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[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech July 18 Hardware [DDR5 vs. DDR4 in the Latest PC Games](=.Q5W4JaDhjPE3PamDe1KU0rmwl3GKz5wc0Hg_uXeKnNg) As next-gen CPUs quickly approach, we've updated all our CPU benchmark data and have retested some Intel CPUs to highlight [DDR5's impact on modern PC gaming](=.9-cnXK9PxDJQ4sUu8piLV3Fyb1kgyJrKh0wk3ApT0YY) performance. =.sROooitFeG7do7nwCJIOu11D-TrbF3zDs32t5NWecao =.AgjedwyACInDydFSqWy3UIeQELr1kfX1b6gszi6EkbE As next-gen CPUs quickly approach, we've updated all our CPU benchmark data and have retested some Intel CPUs to highlight [DDR5's impact on modern PC gaming](=.MqLm0c-0Ci4TxvQrsa8sbQwGFoAxVI4DQoEXOZJbQuY) performance. =.nOfLJbxN1igT7f-J4rlYNt_VBZkZsG0hdrbhMX3GXuA Opinion [The rapidly evolving world of AI PCs](=.WBJnZA4fhhFNhP_DrU6BXi2_AG0aTJzntW_flzqjQJg) Most early reviews, along with my personal experience with four Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite-powered machines, highlight that even though most of the AI software is still in... =.JHDRfZP18oZfo7qDzH8mWJyTJTlekARatuLOMNn_bOk Most early reviews, along with my personal experience with four Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite-powered machines, highlight that even though most of the AI software is still in... Windows [Microsoft is changing the way it updates Windows, introduces "checkpoint cumulative updates"](=.-L0C_MR7TdgLJTDRzO-EFL_0ohMWaZZjTaxPL0rjOO4) Microsoft is introducing checkpoint cumulative updates for Windows 11, positioning them as smaller, faster, and more sustainable, requiring no action from users or IT administrators. =.UCw9JQp2mmbfHBALiV-llyuXbfxvMKqU99a8Zs6tu3o Microsoft is introducing checkpoint cumulative updates for Windows 11, positioning them as smaller, faster, and more sustainable, requiring no action from users or IT administrators. Science [New drug reverses diabetes in mice, boosting insulin-making cells by 700%](=.HoPIcxNccy35kbkPLsHXT0LWi_cIOe2OH3hw7nZ7b28) Scientists from Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and the Los Angeles-based City of Hope, a research center for diabetes and one of the largest... =.Ig1i6NhTAW3DBzrysDaWPY-gQdGi-a7kq6WCRuWQrPc Scientists from Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and the Los Angeles-based City of Hope, a research center for diabetes and one of the largest... Engineering [China's floating dual-rotor wind turbine is so sturdy it can operate during hurricanes](=.TzLF00KjqsaN1Nq94DUW36nQ4L1b7x4_btvaBq3ueMM) MingYang Smart Energy, a wind turbine manufacturer based in Guangdong, has introduced the world's most powerful floating wind farm platform to date. Called the OceanX, it's a... =.rtkuSOurmDlKmIKsQQly_Skg_5roLxKFk-r8xFkpix0 MingYang Smart Energy, a wind turbine manufacturer based in Guangdong, has introduced the world's most powerful floating wind farm platform to date. Called the OceanX, it's a... 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AI PC Hype [Survey shows most people wouldn't pay extra for AI-enhanced hardware](=.9WwVbkugihjkZY7d6omIJRUhY7AJjFQxalpul9nuvTI) Companies are going all-in on artificial intelligence right now, investing millions or even billions into the area while slapping the AI initialism on their products, even when... =.OoIuL31Kjzf37DivibDUIvnQ3WD8ugNuIaRmv4sMXSo Companies are going all-in on artificial intelligence right now, investing millions or even billions into the area while slapping the AI initialism on their products, even when... Retro [Windows developer shares origin story of the iconic NT Start Menu banner](=.1kR8E-7sFwAPoyhDnMTcBULzCq-NrYECi2eKvO6X_80) In a post on X/Twitter, the Windows veteran pulled back the curtain on just how that Start Menu banner came to be, highlighting both the cleverness of... =.7DxX4qw9FKxuuQuo-nfQOnR2cpq_cGpGRlMxQN25T1k In a post on X/Twitter, the Windows veteran pulled back the curtain on just how that Start Menu banner came to be, highlighting both the cleverness of... SpaceX [SpaceX rocket launch failure leads to 20 Starlink satellites falling from sky, prompting probe](=.ADD3KGu8ZvvXlvpQElCtI36wk595W68pQbGc0elr6uU) In the late hours of July 11, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket's first stage did its job,... =.z203oIH0P0AHbF6w-SHnXLUbkGUMjVSk7B3Org3_3Hk In the late hours of July 11, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket's first stage did its job,... Featured Story [Microsoft is developing an AI model for Excel spreadsheets, enabling natural language prompts](=.nNh2zHuerutqGF4oqgrhJVrbKvRxD18Q703NL6l3E6M) Microsoft has developed a framework called SpreadsheetLLM that uses large language models for analyzing and interpreting spreadsheet data. The tool is designed to address the challenges traditional... =.m915mUwtUikMkvJggYXaJlUUmV77xQmebVbk1A1Pksk Microsoft has developed a framework called SpreadsheetLLM that uses large language models for analyzing and interpreting spreadsheet data. The tool is designed to address the challenges traditional... Electronics [This solar-powered drone weighs less than a nickel](=.saXYgOg8AhdxOURUeYSrz6r2fx4-8oFce8wLOasFtto) Researchers from the University of Beijing have unveiled an ultra-small prototype drone that can run on solar power indefinitely. Although far from a complete device, the micro-drone... =.VTWlxpa0MRc28fAb_JSZH2jvOrhtMA0MOKbmfc5U00E Researchers from the University of Beijing have unveiled an ultra-small prototype drone that can run on solar power indefinitely. Although far from a complete device, the micro-drone... Software [Blender 4.2 LTS released with a completely new render engine](=.Vvi9qXqkqvdlcv4TpPpArP58js3QKT2XosZwgA1BlMo) Blender's next generation EEVEE engine has been completely rewritten, allowing for global illumination, displacement, better SSS, viewport motion blur, and more. Blender 4.2 LTS also includes support for GPU-accelerated compositing. =.JSIvnZB0OtvduTbOub2rxHMTvOLp47Dk_CLy31C1PlE Blender's next generation EEVEE engine has been completely rewritten, allowing for global illumination, displacement, better SSS, viewport motion blur, and more. Blender 4.2 LTS also includes support for GPU-accelerated compositing. Car Tech [World's first "MRI for cars" launched in Hawaii for diagnosing vehicles](=.zJttRHljWlfebpHtkynd4rDKJVJE1BrQ36Vjawn2XSc) BMW of Honolulu is the first car service center to implement a wild new system that can thoroughly inspect a vehicle without a human ever laying eyes... =.SIQH5Wyza6HPjwORUbJ9GjuZxwoESTOq3jeJHrvF7QI BMW of Honolulu is the first car service center to implement a wild new system that can thoroughly inspect a vehicle without a human ever laying eyes... Storage [Ceramic Nano Memory comes to the US, promising a data storage revolution](=.tjVAtFbnH8UZbvMa5P3H3QU3aDTQeXPjvnnhZFcjwcE) Cerabyte just announced the launch of its US-based operations from its newly established offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Boulder, Colorado. Founded by Christian Pflaum in 2022,... =.Rj9_pynGK5OabBU1TaBQy_sfvN9yC7fd7OuhzCLQiQo Cerabyte just announced the launch of its US-based operations from its newly established offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Boulder, Colorado. Founded by Christian Pflaum in 2022,... Trivia [Who launched the very first website?](=.AokD5v-IANfdAGKFfXwhAenl79gl3kXlSNLlcAGc6J8) Was it Stanford, Xerox, CERN or MIT? =.l-HhUdZoUVw4GZ-kXXIHmgNUFLXFOWJYrDHRBigbAyk Was it Stanford, Xerox, CERN or MIT? Science [NASA beams hip-hop song to Venus at the speed of light for the first time](=.PtETLKOdngrLvXFdBxWoPCFFd9xsi2PGESGDGeoao8o) NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) sent Elliott's funky lyrics and beats hustling through the vacuum of space at lightspeed on July 12, 2024, with the signal taking... =.mFnXQT55zQyrVBCPob1dkOtzzA03EgtEqTATUC5SLXQ NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) sent Elliott's funky lyrics and beats hustling through the vacuum of space at lightspeed on July 12, 2024, with the signal taking... CPU [Upcoming Intel CPUs could push maximum temperature limits to 105 Celsius](=.rayg3_GCFKeqqB-luw-mDmEqo0wmbyx9aBTgG4Dzwe0) Leaker "Jaykihn" has made multiple posts this week sharing internal information on Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake, Arrow Lake, and Panther Lake processors. One post claims that Arrow... =.NDdWoc_aNrOe5chrMBG4MoMGiYpfz7NbRHrahs-4bSU Leaker "Jaykihn" has made multiple posts this week sharing internal information on Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake, Arrow Lake, and Panther Lake processors. One post claims that Arrow... Gaming [Baldur's Gate 3 director says the game won so many awards that it affected development](=.q0FOUiQvDRJ747eKcJgGrdic5prS0_zAdmk7xz4ZKmo) Larian Studios CEO and Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke told Edge that winning so many awards was "a real problem" for the devs. The studio even... =.AAawJL5LUEKchrH2DJGvm-Hg4bi5OJJZfnEaDQ8aeGs Larian Studios CEO and Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke told Edge that winning so many awards was "a real problem" for the devs. The studio even... Elon [Elon Musk says he will move X and SpaceX headquarters to Texas in response to California gender law](=.aFFXSXEAoUkTZ3eVNzzuOp5Vt0Ym3ERKA212OhStrdU) In a post on X yesterday, Musk wrote that SpaceX will be moving its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to an existing facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The... =.w94taU1YLQaFcO6No0en0HsrbuazNcj45mMLCyBc1vY In a post on X yesterday, Musk wrote that SpaceX will be moving its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to an existing facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The... Industry [Donald Trump thinks Taiwan should pay for US defense, says it took America's chip business](=.uUY4KkRzYWbHZiwismaTjveY0LKxMoa5dTS1sq6OMJQ) Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek conducted before the weekend's assassination attempt, Trump was asked if he would defend Taiwan from an invasion by China, something... =.STl5OEyWOKhvn8rnsmSLVV9dIsK5y8QpNC_0KWyBeSg Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek conducted before the weekend's assassination attempt, Trump was asked if he would defend Taiwan from an invasion by China, something... [Apple's latest ad claims Safari is the best browser for privacy](=.kv42B2tgUsI4jHRVI37fYwbd1L8nBvvLvg881ccIsSI) =.LKNalpZQ3k3dNWbe-MHIVDTgMyC6Ato3aqkEIQ5r26o Apple has released a new video ad targeting the privacy practices of rival web browsers. True to Apple's style, the aesthetics of the ad are striking: it... [Researchers develop stretchable batteries that could transform wearable devices](=.b3qCTat0i9tPd0VBWL0KERrjrtC5Oaz4KU59kMxpGwM) =.eZxuSid7mFrRR0qb9t4C0vIWdYiwxY_zZu2KCGwu9vs Two groups of researchers recently published studies on the prospect of designing flexible batteries almost simultaneously. Despite being unrelated, the papers detail similar prototypes. [Underground caves do exist on the Moon, radar observations confirm](=.6b1Hn5Kz9adFkCSHbMlO_aEBCozQMudjYuhiHRiq2j4) =.9n5kYFiiv1bM0aizQhhRGQcalbsNUz96OzEJCUGAATQ A new study published in Nature proposes the first true evidence of an "accessible cave conduit" on the Moon, located beneath the Mare Tranquillitatis pit. A future... [NASA scraps $450 million Viper moon rover project over cost concerns, delays](=.sshBaO46WC4De5o9pPJPzoQHrcjuil6HgNBV8f_gueo) =.YhTa2FsfQ0a1Fg8S6PiWWZOl8UmLUb91dFQD_o-hXnM The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) has already been built by NASA. The rover has been designed to explore the Moon's south pole for 100 days... [Mozilla introduces experimental API in Firefox to help advertisers without tracking users](=.52h62SUiHs50vM4rvyjdq3-snCj3RcfbPGFfQii0kpY) =.eAQMeW0LhfUU8vyc8JI-w1V-Ga7Gc1E12oxOJhhdqyw Mozilla released Firefox 128 a week ago, introducing some improvements for local text translation, UI, DNS proxies, and more. The list of changes for the new browser... [WD unveils gaming-oriented 8 TB SN850X NVMe SSD for $900](=.143fjdCa-NRE8Cq65HrOEJMg6ZIi62h9RWLryuQfMTk) =.Y-sDJQkqKM_4RyG3BdHpwXDLae6jlB-OI4fS1ZHHuFY Pre-orders are now open for an 8TB variant of the WD Black SN850X NVMe. The PCIe 4.0 SSD starts at $850 without a heatsink, and adding one... 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