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Versity says tape libraries can be a data source for GPUs doing AI work You might have to read this twice; Versity has added a high speed S3 over RDMA capability to its ScoutAM archive gateway software, meaning tape archives can now pump data directly into a GPU’s high-bandwidth

Tom DeLay, the Texas Republican who was House majority leader from 2003 to 2005, said the Federal Communications Commission has no legal authority to repeal the National Television Ownership Rule. Despite DeLay’s warning, the Trump FCC appears ready to eliminate the rule at its m

During its second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Spotify again teased the upcoming release of a new product that will allow music fans to leverage AI to make covers and remixes of artists’ music, with the artists’ consent. The company also announced that Merlin, a licensing pa

Express on Monday launched its fall campaign, “Too Easy to Look This Good,” with a video that features multi-hyphenate musician Tinashe and NFL player Tee Higgins, per details shared with sister publication Marketing Dive. The campaign takes its name from a lyric in the pop star’

Tech companies and developers have been scouring the U.S. for places to build data centers, and they’ve been drawn to Texas’ loose regulations and seemingly abundant power supply. Only Virginia hosts more data centers than Texas. But even Texas can be pushed to the brink. Governo

Walmart announced on Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of self-service streaming TV advertising platform Vibe.co. The acquisition, which was announced in June, brings Vibe.co into Walmart Connect, the retailer’s connected TV advertising platform. The Wall Street Journ

AI - EDGE AND IOT Dev proves LLMs will run on anything – even a $10 microcontrollerNearly 10 tok/s and it's mostly coherent — What's not to like? - Security This one time,

Texas announced new a audit on data centers that could slow approval for new facilities seeking to connect to the state energy grid. Texas says data centers must pass an audit before connecting to the grid It’s the second-largest data center market behind Virginia. Governor Greg

The August Coup by Robert Service. After profiling every major Soviet leader, Service turns here to a desperate attempt among communist hardliners to seize control of the Soviet Union in the empire’s twilight. In the summer of 1991, a group of conspirators staged a muddled coup t

Episode details Available for over a year Today, there has been more criticism from victims’ families over plans to release some prisoners early. Under the policy, due to begin in October, thousands of prisoners will be eligible to be released part way through their sentences. Mi

Apple has launched a fresh legal challenge against a U.K. government attempt to access encrypted data held by British customers. The move comes a year on from the previous dispute between the two over a request from the U.K.'s Home Office for both British and American customer da

Elon Musk wants you to believe Tesla is no longer a car company, even if it’s still shaped like one. The company shipped nearly half a million cars last quarter and made 70% of its money from car sales. Still, Musk has spent the last few years making the case that Tesla is really

KKR closed a $19.2 billion global infrastructure fund, some of which is earmarked to address the Gulf’s growing need for more resilient energy and digital build-outs. The private equity giant is already pouring billions into data centers in the Gulf, committing $5 billion across

Increasing security cooperation between Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, and Türkiye could become the nucleus of a wider group, or just a framework for ad hoc coordination. In either case, it may help to reshape the regional order, writes the International Crisis Group’s Yasmine Fa

Two people have died amid the ongoing record-breaking outbreak of explosive diarrhea from the foodborne parasite Cyclospora, Michigan health officials announced Monday. Cyclosporiasis fatalities are extremely rare, and despite the massive size of the outbreak, some experts were s

AI - EDGE AND IOT Dev proves LLMs will run on anything – even a $10 microcontrollerNearly 10 tok/s and it's mostly coherent — What's not to like? - Security This one time,

GameStop’s record Q1 profits have only gone so far, as the meme stock-prone gaming retailer has turned to its lenders to wipe away $400 million in debt coming due in 2030 and another $1 billion due in 2032. The company privately negotiated an agreement to swap about $1.4 billion

For robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles (AVs), the hardest problems aren’t the everyday scenarios. They’re the rare, complex situations that are difficult to anticipate and train for. Handling these long‑tail events takes more than just object detection and motion prediction.

Surging AI demands are driving the need for massive datasets and context windows that burst past the confines of system memory. But rising needs aren’t met by simply adding more storage capacity. What’s needed is useful, grounded insights from AI factories and efficient, secure s

How your HCI platform counts capacity decides your flash bill PARTNER CONTENT The memory market has turned structural rather than cyclical. DRAM contract prices rose 90 to 95 percent quarter over quarter in the first quarter of this year, with another 58 to 63 percent following i

Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for the Founder Summit 2026 on November 4th? Host your own Side Event during “Founder Summit Week,” happening November 1-7! Whether it’s a networking mixer, workshop, morning

Alphabet-owned Google has picked 20 homegrown startups for the 2026 cohort of its “Google Play Accelerator India” programme. This is the third cohort of the programme, which was introduced in 2024. The startups are picked from sectors like edtech, healthtech, gaming, agritech, fi

When Chevrolet introduced a hybrid system to the Corvette lineup in 2023, creating the E-Ray, many fans were confused. If it was meant to be a performance option, where did it fit alongside the ZR1 and ZR1X? Was this a concession to emissions, or was it a sign of the fabled Sting