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“32% more performance”: Here’s how lithium salts could make your computer run faster, cooler — using a technique that every human being has mastered

Researchers have found that adding salt to computer systems can prevent devices from overheating and boost performance by more than 32%.  A team at the City University of Hong Kong hope this passive technique, which can be used in electronics, batteries, solar cells, and buildings, relies on moisture desorption from…

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The GeForce RTX 4090 has a more powerful sibling with twice the memory that few people know — meet the fantastic L40S, the cheaper alternative to the uber-expensive Nvidia H100

Nvidia’s H100 GPU is among the most popular products the tech giant has launched in recent years, albeit with some notable pricing concerns and lengthy delays on orders.  Luckily, there are more cost effective alternatives that customers may not be aware of – namely the L40S series.  This powerful sibling…

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Unlimited cloud storage provider used ancient technique to boost upload speeds — Son of Intel’s Robson makes a timid return with SSD cache but on a much, much bigger scale

Blackblaze claims to have achieved upload speeds on its B2 Cloud Storage platform that are up to 30% faster than AWS S3 by tapping into a “shard stash” based on solid-state drives (SSDs). When customers previously uploaded small files to Blackblaze B2, the data was written to several hard drives,…

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This new ChatGPT-powered infostealer is targeting cloud platforms

Hackers have developed a new Python-based infostealer malware that is able to specifically target cloud services. It has a few standout features, such as the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.  A report from SentinelLabs outlined how it discovered the tool named “Predator AI” being advertised and distributed on Telegram…

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Google will start deleting millions of abandoned Gmail accounts soon

As we approach the end of 2023, we also inch nearer to Google’s deadline for resurrecting abandoned accounts before it presses the big red delete button. In May 2023, Ruth Kricheli, VP for Product Management, said that the company would begin closing down unused accounts in December 2023, three weeks…

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Maine government says data breach affects nearly all state residents

The government of Maine, the northeasternmost US state, appears to have become the latest victim of the MOVEit data breach incident. The state’s government published a statement claiming the attackers stole sensitive citizen data between May 28 and May 29 2023, but that it had just completed notifying the affected…

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