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Dell delivers monster 20-petaFLOPS desktop built on Nvidia's GB300 Superchip
GTC The age of the 20-petaFLOPS desktop is upon us as Dell announced a machine capable of achieving that massive processing power today at Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference in Silicon Valley.…
Nvidia wants to put a GB300 Superchip on your desk with DGX Station, Spark PCs
GTC After a Hopper hiatus, Nvidia's DGX Station returns, now armed with an all-new desktop-tuned Grace-Blackwell Ultra Superchip capable of churning out 20 petaFLOPS of AI performance.…
Nvidia punts silicon photonic switches to keep GPUs fed with data
GTC Nvidia is set to make available Ethernet and InfiniBand switches featuring silicon photonics with co-packaged optics to advance its vision of datacenters with "millions of GPUs," arguing that the equipment can keep power consumption down.…
We heard you like HBM – Nvidia's Blackwell Ultra GPUs have 288 GB of it
GTC Nvidia's Blackwell GPU architecture is barely out of the cradle – and the graphics chip giant is already looking to extend its lead over rival AMD with an Ultra-themed refresh of the technology.…
Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking point
Amazon has used tricks, algorithms, and surveillance to discourage warehouse employees from unionizing, according to a paper published in the journal Socius.…
US tech jobs outlook clouded by DOGE cuts, Trump tariffs
A pair of reports on tech sector employment trends in the United States suggest out-of-work techies right now have relatively decent prospects, but economic uncertainty and rapid policy changes initiated by the Trump administration mean the future job market looks less rosy.…
Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller now available to mere mortals
The Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller is generally available, meaning the chip can now be picked up from resellers rather than as a Pico 2 or on PCBs from manufacturers like JLC.…
Vivaldi 7.2 browser wants to topple tech's feudal lords
A new, speedier browser has arrived in the form of Vivaldi 7.2, giving its CEO the opportunity to protest the power of tech giants.…
Microsoft isn't fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying
An exploitation avenue found by Trend Micro has been used in an eight-year-long spying campaign, but there's no sign of a fix from Microsoft, which apparently considers this a low priority.…
Oracle JDK 24 appears in rare alignment of version and feature count
Oracle JDK 24 debuted on Tuesday with 24 JDK Enhancement Proposals, or JEPs as they're known in the Java programming community.…
Google acquisition target Wiz links fresh supply chain attack to 23K pwned GitHub repos
Wiz security researchers think they've found the root cause of the GitHub supply chain attack that unfolded over the weekend, and they say that a separate attack may have been to blame.…
DoorDash sued for allegedly branding customer a fraudster after delivery photo query
Phyllis Jager, CEO of New York-based creative agency zuMedia, has perhaps, like some of you, privacy concerns about the pictures DoorDash drivers take to prove they've correctly made their deliveries.…
Curious tale of two HR tech unicorns, alleged espionage, and claims of a spy hiding in a bathroom
Rival HR technology unicorns are at each other's throats in a courtroom brawl over alleged corporate espionage.…
UK wants dirt on data brokers before criminals get there first
The UK government is inviting experts to provide insights about the data brokerage industry and the potential risks it poses to national security as it moves to push new data-sharing legislation over the line.…
ATMs in the Amazon: Edge is crossing its tipping point, says SUSE CTO
SUSECON 2025 Edge technology is finally past the tipping point thanks to inferencing and AI, according to SUSE CTO Brent Schroeder.…
AI crawlers haven't learned to play nice with websites
SourceHut, an open source git-hosting service, says web crawlers for AI companies are slowing down services through their excessive demands for data.…
Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn't pay up
Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden if a victim didn’t pay to protect its data – a warning that may be an indicator of tough times in the ransomware world for some, at least.…
Google’s broadband balloon laser comms tech floated out as independent company
Google’s attempt to provide remote area connectivity with balloons has been floated out as an independent company, a rare success for the company’s attempt to develop breakthrough technologies.…
'Dead simple' hijacking hole in Apache Tomcat 'now actively exploited in the wild'
A trivial flaw in Apache Tomcat that allows remote code execution and access to sensitive files is said to be under attack in the wild within a week of its disclosure.…
Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database
A now-former DOGE aide violated US Treasury policy by emailing an unencrypted database containing people's private information to two Trump administration officials, according to a court document filed Friday.…