A music and science lover has revealed that some birds can store and retrieve digital data. Specifically, he converted a PNG sketch of a bird into an audio waveform, then tried to embed it in the song memory of a young starling, ready for later retrieval as an image. Benn Jordan made a video of this feat, sharing it on YouTube, and according to his calculations, the bird-based data transfer system could be capable of around 2 MB/s data speeds.
China forms AI alliances to cut U.S. tech reliance — Huawei among companies seeking to create unified tech stack with domestic-powered standardization
Chinese AI hardware and software developers form alliances to develop AI standards to compete against American AI technologies and deploy AI across a broad set of applications.
Ayaneo crams dedicated GPU-class Strix Halo and battery inside next-gen gaming handheld — second Ryzen AI Max+ 395 handheld boldly features an internal battery
Ayaneo has announced that its upcoming Next 2 handheld gaming PC will be powered by AMD's flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU, sporting an integrated Radeon 8060S GPU with dedicated GPU-levels of performance.
Edge browser's new Copilot Mode lets you talk to AI about your tabs if you opt in — but it's only free for 'a limited time'
Microsoft has been ramping up its Copilot AI assistant across its ecosystem, through Windows, Office, and Edge. Today, the company is announcing a new "experimental" Copilot Mode to Edge, which will combine chat, search, and navigation, as well as let you take certain actions.
The opt-in feature will put Copilot in each new tab with an input box that you can use to ask questions, type in a web address, or do a web search
Positron AI says its Atlas accelerator beats Nvidia H200 on inference in just 33% of the power — delivers 280 tokens per second per user with Llama 3.1 8B in 2000W envelope
To address concerns about power consumption of systems used for AI inference, hyperscale cloud service provider (CSP) Cloudflare is testing various AI accelerators that are not AI GPUs from AMD or Nvidia, reports the Wall Street Journal . Recently, the company began to test drive Positron AI's Atlas solution that promises to beat Nvidia's H200 at just 33% of its power consumption.
Positron is a U.S.-based company founded in 2023
Best Buy has more stock of the Nintendo Switch 2: Don't miss out on this dorm-room doorbuster
A new stock alert from Best Buy has notified us that there is a new shipment of Nintendo Switch 2s available to order online. They've been very rare since launching, due to the massive demand for Nintendo's latest handheld gaming device. The Switch 2 has proven to be the must-have gaming item to own this year, with pre-orders and any stock evaporating in record time from shelves and warehouses since the official launch date.
Although there have been regular restocks
MSI on track to ship 10 million motherboards in 2025 despite a reportedly cautious AI strategy — milestone would be first for the company, matching Gigabyte
MSI is reportedly on track to ship more than 10 million motherboards in 2025, the first time it would hit such a milestone while matching Gigabyte, according to DigiTimes . The surge is credited to strong demand for boards built around AMD’s X870 and Intel’s Z890 chipsets, along with crowd-pleasing thermal designs and aesthetics across product lines. Not to mention, the value proposition of its higher-end models that offer flagship quality
Charge all the things for over 50% off with this superb deal on Sabrent's LCD screen-equipped 252W 8-port USB charger
If there's one thing I'm always seem to be running out of, it's available USB ports, and primarily, ports with the correct power requirements for speedily charging my gadgets. How many times have you plugged something via USB to your laptop, and it's taken an eternity to charge, but you could have done it faster with a mains charger, but you only have a single port? I have large battery packs that can fast-charge over USB
Chinese scientists tout infinitely recyclable 3D printer resin — can be broken down at the molecular level using a thermally reversible photo-click reaction
The world of 3D printing has grown significantly over the years, and with that, so has the waste generated from the hobby. Thankfully, we have researchers like the team of scientists over at Zhejiang University who are working hard to reduce this waste and make 3D printing more sustainable as a whole. The team is directed by Professor Xie Tao and Professor Zheng Ning, who led the group in developing a 3D printing resin that can be recycled over and over again.
The team
Zalman's jet engine-inspired CPU cooler hits the shelves — striking design lands in Korea for less than $60
Korean cases and cooling specialist Zalman Technologies has released the jet-engine inspired Zet5 CPU cooler to retail. According to Korea’s Quasar Zone , this appealingly curvy cooler has been released on its home turf with a special offer. The black model with be marketed at 77,00KRW ($55.60) and the white model for 79.000 KRW ($57.00), with prices expected to rise after August