A consortium led by SMR developer Deep Atomic wants to build the nation’s first integrated nuclear-powered AI data center at Idaho National Lab. The plan involves a phased approach, starting with grid and renewable power before bringing their 60MW MK60 reactor online. If approved, it would serve as
Debian has released Debian Libre Live, a new live distribution that strips out all non-free firmware and software. It’s a response to user backlash over a 2022 policy change. While it honors free software ideals, practical work often requires proprietary tools.
A cooling system outage at a CyrusOne data center forced CME Group to halt futures trading last week. The data center operator has now installed additional backup cooling capacity at the facility.
Belgium has launched a new national supercomputer named Sofia at the Green Energy Park in Zellik. The Vrije Universiteit Brussels will manage the €8.6 million Tier-1 system for the next six years, providing compute power for Flemish universities and companies.
The app Mac power users swear by has finally landed on Windows. Raycast brings its sleek, keyboard-driven interface and deep system integration to challenge tools like PowerToys Run and Listary. It’s in public Beta and free for core use.
New benchmarks show Intel’s flagship Core Ultra 9 285K is now about 9% faster and uses 15% less power on Linux. Similar optimizations are rolling out on Windows, effectively giving owners a free upgrade.
Microsoft has changed how FIDO2 security keys work on Windows 11, now requiring PIN setup during authentication. The updates standardize the process to comply with WebAuthn specifications. Users may see prompts even if no PIN was previously required.
OVHcloud’s Gravelines region experienced a significant outage lasting nearly six hours on November 24. The incident affected instances across GRA5, GRA7, GRA9, and GRA11 zones, leaving customers temporarily unable to access their cloud resources. This marks another reliability challenge for the Euro
India’s National Supercomputing Mission has delivered 37 machines with 39 petaFLOPS of power since 2015. But despite claims of 50% indigenous technology, the country still depends on Intel, AMD, and Nvidia for critical components. The homegrown AUM processor remains years away from deployment.
A recent Windows Update has been confirmed to cause massive performance issues in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, with frame rates dropping by 33-50%. NVIDIA has released a hotfix driver to resolve the problem, while Ubisoft continues updating the game with new content including an Attack on Titan collabo
