For all of computing’s advances the past few decades, one aspect that’s remained fairly constant is the fundamental relationship among processors, memory chips, and storage, coupled with software designed to route data where it’s most urgently needed. New memory technology that reached the market this year in response to big computing trends could upend this…
A massive database storing tens of millions of SMS text messages, most of which were sent by businesses to potential customers, has been found online. The database is run by TrueDialog, a business SMS provider for businesses and higher education providers, which lets companies, colleges, and universities send bulk text messages to their customers and students. The Austin,…
Imagining a dream car for 2035 led DS Automobiles to create an asymmetric, three-seat concept founded on a unique association of two vehicles in one that allows owners to select the driving mode that matches their need at any given moment. Due to new technology, the vehicle body is capable of recovering its original form…
Elon Musk’s insane-looking electric pickup can be reserved for $100 and production is promised in late 2021. Are you in? The Tesla Cybertruck is finally a reality. OK, so not quite, but we know there’s at least one of them in the world. But Elon Musk is promising to deliver this unconventional all-electric full-size truck surprisingly soon, and…
It’ll be able to export software to the Chinese tech giant. Microsoft has been granted a license to export software to Chinese tech giant Huawei, as reported earlier Thursday by Reuters. It follows the US Commerce Department extending a temporary license to allow American companies to do business with Huawei earlier this week for another 90 days. “On November…
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A Google quantum computer has far outpaced ordinary computing technology, an achievement called quantum supremacy that’s an important milestone for a revolutionary way of processing data. Google disclosed the results in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The achievement came after more than a decade of work at Google, including the use of its own quantum computing chip, called Sycamore.…
Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) has expanded its 5G Ultra Wideband coverage to Dallas and Omaha, Nebraska. The service is now available in 15 cities, including Denver, Atlanta, DC, Detroit, Indianapolis and New York. As we’ve seen firsthand, though, these rollouts don’t mean coverage across the entire city. It can be hard to find spots with 5G, and the signal fades…
Per Technology Group analysis, a merger of Amazon and Oracle could unlock significant value. While the idea may sound very ambitious, in order to keep itself at the top of the cloud technology food-chain, Oracle may be the best acquisition Amazon could ever make. We detail why Amazon could acquire Oracle, and also estimate how much a potential deal could be…
The patchmgr or dbnodeupdate.sh utility can be used for upgrading, rollback and backup Exadata Compute nodes. patchmgr utility can be used for upgrading Compute nodes in a rolling or non-rolling fashion. Compute nodes patches apply operating system, firmware, and driver updates. Launch patchmgr from the compute node that is node 1 that has user equivalence…