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AMD responded to NVIDIA's recent statement that NVIDIA H100 compute accelerators, using optimized TensorRT-LLM libraries for AI calculations, are faster at completing tasks than the new AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators. According to AMD, its accelerators still win. Image source: Wccftech Source: 3dnews.ru
In China, the REV-9 mobile workstation is being prepared for release on components for desktop PCs and data centers. The system is suitable for workers in the scientific and cinematographic industries. The laptop is not positioned as a gaming laptop, but it does have an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 desktop video card. Image source: pconline.com.cnSource: 3dnews.ru
A group of scientists from the University of Wisconsin at Madison has found a way to reduce the size of the working zones of thermonuclear reactors. The researchers tested a special coating for the inner walls of the reactor chambers that not only better dissipated heat, but also bound neutral hydrogen atoms in the plasma - a source of reduced plasma filament power and a path to premature termination of the reaction. Image source: University of Wisconsin-Madison/Nicholas […]
The Ledger company, which produces hardware crypto wallets of the same name, has disclosed information about the compromise of its NPM repository, which led to the introduction of malicious code into the Ledger Connect Kit JavaScript library, used to provide access to decentralized web applications to crypto wallets. The attackers managed to release fictitious versions of Connect Kit, in which code was embedded that substituted fraudulent transactions for transferring funds from the victim’s crypto wallet. The malicious code was distributed [...]
According to Bloomberg, the list of Chinese government organizations that have banned their employees from using Apple smartphones and other foreign-brand devices during working hours continues to expand. The ban also applies to Samsung Electronics products, and government officials are advised to give preference to products from Chinese manufacturers. Image source: AppleSource: 3dnews.ru
China not only produces the bulk of smartphones sold worldwide, but also consumes them in quantities larger than any other country. From this point of view, the local market is important for smartphone manufacturers, and therefore the prolonged recession since the beginning of the pandemic has frustrated market participants. The rise in demand, according to IDC forecasts, will begin this quarter and continue into the next […]
Google has introduced a so-called “repair mode” for Pixel smartphones, which ensures the confidentiality of the device owner’s personal data while the device is being repaired in a workshop. To use this mode, you need Android 14 OS and at least 2 GB of free space. Image source: GoogleSource: 3dnews.ru
Less than a few days after the start of the “sexual revolution” on Twitch, the administration hastened to make adjustments to the changed rules for displaying explicit content. Image source: Steam (Switcheroo)Source: 3dnews.ru
There is less than a week left before the start of the annual Steam Winter Sale, and Valve is actively preparing for it: the company has published a trailer for the upcoming promotion and revealed the list of nominees for the 2023 Steam Award. Image source: Bethesda Softworks Source: 3dnews.ru
Works about ordinary people in war do not happen too often and at the same time, alas, they always turn out to be relevant. Even if we are talking about the Great Patriotic War, for the common man the war has not changed much over the past decades. Together with Asya Golubeva, a girl from Stalingrad, we are making our way through the horrors of war. Source: 3dnews.ru
Douglas DeMaio, SUSE Manager of Marketing and Community Engagement for openSUSE, announced the decision to hold an additional logo vote in response to project members' criticism of the voting process and the lack of an option to retain the current logo. The logo competition was held taking into account the votes of everyone, regardless of involvement in the development, including […]
Cloudflare analyzed the extent of IPv6 adoption across the global network using traffic data across its services as a data source. In content delivery network traffic, the number of users supporting IPv6 is estimated at 35.9% (the share of IPv6 support among bots is 24%, and among people - 46%). For comparison, according to the Internet registrar APNIC, the global IPv6 adoption rate […]
