What is SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)?
DRAM (dynamic random access memory) Summary DRAM is a widely used form of semiconductor random access memory that stores the data and program code a processor needs while running. Each…
What is telecommunications (telecom)?
What is telecommunications (telecom)? Summary Telecommunications (telecom) is the electronic exchange of information — voice, data and video — over distance using technologies such as copper, fibre, microwave, satellite and…
Air Pollution Can Drive Devastating Forms of Dementia, Research Suggests
Air Pollution Can Drive Devastating Forms of Dementia, Research Suggests Summary New research, reported via Slashdot from The Guardian and published in Science, links long-term exposure to fine particulate air…
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Strikes Its First Satellite Internet Deal With an Airline
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Strikes Its First Satellite Internet Deal With an Airline Summary Amazon’s Project Kuiper has signed its first airline partner, JetBlue, to deliver satellite-powered in-flight Wi‑Fi. The Verge…
UK Government Trial of M365 Copilot Finds No Clear Productivity Boost
UK Government Trial of M365 Copilot Finds No Clear Productivity Boost Summary The Department for Business and Trade ran a trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot between October and December 2024.…
Uber India Starts Offering Drivers Gigs Collecting and Classifying Info For AI Models
Uber India Starts Offering Drivers Gigs Collecting and Classifying Info For AI Models Summary Uber’s India arm is using its app to offer rideshare and delivery drivers short “digital tasks”…
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website Summary Google announced ambitious carbon-free and net-zero goals in 2020 and had public pledges on its sustainability site. A National Observer investigation reported…
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself?
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has remained roughly $25 billion for the past decade while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC have increased their…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary Alphabet’s Google has been fined $3.45 billion by the European Commission over anti-competitive conduct in its adtech stack.…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warns that AI will concentrate wealth in the hands of a…