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Meet Rassvet, Russia’s Answer to Starlink

In late March, Russian company Bureau 1440 brought into low orbit the first 16 broadband internet satellites of the new Rassvet constellation, already dubbed by observers and local media the Russian answer to SpaceX’s Starlink….



This New Chip Could Make GPUs Far More Efficient

A chip designed to convert high voltages into lower levels in electronics — a process known as DC-DC step-down conversion — more efficiently using a piezoelectric resonator. Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering…




WWDC 2026: How Apple can take a great leap in AI

“Increasingly, that same foundation is drawing developers and researchers to our products as powerful platforms for building and running agentic AI, thanks to the unique combination of performance, efficiency, and on-device capabilities. When you combine…



Hackers Hate AI Slop Even More Than You Do

The complaint sounds familiar. “I’m disappointed that you are working to incorporate AI garbage into the site,” one annoyed person, posting anonymously, said in an online message. “No-one is asking for this—we want you to…


Apple Intelligence hype cost the company $250M

“What truly sets Apple apart is how Apple Intelligence is woven into the core of our platforms, powered by Apple Silicon, and designed from the ground up to deliver intelligence that is fast, personal, and…