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Custom software and silicon set to define next-gen chips

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Confidence in the semiconductor industry’s ability to meet demand is being hindered by geopolitical tensions, international trade restrictions and the push for sovereignty, according to a report from Capgemini.  Authors of The semiconductor industry in the AI era report warn that as nations compete for control over vital technologies and resources, geopolitical tensions continue to…

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PC makers use CES to showcase AI PC efforts

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The leading PC manufacturer used the Consumer Electronics Show to showcase their latest line-up of AI PCs powered by neural processing units (NPU). HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and Asus all demoed new AI PC offerings at the Las Vegas event. HP unveiled the Z2 Mini and ZBook Ultra, which the company claims enables users to…

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Nvidia RTX 5050 was missing in action at CES 2025 – but the budget GPU might just have been spotted in a surprising laptop

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LG Gram marketing materials show the laptop with an RTX 5050 GPUThe rest of the promo blurb indicates an RTX 4050 graphics card, thoughThis suggests Nvidia delayed the RTX 5050, but it’s likely not that far offNvidia revealed its new Blackwell laptop GPUs alongside RTX 5000 desktop graphics cards recently at CES 2025, but we’ve…

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How to turn off Apple Intelligence

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Apple Intelligence has been available for a few months now. Exclusive to the newest Apple devices, this artificial intelligence platform has had mixed reactions from users so far. Aside from the plain truth that Apple is so far behind rivals when it comes to AI capabilities and features, users have also been having battery drain…

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Rumored prices for third-party RTX 5080 graphics cards soar above Nvidia’s MSRP, and I’m worried entry-level models will sell out in a flash

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A Finnish retailer has aired price tags for Gigabyte’s RTX 5080 modelsOnly the WindForce variant is at the MSRPThe six other RTX 5080 boards shown are 15% to 35% pricierNvidia’s RTX 5080 is priced at an MSRP of $999 in the US – and in line with that in other regions – which was a…

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UK fintech investment drops by almost double global average

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Investment in the UK fintech sector fell by 37% last year compared to 2023, but retained its leadership in Europe and was second place in global terms. The huge fall in investment was put down to tough market conditions which included “rising interest rates, geopolitical instability, and a recalibration in venture-capital fund-raising”, according to Innovate…

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UK Defence Committee urges MoD to embrace AI

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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) should embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to maintain its military advantages, which will require nurturing the country’s private AI defence sector and ensuring there is interoperability with the systems used by its allies, the Commons Defence Committee has said. In December 2023, the committee launched an inquiry examining how the…

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Apple says Siri isn’t spying on you for ads, and that’s a key privacy reminder ahead of a big iPhone AI update

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Apple is working on a key iPhone update that will enable an important Apple Intelligence feature on supported devices. iOS 18.4 will bring the more advanced Siri assistant to the iPhone 15 Pros and all iPhone 16 models in the coming months.Siri will have access to more contextual information from iPhone apps to better respond…

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GenAI causing hyperscale datacentres to swell in size, research shows

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Hyperscale datacentres are getting increasingly larger in size, as operators look to bolster the amount of IT load their facilities can handle to accommodate the growing demand for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services. That’s according to figures shared by IT analyst house, Synergy Research Group, whose forecast data shows the average hyperscale datacentre is set…

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