WhatsApp will make calling unsaved numbers easier

Last updated: April 26th, 2024 at 21:00 UTC+02:00 WhatsApp has made some big design changes over the past couple of years. However, most of the improvements come with little quality-of-life changes, and one such change will soon come to WhatsApp on smartphones. WhatsApp will get an in-app dialer soon WhatsApp seems to be working on … Read more

Thousands of Social Security numbers stolen from government firm

Hackers recently stole hundreds of thousands of social security numbers from an American consulting firm, with victims across the US possibly affected. Greylock McKinnon Associates (GMA) has filed a new report with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, and sent a breach notification email to affected individuals. In its filing, the company said that … Read more

Apple iWork 14 brings useful tweaks to Pages, Numbers, Keynote

There are some new improvements out for Apple’s iWork suite. Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac Apple updated its iWork suite of productivity applications on Tuesday with improvements related to shared documents, HEIC photos and iPad keyboards. The collection includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote, which are all available for Mac but an also iPad and iPhone. iWork … Read more

Startup claims to boost LLM performance using standard memory instead of GPU HBM — but experts remain unconvinced by the numbers despite promising CXL technology

MemVerge, a provider of software designed to accelerate and optimize data-intensive applications, has partnered with Micron to boost the performance of LLMs using Compute Express Link (CXL) technology.  The company’s Memory Machine software uses CXL to reduce idle time in GPUs caused by memory loading. The technology was demonstrated at Micron’s booth at Nvidia GTC … Read more

Numbers highlight US dominance in clinical research

As the leading country in health-sciences output in the Nature Index, the United States’ Share is almost 8,500, higher than the next 10 leading countries combined. As a result, US institutions feature prominently among the leading research organizations for the subject, with 30 of the top 50 being based there. The country’s dominance means that … Read more

Rivian’s R2 pre-order numbers hint at pent-up demand for Musk-free EV innovation

Rivian’s R2 reservations are off to a hot start. On Friday, CEO RJ Scaringe posted on X that the automaker had taken more than 68,000 reservations for the SUV in less than 24 hours. Amid alarmingly weakened demand for electric vehicles, perhaps there’s a latent interest in innovative EV companies when they aren’t helmed by … Read more