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Google Unveils Ironwood – 24x More Powerful than the World’s Fasted Supercomputer

At the Google Cloud Next 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Google unveiled Ironwood, its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU).

Alucid Team

Apr 91 min read

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Anywhere in the World in Under 90 Minutes?!

Imagine flying from New York to London in under 30 minutes. Sounds like science fiction, right?

Brittany Perry

Mar 281 min read

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Google Pixel 9a’s Troubled Release

Google has released the Pixel 9a, featuring a 6.3-inch display.

Alucid Team

Mar 281 min read

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NYT vs OpenAI: The Lawsuit That Could Redefine AI and Copyright Law

The publication is accusing the company of using copyrighted content to train its large language models without permission.

Brittany Perry

Mar 271 min read

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Save the Date for Apple WWDC 2025

Apple has officially announced the dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025, set to take place June 9–13.

Alucid Team

Mar 261 min read

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Apple Bets Big on China

In a bold statement that’s equal parts business and branding, Apple just dropped $99 million into a new clean energy fund in China.

Brittany Perry

Mar 251 min read

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Is the Data Center Boom a Threat to the Power Grid?

Northern Virginia came dangerously close to widespread power outages when 60 data centers in suddenly dropped off the grid.

Alucid Team

Mar 211 min read

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Tech Giants Unite to Form $30B AI Super Squad

AI breakthroughs requiring unprecedented computing power, this partnership reflects a global race to build the backbone for future of AI.

Brittany Perry

Mar 201 min read

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Welcome Home, Astronauts!

NASA astronauts have successfully returned to Earth after completing a groundbreaking mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Brittany Perry

Mar 191 min read

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Is Apple Losing the AI Race?

Apple has indefinitely delayed major updates to Siri after executives found the AI assistant’s improvements underwhelming.

Alucid Team

Mar 181 min read

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HUMAN[X] 2025 Lights Up Vegas this Week

The HUMAN[X] Conference is in Las Vegas to discuss the impact of AI on business, society, and the human experience.

Brittany Perry

Mar 121 min read

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The Biggest Gift in USF History—And It’s Funding Something Game-Changing in Tech

The University of South Florida the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

Brittany Perry

Mar 112 min read

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X Goes Dark . . .What Happened???

Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, went down multiple times today, leaving thousands unable to post, scroll, or access their accounts.

Alucid Team

Mar 101 min read

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The 2025 Layoff Wave

Another week, another round of job cuts. If you're wondering which companies are "restructuring" next, we've got a full list.

Brittany Perry

Mar 102 min read

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Can AI Finally Fix the Broken Ice Cream Machines at McDonalds?

McDonald's is taking a bold step into the future by rolling out AI-driven technology across its 43,000 locations worldwide.

Alucid Team

Mar 71 min read

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Amazon’s €15.7B Gamble: Can AI Stop Their Data Centers From Sinking?

AWS committed an additional €17.2 million to implement artificial intelligence (AI) solutions aimed at mitigating flood risks.

Alucid Team

Mar 42 min read

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The 'Human Error' That Would Have Made You 200x Richer than Elon Musk

Citigroup experienced a significant operational error when it mistakenly credited a client's account with $81 trillion.

Brittany Perry

Mar 32 min read

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The End of an Era: Microsoft Is Retiring Skype

Microsoft has officially announced that Skype will be retired on May 5, 2025.

Brittany Perry

Feb 281 min read

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Dutch firm Bird Flies the European Coop – A Sign of things to Come?

As Europe tightens regulations, the U.S. could become the go-to destination for AI development.

Brittany Perry

Feb 241 min read

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Is the Future of Computing Here?

Microsoft’s latest innovation, the Majorana 1 chip, could dramatically reduce errors in quantum systems.

Brittany Perry

Feb 201 min read

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