• Infineon provides FOXESS with power semiconductors to improve efficiency and power density of energy storage applications

    Munich, Germany, and Shanghai, China – 17 April 2024 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) supplies its power semiconductor devices to FOXESS, a fast-growing leader in the green energy industry and a manufacturer of inverters and energy storage systems. The two sides aim at promoting the development of green energy. Infineon will … Read More → "Infineon provides FOXESS with power semiconductors to improve efficiency and power density of energy storage applications"

  • Tesla's Hidden Compute Power

    I did a video with Brighter with Herbert, Herbert Ong. I explained why the chart from last year showing Tesla going to 100 Exaflops of compute in October 2024 is out of date. Elon Musk said that both XAI and Tesla had over 30,000 H100 chip equivalents. Nvidia H100 chips each have petaflops of compute.

  • UPS gains after efficiency improvement leads to profit beat

    United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) gained in early Tuesday trading after the

  • Apple Mac M4 2024: When to Expect the Faster, More Powerful Computers

    Apple will bring M4 Macs this year, offering a faster, more powerful experience with the computers. Last week, news about the M4 chips popped up, claiming that there would be a release this year with new Macs, offering a faster, more powerful performance compared to the current top SoC of the company.

  • This Mini PC Is a Cute, Surprisingly Powerful Love Letter to Retro Computing

    The Ayaneo Retro Mini PC AM01 blends the performance of modern mini PCs with the retro and iconic look of the original Mac desktop computer in a package that's hard to beat, especially at this price.

  • Study: EV efficiency gains could cut grid demand, save billions

    EVs could end up using a lot of electricity, but efficiency improvements to support them could significantly reduce the need for new grid infrastructure, cut energy usage, and potentially save consumers billions of dollars, according to a new study from non-profit utility organization EPRI and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). By 2050

  • CarMax Deploys Tech to Gain Efficiency in Challenging Used-Car Market

    CarMax is deploying tech solutions to boost efficiency as it continues to deal with a tough environment for buying and selling used cars. “Fiscal 2024 was a challenging year across the used car industry as vehicle affordability and widespread macro factors continue to pressure sales,” CarMax President and CEO Bill Nash said Thursday (April 11) during the company’s […]

  • Microsoft Edge for iOS to Gain AI-Powered Search Tool 'Circle to Copilot'

    Microsoft Edge for iOS is reportedly developing new features, including "Circle to Copilot" and "Chat with image using Copilot." Moreover, a recent server-side update for Microsoft Edge on iOS has enabled the "Notebook" feature within Copilot.This update also expands the character limit for notes to 18,000 characters. The next major update will also bring deeper integration of Copilot functionalities within the browser. It is worth noting that the Circle to Copilot feature has been floating...

  • Opinion: How tenant unions are finding power in numbers to fight L.A.'s housing crisis

    Many Los Angeles residents struggle to stay in their homes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the city instituted a moratorium on evictions. Since those restrictions ended in April 2023, evictions have skyrocketed well past pre-pandemic levels. According to the L.A. city controller’s data, landlords filed 5,652 evictions in December alone. The city’s answer is to send tenants to the courts and provide them with bare-bones legal representation. Yet few people have actually gotten access to an...

  • Opinion: Don't want Biden or Trump to have so much power? Maybe the U.S. needs a poly-presidency

    At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson brought up a seemingly un-American idea. He said the executive branch of America’s government should be headed by a single person: a president. Several constitutional delegates objected. A single leader at the helm? Virginia delegate Edmund Randolph said this was the “fetus of monarchy.” America had just fought a bloody war to free themselves of a king. Why would they want another? Randolph and his allies believed the...

  • MYIR Unveils $55 Remi Pi Computer Board Powered by Renesas RZ/G2L MPU

    Shenzhen, China – April 9, 2024 – MYIR has launched the Remi Pi, a unique and compact computer board that offers an affordable solution based on the Renesas RZ/G2L MPU, which takes into account the needs of serious product development and hobbyist creativity. The Remi Pi leverages the RZ/G2L, a dual-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, along with an embedded Cortex-M33 co-processor, 3D graphics, and a video … Read More → "MYIR Unveils $55 Remi Pi Computer Board Powered by Renesas...

  • Los Alamos' Nvidia-powered Venado supercomputer trades accuracy for efficiency with 10 exaFLOPS for AI workloads

    The Los Alamos National Laboratory has a new high-performance computing (HPC) system named Venado, a supercomputer specifically designed to accelerate AI algorithms and AI-based research programs. Venado is far from being the fastest supercomputer in the world, but it packs enough Nvidia chips for AI acceleration to provide the DepartmentRead Entire Article