ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

MIT professor hoses down predictions AI will put a rocket under the economy

(2024/05/29)

It's easier to foresee growing inequality than surging growth



Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bets big on small turbines for datacenters

(2024/05/29)

Another endorsement for the theory that on-prem power generation trumps tapping the grid



Tencent, Microsoft link app stores in China

(2024/05/29)

Intel joins in with plans for better PC-Android integration



China shows off machine-gun-toting robot dog and its AI-powered puppy

(2024/05/29)

Training exercises test suitability for both reconnaissance and lethal kinetic action



Google’s in-house docs about search ranking leak online, sparking SEO frenzy

(2024/05/29)

Updated GitHub trove details API features that 'contradict' Big G’s public statements about how its engine works



2.8M US folks learn their personal info was swiped months ago in Sav-Rx IT heist

(2024/05/29)

Theft happened in October, only now are details coming to light



Not even Chromebooks can escape AI PC craze: Google to inject Plus laptops with LLM juice

(2024/05/28)

New models will come with a year of Gemini Advanced, too



PayPal is planning an ad network built off your purchase history

(2024/05/28)

You are the product, after all



Infineon promises 12kW PSUs for next generation of power-hungry AI servers

(2024/05/28)

How else are you going to feed all those 1,000-plus watt GPUs?



BreachForums returns just weeks after FBI-led takedown

(2024/05/28)

Website whack-a-mole getting worse



EU probes Telegram, because size matters for regulators

(2024/05/28)

Russian info slinger could be on the hook for posting disinformation



T-Mobile to buy US Cellular's wireless ops, plus slice of spectrum for $4.4B

(2024/05/28)

You keep the towers, we'll bag the customer list, says T-Mo



SpiderOak One customers threaten to jump ship following datacenter upgrade

(2024/05/28)

One tricky cluster is causing outrage among longstanding customers



OpenAI sets up safety group in wake of high-profile exits

(2024/05/28)

AI biz forms Safety and Security Committee to succeed Superalignment team as it trains latest GPT model



NASA, Boeing opt to fly leaky thruster as-is for first crewed Starliner CST-100 mission

(2024/05/28)

Will Boeing's Padstayer become Padleaver on June 1?



Microsoft's Recall preview doesn't need a Copilot+ PC to run

(2024/05/28)

Just because you could doesn't mean you should



Nvidia said to be prepping AI PC chip with Arm and Blackwell cores

(2024/05/28)

Rivalry in Windows on Arm space would intensify once GPU giant enters the fray



Auction house Christie’s confirms criminals stole some client data

(2024/05/28)

Centuries-old institution dodges questions on how it happened as ransomware gang claims credit



Will Windows drive a PC refresh? Everyone's talking about AI

(2024/05/28)

As Lenovo says it'll cram hybrid AI into multiple devices, CIOs and analysts remain unconvinced



Elon Musk's xAI scores $6B in its series B funding round

(2024/05/28)

Investors continue to buy into the AI hype



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