New Intel Arc drivers bring some massive improvements to DirectX 9 performance
What just happened? One of Intel Arc's most significant flaws is its performance within games using the DirectX 9 API....
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Does Solving Inequality in Education Mean Embracing ‘Birth Equity’?
Sanaa Sharrieff, a mother based in one of North Carolina’s largest school districts, Guilford County, is certain that where her...
Police nab Sonic creator Yuki Nada on another insider trading charge
WTF?! When someone within a company makes a killing from a perfectly timed stock trade, you might be able to...
Why One of the Most Selective Scholarship Programs Could Shut Down
One of the most selective college scholarship programs in the U.S. could wind down in the next few years if...
Longstanding bug in Linux kernel floppy handling fixed • The Register
Linux kernel 6.2 should contain fixes for some problems handling floppy disks, a move which shows that someone somewhere is...
New BMW patent describes EVs that charge with speed bumps and potholes
Why it matters: Auto manufacturers continually look for innovative ways to charge electronic vehicles to increase their viability and range....
I Used to Struggle With Where to Send My Kids to School. Now I Struggle With Sending Them at All.
When my wife was pregnant with our first child, we often had conversations about where we would send our kids...
San Francisco terminates explosive killer cop bots • The Register
San Francisco legislators this week changed course on their killer robot policy, banning the police from using remote-control bots fitted...
The cyberpunky Dyson Zone air-purifying headphones arrive in March for $949
What just happened? Remember the cyberpunk-style noise-canceling headphones that double as an air-purifying device Dyson unveiled earlier this year? The...
Can a Group of MIT Professors Turn a White Paper Into a New Kind of College?
A group of professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology dropped a provocative white paper in September that proposed a new...
Microsoft vs. Sony on ‘Call of Duty’ – GeekWire
Microsoft President Brad Smith. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft says it has offered Sony a 10-year contract to...
Washington DC sues Amazon, claims it stole tips • The Register
Amazon again stands accused of stealing delivery drivers' tips, and using the money to cut into workers' pay, this time...
Amazon refused to refund a customer who received putty-filled fake graphics card
WTF?! Not for the first time, a large retailer refused to refund a customer after sending them a useless object...
Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 2)
Oregon Trail has an extraordinary origin story, illuminating many of the crucial elements that make games engaging and powerful for...
Microsoft raising base price of first-party Xbox games from $60 to $70 – GeekWire
(Xbox Photo) Microsoft plans to increase the base price for some of its first-party, internally-produced video games in 2023. Xbox’s...
Microsoft warns of database problems after Patch Tuesday • The Register
Applications using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface may fail to connect after installing the November Patch Tuesday Windows updates,...
Samsung confirms it wants GDDR7 RAM to reach 36Gbps with PAM-3 signaling
Why it matters: So far, manufacturers have had to use alternate versions of GDDR6 memory as stopgaps while waiting for...
States Are Wrestling Over Whose Learning Loss Is Worst
The national learning assessment NAEP is known as the “nation’s report card” because it gives policymakers a window into national...
Orion capsule zooms around moon and sets course for splashdown
A crescent Earth looms above the lunar horizon in an image captured by NASA’s Orion spacecraft (seen in the left...
Apple introduces end-to-end encryption for most of iCloud • The Register
Apple says it will provide end-to-end encryption for most iCloud services, having abandoned its previously announced – and then quietly...
People are being tricked into thinking FIFA 23 videos are real World Cup streams
WTF?! Just how realistic are sports games these days? Good enough to fool people into thinking they're watching the real...
Early Childhood and Climate Change Are Connected in More Ways Than You Might Think
As world leaders return home from the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), an annual international climate meeting that...
Seattle public sector bidding startup DemandStar acquired by GTY Technologies – GeekWire
DemandStar CEO Ben Vaught. (DemandStar Photo) Holdings company GTY Technologies acquired DemandStar, a Seattle startup that offers a public sector...
Top 10 Tech Pranks | TechSpot
Pranks can be awesome. They are one of those few things in life that most people can unequivocally agree on...
Why I’m Integrating the World Cup Into My English Class, Despite My Disinterest in Sports
In late September, my sophomores were packing up for the day when I noticed a group of boys, heads down,...
Rad Power Bikes launches RadTrike, a three-wheeled model of its e-bike – GeekWire
The new RadTrike from Rad Power Bikes will start shipping in January 2023. (Rad Power Bikes Photo) Rad Power Bikes...
Using personal info without consent puts Meta in EU’s sights • The Register
European privacy regulators have determined that Meta's use of personalized advertising in Facebook, Instagram, and WhatApp violates data protection laws....
