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A government used AI to write its AI regulations. It did not go well South Africa officials withdrew the draft after discovering it cited at least six academic papers that don't exist techspot.com/news/112293-so…

Bazzite 44 brings kernel, desktop, and security updates This free Linux distro is quietly becoming the best way to game on a PC, and it just got a huge update techspot.com/downloads/7796…

This $88 retro gaming handheld has a screen that rotates on a hinge, because why not Anbernic RG Rotate launches with 3.5" rotating IPS display, Unisoc T618, and Android 12 techspot.com/news/112290-an…

The chip industry is booming again, but only for companies building AI infrastructure Silicon wafer shipments jumped 13% last year, and AI data centers are taking nearly all of it techspot.com/news/112289-ch…

3DMark tests CPU and GPU performance with modern graphics workloads 3DMark includes multiple tests, from lightweight to cutting-edge ray tracing workloads techspot.com/downloads/5775…

AMD Ryzen AI Halo mini PC is coming in June with 128GB of unified memory and a focus on local AI workloads Powered by the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units and a 50 TOPS NPU, it's targeting the Nvidia DGX Spark techspot.com/news/112287-am…

Trivia: What was the population of the Death Star? In a galaxy far, far away, the Death Star was more than a weapon... it was a monumental feat of fictional engineering and logistics techspot.com/trivia/165-sta…

Next-gen MRDIMM standard nears completion targeting 12,800 MT/s DDR5 transfer rates for AI and data center workloads MRDIMM is going to be even faster, although it's not for consumers techspot.com/news/112286-mr…

The Oscars just ruled that AI actors and AI-written scripts can't win awards Movies can still use AI-generated tech, but acting and screenplay nominations must be tied to human work techspot.com/news/112288-os…

Waymo robotaxi drives off with passenger's luggage after airport drop-off glitch Driverless car leaves airport with luggage still locked in trunk techspot.com/news/112283-wa…

Utah becomes first state to target VPN use in age-verification law The law assumes websites can detect VPN traffic and determine users' real locations, something providers say is impossible to do with certainty techspot.com/news/112284-ut…

Meta says New Mexico lawsuit could force Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp out of the state Meta faces a case in New Mexico that could reshape how social media works for kids techspot.com/news/112280-me…

Chinese court rules companies can't fire workers just because AI can replace them AI automation is a business choice, not a legal excuse for firing staff techspot.com/news/112282-ch…

This new material could make carbon capture dramatically cheaper by cutting the energy needed to run it Breakthrough material tackles carbon capture's biggest cost problem techspot.com/news/112277-ne…

Steam Survey: AMD's CPU gains stall as Nvidia's final RTX 5000 desktop GPU appears The Core Ultra 200 Plus effect? techspot.com/news/112281-st…

A startup says it can replace home sprinklers with sound waves. Fire safety experts say show us the data Sonic Fire Tech uses inaudible low-frequency sound waves to suppress flames without water techspot.com/news/112278-st…

This $170 retro-style dock gives your Mac mini a tiny screen and upgradeable storage A dock that doubles as a tiny second screen techspot.com/news/112279-17…

Japan is building military drones out of cardboard, and they're faster and cheaper than you'd expect Japan's AirKamuy 150 cardboard drone costs $3,000, tops 74mph, and can be assembled by hand in five minutes techspot.com/news/112274-ja…

The Sega Genesis is the latest classic console to get the Lego treatment The new set lets you choose between Genesis and Mega Drive branding, a nice touch for retro fans techspot.com/news/112275-se…