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Hybrid systems could bring efficiency gains at the edge, but conventional infrastructure isn't going anywhere fast Brain-inspired computing may one day help curb AI's ballooning energy demands, but don't expect it to replace today's datacenter hardware any time soon, UK politicans have
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When enterprises first began building AI strategies, the default assumption was straightforward: AI would run in the hyperscaler cloud. The APIs were ready, GPU capacity was building out, and the inertia of a decade of public cloud investment pointed in one direction. Broadcom’s Private Cloud Outlook 2026 report finds
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I’m sorry to keep banging on about the iPhone Air, but WWDC 2026 provided an unexpected boost to the appeal of Apple’s super slim iPhone. Now, irrespective of what I’m about to explain, $999 / £999 / AU$1,799 is still a lot of money to spend on
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NASA is turning to a commercial newcomer to reach the Red Planet. Through a newly announced public-private partnership, the agency has selected Relativity Space to build, launch, and operate a Mars orbiter mission scheduled for 2028, thereby leveraging commercial investments to speed up scientific discovery and lower the costs of
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Fast and furious or cautious? AI requires both. * Leaders from PwC and NBCUniversal share their AI journeys. * Be ready with the right data before introducing AI. Getting started and capturing the essence and value of
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Epic will let studios plug Claude, Gemini, or any model they like into the next Unreal Engine to do the ‘tedious work’ of building games. More than half of developers think that is a bad idea. Epic Games has laid out its plans for Unreal Engine 6, and generative AI
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As companies struggle to turn AI pilots into things they can actually rely on, a new startup is betting the fix looks less like a better chatbot and more like a mathematical proof. Pramaana Labs announced $27mn in seed funding on Wednesday, led by Khosla Ventures, with Accel, BoldCap, Nexus
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TL;DR Waymo’s sixth recall covers 13 incidents of robotaxis driving into closed highway construction. A rider thought they’d die. Waymo offered three free rides. Waymo has issued its sixth recall, covering nearly 4,000 robotaxis that drove into highway construction zones at least 13 times across two
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TL;DR GTA VI pre-orders start June 25 on PlayStation, Xbox, and select retailers. November 19 launch. Cover art revealed. No price or editions announced yet. Rockstar Games confirmed that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI open on June 25. The game will be available on the PlayStation Store, Microsoft
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ByteDance has generally been Microsoft’s single biggest AI customer in recent years, and it is on track to spend more than $1bn a year on Microsoft’s AI and cloud services, Bloomberg reports. The striking part is what the TikTok owner is mostly buying: OpenAI models, sold through Microsoft’
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House of the Dragon season 3's first four episodes delivers more of what audiences have come to expect from a Game of Thrones TV show, albeit with an added zip and flair in certain instances. As an overall package, it does a good job of starting to rebuild
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Lenovo has trimmed the price of its powerful ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 mobile workstation to $3859 (was $4019) for engineering students and professionals who need desktop-class performance in a portable package. While the saving isn't huge compared, say, to some laptop deals I'm seeing ahead of
