Red Hat has announced its intention to acquire Neural Magic, the lead developer behind the open source vLLM project. The acquisition is being positioned as a way for Red Hat and its parent IBM to lower the barrier to entry for organisations that want to run machine learning workloads without the need to deploy servers…
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The latest machine on IBM’s quantum computing roadmap, Heron, has been given a hardware and software boost as the company pushes towards its goal of error correction. Error correction is seen as the holy grail for quantum computing, which would open the gates to commercial adoption. This may be many years away, but IBM Heron offers…
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Nvidia APU rumored to equal RTX 4070 laptop GPU in performanceLaptops are already being made with the APU, including from AlienwareThe Arm-based APU could outgun AMD’s Strix Halo by miles for efficiencyNvidia’s apparent plan to make an Arm-based CPU for PCs – in conjunction with MediaTek – raised some eyebrows, certainly, and now we’re hearing…
Today, Apple officially announced a new feature coming in iOS 18.2: Share Item Location. This Find My function lets users share their AirTag or third-party item tracker location with someone or an airline.BGR already reported on that feature being available with the previous iOS 18.2 beta, but Apple has now confirmed it will play a…
The Chinese state threat actor most famously known as Volt Typhoon is staging a significant comeback after its botnet infrastructure was disrupted in a US-led takedown at the beginning of February 2024. Volt Typhoon’s malicious botnet comprised hundreds of Cisco and Netgear small and home office (SOHO) routers that had reached end-of-life (EOL) status and…
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As the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) approaches its first birthday, parents and teachers insist more must be done to protect young people and children from the various risks they are facing online. In particular, they cite the need for tighter measures around smartphone and social media use in schools, which led two parents to…
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Apple follows the testing cycle of iOS 18.2 now with beta 3. This build should improve general stability while continuing to build the new Apple Intelligence features expected to launch later this year.These are the top features available with iOS 18.2 beta 3: Image Playground: Users can create playful images in seconds, choosing from Animation, Illustration,…
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Nvidia’s production focus has reportedly shifted to RTX 5000 series GPUsRTX 4000 series GPUs could be close to discontinuationThis is a huge indication that Nvidia’s reveal could be sooner than anticipatedNvidia’s RTX 4000 series has been the focal point of the GPU market ever since its 2022 launch – its flagship GPU, the Nvidia GeForce…
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Entrepreneur and investor Ewan Kirk has called on the government to introduce 10-year visas for all overseas technology and science graduates, in a move to boost entrepreneurship and drive economic growth. Speaking ahead of chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget, Kirk said that although it’s “politically risky”, extending visas to all overseas graduates of science, technology, engineering…
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With the European Union’s (EU) NIS2 regulations now in full effect, IT leaders across the region report that they are struggling to secure budget to support their compliance efforts, with 95% reporting they are being forced to dip into funds reserved for other things. This is according to a Censuswide study of EMEA IT leaders…
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