New figures claim ChatGPT usage at ‘all-time low’ as “QuitGPT” movement dents popularity — with Gemini, Perplexity, and Copilot all stealing market share

ChatGPT’s referral dominance declined further while Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Copilot steadily gained traction across competing AI platforms.
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New 3D memory architecture revives old camera technology to smash through AI memory wall – NAND + DRAM hybrid promises to make memory cheaper, faster and with ‘unlimited endurance’

Old camera tech has been employed to form a 3D hybrid of NAND and DRAM tech using IGZO instead of silicon.

‘Not in my backyard’: New Gallup data shows most Americans would rather have a nuclear power plant in their neighborhood than a data center

Gallup data illustrates rising opposition to data centers across the US, with barely anyone in favor of new facilities.
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Utah just approved a data center twice the size of Manhattan that will consume more electricity than the entire state

A data center twice the size of Manhattan that will consume around 9GW of power has just been approved in Utah.

‘The second life of drones’: Why thousands of UAVs in Ukraine have stopped working, how a team of ‘craftsmen’ is fixing 24,000 obsolete drones every year, and what it means for the future of the drone industry

Ukraine is rebuilding obsolete drones after electronic warfare rapidly rendered thousands of freshly delivered UAVs ineffective across frontline combat zones.
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Self-destructing $2,000 Nvidia chips will soon power tens of thousands of solar-run data centres hidden in lampposts

Under the new proposals, the lampposts in your street could double up as data centers with self-destructing, anti-tamper Nvidia chips.
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Another major Linux security issue uncovered – new Fragnesia flaw allows attackers to run malicious code as root

The flaw is in the same family as Dirty Frag and allows privilege escalation at kernel level.

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Over a million WordPress sites hit in plugin flaw — so patch now or face the consequences

A popular WordPress plugin was found carrying two flaws that can cause data leaks.

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This worrying Microsoft BitLocker backdoor can grant full access to a locked drive — and all you need is a USB stick

Chaotic Eclipse is wreaking havoc across the Windows landscape, leaking two more flaws

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Southeast Asia’s AI boom has a power problem — and it’s being underestimated

Southeast Asia’s AI surge is accelerating but power constraints may define its limits.