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The rise of AI-generated game assets—and the legal gray area behind them

Game worlds are getting bigger, denser, and faster to build. A decade ago, every crate texture, fern, and NPC face passed ...
Consumer Reports

Most and Least Reliable Blender Brands

If you’re shopping for a blender, chances are, you’ll want a powerful one that’ll last. Consumer Reports engineers conduct exhaustive tests on blenders, evaluating their ability to crush ice, make ...
TechSpot

Neural Texture Compression demo shows it can do wonders for VRAM usage

In context: Modern game engines can put severe strain on today's hardware. However, Nvidia's business decisions have left many GPUs with less VRAM than they should. Fortunately, improved texture ...
New York Magazine

My Thoughts on Material Kitchen’s New Plastic-Free Cutting Board

Material Kitchen’s reBoard, made from recycled plastic and renewable sugarcane, was one of its first products, launched about a year after the company started in 2019. It was also the item that — at ...
TechSpot

Nvidia's new texture compression tech slashes VRAM usage by up to 95%

Forward-looking: Nvidia has been working on a new method to compress textures and save GPU memory for a few years now. Although the technology remains in beta, a newly released demo showcases how ...
Consumer Reports

How to Use an Immersion Blender

Crushing ice for a frozen cocktail? Reach for a full-sized blender. Need a quick smoothie for your morning commute? Break out your personal-sized blender, then hit the road with its on-the-go jar. But ...
The New York Times

Do You Need a Food Processor, a Blender, or Both? Here’s How to Figure It Out.

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Rose Maura Lorre Rose Maura Lorre is a writer who has reported on turkey fryers, ...