Cook is currently in China for the second time this year, promoting the delayed launch of the iPhone Air in the Asian nation. Read Entire Article
Broadcom takes on Nvidia with Thor Ultra, an open 800G Ethernet chip for AI clusters
Broadcom has introduced a new networking chip called Thor Ultra, designed to compete directly with Nvidia in powering data movement across AI clusters. It is the first 800G Ethernet network interface card built to the open Ultra Ethernet Consortium specification, targeting one of the biggest bottlenecks in large language model......
AMD and Intel are working together to standardize the future of x86 processors
AMD and Intel recently marked the first anniversary of the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group (EAG), a trade organization launched in October 2024. The goal of the EAG is to enable the two remaining companies designing and manufacturing x86 CPUs to cooperate and promote new standardized features. The group is now......
Apple Pro Display XDR 2 could feature a built-in camera, 7K resolution, and Apple silicon
The new Pro Display XDR is rumored to include several upgrades: a 7K resolution display, a higher refresh rate, and Thunderbolt 4 or 5 connectivity. Apple may also incorporate quantum dot technology for improved color accuracy and brightness. Another rumored enhancement is the inclusion of embedded Apple silicon. Read Entire...
Samsung ties employee payouts to stock price in first company-wide incentive program
For the first time, Samsung Electronics will link long-term compensation for all employees to the company's share price. The company will introduce stock-based awards for its rank-and-file, amid heightened competition and intensifying labor demands. Read Entire Article
Pixnapping attack lets malicious apps steal sensitive data from Android devices
Pixnapping is a newly disclosed class of side-channel attacks that targets Android smartphones. The attack, conceived by researchers, would allow a malicious app to leak secret information displayed on an Android device's screen – for example, one-time codes or other sensitive values shown by apps or websites. Read Entire Article
You’ll soon be able to shop at Walmart directly through ChatGPT
Walmart has teamed up with OpenAI and will soon allow customers to shop their store using ChatGPT and its new instant checkout feature. Announced at the end of September, instant checkout is built with Stripe and leverages the agentic commerce protocol to help people make purchases with ChatGPT. Early partners......
Microsoft’s new image generator shows it’s ready to go its own way on AI
Microsoft is accelerating its push to develop proprietary artificial intelligence technology with the introduction of MAI-Image-1, its first internally developed text-to-image generator. The new model has quickly attracted attention within the AI research community, earning a spot among the top 10 performers on the popular benchmarking platform LMArena. Read Entire...
MetaGraph is like Google for DNA, just more compressed and jam-packed with genomic data
Mikhail Karasikov and his colleagues at ETH Zurich worked on MetaGraph, a search engine designed for genomic databases containing massive troves of DNA and RNA sequences. The project already provides access to millions of unique genetic sequences, and could one day open its doors to general users for custom genetic......
Windows 10 support ends today, but security updates are still available for one more year
Following the end of official support, users have three options to continue receiving security updates on their PCs. The simplest approach is upgrading to Windows 11, but Microsoft's strict hardware requirements mean that many perfectly capable Windows 10 devices cannot legally update to the latest OS. Read Entire Article