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Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth says AI productivity gains should now mean we’re all doing more work — not taking time off
Meta CTO hits out at employees asking for time off due to increased AI productivity Andrew Bosworth says workers should be building more with their extra time Bosworth also says employees asking for extra vacation time are “very dumb” The CTO of Meta has told his employees that the increase…
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How AI Is transforming outage response during high traffic events
High traffic moments create some of the most demanding conditions that engineering teams face. Seasonal peaks such as major sales events or public holidays can bring levels of demand far beyond what systems experience day to day. These sudden surges often expose weaknesses that are usually less detectable during normal…
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Experts find AI agents can be tricked into ‘remembering’ fake facts for months — so how do we stop it?
Forcepoint X-Labs publishes threat model for persistent memory poisoning Hidden text on a webpage becomes a durable “fact” an agent retrieves and trusts in unrelated tasks weeks later It has already been demonstrated against products already in the market, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Microsoft 365 Copilot New findings from…
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The world’s first diamond-powered portable quantum computer works at room temperature and can even be plugged into a regular wall outlet
The system connects directly to a standard alternating-current power outlet Sulfur co-implantation gave engineers precise control over individual diamond qubits Single-qubit fidelity reportedly reached 99.98% German startup Saxon Q has launched the world’s first portable diamond-powered quantum computer operating at room temperature without requiring complex cryogenic cooling equipment. The system…
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Quote of the day by venture capitalist John Doerr on the Segway: ‘It’ll be bigger than the internet’ — a wild miscalculation about the future of mobility
The world is full of weird and wonderful inventions that never really took off, with the Segway perhaps one of the most overhyped technologies out there. Invented by Dean Kamen, it was once considered the future of how people would move around towns and cities – and it had plenty…
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Samsung wants to bring a floating data center to Texas — huge waterborne facility could offer 50MW of capacity and even cool itself
Samsung advances floating data center project with first Texas engineering agreement Floating facilities promise 50MW capacity while reducing traditional construction timelines significantly Texas grid review creates fresh uncertainty for expanding data center developments statewide Samsung Heavy Industries and Dallas-based Mousterian Corporation have signed an engineering contract covering their first floating…
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