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World’s first ultra-fast PCIe 6.0 SSD arrives, but it’s not for you

Image: MicronMove over, PCI Express 5.0! Micron has shipped the first PCI Express 6.0 SSD, ramping up read and write speeds to unprecedented levels. The bad news? It’s not for PCs. This week, Micron shipped the Micron 9650 SSD, the world’s first PCIe 6.0 SSD, designed for AI training and inference workloads. Unfortunately, those tasks take place in AI data centers, not home PCs. Micron will ship the drive in both a PRO (read-intensive) and MAX (write-intensive) configuration, with capacities ranging from 6.4TB to 30.72TB, depending on which flavor a customer buys. Technically, the drives use a PCI Express 6.2 interface, connecting to Micron’s six-plane, ninth-generation (G9) flash memory. The kicker, though, is the performance. The Micron 9650 SSD family performs sequential reads of 28,000 MB/s and sequential writes of 14,000 MB/s (which is 100 percent higher and...
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A First Look at Zhixiaobao App: Can It Become Your AI Life Companion?
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A First Look at Zhixiaobao App: Can It Become Your AI Life Companion?

Lifestyle A First Look at Zhixiaobao App: Can It Become Your AI Life Companion? Credit: ZhixiaobaoNote: The article was first published on TechNode China written by Steven Lee and translated by Zinan Zhang. At the 2024 INCLUSION in Shanghai, Ant Group unveiled its independent AI app, Zhixiaobao.   Developed based on Ant’s Bailing large language model, this new AI lifestyle assistant is integrated with Alipay, offering quick services like booking tickets, ordering food, accessing public transit codes, and finding nearby activities through conversational interactions. The app’s introduction graphic highlights its slogan, “Your AI Life Companion.”  But does it live up to that promise?  Here are our ideas.Features and User ExperienceZhixiaobao’s user interface adopts Alipay’s signature blue theme but with a lighter tone. The interface is simple, featuring a standard chat window layout. The main menu is divided into three sections: “Current,” “Chat,” and “Intelligent...
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BREAKING: First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, Denies Organizing National Prayer Over Hardship
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BREAKING: First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, Denies Organizing National Prayer Over Hardship

Politics tamfitronics Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has denied claims suggesting that she is organizing a national prayer event in response to Nigeria’s current economic challenges. In a statement released by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, Mrs. Tinubu refuted the claims as both “misleading” and “unfounded.” The statement said that the First Lady has no plans to organize any national prayer event and urged Nigerians to disregard any news suggesting otherwise.The full announcement from Mrs. Tinubu’s office reads:ANNOUNCEMENTFIRST LADY OF NIGERIA, SENATOR OLUREMI TINUBU, CON REFUTES ORGANISING NATIONAL PRAYER EVENTThis is to clarify and inform the general public that the First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON is not organizing a National Prayer.The news making rounds in some conventional and social media platforms is unfounded and misleading. Consequently,...
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Egypt’s First Ever College Town ‘The Village’ Unveiled by Palm Hills
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Egypt’s First Ever College Town ‘The Village’ Unveiled by Palm Hills

Lifestyle Palm Hills, one of Egypt’s leading real estate developers, has announced the launch of “The Village” at Badya, which is set to become Egypt’s first-ever ‘college town’.Located in West Cairo within Badya, one of Egypt’s first smart and sustainable cities, The Village is set to appeal to residents through a unique lifestyle offering and investors looking for properties with the potential for high-yield returns.The Village will include 1,224 premium residential units, complete with modern amenities. Residents will be able to enjoy communal study rooms, co-working spaces and on-site gyms – all of which are located inside their buildings – along with a vibrant commercial strip inside The Village. This comprehensive setup will ensure a seamless blend of comfort and contemporary living.Adding to its appeal, The Village is situated just one minute from Badya University,...
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