Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO, said it’s “quite terrible” that so much of the world’s limited DRAM sits in personal computers that use it maybe 5% of the time. In his view, it would do more work in a data center. My take? Idle RAM is the price of owningContinue Reading
Nvidia makes laptop CPUs now. That still feels weird to type! Over the past month, PCWorld has been hammering on several laptops powered by Nvidia’s new RTX Spark platform, including Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra, HP’s OmniBook Ultra, and the absolutely insane $7,000 Asus ProArt P16 I reviewed with 128GB of unified memory…Continue Reading
Infineon will invest around €1.1 billion by 2034 to establish high-volume manufacturing of gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors on 300 mm wafers at its site in Villach, Austria. The investment will go into Infineon’s existing cleanroom facilities in Villach. Production is scheduled to start by the end of 2027, andContinue Reading
Lithium-ion battery maker Flux Power has announced integrated gas detection for its airport ground support equipment (GSE) batteries, two new configurations of its S24 battery for material handling equipment and a new SkyVOX telematics device. The gas sensor continuously monitors conditions inside the battery and communicates directly with the batteryContinue Reading
BEIJING — Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi said on Sunday (Nov 1) it delivered more than 50,000 electric vehicles in October, the highest monthly total this year, as it ramps up production to meet its 2026 target. Deliveries reached about 336,000 vehicles for the first 10 months after topping 30,000 units in August and 40,000 inContinue Reading
Linux Mint’s next release will offer a hibernation mode, so you can close your laptop mid-session and not worry about returning to a drained battery. A new Sleep Modes page in the System Administration tool in Linux Mint 27, out this December, makes it easy to enable hibernation and ensureContinue Reading
Among a range of factors leading to a wave of tech sector layoffs in 2026 is the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and automation. Companies are reconfiguring their workforces to leverage AI for increased efficiency and reduced operating costs. This realignment and reduction is implemented even by companies reporting strongContinue Reading
Until now, Microsoft Excel has followed a strict structural rule: each cell on a worksheet can hold only a single scalar value. While you can string together text using commas or write dynamic array formulas to spill values across adjacent rows and columns, the cell itself remains a single-item container.Continue Reading
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Government lawyers told Australia’s highest court on Wednesday that a world-first ban on children younger than 16 from holding social media accounts was necessary to protect developing brains. The Australian government is fighting in the High Court two constitutional challenges to the ban that took effectContinue Reading
As Americans cast ballots Tuesday, new Google Trends data shows intense interest in the 2026 midterm elections., As Americans cast ballots Tuesday, new Google Trends data shows intense interest in the 2026 midterm elections., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Suzukawa currently planning new chapters, will start full color with 19th chapter…Read MoreContinue Reading
Fal, which hosts image, video and audio AI models for developers, raised $1.3B led by Bessemer at a $16B valuation, double its April value. Nvidia and T. Rowe Price also invested. Fal plans to spend the money on more computing power and staff. Fal, a startup that runs image…Continue Reading
The Hubble Space Telescope hovering above Earth. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is reviving discussions to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope, which is operating well but is on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere about six years from now. The agency issued a request for information (RFI) on Oct. 29 for “in-space servicing” capabilities, which could includeContinue Reading