The Nintendo Switch is about to become Nintendo’s best-selling console ever, needing just 10,000 more sales to surpass the Nintendo DS’s 154.02 million units. More impressively, it’s on track to dethrone the PlayStation 2 as the best-selling console of all time, needing to reach “more than 160 milli
UCD is spending €724,000 on a new Nvidia supercomputer that delivers 50 times the performance of their existing cluster. The system will support AI research across healthcare, climate modeling, and cultural analytics while giving thousands of students access to cutting-edge compute power.
Marks & Spencer’s April cyberattack will cost the retailer £136 million in total, causing profits to tumble 55.4% year-on-year. The company had to implement manual processes that dramatically reduced operating margins while online sales collapsed.
Microsoft has deprecated the SmartScreen security feature in Internet Explorer and IE Mode specifically on Windows 11. The change takes effect with the latest Windows updates through KB5071357. SmartScreen continues working in Edge and older Windows versions.
Apple is reportedly developing an affordable MacBook that could start as low as $599. The device would use iPhone processors instead of M-series chips and target students and casual users. This marks Apple’s first serious attempt to compete with Chromebooks and budget Windows laptops.
A new IEEE global survey predicts humanoid robots will become commonplace coworkers by 2026, with 96% of technologists expecting agentic AI adoption to accelerate. The study reveals how AI will transform industries from healthcare to finance while creating new hiring demands.
University College Dublin is making its biggest AI investment yet with a €724,000 Nvidia supercomputer. The DGXB200 system promises 50x faster performance than existing clusters and will support research from healthcare to cultural analysis. It’s expected to arrive by early next year.
The global rush to build AI data centers is creating unprecedented pressure on supply chains and energy infrastructure. According to a new report, 83% of experts say supply chains can’t deliver the advanced cooling tech needed, while power availability has become the biggest obstacle.
Epic Games and Google have reached a landmark settlement that fundamentally changes Android’s ecosystem. The deal cuts Google Play fees and allows competing app stores to install directly from websites. This represents a major shift from Google’s previous walled garden approach.
Dragos Gavrilut leads a massive team developing machine learning algorithms for threat detection. His academic background in anti-malware meta-heuristics informs their approach to cybersecurity.
