In the midst of an unprecedented artificial intelligence (AI) arms race, Microsoft, a chief belligerent, is doing the unthinkable: it’s tapping the brakes. Reports have surfaced that the company is pausing or slowing the construction of new data centers, the […]
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The digital lives we lead are as intertwined as the most complex neural network, and the news of HP’s latest security threat report landed with a chilling, personal resonance. Just days after delving into its findings, I experienced a sophisticated
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The quest for a perfect artificial intelligence (AI) development environment often conjures images of massive server racks, liquid-cooled supercomputers and enough blinking lights to power a small city. But here in Bend, Oregon, where a discerning eye appreciates efficiency and
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Here in Bend, Oregon, where a laptop needs to survive everything from a coffee shop brainstorm to a backcountry campsite (Wi-Fi permitting, of course), the new HP OmniBook X Flip 16-Inch notebook has landed with a soft, yet incredibly impactful,
For years, the AI hardware landscape has felt like a walled garden, with NVIDIA’s CUDA ecosystem and H100 GPUs reigning supreme, a bit like that one brilliant kid who never shares their toys. But here in Silicon Valley (I recently
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Here in Bend, Oregon, where the principles of openness and community often extend from the Deschutes River trails to the local tech scene, Lenovo’s strategic shift towards OpenBMC for systems management across its data center offerings resonates deeply. In an
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, companies face a constant barrage of threats targeting their data and infrastructure. The approach they take to secure their operations can significantly impact their resilience and ability to protect themselves. While some opt for
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While the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) often demands top-tier, and correspondingly top-dollar, hardware, a significant and rapidly expanding community of innovators is exploring the vast potential of AI on a more constrained budget. These researchers, hobbyists and smaller
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Here in Bend, Oregon, the tech landscape is constantly evolving, and today brings a significant announcement from Lenovo, a company with a fascinating history of reinvention. Back in the heyday of IBM, a name synonymous with enterprise computing, the “Think”
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My wife and I share a strong preference for the color purple. We appreciate its aesthetic and often seek it out in products we purchase. So, we noted with genuine excitement when Microsoft unveiled its latest Surface Pro iteration, the
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