Microsoft

AI chips are getting hotter. A microfluidics breakthrough goes straight to the silicon to cool up to three times better.

The chips that datacenters use to run the latest AI breakthroughs generate much more heat than previous generations of silicon. Anybody whose phone or laptop has overheated knows that electronics ...
Business Wire

O2 Invests in and Partners with Atlas Asphalt

ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--O2 Investment Partners (www.o2investment.com) announced today that it has partnered with Atlas Asphalt (“Atlas” or the “Company ...
Phys.org

Silicon quantum computer performs logical operations for the first time

Silicon is ubiquitous in modern electronics, and now it is becoming increasingly useful in quantum computing. In particular, silicon's compatibility with existing chip technology and its long ...
CNN

Carbon dioxide levels are higher than humans have ever experienced. It could be changing our blood chemistry

As humans burn fossil fuels and pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, we are heating up the planet. But there is another alarming impact of this climate pollution: it may be changing the chemistry ...
Ars Technica

M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon

As part of today’s MacBook Pro update, Apple has also unveiled the M5 Pro and M5 Max, the newest members of the M5 chip family. Normally, the Pro and Max chips take the same basic building blocks from ...
Computer Weekly

UK direct-to-device satellite connectivity takes off with Virgin Media O2

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has flicked the switch on O2 Satellite, a satellite-to-mobile service powered by Starlink Direct to Cell, in a move that extends the operator’s landmass coverage from 89% to 95% ...
Reuters

UK's O2 launches Europe's first smartphone satellite service

LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Britain's Virgin Media O2 launched Europe's first satellite-to-mobile service on Thursday, bringing text messages, WhatsApp and Google Maps to customers using regular ...
Austin American-Statesman

Austin-based Silicon Labs being acquired by Texas instruments in a $7.5B deal

DALLAS — Texas Instruments is spending $7.5 billion to buy Austin-based tech firm Silicon Labs to extend its chips enterprise. The two companies on Wednesday announced a definitive acquisition ...
CNBC

Texas Instruments to buy chip designer Silicon Laboratories in $7.5 billion deal

Texas Instruments on Wednesday agreed to buy Silicon Laboratories ⁠in a deal valuing the chip designer at $7.5 billion, to expand its footprint in wireless connectivity chips used for industrial and ...
Science Daily

New catalyst turns carbon dioxide into clean fuel source

Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate, a potential hydrogen source for fuel cells. The key was a ...
Hot Rod

How Accurate Are Wideband O2 Sensors? A Real-World Lambda Comparison Test

One of the most important measurements we make while tuning an engine is finding out what the actual balance of air and fuel was inside the engine. It doesn’t matter if we have a carburetor, port ...
Android

Xiaomi XRING O2 chipset won’t threaten Qualcomm despite Xiaomi’s custom silicon push

Xiaomi is reportedly developing its XRING O2 chipset, but it’s unlikely to pose real competition to Qualcomm due to its use of an older 3nm process. Instead, the chip appears aimed at reducing ...