Sandisk and SK Hynix Publish First Open High Bandwidth Flash Standard
BrianFagioli writes: Sandisk and SK hynix have published the first open technical specification for High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) through the Open Compute Project.
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Scientists Reveal Hidden Structure of a Quantum Fluid
The post Scientists Reveal Hidden Structure of a Quantum Fluid appeared first on Berkeley Lab News Center .
- Scientists reveal hidden structure of quantum fluid in excitons at high temperatures.
- Bose-Einstein Condensates achieved in atomically thin semiconductor near absolute zero.
- Exciton BEC displays two distinct quantum phases controllable by magnetic field.
Tensions cool between EU and Spain over crisis in Ceuta
The Government will likely breathe a sigh of relief as the political temperature surrounding Spain's handling of the migrant crisis in Ceuta cools after some fractious exchanges among EU member states…
Russia condemns Poland’s “sacrilegious” demolition of Soviet monument
Poland's Institute of National Remembrance says the monument was a "Soviet propaganda object" that had to be removed.
Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.
Meet The 20 Startups Selected For Google Play Accelerator India
Alphabet-owned Google has picked 20 homegrown startups for the 2026 cohort of its “Google Play Accelerator India” programme. This is…
Delhi SIR: EC revises schedule, announces new date for final voter roll publication | Check details
Under the updated schedule, electoral officials will examine and decide on claims and objections submitted by voters between August 24 and October 22.
Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?
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Gazans mourn 112 people retrieved from rubble almost three years after Israeli strike
Hundreds of Gazans gathered on Tuesday for funeral prayers for 112 people killed at the start of the war, almost three years ago, but whose bodies were only recently retrieved from under the rubble.
Vacancy: Public Health Support Officer – Disease Control (Data Management Assistant) G7
Vacancy: Public Health Support Officer – Disease Control (Data Management Assistant) G7 okoronduo@who.int Tue, 04/08/2026 - 15:55 Job profile information Career stream Technical Job family or families…
Another npm worm
StepSecurity is reporting the emergence of a new worm affecting npm packages. The design of the worm is nothing new, but the rapidity with which it is exploiting captured npm packager credentials is…
Michigan Senate primary: Why the Abdul El-Sayed vs Haley Stevens race is crucial for Democrats
The contest pits progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed against moderate Representative Haley Stevens in a battle that has become a referendum on issues ranging from US support for Israel to the…
ESB gives CEO 29% pay rise to bring salary to €410,000
The ESB has given its chief executive Paddy Hayes a pay increase of just under €92,000 after receiving Ministerial approval to do so.
Children in a strange land: the plight of the 1,000 minor migrants still in Spain’s Ceuta
A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor who crossed into Spain is escorted by a Spanish soldier to the Spain-Morocco border as the child begs not to be sent back to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of…
Bono, Eddie Vedder among mourners at the funeral of Glen Hansard
DUBLIN (AP) — Hundreds of mourners, including Irish musicians and entertainers, filled a Dublin cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard , who died…
- Hundreds mourned Glen Hansard at St Patrick's Cathedral funeral.
- Eddie Vedder sang "The Song of Good Hope" at the service.
- Bono paid tribute, recalling memorable encounters with Hansard.
Larry Fitzgerald entering Hall of Fame as Cardinals icon after 17 years of pass-catching excellence
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Larry Fitzgerald came to the Arizona Cardinals as a 20-year-old intent on becoming an NFL superstar. First, he had to learn how to…
- Larry Fitzgerald enters Hall of Fame after 17-year Cardinals career
- Drafted 3rd overall in 2004, learned laundry duties initially
- Set NFL record with 30 catches, 546 yards, 7 TDs in 2008 playoffs
AI agents get better at IT ops, but only with humans in the loop
AI agents are performing roughly 1 in 3 actions in enterprise IT workflows (but that share is rising quickly), while human analysts are rejecting about one-quarter of AI-proposed actions (but that…
Why R&D Waste Persists Despite Widespread AI Adoption
This report examines R&D waste and how AI adoption has outpaced the intelligence needed to make consequential decisions well. What Attendees will Learn Where R&D budget is lost.
Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the AI Race
But why? The post Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the AI Race appeared first on Futurism .
Omspace is building a reusable rocket in Ahmedabad for small satellite launches
The Gujarat-based company is developing Infinity-One, a launch vehicle for nano and small satellites, and runs a space education programme alongside the engineering work.
AgMove Robotics builds small farm rovers to spray between crop rows
The Pune-based company makes sub-20 horsepower robotic equipment for vineyards and horticulture farms, aimed at progressive farmers and shared cultivators.
Middle East: Hezbollah condemns latest Israel-Lebanon talks
Hezbollah and Lebanon's government traded verbal blows amid the latest round of talks with Israel in Italy. And the Trump administration is touting progress in talks with Iran, despite no word from…
Meine Electric is building fast-charging iron-air batteries to store solar power overnight
The Chennai-based company is developing long-duration storage using iron, air and water, aimed at grids that need to hold daytime solar generation until the evening.
Keep the HOA happy with the EcoVacs Goat 01000 robot lawn mower since its over $300 off
The EcoVacs Goat 01000 robot lawn mower is on sale at Amazon for $664, down from the normal price of $999.99. That's a 34% discount.
Red Sox Turnaround Fuels Adley Rutschman Blockbuster
The Red Sox continue their surge as the Orioles’ attempted turnaround fizzles.
Apple plans massive 6.4-inch, 7-inch screens for the iPhone 20
The iPhone 20 will have larger displays than the current Pro and Pro Max models, with a leaker insisting 6.4-inch and 7-inch screens are being prototyped.
Research updates, August 4
A new study in Nature Communications confirmed skeletal muscle abnormalities in Long COVID and ME. The study, which furthered past research on post-exertional malaise from the same research group…
Alibaba Qwen3.8-Max reactions: “An API business model wearing an open source jacket”
Alibaba this week announced the launch of Qwen3.8-Max. The most powerful model in the Qwen series to date, this multimodal The post Alibaba Qwen3.8-Max reactions: “An API business model wearing an…
Pixel Watch 5 specs leak reveals what’s new: ‘Accelerated’ chip, 2nd-gen Active Band, more
Full Pixel Watch 5 specs have leaked today and reveal that Google made a trio of key hardware changes over the previous generation.
South Sudan: How climate change can result in toxic water
Years of flooding have resulted in disastrous water pollution in South Sudan's main oil region. As communities, scientists and health workers scramble for solutions, the long-term impacts of the…
- Over 140,000 IDPs reside in Bentiu camp since 2013.
- 2021 flood submerged farmlands and 159 oil wells.
- Lead and hydrocarbon levels in water exceed safety limits.
QuantHealth Raises $45M to Let Pharm Test Clinical Trials with AI Before Spending Billions
Drug development is a gamble. More than 90% of drugs that enter clinical trials fail. Three out of four of those failures are because the drug didn’t work or wasn’t The post QuantHealth Raises $45M to…
2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X proves code is as important as hardware
Chevy's 721-hp hybrid ups the ante with few compromises, but at a steep cost.
New HBF spec outlines tech that can give GPUs terabytes of extra memory — Sandisk and SK hynix unveil spec with up to 16-Hi NAND stacks, 3 TB/s bandwidth, UCIe
Sandisk and SK hynix formally introduce HBF specification that promises up to 3 TB/s of bandwidth eventually, though only four companies are currently interested in the technology.
Why Pro Athletes Are Saying Their Big Contracts Weren’t So Big
“I think people should listen, because they're telling the truth,” Chris Bosh told FOS.
Apple is working on iPhone-to-Windows copy-paste
Apple is working on a feature that will allow users in the European Union to copy content on their iPhone and paste it onto their Windows PC (or vice versa), as spotted earlier by MacRumors.
Globacom leads Nigeria’s Internet subscriber growth in May
Globacom, the first Nigerian-owned mobile network operator, led Nigeria’s major telecom operators in Internet subscriber growth in May
AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday
Broader bounty rules added to a swelling volume of machine-assisted vulnerability reports
Bigger Displays Rumored for Next Year's iPhone Models
Apple is prototyping a second new iPhone display, this one measuring around 6.4 inches, that could be destined for the 20th anniversary iPhone, according to a Chinese leaker.
Dubai population rebounds after dropping by 61,000 at height of Iran war
Dubai's population has rebounded since the start of the Iran war, with 157,000 more people living in the emirate compared with the start of the year. Official figures show the population dipped by about 61,000 at the height of the Iran war in March. That put the total at 4.65 million, representing a 1.3 per cent drop.
If at first you don't succeed, lift, lift again
Research that began by analyzing more than 400,000 gym-goers worldwide has illustrated the importance of persevering through early struggles.
Turning a common oncogene's metabolic grip on cancer cells into a fatal weakness
For all its persistence as an adversary, aggressive breast cancer carries a weakness of its own making. A University of Helsinki research group has been investigating where this weakness comes from…
OpenAI takes Apple lawsuit to court of public opinion, posts texts
Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI and former employees has spilled into public view, and OpenAI is bringing receipts.
An Explosion of Feces May Have Triggered Earth’s Explosion of Species
The nutrients found in animal excrement should never be discounted The post An Explosion of Feces May Have Triggered Earth’s Explosion of Species appeared first on Nautilus .
Flipkart seller cancels iPhone 17 Pro Max on discount over ‘price mismatch’— Viral post flags ‘daylight fraud’
What initially appeared to be a massive 30% price drop on the ‘Flipkart Assured’ product quickly turned into allegations of “daylight fraud” when the shipped and fully invoiced order was abruptly…
Music lovers must see these exceptional portraits from famed music and celebrity snapper Gered Mankowitz who will only use this one brand of camera for his shots
The pictorial fruits of Gered Mankowitz’s amazing 65-year career feature in his epic new book Photographs. The post Music lovers must see these exceptional portraits from famed music and celebrity…
Think passkeys protect you from hacking and malware? Think again
Windows malware can still exploit Google Password Manager passkeys despite strong cryptography.
Mining threat persists in Raja Ampat, Indonesia’s ‘Amazon of the Seas’
JAKARTA — Raja Ampat, one of the world’s most biodiverse marine regions, remains under pressure from Indonesia’s expanding nickel industry as three companies continue to seek permission to develop…
You can't escape ads for the new Spider-Man movie — even in your BMW
Owners of newer BMW models will see an ad for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" when they turn their cars on for the next week.
- BMW displays Spider-Man ad on dashboards
- Campaign runs until August 10
- BMW previously collaborated with Marvel
iOS 27 gives FaceTime huge upgrade with this powerful new feature
iOS 27 brings exciting new features to Messages , Apple Notes , Wallet , and more . But FaceTime is getting one of the biggest upgrades thanks to a powerful new Dual Capture feature for iPhone 17 and…
Commerce AI has a measurement problem no one is talking about
Presented by Rezolve Ai Most brands know something is shifting in how consumers find and choose products. What most don't know is how much of that shift has already taken place, where it's happening…
I replaced Chrome, Firefox, and Brave with a minimalist browser that forces me to touch grass
It's not feature-packed, and that's the point
Netflix Commits to Its Longest-Ever Theatrical Window for Awards Player ‘La Bola Negra’
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's Cannes prizewinner will be released in theaters this October The post Netflix Commits to Its Longest-Ever Theatrical Window for Awards Player ‘La Bola Negra’…
The World Bank urges developing countries to harness AI: “They can achieve in a decade what would take them a century”
The institution sees in artificial intelligence a historic opportunity for emerging countries if it is adopted in the right way.
Callum Turner Says He Used Jimmy Fallon’s Voice as Inspiration for American Accent in ‘One Night Only’
"You've got a spring in your step in the way you speak I think, and I wanted him to have that too," the actor tells the NBC host The post Callum Turner Says He Used Jimmy Fallon’s Voice as Inspiration…
- Callum Turner aimed for New York accent for 'One Night Only'
- Drew inspiration from Jimmy Fallon's voice
- Listened to Fallon's interview three times
Keep your pool sparkling clean with 50% off the AIPER Scuba X1
As of August 4, get 50% off the AIPER Scuba X1 pool robot at Amazon.
The vSphere 9 decision: migrate, modernize or maximize with purpose
Don’t let vendor deadlines dictate infrastructure roadmaps.
Philips Hue may be bringing its best ever lightstrip to the back of your TV —but we're primed for a painful price
Hue has mentioned a new Play Pro lightstrip for TVs that isn't currently available to buy. Could it be a TV Omniglow?
THE CONVERSATION: How to know when fruit and vegetables are still safe to eat
Maximise shelf life and reduce waste with practical guidance on how to make the most of your fresh fruit and vegetables.
‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."