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Our flexible processors can now use bendable RAM

Enlarge / Try doing that with your RAM. (credit: A.I. Khan and A. Daus.) A few months ago, we brought news of a bendable CPU, termed Plastic ARM, that was built of amorphous silicon on a flexible substrate. The use cases for something like this are extremely low-powered devices that can be embedded in clothing […]

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Plug-in Jeeps and an EV Ram 1500 pickup are part of Stellantis’ new plan

Enlarge / In 2024, Ram will offer a battery-electric Ram 1500 pickup truck. (credit: Stellantis) Stellantis, the automaker with a portfolio of 14 brands that includes Jeep, Ram, Peugeot, and Citroën, is planning four new platforms for battery-electric vehicles as part of its electrification strategy. The company revealed its new EV strategy on Thursday morning, […]

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Here are the updates that didn’t make it in Apple’s livestream yesterday

Enlarge / Apple presents the new iPad Pro at its April 20, 2021 event. (credit: Apple) Apple crammed quite a few announcements into a short, one-hour presentation yesterday: new iPad Pros, new iMacs, a new Apple TV 4K, and the long-rumored launch of AirTags, to name a few. But for everything Apple executives and product […]

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Why don’t PCs use error correcting RAM? “Because Intel,” says Linus

Enlarge / We’ve been enjoying a kinder, gentler Linus Torvalds for the past couple of years… but that doesn’t mean he stopped having opinions. (credit: aaltouniversityace / kjerish) This Monday, Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds went on a frustrated rant about the lack of Error Correcting Checksum (ECC) RAM in consumer PCs and laptops. … the […]

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The Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger gets the OK from shareholders

Enlarge (credit: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) For the past few years, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been looking to get married. After its advances were spurned by the likes of General Motors and Volkswagen, a merger with France’s Renault looked possible, until the death of FCA boss Sergio Marchionne in 2018. Then, in October, news […]