Researchers say waste dumping and climate breakdown have contributed to rise in brick, concrete and glass on beaches As much as half of some British beaches’ coarse sediments may consist of human-made materials such as brick, concrete, glass and industrial waste, a study has suggested. Climate breakdown, which has caused...
Nasa delays moon rocket launch by a month after fuel leaks during test
Artemis II mission was due to begin as early as next week and astronauts have spent almost two weeks in quarantine Nasa has postponed its historic mission to send astronauts around the moon and back again, after issues arose during a critical test of its most powerful rocket yet. The...
Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI at $1.25tn valuation
Aerospace business and artificial intelligence firm to unite for IPO as world’s most valuable private company Musk is taking SpaceX’s minority shareholders for a ride | Nils Pratley Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence business xAI, in a $1.25tn (£910bn) merger that consolidates part of Musk’s...
Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are becoming harder to detect as storage prices soar
Fake SSDs used to be easy to catch. Operating systems or common diagnostic tools would quickly expose them as something other than what the sticker claimed. Today's counterfeits, however, are far more convincing, often looking legitimate until buyers start noticing performance that feels way off. Read Entire Article
Who coined the term “cloud computing” and when?
Everyone uses "cloud computing"… but almost nobody knows who actually coined the term. Take a guess. Read Entire Article
Intel’s 80286 CPU celebrates 44 years of x86 history
Intel released the 80286 processor on February 1, 1982, making the CPU 44 years old. According to the company, the 16-bit chip represented a significant evolution in the personal computing industry. It introduced several innovative features for advanced computing applications and was considerably faster than the 8086. Read Entire Article
After decades at HP, CEO Enrique Lores leaves for PayPal in surprising shift
During his time as HP CEO, he helped the company expand beyond its traditional PC and printing businesses into services and subscriptions. HP has also made strides in AI-enabled offerings under his leadership. Read Entire Article
AMD’s Zen 6 will adopt Intel’s FRED to modernize x86 interrupt handling
Every time a computer receives a network packet, completes a disk write, or a user moves the mouse, the processor handles an event known as an interrupt – a low-level signal that requires switching between user code and system code. For more than four decades, this process has been managed......
Intel unveils Xeon 600 “Granite Rapids” workstation CPUs with up to 86 cores, 128 PCIe 5 lanes
The Granite Rapids-WS lineup is designed for Intel's high-end W890 workstation platform and consists of 11 SKUs, including six X-series models with unlocked multipliers and five mainstream models without the X suffix. The full lineup includes the Xeon 698X, 696X, 678X, 676X, 674X, 658X, 656, 654, 638, 636, and 634....
Tesla expands the Model Y lineup with a lower-priced AWD option
The newly added AWD variant offers 294 miles of range, a top speed of 125 mph, and can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds. These figures place it squarely between the rear-wheel-drive base model, which starts at $39,990, and the higher-end Performance trim. The configuration resembles Tesla's recent Standard range offerings, designed for......