“AI is driving the data center,” Eitan Medina, COO of Habana Labs, Intel’s data center team focused on AI deep learning processor technologies, said to reporters earlier. “It’s the most important application and fastest-growing. But different customers are using different mixes for different applications.” The varied use cases explain Intel’s investment in a diversity of data center chips. Habana processors are designed for customers that need deep learning compute. The new Gaudi2 processor, for instance, can improve vision modeling of applications used in autonomous vehicles, medical imaging and defect detection in manufacturing....

Previously known as Gracemont, the efficient core in Alder Lake is designed to do what it says on the tin, with Intel saying in comparison to its late-2015 Skylake chips, efficient core was able to deliver 40% better single-threaded performance at the same power levels, and 80% better performance when comparing a 4-core 4-thread efficient core to a 2-core 4-thread Skylake core. With the new Intel 7 process, previously known as 10nm Enhanced Super Fin, Intel is able to fit four cores on the same die space of a Skylake core....

Best credit card payment processor in 2021The best POS system in 2021: Get the right one for your businessBest bank for small business 2021: Find the right bank The card reader, which will cost $49, primarily offers integration with QuickBooks and reconciles transactions automatically. Intuit Card Reader can read cards via insert, tap, or digital wallet. On the hardware front, Intuit aimed for affordability and features that communicate the status of a transaction....

There’s also another notable change in the update and that’s Apple’s new App Privacy Report feature. Once enabled, you’ll be able to see what private data each app is accessing on your device, and how often it’s happening. My ZDNet colleague Adrian Kingsley-Hughes covered the early beginnings of this feature when iOS 15 was released back in September. Below I’ll walk you through where to find the new App Privacy Report, turn it on, and how to make sense of the information it provides....

Google has a set of widgets in the works for its most popular apps that utilize Apple’s overhauled dynamic lock screen – arguably the headline feature of iOS 16, which is rolling out today to iPhone owners everywhere. There’s multiple widgets for each Google app, including Gmail, Chrome, Search, Google Maps, Drive, and Google News. SEE: iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro: Is the newest iPhone worth the upgrade?...

Sonos first filed suit against Google in the federal court system in January 2020. Sonos said Friday’s ruling is the first milestone in what’s sure to be a lengthy legal dispute. “Today, the [Administrative Law Judge] has found all five of Sonos’ asserted patents to be valid and that Google infringes on all five patents,” Sonos Chief Legal Officer Eddie Lazarus said in a statement provided to ZDNet. “We are pleased the ITC has confirmed Google’s blatant infringement of Sonos’ patented inventions....

“As the pandemic retreats, I am pleased that Reliance has posted a strong performance in 2Q FY22. This demonstrates the inherent strengths of our businesses and the robust recovery of the Indian and global economies. All our businesses reflect growth over pre-COVID levels,” Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani said. The holding company for India’s biggest telco, Reliance Jio, also reported gross revenue was ₹23,222 crore, $3.1 billion, which is around 15% higher than last year’s performance....

In a statement released on Friday, the law firm said it noticed unusual activity on its network on February 27. The firm later realized it was being hit with a ransomware attack and contacted the FBI as well as cybersecurity companies for help. Their investigation revealed that the hackers behind the attack gained access to a database with names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers/state identification numbers, financial account information, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, payment card information, medical information, health insurance information, biometric data, and/or online account credentials....

The Chinese PC maker also reported net income increased by 65% to $512 million and group revenue growth reached just shy of $17.9 billion, following a 23% uplift on the same period last year. The company attributed the “record” quarter to the company’s continued focus on its service-led transformation strategy, despite wider industry supply chain challenges. “Through the strong execution of our 3S strategy (smart devices/IoT, smart infrastructure, smart vertical), last quarter, both our net income and revenue achieved new records, and we are on track to double our net margin in three years,” said Yuanqing Yang, Lenovo chairman and CEO....

The tablet can be used as a secondary display for a laptop, Lenovo says, thanks to its bundled Micro-HDMI to USB-C cable. But the Yoga Tab 13 is definitely regarded as an adjunct to productivity rather than a productivity device in its own right. See Also: The 7 best Android tablets of 2022 As an entertainment tablet there is a great deal to like here. The 13.3-inch touch screen has a resolution of 2160 by 1350 pixels (191....

The appropriately named LG Gram Ulstraslim measures just 10.99 millimeters thick and weighs only 998 grams (its eponymous measurement units), or about 35.2 oz. The device is both slimmer and lighter than the LG Gram 16 we reviewed earlier this year, which tipped the scales at a still-feathery 1.2kg. Also: The best Chromebook laptops right now Despite being “around the same thickness of a smartphone or notepad,” the unit still packs a 15....

More than half (57%) of board directors have either increased their risk appetite heading into 2022 or are expecting to, according to analyst Gartner, with most citing economic uncertainty, disruptive models from competitors, or cost inflation due to supply shortages as reasons why. SEE: What is digital transformation? Everything you need to know about how technology is reshaping business Delivering to these fresh boardroom demands across a wide span of initiatives is a complex task....

Marvell’s purchase of Innovium marks its second acquisition on less than a year that’s focused on the networking space. In October, Marvell bought Inphi, a developer of optical networking chips used in cloud data centers and by wired and wireless carrier networks for 5G infrastructure, in a $10 billion deal that signaled further consolidation in the semiconductor industry. Marvell said its acquisition of Inphi would create a semiconductor “powerhouse” with an enterprise value of roughly $40 billion....

The Chief Analytics Officer is a new role that can help companies create better strategies to link data scientists, business users, IT, and other stakeholders into a company-wide data ecosystem. Developing a broad culture of data and analytics in departments across the company is an integral part of the chief analytics officer role. As I speak about digital transformation with business leaders in many industries, one clear message has emerged: competitive success depends on aggregating and interpreting data in sophisticated ways....

Microsoft has responded to the April release of KrbRelayUp, a tool that streamlines several earlier public tools to escalate privileges from a low-privileged Windows domain user to a high-privileged domain user by joining unauthorized devices to Active Directory (AD), Microsoft’s on-premise authentication and identity service. The tools rely on resource-based constrained delegation (RBCD), a legitimate method in Windows that enables an attacker to “impersonate an administrator and eventually run a code as the SYSTEM account of a compromised device”, according to Microsoft....

Microsoft’s nation-state tracking team, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC), has assessed with “high confidence” that the campaign is affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). US Cyber Command tracks the group as MuddyWater, which it assesses is a “subordinate element” of MOIS. Targeting SysAid apps is a new approach for Mercury, which in the past has used Log4Shell remote code execution flaws in VMware apps to carry out attacks....

Again, I asked Microsoft if they’d say this publicly. No word back so far. Update (August 1): Microsoft updated its blog post on the Release Preview test build of Windows 10 22H2 with the following information: “This build is focused on validating the servicing technology. Windows 10, version 22H2 has a scoped set of features and Microsoft will share more details on this update later this year.” Microsoft officials have not said when to expect Windows 10 22H2 (or Windows 11 22H2, for that matter) to start rolling out to the mainstream....

Microsoft is interested in sustainable fuels as a way to make its cloud datacenters less dependent on diesel fuel. LanzaJet says it will bring lower-cost sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel to the global market. LanzaJet says its plant will use waste-based ethanol feedstock as the source for its converted fuel. Microsoft officials have said the company is committed to being carbon-negative by 2030 and removing from the environment all the carbon it has emitted to date by 2050....

You’ve researched whether your computer will be compatible. If it isn’t (officially), you’ll have tried to find some clever way around it, courtesy of a sinisterly cheery presenter on YouTube. When Windows 11 is freely available, you’ll be among the first to experience it in real time. But do you really know all that you should about Microsoft’s new software? Really? Windows 11: Here’s how to get Microsoft’s free operating system update...

Also: Why ChatGPT won’t discuss politics or respond to these 20 controversial questions Users with access to Bing Chat have over the past week demonstrated that it is vulnerable to so-called ‘prompt injection’ attacks. As Ars Technica’s AI reporter Benj Edwards explains, prompt injection attacks allow the user to bypass previous instructions in a language model prompt and substitute it with a new one. Edwards detailed the attack in an earlier story....