Lightmatter says it's ready to ship chip-to-chip optical highways as early as summer AI accelerators to see the light, literally Lightmatter this week unveiled a pair of silicon photonic interconnects designed to satiate the growing demand for chip-to-chip bandwidth associated with ever-denser AI deployments.… #theregister #IT
Lightmatter
: AI accelerators to see the light, literally
Not even Intel's top bosses know what's on CEO Lip-Bu Tan's chopping block Chipzilla chief asked customers to be 'brutally honest' ... which will lead to what changes, we wonder Vision  Not even Intel's top brass know what's on newly minted CEO Lip-Bu Tan's chopping block.… #theregister #IT
Intel’s Top Execs Clueless on Tan’s ‘Chopping Block
Vision: Chipzilla chief asked customers to be 'brutally honest' ... which will lead to what changes, we wonder
To avoid disaster-recovery disasters, learn from Reg readers' experiences Nobody’s tested the tapes this decade, thinks to back up the Recycle Bin, or takes care when using rm On Call Special  How can you avoid a disaster recovery disaster?… #theregister #IT
To avoid disaster recovery disasters, learn from Reg reader
On Call Special: Nobody’s tested the tapes this decade, thinks to back up the Recycle Bin, or takes care when using rm
Nvidia’s AI suite may get a whole lot pricier, thanks to Jensen’s GPU math mistake The old naming convention didn't just 'screw up' the NVLink nomenclature - it left money on the table Comment  At its GPU Technology Conference last month, Nvidia broke with convention by shifting its definition of what counts as a GPU.… #theregister #IT
Nvidia
Comment: Old naming convention didn't just 'screw up' the NVLink nomenclature - it left money on the table
FAA closes investigations into Blue Origin landing fail, Starship Flight 7 explosion New Glenn landing scuppered by engine problems The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is closing its investigations into both the SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion and Blue Origin New Glenn-1 landing failure.… #theregister #IT
FAA closes Blue Origin and SpaceX mishap investigations
: New Glenn landing scuppered by engine problems
Microsoft to mark five decades of Ctrl-Alt-Deleting the competition Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer Microsoft will officially hit the half-century mark on Friday as the Windows giant turns 50 years old. What do you consider the highs and lows of the company's journey to dominance?… #theregister #IT
How have 50 years of Microsoft been for you?
: Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer
Writing for humans? Perhaps in future we'll write specifically for AI – and be paid for it 'There needs to be a better economic as well as copyright framework', Thomson Reuters CPO tells us Interview  Thomson Reuters, based in Canada, recently scored a partial summary judgment against Ross Intelligence, after a US court ruled the AI outfit's use of the newswire giant's copyrighted Westlaw… #theregister #IT
Writing for humans? Perhaps in future we write for AI
Interview: 'There needs to be a better economic as well as copyright framework', Thomson Reuters CPO tells us
Trump yanks CHIPS Act cash unless tech giants pony up more of their own dough Commerce chief threatens to pull grants so firms double down on US spending More doubt is being cast over the US CHIPS Act program with the Trump administration threatening to halt payments unless companies in line to receive funding commit to substantially expand their own investments.… #theregister #IT
US to squeeze firms for investment to get CHIPS Act cash
: Commerce chief threatens to pull grants so firms double down on US spending
Google makes end-to-end encrypted Gmail easy for all – even Outlook users The UK government must be thrilled Google will soon offer end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) email for all users, even those who do not use Google Workspace, and says it'll do so without imposing any undue stress on IT admins.… #theregister #IT
Google brings end-to-end encrypted Gmail to all
: The UK government must be thrilled
Delicious irony as Euro alliance pumps €1M of Microsoft's money into open source cloud federation tech Fulcrum is region's latest challenge to the hyperscalers An alliance of cloud service providers in Europe is investing €1 million into the Fulcrum Project, an open source cloud federation tech that gives an alternative to local customers anxious about using US hypercalers.… #theregister #IT
CISPE pumps €1 million of Microsoft
: Fulcrum is region's latest challenge to the hyperscalers