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Nvidia announced an 80GB Ampere A100 GPU this week, for AI software developers who really need some room to stretch their legs.

After years of development, the Commercial Crew Program has succeeded.

Microsoft claims the Xbox Series X is its most successful debut in history and specifically calls out the Xbox Series S for bringing new players into the fold.

Apple's new Big Sur has been accused of some serious privacy violations and unfriendly user-access controls. The situation is a bit more nuanced.

You've probably seen diagrams of the solar system that place the planets in nice, orderly lines, but the truth is they're often on the other side of the sun from Earth. We happen to be going through a period during which all the planets are visible. You just have to know where and when to look.

Unlike the last few zero-days, Google didn't find these security holes itself. Instead, it was tipped by anonymous third-parties, and the problems are severe enough that it hasn't released full details. Suffice it to say, you should stop putting off that update.

AMD's Smart Access Memory hasn't even shipped yet, but Nvidia claims it can duplicate the feature.

Western Digital has launched new WD Red Plus models to correct previous communicated inaccuracies regarding the spindle speeds on its 8TB-14TB products in this family.

The project should get off the ground next year with funding from TSMC, the state of Arizona, and the federal government.

We've never seen a magnetar come into being, but a new high-energy event several billion light years away might be the first — a kilonova that signals the merging of two neutron stars.

Apple's new M1 SoC can beat every single Intel system it sells, at least in one early benchmark result. We dig into the numbers and the likely competitive situation.

Google has announced some significant changes to Photos, especially if you use the service for automatic backup.