Hold on: World’s fastest AI chip will massively accelerate AI progress

Whether you see AI as an incredible tool with massive benefits or a societal ill that only benefits massive tools, a powerful new chip can train them faster than ever. Cerebras Systems has unveiled the world’s fastest AI chip – the Wafer Scale Engine 3… Continue reading Hold on: World’s fastest AI chip will massively accelerate AI progress

Portable ‘transflective’ LCD monitor uses the Sun as its light source

Backlit monitors can be harsh on the eyes, causing eye strain. In October last year, New Atlas reviewed the Eazeye monitor, the world’s first naturally lit, anti-eye-strain monitor. At the time, its designer, high school student Louis Huang, was lookin… Continue reading Portable ‘transflective’ LCD monitor uses the Sun as its light source

Priceless barn find: World’s first microcomputers discovered by cleaners

Two of the first-ever desktop computers have been found in storage boxes at Kingston University in London. A milestone in human achievement, the Q1 microprocessor computer was released more than half a century ago, and only one other is known to exist…. Continue reading Priceless barn find: World’s first microcomputers discovered by cleaners

British spy agency releases previously secret images of Colossus computer

Britain’s hush hush Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) intelligence and security organization has released new images never before made public of Colossus, the world’s first digital electronic computer, to mark its 80th anniversary.Continue … Continue reading British spy agency releases previously secret images of Colossus computer

Rabbit R1 puts an AI-powered personal assistant in your pocket

Late last year, San-Fran’s Humane launched a wearable AI gadget called the Ai Pin. Now tech startup Rabbit has partnered with Teenage Engineering for a bright orange personal assistant for your pocket called the R1.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyT… Continue reading Rabbit R1 puts an AI-powered personal assistant in your pocket

Apple unveils advanced M3 chips for iMac and MacBook

Twas the night before Halloween, and Apple held a “spooky” event to announce some “scary fast” new products. The company unveiled its next generation chips, the M3 family, as well as the first iMacs and MacBooks that will feature them.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Apple unveils advanced M3 chips for iMac and MacBook

Quantum computer startup first to break 1,000-qubit milestone

A startup called Atom Computing has announced the first quantum computer to pass the 1,000-qubit milestone. The prototype, due to become available for use in 2024, leapfrogs IBM’s announcement of its new quantum computer platform expected in the next f… Continue reading Quantum computer startup first to break 1,000-qubit milestone