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The WashG1 is a dedicated wet floor cleaner and Dyson's first attempt to prove that it doesn't just do carpets. It launched in the UK and Australia last month but has just gone on sale in the US. It's currently only available to buy direct from Dyson , and has a list price of $699.99. Unclutch those pearls; we all knew it was going to be expensive. I do think that some Dyson products justify their eye-watering price tags , but in this case, there are things worth factoring in before you decide to gamble your child's college fund on a wet floor cleaner. I tested one out and you can get the full low-down in my Dyson WashG1 review , but the gist is that it works fantastically well on perfectly smooth, flat floors like linoleum or polished concrete but is nowhere near as impressive on textured or uneven floors (including tiled floors with grouting gaps). (Image credit: Future) This is Dyson's first dedicated wet floor cleaner (I say 'dedicated' becau

At its AWS re:Invent 2023 event in November 2023, CEO Adam Selipsky unveiled the company's Graviton4 chips , built on Arm’s “Demeter” Neoverse V2 core. These new processors were claimed to offer up to 30% better compute performance, 50% more cores, and 75% more memory bandwidth than the Graviton3 processors, aimed at boosting memory-optimized and compute-heavy workloads. Graviton4-powered R8g instances became generally available in July 2024 and when Phoronix benchmarked it , the processor came in ahead of the Intel Xeon instance by about 5% and wasn’t too far behind AMD’s EPYC. AWS has now stepped things up by introducing new memory-optimized X8g instances. (Image credit: AWS) Improved performance X8g instances are available in ten virtual sizes and two bare-metal configurations, featuring up to 3 TiB of DDR5 memory and 192 vCPUs. These instances are also considered AWS's most energy-efficient EC2 offerings to date. With a 16:1 memory-to-vCPU ratio, the X8g inst

Cybercriminals are targeting hybrid cloud platforms with a worrying new ransomware strain, Microsoft security researchers have revealed. Threat intelligence experts from the company have published a new blog post warning of Storm-0501, a ransomware affiliate group active since 2021. The team has warned Storm-0501 is targeting different verticals across the United States, from government, manufacturing, to transportation, and law enforcement. Rust-built ransomware Microsoft's researchers believe the group is financially motivated, meaning it is not a state-sponsored player, as it targets firms with the intent of extorting money, which is then likely used to fund additional cybercriminal activity. When it attacks, Storm-0501 looks for poorly protected, over-privileged accounts. Once compromised, the accounts are used to grant access to on-prem devices, and from there, cloud environments. The next step is to establish persistence and allow unabated lateral movement throughout

When 2025 rolls around, I’ll have been a professional fitness writer for ten years, and a professional technology writer for five. In my long career writing about fitness and fitness tech, I’ve tried almost every category of workout equipment and health-based technology you can imagine. I really mean it. I’ve tried all manner of gadgets in the name of a review, from smart glucose monitors that require needles in your arms to smart sleep masks that play soothing sounds. I’ve tried intelligent insoles that slip into your shoes to tell you about your running gait, and AI-powered cameras that help you work out with dumbbells. Smart workout mirrors? Smart rings? Peloton classes? Electro-stimulation to improve muscle tone? Bone-conduction headphone technology? All boxes checked. It’s a far cry from reviewing the best fitness trackers and best running shoes on the market. In that time, amongst all the gadgets I’ve tested, there’s only a handful of pieces of hardware that I really use i

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today , NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles. S POILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #980) - hint #1 - Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3 *. * Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too). Quordle today (game #980) - hint #2 - repeated letters Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is

US trade restrictions have created significant obstacles for Chinese companies, limiting their access to advanced AI hardware needed to remain competitive globally. Nvidia’s H20 GPUs, scaled-down versions of the powerful H100, were developed to meet export control requirements but still come with a hefty price tag of around $10,000 per unit. Even at that price, the availability of these GPUs is limited, compounding the difficulties Chinese companies face. This shortage has fueled a thriving black market for Nvidia’s high-end chips, such as the H100 and A100, where prices continue to rise due to overwhelming demand. However, global companies, particularly ByteDance - the parent company of TikTok, already under intense scrutiny in the US - cannot afford the legal and reputational risks associated with engaging in such illicit markets. Two AI chips ByteDance has made significant investments in AI, reportedly spending over $2 billion on Nvidia's H20 GPUs in 2024, and now accordin

Take a close look at the press releases for the brand new Samsung Galaxy S24 FE , Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Plus , or Samsung Galaxy S10 Ultra , and you'll notice a footnote pointing to a future where some Galaxy AI features require a payment. As spotted by SamMobile , the exact text reads: "Fees may apply to certain AI features at the end of 2025." That's not particularly specific or definitive, but it does suggest that the Galaxy AI experience isn't going to be completely free beyond the end of next year. This isn't new: the same disclaimer was included in the information we got alongside the Samsung Galaxy S24 series at the start of this year. This isn't a surprise then, but it shows Samsung hasn't changed its plans for charging for AI. We don't yet know which features might come with a price tag attached, or what that price tag might be – Samsung hasn't said anything about that yet, but has gone on the record to say more Galaxy AI feature