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Car Tech Electronics

Millions of cars are under recall for catching fire while parked

The rise of "park-outside" recalls shows how electrical, not engine, risk is growing
The big picture: Park-outside recalls are becoming a bigger issue for automakers and drivers as vehicles add more electrical systems, battery technology, and software-controlled components. For drivers, the warnings can mean months of inconvenient parking habits while manufacturers work to provide repairs.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 48 comments Hotness 184k
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Industry Tech Culture

Nvidia may have just built its own hyperscaler without owning a single data center

The neoclouds are burning cash by the billion. Nvidia just lined up the money to keep them building
Why it matters: Nvidia has quietly assembled every piece of a cloud giant, and it doesn't even need to own the buildings. That is the theory making the rounds, and once you see it laid out, the last two years stop looking like a chip company having a very good run and start looking like a plan. The financing arrangement Nvidia signed this month with BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and four other Wall Street heavyweights, aimed at funneling more than $500 billion of outside capital into AI data centers, would be the last piece clicking into place. Most outlets filed it under the now usual "more AI money" headline, but there is a more interesting read.
Full story By Julio Franco, Hotness 106k
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Tech Culture Mobile

This Carrier Pidge app delivers texts at 110 mph, unless your virtual pigeon gets lost, distracted, or dies

Finally, a messaging app with built-in bird-related failure
WTF?! Have you ever marveled at the lightning speeds of modern communications and thought, "I wish this wasn't so fast"? Probably not, but for anyone who doesn't want to resort to posting letters, there's a new app that replicates the message-carrying speed of a carrier pigeon. Adding further realism to the whole thing, there's a small chance that your virtual bird will get lost or die while traveling to its destination, so don't send anything too important.
Full story By Rob Thubron, 13 comments Hotness 72k
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Hardware Industry

Chinese memory firm CXMT relied on leaked Samsung technology to skip years of R&D, court testimony claims

A former Samsung engineer testified the startup lacked basic lab facilities from the start
Cutting corners: Building a memory chip from the absolute ground up takes years and costs a fortune. ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) apparently decided to skip the hard part – and today, the company stands as China's biggest DRAM producer. A South Korean court recently heard some fairly wild details about how the memory maker actually got its start.
Full story By Zo Ahmed, 18 comments Hotness 25k
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AI Industry

European Central Bank warns AI bubble burst could trigger systemic fallout

"A US AI fallout would not remain a US problem"
Euro Burstin': While US companies continue pouring massive sums of capital into their AI data center expansion plans, European authorities are thinking about the impending AI bubble burst. A correction is likely, according to Europe's main banking institution, and its impact will not spare anyone, anywhere in the world.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, 54 comments Hotness 22k