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Huawei and DeepSeek have jointly released open source AI tools designed to run on Huawei's Ascend chips, a direct move to reduce dependence on Nvidia hardware. The repositories have earned hundreds of GitHub stars, though Nvidia's comparable tools still command thousands, suggesting developers are curious but not yet convinced.
Shifting to gaming, a fan-made modding platform called ReSkate has been downloaded three hundred fifty thousand times, effectively turning EA's online-only Skate reboot into an offline, privately-hosted experience. The creators have been refreshingly candid, saying they'll comply if EA's legal team comes calling — which, in this industry, feels less like a question of if and more a question of when.
And in a story that sits at the intersection of technology and culture, vendors across Etsy, social media, and independent brand channels are selling merchandise tied to the Cornell Seven case, the ongoing sexual assault accusations involving seven male students. Critics are calling it opportunistic; sellers say it's solidarity. It raises a question the internet keeps forcing us to ask — where does awareness end and exploitation begin.
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