Virtualization technology for applications and desktops has been around for a long time, but it hasn’t always lived… Read Article
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What’s the Difference Between VR, AR and MR?
Get up. Brush your teeth. Put on your pants. Go to the office. That’s reality. Now, imagine you can play Tony Stark in Iron Man or the Joker in Batman…. Read Article
What’s the Difference Between Ray Tracing and Rasterization?
Not many people outside of computer graphics know what ray tracing is, but there aren’t many people on the planet who haven’t seen it. A quick primer…. Read Article
How (and Where) to Get a Quick Course in AI
Artificial intelligence is years, even decades, from replicating functions of the human mind, but it’s still getting serious work done today. And its influence will only expand. The irony of… Read Article
What’s the Difference Between Deep Learning Training and Inference?
Editor’s note: This post was updated in October 2025. School’s in session. That’s how to think about deep neural networks going through the “training” phase. Neural networks, also known as… Read Article
What Is Deep Learning?
Cheap PCs can generate lush virtual worlds. Supercomputers can simulate the formation of galaxies. Even the phone in your hand is more capable than the world’s most powerful computers of… Read Article
What Is NVLink? And How Will It Make the World’s Fastest Computers Possible?
What Is NVLink? And How Will It Make the World’s Fastest Computers Possible?… Read Article
What Is CUDA?
CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming model that makes using a GPU for general purpose computing simple…. Read Article
What’s the Difference Between a CPU and a GPU?
The CPU (central processing unit) has been called the brains of a PC. The GPU (graphics processing unit) its soul. Over the past decade, however, GPUs have broken out of… Read Article