Month: September 2024
‘From a toaster to a server’: UK startup promises 5x ‘speed up without changing a line of code’ as it plans to take on Nvidia, AMD in the generative AI battlefield
Bristol-based startup VyperCore is on a mission to reimagine how processors are designed, as the British firm is developing a 5nm chip and card aimed at accelerating server-class applications without requiring any changes to existing software code. By shifting the complexity of memory allocation management from software to hardware, up…
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Apple Ring: all the rumors so far and what we want to see
The smart ring category is hot right now, but is Apple set to leap into the fray with its own effort? In recent months we’ve seen the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Ring and the RingConn Smart Ring, while the long-term leader of the best smart rings race is the…
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Dozens of Fortune 100 companies have unknowingly hired North Korean IT workers
New research from Mandiant has revealed workers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been posing as other nationalities in order to get hired by Western companies and infiltrate their systems. One facilitator was found to have been helping IT workers use the stolen identities of over 60…
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ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech stories from the PS5 Pro preorders to Meta announcing its Orion AR glasses
What a week this was, folks. Meta Connect 2024 introduced us to a new VR headset, its first AR glasses prototype and slew of Meta AI upgrades – including an in-development skill to live dub Instagram reels. We also said hello to the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, reviewed the new…
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A smartphone that can charge itself from sunlight — scientists have created transparent solar cells that can be embedded in glass
Imagine a world where your smartphone charges itself simply by being exposed to sunlight, with no cords or power outlets required. Researchers have long sought ways to integrate renewable energy into everyday objects, and this futuristic vision is now closer to reality, thanks to a breakthrough that could potentially allow…
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Samsung’s AI chief predicts artificial intelligence in “every corner of life”
AI may seem like it’s everywhere now, but you’ll see a lot more embedded in people’s lives before too long, according to YoungJip Kim, the head of AI for Samsung Electronics. Speaking in the evening after the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Galaxy Tab S10 and their…
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