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Microsoft shelves its underwater data center — Project Natick had fewer server failures compared to servers on land
Although Microsoft quietly discontinued 'Project Natick,' its undersea data center returned excellent results. Throughout the experiment, 0.7% of servers failed, compared to 5.9% on land.
U.S. bans Kaspersky and hands out sanctions to execs — 100 days until class-leading antivirus ban takes effect
Antivirus company Kaspersky Labs and several subsidiaries were banned from U.S. operations on Thursday, and customers had 100 days to find an alternative. The U.S. also sanctioned 12 executives.
AI titans Microsoft and Nvidia reportedly had a standoff over Microsoft's use of B200 AI GPUs in its own server rooms
AI titans Microsoft and Nvidia reportedly had a standoff over what server racks were to be used for Microsoft's newly acquired B200 GPUs. Microsoft won the fight and will use its own custom racks that can be adapted to Nvidia's competitor's GPUs if needed, rather than Nvidia's server solutions.
Fire at Micron's Taichung, Taiwan facility reportedly caused by high-pressure gas leak — no injuries reported, fab operating normally
Thanks to the automated fire suppression systems, onsite response and Taichung firefighters, the high-pressure leak that caused the fire was handled quickly, resulting in minimal damage without affecting the safety of its workers.
AMD's Ryzen 8000G lineup gets a price drop — high-end integrated graphics get cheaper ahead of 9000-series release
Prices have dropped on AMD's Ryzen 8000G series of desktop APUs with integrated graphics, indicating a planned price change ahead of Ryzen 9000's launch on desktops in July.
Microsoft kills Win + C shortcut to promote dedicated Copilot key, drive PC sales
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 insider preview completely gets rid of the Copilot keyboard hotkey shortcut in an attempt to steer people towards a Copilot+ PC, which has a dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard.
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