Amid a string of high-profile data breaches and cyber incidents linked to advanced, frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models, identity specialist Okta broke new ground at its Oktane 2026 conference in Las Vegas, becoming one of the first cyber companies to launch an explicitly defined AI kill switch as part of a series of enhancements to…
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Micron has warned that the RAM shortage will get much worse in 2027 and 2028Then coming to the end of the decade, robots are going to put more strain on memory supplySo-called ‘physical AI’ could need 200GB+ of DRAM and multiple terabytes of storage per unit, Micron predictsMicron just published its latest financial results, complete…
I often need to transcribe audio to turn interviews, voice notes etc into plain text. And I am naturally quite loath to spend money on things I can, in theory, do myself. So for a while I had thought about how I could do it without paying a monthly subscription for the privilege. The obvious…
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Viktoriia BV/Shutterstock Screenless fitness trackers promise full health tracking without the distraction of a display, and the idea has caught on. Whoop’s screenless fitness bands are gaining traction, and the product category has expanded quickly, with Google, Garmin, Polar, and Amazfit all now offering screenless options of their own. I wear an Oura Ring 5…
Gaming is transforming into a very expensive hobby. You’ve probably heard about all the console price hikes, but few have felt the sting quite like the PC gaming market. RAM prices are increasing, GPU costs are skyrocketing, and even Intel CPUs are becoming more expensive. Sometimes, you have to ask if the price is worthwhile,…
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Megaflopp/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For creative workflows like music and video production, the MacBook Pro M5 Pro is the benchmark most buyers turn to. But what about raw graphics power, gaming, and other GPU-demanding tasks like local AI models, designing 3D models and more? ASUS answers this…
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Those buying an RTX 5090 at Micro Center now have to fill out a declaration formThis includes having a government-issued photo ID scanned by the retailerSome approve of the policy as it’s an anti-scalping measure, but others view it as an annoyance or a pointless moveIf you’re buying an Nvidia RTX 5090, or a PC…
The majority of UK and US software development teams polled by independent research firm Coleman Parkes say artificial intelligence (AI) agents struggle to find issues in complex code. The poll of 300 software developers and engineering leads, published in the Overcoming the limitations of coding agents in complex software systems report from Undo, found that…
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The boss of SK Hynix believes that the RAM crisis is going to get much worseThe CEO said 2027 will be the ‘worst year’ in the RAM industry’s history, and that the crisis will likely roll on to 2030 and beyondAnalysis from the Bank of America also claims that SK Hynix’s expansion of memory production…
McLittle Stock/Shutterstock Video killed the radio star, but that hasn’t stopped audio from weaving the rhythm of our lives. Most of the content we listen to nowadays come from streaming services. But hop in your beat-up sedan or sit down for a trim at your favorite stylist and you might still be dialed into actual…
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