Month: October 2023

Apple could be planning to use the iPad mini as a HomePod display

Considering the amount of rumors and leaks we’ve seen about it, it seems likely that Apple is thinking about launching a smart display based on the HomePod speaker – and that display could well end up being an iPad mini. The team at 9to5Mac has been digging into the code…

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This top tech co-founder wants young workers to work 70-hour weeks

Comparing India’s current worker and productivity situation to those of Germany and Japan after the Second World War, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has suggested that the country’s young workers should be committing at least 70 hours of their time per week. In an interview published on YouTube by Indian venture…

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The jury finally hears from Sam Bankman-Fried

It is honestly kind of incredible to watch a man torpedo his own credibility on direct testimony. We’re not even at the cross yet, and the judge has already instructed him to answer the question he’s being asked by his own lawyer.  The jury is watching all of this intently. …

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Humane’s Ai Pin could cost $1,000 — and require a subscription

The Ai Pin, the new gadget / wearable device / projector / thing from the secretive startup Humane, might cost as much as $1,000 and may require a monthly subscription for data, according to The Information. The mysterious device has been in development for years, but we got our first…

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This GPU server packs up to eight Nvidia RTX GPUs, 192 AMD EPYC cores — but it’s not meant to play Cyberpunk 2077

A plethora of boutique vendors have over the past few months released powerful GPU servers based on AMD’s EPYC 9000 series – these are essentially beefed-up workstations. Velocity Micro is the latest one to join the fray with its ProMagix G480a GPU which can take up to eight dual-slot Nvidia…

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Google’s Bard chatbot now responds in real time — and you can shut it up mid-sentence

Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now reply to your questions in real time, as spotted earlier by 9to5Google. Bard previously only sent a response when it was complete, but now you can get a glimpse at your answer as it’s getting generated. If you don’t want Bard to respond to…

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