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HPC won't be an x86 monoculture forever – and it's starting to show
Feature Remember when high-performance computing always seemed to be about x86? Exactly a decade ago, almost nine in ten supercomputers in the TOP500 (a list of the beefiest machines maintained twice yearly by academics) were Intel-based. Today, it's down to 57 percent.…
TSMC lawsuit claims former exec is probably leaking secrets to Intel
Taiwanese foundry TSMC believes a former executive has leaked company secrets to Intel and is testing the matter in court.…
ICANN distances itself from radical proposal – which it funded – to give nations a role in internet governance
ICANN has defended its decision to fund a group that proposed a radical new governance model that would give states a role in regulating the internet, and distanced itself from the group’s proposal.…
Apple’s lousy AI didn’t stop it beating Samsung’s smartphone sales for the first time since 2011
Apple is set to displace Samsung as the world’s top smartphone manufacturer, measured by shipment volume, according to analyst firm Counterpoint.…
AWS builds a DNS backstop to allow changes when its notoriously flaky US East region wobbles
The cause of major internet outages is often the domain name system (DNS) and/or problems at Amazon Web Services’ US East region. The cloud giant has now made a change that will make its own role in such outages less painful.…
Gainsight CEO downplays breach, says only a 'handful' of customers had data stolen
Gainsight CEO Chuck Ganapathi downplayed the victim count related to his company's recent breach, saying he's only aware of "a handful of customers" who had their data affected after Salesforce flagged unusual activity involving Gainsight's connected app.…