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To that end, AMD has launched the MI325X with greater memory capacity and bandwidth than the Instinct MI300X, which launched last December. The MI325X is based on the same CDNA 3 GPU architecture, compared with 192GB of HBM3 high-bandwidth memory and 5.3 TB/s in memory bandwidth in the MI300X. AMD said AI inference performance in the MI325X provides 40% faster throughput with an 8-group, 7-billion-parameter Mixtral model over Nvidia’s top-of-the-line Hopper H200, 30% lower latency…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET I’ve spent much of my life figuring out new ways to save battery life on Android phones. That might sound like an exaggeration, but growing up with access to nothing but poorly made Android devices meant I’ve always tinkered with their settings to maximize charge and push my phone’s battery life to the limit. Also: An anti-theft upgrade is coming to Android phones. Here’s how to see if you have it yet So,…

phadventure/Getty Images When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, a few neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.  They were into it because they talked with people thousands of miles away, played with tech, and knew they could help people in an emergency. Decades later, the tech has changed; you no longer need to know Morse code, but people…

chuenmanuse/Getty Images Welcome to ZDNET’s Innovation Index, which identifies the most innovative developments in tech from the past week and ranks the top four, based on votes from our panel of editors and experts. Our mission is to help you identify the trends that will have the biggest impact on the future. Kicking us off this week is OpenAI and Canvas, a new co-editing ChatGPT feature. As ZDNET editor Sabrina Ortiz explained, despite looking like a simple…

The flaws Overall, the study said, 74% of organizations had publicly exposed storage, some of which included sensitive data. The cause of this exposure was often unnecessary or excessive permissions. And, it said, “as organizations ramp up their use of cloud-native applications so, too, does the amount of sensitive data they store there increase — including customer and employee information and business IP. Hackers are motivated to get at such cloud-stored data.”  Hence many of…

Shinhan Bank’s AI-powered bank teller Shinhan Bank In South Korea, AI avatars are everywhere. They offer detailed product information in supermarkets, conduct lessons for students, and provide in-depth explanations of insurance products, including personalized investment advice.   DeepBrain AI — a Seoul-based company specializing in hyper-realistic AI avatars — has implemented its technology across diverse sectors in the country. DeepBrain’s avatars, appearing in retail, education, banking, and financial investment sectors, are enabling the public to see…

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale is over. Although the major event has wrapped up, computer monitors from multiple brands are still available at huge discounts. For example, you might find $40 off a low-cost office monitor or over $500 off a gaming display. If you want to upgrade your desktop setup or just want a second or even a third monitor, now is the best time to buy one. It’s last call. Also: Amazon Prime Day:…

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale is officially over. But this week, Best Buy also offered holiday-worthy savings with its 48-Hour Flash Sale, which culminated last night as well. During the sale, Best Buy delivered Black Friday-level deals for those looking to purchase gifts at a discount or simply upgrade their own tech — and some of these deals are still available. Also: Best Prime Day deals to shop now Whether you want to get an early head…

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale is over, so consider this your last call before the discounts disappear completely. If you’re in the market for a new phone, now may just be the best time to pull the trigger, with most manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung, and Google, still running Amazon promotions on their latest handsets. Most importantly, Amazon is offering deals on phones we’ve thoroughly tested and recommended at ZDNET. Considering how close Prime Day is to Black…

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Without testing consumer wearable tech against medical-grade devices, it can be difficult to tell if that smartwatch around your wrist or smart ring around your finger is truly accurate. To date, there’s been no shortage of chatter about which smart ring is the most accurate at sleep tracking. Now we’re getting more than chatter. A new study in the peer-reviewed publication Sensors finds that, compared to the “gold standard” of sleep assessment (polysomnography…