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Kioxia has nothing to lose, so it wants to swap expensive DDR for the world’s fastest SSD ever built to save the world from AI RAMpocalypse
Kioxia is pushing flash memory into DRAM territory AI workloads are forcing data centers to rethink memory expansion methods Kioxia XL1 could add capacity without requiring equivalent increases in DRAM Kioxia is developing flash memory products designed to help data centers reduce their dependence on costly DRAM as AI workloads…
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A Chinese state-owned firm was found shipping 46 tons of drone-making material to Russia
China shipped 46 tons of drone material to a sanctioned Russian firm The shipment was hidden on paper under a civilian customs code Alabuga-Volokno sends 89% of its output straight to Russian defense firms Internal shipping records reviewed by the US and UK governments revealed that a Chinese state-owned enterprise…
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These cheap Skullcandy earbuds have a worrying Bluetooth flaw that could let anyone connect to your device
Researchers warn Skullcandy Dime 3 earbuds on older firmware accept Bluetooth pairing from unknown devices with no user interaction required When leveraged, it can be used to interrupt the owner’s connections, hijack playback, and even capture live microphone audio The vulnerability has been patched in a newer firmware update available…
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Quote of the day by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore: ‘The number of transistors incorporated in a chip will approximately double every 24 months’ — laying down a prophecy for decades of computing acceleration
The computing industry owes a lot to the guiding vision of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, whose prediction about the pace of advancement in the computing industry has been a fixture for more than 50 years. But how much room does this rule have left to run? “In the future, the…
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A costly mistake? Report claims a third of employees fired due to AI will need to be rehired in the next few years
Gartner predicts that around 33% of people laid off due to AI could be rehired by 2029 Those rehired employees, presumably filling similar roles, will command higher salaries Further predictions point to 75% of organizations making cost savings from AI productivity being overtaken by competing companies with a stronger modernizing…
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31,000 Twitch users hit by malicious browser extension — OAuth tokens leaked via Russian proxy network
Socket found Twitch extension JeeBot harvesting OAuth tokens via proxy servers Tokens excluded only for 10 Russian streamer channels, suggesting deliberate design Developer issued fixes, but users should revoke exposed tokens for safety A browser extension for Twitch was harvesting people’s OAuth tokens and sending them to a Russian-owned server.…
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