Elsevier, the Dutch academic publisher of scientific and medical journals and papers, is around 145 years old and, over that time, it has experienced three major technological disrupters: the printing press, digital content via the world wide web and now artificial intelligence (AI). For Jill Luber, chief technology officer at Elsevier, AI can be used…
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More fake Samsung SSDs have been uncovered, and the drive maker has said it’s ‘taking consistent action against such counterfeits’At the same time, CPU sales are seemingly in a major slump, the worst seen in a decade, we’re toldWith the PC component crisis just getting more intense, there is hope for some relief later this…
ASRock has revealed a new trick to beat high RAM pricesHUDIMM DDR5 RAM modules are considerably more affordableThey cut back on performance, however, so it’s a trade-off hereThere’s a new type of DDR5 RAM in town, and it’s cheaper, but before you start rejoicing that all your memory-related prayers have been answered, bear in mind…
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…
