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10 petabytes of sensitive data stolen from China's National Supercomputing Center, hackers claim — daring heist would be largest ever China hack, covering 6,000 clients across science, defense, and beyond

10 petabytes of sensitive data stolen from China's National Supercomputing Center, hackers claim — daring heist would be largest ever China hack, covering 6,000 clients across science, defense, and beyond

💡 Verdict: Hackers claim to have executed the largest cyber heist in China's history by stealing a massive 10 petabytes of sensitive data from the National Supercomputing Center, compromising roughly 6,000 clients. Check Price: National Supercomputing C ⚡ Quick Hits * Unprecedented Scale: Attackers claim to have siphoned off a
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Intel and SambaNova team up on heterogenous AI inference platform — different hardware performs different workloads

Intel and SambaNova team up on heterogenous AI inference platform — different hardware performs different workloads

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * Intel and SambaNova are collaborating to create a hybrid, highly efficient AI inference solution. * The system uses heterogeneous computing to delegate different AI tasks to specialized hardware components. * The architecture is heavily optimized for running major large language models,
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Bain Capital's data center unit removes disgraced tenant suspected of smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China — Megaspeed previously alleged to have spent roughly $2 billion on AI processors for illicit distribution

Bain Capital's data center unit removes disgraced tenant suspected of smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China — Megaspeed previously alleged to have spent roughly $2 billion on AI processors for illicit distribution

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * Megaspeed was removed from Bain Capital's data center over severe smuggling allegations. * The tenant allegedly spent roughly $2 billion on high-end Nvidia AI processors. * The hardware was suspected of being illicitly distributed to China to bypass
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Intel introduces its own Neural Compression technology with a fallback mode that works on GPUs without dedicated AI cores — early performance is on the level of Nvidia NTC

Intel introduces its own Neural Compression technology with a fallback mode that works on GPUs without dedicated AI cores — early performance is on the level of Nvidia NTC

💡 Verdict: Intel's new Neural Compression technology delivers performance comparable to Nvidia's NTC and features a versatile fallback mode for older GPUs, arriving alongside the upcoming Arc B580 Battlemage graphics card. Check Price: Intel Arc B580 ⚡ Quick Hits * Matches Nvidia NTC: Early performance of Intel's
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Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project — 'Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology'

Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project — 'Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology'

💡 Verdict: Intel has officially teamed up with Elon Musk's SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla on the ambitious TeraFab project to revolutionize silicon fabrication technology. Check Price: TeraFab Project ⚡ Quick Hits * Intel joins forces with Elon Musk's tech ecosystem, including SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla. * The TeraFab initiative specifically
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Investors push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to disclose data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen resolutions ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings

Investors push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to disclose data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen resolutions ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings

💡 Verdict: Investors are officially demanding that major tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google publicly disclose the massive power and water consumption of their rapidly expanding data centers. Check Price: Cloud Data Centers ⚡ Quick Hits * Over a dozen new resolutions demand strict environmental transparency from tech giants. * Amazon, Microsoft, and
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