Quote of the day by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: ‘Are you prepared to die? Then okay, you’re a candidate’ — a reminder that the manned mission to Mars might be a deadly one

The tech mogul has repeatedly called for the colonization of Mars, but has previously warned that early missions may carry monumental risks

Samsung is plotting to replace your M.2 SSD with a storage chip smaller than a fingernail to improve battery life and supercharge ondevice AI inference

Faster, smaller and more power efficient

Anthropic’s Claude to help Micron design better HBM, DRAM, and SSD for AI even as both companies refuse to address computational storage directly
 Anthropic’s Claude to help Micron design better HBM, DRAM, and SSD for AI even as both companies refuse to address computational storage directly

AI-designed solutions for AI-designated consumption?

Asus ProArt PZ14 review: This surprisingly powerful tablet PC transformed my creative workflow
 Asus ProArt PZ14 review: This surprisingly powerful tablet PC transformed my creative workflow

This tablet PC is not just for browsing the internet and editing; it features a full version of Windows and, combined with a powerful AI CPU, offers a complete solution.

Stop working on a single screen on the road — this AOC laptop extender deal is a game-changer for business travel
 Stop working on a single screen on the road — this AOC laptop extender deal is a game-changer for business travel

A pair of 14-inch 1080P FHD IPS panels that clip onto your laptop for an instant triple-screen productivity.

81 million login attempts hit Microsoft 365 accounts as hackers try password-spraying to force entry using stolen credentials and OAuth to bypass authentication

The attack abused misconfigured conditional access policies to bypass multi-factor authentication protections.

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Virginia county tells schools, businesses to ‘conserve electricity’ as AI data center demand hits grid, raises energy prices
 Virginia county tells schools, businesses to ‘conserve electricity’ as AI data center demand hits grid, raises energy prices

Henrico County in Virginia is facing electricity and water supply constraints, with electricity bills rising 25% this month.

This Samsung 32-inch curved monitor just hit its lowest price ever — and I think it’s one of the best QHD deals on Amazon right now
 This Samsung 32-inch curved monitor just hit its lowest price ever — and I think it’s one of the best QHD deals on Amazon right now

A more immersive monitor for productivity.

The ‘gorgeous’ Microsoft Surface Laptop is the perfect productivity machine for work and study — and it’s dropped $200 in Best Buy’s 4th of July sale
 The ‘gorgeous’ Microsoft Surface Laptop is the perfect productivity machine for work and study — and it’s dropped $200 in Best Buy’s 4th of July sale

In our review of this business laptop, we called it ‘simply gorgeous and a joy to type on.’

New report claims AI is leading to job layoffs — but higher-level more educated workers are being hit hardest
 New report claims AI is leading to job layoffs — but higher-level more educated workers are being hit hardest

AI unemployment is disproportionately affecting higher-level, more educated tech workers in California, report warns.

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