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June Wan/ZDNETThe emergence of the neural processing unit (NPU) may be heralded as a game changer for personal computers (PCs), but finding the right balance in product design remains critical to deliver what consumers want. Growing workplace demand for artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including generative AI (GenAI), has prompted industry players such as chipmakers and device manufacturers to ensure their products can support this shift.Also: What is an AI PC? (And should you buy one?)In particular, PCs will need…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Suppose two speakers of the same language are playing a guessing game where each has the same color swatches, and Player 1 tries to get Player 2 to guess a hue by naming the color. If the second player consistently guesses correctly as often as possible, that indicates their language has an efficient color naming system. …

Digital reconstructions of endocasts of a woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons (top), and a troodontid dinosaur, Zanabazar junior (bottom). The blue area is the cerebellum. Credit: Amy BalanoffEvolutionary biologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have combined PET scans of modern pigeons along with studies of dinosaur fossils to help answer an enduring question in biology: How did the brains of birds evolve to enable them to fly?The answer, they say, appears to be an adaptive increase in the size of the cerebellum in…

NASA is constantly pushing the limits, venturing into the unknown realms of air and space. Their most recent project, the UVEX mission (UltraViolet EXplorer), scheduled for launch in 2030, promises to shed more light on the mysteries of galaxy and star evolution. UVEX's primary mission is to conduct a comprehensive survey of ultraviolet light across the entire sky. But it doesn't stop there. Equipped with advanced technology, the telescope can quickly identify sources of UV radiation in the universe. This capacity is…

Some of the biggest technological innovations have transpired over the past few years across the artificial intelligence and blockchain industries, independently. And even though the two sectors are reaching different levels of mainstream adoption, they are also facing challenges that the other could potentially help alleviate, according to a new report TenSquared Capital (10SQ) shared exclusively with TechCrunch+. “I think AI needs blockchain more than the other way around,” whether or not the industry realizes it,…

The human body’s billions of neurons represent a menagerie of cells that are among both the most highly specialized and variable ones in our bodies. Neurons convert electrical signals to chemical signals, and in humans, their lengths can be so tiny as to span just the tip of a sharpened pencil or, in some cases, even stretch the width of a doorway. Their flexible control of movement and decision-making explains why they are so key to survival in the animal kingdom.Most animals depend on their allotment of neurons for…

There has always been a select few Pokémon that have more obscure ways to get them to evolve. In the early games, the trickiest ways revolved around trading, but as the generations passed, new and fourth-wall-breaking methods began creeping in. Inkay was one of the most tricky to evolve when it debuted on the 3DS, but now that it’s back in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk. Considering we’re no longer in the two-screen system days, the old evolution method had to be tweaked for the new hardware. Whether you…

The Indigo Disk, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's second DLC, adds a bunch of new Pokemon, including a few regional variants. One of those is the Galarian Slowpoke, which is only psychic as opposed to their normal version, which is psychic/water. Evolving Galarian Slowpoke requires a special item for both of their evolutions. Here's where you can catch Galarian Slowpoke and what you need to evolve them.Where to catch Galarian SlowpokeGalarian Slowpoke can be found on a few different beaches in the Coastal…

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's second DLC, The Indigo Disk, adds a number of new Pokemon to the game. Included in that list is Cottonee, a grass/fairy from Gen 5, which requires a special method to evolve them. Considering that fairy-type Pokemon are pretty powerful and one of the elite four in the new DLC uses dragon-type Pokemon, this is one Pokemon you might want to have. Here's where you can catch Cottonee and how to evolve them into Whimsicott.Where to catch CottoneeCottonee can be found in the…

Three classic fighting type Pokemon return in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as part of The Indigo Disk DLC. Those Pokemon are Hitmontop, Hitmonchan, and Hitmonlee, all three of which evolve from Tyrogue. The requirements for evolving Tyrogue are simple, but there is a specific method to get each of the different versions. Here's how to evolve Tyrogue in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.Where to catch TyrogueTyrogue can be found in the Canyon Biome in the southeastern region.Tyrogue can be found on the eastern…