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Air passengers around the United States faced delays, while some airlines halted flight operations as Microsoft-based computers ceased to work after a global outage on Friday.

A global outage had earlier affected its computer servers.

Paris Olympics organisers said on Friday they were experiencing problems linked to a major worldwide computer systems outage, a week before the Games' opening ceremony takes place.

Taiwanese chip design giant MediaTek is developing an Arm-based personal computer chip that will run Microsoft's Windows operating system, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Apple macOS 15 was unveiled by the company as the successor to macOS Sonoma, at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2024. According to Apple, the next version of its desktop operating system, macOS 15, will introduce new features including iPhone Mirroring, a dedicated Passwords app and new features for the Safari browser.

Microsoft unveiled Copilot+ PCs, a new class of Windows PCs powered by artificial intelligence (AI) at its Surface and AI event on Monday. Calling it “the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built”, the Windows maker highlighted that these computers will feature a special chipset capable of more than 40 trillion operations per second (TO...

Apple is said to be planning to use data centers to power new AI features using the company's in-house proprietary processors, and the firm will use high-end chips for AI operations that are similar to the ones it uses on its Mac computers. AI tasks that are not highly complex will be handled natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers, when the pu...

Apple researchers have published a new paper on an artificial intelligence (AI) model that it claims is capable of understanding contextual language. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed research paper also mentions that the large language model (LLM) can operate entirely on-device without consuming a lot of computational power. The description of the AI mo...

Amazon is investing an additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic, bringing the former's total investment in the well-regarded AI builder to $4 billion. As part of the deal, Anthropic has also agreed to use Amazon Web Services data centers to power some of its operations, and to use Amazon's custom-built computer chips.

Zededa, a startup that makes enterprise computing tools, said it has raised $72 million, underscoring investor eagerness to back businesses enabling the smooth operation of artificial intelligence.

Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Networks or DePins are increasingly being developed for the AI industry to efficiently cater to needs like secure data storage, cloud storage, and GPU computing data among others. The blockchain element in DePins bring characters like shared control, transparency, and durability to AI infrastructures.

A security flaw affecting GPUs from AMD, Apple, Qualcomm, and Imagination can expose artificial intelligence (AI) data on the devices, according to security researchers. Several devices equipped with GPUs from these firms, including some iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers, are said to be affected by the vulnerability. Personal information being used i...

Microsoft Corp's plan to end support for Windows 10 operating system could result in about 240 million personal computers (PCs) being disposed, potentially adding to landfill waste, Canalys Research said.

Users of Samsung Galaxy phones are advised to promptly update their device's operating system (OS) and firmware, as suggested by the reports.

Apple is improving its search technology used in its apps while the technology that powers Apple's Spotlight tool on its mobile and computer operating systems could also be used to launch a search engine to rival Google, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Air passengers around the United States faced delays, while some airlines halted flight operations as Microsoft-based computers ceased to work after a global outage on Friday.

A global outage had earlier affected its computer servers.

Paris Olympics organisers said on Friday they were experiencing problems linked to a major worldwide computer systems outage, a week before the Games' opening ceremony takes place.

Taiwanese chip design giant MediaTek is developing an Arm-based personal computer chip that will run Microsoft's Windows operating system, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Apple macOS 15 was unveiled by the company as the successor to macOS Sonoma, at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2024. According to Apple, the next version of its desktop operating system, macOS 15, will introduce new features including iPhone Mirroring, a dedicated Passwords app and new features for the Safari browser.

Microsoft unveiled Copilot+ PCs, a new class of Windows PCs powered by artificial intelligence (AI) at its Surface and AI event on Monday. Calling it “the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built”, the Windows maker highlighted that these computers will feature a special chipset capable of more than 40 trillion operations per second (TO...

Apple is said to be planning to use data centers to power new AI features using the company's in-house proprietary processors, and the firm will use high-end chips for AI operations that are similar to the ones it uses on its Mac computers. AI tasks that are not highly complex will be handled natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers, when the pu...

Apple researchers have published a new paper on an artificial intelligence (AI) model that it claims is capable of understanding contextual language. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed research paper also mentions that the large language model (LLM) can operate entirely on-device without consuming a lot of computational power. The description of the AI mo...

Amazon is investing an additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic, bringing the former's total investment in the well-regarded AI builder to $4 billion. As part of the deal, Anthropic has also agreed to use Amazon Web Services data centers to power some of its operations, and to use Amazon's custom-built computer chips.

Zededa, a startup that makes enterprise computing tools, said it has raised $72 million, underscoring investor eagerness to back businesses enabling the smooth operation of artificial intelligence.

Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Networks or DePins are increasingly being developed for the AI industry to efficiently cater to needs like secure data storage, cloud storage, and GPU computing data among others. The blockchain element in DePins bring characters like shared control, transparency, and durability to AI infrastructures.

A security flaw affecting GPUs from AMD, Apple, Qualcomm, and Imagination can expose artificial intelligence (AI) data on the devices, according to security researchers. Several devices equipped with GPUs from these firms, including some iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers, are said to be affected by the vulnerability. Personal information being used i...

Microsoft Corp's plan to end support for Windows 10 operating system could result in about 240 million personal computers (PCs) being disposed, potentially adding to landfill waste, Canalys Research said.

Users of Samsung Galaxy phones are advised to promptly update their device's operating system (OS) and firmware, as suggested by the reports.

Apple is improving its search technology used in its apps while the technology that powers Apple's Spotlight tool on its mobile and computer operating systems could also be used to launch a search engine to rival Google, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.