Since Valve announced its Steam Deck Verified program in 2021, players have found that a game’s “Verified” status doesn’t always match how well it actually runs on the handheld. Now, new Steam Deck frame rate data being shared by Valve itself can help players dig deeper into the performance they can expect from many Steam ..
Unlike the pandemic-driven drop in 2020, this wasn’t driven by a widespread decrease in energy demand. Demand did increase, but additions of electric vehicles and solar and wind generation covered almost 70 percent of the growth. Electric vehicles can account for only about 20 percent of that consequential decline in oil emissions, meaning the bulk ..
“The Department of Justice reviewed Axiom’s allegations and declined to intervene,” the spokesperson said. “We think that decision speaks for itself. Axiom’s complaint does not describe a fraud on the government, and it does not meet the basic requirements of the False Claims Act.” The Justice Department’s decision does not establish whether Vast improperly used ..
Google DeepMind has revealed a new generation of the AI-powered Gemini Robotics platform. In the 2.5 release, Google says its robotic AI is getting tantalizingly close to completing real-world tasks as well as humans do. In fact, some Gemini robots were able to get actual work done in Mercedes-Benz factories, and the team is preparing ..
The investigation of Jensen Huang by Nvidia’s board threatens the future of one of Silicon Valley’s longest-serving executives and a key enabler of the AI boom, who has no obvious successor as leader of the world’s second-most-valuable company. Huang is fighting for survival after admitting to an extramarital affair, believed to be with an executive ..
The Food and Drug Administration is warning that popular obesity drugs—including Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and Mounjaro—may carry a “potential increased risk” of a rare eye condition that can lead to permanent vision loss. In a drug safety communication Monday, the FDA said it will now require makers of GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs to add a ..
Perhaps only a small percentage of Ars readers will care about the Polestar 2030 concept, debuted today by the electric automaker. Spun out of Volvo—once upon a time, Polestar was a racing team—the brand has leveraged the resources of parent-automaker Geely to create electric vehicles that marry a modern minimalist style with rewarding driving dynamics. ..
Impervious to battlefield jamming, drones physically connected to human operators by miles of fiber-optic cables have become such a common weapon of war in Ukraine that trees and fields are strewn with tangled cables thinner than fishing lines. But importing such fiber-optic material from China has become more costly as drone warfare’s needs compete with ..
I’ve written more than once about the weird positioning of Apple’s entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, which has always occupied an uncomfortable perch between the MacBook Air and the higher-end MacBook Pros. The best versions of this laptop, like last year’s M5 refresh, come with the same basic design and external features of the higher-end MacBook Pros, ..
AI is giving marketers new ways to understand consumers, optimize creative, and improve campaign performance. But how can brands move beyond experimentation to turn these capabilities into measurable business results? It starts with better data, smarter targeting, and a willingness to rethink how marketing decisions are made. In this episode of Adspeak by ADWEEK, host ..
