NVIDIA’s Bonsai Diorama demo pulls the curtain off a bunch of the cool new rendering tricks lying inside – all wrapped up in a peaceful little scene with tiny trees and stone lanterns. Released today as a free download with Unreal Engine 5.6.1, this tech demo lets anyone with the right machine load it up and get straight into the action.
GM has unveiled a plan to transform automobiles into something far more than just rolling pieces of metal. They revealed the specifics about two major advancements at a recent event in New York: a system that allows you to look away from the road and a conversational AI that feels almost like you’re talking to a friend. Both are expected to be available in the coming years, with the Cadillac Escalade IQ receiving these technologies first.
Google’s latest foray into quantum tech feels like one of those rare times when science fiction becomes science fact. Their Willow chip just did a calculation so complex and fast that the world’s biggest supercomputers are gasping for air. We’re talking 13,000 times faster than the Frontier machine, one of the world’s most powerful. And here’s the kicker: anyone with a comparable quantum setup can repeat the calculation and get the same result.
A cluster of servers can now be seen chugging away beneath the waves off the coast of Shanghai, where the East China Sea blends into the distance. This is officially the world’s first underwater data center (UDC) capable of running almost entirely on wind power. China managed to pull off this engineering achievement by spending just $226 million, demonstrating their commitment to combining renewable energy with large amounts of computational power.
Two helicopters carve a path through the warm Miami night, and in one of the choppers, Emmanuel Rodriguez (aka “Master” – the man behind Team Ninja’s community outreach) gripped a controller tight with one hand. Swae Lee the rapper (you probably know his voice from hits like “Sunflower”) sat beside him and they were both completely locked in to a game that needed lightning-fast decisions and reflexes. What happened next engraved Ninja Gaiden 4 into the record books – literally.
Smartphones started out life as simple, handy devices just for making calls and sending the occasional text message. Over time though, they’ve become an all-too-familiar companion, constantly distracting us from the real world. One company, Matter Neuroscience, decided they’d had enough and came up with a clever solution: make the phone a pain to hold onto. Their ‘6 Pound Phone Case’ (yes, that’s actually its name) weighs in at a whoppin’ 6 pounds. This stainless steel monstrosity wraps itself around just about any contemporary iPhone – giving you that all too familiar sensation of deleting email after email after email.
Camping beneath the stars or having a power outage at home requires more than a handheld power bank that dies after a single charge. Enter the Anker 548 Power Bank, a 60,000mAh beast that serves as much of a lifeline than a tool. This is effectively a portable power station that will keep your devices charged, your campground lit, and your peace of mind maintained.
Holiday decorations are frequently locked in traditional patterns – snowmen, reindeer, and lines of dazzling lights that have illuminated living rooms for generations. But Hallmark’s latest Keepsake ornament mixes things up in a really exciting way. The ornament resembles an old Xbox 360 console – yep, the one from nearly two decades ago – and is 3.25 inches tall, perfectly capturing late-night gaming sessions and heroic fights against extraterrestrial opponents.
