NVIDIA has shared additional information on its Neural Texture Compression technology, a rendering method designed to reduce texture-related VRAM usage without materially lowering image quality.

Variant B focuses on maximum efficiency, reaching up to 18x compression while introducing a modest increase in visual artifacts. Using FLIP-based image quality analysis, Intel reports a quality ...

Intel and Nvidia showed off their respective AI-powered texture-compression technologies over the weekend, demonstrating impressive reductions in VRAM use while maintaining texture quality, or even ...

Abstract: The exponential growth of digital imagery necessitates advanced compression techniques that balance storage efficiency, transmission speed, and image quality. This paper presents an embedded ...

The big picture: Google has developed three AI compression algorithms – TurboQuant, PolarQuant, and Quantized Johnson-Lindenstrauss – designed to significantly reduce the memory footprint of large ...

As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues, we look at how the Pentagon is using artificial intelligence in its operations. The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also ...

Learning how to compress the golf ball improves distance and shot quality with less effort. Golf coach Robert Randall recommends external focus drills, like the gate drill, for more consistent ball ...

'Avatar' star Sigourney Weaver admits she ignored her mom's harsh warning that Hollywood 'will eat you alive' Should you leave your exterior lights on overnight? We asked an expert Americans can’t ...

Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go. By J. D. Biersdorfer I write the monthly Tech Tip column, which is devoted to ...

Thinking about learning Python? It’s a pretty popular language these days, and for good reason. It’s not super complicated, which is nice if you’re just starting out. We’ve put together a guide that ...

Minimal PDF Compress is a simple Windows app with a graphical interface that lets you compress or convert PDFs to PDF/A using Ghostscript, no command line needed. Minimal PDF Compress is a ...

Threat actors have been using multiple websites promoted through Google ads to distribute a convincing PDF editing app that delivers an info-stealing malware called TamperedChef. The campaign is part ...