Sat.Jul 06, 2024

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Research team creates process to grow sub-nanometer transistors

TechSpot

A South Korean research team led by Director Jo Moon-Ho of the Center for Van der Waals Quantum Solids within South Korea's Institute for Basic Science has made a significant advancement in semiconductor and nanomaterial technology that could lead to the development of much smaller, more efficient, and more powerful.

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How smart home pioneer ecobee competes with Amazon and Google, and where it’s headed next

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Ecobee launched its first smart doorbell last year, including a camera that integrates with its video-enabled thermostats. (Ecobee Photo) Greg Fyke is president and CEO of ecobee , the Toronto-based smart home company known for its pioneering smart thermostat, and a growing ecosystem of devices, including security systems and smart doorbell cameras.

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Incredibly detailed scam relabels RTX 3080 Ti cards as RTX 4090

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The GPU inside wasn't Nvidia's latest AD102 "Ada Lovelace" chip powering the RTX 4090. Instead, it was an older GA102 die from the RTX 3080 Ti, repackaged and relabeled to look like the new flagship. The scammers used the GA102 because it was pin-compatible with the AD102.

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Intel's 'Fast Throttle' tech will allow per-core throttling on Arrow Lake

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An X user who goes by "Jaykihn" claims that "Intel Per Core Thermal Throttle" officially debuts with Arrow Lake. Fast Throttle gives Intel's CPUs some added thermal headroom by providing more granular performance throttling when temperatures get too high. Rather than just bluntly dialing back clock speeds across the whole.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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AMD engineer tells the tale of when the PlayStation 4 saved the chipmaker from bankruptcy

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A LinkedIn resume footnote has brought renewed attention to AMD's dark days during and after 2008 financial crisis. According to the CV and comments from an engineer, sales of consoles based on the company's hardware were a crucial lifeline.

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Microsoft patents a system that encrypts documents so you can read them in public without being visually hacked

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A recent Microsoft patent describes a system that encrypts a document, making it indecipherable to anyone other than the reader. The technique encodes the document by modifying letters in the text portion of the original document. It then displays the document in a privacy mode based on an alpha-blended version.

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