Radar Trends to Watch: December 2024 – O’Reilly

Radar Trends to Watch: December 2024 – O’Reilly

It’s the end of the year for Radar! We hope all of our readers enjoy the holidays. Here’s one prediction for 2025: Is this the end of the road for improving LLM performance by scaling either the number of parameters or the training data? No one knows yet. Regardless of the answer, we expect interest … Read more

Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat

Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat

For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using a simple technique. On Tuesday, Microsoft finally patched the vulnerability. The status of Linux systems is still unclear. Tracked as CVE-2024-7344, the vulnerability made it possible for attackers who had already gained privileged access to … Read more

Apple Still ‘Exploring’ New AirPods With Tiny Cameras

Apple Still ‘Exploring’ New AirPods With Tiny Cameras

Apple continues to explore the idea of releasing camera-equipped AirPods in the future, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Gurman only briefly mentioned the possibility of AirPods gaining tiny cameras, as part of his Power On newsletter intro this week, focused on Apple’s future wearables ambitions. He did not explain what the cameras would be used … Read more

Private Internet Access VPN review: a low-cost VPN for all your devices

Private Internet Access VPN review: a low-cost VPN for all your devices

Private Internet Access MSRP $11.95 “Private Internet Access (PIA), offers great deals on long subscriptions and reliable operation at good speeds, and while I’m not a fan of tiny windows, it has plenty of features and great 24/7 live chat support.” Pros Quick, reliable server connections Fast, helpful 24/7 live chat support Thousands of servers … Read more

Only Playing Games With a Controller? You’re Missing Out

Only Playing Games With a Controller? You’re Missing Out

Summary Controllers have limitations; flight sticks can enhance games like Mechwarrior & Elite Dangerous. Arcade fight sticks revive retro games. A mouse & keyboard enhance console gaming experience and are overlooked. Racing wheels provide realistic driving mechanics; light guns have a resurgence. The humble game controller is probably the most popular way to play these … Read more

DEEP Robotics Quadruped, Agility Digit, and More

DEEP Robotics Quadruped, Agility Digit, and More

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. RoboCup German Open: 12–16 March 2025, NUREMBERG, GERMANY German Robotics Conference: 13–15 March 2025, NUREMBERG, … Read more

Tech Decoded: The latest technology news direct to your inbox

Tech Decoded: The latest technology news direct to your inbox

The tech industry possesses enormous power and influence, touching almost every aspect of our lives, from the way we work and shop, to the way we communicate and travel. Understanding the industry is not only vital to making sense of the world we live in but also the one we will inhabit tomorrow. Yet it … Read more

DeepSeek R1’s bold bet on reinforcement learning: How it outpaced OpenAI at 3% of the cost

DeepSeek R1’s bold bet on reinforcement learning: How it outpaced OpenAI at 3% of the cost

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More DeepSeek R1’s Monday release has sent shockwaves through the AI community, disrupting assumptions about what’s required to achieve cutting-edge AI performance. Matching OpenAI’s o1 at just 3%-5% of the cost, this open-source model has not only … Read more