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The DeepSeek R1 update proves it’s an active threat to OpenAI and Google
This week, DeepSeek released an updated version of its R1 model on HuggingFace, reigniting the open-source versus closed-source competition. The updated version, called DeekSeek-R1-0528, has 685 billion parameters, an upgrade from January’s version, which had 671 billion. Unlike OpenAI and Google’s models, which are famously closed-source, DeepSeek’s model weights are publicly available. According to the benchmarks,…
How To Add, Remove and Update Software in Debian and Ubuntu Using Apt
Linux has a multitude of ways to install software. We can build our own executables or use AppImage to run containerized applications. But at the heart of many Linux distros is a package management system, which for Debian based systems, such as the Raspberry Pi and Ubuntu, is Apt. Apt, the Advanced Packaging Tool is…
Next Assassin’s Creed Shadows Update Announced, Adds New Story Mission And Fixes A Deer Problem
Ubisoft has announced the next major update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and it’s coming soon. Title update 1.0.4 arrives on Tuesday, May 6, and it adds a new free quest and numerous bug fixes. The update adds a story pack called “The Works of Luis Frois.” Players can visit Azuchi to find Luis, a Jesuit…
Intel Foundry Roadmap Update – New 18A-PT variant that enables 3D die stacking, 14A process node enablement
Intel’s new CEO Lip Bu-Tan took to the stage at the company’s Intel Foundry Direct 2025 event here in San Jose, California, to outline the company’s progress on its foundry initiative. Tan announced that the company is now engaging lead customers for its upcoming 14A process node (1.4nm equivalent), the follow-on generation of its 18A…
Infinity Nikki Players Threaten to Uninstall the Game as Dev Introduces Controversial Changes With Update 1.5 – IGN
Infinity Nikki and its multiplayer-focused 1.5 update are out on Steam and a parade of drama is walking hand in hand with them. Infold Games’ stylish dress-up adventure made its way to Valve’s digital storefront yesterday following months of Epic Game Store exclusivity. What could have been a moment for fans to celebrate has instead…
New Avowed Update Will Make Your Character More Powerful
A new update is now live for Avowed, Obsidian’s recently released and very good open-world RPG. The patch is live on Xbox and PC and it fixes a lot of tiny bugs and other issues. But the biggest news is that all players will now be a bit more powerful thanks to some extra upgrade…
Revisiting the Apple Watch SE in 2025 left me with a long list of update requests
Dear Apple, As you know, your Apple Watch SE is not new. The second generation came out in September 2022 alongside the Series 8 and the first iteration of the Ultra. You’ve given the iPhone, all models of the iPad, AirPods, MacBooks and both the flagship and premium smartwatches updates since then — but not…
Update: Cybercriminals still not fully on board the AI train (yet)
In November 2023, Sophos X-Ops published research exploring threat actors’ attitudes towards generative AI, focusing on discussions on selected cybercrime forums. While we did note a limited amount of innovation and aspiration in these discussions, there was also a lot of skepticism. Given the pace at which generative AI is evolving, we thought we’d take…
Tamron’s TAP-in Console: A nexus for camera lens update and control
Camera lenses were originally fully mechanical (and in some cases, still are; witness my Rokinon Cine optics suite). The user manually focused them, manually set the aperture, and manually zoomed them (for non-fixed-focal length optics, that is). Even when the aperture was camera body-controlled—in shutter-priority and fully auto-exposure modes, for example—the linkage between it and…
Intel Publishes First Microcode Update for Raptor Lake Stability Issue, BIOSes Going Out Now
Following Intel’s run of financial woes and Raptor Lake chip stability issues, the company could use some good news on a Friday. And this week they’re delivering just that, with the first version of the eagerly awaited microcode fix for desktop Raptor Lake processors – as well as the first detailed explanation of the underlying…