We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you usually take long flights, you’re probably putting several of your favorite movies and TV shows on an iPad, taking your Nintendo Switch 2, and so on. But if there’s one accessory to always take on a flight so you don’t need to use the…
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The Netherlands Court of Audit recently published a blunt assessment of the Dutch central government’s readiness for quantum technology. The verdict was uncomfortable reading for a country that presents itself as a European frontrunner in the field. While the Netherlands has built a thriving quantum research ecosystem and secured an academic leading position, the majority…
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Asus has announced the ROG Equalizer 12V-2×6 power cableThe cable aims to solve melting issues with high-powered GPUs like the RTX 5090It’s compatible with all PCIe 5.0 power supplies from other manufacturersIt’s no secret that high-powered GPUs, notably Nvidia’s RTX 5090, are still suffering from reports of connector melting issues, even with upgraded cables that…
Commerzbank will cut 3,000 jobs, around 8% of its workforce, as it increases artificial intelligence (AI) investment set at €600m over the next four years.The bank expects €500m in additional value to be added each year through the AI investments from 2030 onwards.As part of its Momentum 2030 plan, the job cuts and AI investment…
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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…
