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Over the past decade, hardware has seen tremendous advances, from unified memory that’s redefined how consumer GPUs work, to neural engines that can run billion-parameter AI models on a laptop. And yet, software is still slow, from seconds-long cold starts for simple serverless functions, to hours-long ETL pipelines that merely transform CSV files into rows in a database. Back in 2011, a high-frequency trading engineer named Martin Thompson noticed these issues, attributing them to a lack of Mechanical Sympathy. He borrowed this phrase from a Formula 1 champion: You don’t need to be an engineer to be a racing driver,…

Last week we got our first glimpse at Fitbit’s upcoming screen-less device, and while there’s a lot to get excited about, I’m far more interested in the competing wearable that Garmin is rumoured to drop any minute. Even though Garmin has ruled the roost for quite a while for flagship wearables aimed at heavy-duty users like triathletes and ultramarathon runners, the humble Whoop Strap has offered a very compelling alternative. With no screen or even any buttons to speak of, the Whoop Strap provides a distraction-free method of keeping tabs on your health, and it was one of the first…

In late March, Iran circulated a shaky video supposedly showing an American F/A-18 under attack. Iranian officials claimed they had destroyed the jet, though the Pentagon denied that. The video quickly earned millions of views online, demonstrating how Iran has exploited the global media ecosystem to propagate an image of military prowess. The New York Times reconstructed how Iran was able to use overt and covert global networks alongside unwitting participants to spread its message through social media, state-affiliated news organizations and American influencers.Here is how the claim went from a single post to a global audience of millions in…

Indian telco Bharti Airtel isn’t simply a major player in international telecom—it’s now the world’s second largest international telco group in terms of mobile subscriptions, behind undisputed top dog China Mobile.  Launching its first domestic mobile services in India in 1995, Bharti Airtel has built up a portfolio of businesses covering 17 countries in Asia and Africa. Here’s a look at how Bharti Airtel grew to an international telecom behemoth, powered by data you can find in TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database.

As data centers consume more energy to support growing digital demands, engineers at the University of California San Diego have introduced a new chip design that could make powering graphics processing units (GPUs) more efficient. The innovation focuses on a key function in electronics: converting high voltages into the lower levels required by computing hardware. In laboratory testing, a prototype chip successfully performed this type of voltage conversion with high efficiency under conditions similar to those found in modern data centers. The findings, published in Nature Communications, suggest the potential for smaller and more energy-efficient systems in advanced computing environments.…

Customer communications are at a breaking point. For years, organizations have optimized for scale – delivering statements, policies, and notifications efficiently across channels. But leaders today know that customers now expect something fundamentally different: communications that are relevant, timely, and highly responsive to their needs and whims. In other words, customers expect personalized, omnichannel, and two-way engagement – rather than one-way messaging. And when those expectations aren’t met, the consequences are immediate. Research by Aspire shows that one in five consumers (and one in four between the ages of 18 and 43) have switched providers in the past 12 months…

OpenAI has rolled out a new Pro subscription that costs $100 and is in line with Claude’s pricing, which also has a $100 subscription, in addition to the $200 Max monthly plan. Until now, OpenAI has offered three subscription tiers. First is Go, which costs approx $8, second is Plus for $20, and then the final tier is at $200, a jump of $180. On the other hand, Anthropic does not offer an $8 subscription, but it has a $100 subscription that comes between the cheapest $20 and the expensive $200 subscription, and it works for the company because it…

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Why were US utility prices so high in Q1 2026? Is it a recent phenonemon, or is it a result of long-established trends? You’d think that natural gas itself would be the cause of rising costs, right? You would’ve been correct years ago, but there’s a set of more recent causes that are making it difficult to rein in rising utility costs. Gas utility spending on distribution infrastructure has more than tripled since 2010, and customers would have saved $130 billion ($1,723 per gas household) if utilities had maintained pre-2010…

Last week, Oppo announced that it would unveil the Find X9 Ultra and Find X9s Pro on April 21 in China, while confirming that the Find X9 Ultra will also be launched in international markets. Now, Oppo has confirmed that the Find X9s Pro will also make its global debut on April 21 at an event in China at 7 PM local time. Machine translated from Chinese Additionally, Oppo is taking pre-orders for the Find X9s Pro through its Chinese website, which confirmed the smartphone’s design, colors, and memory options. Oppo Find X9s Pro The…

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