The best part of Halloween, besides the candy, is the costumes. I’ve enjoyed the rare times I’ve been able to put together particularly elaborate looks, and I always like seeing how others embrace the spooky season. I lacked the time to do anything on that scale this year, but for fun, I decided to see…
Lux and Discovery supercomputers will combine EPYC CPUs, Instinct GPUs, and advanced networking The Lux AI supercomputer is branded as the first US “AI factory” Discovery builds on Frontier’s legacy with greater bandwidth and improved efficiency The US Department of Energy has announced a $1 billion collaboration with AMD to deliver two supercomputers, Lux and…
A staggering 57.8 billion personal data points have been exposed in breaches since 2004. Passwords are the single most leaked data type, accounting for over 30% of all exposed information. The United States is the most affected country, accounting for nearly 19 billion of the leaked data points. A sobering new study from cybersecurity firm…
Back in September, we wrote that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max were facing the longest shipping delays since the iPhone 11, and almost two months later, the larger of those two models is still proving to be the hottest ticket in tech town. Head over to Apple’s official website, and you’ll see that…
China has the lowest VPN penetration in the world, says new data However, Chinese users continue to access VPNs from other sources This contrasts with results from the UAE, where VPNs are more available A new study from Cybernews on VPN adoption has revealed that China has the lowest VPN penetration rates in the world…
Magic Leap and Google have new hardware to show off The prototype smart specs are similar to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses There’s no word yet about a potential launch date There’s a bit of a buzz around Android XR (Extended Reality) right now: the Samsung Galaxy XR headset just got its official unveiling, and now…
AMD no longer supports RX 6000 or earlier GPUs in its drivers Those graphics cards are now in ‘maintenance mode’ so they don’t get new features or game optimizations They’ll still receive security patches, but these GPUs being pushed out of full support so soon has not gone down well with gamers who have them…
The story of Aileen Wuornos has been told before – in the 1992 documentary Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer; in the 1992 movie Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story, in which she was played by Jean Smart; and in the 2003 movie Monster, where she was played by Charlize Theron. And now it’s…
Argos has just become the latest retailer to launch a comprehensive early Black Friday sale today. The retailer’s massive seasonal event comes a whole month early, ahead of the traditional late-November date for Black Friday. In short, there’s already plenty to check out if you’re looking to shop early. – Check out the Argos early…
Canva has just merged three Affinity apps into one for Mac and Windows The new Affinity app is totally “free forever”, according to the company Canva has tried to allay user fears that there’s a catch For years, creatives put off by Adobe’s subscription model and constant price rises have found sanctuary in the Affinity…