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Nvidia releases a new small, open model Nemotron-Nano-9B-v2 with toggle on/off reasoning

Developers are free to create and distribute derivative models. Importantly, Nvidia does not claim ownership of any outputs generated...

Hugging Face: 5 ways enterprises can slash AI costs without sacrificing performance

Ultimately, model makers and enterprises are focusing on the wrong issue: They should be computing smarter, not harder.

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X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue

X is struggling on Android with installs down by 49% year-over-year as of June 2025.

GEPA optimizes LLMs without costly reinforcement learning

Moving beyond the slow, costly trial-and-error of RL, GEPA teaches AI systems to learn and improve using natural language.

Save up to $400 on Razer's newest gaming laptop - this back-to-school deal deal won't last long

The 2025 Razer Blade 14 boasts a new, slimmer design and top-notch gaming hardware. Multiple builds have been discounted.

I tested this Garmin sleep tracker for weeks - here's why it replaces my smart ring for good

The Garmin Index Sleep Monitor is a dedicated, ultra-comfy wearable that captures every detail of your sleep with precision.

My new favorite universal adapter for traveling has a hidden superpower (and on sale)

Baseus' Enercore CG11 universal travel adapter is one of the best-designed gadgets I've tested, but its standout feature isn't immediately apparent.

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Musk's Starlink suffers apparent outage as SpaceX launches more satellites

Elon Musk's aerospace and defense contractor also successfully launched a fresh group of satellites to bolster its Starlink network.

Nvidia’s GeForce Now is upgrading to RTX 5080 GPUs and opening a floodgate of new games

It’s been two and a half years since Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service got a big boost in graphics, latency, and refresh rates — this September, Nvidia’s GFN will officially add its latest Blackwell GPUs. You’ll soon be able to rent what’s effectively an RTX 5080 in the c

Nvidia’s app gets global DLSS override and more control panel features

The Nvidia app is getting improvements to DLSS override, more control panel features, and Project G-Assist changes this week. Nvidia has been gradually improving its new app over the past 18 months since its release, and it’s getting closer to fully migrating all the legacy contr

Nvidia gives fake Harrison Ford better hair using spheres

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be the first game to get Nvidia’s new RTX Hair features next month. Instead of using triangles to model hair, Nvidia will use spheres to improve Harrison Ford’s virtual hair in the Indiana Jones game. RTX Hair is designed to improve lightin

‘Play Instantly on Discord’: Fortnite will be Nvidia and Discord’s first instant game demo

Nvidia’s GeForce Now is getting a big upgrade next month — and it’s also part of an intriguing new experiment. Nvidia, Discord, and Epic Games have teamed up for an early test of instant game demos for Discord servers, which could theoretically let you immediately try a game with

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Tesla Optimus rival Unitree shines at the 'World Humanoid Robot Games' in China

Humanoid robot athletes competed in dance battles, martial arts, track and field and soccer.

TensorZero nabs $7.3M seed to solve the messy world of enterprise LLM development

TensorZero raises $7.3 million to build an open-source AI infrastructure stack that helps enterprises scale and optimize large language model (LLM) applications with unified tools for observability, fine-tuning, and experimentation.

YouTuber Mark Rober is getting a Netflix series

Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer now known for his science-focused stunts he publishes to more than 70 million subscribers on YouTube, will launch a competition show on Netflix in 2026. Rober will also bring “some of his most beloved, ambitious, and informative experiments to N

My internet went down - but this TV USB port trick made the outage more bearable

No internet on your TV? All you need is a cheap USB drive to watch movies, play music, view photos, and more - here's how to do it.

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T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagree

T-Mobile can't overturn $92 million fine; AT&T and Verizon verdicts still to come.

The best Garmin watches for training and everyday life

Few brands are as synonymous with outdoor sports as Garmin. You’ll find these fitness trackers and smartwatches on dozens of wrists at any 5K, marathon, or Ironman. You’ll also find Garmin devotees among divers, thru-hikers, golfers, kiteboarders — you name it. But these devices

Google Home adds scheduling for older Nest thermostats

Google has announced that users of the US and UK versions of the 3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat and the Nest Thermostat E can now schedule temperature adjustments using the Google Home app. Newer versions of the Nest thermostats already allow you to manually set schedules in th