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Consumers are warming up to AI assistants, survey finds – 1/3 of us would allow AI to make purchases

Data privacy concerns limit AI’s role in ecommerce, survey finds AI-driven customer service still needs improvement AI in ecommerce must prioritize solving real problems An Omnisend survey of 1,026 US respondents reveals while AI-powered assistants are becoming more common, most shoppers still prefer making purchasing decisions themselves. The study found…

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Project Digits is now DGX Spark: Nvidia raises its price by 33% as HPE, Dell jump on Petaflop mini AI bandwagon

Nvidia’s DGX Spark, once called Project Digits, is a tiny AI supercomputer Built on GB10, is delivers 1000 TOPS and 200B parameter support Dell, HPE, and Asus will offer GB10-based alternatives with similar performance Nvidia has announced DGX Spark, a Mac Mini-sized AI supercomputer designed to bring advanced model development…

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Softbank set to buy Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion and could integrate it with Arm and Graphcore

SoftBank confirms $6.5 billion deal to acquire Arm-based chipmaker Ampere The deal could align Ampere with Arm and previously acquired Graphcore The acquisition could put Arm in direct competition with its chip partners We previously reported that Arm is considering making its own silicon, and that the British firm’s Japanese…

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Startup wants to mitigate risk of state-actor underwater fibre optic cable sabotage by using a decades-old technique

Distributed acoustic sensing detects disturbances in fibre optic signals to identify underwater threats NATO’s ‘Baltic Sentry’ mission enhances subsea security, but surveillance remains difficult AP Sensing’s North Sea deployment highlights fibre optics’ role in security Subsea fibre optic cables are a crucial part of global internet infrastructure, yet recent damage…

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Nvidia is planning post-copper 1.6Tbps network tech to connect millions of GPUs as it unveils photonics networking gear at GTC 2025

Nvidia’s Quantum-X and Spectrum-X switches reduce reliance on traditional optical transceivers Silicon photonics boosts Nvidia’s network efficiency by 3.5x Quantum-X and Spectrum-X switches deliver up to 400Tbps throughput for hyperscale AI factories Nvidia is advancing its networking technology by integrating co-packaged optics (CPO) into its Quantum InfiniBand and Spectrum Ethernet…

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This is the largest dual-screen monitor I’ve ever seen, and at almost 24 inches each, it’s bigger than a 43-inch super wide display

Uperfect 23.8-inch dual foldable display offers more screen and less clutter Precision hinges and 360-degree folding give users control over their workspace Includes USB-C, HDMI, built-in speakers, and a 3.5mm headphone jack Uperfect has introduced a fresh take on multi-screen monitors for programming, with its stacked dual-screen design, which opens…

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