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Baby got Blackwell GPUs Google Cloud on Wednesday celebrated the debut of virtual machines incorporating Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPU technology, claiming to be the first cloud provider to sell this particular offering.…   TheRegister

The DoD has ignored many past recommendations US government auditors have been trying to whip the Pentagon's IT programs into shape for half a decade, and the latest report suggests it continues to be an uphill battle. …   TheRegister

Despite 'multiple enforcement actions,' Joy Timeline HK allegedly wouldn't stop Meta has sued an app maker for advertising on Facebook and Instagram a so-called 'nudify' app that uses AI to generate nude and sexually explicit images and videos of individuals without their consent.…   TheRegister

Big G said it was fixed, but acknowledged ongoing customer pain UPDATED Google Cloud went down hard on Thursday, and took Cloudflare and some of its customers with it.…   TheRegister

Aircraft didn't even get its wheels up before sinking into suburban area A Boeing 787 flying from India to London's Gatwick airport has crashed, leaving one reported survivor among the 242 people aboard.…   TheRegister

University collab underscores pivot to Asia amid unpredictable US policy TSMC has opened a joint research lab with the University of Tokyo in Japan, the company's first such collaboration with an academic institute outside of Taiwan, amid ongoing concerns over the Trump administration's attitude to foreign tech firms.…   TheRegister

Google subit depuis quelques minutes des ralentissements pour à peu près tous ses services. De la recherche internet à Gmail, en passant par Maps et même Google Pay, ça coince à tous les étages. Et Google n'est pas le seul concerné.   01net

Who'd have thunk? The bigger the iron, the more efficient it gets With Moore's Law on its last legs and datacenter power consumption a growing concern, AMD is embarking on an ambitious new goal to boost the energy efficiency of its chips 20-fold before 2030. And it sees rack-scale architectures as a key design point to get there.…   TheRegister

House of Zen's biggest iron yet boasts 72 MI400 GPUs, 260 TBps of UALink bandwidth, and 2.9 exaFLOPS of FP4 AMD offered its best look yet at the rack-scale architecture that'll underpin its MI400-series GPUs in 2026 at its Advancing AI event in San Jose on Thursday.…   TheRegister

Another one bites the dust at America's top cybersecurity agency The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has lost another senior leader: executive director Bridget Bean departed on Wednesday.…   TheRegister

Weather and propulsion system problems conspire to keep astronauts away from the ISS The Axiom-4 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been held up by a liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon 9's first stage.…   TheRegister

And the House of Zen wants to put 128 of them in your rack Nvidia's Blackwell accelerators have been on the market for just over six months, and AMD says it's already achieved performance parity with the launch of its MI350-series GPUs on Thursday.…   TheRegister

New front-of-the-meter agreement avoids direct delivery snag that drew regulator pushback Amazon has amended its deal with Talen Energy to buy power for a Pennsylvania datacenter from an adjacent nuclear power plant after regulators raised their eyebrows at the original deal.…   TheRegister

Distros align with GNOME 49's move to make Wayland the only supported session Like any other distro with GNOME 49, the next interim release of Ubuntu will be Wayland-only – at least in its GNOME variant.…   TheRegister

Peur panique dans la communauté des développeurs AOSP, la version open source d'Android qui sert de base à plusieurs systèmes d'exploitation. Google a livré le code source d'Android 16, en omettant plusieurs documents et ressources. Le moteur de recherche, principal contributeur du projet, veut rassurer ses troupes mais les craintes persistent.   01net

DRIVE stack promises safer roads and smarter cars – eventually GTC Paris Nvidia has officially rolled out its autonomous vehicle (AV) software, despite telling a UK car mag that fully self-driving vehicles are not likely before the next decade.…   TheRegister

Meta part finalement en guerre contre les applications qui génère des images de nus par IA sans contentement. Le géant des réseaux sociaux a porté plainte contre un éditeur qui propose ce genre d'apps, dont le succès repose essentiellement sur les publicités diffusées sur Instagram et Facebook.   01net

L’opérateur virtuel Prixtel propose en ce moment une offre mobile très intéressante avec son forfait Prixtel, qui inclut 200 à 250 Go en 5G à partir de 8,99 euros par mois.   01net

Time to stop giving cold storage the cold shoulder Feature The future of archival data storage is tape, more tape, and then possibly glass-based tech, with DNA and other molecular tech still a distant prospect.…   TheRegister

CarPlay va finalement permettre de regarder des vidéos directement sur l'écran de la voiture… à l'arrêt, bien évidemment. Un changement de taille pour le système de diffusion d'Apple.   01net

Le Xiaomi 15 est le dernier smartphone haut de gamme du constructeur chinois. S'il fallait débourser plus de 1 000 euros à son lancement en mars dernier, il est possible de s'en équiper pour bien moins cher aujourd'hui grâce à une offre XL inédite signée AliExpress.   01net

Competition Appeals Tribunal gives nod for claim to go to trial A billion-pound legal action against Google over Play Store fees can proceed to trial.…   TheRegister

watchOS 26 ne restera probablement pas dans les annales, tellement les nouveautés sont modestes pour le système d'exploitation des Apple Watch. Heureusement que Liquid Glass est là pour faire souffler un petit vent de fraîcheur sur le poignet.   01net

La gamme Venu de Garmin, qui cherche à allier polyvalence et élégance dans une montre de sport, adopte une nouvelle version. La nouvelle Venu X1 est plus chère que la Venu 3, et s’attaque à l’Apple Watch avec un design ultra fin, un écran de 2 pouces et un boîtier en titane.   01net

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Between a borrowing rock and a fiscal hard place, Labour chases efficiency In the UK's first multi-year Spending Review since 2021, the government has announced £10 billion ($14 billion) in NHS technology and digital transformation by 2028-29, an increase of nearly 50 percent on the current financial year.…   TheRegister

And why supporting quantum computing is easier than supporting a 1MW rack Interview When the great and the good of the datacenter world got together in Cannes last week for Datacloud Global Congress, storage was barely mentioned, with shortages of GPUs, power and land the key talking points.…   TheRegister

Dans son premier épisode, Next reçoit l’informaticien et philosophe Jean-Gabriel Ganascia et la docteure en intelligence artificielle Amélie Cordier. ...   PC Inpact

Sous couvert de sondages ou d’enquêtes, des appels indésirables cherchent à obtenir un échantillon de votre voix. L'enregistrement peut ensuite servir à imiter votre voix afin de piéger vos proches et leur soutirer de l'argent.   01net

L’intelligence artificielle représenterait déjà près de 20 % de l’électricité utilisée dans les centres de données, et devrait bientôt atteindre 70 %. En conséquence, les besoins en électricité et en eau (pour refroidir les serveurs) explosent. Le patron d’OpenAI Sam Altman a donné son estimation de consommation, par requête sur ChatGPT.   01net

AudioThing has released Type X, a faithful emulation of the dbx Model 1BX, a compact dynamic range expander. Details: Dynamic Range Expander. Single Band with Attack and Release. Sidechain with Filter. Oversample up to 16x. Brightness and Contrast Controls. Resizable Window. Preset system with randomizer. ...   KVR Audio

Arturia has released Mix Drums, an intuitive plugin designed to increase the impact and perceptual loudness of your drums, while preserving peak levels. Developed with mixing engineer Emre Ramazanoglu, it streamlines complex drum processing workflows into a single, efficient tool - allowing creators to achieve powerful drums in seconds. ...   KVR Audio

ZAK Sound has launched a new hybrid platform, Raizes Player, alongside its first two custom instruments, Auralis and Nebula Keys. Raizes Player Raizes Player combines advanced sampling with wavetable synthesis, designed to host and enhance Raizes' custom instruments. ...   KVR Audio

The Korg Multi/Poly aims to bridge the gap between classic analog sound and modern digital control, instantly conjuring up memories of the VA (Virtual Analogue) golden years, with modern innovation to keep it on a par with today's offerings, and a sound engine that you can get lost in for days. ...   KVR Audio

Cinematique Instruments has announced the release of Pure and Flux for Kontakt. Pure Pure is different – and it sounds different. It's the slow movement, the clarity, and the inner intensity that allow Pure to create tension and radiance without relying on heavy modulation or complex interval structures. ...   KVR Audio

Tracktion Software has updated BioTek to v3.2 with new features, performance improvements, and new presets, and announced a 40% off Flash Sale. BioTek v3.2 Master FX Panel 3.2 now includes a dedicated Master FX panel. Featuring the same options as the Sound FX panel, it offers four multieffect slots—plus a brand-new Amp Sim module. ...   KVR Audio

Ueberschall released a new loop pack for their Elastik player: Soul Club Vol. 3. Soul Club Vol. 3 continues our retro ride on the Soul train of music. With a warm and mellow sound, and the smoothest of upbeat feels, Soul Club Vol. 3 provides an extended journey into the world of classic Soul. The sound is full of easy summer sunshine with an undeniably happy vibe. Soul Club Vol. ...   KVR Audio

FeelYourSound has released version 1.0.0 of its MIDI generator plug-in ChordConverter (VST + AU). ChordConverter MIDI Generator Plug-in ChordConverter automatically turns any chord progression into new arpeggios, basslines, and complex piano phrases. If you don't have your own chord progressions yet, you can use one of the included chord progression generators. ...   KVR Audio

SoundToys have updated SpaceBlender, the experimental reverb that lets the user create unreal and imaginary spaces, to version 5.5.1. Changes: Fix blurry UI on certain monitor settings on macOS. Reduce excessive CPU usage in some scenarios. Improved offline rendering accuracy when using automation in Pro Tools, AU, and VST3 hosts. Improve efficiency of parameter changes. ...   KVR Audio

Producely has announced the release of Dialr, what they're calling the world's first AI-powered controller for audio plugins. This new hardware is designed for music producers, musicians, and sound designers who want immediate, hands-on control over their VST3 and AU plugins without the usual hassle of manual mapping. ...   KVR Audio

Initial Audio has updated SourceLab to version 1.0.8. Improvements: Selecting a Heat Up 3 instrument now automatically switches the Source to Instrument mode. Added Pro Tools support with an AAX plugin version. The Source popup menu on the browser page is now easier to navigate by limiting the columns visible to 1. This prevents overlapping menu items. ...   KVR Audio

Reason Studios has updated Reason to v13.3. This free update includes lots of bug fixes and improvements, further refinements to Reason's new look, and the much-requested ability to use the Browser as a side panel. The new browser in Reason 13 introduced categories, tags, and a wide range of enhancements for quickly exploring and navigating all the content in Reason. ...   KVR Audio

MODWHEEL has announced the release of Autoharp and Taishogoto, a pair of idiosyncratic folk harps for Kontakt. Steve Roche says: These two instruments have been in the works for quite some time — several years, in fact. We've had an Autoharp in our collection for a while and were thinking of eventually building a library around it. ...   KVR Audio

Universal Audio has shipped the Apollo E Series, including the Apollo e1x Remote?controllable Unison Preamp and Apollo e2m Stereo Headphone Amplifier and Line Interface. ...   KVR Audio

Plugin Alliance has released the Lindell Audio EQ825 plugin for macOS and Windows. Lindell Audio EQ825 captures one of the rarest and most sought-after mastering EQs ever built. Few pros have ever touched one, yet its retro, technicolored lines are instantly recognizable. If you don't have $20k to spare for an original, this plugin truly does the pinnacle of tube mastering EQs justice. ...   KVR Audio

Visions TNT Music has released Morphed 2 – Analog Atmospheres, a new instrument for Kontakt Player. Crafted from classic analog synths. Designed to create sounds never heard before. Morph between layers, randomize textures, and shape your own instruments in real time. ...   KVR Audio

Triple Spiral Audio has announced the release of Alternate, a new cinematic library for the full version of Kontakt 7 and Kontakt 8 that comes with a total of 514 snapshots on release (per Kontakt version). Additional presets will be included in future updates. The library includes a collection of five instruments: Tonal – 4 layers with 80 tonal soundsources – 117 presets/snapshots. ...   KVR Audio

W. A. Production has released DJFX, a multi-effect plugin for macOS and Windows, which is free for the first two weeks. They say: From sweeping filters and crushing distortions to rhythmic delays and booming reverbs, the signature effects found on legendary DJ gear have helped shape the sound of modern dance music. ...   KVR Audio