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Engineers at StorageReview decided to do something incredibly geeky for this year’s Pi day (March 14 - 3/14) – beat their own record for calculating Pi. Considering that the previous record, achieved last year, was 100 trillion digits, the challenge was no mean feat. While – spoiler alert – they smashed the record, it did take them 75 days to accomplish it. The task was achieved using a dual processor 128-core AMD EPYC 9754 Bergamo system, equipped with 1.5TB of DRAM and nearly a petabyte of Solidigm QLC SSDs. The team started their computation on December 14, 2023, and finished on February 27, 2024, spanning 75 days. They used the Chudnovsky (1988) algorithm to calculate Pi, and the computation required a total memory of 1.36 TiB. New challenges The journey to 105 trillion digits of Pi – the new record - was not without fresh challenges. The team had to deal with performance-related issues, which led them to delve into the intricacies of parallel computing and hardware interacti...

Security researchers have found a relatively easy and cheap way to clone the keycards used on three million Saflok electronic RFID locks in 13,000 hotels and homes all over the world.  The keycard and lock manufacturer, Dormakaba, has been notified, and it is currently working to replace the vulnerable hardware - but it’s a long, tedious process, which is not yet done. Although first discovered back in 2022, the researchers have disclosed more information on the flaws, dubbed “Unsaflok”, in order to raise awareness. Cheap card cloning The flaws were discovered at a private hacking event was set up in Las Vegas, where different research teams competed to find vulnerabilities in a hotel room and all devices inside. A team, consisting of Lennert Wouters, Ian Carroll, rqu, BusesCanFly, Sam Curry, shell, and Will Caruana, focused their attention on the Dormakaba Saflok electronic locks for hotel rooms. Soon enough, they found two flaws which, when chained together, allowed them to ...

Epic deal alert: Amazon has just reduced both the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro down to new record-low prices ahead of the retailer's upcoming Spring Deal Days sale. Right now in the US, you can get the standard Pixel 8 for just $499 (was $699) and the Pixel 8 Pro for $749 (was $999) - both exceptionally low prices considering the power in both of these devices. For comparison's sake, the latest Samsung Galaxy S24 is $749 at Amazon right now so Google's devices are an absolute steal. Over in the UK, shoppers can get the Google Pixel 8 for £504.99 (was £699) and the Pixel 8 Pro for £754.99 (was £999 ) thanks to some handy coupons you can apply at checkout. Again, these are record-low prices that are well worth checking out ahead of the big Amazon sale this Wednesday. At $200 off, the standard Google Pixel 8 is a particularly great value buy with its superb cameras, 120Hz display, and Tensor G3 chipset. Sure, it doesn't quite match the S24 when it comes to outri...

If you're wondering how to watch the Future Games Show tonight then we've got you covered. Here are all the details on when and where you can watch the Spring Showcase, as well as key details about who's presenting it, what games are confirmed to appear, and more. Cutting to the important stuff, you can watch the Future Games Show Spring Showcase tonight, March 21, at 4pm ET / 1pm PT / 8pm GMT. It'll be streamed on YouTube ,  Twitch ,  Facebook ,  X ,  TikTok ,  GamesRadar ,  IGN ,  Gamespot , BiliBili, and the PAX East Twitch Channel so you'll have plenty of options in terms of where to catch it. We've embedded the YouTube link below for your convenience too. But what can you expect to see? Well, first of all, there are some stellar presenters to guide you through the evening with Ben Starr (Clive Rosfield, Final Fantasy XVI ) and Samantha Béart (Karlach, Baldur’s Gate 3 ) hosting the show. There will be more than 50 games featured in the...

The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) North American finals concluded with a bang this weekend—but the twist in the tale was one nobody expected (or wanted). Partway through the regional event, players were targeted by hacks that disrupted the "competitive integrity" of the match, resulting in the final stage of the tournament being postponed. Shortly after the incident, speculation arose as to the source of the attack, with questions being asked about the Easy Anti-Cheat software. Epic Games has since released a statement claiming that there is no relation between the remote hack and the EAC. "We are confident THERE IS NO RCE vulnerability within EAC being exploited." Due to the competitive integrity of this series being compromised, we have made the decision to postpone the NA finals at this time. We will share more information soon. March 18, 2024 See more Calling the shots  The tournament was well underway when DarkZero's Noyan Ozkose (AKA Genbur...

After unveiling a range of XPS laptops at CES, Dell introduced ten new Latitude laptops at MWC 2024 , including a new 7350 variant. Weighing from just 2.18lb (0.989kg), it's available as a laptop or a 2-in-1 (with a detachable model arriving soon). As expected from Dell, you can customize its configuration to suit your needs.  Beneath its sleek River Blue magnesium chassis, the Latitude 7350 is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 5 135U processor. If you need more power, you can upgrade to a Core Ultra 7 165U (Core Ultra 5 125U is also an option). The Latitude 7350 comes with 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM running at 6400 MT/s, with the option to upgrade to either 32GB or 64GB, depending on the CPU you choose.  Choice of displays For storage, it comes with a 256GB M.2 2230 TLC PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD, with the option to upgrade to 512GB or 1TB.  If you prioritize a lightweight device, the ultralight 13.3-inch  FHD+ screen (1920x1200), available in touch and non-touch versions, wi...

YouTube TV’s Multiview feature is reportedly rolling out to iOS devices, giving iPhone owners a new, more immersive way to watch sports. News of this update comes from multiple users on the YouTubeTV subreddit claiming that they had just received the option on their smartphones . One person even shared a short video of their iPhone playing four different basketball games at once – well, one’s a commercial, but you can tell it’s basketball due to the ESPN banner.  We don’t know the full capabilities of Multiview on YouTube for iOS. According to 9To5Google it can be activated from the app’s Home tab, however it “only works with select games,” and it doesn't have all of the same features as the smart TV version.  Multiview on iOS apparently can’t show sports scores alongside a broadcast, nor does it have the Last Channel Shortcut to hop between recently viewed channels. There is a gap in performance, but regardless of what it can’t do, Multiview on mobile is still very u...