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Some of the world’s biggest cloud computing firms want to make millions of servers last longer — doing so will save them billions of dollars every year
Some of the world’s largest cloud computing firms, including Alphabet, Amazon, and Cloudflare, have found a way to save billions by extending the lifespan of their servers – a move expected to significantly reduce depreciation costs, increase net income, and contribute to their bottom lines. Alphabet, Google‘s parent company, started…
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Nvidia going for rivals’ jugulars as it plans to compete in $30 billion custom chip market — but is it a sign that the AI behemoth has reached its peak?
Nvidia currently controls about 80% of the high-end AI chip market, a position that has boosted its stock market value to $1.82 trillion. Tech giants such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, have been racing to secure its chips to compete in the rapidly emerging generative AI sector. In a…
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‘The most powerful machine yet assembled on Earth’: China quietly launched record-breaking supercomputer — and someone virtually deconstructed its processor
China has quietly launched the Tianhe-3 supercomputer, which is believed to be the most powerful machine currently in existence. The machine, built for the National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou, has been shrouded in secrecy (as you would expect from a supercomputer developed and built in China), sparking plenty of speculation.…
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‘Anywhere there’s a camera, now there’s a risk’: Billions of users at risk of Peeping Toms — scientists devise incredibly simple eavesdropping system costing only a few hundred dollars
A new threat to privacy has emerged, as scientists in the US have found a way to spy on video feeds from cameras in devices ranging from smartphones to home security systems. The method, known as EM Eye, can even capture images through walls, raising huge concerns about the potential…
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OpenAI is looking to build an AI chip empire worth more than AMD, Nvidia and intel combined — Sam Altman wants up to $7 trillion says WSJ report
In a bid to reshape the global AI chip industry, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in discussions with investors to raise between $5 trillion to $7 trillion. According to The Wall Street Journal, the ambitious fundraising effort, if successful, would surpass the combined worth of AMD, Nvidia, and Intel,…
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Microsoft is still warning eager developers to back up their Dev Drives in latest Windows update
All the hubbub around sudo coming to Windows might have been premature, as the headline feature of the latest Windows 11 builds across the Canary and Dev channels seems to be warnings of irretrievable data loss – or, a massive headache for users. Dev Drives, first introduced in June 2023,…
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