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Self-hosting: 4 reasons I still haven’t taken the plunge

I find the idea of self-hosting fascinating. I read about it regularly, and as someone who reviews PC hardware, I’m practically surrounded by ideal conditions—and gear—to finally get started. I’ve even tested devices that would be...

Christian Hintze, 12 Dec 2025 12:31

Aaeon has unveiled new UP Edgle mini PCs with Twin Lake CPUs in extremely compact enclosures. (Image source: Aaeon)

Aaeon introduces new ultra-compact UP Edge mini PCs powered by up to an 8-core Intel N355 "Twin Lake" CPU

Aaeon has introduced four new offerings carrying the UP brand name. Each of the mini PCs can be equipped with up to an 8-core Intel N355 CPU, and packs a decent array of standard as well as enterprise-focused I/O.

Sambit Saha, 11 Dec 2025 18:51

HyperX Fury DDR4 RAM modules installed on a motherboard (Image source: Athena Sandrini/Pexels)

What’s driving the RAM crisis, OpenAI’s big memory deal, and the risk of PS6, Xbox, or Nvidia RTX 50 Super delays — former Micron and SanDisk engineer explains

In a recent discussion on the Broken Silicon Podcast, veteran memory industry executive Dave Eggleston breaks down the key forces driving the current RAM supply crunch. He explains how the industry is reacting to massive memory pr...

Yetnesh Dubey, 09 Dec 2025 23:28

Micron Crucial Pro 64GB DDR4 RAM memory kit. (Image source: Crucial)

Crucial will honor RAM and SSD warranty as Micron nixes renowned memory brand to chase AI profits

Another major memory and SSD storage maker has bad news for consumers. The Crucial brand is being sacrificed on the altar of AI profits after three decades in existence.

Daniel Zlatev, 04 Dec 2025 15:50

TrendForce publishes ten tech predictions for 2026 in the context of AI. (Image: Pixabay, Maxwell_joe)

Tech forecast 2026: AI hype, Apple foldable, 1000-watt chips and robot invasion

2026 could turn everything upside down. AI is no longer content with software and is now reaching for hardware, according to the conclusion reached by TrendForce. At the same time, rumors are rife. Apple is finally planning to lau...

Ronald Matta, 02 Dec 2025 21:22

Deal | Homeserver deals: Up to 40 percent off from the ZimaBoard maker

IceWhale, the company behind ZimaBoard and more, is joining the Black Friday rush with discounts of up to 40 percent across its lineup. Among other deals, buyers can save 20 percent on a ZimaBlade or ZimaCube. Orders ship within 7...

Christian Hintze, 25 Nov 2025 15:12

It was not an attack on Cloudflare (Image source: Stable Diffusion)

It was not an attack on Cloudflare: How a faulty configuration file paralyzed part of the internet

On the surface, the internet seems to be decentralized. In reality, only a few global players ensure the functionality of websites and apps. Cloudflare, one of the largest, was rendered unavailable for hours on Tuesday, November 1...

Marc Herter, 22 Nov 2025 21:27

Artist's impression of a cutting-edge chip (Image Source: d-Matrix)

10x faster inference versus HBM4: d-Matrix joins forces with AIchip to produce world's first 3D DRAM

The 3D-stacked DRAM technology jointly developed by d-Matrix and AIchip has just been successfully validated and is ready for commercial launch. It will be featured in the upcoming Raptor inference accelerators from d-Matrix and t...

Bogdan Solca, 18 Nov 2025 16:46

Rows of Meta data centre server racks with colour-coded cabling and overhead power systems inside a high-density compute hall. (Image Source: Meta)

Meta to invest over $1 billion in a supposed “energy-efficient” AI-ready data centre as an independent report flags weak climate performance

Meta is investing over $1 billion in a new AI-optimised data centre in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, which the company says will use upgraded infrastructure, improved cooling and clean-energy matching.

Praneeta, 13 Nov 2025 17:02

AI is driving growth of data centers in Germany, with 12 billion euros in investments expected in 2025. (Image source: Pexels, panumas nikhomkhai)

12€ billion boom thanks to AI: Expansion of data centers continues to boom but concerns about US dominance linger

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the key factor behind the current boom of German data centers. According to a recent market analysis by digital association Bitkom, installed capacity will increase by a full 70% by 2030. The capaci...

Ronald Matta, 10 Nov 2025 15:01

Debian APT set to require Rust toolchain from May 2026 as legacy ports face sunset

APT is set to gain Rust code in 2026 as Debian modernises its package manager. The coding language's presence in open-source projects keep growing.

Louise Burke, 04 Nov 2025 17:51

Comparison of the sizes of different versions of SpaceX Starlink satellites (Image source: SpaceX)

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX plans for orbital data centers

Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX plans to build space-based data centers by scaling up its Starlink V3 satellites. With 1 Tbps-class capacity and launches planned as early as 2026, Starlink could soon evolve from broadband into...

Andrew Sozinov, 31 Oct 2025 22:22

A Qualcomm AI rack (Image source: Qualcomm)

Qualcomm takes the AI fight to Nvidia with new AI200 and AI250 chips built from smartphone tech

Qualcomm is expanding beyond smartphones with two new AI data center chips, the AI200 and AI250, built on its mobile neural processing tech. Promising significant efficiency gains and 768 GB memory support, these chips aim to chal...

David Odejide, 27 Oct 2025 19:50

An image of some offshore wind turbines (Image source: Jesse De Meulenaere; cropped)

China builds the world's first wind-powered underwater data center

In a significant step forward towards green computing, China has finished construction on a new underwater data center that is powered by offshore wind, uses zero freshwater, and dramatically reduces land use.

Chibuike Okpara, 22 Oct 2025 18:40

Following the launch of Panther Lake, Intel will scale back its open-source contributions in the name of competition. (Image source: Intel)

Intel slashes open-source contributions in the name of competiton

Intel will no longer be blindly contributing to the open-source software ecosystem, with recent comments from the company indicating that it will be using open-source as an "advantage to Intel." Intel was previously known for cont...

Julian van der Merwe, 10 Oct 2025 20:58

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" desktop screenshot showing GNOME 49 changes (Image source: Canonical)

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" arrives with GNOME 49 and Linux 6.17 in tow

As previously announced, Ubuntu 25.10 became available earlier today as the final step before the next LTS release, which is scheduled for 2026. In addition to the 6.17 kernel and GNOME 49, this release also comes with the Ptyxis ...

Codrut Nistor, 09 Oct 2025 16:57

Illuminated oil refinery at night with bright lights. (Image source: Selim Şengül via Pexels)

Gneuton's waste heat-powered water purification technology for AI data centers to come online in Q1 2026

Gneuton, a US-based company, has launched a patented thermal distillation system that repurposes waste heat from gas turbine-powered AI data centers into purified water, aiming to cut water costs and boost sustainability worldwide...

Praneeta, 27 Sep 2025 22:21

AI investments lead to a surge in Samsung memory prices. (Image source: Samsung)

Samsung is raising RAM and flash memory prices over AI boom

The memory semiconductor industry doldrums period is seemingly over as companies like SanDisk, Micron, or Samsung are now all intent to raise their prices. The AI-powered boom of chips and data center storage demand may be the cul...

Daniel Zlatev, 22 Sep 2025 18:28

DIY projectors aren't anything new, but you don't need DIY Perks level skills to build this one (Image Source: Huy Vector via YouTube)

Pico projector from an old smartphone and the VapeServer - two of the week's best hardware hacks

CheckMag From building a pico projector that mere mortals might actually be able to achieve, to running a web server on a Vape battery, the hacker community never ceases to amaze. Here are two of the week's best hacks.

David Devey, 20 Sep 2025 09:46

Ubuntu 25.10 beta comes with the Linux 6.17 kernel and more

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" is one step closer to the masses thanks to a new beta release. Targeting multiple platforms and available in quite a few versions, as usual, this release includes the 6.17 Linux kernel and most featu...

Codrut Nistor, 19 Sep 2025 16:20

Pictured: Huawei's Atlas 900 AI cluster (Image source: Huawei)

Huawei Atlas 950 SuperCluster unveiled with 524 ExaFLOPS AI performance

At Huawei Connect 2025, the company introduced the Atlas 950 SuperCluster, delivering 524 FP8 ExaFLOPS for AI training and 1 FP4 ZettaFLOPS for inference. Built with over 500,000 Ascend 950DT NPUs, the system outpaces Oracle’s and...

Nathan Ali, 19 Sep 2025 14:02

Google's Zurich office entrance (Image source: Google)

Google retreats from 2030 net-zero goal as AI data centers drive soaring energy use

Google has pushed its “net-zero by 2030” pledge off the homepage and into its environmental report, while its data center page now frames the goal as a “moonshot.”

Nathan Ali, 08 Sep 2025 06:47

Red Hat and Axiom Space put a data center in low orbit (Image source: Generated using OpenAI)

Red Hat and Axiom Space power on the first data center in low orbit

Thanks to Axiom Space and Red Hat, edge computing is now making its way to space. Known as AxDCU-1, the first orbital data center prototype is now being tested on the International Space Station. Instead of transmitting data to Ea...

Codrut Nistor, 04 Sep 2025 17:55

Pictured: Tencent's China office building (Image source: Tencent)

China expands AI subsidies with computing power vouchers to boost SME adoption

China’s cities are rolling out “computing power vouchers” that cover up to 80 percent of AI rental costs for SMEs, turning underused data centers into subsidized AI hubs.

Nathan Ali, 03 Sep 2025 18:35

Pictured: TSMC's silicon wafer (Image source: TSMC)

China accelerates shift to homegrown AI chips under U.S. pressure

China’s top tech firms are accelerating efforts to replace Nvidia processors, but most progress lies in running AI models, not training them.

Nathan Ali, 01 Sep 2025 20:19

China’s AI boom pivots to refurbished Nvidia GPUs as H20 stalls. Pictured: Nvidia's H100 NVL GPU (Image source: Nvidia)

China’s AI boom runs on refurbished Nvidia GPUs as export limits bite

Export controls and new data security rules keep Nvidia’s latest accelerators out of reach for many Chinese firms. Instead, refurbished A100s and second-hand H100s are powering inference clusters, extending the life of older hardw...

Nathan Ali, 27 Aug 2025 18:12

SK hynix 321-layer 2-Tb QLC enters mass production; six-plane design doubles transfer speed (Image source: SK hynix)

SK hynix starts mass production of 321-layer 2-terabit QLC NAND

SK hynix has entered mass production of its 321-layer, 2-terabit QLC NAND, the first QLC to break 300 layers. A six-plane architecture and 3,200 MT/s I/O double transfer speeds apparently lift writes by up to 56 percent and reads ...

Nathan Ali, 26 Aug 2025 18:04

Nvidia Rubin architecture taped out with six chips at TSMC, marks major platform overhaul

Nvidia has taped out six Rubin architecture chips at TSMC, featuring 3nm N3P chiplets, HBM4 support, and 4x reticle design. This comprehensive platform overhaul covers GPUs, CPUs, networking, and silicon photonics.

Nathan Ali, 24 Aug 2025 20:17

FugakuNEXT sets Japan’s path to zetta scale (Image source: RIKEN)

FugakuNEXT: Japan’s $740 million supercomputer aims for zetta-scale performance with Nvidia GPUs

RIKEN, Fujitsu and Nvidia are joining forces on FugakuNEXT, Japan’s next flagship supercomputer. Targeting 600 EFLOPS FP8 and a hundred-fold performance boost over Fugaku, the system combines new Fujitsu CPUs and Nvidia GPU accele...

Nathan Ali, 24 Aug 2025 00:28

China tells tech giants to halt Nvidia H20 orders after US "addicted" insult

Beijing has quietly tightened pressure on tech giants to scale back Nvidia H20 chip purchases after U.S. comments angered senior officials.

Nathan Ali, 22 Aug 2025 11:57

Nuclear energy generation (Image source: Pexels/Pixabay)

Google will build a small modular nuclear reactor in Tennessee

The company will acquire up to 500 megawatts of nuclear energy under the agreement. This deal will allow an increase in the power output of the Hermes 2 Plant in Oak Ridge.

Daniela Morales Soler, 18 Aug 2025 21:35

Nvidia amplifies op-ed claiming H20 export ban failed to slow China’s AI push

Nvidia shared an op-ed arguing U.S. export controls on its H20 GPUs curtailed American influence without halting China’s AI progress.

Nathan Ali, 17 Aug 2025 18:40

Technician testing electronic hardware, similar to the process used for PQShield's post-quantum cryptography chip (Image source: Pexels)

PQShield launches UltraPQ-Suite and expands post-quantum cryptography hardware portfolio

PQShield expands post-quantum cryptography hardware with UltraPQ-Suite and PQPlatform-TrustSys, building on its 2024 NIST-approved silicon debut.

Louise Burke, 13 Aug 2025 14:56

The Sandisk UltraQLC 256TB NVMe U.2 SSD leverages Kioxia BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology to achieve its high capacity. (Image source: Sandisk)

Sandisk unveils UltraQLC 256TB NVMe U.2 SSD for datacenters

Sandisk has unveiled the UltraQLC 256TB NVMe U.2 SSD, engineered for massive data storage at datacenters and AI training clusters. Built using the 8th gen BiCS QLC NAND architecture, it delivers faster performance with lower power...

David Chien, 09 Aug 2025 03:16

Apple CEO Tim Cook at a recent company event (Image source: Apple)

Apple's smaller acquisitions could shape faster and more private AI in future devices

Cook confirms seven small acquisitions in 2025, amid broader AI investments that may strengthen on-device performance. The news comes as Apple's AI features currently available, such as those found on iPhones, face regular critici...

Louise Burke, 08 Aug 2025 17:17

Google signs first deals to reduce AI energy use in high-demand hours

To help ease pressure on the U.S. power grid, Google will begin cutting back electricity use at its AI data centers during times of high demand. The company has signed its first agreements with utility providers to temporarily slo...

Anmol Dubey, 04 Aug 2025 20:00

Zhaoxin showcases KaiXian KX-7000N AI-PC chip and 96-core Kaisheng KH-50000 server CPU at WAIC 2025 (Image source: Zhaoxin)

Zhaoxin unveils first NPU-equipped CPU and 96-core server chip at WAIC 2025

At WAIC 2025 in Shanghai, Zhaoxin introduced the KaiXian KX-7000N client CPU with an integrated NPU for offline AI workloads and the Kaisheng KH-50000 server chip delivering 96 cores, PCIe 5.0 lanes, and 384 MB L3 cache. Together,...

Nathan Ali, 31 Jul 2025 18:01

Micron expands its G9-NAND portfolio with record PCIe 6.0 performance and 245 TB capacities (Image source: Micron)

Micron's 9th gen NAND series debuts with world's first PCIe Gen 6 SSD

Micron’s new G9-NAND SSD portfolio combines the ultra-high bandwidth 9650 PCIe Gen 6 NVMe flagship, the capacity-focused 6600 ION series with up to 122.88 TB on PCIe 5.0, and the latency-optimized 7600 PCIe Gen 5 drive.

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 19:24

Tallgrass and Crusoe plan 10 GW AI data center near Cheyenne, Wyoming (Image source: Crusoe)

Wyoming’s upcoming AI campus could draw five times more power than its homes

Tallgrass and Crusoe propose a 1.8 GW AI data center campus just south of Cheyenne that could expand to 10 GW—surpassing the combined electricity use of every home in Wyoming.

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 14:43

China forms two AI alliances to localize chips and models. Pictured: Huawei's Atlas 900 AI cluster (Image source: Huawei)

The WAIC sees the launch of two strategic AI alliances to strengthen China’s chip-to-model ecosystem

At WAIC Shanghai, China’s AI sector unveiled two strategic alliances — the Model-Chip Ecosystem Innovation Alliance and the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce AI Committee — to bridge GPU designers, LLM specialists, and industri...

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 11:17

EU plots $34.6 billion drive for gigawatt-scale AI data centers (Image source: Telenor)

The EU’s $34.6 billion AI factory plan aims to double compute capacity with 13 regional hubs and future gigafactories

Europe’s $34.6 billion AI factory program moves from blueprint to reality, with 13 regional hubs funded and plans for gigawatt-scale sites housing 100,000 GPUs. Power supply and private investment emerge as critical challenges to ...

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 04:28

Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 stakes a claim in China’s high-performance AI race. Pictured: Huawei's Atlas 900 AI cluster (Image source: Huawei)

CloudMatrix 384: Huawei's 384-chip AI cluster challenges Nvidia amid US export curbs

At WAIC Shanghai, Huawei unveiled CloudMatrix 384: a system of 384 Ascend 910C accelerators connected via a proprietary "super-node" interconnect, designed to rival Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 platform.

Nathan Ali, 26 Jul 2025 17:02

Nvidia’s B200 AI chips still reach China despite US export controls. Pictured: Nvidia's DGX superpod (Image source: Nvidia)

Billion-dollar Nvidia B200 shipments bypass US export curbs to China

Despite export curbs, over $1 billion of Nvidia’s flagship B200 AI processors slipped into China even after Washington tightened restrictions. Anhui-based “Gate of the Era” emerged as a key gray-market conduit, moving racks at pri...

Nathan Ali, 25 Jul 2025 14:05

Kioxia unveils 245 TB LC9 enterprise SSD aimed at AI-scale workloads (Image source: Kioxia)

Kioxia unveils industry’s first 245.76 TB NVMe SSD optimized for AI workloads

Kioxia’s new LC9 Series NVMe SSD doubles its top capacity from 122.88 TB to 245.76 TB, setting a new industry standard for both 2.5‑inch and EDSFF E3.L form factors.

Nathan Ali, 22 Jul 2025 08:55

Google signed an agreement to acquire hydro power for data centres. Reference image. (Image source: panumas nikhomkhai - Pexels)

Google signs a $3 billion deal to obtain renewable energy for AI and cloud computing

The company has been acquiring renewable energy for its data centres across the world to decarbonise its operations. By 2030, Google aims to achieve net zero emissions.

Daniela Morales Soler, 17 Jul 2025 14:33

Meta prepares gigawatt-scale data centers for the next wave of artificial intelligence. Pictured: Meta's Richland Parish data center (Image source: Meta)

Meta plans AI cluster that's almost the size of Manhattan

Meta is pouring billions into massive AI server farms, kicking off with its one-gigawatt Prometheus cluster followed by a five‑gigawatt Hyperion build. Prefabricated tents and on‑site gas plants slash costs and speed deployment, a...

Nathan Ali, 16 Jul 2025 13:57

Nvidia's CEO rejects the notion of an AI "arms race”. Pictured: Nvidia H100 NVL (Image source: Nvidia)

Jensen Huang says export controls only spur China’s AI chip development

CEO Jensen Huang says Washington’s high-end export controls have backfired by spurring China’s homegrown hardware. He argues an open, U.S.-built tech stack must set the global AI standard for all developers.

Nathan Ali, 14 Jul 2025 20:45

TeamGroup P250Q-M80 M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD. (Image source: TeamGroup)

TeamGroup introduces new PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD with one-click data destruction

The new P250Q-M80 M.2 drives from TeamGroup will let you wipe your data with the press of a button. The drives come in 256 GB up to 2 TB capacities but there is no information on when they will go on sale just yet.

Vineet Washington, 11 Jul 2025 17:55

Cerabyte targets ultra-dense, durable archival storage. Pictured: Cerabyte's glass ceramic storage (Image source: Cerabyte)

Cerabyte roadmap targets 100 petabyte glass-ceramic archival racks by 2030

Cerabyte plans 100 PB glass-ceramic archival racks with 2 GB/s throughput and sub-10-second access by 2030. A 2025 pilot will prove 1 PB racks at 100 MB/s, promising century-long media life at $1/TB while slashing carbon footprint...

Nathan Ali, 11 Jul 2025 14:00

U.S. Treasury sanctions Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider for enabling cybercriminal activity

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Aeza Group, a bulletproof hosting (BPH) provider based in Russia, for facilitating cybercriminal operations that affect victims...

Chibuike Okpara, 02 Jul 2025 14:07

Server/Datacenter

Self-hosting: 4 reasons I still haven’t taken the plunge

Aaeon introduces new ultra-compact UP Edge mini PCs powered by up to an 8-core Intel N355 "Twin Lake" CPU

What’s driving the RAM crisis, OpenAI’s big memory deal, and the risk of PS6, Xbox, or Nvidia RTX 50 Super delays — former Micron and SanDisk engineer explains

Crucial will honor RAM and SSD warranty as Micron nixes renowned memory brand to chase AI profits

Tech forecast 2026: AI hype, Apple foldable, 1000-watt chips and robot invasion

Deal | Homeserver deals: Up to 40 percent off from the ZimaBoard maker

It was not an attack on Cloudflare: How a faulty configuration file paralyzed part of the internet

10x faster inference versus HBM4: d-Matrix joins forces with AIchip to produce world's first 3D DRAM

Meta to invest over $1 billion in a supposed “energy-efficient” AI-ready data centre as an independent report flags weak climate performance

12€ billion boom thanks to AI: Expansion of data centers continues to boom but concerns about US dominance linger

Debian APT set to require Rust toolchain from May 2026 as legacy ports face sunset

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX plans for orbital data centers

Qualcomm takes the AI fight to Nvidia with new AI200 and AI250 chips built from smartphone tech

China builds the world's first wind-powered underwater data center

Intel slashes open-source contributions in the name of competiton

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" arrives with GNOME 49 and Linux 6.17 in tow

Gneuton's waste heat-powered water purification technology for AI data centers to come online in Q1 2026

Samsung is raising RAM and flash memory prices over AI boom

Pico projector from an old smartphone and the VapeServer - two of the week's best hardware hacks

Ubuntu 25.10 beta comes with the Linux 6.17 kernel and more

Huawei Atlas 950 SuperCluster unveiled with 524 ExaFLOPS AI performance

Google retreats from 2030 net-zero goal as AI data centers drive soaring energy use

Red Hat and Axiom Space power on the first data center in low orbit

China expands AI subsidies with computing power vouchers to boost SME adoption

China accelerates shift to homegrown AI chips under U.S. pressure

China’s AI boom runs on refurbished Nvidia GPUs as export limits bite

SK hynix starts mass production of 321-layer 2-terabit QLC NAND

Nvidia Rubin architecture taped out with six chips at TSMC, marks major platform overhaul

FugakuNEXT: Japan’s $740 million supercomputer aims for zetta-scale performance with Nvidia GPUs

China tells tech giants to halt Nvidia H20 orders after US "addicted" insult

Google will build a small modular nuclear reactor in Tennessee

Nvidia amplifies op-ed claiming H20 export ban failed to slow China’s AI push

PQShield launches UltraPQ-Suite and expands post-quantum cryptography hardware portfolio

Sandisk unveils UltraQLC 256TB NVMe U.2 SSD for datacenters

Apple's smaller acquisitions could shape faster and more private AI in future devices

Google signs first deals to reduce AI energy use in high-demand hours

Zhaoxin unveils first NPU-equipped CPU and 96-core server chip at WAIC 2025

Micron's 9th gen NAND series debuts with world's first PCIe Gen 6 SSD

Wyoming’s upcoming AI campus could draw five times more power than its homes

The WAIC sees the launch of two strategic AI alliances to strengthen China’s chip-to-model ecosystem

The EU’s $34.6 billion AI factory plan aims to double compute capacity with 13 regional hubs and future gigafactories

CloudMatrix 384: Huawei's 384-chip AI cluster challenges Nvidia amid US export curbs

Billion-dollar Nvidia B200 shipments bypass US export curbs to China

Kioxia unveils industry’s first 245.76 TB NVMe SSD optimized for AI workloads

Google signs a $3 billion deal to obtain renewable energy for AI and cloud computing

Meta plans AI cluster that's almost the size of Manhattan

Jensen Huang says export controls only spur China’s AI chip development

TeamGroup introduces new PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD with one-click data destruction

Cerabyte roadmap targets 100 petabyte glass-ceramic archival racks by 2030

U.S. Treasury sanctions Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider for enabling cybercriminal activity

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