Bill Gates says we don't have to worry about AI energy use
"Let's not go overboard on this"
DRAM and VRAM pricing expected to climb in Q3, you can thank server demand for that
In context: Demand for GPUs and other AI accelerators isn't expected to decrease anytime soon, and the cost of DRAM will be directly influenced by the strong "generative bubble" we are experiencing right now. Market intelligence company TrendForce has made some estimations for the third quarter of the year, and, unsurprisingly, prices are going up.
The PC market is on the rebound, thanks to Windows 10's looming end-of-support date and AI PCs
Up 5% this year, 8% in 2025
Samsung surpasses Apple in US phones sales, but Cupertino still sells more flagships
The bitter battle between Android and iPhone continues unabated
Amazon responds to Shein and Temu threat with new low-price storefront
Chinese sellers will ship directly to the US
Lithium battery plant fire in South Korea claims 23 lives
It's unclear what caused the explosion that led to the blaze
Microsoft faces heavy fines after EU investigation into unfair Teams bundles
Microsoft just can't stop gobbling up the market
Pre-launch testing of Ryzen AI Zen 5 APU confirms AMD's IPC claims
The tests are pretty comprehensive
Company cuts costs by replacing 60-strong writing team with AI
"I contributed to a lot of the garbage that's filling the internet and destroying it"
A hot potato: CEOs, bosses, and the those who make the technology love to assure people that artificial intelligence isn't going to replace everyone's jobs; it will merely augment them – working alongside humans to make life easier. Yet we keep hearing stories like the one about a writer whose employer fired his 60-person team and replaced them with an AI.
European Commission finds Apple violated the DMA, threatens huge $38 billion fine
A second investigation may lead to another $76 billion fine
UK video game retailer Game denies rumors of halting physical product sales in its stores
Alleged changes to Game's policies aren't true, the company claims
Waymo's robotaxi rollout overcomes regulatory roadblocks in California
Pushback from local officials continues
Microsoft ends Project Natick underwater data center experiment despite success
There were fewer server failures compared to land data centers
Major capacitor breakthrough could usher microelectronics with 170 times higher power density
Tiny capacitors, huge potential
Publishers' lawsuit leads to removal of 500,000 books from Internet Archive
The organization has called on publishers to "let readers read"
Data waste: According to study, a significant portion of stored server data is never accessed
Unused data might contribute to unnecessary carbon emissions
TSMC explores massive rectangular chip substrates to meet AI demand
It could translate to significantly more chips per wafer
Embracer unveils its "human-centric" AI-powered game development ambitions
The company has laid off 1,500 people over the last year
Amazon is replacing all plastic air pillows with crumpled paper in its packaging
In a nutshell: Have you noticed recently that the plastic air pillows Amazon used to stuff into its fragile deliveries have been disappearing, and replaced with paper filler? It's part of the company's environmental push that will see the use of the pillows completely eliminated by the end of the year.
Biden administration bans Kaspersky software in the US over national security concerns
The Moscow-based company has vowed to fight back
Nearly half of Dell workers opt for full-time remote work, even though it means no promotions
Which would you choose?
In brief: Would you be willing to sacrifice promotions and the opportunity to change roles if it meant working remotely full-time? That's the dilemma facing Dell's employees, and almost half of them have opted to stay remote due to personal, financial, and logistical reasons.
Satellite connectivity and telecom operators may be poised to converge
Direct-to-cell capabilities are the future
Samsung is investing in GPUs, but consumers and gaming applications aren't the focus
The investment could be used to create digital twins and accelerate AI HPC workloads
Elon Musk: telling advertisers to "go f**k yourself" was about freedom of speech
Musk says sorry in his own way
Patent troll files $480 million infringement lawsuit against Micron Technology in apparent "AI proxy war"
The legal action may be the first salvo in a proxy war between Micron and rival SK Hynix