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2021: review of a year of Apple hardware
Like every year, Apple launched a number of new or updated products in 2021. At the same time, a few offers were dropped. Let's take a look at Apple hardware in 2021, new and retired.
New and Updated Apple Products
During the year…
Kyoto University supercomputer system ‘accidentally’ erases 77TB of data after suffering…
A supercomputer system based at Japan's largest research center, Kyoto University, suffered from a technical error. The issue resulted in a massive loss of 77 terabytes of data that was being…
Food processors, agribusiness and farms encouraged to tighten cybersecurity measures
A cybersecurity expert says the agriculture industry needs to be aware of the possibility of ransomware attacks and take appropriate steps to ensure that it is not a target for hackers.There was a wake-up call in early June when the…
Artificial intelligence simulates microprocessor performance in real time
This approach is detailed in an article presented at MICRO-54: the 54th IEEE / ACM International Symposium on MicroArchitecture.Micro-54 is one of the top conferences in the field of computer architecture and was selected as the best…
Measuring the power of a quantum computer just got faster and more accurate
Sandia National Laboratories has designed a faster, more accurate style of testing for quantum computers, like the…
Solid Snake-Oil Storage: this SSD is aimed at audiophiles
If you thought an audiophile-focused $ 2,500 Ethernet switch was weird, then you'll be amused by this NVMe SSD designed specifically for audiophiles as well. Last known to be in the sampling phase, the new device was posted to Audiophile…
Review: Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 is a powerful laptop with heat issues
Enlarge / Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 4.Andrew Cunningham
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Algorithm Predicts CPU Power Consumption Incredibly Fast
Computer engineers at Duke University have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) method that can accurately predict the power consumption of any type of computer processor. The most impressive feature of this new method is its…
Synthetic quantum systems help solve complex real-world applications
Article by: Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio
Pasqal is working on a quantum processing unit specially designed for simulation.
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What is crypto mining and how does it work?
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With the cryptocurrency craze on the rise, you can't help hearing about the people who are mining these digital currencies and destabilizing the graphics processor market. This is what “crypto mining” really…