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AI Workloads Spur Bigger Memory Drives

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At the SC24 supercomputing conference held in November in Atlanta, Hafr Jlus Bjrnsson (the actor who played The Mountain in Game of Thrones ), deadlifted a custom barbell weighed down by 453 kilograms (1000 pounds) of solid state drives. The data stored in those drives totaled just over 280 petabytes.

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Rugged, Micro Data Centers Bring Rural Reliability

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One potential solution to the problem is small, rugged data centers with relatively old, redundant components, placed strategically in rural areas such that crucial data can be stored locally and network providers can route through them, providing redundancy. earlier this month. Were still trying to resolve the problem from 20 years ago.

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Event: 2025 ACT Expo

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Hyundai Hyundai held a very well-attended press conference spotlighting its Xcient hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 truck that is now equipped with Plus AI-based autonomous driving software. We found the charger fast and reliable, the country store well stocked and the restaurant and restrooms clean and convenient.

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"Flying Batteries" Could Help Microdrones Take Off

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Merciers student Zixiao Lin described the new circuit last month at IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). milligram cell can store 20 microampere-hours of charge, or about 60 ampere-hours per liter. The piezoelectric actuator in the circuit acts like a capacitor, storing energy. cubic-millimeter, 0.8-milligram

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Sheriff Condemning Street Racing Reportedly Caught Street Racing

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The department has launched several initiatives focusing on catching speeders (with a focus on street racing) and previously published videos of those actions while likewise holding press conferences. When reached by phone at his jewelry store, Romano refused to comment on the video.

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Plug’n Drive and NexDrive Announce Essential Partnership Powering Canada’s EV Transition

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EV Roadshows: Shorter, flexible events that bring EVs and expert advice to rural, remote, and underserved areas, as well as festivals and conferences. The NAPA Canada division consists of over 600 stores that sell automotive parts, accessories, paint and body shop supplies, and mechanical maintenance and repair service centres.

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Infrastructure and government support key to UK EV growth

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17 March 2025 Read next The Automotive Update: Northvolt files for bankruptcy 14 March 2025 Read next New LCV registrations continue to fall in UK as auction activity rises 13 March 2025 Read next EV outlook 2025 What is in store for Europe? Phil Curry, Autovista24 special content editor, reports on the recent SMMT Electrified conference.