Nvidia’s Neural Texture Compression feature just became more efficientIt got this boost thanks to Microsoft’s new Cooperative Vector in DXR 1.2Testing with a demo showed almost a 90% reduction in video RAM footprint for textures, but that won’t apply in all scenarios (by any means)Worried your Nvidia graphics card may be underpowered in terms of…
The UK government is on a mission to loosen the grip that legacy IT suppliers have on public sector IT budgets, amid concerns about how police forces, NHS trusts and local councils are wedded to suppliers whose offerings are not good value for money. Technology secretary Peter Kyle outlined the government’s ambitions on this front…
A European trade body is facing criticism for striking a deal with Microsoft that allows its members to host and resell the software giant’s cloud offerings with preferential pricing terms. The Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers In Europe (CISPE) trade body has reached an agreement with Microsoft that will see its members offered revised pricing…
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a formal notice attributing a series of hostile cyber attacks using a variety of malware dubbed Authentic Antics to Russian-state operated advanced persistent threat (APT) group Fancy Bear. Authentic Antics is designed to steal login credentials and tokens for its victims email accounts, allowing Russian cyber…
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2024 was a banner year for Qualcomm at Computex, with the massive launch of its Snapdragon X Elite laptop processors putting it at the forefront of the event. In fact, Qualcomm’s keynote presentation last year was so impressive that I declared them the winners of the event, with guest stars from makes of many of…
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The government has run a trial of using artificial intelligence (AI) with 20,000 civil servants which it said demonstrates they could save nearly two weeks each annually by using the technology. The trial used generative AI (GenAI) tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot to assist with everyday tasks, including drafting documents, summarising lengthy emails, updating records…
Microsoft Copilot AI saves civil service hours of admin work Read More »
The next big thing from DeepSeek isn’t here yet. That’s DeepSeek R2, which is in development and should bring notable performance improvements. But like OpenAI, Google, and other AI firms, the Chinese startup continues to upgrade the models it released publicly in recent months.DeepSeek R1 is one of those models. It’s a reasoning AI that…
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As generative AI (GenAI) tools become embedded in the fabric of enterprise operations, they bring transformative promise, but also considerable risk. For CISOs, the challenge lies in facilitating innovation while securing data, maintaining compliance across borders, and preparing for the unpredictable nature of large language models and AI agents. The stakes are high; a compromised…
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As LinkedIn’s chief product officer (CPO), Tomer Cohen oversees the teams responsible for product management, user experience and design, and customer operations. His journey to his C-suite role came after admiring the company from afar. Cohen moved to Silicon Valley in 2008 from Israel to study at Stanford University. He attended a lecture discussing the…
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Last year, Microsoft announced one of its most interesting and controversial features in years: Recall. This Windows 11 function was supposed to help you remember everything you were doing on your PC in the past by consistently screenshotting your activity. However, even though the company said it didn’t access user data and would remain safe…
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