All posts tagged: Era

Architecting memory and storage in the AI era

Architecting memory and storage in the AI era

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“We tend to think of AI as a single workload, and it’s not. It’s thousands, it’s millions, it’s billions of different workloads,” says Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst, Tirias Research. AI inference changes the optimization problem from one of raw compute to coordinated infrastructure—memory, storage, and networking. For business leaders, the priority is clear: AI infrastructure decisions must balance cost, flexibility, and future readiness. The winners will be organizations that improve performance per watt, reduce environmental footprint, and remove memory and storage bottlenecks before they limit growth. AI inference requires a new architectural approach Systems for AI need to be rearchitected because shoehorning modern AI systems into legacy infrastructure limits AI’s transformative potential. Purpose-built architectures are essential to realize the true value of AI, from accelerating scientific discovery to creating truly autonomous digital agents. Traditional enterprise IT has been able to rely on relatively stable infrastructure assumptions, but inference and agentic AI introduce new demands around latency, data movement, scalability, and utilization that make architecture choices far more consequential. “Data centers must now support …

What will Apple’s John Ternus era look like?

What will Apple’s John Ternus era look like?

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It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple.   Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former hardware chief John Ternus, whose first memo promised a “huge launch next week” — timing that puts Apple’s next iPhone event on his desk before he’s even settled in. Cook isn’t going far, though: he’s staying on as Executive Chairman, focused on the kind of policy relationships that recently turned something as small as a map label into a very public balancing act. All of which raises an obvious question: what does the Ternus era look like, and how much rope will shareholders give him to figure it out?  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec and Sean O’Kane unpack what Ternus is walking into, why he may actually be better positioned to make progress on software than hardware in this new AI era, and more of the week’s news.  Subscribe to Equity on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod.  Source link

All Creatures Great and Small season 7 trailer teases new era

All Creatures Great and Small season 7 trailer teases new era

Published by Daniella Wilson

All Creatures Great and Small has offered fans their first proper glimpse of the upcoming instalment, with 5 releasing the trailer ahead of the drama’s return later this month. The Yorkshire-set series, adapted from James Herriot’s beloved memoirs, is preparing for a seventh run that moves the story into 1946. But while the war is firmly behind them and Skeldale House full once more, there are still challenges ahead. James and Siegfried must contend with the arrival of new vet, Granville Bennett, while Helen is forced to have a frank conversation with her dad Richard about the future of the farm. “We need to start saying goodbye to the old way of life and starting a new one.” Elsewhere, Helen and James’s eldest, Jimmy, officially starts school and Mrs Hall adjusts to Siegfried and Dorothy’s deepening relationship, while Tristan’s relationship with Charlotte is threatened by the prospect of her potentially leaving. You can enjoy the emotional trailer below. According to the season 7 story details, “James is excited about new developments in veterinary medicine, but …

GPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Era

GPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Era

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OpenAI announced Thursday the launch of its next generation AI model, GPT-6 Astra, which the company claims is state of the art at navigating computers and web browsers, writing software, and solving difficult math problems. It plans to make GPT-6 Astra available to paid customers in the coming days, starting with enterprise clients in its Daybreak early access program, followed by ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Business plan subscribers. OpenAI did not say whether GPT-6 Astra will be available to free users of ChatGPT. In a press briefing with reporters, OpenAI executives made it clear that they feel very confident about the company’s latest AI model. President and cofounder Greg Brockman says he personally believes the world is now in the era of artificial general intelligence, or AI systems that are generally smarter than humans. “It’s not unreasonable to feel that we are now in the AGI era,” Brockman told reporters. “I think that if we fast-forward a couple of years, when we look back and say, ‘When was it really that AGI was created?’ I …

‘Welcome to the AGI era’: OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra

‘Welcome to the AGI era’: OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra

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The rumors were true, all of them (and then some): OpenAI today is releasing GPT-6 Astra, a new frontier model that the company says likely marks the onset of artificial generalized intelligence (AGI), its long sought goal of “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.” In a closed a press briefing earlier today, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman offered an unusually direct formulation of that message, ending the session with: “Welcome to the AGI era.” That is an unusually consequential framing even by the standards of frontier AI launches. But for enterprises, the more immediate significance of Astra may be considerably more concrete: OpenAI is positioning GPT-6 Astra as a new era of computing in which users, including employees, no longer have to click around a mouse or type on a keyboard ever again (if they don’t want). OpenAI’s launch materials, provided in advance to VentureBeat, call it “the world’s best computer use model.” Instead of requiring developers to build a dedicated API integration for every application an AI system …

OpenClaw 2.0 is here, ushering in the era of ‘multiplayer’ AI coding: What it means for enterprises

OpenClaw 2.0 is here, ushering in the era of ‘multiplayer’ AI coding: What it means for enterprises

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The viral fervor we saw earlier this year around OpenClaw, the open source AI harness that turns powerful language models into autonomous workers the user can message via their favorite channels (Telegram, iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord etc), has cooled off substantially from its peak in March 2026. But over the weekend, OpenClaw’s creator Peter Steinberger and current team of co-developers gave the world — especially enterprises — a reason to look at it again, announcing OpenClaw 2.0, billed as the most significant update to the harness and surrounding platform yet. OpenClaw 2.0 seeks to transform what began largely as a personal agent harness into something increasingly designed for teams, shared infrastructure and enterprise workflows. OpenClaw 2.0 introduces a rebuilt browser interface that brings conversations, files, approvals, configuration and live agent activity into a common workspace. It adds shared cloud sessions and multi-user collaboration. And it expands the security model with stronger sandboxing, role-based permissions, approval controls, secrets handling and auditing. Together, those additions move OpenClaw closer to being infrastructure that an organization could deploy for employees …

3 Zodiac Signs Entering A Healing Era After An Intense Few Years

3 Zodiac Signs Entering A Healing Era After An Intense Few Years

Published by Jenni Sidey

After a very intense few years, three zodiac signs are about to enter a very healing era. The good news is it lasts for at least seven years. Life’s been a struggle for a while now for these astrological signs. Since 2018, to be exact. But according to astrologer Elizabeth Brobeck, the universe is finally setting them on an entirely new path. Starting now, you’re entering a brand new timeline filled with prosperity and opportunity. 1. Taurus Design: YourTango Taurus, life has been pretty intense over the last few years. Even though Uranus, the planet of sudden and disruptive change, left your zodiac sign in April, you’ve still kinda been picking up the pieces, which has left you feeling a little defeated and slightly hopeless.  So I’m sure you’ll be happy to know this chapter is coming to an end. Yes, for real. According to Brobeck, “Starting now, you’re taking all those experiences and transforming into a much better and higher timeline.” Sure, you might’ve been dragged through the mud since 2018. But it wasn’t …

Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s Crisp Combat Fits in the Soulslike Era, but Novelty Wanes Over Endless Fights

Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s Crisp Combat Fits in the Soulslike Era, but Novelty Wanes Over Endless Fights

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The Marvel superhero Captain America’s story arc is about being frozen for decades and awakening in an unrecognizable world he must adapt to. Similarly, it’s been nearly two decades since an Onimusha game came out: The franchise went under the ice when action-arcade games reigned, and has emerged after parry-precise Soulslikes became the dominant subgenre. Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a valiant attempt to split the difference, with a world of funky demons to kill using precision-timed swordplay that will please Elden Ring fans. The result is more hit than miss, with largely satisfying swordfighting that allows for clumsy button-mashing in hectic moments, but rewards — and often requires — careful timing. The deeper into the game you go, the harder its repetition and some frustrating boss design grates on the experience. It’s fun to stroll up to demonic enemies and expertly deflect their attacks until masterfully cutting them down; it gets old to run through the same fight a thousand times with the most basic of mooks while jogging from one similar task …

Apple’s Phil Schiller Scales Back Role as John Ternus Era Begins

Apple’s Phil Schiller Scales Back Role as John Ternus Era Begins

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Apple’s Phil Schiller is no longer going to run the App Store or oversee product events, reports Bloomberg. Schiller isn’t leaving Apple, but he is narrowing his responsibilities and working on unspecified projects. Employees at Apple told Bloomberg that 66-year-old Schiller appears to be taking another step toward retirement. Schiller was Apple’s marketing chief until 2020, when he stepped down and took on the title Apple Fellow. At the time, Schiller said he would stay at Apple for “as long as they will have me,” but added that he wanted to make time for family, friends, and personal projects. As Apple Fellow, Schiller continued to oversee the ‌App Store‌ and Apple events, but the role may not have left him with sufficient time for his own endeavors. In 2024, The Wall Street Journal said Schiller was working close to 80 hours a week. He has been in charge of the ‌App Store‌ during some of its most tumultuous years, including Apple’s ongoing struggles to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Union, the …