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YouTube is going back on the Billboard charts in 2027
YouTube will share its streaming data with Billboard again from January 2027, after Billboard made free, ad-supported streams count for more.
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Windows 11 tests a way to switch off the Sticky Keys popup for good
Microsoft is adding a checkbox to the Sticky Keys and Filter Keys popups so you can stop them from coming back. It is in test builds now, about 31 years after the dialog first appeared.
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Coinbase gets its federal trust bank charter, but no savings accounts
Coinbase now has full approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to run as a national trust bank. It can hold and move assets, but it cannot take deposits or make loans.
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NVIDIA lets Korean AI chips plug into its systems with Rebellions and SK Telecom
Rebellions will connect its Rebel R200 chips to NVIDIA's platform, and SK Telecom plans to run the racks in its Korean data center.
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Huawei launches a desktop PC it says is built entirely from Chinese parts
Huawei's Qingyun HM650 runs its own Kirin X90 chip and HarmonyOS, and Huawei says every part is made in China. The claim comes with open questions.
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Ericsson says ordinary 5G towers can now spot and track drones
Ericsson has introduced a system that uses existing mobile network sites to detect and follow small drones, even ones that never connect to the network.
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Chainalysis says hackers took logins and tokens for all its customers
The crypto-tracing firm says an attacker used AI agents, then an on-path attack, to take names, password hashes and live tokens for every user. Its tools are back online.
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What is a GPU, and why does AI need them?
A GPU (graphics processing unit) is a chip that does huge numbers of simple calculations at the same time. Built to draw 3D graphics, that parallel power now makes GPUs the main engine for training and running AI.
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A semiconductor is a material, usually silicon, that can either conduct or block electricity. Chips pack billions of tiny switches made from it onto a small piece of silicon, and they power everything from phones to AI data centers.
Read the explainerWhat is an AI data center?
An AI data center is a huge building full of specialized computers, mostly GPUs, that train AI models and answer requests to them. It works like a normal data center but needs far more electricity, faster connections and much stronger cooling.
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Quick answers, plain wordsWhat is a GPU, and why does AI need them?
A GPU (graphics processing unit) is a chip that does huge numbers of simple calculations at the same time. Built to draw 3D graphics, that parallel power now makes GPUs the main engine for training and running AI. Full explainer →
What is a semiconductor chip?
A semiconductor is a material, usually silicon, that can either conduct or block electricity. Chips pack billions of tiny switches made from it onto a small piece of silicon, and they power everything from phones to AI data centers. Full explainer →
What is an AI data center?
An AI data center is a huge building full of specialized computers, mostly GPUs, that train AI models and answer requests to them. It works like a normal data center but needs far more electricity, faster connections and much stronger cooling. Full explainer →