Month: February 2025
We finally know who’s legally running DOGE
The White House has named Amy Gleason as the acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The news, delivered by an unnamed White House official to CNBC and other media outlets, follows days of obfuscation in courtrooms, the press, and the pseudo-department itself. It designates Gleason a likely…
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OpenWrt debuts “unbrickable” hacker-friendly, security-focused wireless router that promises to “never be locked”
OpenWrt launches “unbrickable” security-focused wireless router Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 connectivity ensures fast, reliable internet access Open-source firmware guarantees no lock-in or obsolescence risks OpenWrt has officially launched its first dedicated wireless router that promises unrivalled security protection. Developed in collaboration with Banana Pi, the OpenWrt One is specifically designed to…
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Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’
Apple has acknowledged a peculiar bug with the iPhone’s dictation feature that briefly displays “Trump” when someone says the word “racist.” The Verge has been unable to reproduce the issue, but it picked up attention on Tuesday after a video demonstrating the strange substitution went viral on TikTok and other…
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The shape of things to come? Nvidia’s super fast 800GBps SuperNIC card spied and this Connect X-8 AIB vaguely resembles a GPU
Nvidia’s ConnectX-8 features a GPU-inspired design for networking ConnectX-8 delivers an impressive 800Gbps throughput capability Requires PCIe Gen6 x16 for optimal performance Nvidia has unveiled the ConnectX-8 SuperNIC, a new card whichcomes with an 800Gbps capability, doubling the 400Gbps recorded for its predecessor. The design of this card is a…
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Two AI chatbots speaking to each other in their own special language is the last thing we need
Imagine if two AIs could chat with each other in a language no human could understand. Right. Now go hide under the covers. If you’ve called customer service in the last year or so, you’ve probably chatted with an AI. In fact, the earliest demonstrations of powerful large language models…
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Samsung’s 9100 PRO SSD line includes its first 8TB NVMe model for consumers
Samsung’s new 9100 PRO Series solid-state drives (SSDs) include the company’s first consumer-grade 8TB NVMe SSD. The latest models use the speedy PCIe 5.0 standard, which — unless you train AI models for a living — is almost certainly overkill for your PC needs. The Samsung 9100 PRO series offers…
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