Month: August 2026
China’s data centres will reportedly use more power than South Korea by 2030
Chinese data centers could use more electricity than the entirety of South Korea by 2030 Data centers are being relocated in cheaper regions when latency isn’t crucial Flexible grid consumption could also play a role for less important work All the data centers in China are expected to consume a…
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Apple announces September iPhone launch event
Apple’s next launch event will take place on September 9th at 1PM ET. Invites to the event, which has a “Surprise and shine” tagline, were sent out on Wednesday. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, but there will also be a livestream. September’s…
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Volvo’s cars will warn one another about hazards in the road
Volvo is updating three of its electric vehicles with new hazard alerts to warn drivers when there are animals or vulnerable road users ahead. The new connected safety features are based on Volvo’s cars talking to one another, as opposed to crowdsourced alert systems used by popular navigation tools like…
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Anthropic staff told to work from home due to risk of possible security strikes
Security contractors at Anthropic were reportedly preparing to strike, but there’s been no evidence so far Physical security personnel are important as AI spend rises and worker threats emerge Anthropic employees were told to work from home as a precautionary measure Anthropic has told workers in its San Francisco offices…
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Apple should make a Mac Neo to fill the void left by the more expensive Mac mini
A modest proposal for Apple to add a lower-cost option to its Mac lineup. Source
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Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games
Microsoft is officially announcing a new Xbox feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. The disc-to-digital feature, which The Verge exclusively revealed last month, is part of work that Microsoft is doing for game preservation and in preparation for the next generation of Xbox…
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