Stalker remasters arrive next week with 4K support and FSR – free for existing owners
Bottom line: The first three Stalker titles: Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat, will receive substantial updates on May 20. The enhanced editions feature upgraded graphics and numerous quality-of-life improvements. Veteran players will receive the updated versions for free for each title they already own on Steam or GOG. GSC Game World […]
WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages
The flow of adding new members to a WhatsApp group message is: A group member sends an unsigned message to the WhatsApp server that designates which users are group members, for instance, Alice, Bob, and Charlie The server informs all existing group members that Alice, Bob, and Charlie have been added The existing members have […]
MSI Unveils World’s First 2K QD-OLED Gaming Monitors With Up To 500Hz Refresh Rate
MSI debuted two high-end QD-OLED gaming monitors, both of which can run at up to 500Hz of refresh rate while delivering high visual fidelity and quick response. MSI Shows Off Its First 500Hz QD-OLED Gaming Monitors at Computex: MPG 271QR X50 and MAG 272QP MSI has unveiled two of its most powerful gaming monitors to […]
Pascari Branding and Accelerating AI
At FMS 2024, Phison devoted significant booth space to their enterprise / datacenter SSD and PCIe retimer solutions, in addition to their consumer products. As a controller / silicon vendor, Phison had historically been working with drive partners to bring their solutions to the market. On the enterprise side, their tie-up with Seagate for the […]
Live Event Data Center World 2025
Data Center World 2025 Apr 14, 2025 TO Apr 17, 2025 | Washington, D.C. Data Center World isn’t just a conference. It’s an opportunity to meet with leading solution providers, attend technical labs, and speak with a collective of like-minded and connected individuals who are shaping the future of the data center industry. By attending […]
Cerabyte gains backing from Western Digital – Blocks and Files
Western Digital has invested in archival ceramic tablet technology developer Cerabyte. This follows strategic investments from Pure Storage and In-Q-Tel. Cerabyte’s technology involves a femtosecond laser burning nanodot holes in the ceramic coating of glass tablets. The holes form part of QR-type data patterns, provide 1 GB capacity per tablet surface, and are read using […]
Five Point launches PowerBridge, targets gigawatt-scale natural gas-powered data centers
A new gigawatt-scale data center firm has launched in the US. Five Point Infrastructure LLC (formerly known as Five Point Energy) this week announced the formation and funding of PowerBridge LLC. Launched with an equity commitment of up to $1 billion, PowerBridge will focus on developing, building, and managing gigawatt-scale data center campuses, associated power […]
Rethinking How We Measure Data Center Capacity
You don’t measure the size of a car based on how much gas it can fit in its tank. You don’t determine how large a house is by calculating the voltage flowing through its circuits. You don’t compare the processing power of computers according to the electricity their CPUs consume. Yet, when it comes to […]
I might have to buy this deal myself – Samsung’s The Frame TV is on sale for just $699.99 ahead of Memorial Day
I’ve been on the hunt for all the best early Memorial Day deals this week, and I let out an audible gasp when I saw this incredible offer at Best Buy. The retailer has Samsung’s stunning 43-inch The Frame QLED TV on sale for only $699.99 (originally $999.99), which is a new record-low price. Samsung’s […]
‘Aggressive, creative’ hackers behind UK breaches now eyeing US retailers
“Scattered Spider-linked groups are known to have deep knowledge of cloud technologies and MFA hacking,” said Keith Prabhu, founder and CEO of Confidis. “This, along with traditional expertise in hacking techniques such as social engineering and ransomware, makes them a unique adversary.” The group’s track record, which includes several high-profile breaches, has put the spotlight […]
A decade-long ban on AI laws is a “terrible idea” for everyone but big tech, critics claim
A proposed decade-long ban on US states implementing AI laws is a “terrible idea” that highlights the scale of big tech lobbying, according to critics. Earlier this week, a Republican-led committee proposed a budget reconciliation bill which at the last minute tucked within its pages a clause that would ban state-level AI regulation for the […]
US Critical Infrastructure Still Struggles With OT Security
Just a week shy of the four-year anniversary of the Colonial Pipeline attack, cybersecurity across US critical infrastructure, particularly operational technology, is lagging woefully behind the country’s adversaries. A bit of good news came out of the infamous incident, according to Michael Garcia, associate chief of policy with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. […]
Lawmakers say TP-Link’s rock-bottom prices fuel Chinese cyberattacks, back US sales ban
What just happened? TP-Link, the most popular router brand in the US, could be banned in the country. The ongoing saga over the firm’s alleged links to China and anti-competitive behavior has led Republican lawmakers to urge the Commerce Department to ban sales of the company’s products. The seventeen senators and representatives wrote a letter […]
Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions
The changing face of chip export controls The Biden-era chip restriction framework, which we covered in January, established a three-tiered system for regulating AI chip exports. The first tier included 17 countries, plus Taiwan, that could receive unlimited advanced chips. A second tier of roughly 120 countries faced caps on the number of chips they […]
You Can Now Grab An Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, 32 GB DDR5 Memory, And Two Titles For Just $299
Newegg is offering a solid bundle for a price even lower than the MSRP of Core Ultra 7 265K for a limited time only. One of the Best Deals Yet: Get Core Ultra 7 265K with 32 GB-6000 Memory, Civilization VII, and Dying Light, All for just $299 If the $399 price tag of Intel […]
DapuStor and Memblaze Target Global Expansion with State-of-the-Art Enterprise SSDs
The growth in the enterprise SSD (eSSD) market has outpaced that of the client SSD market over the last few years. The requirements of AI servers for both training and inference has been the major impetus in this front. In addition to the usual vendors like Samsung, Solidigm, Micron, Kioxia, and Western Digital serving the […]
DeepSeek Shifts Network Operators’ View of AI
The Chinese startup, DeepSeek, could reshuffle how operators plan to use AI in their networks. DeepSeek made headlines earlier this year when it released an open source large language AI model it claimed is more efficient and easier to train than U.S. platforms from OpenAI and others. In March, the company rolled out DeepSeek-V3, promising […]
Commvault and Deloitte team up on enterprise cyber resilience – Blocks and Files
Enterprise data protector Commvault is allying with big four accountancy biz Deloitte pitching to customers who are trying to be more resilient against cyber threats. Commvault has been layering cyber resilience features on top of its core data protection facilities. It recently improved its Cleanroom Recovery capabilities and has a CrowdStrike partnership to detect and […]
Canada’s Beacon AI Centers appoints Josh Schertzer as CEO as company targets 4.9GW roll-out
Canadian data center firm Beacon AI Centers has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO). The company this week announced that Josh Schertzer, former chief technology officer (CTO) of enterprise technology at Blackstone, has joined the company as CEO. “I’m thrilled to join Beacon as CEO and lead the evolution of our state-of-the-art AI data […]
OpenAI to Invest in Efforts to Build AI Infrastructure Overseas
(Bloomberg) — OpenAI plans to invest in efforts outside of the US to develop the infrastructure necessary to run artificial intelligence systems, building on its Stargate effort focused on AI data centers. Under the new program, launched Wednesday, the ChatGPT maker will partner with national governments to help with efforts like building out data center capacity. The company will […]
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