Articles by Efosa Udinmwen, Freelance Journalist

Efosa has been writing about technology for over 7 years, initially driven by curiosity but now fueled by a strong passion for the field. He holds both a Master's and a PhD in sciences, which provided him with a solid foundation in analytical thinking. Efosa developed a keen interest in technology policy, specifically exploring the intersection of privacy, security, and politics. His research delves into how technological advancements influence regulatory frameworks and societal norms, particularly concerning data protection and cybersecurity.

Articles by: Efosa Udinmwen

Data centers in spaaaaace - space tech firms want to take Nvidia H100 GPUs into orbit to power the next generation of compute

By Efosa Udinmwen published 28 October 25

Starcloud and Crusoe are launching Nvidia GPUs into orbit to build solar-powered data centers aimed at cutting AI energy costs.

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Google is undertaking a mass migration to Arm - find out the secrets behind what it takes for the world's biggest companies to port their internal workloads to new hardware

By Efosa Udinmwen published 28 October 25

Google is reengineering its global infrastructure, migrating tens of thousands of workloads from x86 to custom Arm CPUs using AI automation.

Mobile networks set to flood market with eSIMs to fend off competition from smaller rivals

By Efosa Udinmwen published 28 October 25

Travel eSIM revenue is rising sharply as mobile operators prepare to challenge smaller competitors and protect their international roaming profits.

'If they took it away, I'd have a heart attack': Award-winning filmmaker waxes lyrical about Asus’s $8000 8K rival to Apple’s Mac Pro display

By Efosa Udinmwen published 27 October 25

Asus’s 8K ProArt PA32KCX merges accuracy, brightness, and calibration technology to serve professionals demanding precise HDR and rendering workflows.

World's biggest hydro site can produce as much electricity as 88 nuclear reactors - and now wants to attract more AI data centres

By Efosa Udinmwen published 27 October 25

Congo seeks to expand the Inga hydro complex to power AI tools and data centers amid ongoing funding and governance hurdles.

Satya Nadella CEO of Microsoft at the 50th Anniversary event

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gets a major pay rise - but will its increasing AI focus be enough to continue to pay the bills?

By Efosa Udinmwen published 26 October 25

Microsoft’s soaring AI revenues boost executive rewards, exposing sharp inequality and uncertainty about whether such growth can truly last.

Meet the mini PC taking the fight to the Mac Studio - Zotac Zbox Magnus packs an Nvidia RTX 5060 and Intel Core Ulta 7, but can easily fit into your jacket pocket

By Efosa Udinmwen published 25 October 25

Zotac Zbox Magnus EN275060TC crams an RTX 5060 Ti and Core Ultra 7 into a compact, upgradeable mini desktop.

The end of VPN in Eastern Europe? This massive new subsea cable project looks to bypass Russia entirely - so is this a new age for Internet safety

By Efosa Udinmwen published 25 October 25

Kardesa project seeks safer routes for global data, but true digital independence remains tangled in geopolitics and regional instability.

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Hidden debug code returns from the dead as TP-Link routers face a wave of new critical root access flaws

By Efosa Udinmwen published 23 October 25

TP-Link vulnerabilities reveal recurring coding issues and incomplete patches which could gift attackers full control of affected routers.

The associative processing unit wants to displace Nvidia's GPU as the go-to AI powerhouse by putting compute in the memory itself

By Efosa Udinmwen published 22 October 25

Compute-in-memory chips like GSI’s APU could reshape AI hardware by blending memory and computation, though scalability questions remain.

Lenovo goes tiny as it embraces AMD-based Ryzen mini PCs - including one offering venerable VGA and COM ports for legacy applications

By Efosa Udinmwen published 22 October 25

Lenovo’s new ThinkCentre neo 55 lineup merges AI power, compact design, and sustainability to meet modern business computing needs affordably.

Two grams and 2mm thick: This major SSD maker is pushing for wider adoption of its tiny PCIe Gen4 microSSD form factor, but it will likely be dearer

By Efosa Udinmwen published 22 October 25

Longsys unveils a 2mm, 2.2g PCIe Gen4 microSSD combining speed, energy efficiency, and wafer-level chip integration in one package.

Talk about VIP service - Elon Musk and Sam Altman have their DGX Spark mini PCs hand-delivered by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

By Efosa Udinmwen published 22 October 25

Jensen Huang’s personal DGX Spark deliveries to Musk and Altman reveal Nvidia’s symbolic dominance and AI’s growing divide between elites.

'One-of-a-kind mobile workstation': first review of Nvidia's RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell GPU shows that it is still slower than an RTX 5090 in games, but Pros won't care

By Efosa Udinmwen published 21 October 25

Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell in Dell’s Pro Max 16 Plus excels in professional workloads, trading gaming dominance for stability.

TikTok owner is collaborating with AMD, Arm, and Intel on making firmware solutions better - ByteDance is the only Chinese company participating in this major project

By Efosa Udinmwen published 21 October 25

OpenSFI unites major chipmakers and cloud firms to standardize firmware-silicon communication, bridging vendors and architectures for global platform efficiency.

Amazon plans to develop 12 small modular nuclear reactors with a near 1GW total power output, with plans to more than quintuple that number by 2039 - AI and Cloud services are first in line to benefit

By Efosa Udinmwen published 21 October 25

Amazon partners with X-energy and Energy Northwest to build twelve modular reactors powering AI, cloud, and data center operations.

It's almost 2026, and Fujitsu is doing its best to save optical disks - the A77-K3 is a 16-inch 13th-gen Core i5 laptop with a DVD drive

By Efosa Udinmwen published 20 October 25

Fujitsu’s A77-K3 combines a 13th-gen Intel Core i5 processor and a DVD drive, challenging the modern trend of ultra-light, cloud-first laptops.

Yay! Intel has a new AI GPU with 160GB of LPDDR5X - Crescent Island does inference only, uses cheaper memory, and targets value air-cooled enterprise servers

By Efosa Udinmwen published 20 October 25

Intel’s Crescent Island GPU targets data centers with inference-only performance, efficient LPDDR5X memory, and affordable air-cooled AI acceleration.

Microsoft's branding power is being used by criminals to funnel victims to tech support scam centers - here's what you need to know

By Efosa Udinmwen published 20 October 25

Criminals are exploiting Microsoft’s trusted branding to run tech support scams that manipulate fear, steal credentials, and compromise systems.

Have hackers met their match? This microSD card is apparently uncrackable - but I can only wince at the tiny 128GB capacity

By Efosa Udinmwen published 20 October 25

The X-Mask Pro microSD card prioritizes invisible encrypted storage over capacity, offering 128GB at a high $428 cost.