Exploring the RTX Pro 6000D, Nvidia’s China-only GPU, which is now banned from sale — neutered specs cannot compete with grey-market chips

[ad_1] Nvidia’s RTX 6000D was never going to be a hero product. Built specifically for the Chinese market to navigate U.S. export restrictions, it has a constrained design: a GDDR-based Blackwell GPU with no NVLink, targeting AI inference instead of full-scale training. Two procurement sources speaking to the South China Morning Post say that demand…

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Microcontroller Basics – Applications, Working, Types, FAQs

[ad_1] – Advertisement – A microcontroller is a small, low-cost computer-on-a-chip that is designed to perform a specific set of tasks. It is used in a variety of applications, including controlling machines, sensing and monitoring devices, and automated systems. A microcontroller typically consists of a central processing unit (CPU), memory, input/output (I/O) ports, and support…

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How to build AI scaling laws for efficient LLM training and budget maximization

[ad_1] When researchers are building large language models (LLMs), they aim to maximize performance under a particular computational and financial budget. Since training a model can amount to millions of dollars, developers need to be judicious with cost-impacting decisions about, for instance, the model architecture, optimizers, and training datasets before committing to a model. To…

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The Top 11 Protein Powders, According to My Stomach

[ad_1] Compare Top 11 Protein Powders More Protein Powders to Consider Photograph: Boutayna Chokrane Naked Casein: With only one ingredient—micellar casein sourced from hormone-free skim milk—it’s about as clean as it gets. No added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and no unnecessary additives. It’s cold-processed, to avoid any nastiness from chemicals or synthetic fillers, and it’s…

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Introducing HybridPetya: Petya/NotPetya copycat with UEFI Secure Boot bypass

[ad_1] ESET Research has discovered HybridPetya, on the VirusTotal sample sharing platform. It is a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, adding the capability of compromising UEFI-based systems and weaponizing CVE‑2024‑7344 to bypass UEFI Secure Boot on outdated systems. Key points of this blogpost: New ransomware samples, which we named HybridPetya, resembling the infamous Petya/NotPetya…

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