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Windows 11 is becoming a much more ‘accessible and productive experience’
Microsoft has announced a raft of enhancements to its native ‘Voice Access’ voice recognition and Narrator screen reader features as part of the next preview release of Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2. Revealed in a new company blog post, the ‘Voice Access’ feature, invaluable for those with disabilities, now…
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Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the greatest of them all – Python or Java?
The technology industry has always been prone to hype. Today, the obsession with artificial intelligence (AI) is almost overwhelming and as someone who has worked with Java for over 25 years I have to admit to a certain degree of envy. It is no surprise that as AI and machine…
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This tiny component could help Google and others save tens of millions of dollars — new modules help improve power efficiency in AI-driven data centers
The energy consumption needs of data centres is growing exponentially, due in no small part to the increased demands of AI – around 2% of all global electricity usage is believed to be by data centers, and tech giants like Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are under increasing pressure to implement…
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Meta looking to use exotic, custom CPU in its datacenters for machine learning and AI — yet another indication that Nvidia’s most formidable rivals are developing their own alternatives to its hardware
We previously reported that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, plans to deploy its own custom-designed artificial intelligence chips, codenamed Artemis, into its data centers this year, but would continue using Nvidia H100 GPUs alongside them – for the foreseeable future at least. However, The Register now claims job…
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3D printer users say their devices were hacked to warn of a security flaw
Users of a popular 3D printer were recently met with an ominous message on their devices: disconnect the gadget from the internet, or face the consequences. Apparently, the devices carry a severe vulnerability which could be abused in different ways. Users of the Anycubic 3D printer flocked to Reddit to…
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Lazarus hackers return and hijack a Windows security flaw
The infamous Lazarus Group is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability to disable antivirus programs on targeted Windows endpoints, new research has claimed. Cybersecurity experts from Avast said they observed a new campaign from the North Korean state-sponsored hackers, which now leverages a flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver. This flaw, tracked…
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