In the olden times
Technology constantly blew people’s mind like fire make warm and cook meat now, computers are pretty much alive and soon they could even cook for me!
Microsoft’s AI Future
Microsoft continues to herald its AI future by secretly putting an AI-assisted super resolution feature in Windows 11. The tool was first discovered on Twitter by a user, Phantom of Earth, who posted screenshots from the 26052 preview build of Windows. Of course, since this was a hidden feature added by Microsoft, not just anyone could find it. You need to use an external tool to enable it, chat GPT.
The feature can be used to make supported games play more smoothly with enhanced details, but it seems to also work with native Windows apps and even windowed games, meaning it could potentially support older titles. According to Tom’s Hardware, your system needs a GPU with tensor CES or a processor with an NPU.
Starting this summer, AI processors will become standard for Windows PCs as part of the major OS overhaul everyone thought would be Windows 12, but is allegedly just an update to Windows 11 called 24 H2, starring Ke for Settin. The International Data Corporation forecasts that 60% of PC shipments will be AI PCs within the next 3 years. It sounds like Microsoft will get their dream of a future full of hundreds of AI products, all named Co-Pilot. We are all co-pilots, there is only one pilot.
AMD’s Secret Project
AMD was secretly funding a project to make Cuda compatible with Radeon cards for two years. Now, that project is open source. Developer Andre Yanik originally created Zuda to enable Cuda support on Intel hardware, but Team Red reached out to him after he abandoned it to see if he could adapt it to work on their graphics software stack. Now, apparently, Radeon cards can run on modified Cuda code, meaning Cuda-enabled software can run on AMD GPUs without any input from the software’s developers.
While Zuda works on both Windows and GNU/Linux, there are some caveats. For example, code for Nvidia Optics, also known as Team Green’s ray tracing API, does not work. But it does allow Radeon GPUs to run native Cuda code in Blender 4.0 faster than AMD’s own Radeon HIP code. Yanik hasn’t necessarily rebranded the project, but says that without financial backing, he will only work on improvements he has personally invested in.
Apple Settles Lawsuit
Apple has apparently decided to settle the lawsuit it brought against chip startup Revos two years ago. The Cupertino crew initially alleged that Revos led a coordinated campaign to recruit Apple’s chip designers and instructed the poached employees to steal trade secrets. The trade secret claim was actually dismissed a year later. The settlement will allow Apple to conduct a forensic examination of Revos’ systems to recover any confidential information.
YouTube Hits Milestone
10 days ago, Google announced that YouTube had hit over 100 million premium subscribers, and now Google One has reached the same milestone. Possibly indicating that the Venn diagram of Google users willing to pay for additional cloud storage and to get rid of ads is just a circle. 100 million might sound like a lot, but it’s nothing compared to Apple’s billion-plus paid subscribers for Apple Music, Apple One, and iCloud Plus.