Microsoft has posted revenue of $56.5bn, up 13% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, partially driven by demand for its AI-infused (artificial intelligence) products and the Azure public cloud. CFO Amy Hood said the company’s Azure cloud platform had experienced higher than expected AI consumption, which contributed to revenue growth in Azure. The company…
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The rate of cyber fraud dropped slightly over the first six months of 2023, falling 2% compared to the same period in 2022, but even so criminals and fraudsters still managed to steal approximately £580m via both authorised and unauthorised fraud during the period, according to UK Finance’s latest half-yearly report. At the same time,…
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Rumors around Nvidia’s incoming graphics card refreshes for Lovelace have spiked recently, indicating that maybe there’s more weight to this chatter – with the latest speculation being that there’s an RTX 4080 Super with a VRAM upgrade coming.Add plentiful seasoning here, but VideoCardz picked up a tweet from leaker Harukaze5719 on X (formerly Twitter), who…
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Over the last couple of days, numerous reports have revealed that Intel’s recently announced Meteor Lake SoC, primarily a mobile platform, would be coming to desktop PCs. Intel has further clarified that while their Meteor Lake processors will be featured in desktop systems next year, they won’t power traditional socketed desktop PCs. Instead, these CPUs, primarily…
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I said time and again that Apple needs its own ChatGPT rival running on its hardware, with emphasis on the Vision Pro. A report last week said that iOS 18 will incorporate Apple’s so-called “Apple GPT” generative AI software, prompting me to speculate the Vision Pro should also support the service. Over the weekend, Bloomberg’s…
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Intel is working on its own version of stable cache that AMD pioneered with its 3D V-Cache technology, though it is still at least a couple of generations away.Following Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger’s Intel Innovation 2023 keynote, Gelsinger held a Q+A session with members of the press where he was asked if Intel would adopt…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published guidance on the monitoring of workers by employers, warning that any workplace surveillance being conducted must respect their staff’s right to privacy. According to research commissioned by the ICO ahead of the guidance, almost one in five people believe they have been monitored by their employer, of whom…
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In this article, I will delve into whether artificial intelligence (AI), particularly the emergence of tools like generative AI (GenAI), will replace classical software outsourcing as we know it. This discussion aims to provide insight into the potential implications, challenges, and opportunities that lie ahead for the IT outsourcing industry, traditionally being chosen by businesses…
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Micron is sampling 128 GB DDR5 memory modules, the company said at its earnings call this week. The modules are based on the company’s latest single die, non-stacked 32 Gb DDR5 memory devices, which the company announced earlier this summer and which will eventually open doors for 1 TB memory modules for servers. “We expanded our high-capacity…
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Visa wants to be at the forefront of the next phase of generative AI (GenAI) innovation through investment in tech startups that will apply the technology to payments and commerce. The financial services giant has launched a GenAI initiative that will see up to $100m invested in these startups. Visa said a new wave of…
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