Author: Zach_Wilson
Don’t know what’s good about Copilot Pro? Windows 11 users might soon find out, as Microsoft is testing Copilot ads for the OS
Windows 11 might be getting ads for Copilot Pro, or at least this possibility is being explored in testing right now it seems. Copilot Pro, for those who missed it, was recently revealed as Microsoft’s powered-up version of the AI assistant that you have to pay for (via a monthly…
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Neck lamps are a bookworm’s best friend
As convenient as e-readers are, I can’t quit actual books. Maybe it’s their reassuring weight, the satisfying crinkle of their pages, their beguiling musk; but there’s something addictive about that combination of paper, ink, and glue. Despite this — and as much as it pains me to say it —…
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Exclusive: Seagate explains why it didn’t sell a 60TB SSD in 2016 — and when it plans to finally release a 60TB HDD to the world
Seagate has been firing on all cylinders in January 2024 as it launched the world’s first 30 TB hard disk drive (and the largest hard drive ever produced), the Exos X Mozaic 3+, with the promise of much more to come including a 50 TB HDD (more on that later). …
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“Perfect” memory that could one day replace three types of storage gets very early prototype — SOT-MRAM is cache, system memory and storage rolled into one
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have announced the creation of a SOT-MRAM (spin-orbit torque magnetic random-access memory) array chip, the result of a joint development program first announced in 2022. Touted as a potential replacement for STT-MRAM (spin-transfer-torque MRAM), the new SOT-MRAM could be…
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‘There is no such thing as a real picture,’ says Samsung exec
There was a very nice video by Marques Brownlee last year on the moon picture. Everyone was like, ‘Is it fake? Is it not fake?’ There was a debate around what constitutes a real picture. And actually, there is no such thing as a real picture. As soon as you have…
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Apple Ramped Up Autonomous Vehicle Testing Last Year, Filings Show
Government records show Apple’s secretive auto division almost quadrupled its self-driving miles in 2023. Source
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