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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have unveiled a hardware device that could revolutionize artificial intelligence (AI) computing. The researchers claim that their device, called Computational Random Access Memory (CRAM), will solve one of the field’s most pressing challenges by reducing the energy consumption of AI applications by a factor of at least 1,000. The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently projected that AI energy consumption will more than double, from 460 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2022 to a staggering 1,000 TWh by 2026, roughly equivalent to Japan’s entire electricity use. “This work is the first experimental demonstration of a…

“The continued development of the Royal Household’s cyber defence and surveillance will be a major focus in 2024-25,” the plan states.The potential risks of cybersecurity failure outlined in the report are: “Poor technical governance and maintenance could lead to the Crown’s systems and data being breached, disrupted or corrupted, resulting in business interruption, loss of sensitive data, reputational damage, financial loss and fines.”The previous cyberattack against the royal family’s official website in October 2023 was said to have been a denial of service attack that flooded the website with a huge amount of traffic. No palace systems or content were…

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have unveiled a hardware device that could revolutionize artificial intelligence (AI) computing. The researchers claim that their device, called Computational Random Access Memory (CRAM), will solve one of the field’s most pressing challenges by reducing the energy consumption of AI applications by a factor of at least 1,000. The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently projected that AI energy consumption will more than double, from 460 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2022 to a staggering 1,000 TWh by 2026, roughly equivalent to Japan’s entire electricity use. “This work is the first experimental demonstration of a…

Video game voice and motion capture artists have gone on strike for the second time in a decade.After a year and a half of negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies, including Activision, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive, some of the union’s members who work in video games began striking on Friday morning. In a statement on its website, SAG-AFTRA made it clear that protecting artificial intelligence is a “challenging issue.” “We will not agree to a contract that allows companies to misuse AI to the detriment of our members,” union president Fran Drescher said in a statement. “Enough…

Investors who want to profit from the growing adoption of AI smartphones should consider buying this chip stock while it’s still cheap. Qualcomm (QCOM 2.66%) shares are down 20% from their 52-week high hit on June 18, but are still up a healthy 20%+ year to date. But there’s a good chance this semiconductor stock will pull itself out of this slump when it reports its third-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings on July 31. Let’s take a look at why that might be. Improving smartphone demand could help Qualcomm beat expectations On May 1, Qualcomm announced its second quarter financial results…

A recent article in Harvard Business Review explores the mindset of today’s cyber hacker and explains why effective cybersecurity has become so challenging by outlining three common traits shared by successful hackers: creativity, speed, and resourcefulness. Hackers who can successfully harness these traits are able to attack corporate defenses with a constantly evolving array of novel, impactful attacks. Therefore, to stay safe, businesses must prepare for the unknown. Today’s threat landscape includes not only proven attacks like phishing, social engineering, and DoS attacks, but also innovative strategies that demonstrate creativity, speed, and resourcefulness. The latter are designed to exploit weaknesses…

We’re just minutes away from the start of the new season of Futurama, a concept most people probably haven’t even thought about in over a year.Despite being set in the distant future, Futurama is comfortable talking about modern life. Episodes about smartphones and 3D printers use sci-fi nonsense to complicate and entertain concepts. This has remained pretty consistent for years (and cancellations). But when it returned to Hulu last year, the show started to lose its balance, with topical jokes starting to overshadow the sci-fi gags. In its upcoming 12th season, it’s struggling even more to put a Futurama-esque twist…

COUNCIL BLUFFS – The Council Bluffs Fire Department will be taking its training to a new level.The department is introducing virtual reality to its training program after it recently entered into an agreement with Air Methods.Air Methods is an air medical service that has an educational program called Ascend which offers in-person and virtual reality programs in order to provide advanced training.Capt. Daniel Morse said the virtual reality portion of the training will allow the department to practice in situations they otherwise would not be able to simulate. It creates a wider expanse of training, allowing for better preparation in any…

I recently attended the HP Imagine AI event, which laid out the full scope of the tech giant’s plans for AI in both software and hardware, and was one of a slew of recent events, showcases and hands-ons from manufacturers eager to show media and buyers what they can offer in an increasingly crowded market.While HP’s offerings were very interesting and often seemed very useful, all of this raises a larger question: What is the purpose of all of this? Which leads to a second question: What is the real future of AI? Once you unpack all the hype around…

highlight Asus ROG Ally users are facing issues like infinite loop and missing input with the new Armoury Crate update Fix ACSE 1.5 issues for ROG Ally: Reset Armoury Crate SE settings in Windows 11 desktop mode The Z1 Extreme version of ROG Ally is experiencing conflicts with ACSE 1.5 files, resulting in issues like crashes and missing settings. Several Asus ROG Ally users are reporting that the portable gaming PC’s latest Armoury Crate Special Edition 1.5 software update is causing major issues. This revamped version of Asus’ Armoury Crate software was recently released alongside the ROG Ally X, but…