Computers
Continuous breakthroughs are bringing ever more powerful computers at ever-diminishing prices and enabling revolutionary related technologies, such as deep learning, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and mind-reading machines. New Atlas keeps you up to date with the latest developments.
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Living brain-cell biocomputers are now training on dopamine
May 28, 2024Current AI training methods burn colossal amounts of energy to learn, but the human brain sips just 20 W. Swiss startup FinalSpark is now selling access to cyborg biocomputers, running up to four living human brain organoids wired into silicon chips. -
World's first microcomputer is up for auction right now
May 23, 2024The Q1 desktop microcomputer, the world's first microcomputer that was uncovered in storage boxes by accident by cleaners at Kingston University in London, is going on the auction block at Heritage Auctions, along with a later version and a printer. -
$4,200 Gatling Battlestation: Work in a multi-screen zero-gravity sphere
May 19, 2024There's a revolution in workstation design going on and Cluven's $4,200 J20 Gatling Battlestation is just one example of the many outrageous new DESK V2.0 workstations beginning to make work more efficient for knowledge warriors. -
Super-pure silicon chips unlock next-generation computers
May 13, 2024Silicon is so important for electronics and computing that it’s become synonymous with technology, but the stuff has its flaws. Now scientists have created a way to make super-pure silicon chips that could pave the way for stable quantum computers. -
Logitech lets users cook GPT shortcuts into its mice and keyboards
April 18, 2024Logitech has introduced new software that gives users of its peripherals easy access to ChatGPT. After matching the feature to a keyboard key or mouse button, the user can quickly tap into the power of GPT via preset or custom recipes. -
Hold on: World's fastest AI chip will massively accelerate AI progress
March 17, 2024If you think things have happened fast in the last year, hold on: Cerebras Systems present the Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3) chip, which powers the Cerebras CS-3 AI supercomputer with a peak performance of 125 petaflops. It’s scalable to an insane degree. -
Portable 'transflective' LCD monitor uses the Sun as its light source
March 12, 2024Backlit monitors can be harsh on the eyes, causing some people to suffer from eye strain. Introducing the Eazeye Radiant, the world's first portable monitor to incorporate transflective LCD to effectively use natural light as a light source. -
Dual-monitor laptop setup boasts simple connection and multiple uses
March 12, 2024If Apple made a dual monitor system for laptops, it might be a lot like the S2. The setup features aluminum construction, one-cord connectivity, and the ability to be used in five different configurations. -
Software tweak doubles computer processing speed, halves energy use
February 22, 2024Existing processors in PCs, smartphones and other devices can be supercharged for enormous power and efficiency gains, according to UC Riverside. With no changes to hardware, this new approach to the software squeezes extra juice out of your system. -
Quad-storage method writes data to a single atom in four different ways
February 19, 2024You can cram much more quantum processing power into a given space if you use four different ways to store data on a single atom, according to new research. The method unlocks more powerful quantum computers that are easier to control. -
Priceless barn find: World's first microcomputers discovered by cleaners
February 19, 2024Two of the first-ever desktop computers have been found in storage boxes at Kingston University in London. A milestone in human achievement, the Q1 microprocessor computer was released more than half a century ago, and only one other is known to exist. -
Neuralink fits its first human patient with a brain interface
January 29, 2024"The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well." Elon Musk has announced a milestone moment at his brain-machine interface company, after a surgical robot successfully installed its first human brain chip. -
British spy agency releases previously secret images of Colossus computer
January 22, 2024Britain's hush hush Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) intelligence and security organization has released new images never before made public of Colossus, the world's first digital electronic computer, to mark its 80th anniversary. -
LG's latest gaming monitor boasts refresh rate quick switching
December 21, 2023CES 2024 is fast approaching, and some consumer tech companies are teasing stuff early. LG has announced new additions to its UltraGear line of gaming monitors, including one that allows users to switch between 240-Hz 4K and 480-Hz HD using a hotkey. -
World's first human brain-scale neuromorphic supercomputer is coming
December 13, 2023Australian researchers are putting together a supercomputer designed to emulate the world's most efficient learning machine – a neuromorphic monster capable of the same estimated 228 trillion synaptic operations per second that human brains handle.
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