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The Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company’s first hardware release in over 30 years — pre-orders start at $299
The Commodore 64 Ultimate will be the first new hardware released under the auspices of the new management. This new home computer product is now available for pre-order starting from $299, but shipping won’t happen until October at the earliest. For your cash, you will get a device which resolutely “isn’t a software emulator” but…
Computer and network-attached storage: Capacity optimization and backup expansion
Motivations for bolstering backup Last March, I documented my travails striving to turn a 2018-era x86-based Apple Mac mini into a workable system in spite of its diminutive, non-upgradeable 128 GByte SSD’s internal capacity: Eight months later (last November), I discussed how, motivated by the lightning-induced last-summer demise of one of my network-attached storage (NAS)…
Security Precautions to Take While Traveling | Computer Hardware
When we think about digital and device security, we mostly think about the fixed locations where people spend most of their time—home, school, and work. But what about when you’re traveling? Some security concerns remain the same when you’re on the road, but new ones crop up. We’ll assume that you already keep your devices…
Choosing the Best Mac for a College-Bound Student in 2025 | Computer Hardware
Is your child heading off to college soon? Now is a good time to consider getting them a new Mac, especially if their current computer is old or unreliable, is shared with other family members, or was a school loaner. If you haven’t been keeping up with Apple’s Mac lineup, you might be unsure which…
Why Passkeys Are Better than Passwords (And How to Use Them) | Computer Hardware
No one likes passwords. Users find managing them annoying, and website managers worry about login credentials being stolen in a data breach. The industry has developed a better solution: passkeys. Passwords versus Passkeys Traditional multi-factor authentication involves three methods of authentication, at least two of which are required for protection. They include something you know…
How To Hibernate your Linux computer: Unlike sleep, it uses no battery
Hibernation is a power-saving measure where a laptop or desktop has the current state is saved to a hard drive (or more likely one of the best SSDs). Powering on the computer will trigger it to load the state and get us back to work. That would’ve been the case for Editor-in-Chief Avram Piltch, who…
Use AirPlay to Mirror or Extend Your Mac’s Display | Computer Hardware
Apple’s AirPlay is one of those low-level technologies that’s more capable than many people realize. In addition to allowing you to stream video and audio from an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to an Apple TV connected to a large-screen TV, AirPlay also enables you to use that TV as an external Mac display, either mirroring…
Merging design and computer science in creative ways
The speed with which new technologies hit the market is nothing compared to the speed with which talented researchers find creative ways to use them, train them, even turn them into things we can’t live without. One such researcher is MIT MAD Fellow Alexander Htet Kyaw, a graduate student pursuing dual master’s degrees in architectural studies…
MuZero, AlphaZero, and AlphaDev: Optimizing computer systems
As part of our aim to build increasingly capable and general artificial intelligence (AI) systems, we’re working to create AI tools with a broader understanding of the world. This can allow useful knowledge to be transferred between many different types of tasks. Using reinforcement learning, our AI systems AlphaZero and MuZero have achieved superhuman performance…
Where Is Computer Vision Essential Today? Insights from Alltegrio’s CEO
Today, we are discussing Computer Vision applications, one of the most impactful AI-powered technologies that is reshaping our world, with Oleg Goncharenko, the CEO of Alltegrio. Oleg has been an entrepreneur for over 25 years and built a successful 8-figure software service company, as well as a few more innovative tech projects. Alltegrio is Oleg’s…
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