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Quantum computing is stepping into the light—literally. With photonic qubits enabling faster, more efficient processing at room temperature, innovations like the Aurora quantum computer push the boundaries of what’s possible. (Image Source : Xanadu)

Light-speed logic: The photonic future of quantum computing

CheckMag In the rapidly evolving realm of quantum computing, photonic systems—those that utilize light particles, or photons, for data processing—are emerging as a promising frontier. Unlike traditional quantum computers that rely on super...

Santiago Nino, 23 Mar 2025 21:30

Amazon GameLift Streams allows game developers to serve games from the cloud while eliminating lengthy downloads and installs. (Image source: Amazon)

Amazon GameLift Streams enables game developers to create streaming games with ease

The GameLift Streams service allows game developers to quickly host and stream video games to customers worldwide without modifying their game code. This also eliminates the need for players to download and install games prior to ...

David Chien, 10 Mar 2025 07:47

Bolt Graphics "Zeus" GPU comes with some unique features (Image Source: Bolt Graphics)

Zeus GPU from Bolt Graphics claims 10 times the performance of an RTX 5090 and comes with upgradable RAM

Startup Bolt Graphics claims its new Zeus GPU will outperform an RTX 5090 by a factor of 10, and comes with features that would make a consumer card turn it its grave. With a specification this crazy, you'd be forgiven for thinkin...

David Devey, 08 Mar 2025 22:01

Proxmox Mail Gateway 8.1.2 successor launches with SpamAssassin 4.0.1 and more (Image source: Proxmox)

Proxmox Mail Gateway 8.2 launches with SpamAssassin 4.0.1, enhanced rule system, and more

Based on Linux Debian 12.9 "Bookworm" and using the 6.8 kernel as default (with 6.11 as an option), Proxmox Mail Gateway 8.2 is now available with SpamAssassin 4.0.1, which packs updated rulesets. Additionally, this new release co...

Codrut Nistor, 28 Feb 2025 11:04

SanDisk eyes 1PB SSDs with next-gen UltraQLC platform (Image source: SanDisk)

SanDisk promises 1-Petabyte SSD, but release timeline remains unclear

SanDisk plans to develop petabyte-capacity SSDs using its advanced UltraQLC platform. This integrated solution combines 3D QLC NAND memory with a proprietary high-speed controller for optimized performance and power efficiency. In...

Andrew Sozinov, 17 Feb 2025 20:04

Arm could announce a server chip later this year (image source: generated with Leonardo.ai)

Arm to enter the chip making business with Meta as a confirmed customer

Financial Times reports that Arm plans to launch its own line of chips in the coming months. They will supposedly power servers at Meta, who is said to be Arm's first major client.

Anil Ganti, 14 Feb 2025 03:03

Lonestar prepares the Freedom RaaS lunar data center for spaceflight. (Image source: Lonestar Data Holdings)

Lonestar prepares Freedom lunar data center for space launch

Lonestar Data Holdings has tested the integration of its Freedom lunar data center with the Intuitive Machines IM-2 Athena mission lander in preparation for a first quarter SpaceX moon mission.

David Chien, 11 Feb 2025 00:13

Catbox and Pomf: Free anonymous file hosting services that support hotlinking

CheckMag Google Drive, Mega, The Internet Archive - these are some of the most popular websites that let one store/share files for free. The issue with them is, they do not support hotlinking meaning they don't allow one to access content ...

Sergey Tarasov, 10 Feb 2025 23:42

Made in EU for EU in the era of trade-wars: Lenovo's only European PC factory (image source: Benjamin Herzig/Notebookcheck.com)

Made in EU for EU in the era of trade-wars: Inside Lenovo's only European PC factory

Most PC manufacturers rely completely on ODM plants to make their PCs. Not so Lenovo. The biggest PC manufacturer by volume has a network of in-house factories all over the world - and since 2021, also in Europe. The 50,000 m² fac...

Benjamin Herzig, 03 Feb 2025 15:44

Servers consume roughly 5% of the world's electric power (Image source: Heladodementa via Pixabay)

Servers and data centers could use 30% less energy with a simple Linux update

This means that data centers around the world could save several terawatt-hours of energy with just 30 lines of code.

Mario Petzold, 28 Jan 2025 21:21

Temu, TikTok, Xiaomi and other well-known companies have been called out for their illegal data transfer to China (Image source: AI-generated)

Data privacy at risk: TikTok, Temu and Xiaomi's illegal data transfer to China scrutinized by digital rights organization

TikTok, AliExpress, Shein, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi openly admit to sending data to China in some cases. But according to EU law, data from EU customers may only be transferred to countries that do not undermine data privacy. Sinc...

Christian Hintze, 16 Jan 2025 21:14

Reference image: New York (Image source: Pexels)

New York's electric grid could face a crunch as demand grows rapidly

The electric system operator identifies increasing demand and limited new additions to the power grid. By 2033, New York City could face challenges in meeting the expected demand.

Daniela Morales Soler, 02 Jan 2025 13:03

Inteserct Power's existing renewable farm. Reference picture. (Image Source: Intersect Power)

Google signs a $20 billion partnership to power data centers with renewable energy

In order to meet the energy demand for its data centers, Google entered a partnership aiming to meet the growing energy demands of sectors like AI while improving grid resilience and sustainability.

Daniela Morales Soler, 28 Dec 2024 10:50

A rendering of Oklo's Aurora powerhouse (Image source: Oklo)

Sam Altman’s nuclear energy startup signs one of the largest nuclear power deals to date

Oklo, backed by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is expected to have its first commercial reactor online by late 2027. The agreement spans 20 years and is set to deliver 12 gigawatts of electricity.

Daniela Morales Soler, 25 Dec 2024 16:16

Mara acquires wind farm for cryptocurrency mining. (Image source: Mara)

Crypto miner acquires a $240 million wind farm to secure low energy prices

Mara has acquired a wind farm in Hansford County, Texas, for $240 million. The wind farm, with a 240 MW interconnection capacity and 114 MW nameplate capacity, will power a data center Mara plans to develop at the site, providing ...

Daniela Morales Soler, 21 Dec 2024 12:08

openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 now available (Source: openSUSE News)

openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 launches with a new migration tool, soft-reboot support, and more

Since openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 has arrived, Leap Micro 5.5 has also reached EOL (End of Life). The update comes with a new opensuse-migration-tool, soft-reboot support, 2FA for PAM logins, vhostmd for SAP virtualization, and more. ...

Codrut Nistor, 07 Dec 2024 17:54

Alpine Linux KDE desktop (Image source: /u/grigio on Reddit)

Alpine Linux 3.21.0 brings loongarch64 support and several package updates

Community-developed ultralight Linux distro Alpine is back with version 3.21.0. The first release in the 3.21 stable series comes with loongarch64 CPU support, as well as multiple updated packages, including GNOME 47, GCC 14, PHP ...

Codrut Nistor, 06 Dec 2024 11:05

Render of Meta's Louisiana data center. (Image soure: Meta)

Meta announces the construction of its largest data center to date

The facility is expected to require an investment of approximately $10 billion and will become Meta's 27th data center globally. The company has not yet disclosed the anticipated completion or operational date for the center.

Daniela Morales Soler, 05 Dec 2024 12:19

Proxmox 3 Backup Server dashboard (Image source: Proxmox)

Open source enterprise backup solution Proxmox 3.3 Backup Server arrives with a new default kernel

Using the Linux kernel 6.8.12-4 as a stable default with 6.11 as an option, Proxmox Backup Server 3.3 sports ZFS 2.2.6 support and is based on the Debian 12.8 "Bookworm" release. The list of changes also includes removable datasto...

Codrut Nistor, 29 Nov 2024 23:36

Nvidia Headquarters (Image source: Nvidia)

Hopper and Blackwell boost Nvidia's third quarter revenues

The American tech giant has announced the third quarter (Q3) results of the fiscal year 2025, reporting a remarkable growth in revenue over the previous year. For the three-month period that ended in October 27, 2024, the company ...

Daniela Morales Soler, 23 Nov 2024 11:42

Proxmox 8.3 Virtual Environment in action (Image source: Proxmox)

Open source virtualization platform Proxmox 8.3 Virtual Environment launches with multiple package updates

Based on Debian 12.8 "Bookworm" and the Linux kernel 6.8.12-4 (with 6.11 as an option), Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.3 comes with multiple package updates, supporting QEMU 9.0.2, LXC 6.0.0, and ZFS 2.2.6. A new "Tag View" for the...

Codrut Nistor, 22 Nov 2024 19:50

Oracle Linux 9 teaser (Image source: Oracle Linux Blog)

Oracle Linux 9.5 comes with OpenJDK 17, .NET 9.0, and more

Not long after its 18th anniversary, Oracle Linux is back with a new update, labeled 9.5. Java moves from OpenJDK 11 to OpenJDK 17, while .NET 9.0 comes with support for C#13 and F#9. Additionally, GCC Toolset 14 is available via ...

Codrut Nistor, 22 Nov 2024 16:08

AlmaLinux OS 9.5 now available (Image source: AlmaLinux OS)

AlmaLinux OS 9.5 launches with improved security and performance

Codenamed “Teal Serval” and available with the distributed kernel version 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, AlmaLinux OS 9.5 comes with improved security, refined development tooling, as well as performance enhancements. The list of changes ...

Codrut Nistor, 19 Nov 2024 18:28

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 brings new file management capabilities to the web console and much more

Often abbreviated to RHEL, Red Hat Enterprise Linux has just reached version number 9.5 after 24 years on the market. While continuing to provide fast, reliable, and affordable software services to enterprises, the latest update c...

Codrut Nistor, 14 Nov 2024 00:25

Huawei unveils innovative MED storage system, combining SSD speed with tape capacity (Image source: Huawei)

Huawei's Magneto-Electric Disk technology combines SSD speed with 72 TB tape storage

Huawei unveils revolutionary Magneto-Electric Disk technology that combines SSD speed with tape storage capacity, promising 72 TB of data storage while using 90 percent less power than conventional drives. The first devices are se...

Nathan Ali, 13 Nov 2024 19:11

Real-time monitoring in NethSecurity 8.3 (Image source: NethServer Community)

NethSecurity 8.3 arrives with new monitoring tools and centralized update management

NethSecurity 8.3 is now available with a focus on new features for subscriptions and an improved user experience. This updated Linux firewall solution sports a centralized unit update management interface, comprehensive real-time ...

Codrut Nistor, 05 Nov 2024 19:33

A server in a data center (Image source: Pexels)

AI boom takes over the electricity market: Demand expected to double soon

AI data centers started to proliferate in recent years, increasing the load on power grids worldwide. Data centers reportedly consumed 1% to 1.3% of the electricity generated in 2023. According to the most recent analysis, Electri...

Daniela Morales Soler, 30 Oct 2024 19:55

Fedora Linux 41 now available (Image source: Fedora Magazine)

Fedora Linux 41 arrives with GNOME 47, KDE 6.2, the 6.11 kernel, and more

Just as expected, Fedora 41 is finally here. Across various editions, the list of changes includes highlights such as GNOME 47 and KDE Plasma 6.2, the Mir and Wayland-based Miracle desktop environment in the new Fedora Miracle, ne...

Codrut Nistor, 29 Oct 2024 20:16

Loongson technology unveils ambitious CPU roadmap at 2024 industrial ecosystem conference (Image source: DALL·E 3)

Loongson's 3B6600M: Chinese CPU aims to rival 7nm x86 processors

Loongson Technology unveils ambitious plans for its CPU and GPU development, aiming to compete with major players in the semiconductor industry. The Chinese company's latest desktop CPU matches 14nm x86 chips, with future models t...

Nathan Ali, 21 Oct 2024 17:48

Google aims to power AI data centers with small nuclear reactors (Image source: DALL·E 3)

Google's nuclear-powered AI: Tech giant partners with Kairos Power for nuclear-powered data centers

Google plans to power its AI data centers with small nuclear reactors, partnering with Kairos Power. This bold move aims to meet the growing energy demands of AI technology while maintaining sustainability.

Nathan Ali, 19 Oct 2024 21:45

Increasing AI demand forces tech companies to turn to less eco-friendly nuclear power. (Image source: AI-generated, Dall-E 3)

Increasing AI demand forces tech companies to retreat from using the most eco-friendly power sources to power data centers

Rapid growth in AI demand has forced tech companies to retreat from more eco-friendly power sources like solar and turn to nuclear power plants to power the latest generative AI. Cooling massive AI data centers has also driven up ...

David Chien, 15 Oct 2024 06:30

Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" anniversary desktop theme (Image source: Ubuntu)

Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole arrives with the latest kernel, toolchains, GNOME 47, and heightened security

Yesterday, Ubuntu 24.10 finally came out of beta. Codenamed "Oracular Oriole," it sports the latest kernel (version 6.11), expanded toolchains with versioned Rust and Java TCK, tighter security controls via improved permissions pr...

Codrut Nistor, 11 Oct 2024 19:19

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on Dell XPS 13 (Image source: Canonical)

Ubuntu 24.10 beta comes with GNOME 47 and more

On the way for the public release of Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole," which is scheduled for October 10th, the Ubuntu team unveiled a new beta for the desktop, server, and cloud products. Ubuntu 24.10 beta allows users to test GNOM...

Codrut Nistor, 23 Sep 2024 10:34

Fedora Linux 41 beta now available (Image source: Fedora Magazine)

Fedora Linux 41 beta drops Python 2 and upgrades the DNF package manager

One month before the stable release, Fedora Linux 41 beta arrives with a preview of what's about to come. Some of these changes are Python 2's removal, Valkey replacing Redis, the ability to install the proprietary Nvidia video dr...

Codrut Nistor, 18 Sep 2024 18:47

Ubuntu 22.04.5 launches as a minor update to the 22.04 LTS branch

Initially supposed to arrive two weeks ago, Ubuntu 22.04.5 was delayed until yesterday. This point-release for the 22.04 LTS branch comes with multiple updates and fixes, as usual. The list of updated components includes Ruby 3.0,...

Codrut Nistor, 13 Sep 2024 12:01

First small modular nuclear reactor certified for use in the US (Image source: NuScale Power)

Nuclear trio-powered data center now being developed by Oracle

During the company's last earnings call, Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison unveiled that the company has already received the building permit for no less than three next-gen small modular nuclear reactors. With an expec...

Codrut Nistor, 11 Sep 2024 14:09

Redox OS 0.9.0 desktop (Image source: Redox)

Linux and BSD alternative Redox OS reaches version 0.9.0 with COSMIC desktop applications and multiple optimizations

Born back in 2015, Redox OS is still in a testing stage, but the latest update, labeled 0.9.0, brings it one step closer to the public release. Written in Rust, it now sports COSMIC desktop apps, a custom web server, as well as pe...

Codrut Nistor, 11 Sep 2024 09:55

Sugon's latest Hygon processor adopts AMD's cutting-edge SP5 packaging (Image source: @yuuki_ans/X)

Sugon's Hygon processors adopt AMD's SP5 packaging

Sugon's latest Hygon processors have been discovered to utilize AMD's cutting-edge SP5 packaging technology, allowing support for advanced features like DDR5 memory. This move suggests the Chinese company is finding ways to levera...

Nathan Ali, 20 Aug 2024 18:43

50 W TGP and no power connector (Image Source: PNY)

Nvidia RTX 2000E ADA single-slot desktop workstation card quietly introduced as energy efficient AI processor

This is a more compact variant of the existing RTX 2000 ADA featuring the same 2816 CUDA cores and 16 GB VRAM, but with only a single-slot cooling solution, no power connector and 50 W TGP.

Bogdan Solca, 15 Aug 2024 17:01

Firewall protection (Generated using DALL·E 3)

IPFire 2.29 Core 187 launches with an extra layer of protection against DoS attacks

Focused on delivering an easy initial setup and post-install configuration, IPFire is a Linux distro designed for firewalls. Version 2.29 Core 187 comes with an additional layer of protection against denial-of-service (DoS) attack...

Codrut Nistor, 12 Aug 2024 09:25

Micron announces first PCIe 6.0 SSD with over 26 GB/s transfer speeds

The world's first PCIe 6.0 SSD developed by Micron will initially be available for data centers and edge applications as part of a portfolio of memory and storage products to support the broad demand for AI. More details to be rev...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Aug 2024 17:44

Microsoft Azure configuration error downs Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services. (Image source: Microsoft)

Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services affected by Central US Azure outage resulting from bad configuration change

Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services were affected by a Central US Azure outage at occured on July 18, 2024. A configuration change in Azure resulted in storage clusters and servers being disconnected, initiating an automati...

David Chien, 19 Jul 2024 21:05

Fanless server with Nano-BMC interface for advanced remote management (Image Source: SimplyNUC)

Simply NUC readies extremeEDGE fanless mini PC servers with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 8840U processor

Other processor options include the AMD Ryzen embedded V3C18l and the Ryzen 7 7840U. There is support for up to 96 GB LPDDR5-5600 RAM, 24 TB NVMe SSD storage and high-speed internet interfaces like 4x 2.5 GbE, 2x 10 GbE and 4/5G, ...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Jul 2024 14:41

Add IPsec tunnel page in NethSecurity 8 (Image source: NethServer Community)

NethSecurity 8.1 now available with a new connection tracking interface and user account manager

Capable of providing a fully-loaded Linux firewall solution that only requires a few clicks to secure a network, NethSecurity got an update with two major highlights. Version 8.1 comes with a user account manager in the web GUI, a...

Codrut Nistor, 09 Jul 2024 13:08

Scalability extends to 64 boards per system. (Image Source: InspireSemi)

InspireSemi's Thunderbird “supercomputer-cluster-on-a-chip” packs up to 6,144 RISC-V cores on a single PCIe board

Each Thunderbird SoC integrates 1,536 RISC-V 64-bit cores along with high-speed memory and low-latency network mesh that allows scalability for up to four SoCs per PCIe board. A system can recognize up to 256 chips or 64 PCie boar...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Jun 2024 15:02

SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 now available with major kernel update and enhanced hardware support

Released yesterday, the sixth service pack of the enterprise-class SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 distro comes with both performance and security updates. The list includes a major kernel update to version 6.4, hardware and driver impro...

Codrut Nistor, 18 Jun 2024 15:10

Complete PCIe 7.0 solutions coming to AI and HPC markets in 2025

First complete PCIe 7.0 IP solution presented by Synopsys coming to market in 2025 for HPCs and AI supercomputers

A 128 Gb/s PCIe 7.0 lane with electrical-optical-electrical technology will be demonstrated at this year's PCI-SIG Developers Conference in the coming days. Synopsys estimates that the complete PCIe 7.0 IP with controller, IDE sec...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Jun 2024 15:13

NYSE glitch causes dozens of stocks to lose almost all value until fixed. (Source: Morningstar)

NYSE price-bands tech glitch causes Berkshire Hathaway Class A stocks to lose $908,650,000,000 in market cap before fix

A New York Stock Exchange price-bands technical glitch has affected six dozen stocks and caused Berkshire Hathaway Class A stocks to lose $908.65 billion in market capitalization before it was fixed. Most affected stocks have resu...

David Chien, 03 Jun 2024 22:26

The proposed route for Google's new undersea fiber optic cable crosses southern Africa and the Indian Ocean. (Image via MapChart w/ edits)

Google to start construction of first undersea fiber optic cable connecting Africa and Australia

Google will soon begin construction of a fiber optic cable linking Africa to Australia, the first of its kind. The cable will run from Kenya to South Africa before crossing the Indian Ocean. The cable, dubbed "Umoja," is designed ...

Sam Medley, 23 May 2024 16:54

Gordon Bell dies at 89

Computing pioneer Gordon Bell, a name associated with the development of the PDP and VAX computer systems at Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s and 1970s, passed away at 89. In the 1990s, he advised Microsoft and then join...

Codrut Nistor, 22 May 2024 14:15