Why REITs aren't getting killed by rising interest rates this time around

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AMD's handsome FSR 4 upscaler is coming to handheld PCs this year, though Steam Deck support could take longer

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The Lenovo Legion Go 2, one of the best handheld PCs, on a table.
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Handheld PC games could be set for a bit of visual spit 'n' shine, as AMD have confirmed plans to bring FSR 4 – their newest, prettiest upscaling tech – to the kind of dinky Radeon APUs used by portables. AMD Computing & Graphics exec Jack Huynh, speaking to Korean media including The Elec, detailed a two-pronged approach: they’ll make new APUs built with native FSR 4 support, as well as a special version of the upscaler that can run on older integrated graphics chips, both by the end of 2026.

Just 7 days of strength training started shrinking fat cells in mice

Just one week of strength training was enough to increase visceral fat breakdown in obese mice, even though their body weight had not yet changed. Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) found that seven days of exercise activated biological processes that break down stored fat, reduced the size of fat cells, and lowered the amount of fat surrounding the animals' intestines.

Remember That Silly Aston Martin Dreadnought Concept Made For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4? Fernando Alonso Is Going To Race One At Dakar - Jalopnik

FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. Rally du Maroc, in preparation of Dakar 2020. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Toyota.

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If a driver becomes such a talismanic figure in Formula 1 that the FIA President is willing to change the rules to keep them in the sport, that driver can pretty much do whatever they want. Fernando Alonso is set to return to the Dakar Rally with Aston Martin, apparently as a condition of his F1 contract extension. The British automaker will reportedly task Prodrive with preparing a rally-raid machine badged as the Dreadnought, the virtual concept made for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4."