Month: April 2023

Video-Generierung: Harry Potter trifft Balenciaga – ein viraler Hit dank KI

Die Popkultur wird durch künstliche Intelligenz verändert – mit generativen Algorithmen entstehen immer mehr ungewöhnliche Kombinationen von Mode, Filmen und Musik. (KI, Film)

Die Popkultur wird durch künstliche Intelligenz verändert - mit generativen Algorithmen entstehen immer mehr ungewöhnliche Kombinationen von Mode, Filmen und Musik. (KI, Film)

Last-gen ultralight laptops are nearly as fast as new models—and much cheaper

Would you pay 42 percent more for a 7.8 percent productivity boost?

Close-up of an ultralight laptop's deck

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If you’re looking for a new thin-and-light Windows PC this year, the latest and greatest processors may not be all that necessary. Unlike with previous mobile chip releases, the 2023 options for ultralights from Intel and AMD are mostly similar to their predecessors. In the case of premium ultralights and 2-in-1s relying on integrated graphics, the gains are small enough that budget shoppers should consider a last-gen model, assuming all other things are equal, and save hundreds with a negligible loss in performance.

When Intel announced its 13th Gen mobile lineup in January, we called the chip “mildly improved.” The new chips are pretty boring compared to the 12th Gen release, when Intel brought its hybrid Alder Lake architectures to laptops and introduced the P-series. 13th Gen brings such minimal changes, as our testing will illustrate, that ultralights featuring 12th Gen systems are still worth serious consideration comparatively. And a specs comparison suggests a similar story with AMD Ryzen 6000 versus 7000.

As Ars' Andrew Cunningham wrote upon Intel's announcement of 13th Gen mobile, the lineup is "mostly identical to the 12th Generation CPUs they're replacing." 13th Gen brings notable updates to HX chips, including more E-cores than before and, with some of the chips, support for speedier RAM. But when it comes to the chips you'll likely find employed in thin-and-light laptops—the P and U series—there's far less of that "new and shiny" feel.

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Bundesarbeitsminister: Paket-Zusteller sollen keine schweren Pakete mehr schleppen

Bundesarbeitsminister Hubertus Heil fordert eine Gewichtsobergrenze von 20 kg für Pakete, um Zusteller zu entlasten und ihre Gesundheit zu schützen. (Onlinehandel, Wirtschaft)

Bundesarbeitsminister Hubertus Heil fordert eine Gewichtsobergrenze von 20 kg für Pakete, um Zusteller zu entlasten und ihre Gesundheit zu schützen. (Onlinehandel, Wirtschaft)