Today I learned that the curvy lithography masks used by TSMC to make next-gen GPUs are ‘alien’, ‘psychedelic’ and look nothing like chip circuits

Computer chips are undoubtedly one the great wonders of the modern world, incredible feats of engineering. And just when you thought they couldn’t get any more complex and intriguing, here comes Inverse Lithography Technology, or ILT, a weird and alien technology that promises to push chip design to yet higher levels of performance. ILT is…

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SoftBank just sold its entire $5.83 billion stake in Nvidia but I’m sure it’ll all feed back into Team Green’s pockets before long

SoftBank is the world’s biggest technology investment management group, and it’s just pulled its entire $5.83 billion stake out of Nvidia, according to Bloomberg. It has reportedly sold all these shares to help bankroll its continued investments into AI. This was followed by its own share price sliding, but that’s only by a few dollars…

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‘We would rather cut off our own arms’: Demonschool developers dispute Nexon CEO’s claim that ‘every game company is now using AI’ in response to Arc Raiders backlash

Amid the news of an added duos mode and a new Helldivers 2-style community event, Arc Raiders has been dealing with some backlash. Embark Studios now has a track record of using generative AI for voice work in its games, first for The Finals and now for Arc Raiders, and it’s causing no small amount…

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Bloodlines 2 just got a new roadmap with Christmas-themed goodies, as well things that probably should have been there from the start like an FOV slider and motion blur toggle

Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 was always going to be polarizing given the oddball legacy of its cult hit predecessor, but I didn’t expect it to polarize in the precise way that it did. As PC Gamer online editor Fraser Brown said in his review, the “good, sometimes even great” bite ’em up “is…

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Someone’s finally making a spiritual successor to Bully, but I wish it wasn’t inspired by some of the worst comedies ever made

I’m surprised it’s taken this long for someone to make a spiritual successor to Bully. Not only is it one of Rockstar’s most fondly remembered games, but it’s also the one least likely to get a sequel, except perhaps for Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis. So credit where it’s due to Agefield High for finally…

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