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What is a GPU? An expert explains the chips powering the AI boom, and why they’re worth trillions
AMD Conrad Sanderson, CSIRO As the world rushes to make use of the latest wave of AI technologies,…
Several companies are testing brain implants – why is there so much attention swirling around Neuralink? Two professors unpack the ethical issues
Brain-computer interfaces have the potential to transform some people’s lives, but they raise a host of ethical issues,…
Breakthrough Study Unveils Potential of “Magnonic” Computing
At a Glance The future of computing may be revolutionized by using magnons, which are ripples in magnetic…
The First Computers Were Made of… Lightbulbs?
The advent of the age of computers was ushered in by centuries of research into phenomena surrounding electricity.…
What Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny gets right (and very wrong) about the historical Antikythera Mechanism
Disney/ Wikipedia Tatiana Bur, Australian National University At the heart of the newest film in the Indiana Jones…
We’ve been connecting brains to computers longer than you’d expect. These 3 companies are leading the way
Shutterstock Sam John, The University of Melbourne Since it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI)…
What are digital twins? A pair of computer modeling experts explain
A digital twin attempts to capture every aspect of a real thing, including up-to-the-moment changes. lambada/E+ via Getty…
When will I be able to upload my brain to a computer?
We don’t know how much information the human brain can store. agsandrew/Shutterstock Guillaume Thierry, Bangor University READER QUESTION:…
Ever Spot Those .DLL Files In Your PC?
Sometimes we open our laptops and PCs, and spot some random files here and there that you’re not…
Are Analog Computers Making a Comeback?
Derek Muller continues his series on his YouTube channel Veritasium about analog computers, and posits a unique question:…