Researchers suggest troponin tests could help detect ‘silent’ harm and predict the risk of future cardiovascular events Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented with the aid of a simple £5 blood test, research suggests. Checking levels of troponin in patients could enable doctors to predict their risk...
Nvidia AI servers coming from Mexico could be partially exempt from Trump’s tariffs
The technology industry is still grappling with the aftermath of the new economic policy imposed by the US administration on its traditional partners and competitors. Meanwhile, analysts are trying to determine whether some of the most popular tech stocks could show resilience in the face of the resulting financial shock....
Want realistic AI images in Midjourney? Just add a camera filename
Over on X, user Min Choi shared a series of images created with Midjourney v7 using a clever hack. By appending a generic camera filename to the input prompt, Choi was able to get the AI to spit out photo-realistic images time and again. Read Entire Article
Microsoft extends driver synchronization support through Windows Server Update Services again
Microsoft recently announced it will postpone the deprecation of driver synchronization from Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) servers. The company had planned to end support this month but reversed course after realizing many customers aren't ready to switch to alternative download methods. Read Entire Article
The 286,000-volt “Bear Blaster” fires fierce 5-inch sparks to scare off bears
Drawing from over 20 years of experience in high-voltage engineering, Jay Bowles from the Plasma Channel created a device that emits fierce, crackling sparks and flashes. He aimed to make a device scary enough to send most animals packing. The idea is rooted in animal behavior. Many creatures instinctively avoid......
Apple’s China exposure makes it most vulnerable in US-China trade war
While most major American tech companies have much to lose in a global trade war, Apple – the world's largest by market cap – is the most vulnerable of the so-called "Magnificent Seven" due to its heavy reliance on China. Most of Apple's products, including its best-selling iPhone models, are......
Weighing the Internet: A thought experiment that keeps getting lighter
The first serious attempt to quantify the internet's weight came in 2006, when Harvard physicist Russell Seitz made headlines with his calculation. By estimating the mass of the energy powering servers at the time, Seitz concluded that the internet weighed about 50 grams, or roughly the same as a couple...
Frontier sets fluid dynamics speed record, cutting simulation time from 38.5 to 1.5 hours on AMD GPUs
Ansys, a simulation software company, used its Fluent software to simulate a complex turbine system on one of the world's most powerful supercomputers. By running the task on AMD Instinct GPUs instead of traditional CPU cores, the company cut simulation time by 96 percent. Ansys says this is just the......
Humanoid robots like Digit and Apollo are expanding beyond Amazon warehouses
GXO Logistics signed a multi-year agreement with Agility Robotics last year to begin deploying Digit in its operations. Digit, you may recall, is the 5-foot 9-inch, 140-pound humanoid robot that Amazon first introduced into its warehouses in 2023. Read Entire Article
World’s first 128GB DDR5 RAM with 8,000 MT/s speeds just happens to come in a luxurious golden body
This isn't just a superficial makeover of basic RAM – beneath that exterior lies top-of-the-line specs. These sticks hit blistering speeds of 8,000 MT/s at CL44 and consist of two 64GB modules that are the first high-capacity modules of their kind to reach such clock rates. This takes the maximum......