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Microsoft has now decided to pull the Recall feature from their upcoming Windows 11 24H2 update, following concerns over privacy and security. The controversial feature, which stored screenshots and snapshots of user activity and then running it against an AI model on the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) that allows the user to search through past activity be it photos,videos or documents.

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The DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II is the world’s first RISC-V laptop pre-installed and powered by Ubuntu. The laptop is equipped with SpacemiT’s SoC K1 – with its 8-cores RISC-V CPU running at up to 2.0GHz with 16GB of memory. It is one of the World’s First SoC to support high performance computing RVA 22 Profile RVV 1.0 with 256 bit width, and to have powerful AI capabilities with its customized matrix operation instruction based on IME Group design principle.

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Apple just announced iOS 18 preview with lots of customization and AI(Apple Intelligence) baked in. The new iOS 18 is powered by Apple Intelligence, which is a new AI engine developed by Apple. The new iOS 18 is expected to be released in September 2024.

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Silicon Motion has unveiled its latest SM2508 SSD controller at Computex 2024. The SM2508 is designed to compete against Phison’s E26 Max14um controller, which is used in many high-end SSDs.

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Microsoft just announced a disc-less version of their popular Xbox Series X and S consoles called Digital Editions with 1TB and 2TB storage options marketed for Digital First experience.