Last week, Reuters reported the Chinese cyberspace regulator formally asked Nvidia for an explanation as it feared risk to national security. An Nvidia spokesperson replied, saying “ Nvidia does not have ‘backdoors’ in our chips that would give anyone a remote way to access or control them.” Now, through a blog post, Nvidia is rejectingContinue Reading
Artist”s conception of a suspected Saturn-size planet near Alpha Centauri A, a sun-like star roughly four light-years from Earth. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Robert L. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC)) There might be a huge planet lurking near one of the closest stars to Earth. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has imaged a possible planetContinue Reading
NASA invites media to view the agency’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) spacecraft and two other missions — the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory, which will launch along with IMAP as rideshares. Media will have the opportunity to photograph the threeContinue Reading
Almost 24 years on and the tragedy of 9/11 is still recognised globally every year as one of the worst terrorism acts in history. On September 11 2001, the Twin Towers in New York were hit by hijacked planes, reducing them to rubble, and taking the lives of at leastContinue Reading
Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it. The teenage girl made an offensive joke while chatting online with her classmates, triggering the school’s surveillance software. Before the morning was even over, the Tennessee eighth grader wasContinue Reading
“In both cases, the average Waymo is busier than 99% of our drivers in terms of completed trips per day,” the CEO said., SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Human rideshare drivers who work for Uber are being outworked by their robotic competitors. At least, that’s the word from Uber CEO DaraContinue Reading
We’ve talked plenty about how Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) was always more about performative cruelty than actual efficiency. But a new Senate report reveals just how spectacularly DOGE failed at its supposed core mission while causing immeasurable human suffering in the process. The entire concept blew upContinue Reading
OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5, the most advanced version of its AI system, and it is now available to all users, including free users. The OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, said: “We designed the GPT-5 to be smarter, more reliable, and more truthful.” He added, “India is quickly becoming one ofContinue Reading
Standex Electronics, a supplier of custom-engineered electromagnetic components, has announced that its high-voltage reed relays now meet new peak high-voltage testing standards. Standex does not perform high-voltage testing services, but its advanced relay technology supports applications that require compliance with the latest high-voltage testing benchmarks. Standex’s high-voltage reed relays areContinue Reading
Netherlands-based EV charging infrastructure provider Allego has signed a framework agreement with Finnish DC fast charger manufacturer Kempower to offer a new split system for high-power charging in Europe. Following extensive joint development and rigorous testing, Allego will integrate the system into its investment portfolio, providing EV drivers with dynamicContinue Reading
New SaaS system awaits a ‘fully costed and deliverable integrated plan’ before it can support 280,000 employees The UK’s pensions and social security department has modified a 12-year-old contract with Sopra Steria, tacking on more than £100 million to allow it to run legacy systems for another three years.…, ReadContinue Reading
The next major Chrome release will auto-detect which Linux display server its Ozone backend should use, a change that will resolve blurry UI issues for users running the browser on Wayland with fractional scaling enabled. Ozone is the abstraction layer Chromium (which underpins Chrome) uses for graphics and input handling.Continue Reading
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