Last month, following the accidental source code leak of AMD FSR 4 INT8 files, modders managed to get a version of AMD FSR4 working on non-RDNA 4 GPUs (the Radeon RX 9000 Series that launched earlier this year). The regular version of the latest AMD upscaler runs on FP8, that is, the 8-bit Floating-Point format, which is not supported by …
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Finally, our 2025 Detroit Lions Madden simulations got it wrong. After a strong 2-0 start to predicting the actual results of Lions games, last week’s Lions vs. Ravens simulation got it wrong… way wrong. What Madden predicted to be a 24-14 Ravens victory turned out to be a 38-30 thrilling Lions win. This week, our Madden simulation attempts to predict …
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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For two decades, scientists have seriously considered whether we’re living in a simulated universe. A computer scientist at the University of Louisville explores ways that humans could try to hack our way out of this reality and enter the baseline reality. So far, techniques ranging from all the world’s religions, along …
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If you want to watch the simulation without spoilers, start this video — or if you can’t see it, click here. Zay Flowers was the early spark for the Baltimore Ravens, converting two critical third downs with gains of 26 and 24 yards to push the Ravens deep into the Kansas City Chiefs’ territory on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. …
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Are we living in a simulation? Well, the jury’s out on that one. But humans do create simulations all the time. In fact, the Euclid Consortium, the international group managing the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope, just published the world’s most extensive simulation of the universe. It maps an astonishing 3.4 billion galaxies and tracks the gravitational interactions of …
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The Week 4 NFL schedule has a number of key matchups, including eight interconference matchups, including an international game in Ireland between the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers (+2.5). Others include Saints vs. Bills (-16.5), Browns vs. Lions (-8.5), Panthers vs. Patriots (-5.5), Chargers vs. Giants (+6.5), Colts vs. Rams (-3.5), Jaguars vs. 49ers (-3) and Bears vs. Raiders (+1.5), …
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In just over a month, Air Force Maj. Ross Elder will take part in a special NASA mission, during which he and three other crew members will spend more than a year living and working in an environment meant to simulate a future habitat on the surface of Mars. Currently an Air Force test pilot, Elder will lead the mission, …
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hit the road looking to build on their narrow win in their season opener, while the Houston Texans, still searching for identity under their young core, are looking to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole. Later, the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders renew an old rivalry in a primetime showdown that features Justin Herbert’s …
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An Air Force test pilot will lead a four-person NASA crew living for a year inside a simulated Mars habitat as the space agency gears up for future long-term flights. The crew will also include a Space Force officer who oversees spy satellites. A Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilot was picked as an alternate for the mission. “This mission will …
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Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA’s year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will provide NASA with foundational data to inform human exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer enter into the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habitat …
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