The Economist

Silicon Valley has much to learn from the spreadsheet jockeys it despises

Last year the answer was obvious, at least in Silicon Valley. The back-bending labour of office workers in the 21st century ...
PhoneArena

Google wants to use your old phone to power a data center

Google announced the initiative on its research blog by posting a short press release titled "A low-carbon computing platform from your retired phones." In the article, Google describes the early test ...
IEEE

Dynamic Load Balancing in Cloud Computing using Hybrid Kookaburra-Pelican Optimization Algorithms

Abstract: Cloud Computing (CC) technology facilitates virtualized computing resources through service providers to users. Balancing loads assumes a critical role in distributing dynamic workloads ...
CNBC

Upstart chipmakers keep challenging Nvidia. This time it's Microsoft-backed D-Matrix

D-Matrix says its chips can run inference workloads 10 times faster and using five times less energy than a standalone graphics processing unit from Nvidia. Like Cerebras, D-Matrix is trying to prove ...
IEEE

Inverse Design of Bifunctional Metasurfaces Using Improved Generative Adversarial Networks

Abstract: In this letter, a novel inverse design method for metasurfaces (MSs) based on a Wasserstein generative adversarial network with a gradient penalty (WGAN-GP) is presented. Compared with other ...
Digital Trends

NotebookLM can now write code, build spreadsheets, and find sources for you

Google has upgraded NotebookLM with a new reasoning engine, expanded file output options, and a more flexible research workflow, giving the AI notebook tool a broader set of capabilities for handling ...
CNBC

Google to pay SpaceX $920 million a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers

Ahead of a planned IPO, SpaceX has inked a deal to rent compute capacity to Google at $920 million per month for 32 months. SpaceX announced a similar arrangement with Anthropic in May. Google parent ...