What the heck is an NPU, anyway? Here’s an explainer on AI chips
CPUs and GPUs are old news. These days, the cutting edge is all about NPUs, and hardware manufacturers are talking up NPU performance. The NPU is a computer component designed…
Is your Windows PC’s security firewall good enough? An explainer
The firewall is one of the most important security features in a computer environment. In the classic sense, a firewall is set up on an appliance, such as a computer…
DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app
DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts. DeepSeek’s…
Claude: Everything you need to know about Anthropic’s AI
Anthropic, the AI vendor second in size only to OpenAI, has a powerful family of generative AI models called Claude. These models can perform a range of tasks, from captioning…
Meta Llama: Everything you need to know about the open generative AI model
Like every big tech company these days, Meta has its own flagship generative AI model, called Llama. Llama is somewhat unique among major models in that it’s “open,” meaning developers…
NFL Explainer: What do IR, PUP and NFI mean?
Juggling rosters has become an art form for NFL general managers. Between injuries during training camp and the regular season, constant evaluations of a team’s current players and keeping an…