Inside Microsoft’s two-decade push to cut water intensity while scaling for growth

As demand for cloud and AI services continues to grow, datacenters are becoming more essential than ever. Communities also want to better understand how this infrastructure affects local resources, particularly water. At Microsoft, water stewardship has been a priority since our first datacenter builds in the early 2000s and remains a core part of our […]

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Google and MediaTek create chip that combines CPU and AI in the same package for the next generation of intelligent agents

A few months ago, Google revealed its latest family of TPUs, which included the v8i “Zebrafish” (optimized for inference), developed by MediaTek, and the v8t “Sunfish” (optimized for training), developed by Broadcom. For your next generation TPU, the giant intends to implement both inference and training capabilities on a single chip. And the internal codename […]

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Saylor’s STRC Bitcoin machine is turning shareholders into its cash backstop

Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) is discovering that strengthening one part of its increasingly complex balance sheet can expose weaknesses elsewhere. The Bitcoin treasury company spent $1.5 billion in May repurchasing convertible notes, reducing its debt but also draining cash that investors viewed as a backstop for its preferred-stock dividends. Weeks later, its Variable Rate […]

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Archaeologists discover possible “prototype” of Stonehenge

An archaeological discovery in southern England could help shed light on the origins of one of the world’s most famous monuments. Researchers have identified a structure located just 5 kilometers from Stonehenge which, according to the team responsible, may have functioned as a kind of “prototype” of the complex built thousands of years later, according […]

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Latest bear market victim shows how quickly DeFi users are left behind when crypto projects move on

Swell, a liquid staking and restaking protocol, is shutting down its Ethereum Layer 2 chain after deciding that slower restaking growth and cheaper Ethereum transactions had weakened the case for keeping it alive. The project told users to bridge assets off Swellchain by June 23 or risk leaving funds on a chain they may not […]

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Six habits that could be slowing down your cell phone; understand

Sis my cell phone slower than normal? Some everyday habits may be harming the device’s performance without you realizing it. Experts warn that small changes in behavior help keep your smartphone faster and more efficient for longer. According to the TechTudo portal, one of the most common mistakes is leaving the storage almost full. When […]

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Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs and intensifies investment in AI

The Oracle eliminated around 21,000 jobs last year, while accelerating its investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and expanding the capacity of its data centers. The strategy follows a movement observed across the technology sector. Companies like Meta and Amazon have also cut thousands of employees in recent months, as they direct billions of dollars into […]

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Google Messages may soon fix one of its oldest feature gaps

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Messages is working on a long-requested feature that addresses one of the app’s most glaring limitations. The feature would let users handle multiple messages and images in a way that’s currently not possible. Google is also testing a refreshed interface to support the new functionality, though it’s not yet […]

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