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Government’s ‘Humphrey’ AI tool helps local authorities cut costs
In a reference to the suave civil servant in 1980s comedy series Yes Minister, the UK government is trialing an AI assistant called Humphrey with local authorities. The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) said the aim is to help civil servants speed up admin tasks in areas such as planning and social care, as well as in central…
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Dell Technologies wants to cut infrastructure costs – here’s how it plans to do it
Dell has unveiled a suite of new servers and cooling systems at Dell Technologies World 2025 that it says can reduce energy usage and increase performance across a variety of workloads – most notably AI. “The industry is facing a pretty critical challenge as GPU demand is skyrocketing for energy capacity to keep pace,” said Varun Chharba, SVP of infrastructure…
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Citrix wants to help enterprises dodge pricey hardware costs
Virtualization is the answer to rising hardware costs coming alongside a Windows 11 refresh, according to Citrix. The firm is pushing a virtualization tool from Unicon following its acquisition of the endpoint operating system (OS) maker in January. Writing in the Citrix blog, Philipp Benkler — former CEO of Unicon and now the vice president of product at Citrix —…
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$200 billion to build a data center? Soaring AI demands mean costs could skyrocket within a few years
Surging AI-related infrastructure demands mean data centers could soon cost as much as $200 billion to build, according to a recent study, with most owned privately rather than by governments. Research by Epoch AI tracing the computing powering AI by analyzing 500 systems shows that AI supercomputers — Epoch’s phrase for AI data centers or GPU clusters — are doubling…
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Kuxiu’s semisolid state power bank costs a little more but lasts much longer
Solid-state batteries are the future. They’re more powerful, compact, safe, and sustainable than Lithium-ion alternatives, but true all-solid state batteries can’t be mass-produced cost-effectively. That’s why Kuxiu has gone semi-solid state for what it calls the “world’s safest” power bank, while calling dibs on it being a world first. Kuxiu’s $79.99 S2 Qi2 5000mAh MagSafe Solid-State Power Bank supports Qi2…
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OnePlus won’t say why its Watch 3 suddenly costs $170 more than promised
If you were hoping to cop a OnePlus Watch 3, you can finally buy one starting today. The problem is it’s no longer the $329.99 price that was originally intended when OnePlus announced the device a few months ago. It’s now $499, a $170 or roughly 52 percent markup. The price hike was spotted by a number of Android blogs,…
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Google shakes off tariff concerns to push on with $75 billion AI spending plans – but analysts warn rising infrastructure costs will send cloud prices sky high
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the company will still spend $75 billion on building out data centers despite economic concerns in the wake of US tariffs. While many were paused or reduced yesterday, heavy tariffs still remain on China, potentially raising the cost of infrastructure projects deemed necessary to enable the development and rollout of AI. Speaking at the…
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8 Hidden Costs of a Smart Home (and How to Avoid Them)
You can start your smart home journey with as little as a cheap smart plug. Your home will already be smarter, but it can quickly get addictive. One plug becomes five, and before you know it you’ve decked your home from top to bottom in smart home tech. All of this costs money, of course. Beyond the cost of the…
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Learn How Network Virtualization Cuts Costs and Boosts Efficiency
The rapidly evolving demands of modern businesses, coupled with the shift to digital-first and cloud-based environments, have pushed network administrators and IT managers to seek more agile, efficient, and cost-effective solutions. Traditional networking, built around dedicated hardware, has struggled to keep up with these demands. This is where network virtualization excels: transforming how networks are designed, deployed, and managed. Network…
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Gender Bias From Deep Tech Investors Costs Europe €198.8 Billion
The gaping gender gap in the European deep tech sector has cost it almost €200 billion over the past 10 years, new research has found. Women-led companies have had significantly less representation in both IPO and non-IPO exits, despite bringing in more value per exit than their male-led counterparts. Women-led companies generate value but remain underrepresented According to Europe’s first…
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