Linux Reaches 5% On Desktop
Longtime Slashdot reader shares a significant milestone for Linux: it has officially surpassed the 5% mark in desktop market share in the USA. According to StatCounter Global Stats, Linux now…
Transatlantic Communications Cable Doubles As Ocean Sensor
Summary The recent development in oceanography has seen transatlantic communications cables re-purposed to measure crucial environmental data. Researchers have innovatively employed these undersea fibre-optic cables, originally designed for telecommunication, to…
Germany Is Building the World’s Tallest Wind Turbine
Germany Is Building the World’s Tallest Wind Turbine The German state of Brandenburg is set to host the world’s tallest wind turbine, reaching an impressive height of 300 metres (around…
Meta Uses Open Source AI To Design Greener Concrete For Its Next Data Center
Meta has teamed up with Amrize and the University of Illinois to create a new concrete mix using open source AI. This innovative approach to mix design has reportedly led…
Boffins detail new algorithms to losslessly boost AI perf by up to 2.8x
Summary Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Intel Labs, and d-Matrix have unveiled new algorithms that can significantly enhance AI performance, increasing token generation rates by as much as…
The Geography of Innovative Firms
The Geography of Innovative Firms This article summarises a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research which discusses how most innovation in the U.S. comes from firms operating R&D…
Germany Is Building the World’s Tallest Wind Turbine
Summary Germany is breaking records with the construction of the world’s tallest wind turbine, rising to 300 metres (about 365 metres including rotor blades) in the state of Brandenburg. This…
Linux Reaches 5% On Desktop
Linux has officially surpassed the 5% mark in desktop market share in the USA for the first time, as reported by OSTechNix. This marks a significant milestone for the operating…
Transatlantic Communications Cable Doubles As Ocean Sensor
Transatlantic Communications Cable Doubles As Ocean Sensor Scientists have discovered that existing undersea fibre-optic telecommunications cables can also function as sensors, enabling them to monitor ocean conditions. These cables can…
The Geography of Innovative Firms
Summary Recent research highlights how most U.S. innovation comes from firms with R&D operations in multiple localities. An endogenous growth model suggests that these multi-market companies generate valuable knowledge spillovers…