Month: June 2024
Update your Windows PC to avoid a serious Wi-Fi vulnerability
If you’ve been putting off your next Windows update, now’s the time to install it. Last week, Microsoft patched a pretty nasty vulnerability in Windows 11 and 10 that could put your PC at risk when connected to a public Wi-Fi network, as spotted earlier by The Register. The vulnerability…
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Nvidia officially becomes the world’s most valuable company — now can it stay there?
Nvidia has seen another market surge to become the world’s most valuable company, surpassing many of its key rivals once again. The company, which has become synonymous with building components designed to power the data centers behind the AI push, now has a market cap of $3.335 trillion, putting it…
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OpenAI’s former chief scientist is starting a new AI company
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and former chief scientist, is starting a new AI company focused on safety. In a post on Wednesday, Sutskever revealed Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a startup with “one goal and one product:” creating a safe and powerful AI system. The announcement describes SSI as a startup…
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Congress votes to advance nuclear energy development in the US
Congress has passed a bill aimed at giving nuclear energy a boost in the US. The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act is now waiting for President Joe Biden’s signature to become law. The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday, after the House of Representatives passed a…
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You can rent a 448-core super server from AWS for far less than you think — 8-socket Intel-based Sapphire Rapids Xeon have no competitors from AMD for now
Market intelligence firm Liftr Insights spotted a new Amazon Web Services cloud provider instance with a mammoth 896-core count, putting it far above rival offerings from Azure and Tencent. What’s important to note, and as spotted by a Tom’s Hardware reader, these cores are likely derived from 8-CPU, 56-core Intel…
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I love the Apple Watch’s new offline maps tools – but it won’t replace my Garmin
watchOS 11, the next free software update for Apple Watch users, isn’t officially out until September. However, there’s plenty of new features to talk about in more detail, such as the new offline maps and route creation features. At last, you can now create custom circular routes for city walks,…
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