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Samsung’s biggest memory rivals are plotting a tie-up with Kafkaesque implications — SK Hynix and Kioxia could build lucrative HBM chips for Nvidia, AMD and others

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Samsung’s biggest memory rivals are plotting a tie-up with Kafkaesque implications — SK Hynix and Kioxia could build lucrative HBM chips for Nvidia, AMD and others

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, a key Nvidia supplier, says it has already sold out of its entire 2024 production of stacked high-bandwidth memory DRAMs, crucial for AI processors in data centers. That’s a problem, given just how in demand HBM chips are right now. However, a solution might have presented itself, as reports say … Read more

30 years of the Dell Latitude – from impressive battery-powered productivity to AI PCs

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30 years of the Dell Latitude – from impressive battery-powered productivity to AI PCs

For many decades, businesses in the US and across the world have been relying on specially-engineered business laptops that have boosted productivity immeasurably.  One such model that’s been a staple for 30 years is the Dell Latitude family of enterprise laptops – starting with the Dell Latitude XP in 1994. Since then, Dell has continued … Read more

Midjourney just changed the generative image game and showed me how comics, film, and TV might never be the same

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Midjourney just changed the generative image game and showed me how comics, film, and TV might never be the same

Midjourney, the Generative AI platform that you can currently use on Discord just introduced the concept of reusable characters and I am blown away. It’s a simple idea: Instead of using prompts to create countless generative image variations, you create and reuse a central character to illustrate all your themes, live out your wildest fantasies, … Read more

Over 15,000 Roku accounts have been breached – here’s what you need to know

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Over 15,000 Roku accounts have been breached – here’s what you need to know

15,363 Roku accounts were compromised last year as bad actors gained access to a lot of sensitive data on the platform. Evidence suggests they obtained credit card information and attempted to make purchases. This news comes from a pair of filings Roku made on March 8 to the attorneys general’s offices for Maine and California. … Read more

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is going open source, but maybe not for the right reasons

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Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is going open source, but maybe not for the right reasons

In its bid to become one of the best AI tools around right now, Elon Musk is set to release the source code to X Corp’s Grok AI chatbot to the public this week. The decision, as TechCrunch reports, comes with Musk’s filing of a lawsuit in early March 2024 against ChatGPT developer OpenAI, claiming … Read more

Voigtlander’s stunning retro lenses are what Nikon’s Zf and Z fc mirrorless cameras badly need

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Midjourney just changed the generative image game and showed me how comics, film, and TV might never be the same

Ambling through the packed CP+ 2024 Camera and Photo Imaging Show halls in Yokohama Japan, I was drawn to the Voigtlander stand decked with various lenses alongside compatible cameras. Then I saw it – a gorgeous lens attached to the retro Nikon Z fc. I had to look twice: was this a manual-focus SLR lens … Read more

Google’s presentation software has a new Gemini AI powered feature that is basically magic

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Google’s presentation software has a new Gemini AI powered feature that is basically magic

Google may have just shown off the power of its Gemini AI platform in an intriguing way that could save slideshow fans hours of stress. The company has revealed it will be utilizing its flagship AI offering within Google Slides to help users with formatting in a very particular way that might seem like magic … Read more

Apple is finally going to allow iOS app downloads from the web – but only in the EU

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Apple is finally going to allow iOS app downloads from the web – but only in the EU

Apple‘s walled garden is being further dismantled – in EU member states at least. Apple has announced that iPhone (and iPad) users in the EU will soon be able download apps directly from websites, just as you can on Windows or macOS. The new options for app distribution (via MacRumors) also give developers more control … Read more

Apple TV Plus could be next to get an ad-based tier after Netflix, Disney and Amazon

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Apple TV Plus could be next to get an ad-based tier after Netflix, Disney and Amazon

One of the reasons I love Apple TV Plus so much is that, like the BBC broadcaster, the only ads it runs are those for its own programmes. It’s one of the most viewer-friendly streamers, which means when it recently hiked its prices dramatically that still felt better than going down the ad-supported route like … Read more