Month: October 2022

Who is ready for a fleet of cubesats flying over cities, displaying ads?

“Space advertising turns out to have a potential for commercial viability.”

Artist’s impression of a space ad seen from the Skoltech campus.

Artist’s impression of a space ad seen from the Skoltech campus. (credit: Shamil Biktimirov/Skoltech)

On Wednesday the public relations department of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow issued a news release with a provocative title: "Ad-block this: Space advertisers ready to display commercials in the sky."

How about no.

The basis for the news release is a study in the journal Aerospace. Its authors assess the technical feasibility of flying satellites in formation, in space, to reflect sunlight and display commercials in the sky above cities. The authors wondered whether satellites could fly long enough, and in enough different formations over various cities, to make money back from advertising to cover their development and launch costs.

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Intel A770, A750 review: We are this close to recommending these GPUs

New GPU series, ranging from $289 to $349, is less “amazing” and more “interesting.”

We took our handsome pair of new Arc A700-series GPUs out for some glamour shots. While minding standard static-related protocols, of course.

Enlarge / We took our handsome pair of new Arc A700-series GPUs out for some glamour shots. While minding standard static-related protocols, of course. (credit: Sam Machkovech)

What's it like owning a brand-new Intel Arc A700-series graphics card? Is it the show-stopping clapback against Nvidia that wallet-pinched PC gamers have been dreaming of? Is it an absolute mess of unoptimized hardware and software? Does it play video games?

That last question is easy to answer: yes, and pretty well. Intel now has a series of GPUs entering the PC gaming market just in time for a few major industry trends to play out: some easing in the supply chain, some crashes in cryptocurrency markets, and more GPUs being sold near their originally announced MSRPs. If those factors continue to move in consumer-friendly directions, it will mean that people might actually get to buy and enjoy the best parts of Intel’s new A700-series graphics cards. (Sadly, limited stock remains a concern in modern GPU reviews. Without firm answers from Intel on how many units it's making, we’re left wondering what kind of Arc GPU sell-outs to expect until further notice.)

While this is a fantastic first-generation stab at an established market, it’s still a first-generation stab. In great news, Intel is taking the GPU market seriously with how its Arc A770 (starting at $329) and Arc A750 (starting at $289) cards are architected. The best results are trained on modern and future rendering APIs, and in those gaming scenarios, their power and performance exceed their price points.

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VisionFive 2 RISC-V single-board computer is up for pre-order for $56 and up

The StarFive VisionFive 2 is a single-board computer with a quad-core RISC-V processor, an integrated GPU, an HDMI 2.0 port with support for 4K video and up to 8GB of RAM and up to two Gigabit Ethernet ports. This summer StarFive ran a Kickstarter cro…

The StarFive VisionFive 2 is a single-board computer with a quad-core RISC-V processor, an integrated GPU, an HDMI 2.0 port with support for 4K video and up to 8GB of RAM and up to two Gigabit Ethernet ports. This summer StarFive ran a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the VisionFive 2. Now that the campaign has […]

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"Perversion der russischen Gesellschaft" als Fakt

Mediensplitter: Wie der DLF eine ältere Kannibalismus-Erzählung von Kreml-Kritiker Vladimir Sorokin zu einem Abbild der heutigen russischen Gesellschaft verbraten hat – nicht jugendfrei.

Mediensplitter: Wie der DLF eine ältere Kannibalismus-Erzählung von Kreml-Kritiker Vladimir Sorokin zu einem Abbild der heutigen russischen Gesellschaft verbraten hat – nicht jugendfrei.

Anwalt spendet Abmahnerlöse: Datenschutzvereine sehen sich instrumentalisiert

Die Berichte über Abmahnungen wegen des Einsatzes von Google Web Fonts häufen sich. Weil ein Abmahnanwalt nun seine Erlöse spendet, gibt es Streit. Ein Bericht von Lennart Mühlenmeier (Abmahnung, Google)

Die Berichte über Abmahnungen wegen des Einsatzes von Google Web Fonts häufen sich. Weil ein Abmahnanwalt nun seine Erlöse spendet, gibt es Streit. Ein Bericht von Lennart Mühlenmeier (Abmahnung, Google)

Quest VR: Das Metaverse bekommt Beine

Bisher hatten VR-Avatare im Metaverse nur einen Oberkörper, da ohne Tracking-Hardware die Erfassung der gesamten Körperhaltung schwierig ist. Das soll sich nun ändern. (VR, Soziales Netz)

Bisher hatten VR-Avatare im Metaverse nur einen Oberkörper, da ohne Tracking-Hardware die Erfassung der gesamten Körperhaltung schwierig ist. Das soll sich nun ändern. (VR, Soziales Netz)