AMD releases open-source GIM driver aimed at GPU virtualization, support for mainstream Radeon GPUs coming later
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AMD releases open-source GIM driver aimed at GPU virtualization, support for mainstream Radeon GPUs coming later

April 24, 2025
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In continued efforts to open-source its software stack, AMD has made its GIM driver open-source for developers, according to Phoronix. The driver is used for virtualization with AMD’s Instinct accelerators, but could be coming to Radeon desktop GPUs in the future, according to an AMD roadmap. The AMD GPU-IOV (GIM)

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The Encampments Director on Mainstream Media’s Pro-Israel Bias and the Corporatization of Universities
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The Encampments Director on Mainstream Media’s Pro-Israel Bias and the Corporatization of Universities

April 9, 2025
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An essential document of a moment in time for a story very much still unfolding, The Encampments is a thorough, engrossing portrait of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. Beginning in April 2024, the protest was formed by Columbia University students who called for their university to divest from U.S. and Israeli weapons companies

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Chinese PCIe 5.0 SSD boasts 14.9 GB/s speeds, positioning as the fastest mainstream PCIe 5.0 drive on the market
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Chinese PCIe 5.0 SSD boasts 14.9 GB/s speeds, positioning as the fastest mainstream PCIe 5.0 drive on the market

March 30, 2025
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Chinese manufacturer UNIS (a subsidiary of Tsinghua Unigroup) has unveiled its S5 lineup of PCIe 5.0 SSDs, a strong contender for one of the best SSDs. The company (via ITHome) claims the drive speeds are up to 14.9 GB/s, faster than the Crucial T705 and Samsung 9100 Pro, two of

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Meta bets on its Ray-Bans mainstream appeal with a Super Bowl ad
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Meta bets on its Ray-Bans mainstream appeal with a Super Bowl ad

February 4, 2025
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Meta isn’t shy about its ambitions to make its Ray-Ban smart glasses a mainstream gadget. So much so, it’s made not one but two Super Bowl ads featuring not one, but two Marvel actors. (And Kris Jenner.) And as a little cherry on top, Meta announced it’s creating a limited

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