Microsoft MVP Lance McCarthy shows how to implement local AI in Windows apps in 10 minutes

It turns out that the NPU in your AI PC could be getting a lot more use, if only developers decided to take the (relatively ...

I found 7 Windows apps that use your PC's NPU to improve efficiency and performance with AI — You might be surprised at what's on the list

If you bought a new laptop in the last year, there's a good chance that it comes with an NPU. Besides Copilot+ tools in ...

Nvidia shows neural compression can cut VRAM usage from 6.5GB to 970MB

In its "Tuscan Wheels" demo, the company showed VRAM usage dropping from roughly 6.5GB with traditional BCN-compressed ...
Bleeping Computer

Telus Digital confirms breach after hacker claims 1 petabyte data theft

Canadian business process outsourcing giant Telus Digital has confirmed it suffered a security incident after threat actors claimed to have stolen nearly 1 petabyte of data from the company in a multi ...
The Washington Post

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job

Meryl Kornfield and Elizabeth Dwoskin can be reached securely on Signal at @merylkornfield.59 and @lizza_dwoskin.42 The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint ...
New Scientist

Start-up is building the first data centre to use human brain cells

Data centres use huge amounts of energy and chips are in high demand – could brain cells be the answer? Australia-based start-up Cortical Labs has announced it is building two “biological” data ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Using Data And AI More Effectively In EDA

The data being produced by EDA tools tends to be for human consumption and has weak semantics. Agents are attempting to create actionable information from unstructured data. The Model Context Protocol ...
WDBJ

Google Data Center’s expected water use made public

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Western Virginia Water Authority this week released records detailing Google’s projected water use at a planned data center in Botetourt County, following a ...
MIT Technology Review

Using big data for good

In pet genetics, cancer research, and beyond, Charlie Lieu, MBA ’05, SM ’05, has spent her career harnessing massive data sets to make the world better for everyone. A photogenic green-eyed Russian ...
Daily Press

New Kent proposes data center application process that omits public hearings

NEW KENT — Giant data centers are becoming increasingly controversial in Virginia communities amid concerns over their demands for power, water and environmental considerations. However, New Kent ...
Engadget

Orbital AI data centers could work, but they might ruin Earth in the process

Elon Musk's plan to launch millions of AI satellites could be disastrous for the planet. (Lily Padula for Engadget) At the start of the month, Elon Musk announced that two of his companies — SpaceX ...
Portland Press Herald

Another data center proposed, this time in southern Maine

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. An Amazon Web Services data center in Oregon is seen at night on in 2024.