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Resellers are enabling China to access Nvidia AI chips via Dell and Supermicro servers, despite US restrictions
The US government has spent months cutting off China's access to high-end Nvidia AI accelerators over their potential military applications. The export of advanced chipmaking tools is also restricted.Read Entire Article
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Mercedes-Benz becomes first automaker to sell Level 3 autonomous vehicles in the US
Mercedes' Level 3-enabled cars went on sale in December, though they are only able to be legally sold in California and Nevada, writes Fortune. The two states' DMV gave approval for the cars to go on sale last year, making it the sole automaker approved by the government to sellRead Entire Article
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Zuckerberg opens up Meta Quest operating system to third-parties, Asus and Lenovo headsets planned
Meta is making the OS that powers its Quest headsets available to third-party hardware. Accompanying the announcement is a re-brand for the operating system with potentially significant policy changes regarding software distribution.Read Entire Article
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Apple will favor on-device AI over cloud processing, more evidence suggests
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple will reveal its first AI applications later this year, noting that they will run locally without an internet connection. Gurman's comments align with prior speculation deduced from the company's hiring records.Read Entire Article
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Microsoft rolls out a new way to install Windows Store apps from the web
Microsoft has unveiled a new way of installing apps from the Windows Store via the web. Instead of using "deep links," the company will instead use an "undocked" version of the Windows Store to facilitate app installs. Ironically, the new way is more akin to installing regular executable files andRead Entire Article
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Apple secures supplier to replace physical buttons on iPhone
Most expect Apple to replace the physical buttons on both sides of the iPhone with solid capacitive versions and use the additional Taptic Engines for haptic feedback to simulate button presses. This was used to great effect in earlier iPhones where the physical home button was replaced with a touchRead Entire Article
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GPT-4 can exploit zero-day security vulnerabilities all by itself, a new study finds
Researchers recently demonstrated the ability to manipulate (LLMs) and chatbot technology for highly malicious purposes, such as propagating a self-replicating computer worm. A new study now sheds light on how GPT-4, the most advanced chatbot currently available on the market, can exploit extremely dangerous security vulnerabilities simply by examining theRead Entire Article
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Chips manufactured in the US and Germany will cost more, TSMC says
TSMC's CEO recently stated that microchips produced outside of Taiwan, including those in the US, will incur higher manufacturing costs. The Taiwanese foundry is currently expanding its production capacity globally, but this move will necessitate a revised pricing strategy to align with shareholder interests.Read Entire Article
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Viewing a color E-ink display under a 230x digital microscope
Nelson recently got his hands on a Note Air 3 from Boox, which uses the same E-Ink Kaleido 3 display technology that was found in Kobo's new Clara Colour and Libra Colour e-readers. Before subjecting it the usual battery of durability tests, he inspected the display using a 230x digitalRead Entire Article
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Apple may have halted production of its maligned FineWoven accessories
Back when it introduced FineWoven in September last year, Apple said the material was designed with the Earth in mind. It's made from 68% post-consumer recycled content and significantly reduces carbon emissions compared to leather.Read Entire Article
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A casino in Australia gave away millions in cash due to software glitch, recipients charged with fraud
The incident happened in mid-2023 when customers of The Star casino were able to withdraw boatloads of cash from four "ticket in, cash out" (TICO) machines affected by a software glitch. Beneficiaries included scammers, gambling addicts and even some homeless people who realized that they could milk the malfunctioning machinesRead Entire Article
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Embracer Group divides into three specialized companies to enhance game and media operations
Embracer said each of the three new entities will be a separate, publicly listed company, enabling a better focus on their respective core strategies.Read Entire Article