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Future computers will have chips made with exotic materials rather than silicon — and this little-known Swiss startup wants to be a big part of this
The rapid advancement of chipmaking technology over the past two decades has been primarily driven by the continuous scaling of silicon technology, commonly known as Moore’s Law. However, as we approach the physical limitations of silicon, the industry is shifting its focus towards nanomaterials like carbon nanotubes, graphene, and TMDs,…
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Mysterious Huawei CPU test results emerge online and you’re in for a shock — if true, the improvements mean that Huawei is not far behind AMD Epyc or Intel Xeon
Benchmark results for Huawei’s HiSilicon Taishan V120 server CPU have unexpectedly surfaced online, revealing a performance surprisingly on par with AMD‘s Zen 3 cores from four years ago. The results, found on Geekbench here and here, suggest that Huawei’s chip technology may not be far behind leading CPU manufacturers, AMD…
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Forget about Nvidia, here’s another tech firm that’s absolutely loving the AI fest — Supermicro builds AI servers and saw its value rise by 8x in 12 months
Nvidia’s market growth has been nothing short of stunning already this year, with the tech behemoth poised to potentially become the World’s Most Valuable company in the next two and a half years thanks to the explosive demand for AI. It isn’t the only company seeing a significant value increase…
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IBM has an AI SSD that can detect and eradicate ransomware in 60 seconds — but you’d kid yourself if you think you can buy it and plug it in your PC
IBM has unleashed an AI-powered SSD that can identify and neutralize ransomware threats in under a minute. However, consumers shouldn't expect to purchase this technology for personal use anytime soon. According to a November 2023 report from TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group, 89% of organizations view ransomware as a top-five existential…
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Researcher discovers novel way to double computer speeds for free — but there is an obvious catch and it may only work with Nvidia GPU and Arm CPU for now
A researcher claims to have discovered a novel approach that could potentially double the speed of computers without any additional hardware costs. The method, called Simultaneous and Heterogeneous Multithreading (SHMT), was outlined in a paper co-authored by UC Riverside associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, Hung-Wei Tseng with computer…
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Cybercriminals abusing popular scheduling tool Calendly to infect Macs with malware — be on your guard for suspicious links and invites
Hackers are using complex social engineering campaigns and calendar invites to distribute Mac malware. The hackers are abusing calendar scheduling tool Calendly to distribute meeting invites as part of their attempts to fool the best Mac antivirus. The narrative behind this campaign is far more complex than the usual email…
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