Full scan of 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue took 1.4 petabytes of data, equivalent to 14,000 4K movies — Google's AI experts assist researchers

A recent attempt to fully map a mere cubic millimeter of a human brain took up 1.4 petabytes of storage just in pictures of the specimen. Acollaborative effortbetween Harvard researchers andGoogleAI experts took the deepest dive yet into neural mapping with the recent full imaging and mapping of the brain sample, making puzzling discoveries and utilizing incredible technology. We did the back-of-napkin math on what ramping up this experiment to the entire brain would cost, and the scale is impossibly large — 1....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Garrett Mendoza

G.Skill debuts world's first 256GB (64GBx4) DDR5-6000 CL32 UDIMM memory kit with EXPO support

Today, G.Skill hasannounceda new high-capacity addition to its Trident Z5 Neo RGB family, specifically designed for AMD’s AM5 platform. G.Skill flaunts this offering as the world’s first 256GB (64GBx4) UDIMM-based kit, achieving DDR5-6000 speeds at CL32 latency with AMD’s EXPO technology. There’s no word on pricing or availability, but we can expect to hear more from the manufacturer soon. DDR5 setups are commonly equipped with two RAM sticks (DIMMs), and adding more, such as four DIMMs, increases the load on the memory controller and increases trace length, often leading to a significant reduction in the frequency while driving up latency....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Dr. Christopher Moore PhD

Geometric Future's Model 0 Flamingo is a PC case that folds around your Mini-ITX motherboard

One of the most interesting SFF PC cases atComputexwashanging out at Newegg’s booth, with bold orange accents and a big AMD logo. The Model 0 Flamingo from Geometric Future (a company we’re told was started by former InWin staffers) is a Mini ITX chassis that literally wraps around your system, much like a folio for a paper notebook, or a reusable sandwich wrapper. It’s got lots of ventilation holes, has a giant mesh top circle, and is adorned with small magnetic feet so you can orient the case however you want....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Carolyn Flores

Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice Motherboard Review: Icy, a bit pricey, plenty of USB

Tom’s Hardware Verdict If you’re in the market for a reasonably-priced board with a unique icy white appearance, check out the Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice. It performed well in our tests and has a lot of USB ports, but is missing a PCIe 5.0 M.2 socket. Icy appearance 12 USB ports on the rear IO Great performance in our tests Lacks PCIe 5.0 slot Budget audio codec Why you’re able to trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

July 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1278 words · Stephanie Frazier

Google adopts small nuclear power reactors at unprecedented scale — inks deal for seven reactors to feed AI data centers

Googlejust signed a deal with nuclear power startup Kairos Power to buy carbon-free electricity, with a 2030 initial delivery target and full deployment by 2035. According to Google’s blog ‘The Keyword’, the tech giant aims to deliver 500MW of “new 24.7 carbon-free power” to the U.S. power grid. This move will likely support Google’s push for AI supremacy, especially as data center deployments are already being limited by power availability. The White House has taken notice of this power deficit and hasundertaken talks with tech companiesabout the scale of their power demands....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Caitlin Savage

Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling On or Off? What’s the Difference

With so many different settings on Windows, some of the niche ones are easy to miss. That’s the case with hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling, even years after it was introduced to Windows users. A deeper understanding of what hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling is and the drawbacks and benefits can help you decide which option is right for you. What Is Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling? The option to use hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling was first introduced to Windows in mid-2020 as part of a Windows 10 update....

July 23, 2025 · 5 min · 927 words · Michael Williams

Helldivers 2 PC gamers will need a PlayStation Network account to continue playing — Sony doesn't care if players don’t own a PlayStation console

Sonywill start requiringHelldivers 2players to link their Steam account to the PlayStation Network (PSN) by July 19, 2025, or else they won’t be able to playHelldivers 2. The companyannounced on Steamthat it’s making the account linking requirement to PSN mandatory after the expiration of the grace period it set up when Helldivers 2 encountered technical issues during its launch. “This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behavior,” Sony said in its post....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Keith Pacheco

How Can I Play Youtube With Screen Off (Android and iPhone)

Are you trying to play YouTube with your screen off but can’t figure out how to? When you lock your phone, YouTube does not let users play videos or audios. Any song or video you are playing will stop or pause when your screen is off. YouTube is the best music app when it comes to streaming. But many users are upset because they can no longer download songs or play YouTube with their screens off....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 838 words · Rebecca Villanueva

How to Fix PNP Detected Fatal Error in Windows

PnP Detected Fatal Error is a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD error) with the stop code 0x000000CA. As the name PnP (Plug and Play) implies, this error occurs due to a faulty plug-and-play device or driver. As with any other error, the first step to fixing the PnP Detected Fatal Error is to backtrack and try to revert any recent changes you’ve made. Afterward, you can check out the solutions listed below:...

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Daniel Walker

How to Fix “Safari Cannot Establish Secure Connection” Error

With one billion users worldwide, Safari is the go-to browser for most Apple users. However, sometimes, while browsing the internet users are met with the error message,“Safari cannot establish a secure connection.” Safari has a built-in security feature that restricts users from accessing unsecured sites. As a result, if your Safari browser doesn’t trust the website you are trying to access, it simply blocks the website. The browser could return the error message for a simple cause like a mistyped URL....

July 23, 2025 · 5 min · 853 words · Bethany Montes

How to Fix “Your Connection Was Interrupted a Network Change Was Detected”

Are you getting the “Your connection was interrupted a network change was detected” error while browsing the internet? It can be tedious to fix as you seem to be getting a stable connection to your router. But worry not; there are simple ways to fix it. So whether it is restarting your browser, or using commands in the command prompt, let’s look at all the ways you’re able to solve the issue....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Ricky Curry

How to Open Proxy Settings in Firefox

If you have a proxy server setup, all of your computer’s network requests will go through a proxy server first before reaching the server providing the resource. In fact, you can configure a proxy server exclusive to specific applications like the Firefox browser. Doing so will ensure that only Firefox will use the proxy server while all of your other application requests are processed through the usual web servers. This is quite useful if you don’t want your proxy settings to apply to other applications like online games....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Krista Anderson

How To Pause PowerShell (Step-By-Step Guidelines)

You may be trying to write a script that requires user input to complete, or sometimes the script requires a delay to let another process finish executing first. The most used command for purposes like this is theStart-Sleepcmdlet. Since PowerShell also supports CMD commands, you can also use thePauseandTimeoutcommands. In this article, we’ve explained the usage of these and more commands to pause in Powershell. How to Pause PowerShell You can use the following methods to pause in PowerShell....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 807 words · James Schmidt