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Intel is setting expectations low for its Arc GPUs

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3 years ago

July 17, 2022

Intel is setting expectations low for its Arc GPUs

Intel’s tempering expectations for its upcoming Arc A750 Restricted Version GPU. In a brand new video that’s simply three minutes lengthy, the chipmaker offers us the briefest of glimpses on the card’s fairly common on-paper efficiency.

Earlier than we dive in, it’s necessary to notice that the A750 is meant to be one among Intel’s top-of-the-line GPUs, as indicated by the “7” on the entrance of its identify. Intel’s naming conventions have the Arc 5 and Arc 3 sitting beneath the Arc 7, that are supposed to supply midrange and entry-level efficiency, respectively.

Throughout the video, Intel’s Ryan Shrout boots up Cyberpunk 2077 on a PC with the A750 chip put in, and as a substitute of giving us an extended have a look at gameplay, Shrout skips straight to efficiency. With the sport set to the “high-quality” preset and 2560 x 1440 decision, Shrout says the cardboard will get “just below” 60 frames per second (FPS) on common, which isn’t unhealthy, however not essentially what you’d anticipate from an organization like Intel’s debut into discrete graphics playing cards.

Intel’s Arc A750 performs 1.06 to 1.15 instances higher than the usual RTX 3060.

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Shrout reveals off benchmark checks subsequent, revealing how effectively the cardboard fares in opposition to the entry-level Nividia GeForce RTX 3060. The Intel Arc A750 performs 1.06 to 1.15 instances higher than the usual RTX 3060 on video games like Cyberpunk 2077, F1 2021, Management, Borderlands 3, and Fortnite. However these benchmark checks include an asterisk — Shrout factors out that “the efficiency of Arc received’t appear to be this in all video games,” and describes the take a look at as “an important view of what Arc is able to with the precise sport enablement and software program engineering.” (To not point out that these checks weren’t carried out by an impartial occasion.)

Clearly, it’s inconceivable to inform how a card actually performs till we attempt it out for ourselves, however this primary look provided by Intel isn’t precisely mind-blowing. Intel’s Arc A750 GPU is about to launch later this summer season, however Intel has already launched its A370M and A350M cell GPUs in a couple of totally different notebooks, in addition to the entry-level Arc A380 desktop GPU in China (which is meant to hit the worldwide market later this 12 months).

Thus far, issues aren’t wanting all that nice for Intel’s new line of GPUs. A evaluate by Linus Tech Suggestions says the addition of Intel’s A370M really made the 16-inch HP Spectre x360 laptop computer “worse” than the earlier RTX 3050 mannequin, whereas PC gaming YouTube channel Gamer Nexus reported inconsistent efficiency with the A380. Bugs and different glitches are inevitable in any new product, and as Linus factors out in his video, customers could also be much less inclined to purchase one thing that requires diving into unchartered territories, particularly with GPUs changing into so available and Nvidia’s 40-series playing cards proper across the nook.

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Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 will be even sadder and bloodier

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2 days ago

July 5, 2025

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Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 will be even sadder and bloodier

The new season will be directed by Kai Ikarashi, who also directed episode six in the first season, “Girl on Fire.” There’s no word yet on when Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will premiere, but they did show off this new poster artwork. A trailer will be shown later tonight during a panel at 8:30PM PT for the animation studio, Trigger.

Showrunner and writer Bartosz Sztybor said during Friday’s panel that for season one, “I just wanted to make the whole world sad… when people are sad, I’m a bit happy,” and that this new 10-episode season will be “…of course, sadder, but it will be also darker, more bloody, and more raw.”

A brief summary of the follow-up series tells fans what to expect following the end of David’s story in season one:

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 presents a new standalone 10-episode story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077— a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge. In a city that thrives in the spotlight of violence, one question remains: when the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?

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How Google’s ‘Ask Photos’ uses AI to find the pictures you want

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2 days ago

July 5, 2025

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How Google’s ‘Ask Photos’ uses AI to find the pictures you want

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Google Photos has always been a handy way to store and organize your pictures, but its latest feature, Ask Photos, is taking things to a whole new level.

Powered by Google’s Gemini AI, Ask Photos lets you search your photo library using natural language. Let’s take a look at what makes Google Photos AI search so different, what’s improved and how it could change the way you interact with your memories.

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Google Photos’ “Ask Photos” with Gemini (Google)

What is Google Photos’ AI search?

Ask Photos is Google’s new AI-powered search tool inside Google Photos. Instead of typing simple keywords or scrolling endlessly, you can now ask complex questions. Some examples are, “Show me the best photo from each national park I’ve visited,” or “What did I eat on my trip to Italy?” The AI understands context, dates, locations and even themes, making it easier to find exactly what you’re looking for.

WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?

How does Ask Photos work?

Ask Photos uses the Gemini AI model, designed specifically for understanding the content and context of your images. When you ask a question, Gemini analyzes your photos, looking at things like location, people and even the quality of each shot. For example, if you ask for the best birthday party photos, it can identify party themes and highlight your favorite moments.

You can use Ask Photos for both simple and complex searches:

Simple: “Show me pictures of my dog.”
Complex: “Find all the photos from 2025 when I had short hair.”
Contextual: “Remind me what themes we’ve had for Lena’s birthday parties?”

Google Photos’ “Ask Photos” with Gemini (Google)

What’s new and improved?

After pausing the rollout earlier this year to address speed and quality issues, Google resumed and expanded Ask Photos to more users in the U.S. Now, Ask Photos displays classic search results alongside Gemini AI results on a single page, streamlining your search experience. Simple searches like “cats” or “nature” deliver instant results, while complex queries return faster and more accurate answers. If you prefer classic search, you can opt out of Ask Photos at any time by visiting your app settings and toggling off the “Search with Ask Photos” feature. This flexibility lets you search the way you want.

Availability and privacy

Ask Photos rolls out to more eligible users in the U.S., beyond early access testers. Requirements include being 18 or older, using English (U.S.) as your account language and enabling Face Groups. Google confirms your private photos remain untouched by advertising, and only specific queries may be reviewed to improve the service. Your answers stay private unless you contact support.

Google Photos’ “Ask Photos” with Gemini (Google)

Kurt’s key takeaways

Google Photos AI search is making it easier than ever to find specific memories, whether you’re looking for a single photo or trying to remember the details of a special event. With natural language search and the power of Gemini AI, Ask Photos could become the smartest way to browse your photo library.

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Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneously

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4 days ago

July 3, 2025

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Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneously

One name is popping up a lot across tech startup social media right now, and you might’ve heard it: Soham Parekh. On X, people are joking that Parekh is single-handedly holding up all modern digital infrastructure, while others are posting memes about him working in front of a dozen different monitors or filling in for the thousands of people that Microsoft just laid off.

From what social media posts suggest, Parekh is actually a software engineer who seems to have interviewed at dozens of tech startups over the years, while also juggling multiple jobs at the same time. Several startups had this revelation on July 2nd, when Suhail Doshi, founder of the AI design tool Playground, posted a PSA on X, saying:

PSA: there’s a guy named Soham Parekh (in India) who works at 3-4 startups at the same time. He’s been preying on YC companies and more. Beware.
I fired this guy in his first week and told him to stop lying / scamming people. He hasn’t stopped a year later. No more excuses.

Doshi’s post was quickly flooded with replies that included similar stories. “We interviewed this guy too, but caught this during references checks,” Variant founder Ben South said. “Turns out he had 5-6 profiles each with 5+ places he actually worked at.” When asked what tipped him off about Parekh, South told The Verge that his suspicions arose during Parekh’s interview, prompting his team to do a reference check earlier than they usually would. “That’s when we learned he was working multiple jobs,” South said.

Parekh’s resume and pitch email look good at first glance, which helps him garner interest from multiple companies. “He had a prolific GitHub contribution graph and prior startup experience,” Marcus Lowe, founder of the AI app builder Create, told The Verge. “He was also extremely technically strong during our interview process.”

Just one day after this all unfolded, Parekh came forward in an interview with the daily tech show TBPN. Parekh confirmed what many tech startup founders had suspected: he had been working for multiple companies at the same time. “I’m not proud of what I’ve done. That’s not something I endorse either. But no one really likes to work 140 hours a week, I had to do it out of necessity,” Parekh said. “I was in extremely dire financial circumstances.”

Parekh seems to have made a good first impression on many people. Digger CEO Igor Zalutski said his company “nearly hired him,” as he “seemed so sharp” during interviews, while AIVideo.com cofounder Justin Harvey similarly said that he was “THIS close to hiring him,” adding that “he actually crushed the interview.” Vapi cofounder Jordan Dearsley said Parekh “was the best technical interview” he’s seen, but he “did not deliver on his projects.”

The startups that did hire Parekh didn’t seem to keep him around for long. Lowe said that he noticed something was off when Parekh kept making excuses to push back his start date. After telling Lowe that he had to delay working because he had a trip planned to see his sister in New York, Parekh later claimed that he couldn’t start working following the trip because he was sick. “For whatever reason, something just felt off,” Lowe said.

That’s when Lowe visited Parekh’s GitHub profile and realized he was committing code to a private repository during the time he was supposed to be sick. Lowe also found recent commits to another San Francisco-based startup. “Did some digging, noticed that he was in some of their marketing materials,” Lowe said. “I was like, ‘Huh, but he didn’t declare this on his resume. This feels weird.’” Create ended up letting Parekh go after he failed to complete an assignment.

It looks like Parekh even had a stint at Meta. In 2021, the company published a post highlighting his story as a contributor working on mixed-reality experiences in WebXR. In the post, Parekh said that he found “that the best way to get better at software development is to not only practice it but to use it to solve real world problems.” Meta didn’t immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment.

Parekh’s purported scheme may have been uncovered, but his outlook might not be all bad — if you believe him. Parekh claims he landed a job at Darwin, an AI video remixing startup. “Earlier today, I signed an exclusive founding deal to be founding engineer at one company and one company only,” Parekh posted on X. “They were the only ones willing to bet on me at this time.”