Author: ProHoster

NVIDIA has opened the code for a machine learning system that synthesizes landscapes from sketches

NVIDIA has published the source code for the SPADE (GauGAN) machine learning system, which can synthesize realistic landscapes from rough sketches, as well as untrained models associated with the project. The system was demonstrated in March at the GTC 2019 conference, but the code was only published yesterday. The developments are open under a free license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0), allowing use only […]

Emacs 26.2

On Cosmonautics Day, another joyful event happened - the release of the Lisp runtime environment Emacs, best known for the best (according to Emacs users) text editor. The previous release took place a little less than a year ago, so there are not many noticeable changes: support for version 11 of Unicode; support for building modules in an arbitrary directory; a convenient file compression command in the built-in file manager […]

Video: Anno 1800 launch trailer positive press response

For the upcoming launch of Anno 16 on April 1800, Ubisoft has unveiled a fresh trailer showing the gameplay of the city-building and economic simulator. The video also includes early positive feedback from the foreign press, based on the results of participation in beta tests. For example, PC Gamer journalists characterize the project with the following words: "... More multifaceted, luxurious and catchy than Anno 2205"; "Intriguing city building simulator"; […]

Commercial 5G networks are coming to Europe

One of the first commercial networks in Europe based on fifth generation mobile communication technologies (5G) has launched in Switzerland. The project was implemented by the telecommunications company Swisscom together with Qualcomm Technologies. The partners were OPPO, LG Electronics, Askey and WNC. It is reported that all subscriber equipment currently available for use on Swisscom's 5G network is built using Qualcomm hardware components. This, in […]

Intel processor shortage hurts three tech giants

The shortage of Intel processors began at the end of last summer: the growing and priority demand for processors for data centers caused a shortage of consumer 14-nm chips. Difficulties moving to more advanced 10nm standards and an exclusive deal with Apple to produce iPhone modems that use the same 14nm process have exacerbated the problem. In past […]

AMD's APU for Next-Gen Set-Top Boxes Close to Production

In January of this year, the code identifier of the future hybrid processor for the PlayStation 5 was already leaked onto the Internet. Inquisitive users managed to partially decipher the code and extract some data about the new chip. Another leak brings new information and indicates that the production of the processor is approaching its final stage. As before, the data was provided by well-known sources […]

Intel Releases Optane H10 Drive Combining 3D XPoint and Flash

Back in January of this year, Intel announced a very unusual SSD Optane H10, which stands out because it combines 3D XPoint and 3D QLC NAND memory. Now, Intel has announced the release of this device, and also shared details about it. The Optane H10 module uses QLC 3D NAND solid-state memory as a high-capacity […]

First public release of the NoScript add-on for Chrome

Giorgio Maone, creator of the NoScript project, presented the first release of the add-on for the Chrome browser, available for testing. The build corresponds to version 10.6.1 for Firefox and was made possible thanks to the transfer of the NoScript 10 branch to WebExtension technology. The Chrome release is in beta status and is available for download from the Chrome Web Store. NoScript 11 is scheduled to be released at the end of June, […]

Windows cumulative updates slow down the OS

The April package of cumulative updates from Microsoft brought problems not only to Windows 7 users. Certain difficulties also arose for those who use Windows 10 (1809). According to available information, the update leads to various problems arising due to a conflict with antivirus programs installed on user PCs. Messages from users appeared on the Internet saying that after [...]

Photo of the day: the first real image of a black hole

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is reporting an astronomy-ready achievement: researchers have captured the first direct visual image of a supermassive black hole and its “shadow” (in the third illustration). The research was carried out using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a planetary-scale antenna array of eight ground-based radio telescopes. These are, in particular, the ALMA, APEX, […]

GNU Awk 5.0.0 Released

A year after the release of GNU Awk version 4.2.1, version 5.0.0 was released. In the new version: Support for the POSIX printf %a and %A formats has been added. Improved test infrastructure. Simplified content of test/Makefile.am and now it is possible to generate pc/Makefile.tst from test/Makefile.in. Regex procedures have been replaced with procedures from GNULIB. Infrastructure updated: Bison 3.3, Automake 1.16.1, Gettext 0.19.8.1, makeinfo […]

Scythe Fuma 2: a large cooling system that does not interfere with memory modules

The Japanese company Scythe continues to update its cooling systems, and this time it has prepared a new cooler Fuma 2 (SCFM-2000). The new product, like the original model, is a “double tower”, but differs in the shape of the radiators and new fans. The new product is built on six copper heat pipes with a diameter of 6 mm, which are coated with a layer of nickel. The tubes are assembled in a nickel-plated copper base, [...]