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Chinese server CPU beats Microsoft, Google and AWS rivals to grab performance crown — Alibaba’s Yitian 710 is quickest server CPU but it is based on Arm rather than RISC and x86 is likely to be the overall speed champion
Alibaba Cloud’s Yitian 710 processor is the most efficient Arm-based server processor for database tasks in hyperscale cloud environments around today, new research has claimed. A recent study published in the Transactions on Cloud Computing journal by IEEE found the 128-core processor, developed in 2021, not only trumps rival Arm-based…
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AI surveillance is on the horizon, but Mullvad VPN might have a fix
The security gap between our expectations and the harsh digital reality is deepening as AI-powered tools enable internet service providers (ISPs), authorities, and even data brokers to trace back our online activities despite being encrypted. That’s why one of the best VPN services on the market, Mullvad VPN, just dropped…
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Google’s AI paywall and the ethics of access
Reports that Google is considering a paywall for some of its AI-powered search features have caused a stir across the industry. From a commercial perspective, the rationale is understandable. Unlimited access has wider implications and of course, it reduces the opportunity to curate information. AI searches are comparatively energy-intensive and…
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Even Adobe Acrobat is getting an AI assistant now
Adobe has unveiled its latest GenAI functionality, and this time, it’s the Acrobat PDF tool that’s getting a handy makeover. Acrobat AI Assistant for enterprise customers, available as an add-on subscription, is set to work with Reader and Acrobat across desktop, web and mobile platforms, and uses generative AI tools…
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Watch out — hackers can exploit this plugin to gain full control of your WordPress site
An older version of LiteSpeed Cache, a popular plugin for the WordPress website builder, is vulnerable to a high-severity flaw that hackers have been increasingly exploiting. The flaw is described as an unauthenticated cross-site scripting vulnerability, and tracked as CVE-2023-40000. It carries a severity score of 8.8. By adding malicious…
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Here’s one good reason you may want to ‘downgrade’ your SSD and lose capacity in the process — cheap QLC SSD can be transformed into expensive SLC to improve endurance but it’s not for the fainthearted
We love crazy tech projects here at TechRadar Pro – Some of our recent favorites include an enthusiast getting ChatGPT to run on a NAS, and the person who transformed AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor into a storage device with read-write speeds to rival some of the best SSDs. The…
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