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Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference

Microsoft has announced the launch of its latest chip, the Maia 200, which the company describes as a silicon workhorse designed for scaling AI inference. The 200, which follows the company's Maia 100 released in 2023, has been technically outfitted to run powerful AI models at faster speeds and with ...

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Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference

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Engadget

Apple's new AirTag still doesn't have a keyring hole

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Engadget

Apple's new AirTag still doesn't have a keyring hole

Engadget

Resident Evil Requiem gives series fans the best of both action and survival horror

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Engadget

Resident Evil Requiem gives series fans the best of both action and survival horror

WIRED

After 5 Years, Apple Finally Upgrades the AirTag

The second-generation AirTag features Apple's newer Ultra Wideband chip, has a louder speaker, and better range. The second-generation AirTag features Apple's newer Ultra Wideband chip, has a louder speaker, and better range.

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WIRED

After 5 Years, Apple Finally Upgrades the AirTag

TechCrunch

Apple's new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances

Apple's new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances.

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Apple's new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances

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Nvidia’s new AI weather models probably saw this storm coming weeks ago

Nvidia announced three new AI weather tools today. Together, they promise to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts while also making them accessible to more users.

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Nvidia’s new AI weather models probably saw this storm coming weeks ago

Engadget

The EU is investigating Grok and X over potentially illegal deepfakes

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Engadget

The EU is investigating Grok and X over potentially illegal deepfakes

Engadget

TurboTax Deluxe has been discounted to $45 ahead of tax season

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Engadget

TurboTax Deluxe has been discounted to $45 ahead of tax season

Engadget

The Disney+ Hulu bundle is down to $10 for one month right now

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Engadget

The Disney+ Hulu bundle is down to $10 for one month right now

Engadget

The best gear to upgrade your home theater setup

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Engadget

The best gear to upgrade your home theater setup

Ars Technica

Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: "I don't think they're great right now"

"These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment."

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Ars Technica

Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: "I don't think they're great right now"

WIRED

We Strapped on Exoskeletons and Raced. There’s One Clear Winner

WIRED put the latest consumer exoskeletons from Dnsys and Hypershell in a head-to-head test on a pro athletic track. On your marks …

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WIRED

We Strapped on Exoskeletons and Raced. There’s One Clear Winner

WIRED

People Are Protesting Data Centers—but Embracing the Factories That Supply Them

As the data center backlash grows, support is growing for server factories and the hundreds of jobs they’re expected to bring.

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WIRED

People Are Protesting Data Centers—but Embracing the Factories That Supply Them

TechCrunch

Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out

British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago.

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Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out

WIRED

Intel’s Panther Lake Chips Aren’t Just Good—They Beat Apple's M5

I’ve tested two laptops powered by Panther Lake—pitting them head-to-head against laptops with Apple Silicon—and Intel has finally scored a much-needed win with the Core Ultra Series 3.

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WIRED

Intel’s Panther Lake Chips Aren’t Just Good—They Beat Apple's M5

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TechCrunch

This founder cracked firefighting &8212; now he's creating an AI gold mine

The nozzle is just the beginning – what company founder Sunny Sethi calls "the muscle on the ground.”

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TechCrunch

This founder cracked firefighting &8212; now he's creating an AI gold mine

TechCrunch

Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they're building a model to prove it

Humans&, a new startup founded by alumni of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, is building the next generation of foundation models for collaboration, not chat.

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TechCrunch

Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they're building a model to prove it

WIRED

Why Minnesota Can’t Do More to Stop ICE

Democratic lawmakers have few options that wouldn’t trigger something like civil war.

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WIRED

Why Minnesota Can’t Do More to Stop ICE

Ars Technica

A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10

How two podcasters turned a Star Trek side project into a full-time career.

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Ars Technica

A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10

WIRED

Phonak Audeo Infinio Ultra Sphere Review: Premium Hearing Aids

This new prescription hearing aid has a special chip designed to improve hearing in noisy conditions.

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WIRED

Phonak Audeo Infinio Ultra Sphere Review: Premium Hearing Aids

Ars Technica

Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware

Destructive payload unleashed on 10-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid.

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Ars Technica

Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware

Ars Technica

Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?

Rice University chemists replicated Thomas Edison's seminal experiment and found a surprising byproduct.

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Ars Technica

Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?

Ars Technica

A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why

While the rash has a clear link to ketones, the underlying mechanism remains elusive.

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Ars Technica

A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why

Ars Technica

TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes

Dense narrative deduction game tells a compellingly academia-tinged sci-fi tale.

2 days ago

Ars Technica

TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes