New York Times: IBM Corp launched its new Z series of mainframe computers today. The new machines will be a modest 40% faster than their predecessors, but will consume 60% less power. A water-cooled version of the machine reduces power consumption by a further 12%. Those gains in efficiency translate to lower electricity bills and are expected to entice server-intensive industries like banking to upgrade their mainframes.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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