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Four things I expect to see at Dell Technologies World 2025
Dell Technologies World 2025 starts on 19 May 2025 in Las Vegas and I will be one of the many journalists, IT professionals, channel partners and others making their way to the Nevada desert to hear what CEO Michael Dell and the rest of the executive team have to say. It’s been nearly 10 years since I last attended Dell…
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Inside the Sines DC, possibly the coolest data center in the world
There’s a reason why most coal power plants were built by the coast. It’s the ocean, nature’s liquid chiller, where they can pipe cooling seawater through their systems and reduce the heat from production. Liquid cooling is by no means a new technology, having been first used in the 60s to chill mainframe computers. Most data centers today already use…
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7 Ways Video Games Have Built the Modern World
While a huge number of people play video games in the world, it’s still only a fraction of the world population that takes part in this hobby. In fact, if you’re a gamer, you probably know that non-gamers don’t really take video games very seriously, and even look down on them and their players. What these good folks don’t know,…
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Building a Better World, Together
By Consumer Reports Join with us to make a safer, fairer, healthier marketplace Making Food Safer What’s at stake: Red Dye No. 3 has been shown to cause cancer in animals and has been linked to hyperactivity and other behavioral effects in children. The Food and Drug Administration even banned the use of the artificial colorant in cosmetics in 1990,…
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NVIDIA’s Vision For AI Factories – ‘Major Trend in the Data Center World’
Image: NVIDIA NVIDIA kicked off the Data Center World 2025 event this week in Washington, D.C., with a bold vision for the future of AI infrastructure. In his keynote, Wade Vinson, NVIDIA’s chief data center engineer, introduced the concept of AI-scale data centers; these massive, energy-efficient facilities would meet the soaring demand of accelerated computing. NVIDIA envisions sprawling “AI factories”…
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Are children really being exposed to dangerous chemicals from their mattresses? We look at the new study causing headlines around the world
Modern mattresses are strictly regulated and most come with certification to ensure they are free of toxins and harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde and phthalates. However this week two concerning studies have been published stating that children are breathing in harmful chemicals whilst sleeping and that their mattresses and bedding are to blame. The studies, published in Environmental Science &…
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Tron: Ares blends the real world with the digital in its first trailer
Disney just released the first trailer for Tron: Ares, the long-planned Tron: Legacy sequel. The minute-and-a-half trailer doesn’t say much about the story but shows plenty of the movie’s visuals, which look dark, moody, and filled with the series’ signature light trails. The trailer opens in the physical world at night, as Jared Leto’s Ares, a Program made physical, flees…
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Why Linux Rules the World of Science
Summary Linux is popular in science due to open-source values, free licenses, and compatibility with custom software. The history of Unix use and the need for custom software deployment make Linux a common choice in academia and research labs. Availability of scientific applications, flexibility, and running on supercomputers solidify Linux’s prominence in the scientific world. Take a look at any…
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We just declared a trade war with the world
Nice economy you have there, said President Donald Trump’s administration. It would be a shame if something happened to it. The something, announced earlier this week, is a set of globally applied tariffs that make no sense on their face. No sane economist would endorse this. Through a combination of stupidity, incompetence and sheer gangsterism, the Trump administration has decided…
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Group chats rule the world – Computerworld
Is this a problem? Yes, sometimes it is. The exercise of power without transparency is always problematic, and there’s a reason why democratic countries have laws requiring that important communications be documented and preserved. The latest “Signal Chat” is probably illegal for several reasons, at least on paper, and it would be in Sweden, too. At the same time, it…
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