Category: Computer Graphics

Nvidia unveils first Pascal graphics card, the monstrous Tesla P100 | Ars Technica

With HBM2 and 40% performance boost over Titan X, Pascal is going to be a beast. Source: Nvidia unveils first Pascal graphics card, the monstrous >>>

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Computer, Graphics

Wayne Madsen: Hillary Clinton’s Private Email Was Front End for a Private Foreign Policy/Intelligence Operation « Public Intelligence Blog

Posted in full with permission of the author. April 1-2, 2016 — Clinton’s private email network part of private foreign policy/intelligence operation A mere cursory >>>

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Computer, Security

A $2 Billion Chip to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence

A new chip design from Nvidia will allow machine-learning researchers to marshal larger collections of simulated neurons. Source: A $2 Billion Chip to Accelerate Artificial >>>

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Artificial Intelligence, Computer

Changing the colour of single photons in a diamond quantum memory

Source: Changing the colour of single photons in a diamond quantum memory

Posted: April 5, 2016 in Computer, Quantum Computing, Quantum Physics

This Hacker Rigged Elections in 9 Latin American Countries | News | teleSUR English

Andres Sepulveda hacked and spied in elections in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela. Source: This Hacker Rigged Elections >>>

Posted: April 1, 2016 in Computer, Security

Intel’s new SSDs are advance scouts for NVMe | PCWorld

With its latest SSDs, Intel is paving the way for fast, standard NVMe connections in storage systems for both more and less adventurous users. Source: >>>

Posted: April 1, 2016 in Computer, Storage

Toshiba recalls 100k laptop batteries after overheating incidents – SlashGear

Four reports of overheated and melted laptop batteries has prompted Toshiba to recall more than 100,000 units in the U.S. and Canada. These lithium-ion battery >>>

Posted: March 31, 2016 in Chemistry, Computer, Energy, Storage

Reddit deletes surveillance ‘warrant canary’ in transparency report | Reuters

Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of >>>

Posted: March 31, 2016 in Computer, Internet, Security

Finally, Google announced their D-Wave 2X quantum computer succesfully works – Louisville Tech Time

A team of researchers from Google’s artificial intelligence labs has published results which it claims demonstrate that its controversial D-Wave quantum computer really works. D-Wave >>>

Posted: March 30, 2016 in Computer, Quantum Computing

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and IBM build brain-inspired supercomputer | KurzweilAI

Lawrence Livermore’s new supercomputer system uses 16 IBM TrueNorth chips developed by IBM Research (credit: IBM Research) Lawrence Livermore National Source: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory >>>

Posted: March 30, 2016 in Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Processors