IBM dual-ISA processor combines Arm and z instructions in one core
IBM presented an 11-core, 2nm mainframe processor that can switch between AArch64 and z/Architecture, plus a higher-bandwidth AI accelerator.
Mara Chen-Doyle
Staff Writer
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view all ↗Press Ranger study links OpenAI deals to higher ChatGPT citations
A joint vendor study reports a 48% ChatGPT citation gap for publishers with OpenAI deals, though it does not establish w...
By Theo LindgrenClaude text watermark uses keyed word choices, Anthropic says
Anthropic says future Claude models will mark generated prose through statistical word choices, offering a probabilistic...
By Theo LindgrenChatGPT Computer History records clicks and typing on Macs
OpenAI’s opt-in ChatGPT Computer History turns permitted Mac activity into a searchable work timeline, with limits that...
By Felix ArandaSecurity/
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view all ↗RoboStore robot manufacturing pivot targets Long Island plant after FCC restrictions
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Ariane 6 Block 3 upgrades shelved by ESA
Dana Voss / 6d ago
Kalshi Washington betting ban blocks sports and political wagers
Dana Voss / 1w ago
Connecticut court prompt injection attempt costs litigant e-filing access
Riley Okafor / 1w ago
// opinions, essays, arguments
The Long Read
Dickover reaches The Guardian after John Gruber’s May coinage
The Guardian used John Gruber’s term for obstructive web prompts, and Gruber welcomed the mention while noting a missing link.
Mara Chen-Doyle
Staff Writer
ABC FCC license lawsuit seeks to halt early renewal review
Disney, ABC and eight stations want a court to stop the FCC’s accelerated license review, which they call retaliation for speech.
Mara Chen-Doyle
Staff Writer
XCancel Twitter mirror offers an unofficial route to view X posts
XCancel describes itself as a Nitter-based X/Twitter mirror for no-JavaScript viewing, with caveats around media fidelity.
Theo Lindgren
Columnist
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How It Works/
Silicon wafer sizes, from 1 inch to the stalled 450 mm leap
Wafer size means diameter: a guide to inch names, 200 mm and 300 mm production, and why area is not chip yield...
read explainer ↗DNS root servers direct resolvers to the right part of the internet
The DNS root sits at the top of public DNS, directing uncached lookups toward .com, country domains and other...
read explainer ↗Subnet mask explained: how IPv4 separates networks from devices
A subnet mask tells an IPv4 device which address bits identify its network and which identify the host on that...
read explainer ↗DNS and IPv6 use separate paths for lookup and connection
DNS can return IPv6 addresses over either IP version. The operational trap is publishing AAAA records without...
read explainer ↗A software bill of materials example, field by field
An SBOM records the software inside a product, the versions and relationships involved, and enough metadata to...
read explainer ↗Internet protocols are the rules that let networks exchange data
Internet protocols define how data is formatted, addressed, routed and handled. IP, TCP and UDP each have sepa...
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