13 Plus and Inspiron 14 Plus laptops with Snapdragon X CPUs leaked ahead of launch

Corsair launches MP700 PRO SE PCIe 5.0 SSDs: up to 14,000 MB/s read speed

10 May 2024 @ 1:14 pm

Corsair launches its flagship SSDs based on PCIe Gen5 specs Ready for Intel & AMD latest platforms.   The MP700 PRO SE is designed to work seamlessly with Intel 14th Gen Core and AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs on the PCIe Gen5 enable platforms. The Gen5 interface support is not mandatory and the storage is backwards compatible with Gen4 motherboards, but at that point one might ask what's the reason to pay extra. And yes, the MP700 PRO SE is expensive. First let's look at the improvements compared to the MP700 PRO non-SE, which was released last year. The storage is indeed...Keep on reading: Corsair launches MP700 PRO SE PCIe 5.0 SSDs: up to 14,000 MB/s read speed

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 launch to be separated by a few weeks

10 May 2024 @ 12:47 pm

NVIDIA RTX 5090 & 5080 announcement later this year The company plans to launch its new GPUs one by one.  According to XpeaGPU, NVIDIA is set to launch its new flagship RTX 5090 and high-end RTX 5080 GPUs within a few weeks of each other. Both SKUs are expected to be announced simultaneously in 2024, possibly also this year. This claim backs up comments by Kopite7kimi, who stated that NVIDIA intends to release the 5080 first, despite previous reports suggesting that the 5090 might be the only GPU launched this year. The idea that both SKUs might have staggered launches,...Keep on reading: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 launch to be separated by a few weeks

MSI launches RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Shadow 3X graphics card

10 May 2024 @ 9:52 am

MSI has a new Ventus Shadow graphics card The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER model in a deep brown color.  Introducing the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Shadow 3X, a younger sibling of the Ventus 3X model. Both cards share an identical appearance, with the only notable difference being a new color scheme. The shroud now sports a dark brown hue instead of silver, while everything else remains unchanged from the Ventus model. The "3X" in the name signifies the triple-fan cooling solution, featuring MSI Torx 4.0 fans, a copper baseplate, and a 2.5-slot design. Like other RTX 4070 Ti SUPER...Keep on reading: MSI launches RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Shadow 3X graphics card

AMD releases Micro Engine Scheduler (MES) firmware documentation for RDNA3 GPUs

10 May 2024 @ 8:30 am

AMD MES firmware documentations now available AMD continues its 'open source' efforts by opening the documentation for its firmware.  In small steps, AMD is allowing developers to gain a better understanding of how AMD architecture works. The company is engaging with the open-source community by addressing the most requested features to make them available for understanding. These efforts gained momentum when Tiny Corp, a company of George Hotz, raised concerns about the lack of documentation for the MES issues they encountered. The company eventually put the plan to launch Radeon AI systems on hold. However, as promised, AMD is addressing...Keep on reading: AMD releases Micro Engine Scheduler (MES) firmware documentation for RDNA3 GPUs

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Science exists or does it? Vsauce questions most things.

Etch-A-Sketch Theory

9 May 2024 @ 6:04 pm

Dr. Seuss's First Book

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How To Make Galinstan

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A Book That Didn't Age Well

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... and why!

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A trick that always works...

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The Oldest Photograph

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Stop Wearing Shirts

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VT is an uncensored independent alternative foreign policy media; a place for intelligent civil discourse focusing on U.S. Foreign Policy and Military Issues around the world.

France, in the Footsteps of Otto Rahn VIII

12 May 2024 @ 5:02 am

Because Google has drastically skewered Jack Heart stats in a criminally insane attempt to marginalize the most important things ever written I am unable to monetize through advertising and must write from behind a paywall. I wish things were different like they were in the beginning but it is as much your fault as it […] The post France, in the Footsteps of Otto Rahn VIII first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

No doubt World Economic Forum has lost now its lifetime Leader Klaus Schwab in a culpable silence

12 May 2024 @ 3:32 am

”He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely, But he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished.” (Proverbs 10:9) There was an important absentee at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development that was held on 28–29 April 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was […] The post No doubt World Economic Forum has lost now its lifetime Leader Klaus Schwab in a culpable silence first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

How “sicko” Jewish housewives are murdering Gaza’s starving children

11 May 2024 @ 9:28 pm

Jewish women are laying down stones, throwing feces and attacking humanitarian convoys to prevent supplies reaching besieged enclave The post How “sicko” Jewish housewives are murdering Gaza’s starving children first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

Kiev neo-Nazi regime hits civilians in Russian border regions to boycott Victory Day celebrations

11 May 2024 @ 4:15 pm

Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. On May 9th, Russians celebrated the memory of the military victory against Nazism. This date is one of the most important in the entire Russian national calendar, being the holiday respected by millions of citizens who had their […] The post Kiev neo-Nazi regime hits civilians in Russian border regions to boycott Victory Day celebrations first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

DAZZLING AURORAS DEBUNKED! Artificially Caused by HAARP & US NSF

11 May 2024 @ 3:49 pm

by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO «A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling auroras that may be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California but also disrupt communications on Earth tonight and over the weekend, according to the National Oceanic […] The post DAZZLING AURORAS DEBUNKED! Artificially Caused by HAARP & US NSF first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

Netanyahu: Jews will murder starving refugees on its own if need be

11 May 2024 @ 10:56 am

“In the province of Asia the struggle between Jew and Christian was bitter and incessant. By the end of the first century it was contributing toward the hostility which the Christian would soon encounter throughout the Greco-Roman world.” The post Netanyahu: Jews will murder starving refugees on its own if need be first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

VITAL! Scientist Fauci’s accomplice in the Artificial SARS-Cov-2 tried for having BEHEADED a Holy Lady Statue

11 May 2024 @ 6:49 am

In the cover image a statue of the decapitated Madonna, the Anglo-American zoologist Peter Daszak (under investigation before the US Congress) and his research partner on laboratory-enhanced coronaviruses Anthony Fauci VERSIONE IN INTALIANO The news is so disconcerting and sensational that we have to report it without being certain of its complete validity although it […] The post VITAL! Scientist Fauci’s accomplice in the Artificial SARS-Cov-2 tried for having BEHEADED a Holy Lady Statue first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

M’eye So S’eye itty (Pronounced) Mike Kay

11 May 2024 @ 4:24 am

The pulse of exuberance surrounds you. You feel the excitement like a vibration running completely through your body. The eagerness seizes you, and you place your hands on the back of the person in front of you, psychically delivering them a gentle push. Everyone is moving to the entrance. They seem to shuffle-all too slowly […] The post M’eye So S’eye itty (Pronounced) Mike Kay first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

NATO’s COUP IN UKRAINE – 4. Putin: “Western Conflict vs Russia since 2008”

10 May 2024 @ 10:21 pm

In the cover image the Obama-Soros and Biden-Bush couples of the New World Order-NATO and the Russian president Putin by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO First published on January 26, 2024 «The West provoked the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine by luring Kiev with the prospect of NATO membership. This move drastically […] The post NATO’s COUP IN UKRAINE – 4. Putin: “Western Conflict vs Russia since 2008” first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

Globalists Plot Worldwide Genocide via WHO Pandemic Treaty

10 May 2024 @ 10:20 pm

American Geopolitical Institute Report #11   By Richard C. Cook, Co-Founder and Lead Investigator, American Geopolitical Institute (AGI)   May 9, 2024   Globalists Plot Worldwide Genocide via WHO Pandemic Treaty   Introduction   With all the trouble in today’s world, including the completely pointless American-instigated war in Ukraine, Israel’s loathsome genocidal onslaught against the […] The post Globalists Plot Worldwide Genocide via WHO Pandemic Treaty first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

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The world’s most viewed site on global warming and climate change.

Climate Change: “An APPALLING Scam!” w/ Jordan Peterson

12 May 2024 @ 5:00 am

One of the things that happens when you start being exposed to a wide range of conflicting facts is you actually start to understand how unsettled, for example, even the basic science is in most situations.

‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns

12 May 2024 @ 1:00 am

Should we nominate a special day - crying climate scientist day?

The Invincible Ignorance of the Western Governing Class

11 May 2024 @ 9:00 pm

Throughout history, the spend-borrow-tax-print regime has been tried over and over again, and has failed over and over again, from late imperial China via medieval England to the Weimar Republic. It doesn’t work. And that is precisely why it is so attractive to the West-hating far Left.

NOAA’s Latest Temperature Climate Data Establishes There is NO CLIMATE EMERGENCY

11 May 2024 @ 5:00 pm

NOAA’s temperature data as addressed in detail in this essay do not support and clearly refute climate alarmist hype that we are experiencing a “climate emergency.”

A Note to The Guardian – Opinion Is NOT Science

11 May 2024 @ 1:00 pm

What we have here is nothing more than an opinion poll of people whose entire careers are built upon hyping climate catastrophe, whose and reputations will be destroyed if the climate crisis narrative is untrue.

As Europe Deindustrializes: Is it Undergoing Economic Suicide

11 May 2024 @ 9:00 am

...over time, 'net zero' climate policies have become increasingly unbearable for ordinary people as they reach beyond the power sector to cover agriculture, transport, homes, and buildings"​​.

Is UK Rainfall Becoming More Extreme? Not at Oxford

11 May 2024 @ 5:00 am

All of this is, of course, weather. I defy anybody to find a pattern or trend towards rainfall becoming more intense in Oxford in the above chart.

Biden Administration locking up public lands from West to East

11 May 2024 @ 1:00 am

Public lands are for all Americans to enjoy and cherish, not just the Biden administration’s preferred environmental buddies. This isn’t conservation; it’s a land grab.

A Nuanced Argument for The Benefits of Global Warming

10 May 2024 @ 9:00 pm

People often ask me, “Do you believe in global warming?” as if it’s a religion. But “belief” is not how reality works.

Green Extremist Activists Attack Magna Carta Document in London

10 May 2024 @ 6:00 pm

It seems Just Stop Oil has run out of purple-haired, tattooed young losers and has raided the old people's home. ~Mumbles McGuirk

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Web development skills and techniques, and bite size tips.