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Amdahl gambled on wafer-scale silicon decades before the AI made it happen
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (916+ words) Gene Amdahl was the architect of IBM's System/360 mainframe family but he had far greater ambitions Long before wafer-scale processors became associated with AI accelerators and ultra-large chips, Gene Amdahl was already trying to turn an entire silicon wafer into…...
How to choose your perfect MTD accounting software
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (970+ words) Looking to fine-tune your finances? Here are some of the key considerations when comparing MTD software TechRadar created this content as part of a paid partnership with QuickBooks. The contents of this article are entirely independent and solely reflect the…...
‘Totally fake’ — Sam Altman pushes back on claims ChatGPT uses huge amounts of water
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (481+ words) Altman rejects viral water claims " but admits AI's energy footprint is only getting bigger Speaking at an event hosted by The Indian Express, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed claims that AI's water usage is high as "totally fake, but he…...
How does AI video slop get made? I think I finally found out
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (1072+ words) Future generations might believe some of these Seedance 2.0 videos " unearthed from a long-buried flash drive " represent the state of the art in mid-20th- and early-21st-century cinema. Perhaps they won't notice the odd movements, lack of blinking, stilted dialogue, and fixation…...
Beat the RAM crisis: Get the TeamGroup DDR5-6000 RAM for under $200 right now using this voucher code
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (376+ words) It's a limited time offer though, so you'll need to be quick If you've been holding off buying memory because of the cost, I've found a fantastic deal on DDR5-6000 RAM that will bring the price down massively. This kit includes…...
Russian hacker uses multiple AI tools to break hundreds of firewalls
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (232+ words) A low-skilled hacker was able to do a lot with the help of AI A Russian hacker was recently seen brute-forcing their way into hundreds of firewalls - but what makes this campaign really stand out is the fact that the…...
'There's no way around it' — Lenovo warns another price hike beckons and pushes partners to panic buy
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (354+ words) The RAM crisis is spiraling out of control, with multiple PC hardware manufacturers, companies, and resellers forced to implement price hikes " and unfortunately, the latest victim is a renowned consumer PC brand, Lenovo. As reported by CRN, Lenovo has warned…...
Anthropic claims half of its agent tool calls are to do with software engineering
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (260+ words) Anthropic's AI agents are increasingly used by developers Anthropic has revealed around half of all Public API tool calls come from software engineering, with other sectors such as customer service, sales, finance and ecommerce only accounting for a few percentage…...
There's good and bad news on RAM pricing — but I'll take anything vaguely optimistic at this point
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (519+ words) It looks like Chinese RAM may not be the savior some were hoping for There's a hopeful sign that RAM prices might be finally dropping " although there's also a more negative piece of news that's crept in to balance that…...
The RAMpocalypse has made most mainstream memory kits super-expensive — but Chinese RAM can be an exception
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (482+ words) The RAM crisis feels relentless for consumers looking to buy PC memory, with high prices across the board for RAM kits from mainstream manufacturers " but fortunately, there's something of a possible temporary solution. As reported by PC Gamer, an alternative…...