DeepSeek-R1 is an open model with state-of-the-art reasoning capabilities. Instead of offering direct responses, reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 perform multiple inference passes over a query, conducting chain-of-thought, consensus and search methods to generate the best answer.Performing this sequence of inference passes using reason to arrive at the best answer is known as test-time scaling. DeepSeek-R1 is a perfect example of this scaling law, demonstrating why accelerated computing is critical for the demands of agentic AI inference.As models are allowed to iteratively think through the problem, they create more output tokens and longer generation cycles, so model quality continues to scale. Significant test-time compute is critical to enable both real-time inference and higher-quality responses from reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1, requiring larger inference deployments.R1 delivers leading accuracy for tasks demanding logical inference, reasoning, math, coding and language understanding while also delivering high inference efficiency.To help developers securely experiment with these capabilities and build their own specialized agents, the 671-billion-parameter DeepSeek-R1 model is now available as an NVIDIA NIM microservice preview on build.nvidia.com. The DeepSeek-R1 NIM microservice can deliver up to 3,872 tokens per second on a single NVIDIA HGX H200 system.Developers can test and experiment with the application programming interface (API), which is expected to be available soon as a downloadable NIM microservice, part of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform.The DeepSeek-R1 NIM microservice simplifies deployments with support for industry-standard APIs. Enterprises can maximize security and data privacy by running the NIM microservice on their preferred accelerated computing infrastructure. Using NVIDIA AI Foundry with NVIDIA NeMo software, enterprises will also be able to create customized DeepSeek-R1 NIM microservices for specialized AI agents.DeepSeek-R1 a Perfect Example of Test-Time ScalingDeepSeek-R1 is a large mixture-of-experts (MoE) model. It incorporates an impressive 671 billion parameters 10x more than many other popular open-source LLMs supporting a large input context length of 128,000 tokens. The model also uses an extreme number of experts per layer. Each layer of R1 has 256 experts, with each token routed to eight separate experts in parallel for evaluation.Delivering real-time answers for R1 requires many GPUs with high compute performance, connected with high-bandwidth and low-latency communication to route prompt tokens to all the experts for inference. Combined with the software optimizations available in the NVIDIA NIM microservice, a single server with eight H200 GPUs connected using NVLink and NVLink Switch can run the full, 671-billion-parameter DeepSeek-R1 model at up to 3,872 tokens per second. This throughput is made possible by using the NVIDIA Hopper architectures FP8 Transformer Engine at every layer and the 900 GB/s of NVLink bandwidth for MoE expert communication.Getting every floating point operation per second (FLOPS) of performance out of a GPU is critical for real-time inference. The next-generation NVIDIA Blackwell architecture will give test-time scaling on reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 a giant boost with fifth-generation Tensor Cores that can deliver up to 20 petaflops of peak FP4 compute performance and a 72-GPU NVLink domain specifically optimized for inference.Get Started Now With the DeepSeek-R1 NIM MicroserviceDevelopers can experience the DeepSeek-R1 NIM microservice, now available on build.nvidia.com. Watch how it works:With NVIDIA NIM, enterprises can deploy DeepSeek-R1 with ease and ensure they get the high efficiency needed for agentic AI systems.See notice regarding software product information.

The Net is an equippable item in Hello Kitty Island Adventure that allows you to catch bugs and other critters around the island. If you want to become the bug-catcher extraordinaire of your dreams, youll want to focus on getting one as soon as possible in the game.The nets function is straightforward: It allows you to catch bugs (and other critters) and store them in your inventory. Like any other resource in the game, there are different ways to use these critters. You can gift creatures and use them to level up your Friendship Level with other characters. You can also donate insects and critters to the Nature Preserve in exchange for rewards. Getting the Bug Net involves a larger quest in which you also unlock the Nature Preserve in Spooky Swamp. This guide will explain how to unlock the Net (or bug net) in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and how to open Nature Preserve in Spooky Swamp along the way.How to unlock the Net Hello Kitty Island AdventureTo unlock the Net in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, youll first need to complete the Power Up the Gate quest. Youll also need to open the Nature Preserve and craft the Net Plans recipe.Completing this quest will unlock the rest of the island and allow you to access the quest and characters needed to get the item. Once you have completed the Power Up the Gate quest, head over to the Halloween-themed area called Spooky Swamp on the Eastern side of the map.How to open the Nature Preserve in Hello Kitty Island AdventureOnce there, walk around until you find Keroppi the frog. He moves around a bit but I found him in the woods south of the graveyard and the hedge maze. You can also check his location on the map. To do that, open your map and toggle the character icon filter to the on position. You know its on when the filter is turned to blue and you can see icons of Sanrio characters on the map. Once you find Keroppi, you will need to give him gifts to reach Friendship Level Two. Gift him enough items to establish friendship and get him to Level Two Friendship. You only need to get him to level two, so even items rated for One Heart will be enough to level him up. Keroppi likes items from the swamp, so run around and grab some lotus blossoms in the surrounding area to gift him. Reaching Friendship Level Two will unlock a quest called: Open the Nature Preserve.To complete the quest, head over to the eastern side of the island near the Nature Preserve waypoint. Approach Keroppi who is waiting just outside the big building that looks like a museum. Once he sees you, it will prompt a dialog scene with him and hell enter the fancy building. Follow him into it.Then follow these steps:Chat with Keroppi and hell tell you to find a Swamp Habitat Critter List. Open your map. There should be a circle marking a small zone just southwest of the building called Lilypad Lagoon. Go to it. Head over to the large tree within the marked area of the map. You can find the Swamp Habitat there. It doesnt look like a book but you can see an image of its location embedded below. Return to the Nature Preserve building and place the item you just collected in front of the door marked with a moon. It will open the door to your first habitat in the Nature Preserve. How to craft the Net Plans recipeRemember Badtz-maru, who helped you get a Fishing Rod? Hes gonna help you again. Travel back to his Comics Stand near the Resort Docks waypoint. Talk to him and he will give you the Net Plans crafting recipe.Now hike (or transport) over to Chococats camp near the Resort Gates waypoint. Use his crafting table and you will see a new craftable item: the Net. Select it.Crafting a Net requires the following material: Ten stick, three thread, and one light stone. If you need a light stone, Kuromi will give it to you as a thanks when you bring her a gift. Craft the net once you have gathered the needed materials.Now its time to meet up with Keroppi and Badtz-maru to catch some bugs. Travel back to Spooky Swamp and follow the path west from the Nature Preserve waypoint to meet up with the two. Once you find them, it will initiate a series of scenes where they teach you how to catch a frog. Equip the net and swipe up a Lily Frog for them. Once you do that, head back to the Nature Preserve one last time. Donate your freshly caught Lily Frog by talking to the slime character that in the main lobby. Once you donate it, youre free! You have a net to swipe up all the creepy crawlies you could ever want and have unlocked the Nature Preserve.

You can time travel in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and while its one way to supercharge your playthrough, doing so comes with risks to the degree you might not want to avoid time traveling altogether.Much of the game progression in Hello Kitty Island Adventure is tied to the Frienship Level you reach with characters. The better friends you become with all the Sanrio cuties, the more quests and items you can unlock. You can level up your friendship with characters by giving them gifts, but the game limits the number of items you can give away every 24 hours in real time.Time traveling is a way to circumvent this limitation, but the developers of Hello Kitty Island Adventure highly discourage time traveling, warning that it could restrict certain features of the game.The game doesnt explain much along these lines, so this guide will teach you how time works in Hello Kitty Island Adventure and show you how to time travel, along with a broader explanation about the risks if you choose to do so.How time works in Hello Kitty Island AventureHello Kitty Island Adventure uses a time system that combines a short in-game day cycle with a 24-hour daily clock based on the actual time. Each clock regulates different features in the game. As you play, the time of day on the island changes, as indicated by the amount of sunshine and the little sun and moon icons just above the minimap. The time of day in the game determines factors like what kinds of critters and fish spawn in a certain area. According to Polygons testing, one in-game day lasts one hour in real time. If you have a quest thats dependent on the in-game time and you dont want to wait, you can go to a cabin with a bed and select a specific time to wake up.The game also uses a 24-hour timer based on the real-world date and time set in your gaming system. This timer is much more important because it restricts the number of gifts you can award to a specific character without using special items. You can also unlock daily rewards based on real-world time. For the real-world timer, a new day starts at 2:00 a.m. EST. How to time travel in Hello Kitty Island Adventure If you want to get around the restrictions placed by the real-world 24-hour clock, you will need to time travel. This is the term used to describe the process of editing the system clock in your PC or Nintendo Switch to trick the game into thinking a day has passed in the real world. Hello Kitty Island Adventure is extremely sensitive to time travel. If you do it, you risk comprising your game save for future events. According to the developers, you will also lose access to multiplayer functionality if the game detects it. There is no right way to time travel, since it tampers with the game.If you still want to do it despite the risks here are some tips to keep in mind: Each time Polygon time traveled, we only set the date for a future date. When we did this, we were able to progress the game without issues. When we did time travel backward and set the date for an earlier time, the game displayed an error message appeared on when we logged in. Once you time travel, its difficult to correct the now-incorrect system date and time since it would require you to go backwards in time. There is a potential way to do this, but due to the real-life time and waiting it takes, Polygon has not been able to test a solution. We will update this article as soon as we can with our results. You might just have to put up with an incorrect time and date in your system which is very annoying!Here is how to time travel in Hello Kitty Island Adventure on the Nintendo Switch:CloseHello Kitty Island Aventure. Do this by going to the Switchs Home screen by pressing Home button. Highlight the games icon, press the X button, and click Close in the dialogue box that appears.Go to your Nintendo Switch System Settings by selecting the gear icon on the home screen. Once there, scroll all the way down, and select System.Select Date and Time, and turn off the setting that says Synchronize Clock via Internet.Change the date or the time to your desired date. ReopenHello Kitty Island Aventure and the date and time in the gamewill match whatever you set it to in the Switchs system preferences.Here is how to time travel in Hello Kitty Island Adventure on Windows PC:Close Hello Kitty Island Adventure on your PC. Go to System Settings on your PC and click the section, Time & Language.On the left-hand column, select Date & Time.Under that section, make sure the top two settings: Set time automatically and Set time zone automatically are toggled to Off Just below the toggles, there is text that says Set the date and time manually. Click the Change button below it. It will pull up a small menu. Alter the date on the menu to your desired date and time and select Change.Relaunch Hello Kitty Island Adventure.Next, see how to unlock the Net and the Fishing Rod in Hello Kitty Island Adventure.

I absolutely love the Aventon Pace 500.3 e-bike. As I noted in my review, it's a solid all-around bike, powerful enough for experienced riders, but friendly enough for beginners. If this is your first e-bike, there are a few things you should do before you hop onto it and start riding.While the Aventon Pace 500.3 is ready to hit the road as soon as it is assembled and charged, if you want to get the most out of your new ride, you should take a few minutes to pair your bike with the Aventon app and customize the settings. Changing things like the screen brightness and the measurement units is helpful, but you'll probably be most interested in setting your ride's top speed. Understanding the Aventon Pace 500.3 dashboardBefore I get into the bike and the app's menus and settings, let's take a moment to understand the Paces dashboard controls. They're easy to grasp at a glance and comparable to those you'll see on most e-bikes, but if this is a your first time, there are a couple things worth noting. Credit: Stephen Johnson Here's a breakdown of what each button on the panel on the left handlebar does:The + and - keys control the level of pedal assist, from one to five. (A higher number equals more assistance.)The left and right arrows control the turn signals.The center button is power.The switch is the throttle: push it downward to go. That's all pretty basic, but there are a couple of less obvious things you can do here too:Long press the up arrow to turn on the headlight on and off.Hold down the + and - keys at the same time to bring up the settings menu.How to change settings from the Pace 500.3 dashboard Credit: Stephen Johnson There's not a ton of customization available to you from the handlebars, but if you want your display to read "kilometers" instead of "miles" this is the spot to change it. For most other changes, you'll have to pair your bike with Aventon's app first. Here's how to do it:Choose "connect to app" from the on-bike menu screenYou should see a QR code. Scan the code, download the app, and make your account.Once you've paired your bike with your app once, they should connect automatically every time. The app is not necessary for riding the bike, and if you don't use it for a while, the bike should "fill in" the miles and other information from your rides since the last time you synced the two.How to change the top speed of an Aventon Pace 500.3To change the top speed of an Aventon 500.3, you need to use the menus in the app. You can set your top speed anywhere between 12 and 28 miles per hour., but before you make a choice, look into e-bike laws in your locality.There are three basic classifications of e-bikes, and how they work is a little convoluted:Class 1 e-bike are pedal assist only and top out at 20 mph. Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle and pedal assist and a speed limit of 20 mph. Class 3 e-bikes have a top speed of 28 mph, and are technically pedal-assist only, though in practice, many or even most class 3 e-bikes let you use either a throttle or pedal assist up 20 mph, then limit you to pedal assist for the last 8mph.Most places in the U.S. (but not everywhere) allow class 3 e-bikes to ride wherever analog bikes can legally go.. The Aventon Pace 500.3 is a class 3 e-bike, but it doesn't come configured that way. Out of the box, the top speed is set at 20 mph, and you need to use the app if you want to raise it to 28or lower it for that matter.Once you know what's legal, here's how to change the top speed on your Aventon Pace.Sign onto the app. Credit: Stephen Johnson Click "settings" underneath the front wheel to bring up this menu: Credit: Stephen Johnson Click "Speed Limit and Metric" and you can set your bike's speed from anywhere between 12 mph and 28 mph. That's about it when it comes to changing settings on the Aventon Pace 500.3If you're into tinkering around with your e-bike, the Pace 500.3 might disappoint you. While some other brands allow users to get more granular and change things like the size of the wheel or the torque level of the throttle, altering those settings isn't possible for users of the Pace 500.3.

Software updates are important and inevitable. To expand features and patch existing security issues, you need to update your apps and machines. If you avoid updating, you might find certain programs, functions, or even websites stop working as they should. However, if you visit a website, and you see a prompt to update Chrome in order to proceed, run away. In all likelihood, you just encountered a scam. Don't fall for it.WordPress sites are getting hackedThe scam in question is targeting WordPress websites10,000 of them, in fact. That's according to c/side, a web security company, whose research uncovered the current attacks.Here's what's going on: Hackers are hijacking sites that are running outdated versions of WordPress and plugins. (c/side hypothesizes attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in a particular WordPress plugin to execute their schemes.) Attackers are using two types of "popular" malware variants: AMOS (Atomic macOS Stealer), which goes after Apple devices, and SocGholish, which is designed for Windows devices.When you visit one of these affected websites, hackers override the actual content of the site with a new, fake page. This manipulated content purports to be an alert that you need to update your browser in order to visit this site, as the page uses "the new chromium engine." The hackers sprinkle in a few different elements on this page to sell the scam, including two different update options, a check box to sign up or automatic usage stats and crash reports, and links to Google's, Chrome's, and ChromeOS' Terms of Service. You'll also see a Chrome logo, different menu options, and a rendering of a Chrome window. Credit: c/side These hackers are more clever than most. To an untrained eye, this alert page might look quite real. There are some red flags, of course: The hackers don't have the best grip on grammar, and haven't capitalized "Chromium," or the first word in "by downloading Chrome." You also wouldn't expect to see Google use a comma between "The site uses the new chromium engine, to continue it needs to be updated." But if you're trying to access a site and you see this message pop up, a quick glance might not be enough to distinguish this from a typical Google Chrome update alert. However, if you click one of the update options, that's where the trouble starts. The hackers' goal is to get you to download a malicious file onto your machine. Whether you have a Mac or a PC, this malware is designed to steal your password and other important information. AMOS malware, for example, steals data from Macs like usernames, passwords, cookies, and crypto wallets. Obviously, this type of hacking is dangerous. Imagine you inadvertently download this "update" onto your computer, and the malware gets to work scraping your usernames and passwords. It can then report back to the hackers, who take that information and break into your accountsparticularly your financial accounts. c/side hasn't disclosed a full list of the affected websites, but says that some of the internet's most popular websites are affected.Where to go from hereIf you run a WordPress site, c/side recommends updating your WordPress installation and plugins and remove any you no longer use. You should also look for any of the scripts the researchers identified and look for any signs of malicious activity. For the rest of us, if you believe you downloaded any malicious files from these websites, you should clear out your machine as soon as possible. You could try to identify the compromised files and remove them, but you may want to try a program that can scan your machine for you, such as Malwarebytes or Bitdefender. (c/side offers a similar service as well, which it promotes in its findings.)

Hollywood has been turning to video games for source material quite a bit in recent years. And while their success rate has been improving (mostly), it's a surprise to see a a movie adaptation announced before the game that inspired it has even been released. Clair Obsur: Expedition 33 clearly made a big impression on somebody important, because it will be turned into a live action movie from Story Kitchen. The fantasy RPG was part of Microsoft's summer showcase in August and was highlighted during last week's Xbox Developer Direct. It's slated for release on April 24."Were thrilled to collaborate with Sandfall Interactive to bring the rich, immersive world of Expedition 33 to the big screen, Story Kitchen founders Dmitri M. Johnson and Mike Goldberg told Variety. "The games compelling narrative and complex characters provide a solid foundation for a cinematic experience that will resonate with both gamers and moviegoers alike."Story Kitchen has been assembling quite the lineup of video games to translate to the big and small screens. The outfit, which was previously called dj2 Entertainment, has been attached to a movie of It Takes Two, a Tomb Raider TV series, a film of Lovecraftian fishing sim Dredge, an animated series inspired by Vampire Survivors and a Sifu movie.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/clair-obscur-expedition-33-secures-a-movie-adaptation-before-its-even-released-000443246.html?src=rss

In one of his first major acts since taking over as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has directed the agency to open an investigation into NPR and PBS. Carr informed informed both organizations of the probe in a letter in a letter that was first reported by The New York Times.In the letter, Carr says that the public media companies may be running afoul of FCC rules regarding noncommercial educational broadcast stations or NCEs. I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials, he writes. In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements.FCC guidelines prohibit NCEs from airing the kinds of commercials that typically appear on other TV and radio stations. Sponsors are, however, permitted to receive on-air acknowledgements, as Carr notes.In statements, both NPR and PBS said they comply with FCC regulations. NPR programming and underwriting messaging complies with federal regulations, including the FCC guidelines on underwriting messages for noncommercial educational broadcasters, NPR CEO Katherine Maher said. We are confident any review of our programming and underwriting practices will confirm NPR's adherence to these rules. We have worked for decades with the FCC in support of noncommercial educational broadcasters who provide essential information, educational programming, and emergency alerts to local communities across the United States.A spokesperson for PBS said that the organization is proud of the noncommercial educational programming we provide to all Americans through our member stations, and that we work diligently to comply with the FCCs underwriting regulations and welcome the opportunity to demonstrate that to the Commission.President Donald Trump, who named Carr FCC as chair last year, has made no secret of his disdain for PBS and NPR, which he threatened to defund during his first term in office and during his campaign last year. Likewise, Trump confidante and DOGE head Elon Musk, has also mused about eliminating funding for public media.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/trumps-fcc-is-coming-from-npr-and-pbs-now-too-205240249.html?src=rss

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Revenue rose about 12% from the same period from last year, while operating profit grew about 130%, year on year.