Month: December 2025
HBM-on-GPU set to power the next revolution in AI accelerators – and just to confirm, there’s no way this will come to your video card anytime soon
3D HBM-on-GPU design reaches record compute density for demanding AI workloads Peak GPU temperatures exceeded 140°C without thermal mitigation strategies Halving the GPU clock rate reduced temperatures but slowed AI training by 28% Imec presented an examination of a 3D HBM-on-GPU design aimed at increasing compute density for demanding AI…
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Trump could introduce ‘mandatory’ social media reviews for travelers
The Trump administration could soon require tourists from dozens of nations to hand over their social media handles before entering the country. Under a proposal from US Customs and Border Protection, the agency would make social media history from the past five years a “mandatory” part of the screening process,…
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Should I abandon my iPhone for a return to Android? Tell me what to do
I’ve been an iPhone user for some four years after making the swap from Android to iPhone in 2021. This was motivated by work, as I wanted to see if a long-time Android fan could embrace iOS. Verily, I did. And to such an extent that I’ve written quite a…
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Beelink promises a 4-liter, 4-drive NAS that could put 120TB in the palm of your hand
Beelink ME Pro offers two and four-bay HDD configurations for flexibility Four-bay ME Pro maintains a small footprint while supporting up to 120TB The chassis uses unibody construction, eliminating the traditional frame and bracket Beelink is preparing a compact NAS lineup that aims to shrink multi-bay storage systems without reducing…
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Battle of the pivot tables: Diarmuid ‘The LeBron James of Excel’ Early defeats three-time champion Andrew Ngai to claim the 2025 Excel World Championship and a $5,000 cash prize
Diarmuid Early outperformed eleven rivals in intense thirty-minute Excel challenges The championship included unconventional tasks like creatively folding Excel modules Early received a cash prize and a wrestling-style championship belt for his win The Microsoft Excel World Championship 2025 concluded with a dramatic finish as Diarmuid “The LeBron James of…
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Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm
A new beta feature on Spotify takes the idea behind the Discover Weekly playlist and puts the control in users’ hands through AI prompts. Prompted Playlists, which are initially launching in New Zealand on Thursday, let users type out exactly what they want to listen to, with as much or…
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