The company also announced updated models of its multi-processor computers, called “IPU-POD,” running the Bow chip, which it claims are five times faster than comparable DGX machines from Nvidia at half the price. In a nod to the increasing model size of deep learning neural nets such as the Megatron-Turing, the company said it is working on a computer design, called The Good Computer, which will be capable of handling neural network models that employ 500 trillion parameters, making possible what it terms super-human “ultra-intelligence....

All of which are powered in some way by AWS machine learning and left me thinking about one word: privacy. Granted, I’ve already accepted a lot of these devices into my life. I have five Alexa-compatible smart speakers positioned in different parts of the house, so I have full coverage to deal with home automation issues. I also have a Google Home in the kitchen, plus multiple Siri-enabled mobile devices (Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)....

On a conference call, CFO Ruth Porat said “revenue performance in the third quarter reflects continued broad-based strength in advertiser spend and elevated consumer online activity as well as a strong contribution from Google Cloud.” Alphabet reported an overall net income of $18.94 billion and diluted earnings per share of $27.99. Total revenues came to $65.1 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of $23.47 per share on revenue of $63.45 billion....

“It’s one console to manage everything,” said Beeby. Using Cloud WAN allows a company to run programs as a combination of AWS availability zones, including AWS “local zones” and AWS “Outposts,” deployments that are inside of companies’ own data centers, noted Beeby, along with numerous other AWS resources such as edge computing. Cloud WAN is presented as a way to easily set up and manage multiple parts of an AWS-based network around the world, including AWS “virtual private clouds,” or VPCs, along with customers’ own on-premise private cloud offerings....

“We typically wait to communicate about these outcomes until we can speak with the people who are directly impacted. However, because one of our teammates leaked this information externally, we decided it was better to share this news earlier so you can hear the details directly from me. We intend on communicating with impacted employees (or where applicable in Europe, with employee representative bodies) starting on January 18,” he wrote....

Table of Contents SpecificationsPricingAssemblyDesign and ergonomicsComfort and durabilityExtras and add-onsBottom lineAlternatives to consider Specifications Pricing The AndaSeat Kaiser 3 can be bought from the brand’s official website for $549. And while it’s not available to purchase outside of the United States just yet, it’s safe to assume that it will have a similar price tag in the UK and in Canada, and possibly closer to $700 in Australia. It is a lot of money for a gaming chair, but it’s also in the same tier as the Secretlab Titan Evo ($519) and the Noblechairs HERO ($459....

It’s not because of the eight different ports that are spread out on the perimeter of the base. What makes the 551 a gadget that I enjoy using is the adjustable stand where you place a flagship iPad, or really, any USB-C tablet. Let me explain. Over the last few years, I’ve been on the hunt for my ideal iPad Pro hub and dock working station. I’ve tried all sorts of solutions....

Apple’s latest collision with the DIY repair industry concerns screen replacement on the iPhone 13, which breaks Face ID unless a little control chip from the original display is transferred to the new screen. It’s all reminiscent of Apple’s Error 53 fiasco with the iPhone 6 and replacement Touch ID sensors. The iPhone 13 issue was raised last week by right-to-repair activist iFixit, which found that replacing the phone’s screen completely disables Face ID authentication....

The bug, which essentially prevented the affected Mac being turned on after updating to macOS Monterey, affected a small number of Intel Macs running the T2 security chip. While we have nothing direct from Apple, Apple blogger Rene Richie got the following statement from Apple: But what to do if your Mac has been bricked already? Don’t panic, and don’t let anyone wipe it! YouTuber Mr Macintosh has a fix… but that fix requires you to have a second Mac to hand....

Since most manufacturers are using USB-C or microUSB, Apple is the biggest name in the Commission’s crosshairs. According to Reuters, legislation is currently being drafted following a vote last year to push for a common charger. The Commission cites environmental concerns and user convenience as the reasons behind the push. Apple has claimed that switching from Lightning to USB-C would create an “unprecedented amount of electronic waste” and disrupt “hundreds of millions of active devices and accessories used by our European customers....

More: Apple’s new Mac Mini with M2 is faster, more capable, and somehow cheaper The far more expensive unit arrived with a starting price of $2,000 and a choice between M1 Max or M1 Ultra chips. Instinctually, these older model chips might seem like they should be inferior to the second-gen M2 and M2 Pro chips. However, the reality is far more complex and well worth understanding before you decide which of these devices might best suit your specific needs....

Some of the more significant changes will come later this year. Apple plans to alert users more quickly when an unwanted device may be traveling with them and also plans to make it easier to find those devices with louder tones and precision finding. With precision finding, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, and iPhone 13 users will be able to see the distance and direction to an unknown AirTag when it is in range....

No, it’s not the art of uplifting your soul toward the clouds and forcing you to ululate with joy. It’s the art of doing just enough to tempt you. Every couple of years, I upgrade my iPhone because, yeah, that new blue color looks nice. Or, ah, now there’s (the perfectly not great) 5G. And every year I wonder whether Apple will come along with a new MacBook Air that’ll be, at least in some small way, glorious....

Well, it’s taken over a decade, but later this year Windows and Android users will be able to join in the FaceTime fun… sort of. But rather than a dedicated FaceTime app for different platforms, iPhone, iPad, and Mac users will be able to send a link to others to connect on FaceTime – even if they are using Android or Windows. And Apple claims that there’s no compromise when it comes to security or privacy....

It’s stronger and more powerful than the one I get when I hear that the Apple store has gone down in anticipation of a new product launch. You see, this is the feeling of powerful indifference I get when, just before the launch of a new iPhone, Apple tells you the last iPhone is the one you should get. Cupertino follows me to the televisation of my favorite sporting events and pumps ads at me – ads that say: “The iPhone You’re Bored Hearing About!...

Two PC manufacturers that have created successful gaming brands in recent years appear to be branching out into tablets specifically designed for gaming, according to information they are leaking out before CES 2022 begins next week. Lenovo kicked things off last week with some fleeting details on Chinese social media site Weibo about a new Legion Y700 tablet, and Asus has followed with a teaser of its own (see below) via its Republic of Gamers Twitter feed about what it’s calling “the world’s most powerful gaming tablet....

“[Australia’s] vaccination certification QR code system has been sent to all our overseas embassies so we can begin that engagement with overseas posts and overseas countries on making sure that they will be interoperable,” Tehan said during his address at the National Press Club. “There seems to be interoperability with most of the countries that we’ve been dealing with, so we continue to do all that preparatory work so that when those international borders open … hopefully at the latest by Christmas, Australians will be able to travel with a QR code linked to their passport, which will be able to show proof of vaccination....

12/15 update: AWS misfires once more, just days after a massive failure The latest of AWS’s major outages occurred at 7:30AM PST on Tuesday, December 7, lasted five hours and affected customers using certain application interfaces in the US-EAST-1 Region. In a public cloud of AWS’s scale, a five-hour outage is a major incident. SEE: Having a single cloud provider is so last decade AWS’s internal network underpins parts of the main AWS network that most customers connect with in order to deliver their content services....

Mac instances on AWS EC2 were launched during re:Invent 2020 in December. With the move, AWS customers can use the latest MacOS from Apple as well as new developer environments, design tools, libraries and Xcode 12 development environment. The EC2 Mac instances enable developers to create apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Safari as well as provision and access MacOS environments. MacOS Big Sur on AWS are available in the following regions....

Excel has been around so long and is used so frequently that it’s often taken for granted as just the spreadsheet program everyone uses. But its most powerful functions contribute so much to a company’s success these days that advanced Excel skills are always in great demand. And now, you can become an Excel power user with The All-In-One Microsoft Excel Certification Training Bundle. You don’t need any experience to begin learning Excel’s ins and outs....