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AMD has announced Helion, a rack design for AI agents, with a CPU-only configuration of up to 32,768 cores and an enterprise CPU/GPU option. We look at its workload-specific CPUs, independent GPU nodes and model routing, how it differs from Helios, and what buyers should check.
Vals AI compared single and team setups across 50 web app tasks. Costs rose sharply, quality gains varied by setup, and some runs finished faster. We look at what drove the costs and what the pricing assumptions mean.
Researchers at Ramon Llull University have developed a 3D-printed, plug-in "sonic black hole" that can be inserted into existing ducts to sharply reduce echoes. We look at the physics of slowing sound to suppress reflections, and the challenges of using it in real piping.
A cyberattack on refrigeration controllers caused mass food waste at French supermarkets. Drawing on a CERT-FR alert and Danfoss documentation, we look at how remote management works, how known vulnerabilities relate to the attack, and why recovery differs by device generation.
A Science paper on Google DeepMind's AlphaProof Nexus reports proofs for 9 Erdős problems and 44 OEIS conjectures. We look at how problems were chosen, how Lean verified the proofs, what humans checked, and what it cost.
Taiwan's Commercial Times reports Intel raised prices 15–20% on Panther Lake models with high-performance GPUs. We look at what official specs show about GPU manufacturing, Intel's claimed cost cuts, and the impact on laptop prices.
Fervo's Cape Station has entered commercial operation with 33 MW net. We look at how underground EGS and surface binary generation work together, what the 21-day drilling figure covers, capital cost versus power prices, and the open questions on seismic monitoring and long-term performance.
NVIDIA has contributed key Vera Rubin rack and compute tray designs to the Open Compute Project. This article traces the path from Blackwell, explains how the liquid-cooled trays work, and sorts out the 250kW, 5,000A and 800V figures, along with what they mean for manufacturing, validation and operations.
DDR4 8Gb chip contract prices reportedly rose 24% in three months. Comparing public price data for same-capacity modules, the shift of legacy production, and Micron's supply outlook, we look at how to decide between adding DDR4 and moving to DDR5.
XPSemu and PS5X360 bring original Xbox and Xbox 360 games to the PS5. Developer data shows how performance varies by scene, how both rely on a shared Vulkan layer, where CPU and synchronization limits lie, and how frame generation differs from verified hardware testing.
