A Reddit user, inspired by the latest trends in immersion cooling, decided to try something different. While "traditional" immersion cooling setups typically use some form of mineral oil in data center environments, this modder experimented with automatic transmission fluid (ATF) instead to see what would happen. Read Entire Article
Intel files for patent on “software defined super cores” to maximize single-core performance
The technology, referred to as Software-defined Super Cores (SDC), would dynamically fuse multiple cores to execute single-threaded workloads while appearing to the operating system as a single physical core. According to Intel, this approach improves single-threaded performance without requiring higher voltage or frequency. Read Entire Article
MIT scientists find X-ray technique that could enhance durability of nuclear materials and computer chips
The research, detailed in Scripta Materialia by senior author Ericmoore Jossou and colleagues, started as an effort to understand how critical reactor materials break down under intense radiation. Read Entire Article
Battlefield 6 drops ray tracing to prioritize performance at launch
Battlefield 6 will not include ray tracing graphics at launch, and there are currently no plans to integrate advanced lighting effects in the future. According to Christian Buhl, Studio Technical Director at Ripple Effect, the PC version of the upcoming shooter will offer plenty of customization options, but ray tracing......
UK porn viewers ditch age-verified sites for rule-breakers without ID checks
In July, the UK Online Safety Act mandated that sites featuring adult content, which covers the likes of pornography sites and even social media platforms, must introduce effective age-checking systems. That means "click here if you're over 18" popups no longer suffice – visitors must hand over selfies, government IDs,......
Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs move robotics into the physical AI era
Nvidia has offered robotics-focused hardware platforms and software for more than a decade, but its latest release, the Nvidia Jetson AGX Thor platform (now generally available), marks a significant step forward. For the first time, the company's latest Blackwell GPU compute architecture is being brought into both industrial and consumer......
iPhone crash detection saves Ohio teen who fell asleep at the wheel
The teenager was driving her pickup truck back home after dropping off a friend in the early hours of August 2, reports WFMJ. Despite efforts to fight the tiredness, she fell asleep behind the wheel. The out-of-control vehicle collided with two poles and some trees before coming to a stop....
Quantum computers may arrive sooner as scientists bypass flawless chip requirement
The researchers have shown that quantum computers can be built from interconnected smaller chips, and that these systems can still work reliably even if the connections and hardware are imperfect. The findings lay the groundwork for assembling large quantum systems from smaller units and highlight a crucial advance in making......
CEO Marc Benioff says Salesforce cut 4,000 support roles because of AI agents
Appearing on an episode of The Logan Bartlett show, Benioff said that adoption of AI agents has allowed him to cut Salesforce's customer support worker roles by almost half, "I was able to rebalance my head count on my support," he explained. "From 9,000 heads to about 5,000 because I......
A Chinese student was questioned for hours in the US, then sent back even as Trump policies shift
A Chinese philosophy student was deported from the United States after landing in Houston to study at the University of Houston