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A new technical blog post explains how the dual polytope can be used to simplify convex hulls in computational geometry. The walkthrough covers the mathematical idea of duality and shows how applying it can reduce hull complexity while preserving shape. Readers interested in geometry, graphics, and algorithms are discussing the explanation and its practical applications.
- 2AWS Raises GPU Reservation Prices 15% Amid AI DemandโAWS Raises GPU Reservation Prices 15% Amid AI Demand Surge
Amazon Web Services has increased prices for reserved GPU capacity by 15%, citing surging demand for AI computing. The move affects customers locking in long-term access to graphics processors used for training and running machine learning models. Industry observers are debating what it signals about the cost of AI infrastructure and cloud providers' pricing power as demand for compute keeps outpacing supply.
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A project called UniMate has been released as open-source Python code, described as one unified model capable of animating diverse skeleton types. The work is associated with SIGGRAPH Asia 2026, a leading computer graphics conference, indicating it is a newly accepted research contribution. It is drawing attention among developers and graphics researchers interested in character animation and motion generation tools.
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A new video essay asks what computing would look like if the industry moved away from GPUs, questioning how dependent AI and graphics workloads have become on a small number of chip suppliers. The piece is drawing attention on Hacker News, where readers are debating the economics of GPU dependence, alternatives like CPUs, ASICs and emerging accelerators, and what a shift could mean for companies such as Nvidia.
- 5What If We Stopped Using GPUs?โWhat if we stopped using GPUs? [video] Article URL: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=xc2FTBGRSJo Comments URL: https://
A speculative tech discussion is circulating asking what computing would look like if society stopped relying on GPUs, the graphics processors that now power most AI systems and gaming hardware. With GPU demand and prices surging due to the AI boom, the question of alternatives is drawing attention among developers and hardware enthusiasts.
- 6Apex Compute Builds Open-Source Vulkan Driver In MesaโผApex Compute Developing Open-Source Mesa Vulkan Driver For Their Hardware
Hardware company Apex Compute is developing an open-source Vulkan driver for its hardware within the Mesa graphics stack. The work means its GPUs could gain support in mainline Linux systems without proprietary drivers, a move welcomed by the open-source graphics community. Details on supported hardware and timelines have not yet been published.
- 7Artist Recreates Lifelike Bubble Physics in HoudiniโผArtist Recreates Lifelike Bubble Physics in Houdini Based on Wฤtฤ's Research
A 3D artist has recreated remarkably lifelike bubble simulations in Houdini, drawing on published research from Wฤtฤ FX on thin-film and bubble dynamics. The work shows iridescent soap-film behaviour, surface tension effects and realistic popping, demonstrating how academic VFX research can be translated into practical artist tools and tutorials for the wider computer graphics community.
- 8Nostalgia for the command-line internet of the 1980sโUsed to haunt this 24hr computer lab back in the # 80s . It was all new then. The # internet was command line. Graphics
A longtime computer user is recalling nights spent in a 24-hour computer lab during the 1980s, when the internet was text-only and accessed through command lines, with graphics limited to ASCII characters. They remember debates about whether the new medium would simply become television all over again, an prediction they believe proved correct.
- 9ZZ9000 Amiga card gets firmware update v2.8.1 with surprise featuresโQuick follow up release for the ZZ9000, to fix some issues reported but also add a few surprise new features: Firmware:
Blitter Studio has released firmware and driver version 2.8.1 for the ZZ9000, the graphics and accelerator card for Amiga computers. The quick follow-up fixes issues reported by users and also adds several unannounced new features. Amiga enthusiasts are sharing the release notes, which are available on the project's GitHub page.
- 10Drawing a Sierpinski triangle with Logo on an Amstrad CPCโRecursion is just the thing for # DrLogo on the # Schneider # CPC6128 . So let the tortoise do its work and draw a # Sie
A retrocomputing enthusiast has written a short recursive Dr Logo program that draws a Sierpinski triangle on a Schneider CPC6128, letting the turtle graphics cursor do the work. The fractal is produced by an elegantly compact routine, and the example is being shared with fellow fans of vintage 8-bit home computers as a showcase of how well-suited Logo's recursion is to fractal graphics.
- 11AMD driver update boosts Radeon AI performance up to 23%โ๐ค AMD boosting AI/LLM performance for Radeon iGPUs as much as 18~23% with Linux 7.4 submitted by /u/Fcking_Chuck [link]
AMD is delivering significant AI and large language model performance gains for its Radeon integrated graphics, with improvements of roughly 18 to 23 percent arriving via the Linux 7.4 driver. The gains matter for users running AI workloads on budget and portable systems that rely on integrated GPUs rather than discrete graphics cards. Linux users and AI enthusiasts are discussing what the update means for local LLM performance on AMD hardware.
- 12NVIDIA Opens Applications for Graduate Fellowships Worth Up to $60,000โผNVIDIA Opens Applications for 2027โ2028 Graduate Fellowships With Awards Up to $60,000
NVIDIA has opened applications for its 2027โ2028 Graduate Fellowship Program, offering awards of up to $60,000. The fellowships support doctoral students conducting research in areas such as AI, graphics, and computing, and provide mentorship from NVIDIA engineers. The announcement is drawing attention from graduate students and researchers seeking funding for advanced academic work.
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A new write-up explores games designed to run inside a standard 80-column by 24-character terminal window, the classic text-interface size of older computing. The piece showcases how developers build playable games under tight text-mode constraints, using only ASCII characters and no graphical interface. The project is drawing attention from programming enthusiasts who appreciate retro computing challenges and minimal, dependency-free software.