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    In 1991, Cambridge computer scientists got so tired of climbing two or three flights for an empty coffee pot that they rigged up a grayscale camera — and two years later, their tiny office fix became the world’s first webcam

    In late 1991, roughly 15 researchers in the Systems Group at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory shared one coffee machine. It stood in the corridor outside a workspace known as the Trojan Room. That was convenient for the people inside the room. It was less convenient for colleagues working two or three flights of…

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      Mark Zuckerberg Is Turning Meta Into a Bigger Chipmaker. Its Newest In-House AI Chip Enters Production in September.

      Key Points Meta reportedly plans to put its in-house “Iris” AI chip into production in September, with Broadcom helping design it and TSMC manufacturing it. The company reportedly plans to deploy 7 gigawatts of computing capacity this year and double that to 14 gigawatts in 2027. Meta expects 2026 capital expenditures of $125 billion to…

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