Samsung and Kingston are increasing SSD prices according to a report from ChinaWe’re told there will be a ‘price increase of at least 10% for solid-state drives’On top of that, AMD Ryzen CPUs have seemingly leapt in price in JapanSSD prices are reportedly set for another increase, and we’re hearing news about CPUs getting hiked,…
Britain’s corporate cyber chiefs are too polite when they deal with innovative startup cyber security companies. Chief information security officers (CISOs) prefer to be non-committal, rather than tell startup companies what is wrong with their product and why they won’t buy it – and that is not helpful for innovation. That is the view of…
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Reuters has leaked details of SpaceX’s plans ahead of its IPOThey include “manufacturing our own GPUs”Whether that means chips in the current line of Tesla AI processors, or a new category of GPU or AI accelerator is unclearSpaceX is apparently set to make its own GPUs, based on insights gleaned from its S-1 form ahead…
Cyano66/Getty Images Learning a language is a great way to expand your horizons and connect with more people around the world. In-person classes and tutoring are still an essential part of picking up the skills you need to communicate, but language learning apps have come a long way since the days of Rosetta Stone. They…
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Intel just had an impressive Q1 fiscal, beating expectations for revenue by some wayThis is reportedly in part due to ‘turning what may have been scrap or low-expectation output into revenue’, according to an analyst firmThis essentially means repurposing silicon that hasn’t made the grade for its intended usage, but isn’t a reflection on CPU…
As the much-vaunted Cyber Security and Resilience Bill looks set to continue its progress through parliament following the King’s Speech on Wednesday 13 May, the UK government has urged businesses to sign up to its Cyber Resilience Pledge. First trailed last month by security minister Dan Jarvis at the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) annual…
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Fakes are now reaching a very high standardAn Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 proved to be indistinguishable from a genuine Nvidia GPU on first inspection by a repair expertThere’s a worrying level of sophistication here, and we’ve also seen this in recent times with fake SSDsA fake Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 is an example…
“AI [artificial intelligence] can create a 30-page research paper for you out of thin air based on fake science,” warns Jill Luber, chief technology officer at Elsevier. As a publisher of scientific and medical journals and papers, she says: “We’ve seen a major increase in “fabricated science” and it is our job to protect the…
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Saudi Aramco has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven refinery optimisation platform developed with Emerson, as the energy giant accelerates the use of industrial AI across its global refining operations. The deployment integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Aramco’s refinery planning environment, creating what the companies describe as one of the world’s largest multi-site, multi-period refinery…
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Ubiquiti has added a ‘memory surcharge’ to its products at checkoutThis varies, and can be up to 5.8% of the cost of any productSome folks aren’t happy with the price hikes, but others appreciate the company trying to be transparentUbiquiti has added a ‘memory surcharge’ to the products it sells. It’s an additional tax that’s…
