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Traces of AI were found on the poster for the second season of Loki - this alarmed the designers and revealed the problem to Shutterstock

A promotional poster for the second season of Disney Plus' Loki has raised suspicions among professional designers that it was created using generative AI. The creative community is concerned that AI image generators are being trained without the consent of their creators and could be used to replace human artists. Disney has previously been accused of using AI in the Secret Invasion series, although the studio claimed that it was not […]

Sber is interested in developing software for chip design

Sber is showing interest in the production of semiconductor products. The company's engineers are developing software that, using artificial intelligence, should speed up the production of microelectronics at semiconductor factories. Details regarding this issue will be presented at the conference “Sber Technologies for Semiconductor Manufacturing”, which will be held as part of the Microelectronics 2023 forum, taking place in Sochi from October 9 to 14. Image source: Kevin […]

The frame generator in AMD FSR 3 has the ability to increase FPS not only in games, but also in videos

With the release of the first generation RDNA graphics architecture, AMD decided to abandon one of the functions that at that time was still part of the Adrenalin Software graphics driver. It was called AMD Fluid Motion Video and was similar to the recently introduced AMD Fluid Motion Frames, but only for video content. As it turns out, Fluid Motion Frames can also […]

Ardor 8.0

A major update to the free digital recording station Ardor has been released. Major changes: In MIDI tracks, the scroomer widget that controls the scale and visibility of the track contents has been completely rewritten. It now shows the notes (048 C, 049 C#, etc.), or the note names if they are defined in MIDNAM (for example, the names of different drums if a drum sampler plugin is loaded). Added a familiar interface for editing power […]

Release of the free sound editor Ardour 8.0

The release of the free sound editor Ardor 8.0 has been published, designed for multi-channel recording, processing and mixing of sound. Ardor provides a multi-track timeline, an unlimited level of rollback of changes throughout the entire process of working with a file (even after closing the program), and support for a variety of hardware interfaces. The program is positioned as a free analogue of professional tools ProTools, Nuendo, Pyramix and Sequoia. The code is distributed under the license [...]

New version of POP3 and IMAP4 server Dovecot 2.3.21

A new version of the multi-platform high-performance POP3/IMAP4 server Dovecot 2.3.21 has been published, supporting the POP3 and IMAP4rev1 protocols with popular extensions such as SORT, THREAD and IDLE, and authentication and encryption mechanisms (SASL, TLS, SCRAM). Dovecot remains fully compatible with classic mbox and Maildir, using external indexes to improve performance. Plugins can be used to expand functionality (for example, […]

Both smartphone production and sales have collapsed in China this year.

The Chinese market remains one of the largest in the world, so the weakness of the local economy continues to worry manufacturers around the world. According to official statistics, over the eight months of this year, smartphone production volumes in China fell by 7,5% compared to the same period last year. At the same time, third-party analysts also talk about a decrease in sales volumes. Image source: Huawei TechnologiesSource: 3dnews.ru

Japanese authorities will provide subsidies for the creation of hydrogen aviation

Experiments on the use of hydrogen as a fuel in aviation are being conducted not only in the context of its direct combustion, but also as a source of electricity for fuel cells. The Japanese authorities are ready to allocate up to $200 million in government subsidies for the creation of environmentally friendly aviation, and hydrogen air transport is also fully covered by this initiative. Image source: BoeingSource: 3dnews.ru

China intends to increase its computing power by 36% in two years, despite sanctions

Restrictions on the supply of American-origin computing accelerators to China, introduced a year ago, were aimed at curbing the country's technological development. The Chinese authorities do not hesitate to set ambitious goals for the national computing infrastructure, even in difficult conditions. In the technology sector, China expects to increase computing power by more than a third by 2025. Image source: NVIDIA Source: 3dnews.ru