Data centers, typically located in suburbs and rural zones, are increasingly being built in urban areas to further reduce internet lag for locals — Companies are pushing more server farms into the hearts of population centers. — In 1930, the telegraph giant Western Union put …
SSD benchmarks show the 256GB 13" MacBook Pro with M2 has ~50% slower read and ~30% slower write speeds than the previous gen 256GB MacBook Pro with M1 — Following the launch of Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip, it has been discovered that the $1,299 base model with 256GB …
Hundreds of documents detail the software bought by China to sift through its vast troves of surveillance data to “predict” who will become troublemakers — The more than 1.4 billion people living in China are constantly watched. They are recorded by police cameras that are everywhere …
In the wake of SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade, tech companies give “no comment” in response to questions about users' data that can be used in prosecutions — Tech companies have created employee reimbursement programs, but they have been silent on whether they'll protect users' data …
A deep dive: how Apple uses iOS WebKit monopoly to strip-mine and sabotage the web, hurting all browser engine projects and draining the web of future potential — Gentle reader, I made a terrible mistake. Yes, that's right: I read the comments on a MacRumors article. At my age, one knows better.
Sources: Apple about to embark on one of the most ambitious periods of new products in its history, with the deluge coming between the fall of 2022 and H1 2023 — Apple's latest software from WWDC sets the stage for a busy fall 2022 and first half of 2023.
How Bungie identified a mass sender of fake DMCA notices to YouTube targeting Destiny content creators and Bungie's own channels, leading to its $7.65M lawsuit — In response to persons unknown sending large numbers of fake DMCA notices to YouTube while impersonating its anti-piracy partner …
An interview with AMD's SVP Sam Naffziger on challenges facing the company, its coming RDNA 3 chiplet design, GPU performance and power efficiency, and more — A look into the future RDNA 3 architecture — We recently had a chance to speak with Sam Naffziger, AMD's Senior Vice President …
A look at the rise of Nigeria's BNPL services as some doubt the success of local startups amid weak ID verification systems and scant consumer credit records — BNPL startups in Nigeria are gambling millions of venture dollars on solving a problem of weak ID verification and scant consumer credit records.
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post : Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 202...
