Month: May 2025
Apple Maps will show recommendations from Michelin and The Infatuation
Apple is updating Maps to show recommendations and information from outside sources like Michelin, The Infatuation, and Golf Digest, according to a press release. Michelin recommendations will be available first, with “rankings and insights” from The Infatuation and Golf Digest added “soon” and “more expert sources to follow,” Apple says.…
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Audible’s AI narration sounds impressive, but I’d rather hear the story told by a human
Audiobooks have saved my sanity on many long commutes and have been great company while I’m cleaning or doing other chores. When the performance is good, it’s easy to fall into the story. Audible wants authors and their readers to embrace AI as an alternative to human narration, but I…
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I sat down with two cooling experts to find out what AI’s biggest problem is in the data center
AI data centers overwhelm air cooling with rising power and heat Liquid cooling is becoming essential as server density surges with AI growth New hybrid cooling cuts power and water but faces adoption hesitance As AI transforms everything from search engines to logistics, its hidden costs are becoming harder and…
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Chinese CPU vendor swaps AMD Zen architecture for homegrown one to deliver 128-core monster to give EPYC and Xeon a run for their money
Hygon’s C86-5G breaks free from AMD Zen, unleashing 128 cores of homegrown muscle SMT4 powers each core to run four threads, stacking up to 512 threads total AVX-512 instructions make it a strong fit for AI, analytics, and scientific computing Hygon, a key player in China’s semiconductor industry, is advancing…
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Mission: Impossible should never have gone full sci-fi
The Mission: Impossible film franchise has always dabbled in the, well, impossible. We've seen Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt climb his way up the Burj Khalifa, have a motorcycle joust to prevent the spread of a bioweapon and hang off the side of an airplane. Even the most grounded entry, Brian…
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Microsoft starts testing ‘Hey, Copilot!’ in Windows
Microsoft is testing a feature for Copilot Voice that will let Windows 11 users start a conversation with the app by saying “Hey Copilot!” Windows Insiders who have the updated app can try it out once they opt in and activate the feature. According to a blog post, you’ll need…
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