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AMD is shifting the paradigm from computers that just execute commands to agentic AI that understands your goals. From the jaw-dropping Strix Halo and Gorgon Halo chips to running 125-billion parameter models locally on Windows, local compute is getting a massive upgrade. Plus, a special appearance from Microsoft’s Pavan Davuluri to announce Project Zenith, and the ultimate reveal of the Threadripper Halo Station — a 96-core local supercomputer.

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Post-Quantum Cryptography and India’s Digital Public Infrastructure

Imagine going to bed one night and waking up the next morning to find that the cryptographic security of every Aadhaar verification, every UPI transaction, and every DigiLocker upload is now potentially breachable by machines that have not been built yet but are on their way. This is the challenge

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Institutional Finance Needs a Context Layer for AI Workflows

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