AI upscaling is everywhere. Here's why your 1080p still isn't 4K.
Upscaling tools promise to breathe new life into old footage, but the gap between marketing and reality is wide. Here is what is really happening.

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Upscaling tools promise to breathe new life into old footage, but the gap between marketing and reality is wide. Here is what is really happening.
An internal spreadsheet with nearly 600 submissions reveals how Microsoft pays engineers and researchers across Azure, AI, and Xbox-and what it means for retention.
Cody Wilson says his new technique sidesteps the software New York now requires on new printers, escalating the fight over untraceable firearms.
A new daily sea-surface temperature record signals accelerating climate risk for coastal economies, insurers, and supply chains.
The company's own tests revealed autonomous AI capabilities that surprised even the experts, signaling a new era of risk for every business leader.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signals secondary sanctions could hit Chinese lenders, escalating the U.S. pressure campaign on Iran's oil revenue.
Twenty years after the IAU demoted Pluto, the battle reveals how science, nostalgia, and underdog psychology collide, and why classification still matters.
The approval ends nearly a decade of atomic energy dormancy and opens a new front in Southeast Asia's power race - here's what it means for investors, grid planners, and manufacturers.
A developer's debugging session exposed how a single script on the e-commerce giant's homepage can hijack your audio - and what it means for your browsing.
NHTSA escalates scrutiny of GM electric vehicles after a 2024 Blazer EV driver deliberately hit a curb to avoid a catastrophic crash.
Tim Cadogan took over days before the pandemic and watched GoFundMe become a load-bearing part of American culture. Now he's grappling with what that means for a for-profit company.
The EV maker's Dogotix unit banks a record robotics round from Alibaba and IDG, valuing it at $6.3B - even as core auto losses widen.