Science & Technology

Yet another startup wants to crack the LLM code but this time using light; optical pioneer Oriole Networks wants to train LLMs 100x faster with a fraction of the power

A couple of years ago, Israeli startup CogniFiber made headlines with Deeplight, a fiber-optic cable which could, “process complex algorithms…

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, October 27 (game #238)

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great…

NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Sunday, October 27 (game #504)

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It…

Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, October 27 (game #1007)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It…

Samsung scientists are working on a new type of memory that could bring RAM like speeds and SSD capacities together

Samsung has used advanced computer modeling to accelerate the development of Selector-Only Memory (SOM), a new memory technology that combines…

Chinese rival to Intel and AMD vows to close performance gap with trio of CPUs nicknamed Three Musketeers

Loongson is a major player in China, creating domestic chips for the past 22 years with the goal of providing…

Android 16 could be borrowing a key notification trick from the iPhone

Work on Android in beta form continues Android 16 could feature a new notifications trick For now it’s called Rich…

Apple has a week of product reveals planned for us – here’s everything we expect

After Apple’s reveal of the M4 chip earlier this year, and its significant performance improvements (which we discuss at length…

The OnePlus 13 camera specs are confirmed – and we’ve got the first camera samples too

In the past, OnePlus has revealed details of its handsets bit by bit as launch day approaches, and it’s the…

iPad mini 7 review roundup: should you buy Apple’s mini tablet?

The internet was flooded with iPad mini 7 reviews this week after Apple’s quiet announcement of the mini tablet on…