Tests show Apple M5 Max smoking AMD and setting performance record

Apple's M5 Max just set a new performance record, outscoring AMD's best in single-core tests and even outperforming Apple's own M3 Ultra chip in multi-core performance.

Braves' Jurickson Profar hit with 162-game suspension after second positive PED test in last year

MLB increased the penalty for two-time PED offenders to a full season in 2014. Since then, only six players have received a ...
Communications of the ACM

Measuring What Matters in Large Language Model Performance

As large language models (LLMs) gain momentum worldwide, there’s a growing need for reliable ways to measure their performance. Benchmarks that evaluate LLM outputs allow developers to track ...

Gemini 3 Flash Crushes ChatGPT-5.2 in Accuracy Test – ORCA Benchmark Update

New ORCA results show Gemini leading in practical math, but no AI matches the consistency of a simple calculator.
ADTmag

Apache Geode returns with 2.0 modernization push, moves to Java 17 and Jakarta EE 10

Apache Geode has been revived after a near shutdown. Geode 2.0 is positioned as a modernization reset, not a minor upgrade.
The Motley Fool

Social Security Earnings Test: Everything You Need to Know

Earnings over $24,480 (2026) before full retirement age reduces Social Security benefits. Claimed Social Security early; half of earnings above the threshold are withheld. Benefits recalculated at ...