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Category: Technology Evolution

John von Neumann: The Multifaceted Genius of 20th-Century Science

We meet the man considered one of the most multifaceted and brilliant scientists of the last century, perhaps equal only to Einstein. He possessed a wide range of scientific talents, developed in part thanks to a stimulating environment; indeed, in those years, Hungary offered a very flourishing mathematical landscape. These abilities were discovered by his math teacher, László Rátz, a renowned professor at a Lutheran school in Budapest. Neumann’s knowledge spanned mathematics, physics, chemistry, and algebra, to name a few. His innovative ideas and kaleidoscopic mind generated and brought to life new solutions that still form the basis of the technological tools

Hallucination in Artificial Intelligence: Between Strange and Disturbing Errors

Hallucinating, for a human, means perceiving things that aren’t actually present in our environment. When we talk about “hallucinations” in artificial intelligence (AI), we’re referring to a situation in which an AI model “sees” or “interprets” something that isn’t actually present in the data . But how can a machine “hallucinate”? Let’s find out. An artificial intelligence model, like a neural network, somewhat emulates the functioning of neurons in the human brain. These models learn from large volumes of data and, through this learning, develop the ability to perform tasks such as recognizing images, interpreting language, and much more. An AI model

Remember NVIDIA DGX Spark? Here comes the GMKtec EVO-X2, at half the price.

Chinese manufacturer GMKtec has presented its new EVO-X2 mini PC , equipped with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor , claiming performance comparable – and in some cases superior – to that of the NVIDIA DGX Spark mini supercomputer, but at a significantly lower price. The DGX Spark was officially launched after nearly a year of development, priced at $3,999 . GMKtec, on the other hand, offers its EVO-X2 at less than half the cost of the NVIDIA model. In internal tests published on the official GMKtec blog, the EVO-X2 mini PC was pitted against the DGX Spark on several large open

Google Gemini 3.0: New features and updates for the year’s most anticipated AI assistant

Over the past week, Google announced that the Gemini Assistant can now natively integrate YouTube and Google Maps services without the need to use specific commands like “@YouTube” or “@Google Maps.” This change marks a step toward a more seamless and ” natural ” interaction with AI within the Google ecosystem , reducing friction between users and different services. For the average user, this means they can ask “play a video about…” or “take me to…” without having to worry about the correct prefix. At the same time, new rumors are emerging regarding the next evolution of the Gemini model, labeled as

They told you 6G would be fast, right? But they didn’t tell you the whole truth

It’s not “ just faster ”: 6G changes the very nature of the network! When we talk about 6G, we risk reducing everything to a speed upgrade, as if the network of the future were simply a 5G with more horsepower. In reality, the leap isn’t about bandwidth, but about how the network will perceive the world. For the first time, a mobile network will not simply transmit and receive signals, but will also observe its environment to operate correctly. MSCP: The paradigm-changing fusion of visual and radio sensors The IEEE study introduces the MSCP technique, a hybrid approach that fuses RF

Undersea Cables, the New Hybrid War: Jaroslav Nad’s Alarm

Taiwan is critically dependent on its undersea infrastructure, which is essential for communications and power supply . In recent years, however, there have been a series of incidents of damage and malicious cutting of the cables connecting the island to the rest of the world. Former Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad’ called these facilities a veritable “invisible battlefield,” emphasizing that their compromise by a potential adversary could have direct consequences for military decisions and strategic security. Nad’ called on Taiwan and European countries to work together to develop a system of shared responsibility for submarine safety. Record damage rate: up to 50

Inside NVIDIA: Jensen Huang leads 36 managers, 36,000 employees, and reads 20,000 emails a day

NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang now directly oversees 36 employees across seven key areas: strategy, hardware, software, artificial intelligence, public relations, networking, and executive assistants. This represents a significant shift from the 55 employees reported in March 2024. Nine executives work in the hardware sector, seven in artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, and three in public relations. Among the key names are Jonah Alben (Senior Vice President of GPU Engineering), Dwight Diercks (Executive Vice President of Software), Bill Dally (Chief Scientist), and Xinzhou Wu (Vice President of Automotive). Meanwhile, NVIDIA’s total employee count grew 21.6% in a single year, reaching 36,000. This expansion

AWS and Azure Disruption: Vendor Dependence Is a Serious Risk

On October 29, a massive outage of Microsoft ‘s Azure cloud platform caused global disruptions, disrupting business and public services for over eight hours. The incident affected numerous customers, including Alaska Airlines , Heathrow Airport , Vodafone , Costco , Starbucks , Kroger , as well as thousands of Microsoft 365 and Xbox users. According to the company, the cause of the outage was an “inadvertent system configuration change.” On the evening of October 29, Microsoft confirmed that the platform was back up and running and that error and latency levels had returned to normal, although it noted that a small number

Windows 7 Shrinks to 69MB: A Minimalist’s Achievement

Windows minimalists have set another record. Enthusiast @XenoPanther has reduced the size of a running copy of Windows 7 to 69 megabytes , smaller than the average mobile app. By comparison, a standard installation of this operating system requires tens of gigabytes. According to the author, this was more of a fun experiment than an attempt to create a full-fledged version . This stripped-down image is almost completely non-functional : system libraries, interface elements, dialog boxes, and most graphics are missing. However, the desktop still loads, albeit with considerable difficulty, and Windows Authentication remains enabled. While everything related to the graphical interface

Le Security Operations al tempo dell’Artificial Intelligence

By Vicki Vinci, SOC Architect – International at Fortinet The most significant technological trend of recent years is undoubtedly the advent of Artificial Intelligence, especially its generative component (GenAI). Putting aside for the moment considerations about its market adoption, it’s undeniable that this evolution has brought about a series of very significant changes in the security world. Let’s try to analyze some use cases on which the security industry and the community have tried to focus more attention: Starting from the first example, there is no doubt that the possibility of using GenAI tools has greatly facilitated the attackers’ task on many