Author: Zach_Wilson
When light meet bytes: Intel debuts crucial optical tech that will boost AI performance — OCI chiplet can move up to 4Tbps and consume nearly 70% less power than rivals
Intel has unveiled the industry’s first fully integrated bidirectional optical I/O chiplet at the recent Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2024. This optical compute interconnect (OCI), showcased by Intel’s Integrated Photonics Solutions group, supports 64 channels of 32Gbps data transmission in both directions over up to 100 meters of fiber…
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“We have won the war on floppy disks” — Japanese government says it has finally eradicated ancient hardware
In a major milestone for modernization, Japan’s government has eliminated the use of floppy disks in all its systems. The achievement comes two or three decades after the technology’s prime, and marks a pivotal milestone in Japan’s ongoing campaign to digitize and streamline government operations. By mid-June, the Digital Agency…
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Scientists make cameras work more like human eyes and this could be good news for future smartphones
A little-known quirk of the human eye might pave the way for better self-driving car cameras and even more effective smartphone photography. As you’re reading this, your eyes are in most cases slowly scanning from left to right but even when not reading or looking at a fixed object your…
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Paramount and Skydance could be the next big streaming giant – here’s what that might mean for Paramount Plus
Paramount Global looks to be finally closing in on a buyer and out of the long list of suitors that it has attracted in the past six months, it’s Skydance Media that’s reached a preliminary deal to buy it, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters today (July 3).…
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Windows 11 is poised to finally become more popular than Windows 10 – at least with PC gamers
The Steam hardware survey for June 2024 has revealed that Windows 11 is soon to overtake Windows 10 as the most popular operating system on the gaming platform. According to Valve’s most recent figures, Windows 11 now accounts for a total of 46.63% of users on the platform (of which,…
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The Apple Vision Pro is finally getting Quest 3-like controllers for VR gaming
Apple made a lot of bold design choices with the Apple Vision Pro. The default strap lacks an over the head band, the battery exists as its own separate pack connected via a wire, and there are no controllers – instead you exclusively rely on hand and eye-tracking to interact…
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