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[firestar464]

IDK, tracking processes?

[wjfox]

[Powers]

Lacks the "curated" content (pruned results) and erasure of features for enshitification.

This single website uses between 310 and 330 MB (!!!) of RAM on my computer in Google Chrome browser:



I remember browsing WWW using Sony PSP with 32 MB of total RAM back in 2005. Or earlier using a PC with 128 MB of total RAM.

This is crazy if you ask me. What is taking 326 MILLIONS BYTES? And this is no exception. It's especially crazy taking into consideration how RAM prices have been stagnating since December 2012. I know that Chrome is especially bad with how much RAM it uses for tabs, but for example Microsoft Edge still uses 110 MB for the same website.

Tracking your mouse in realtime probably.

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Micron Has Begun Sampling 32Gb/s GDDR7 Memory for Next-Gen GPUs
It's possible 28GB/s arrives first, with 32Gb/s to follow.
By Josh Norem June 6, 2024
https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/micr ... t-gen-gpus

In June 2023, we reported that Micron aimed to deliver GDDR7 memory to the GPU market in the first half of 2024. Now, Micron has announced it has begun sampling this next-generation memory to its partners, indicating it is right on schedule. The news paves the way for the memory's adoption in upcoming GPUs from Nvidia and AMD.

Micron posted some tantalizing numbers when announcing the news. It says 32Gb/s GDDR7 offers up to 60% more memory bandwidth than GDDR6 and can hit 1.5TB/s of memory bandwidth on a 384-bit bus. This is a significant leap over its predecessor, which tops out at around 1TB/s on a 384-bit memory bus on a GPU like the RTX 4090. At the same time, Micron says its GDDR7 offers a 50% improvement in efficiency over GDDR6 and affords better thermal management for both desktops and laptops. It also says it reduced power draw by up to 70% during system standby.

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Mechanical computer relies on kirigami cubes, not electronics
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-06-mec ... onics.html
by North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a kirigami-inspired mechanical computer that uses a complex structure of rigid, interconnected polymer cubes to store, retrieve and erase data without relying on electronic components. The system also includes a reversible feature that allows users to control when data editing is permitted and when data should be locked in place.

Mechanical computers are computers that operate using mechanical components rather than electronic ones. Historically, these mechanical components have been things like levers or gears. However, mechanical computers can also be made using structures that are multistable, meaning they have more than one stable state—think of anything that can be folded into more than one stable position.

"We were interested in doing a couple things here," says Jie Yin, co-corresponding author of a paper on the work and an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at NC State. "First, we were interested in developing a stable, mechanical system for storing data.

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PC Market Picks Up Steam, Posts Second Consecutive Quarter of Growth
Research firm IDC says a corporate refresh cycle and Apple computers are the biggest drivers for this surge in PC shipments.
By Josh Norem July 10, 2024

The PC is back, baby. According to market research firm IDC, global PC shipments grew again for the second quarter ending June 2024. This is a marked reversal from the previous two years, which featured declining shipments for a brutal seven quarters in a row.

IDC's newest report covers Q2 2024, which shows a 3% growth rate year-over-year. The firm estimates global PC shipments at 64.9 million units for the quarter compared with 63.1 million PCs shipped in Q2 last year. The report notes weak sales in China are holding the entire industry back quite a bit. It says if China were removed from the tally, the YoY growth rate would increase from 3% to 5%. IDC says the buzz around AI PCs might be responsible for some of the growth, but a corporate refresh cycle likely had the biggest impact on PC shipments.

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/p ... -of-growth

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Bad CrowdStrike Update Linked to Major IT Outages Worldwide

Source: Security Week

July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike launched an investigation after receiving widespread reports of Windows hosts experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). In the latest update provided at the time of writing the company said it’s in the process of reverting changes that may have caused the issue.

The BSOD appears to be caused by a recent CrowdStrike Falcon sensor update. Impacted devices are reportedly entering BSOD loops that make them inoperable. A workaround that involves booting systems in Safe Mode and deleting a CrowdStrike component is being recommended.

CrowdStrike’s CEO, George Kurtz, said in a statement on the social media platform X that the problems are caused by a “defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts”. “Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed,” Kurtz added.

Organizations around the world have been reporting major outages, including airports, banks, media outlets and hospitals. However, at least some of these incidents appear to stem from a Microsoft cloud service outage that is not related to CrowdStrike. Some news websites appear to be mixing the two incidents.

Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/major-outa ... ke-update/

[Yuli Ban]

[wjfox]

https://killedbygoogle.com/

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DNA "computer" solves sudoku and stores millions of GB for millennia
By Michael Irving
August 28, 2024

A full DNA computer is a step closer, thanks to a new technology that could store petabytes of data in DNA for thousands or even millions of years. The system can also process data, as demonstrated by solving sudoku puzzles.

You have more data storage capacity in your little finger than the best electronic hard drive. And we mean that literally – every cell in your body can hold about 800 MB of data, and you’re made of trillions of cells so every one of us is a walking, talking, super-dense data center. It’s not surprising then that scientists have been working to tap into that incredibly efficient natural data storage system.

It’s not without its issues though. DNA is rather fragile to work with, it can be hard to reliably write to, read from, move and process information on it. But the new study claims to have developed a new system that can solve those problems. The key is a soft polymer material that acts like a scaffold for the DNA, which can be dehydrated for long term storage and rehydrated for retrieval.

https://newatlas.com/technology/dna-com ... millennia/

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Samsung Announces 9th Generation 1-Terabit QLC NAND Flash
It should make for SSDs with generous capacities at affordable prices.
By Josh Norem September 11, 2024

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/s ... nand-flash
Samsung is announcing the opening of a new frontier in solid-state storage today with the arrival of its 9th generation quad-level cell (QLC) V-NAND flash. This type of NAND stores four bits of data per cell, hence the name quad-level cell, or one more bit than traditional triple-level cell NAND. Thus, it's aimed more at capacity than performance. Samsung says it was designed to meet the demand for high-capacity solutions required by AI applications.

Samsung states its 9th generation QLC V-NAND is made for the AI era because it boasts the highest number of layers for this type of flash ever made. The announcement doesn't say how many, which is typical for Samsung. But earlier this year, it was tipped as being 280 layers, according to TechRadar. The company's current 8th generation V-NAND offers 236 layers, which is up from 176 layers in its 7th generation V-NAND.

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Samsung Announces 4TB PCIe Gen 5 SSD With 14.5GB/s Read Speeds
Samsung says the PM9E1 is designed to boost on-device AI performance, which laptop makers are beginning to implement with the new incoming Copilot+ PCs.
By Josh Norem September 20, 2024

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/s ... ead-speeds
Samsung is officially announcing mass production has begun for a new M.2 SSD that has the highest capacity and performance ever offered by the company. The drive has the flashy name of PM9E1 (pardon the pun); it's likely an OEM drive or one aimed at enterprise, as it doesn't have the company's typical 980/990 naming scheme. However, it seems like a harbinger of what is to come when Samsung does release a drive for consumers with a PCIe 5.0 interface.

[Tadasuke]

You can read the article on gsmarena to learn more about W11 24H2 update, it adds multiple new things.

https://gsmarena.com/windows_11_24h2_up ... -64778.php

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SSD Capacity Projected to Double by 2029
We could have affordable 8TB SSDs in just a few years.
By Josh Norem October 7, 2024

Solid-state drives (SSDs) have now taken over consumer devices due to their low price and high level of performance compared with mechanical hard drives. Their only downside is a relatively low capacity per dollar, but a new report states that will change in the next few years. By the year 2029, we will very likely have affordable, high-capacity SSDS that could revolutionize every aspect of the data storage industry.

The new IEEE consortium report has the catchy title IEEE International Roadmap for Devices and Systems Mass Data Storage. It was produced by several storage industry experts and predicts linear growth for the SSD industry until the end of the decade. The roadmap shows SSD capacities doubling between now and 2027 and then doubling once again by 2029. Beyond that, the future is a bit murky.

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/s ... le-by-2029

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Western Digital Announces 32TB SMR and 26TB CMR HDDs
The company has finally crashed through the 30TB barrier thanks to a new 11-platter design.
By Josh Norem October 15, 2024
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/w ... b-cmr-hdds

Western Digital is announcing several new hard drives today with expanded storage capacities thanks to its new 11-platter design. The company previously offered 10-platter drives and is now cranking it up to 11, literally. This has allowed it to produce its first hard drive with more than 30TB capacity and add a few terabytes to its standard CMR data center drive. The drives are the first commercially available HDDs to offer an 11-platter design, as all other drives on the market still use 10 platters.

The company announced three new drives for data center and enterprise. It is announcing a 32TB shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive for data center, its highest capacity drive and its first to go beyond 30TB. If SMR isn't your thing, it's also announcing two conventional magnetic recording (CMR) drives: the 26TB Ultrastar DC HC590 and the 26TB WD Gold SATA drive. All three drives boast an 11-platter design, allowing WD to boost capacity without making the drives physically larger.

[Tadasuke]

Weren't they supposed to use denser platters, rather than more platters? Seems like nothing from the future projections of these companies comes true. It's a waste of time to even look at them.

[Powers]

Weren't they supposed to use denser platters, rather than more platters? Seems like nothing from the future projections of these companies comes true. It's a waste of time to even look at them.

As always only the results speak.

[weatheriscool]

Samsung: 42.5Gb/s GDDR7 VRAM Is Coming in 2025
The company says it has the highest-capacity, highest-bandwidth GDDR7 memory for next-gen GPUs.
By Josh Norem October 17, 2024

https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/sams ... ng-in-2025
At this point, we all know next-gen GPUs will likely upgrade from GDDR6 to GDDR7 memory, so the race is on between memory companies to be the main supplier to GPU companies. Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung are all working on GDDR7 solutions they hope will convince Nvidia and AMD (and Intel?) to adopt their memory for next-gen GPUs. Now Samsung is throwing down the gauntlet by announcing new high-capacity 24Gb modules that it says can run at a sizzling 42.5Gb/s, which would be the fastest GPU memory in existence.

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New Wireless Technology Sets Record at Nearly 1 Terabit Per Second
The system developed at University College London uses a combination of radio waves and light.
By Ryan Whitwam October 18, 2024

https://www.extremetech.com/science/new ... per-second
Wireless technologies are getting faster all the time, but they don't always feel that fast. The latest 5G networks have a theoretical throughput of 20 gigabits per second, but you'll never see those speeds in real life. A team from University College London (UCL) has devised a new approach to amp up wireless communication by combining radio waves and light. The result is a new record for wireless speed, nearing the fabled one-terabit barrier.

There are myriad reasons your smartphone can't reach the unfathomable multi-gigabit speeds of the 5G standard. It's too bad—fiber optic networks that carry data most of the way are lightning fast, but the wireless hop between cables and your devices is a bottleneck. Factors like modem efficiency and network congestion always conspire to lower your speeds, and wireless spectrum is a limited resource— to avoid interference, networks transmit over relatively small frequency ranges.