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Nvidia Broadcast 2.0 revamps UI, adds new AI effects

Nvidia Broadcast enhances webcams and microphones with AI, leveraging tensor cores for real-time processing. It improves livestream quality through noise removal, virtual backgrounds, auto framing, and more. Version 2.0 introduces a redesigned UI, GPU utilization meter, AI effect previews, and more.
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Michigan new law mandates Computer Science classes in high schools

Code literacy requirement aims to equip students for future jobs
Forward-looking: Michigan has passed a new law requiring all public high schools to offer at least one computer science course starting in 2027, a way of boosting tech skills and preparing the future workforce. It essentially guarantees all students in the state will soon have access to at least some computer science education before graduating.
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A Super Bowl for nerds: The Microsoft Excel World Championship crowns its winner

It was full of guys from finance
WTF?! What kind of world championship hands out pro wrestling-style belts to its winners? You'd expect it at events like WWE matches, MMA bouts, or maybe high-stakes college football games. But a "competitive spreadsheet" event seems an unlikely setting for such an over-the-top display. Yet that's precisely what took place at the Microsoft Excel World Championship in Las Vegas. Held in an arena typically reserved for Fortnite and League of Legends tournaments, this unique event treated its participants like celebrated athletes.
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Researchers claim Linux kernel tweak could reduce data center energy use by 30%

Forward-looking: Researchers have unveiled a small but powerful modification to the Linux kernel that could significantly reduce energy consumption in data centers. The proposed alteration comes at a crucial time, as computing currently accounts for about 5 percent of the world's daily energy use, with data centers being major contributors to this consumption.
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