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Former Apple designer Jony Ive confirms partnership with OpenAI to develop AI hardware
Posted on Sunday September 22, 2024
The New York Times mentioned the existence of this stealth project in a new profile on Ive published this week. According to the report, Ive met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for dinner last year after an introduction from Airbnb chief Brian Chesky. Over multiple meals, the pair hatched a plan...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Data centers are wasting energy by running processors at full speed
Posted on Sunday September 22, 2024
Data center power consumption has become a major concern as demand grows and utilities struggle to keep up. Operators are looking for ways to reduce energy use and costs, with many developing novel ways of cooling equipment and maximizing data center design.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft's Copilot key remapping option comes with a frustrating limitation
Posted on Sunday September 22, 2024
With the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build (22635.4225 for beta testers), Microsoft has added the ability to reprogram what the Copilot button launches. The new option can be found buried in the Settings app under Personalization > Text Input. From there, you can pick an "MSIX packaged and signed" app.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sky Glass customers fume as widespread outage leaves TVs non-functional for days
Posted on Sunday September 22, 2024
A major outage has left hundreds of Sky Glass smart TV and Sky streaming service customers across the UK in a nightmare of boredom and frustration. The devices have been stuck on a blank screen and there's seemingly no fix yet.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Qualcomm has approached Intel with an acquisition offer
Posted on Sunday September 22, 2024
In a development that could reshape the semiconductor industry, Qualcomm has made a takeover offer to rival Intel, sources familiar with the matter have told The Wall Street Journal. A successful acquisition of Intel, given its $90 billion market value, would rank as the largest technology M&A deal ever, topping...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Corsair's full ecosystem gets the Call of Duty treatment across keyboards, PCs, controllers, and more
Posted on Saturday September 21, 2024
The collaboration kicks off with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on October 25 and will "include several Call of Duty titles." Corsair's various sub-brands, including Elgato, SCUF Gaming, Origin PC, and Drop, will all be getting in on the action with branded peripherals and systems.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Oracle-backed Ampere explores sale amid shifting semiconductor landscape
Posted on Saturday September 21, 2024
Ampere Computing, the Oracle-backed semiconductor startup specializing in Arm-based processors for data centers, is reportedly exploring a potential sale, according to Bloomberg, which cited sources familiar with the matter.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Autonomous robot replaces human fusion reactor inspectors in world-first trial
Posted on Saturday September 21, 2024
JET was one of the world's largest and most powerful operational fusion reactors until it was recently shut down. Meanwhile, the robotic star of the show was, of course, the four-legged Spot robot from Boston Dynamics, souped up with "localization and mission autonomy solutions" from the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI)...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Oversupply in the EV market drives down prices as automakers revise their production outlook
Posted on Saturday September 21, 2024
Over the past year, automakers have reported softening demand for electric vehicles and have subsequently reassessed their original ambitious production targets. At the same time, there is an unexpected level of oversupply in the market, depressing prices and giving bargain-hunting consumers the opportunity to buy these cars at a discounted...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
World's first transparent 5G antennas turn windows into base stations
Posted on Saturday September 21, 2024
That's where futuristic glass antennas come in, courtesy of a partnership between glassmaker AGC, mobile carrier NTT Docomo, and infrastructure firm JTower. Dubbed WAVEANTENNA, it turns ordinary windows into inconspicuous 5G base stations by sandwiching a special transparent conductive material – similar to what's found in laminated windshields – between...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »