It feels like an age since Renault unveiled its electric 5 concept car back in 2021, but the French company has finally taken the wraps off a production model. However, you won’t see it hit European roads until early next year. Unveiled at a much smaller and more intimate Geneva Motor Show than we are used to, Renault wheeled out a production-ready EV that has stayed true to the original 2021 concept (95% faithful, according to the brand), itself borrowing styling elements from the plucky hatchback that sold some 5.5 million units between 1972 and 1985, but fusing it with the latest in electrical architecture and underpinnings. The Renault 5 E-Tech rides on a new AmpR Small chassis that has been designed by the group to underpin a swathe of new, compact electric vehicles. The car will come with two battery options – either a 40kWh or a  52kWh unit – with the powertrain producing either 90kW/120hp or 110kW/150hp available. (Image credit: Renault) The electric motors are borrowed from the current Megane E-Tech, but have been reduced in weight by 15kg thanks to some engineering breakthroughs. Renault says it shuns permanent magnets in its motors in favour of copper coils, which means less reliance on rare earth materials. Performance is punchy enough, if a little underwhelming by today’s EV standards. Renault says 0-62mph is possible in eight seconds in the most powerful models. But, it is quick to mention that it has been imbued with ‘agile’ handling and fun driving characteristics. Charging speeds range from 11kW AC to 100kW DC fast charging in the larger 52kWh battery, while the 40kWh battery features an 80kW DC socket, which sees both battery packs take around 30 minutes to achieve a 15% to 80% top-up for their respective fastest outlets. (Image credit: Renault) Renault says its aim is to keep the weight below 1,500kg to improve battery-supping efficiency, although this is really billed as an electric city car – not a hyper-mileage EV tourer. The longest targeted range is 248 miles in the 52kWh version, and 186 miles in the smaller battery option. It’s not exactly going to rival the Kias, Teslas and Porsches of this world, but pricing will be pitched at a much more affordable level as a result. A nose for nostalgia (Image credit: Renault) In terms of size, the 3.92-meter overall length means it is shorter than Renault’s newest Clio. But with the wheels pushed to each corner, the short overhangs and clever use of interior space, it’s billed as an everyday EV that will seat five people and offer 326 litres of luggage space in the rear. In keeping with the squat, aggressive look of former coveted Turbo models, all 5 E-Techs will ride on 18-inch rims, while the car will be launched in some seriously eye-catching colours, including Yellow Pop and Green Pop. That said, more subdued navy blue and white hues have also been shown. But perhaps the biggest draw is in some of the Gallic quirks and cheeky features that have either been ported over from concept stage or introduced into the production car. The eye-shaped LED headlights wink as the driver approaches with the key and the digital display on the bonnet acts as a charge indicator, as well as displaying the instantly recognisable 5 logo. (Image credit: Renault) Inside, the seats have taken plenty of inspiration from the old R5 Turbo in their overall shape, yet they are covered in a funky denim upholstery that’s made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. In range-topping Iconic Five trim, the passenger receives a padded area in front of them and the general dash and interior ambience feels luxurious and premium…. not phrases typically banded around when talking about Renault 5 of yesteryear. Customers can go one step further and customize the interior further thanks to 3D printing technology, with the ability to personalize storage areas and even tweak the tip of the gear shifter stalk – dubbed the ‘e-pop shifter’ – with a number of preset designs. This little oblong shifter cover can be jazzed up with the tricolore or funky 5 logos, for example. Tech it onboard (Image credit: Renault) Renault’s retro-tastic EV will use the same OpenR Link multimedia system as found in the electric Megane. It uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip for speed and uses Google‘s Android Auto software to do much of the app-based action. Having used it recently in Renault’s hybrid Austral E model, we can confirm that it’s slick, fast and intuitive to use. However, the diminutive 5 E-Tech doesn’t get the same vertical tablet as the French marque’s large SUV. Instead, it features a 10-inch digital instrument cluster and a horizontal touchscreen infotainment system of the same size. However, this will be the first vehicle to offer Reno – the French automaker’s first stab at an AI voice assistant. Apparently, the “feeling of empathy created will strengthen the emotional bond between the user and their Renault 5 E-Tech electric,” according to the marque. (Image credit: Renault) We’re not sure about that, but Renault says Reno (confused yet?) can handle lots of vehicle functionality and even answer questions. The examples given are:  “Hey Reno, schedule a charge for 8am tomorrow” or “Hey Reno, how can I increase the range of my car?” What’s more, Renault says that ChatGPT integration will also allow drivers to pose wider questions and receive answers from one of the world’s most popular AI systems. Plus, Reno can even dive into the vehicle handbook and give you tips on changing a tyre. There has been no official word on price, but Renault 5 E-Tech is expected to start at around £30,000 ($38,000/AUS$58,000) when it goes on sale in Europe. On that subject, you’ll have to wait until the beginning of next year before Renault’s hot new EV hits showrooms. It seems the French marque likes to keep its fans waiting. you might also like Leer más sobre desarrollo digital

Chip manufacturer Arm has announced its highly anticipated third-generation Neoverse CPU cores, the Neoverse V3 and Neoverse N3, along with the Neoverse E3 for edge computing and low-power applications. The V3, Arm’s highest-performing CPU core to date, is based on the Armv9-A (v9.2) ISA and comes equipped with a 1MB/2MB/3MB L2 cache with ECC capability. According to Arm, a simulated 32-core Neoverse V3 offers a 9% – 16% performance uplift compared to a simulated 32-core Neoverse V2 in typical server workloads.  In AI data analytics, the Neoverse V3 processor can offer a whopping 84% performance improvement over the Neoverse V2. It’s worth pointing out of course that the V2 itself is no slacker. NVIDIA‘s Grace CPU uses 72 Arm Neoverse V2 CPU cores to deliver its leading per-thread performance. (Image credit: Arm) Neoverse V3 CSS Arm’s Neoverse CSS are integrated and verified platforms that bring together all the key components required for the heart of a SoC and so are designed to provide a starting point for building custom solutions. The Neoverse V3 Compute Subsystems (CSS) – the first Neoverse CSS product for the V-series portfolio – reportedly boasts a staggering 50% performance-per-socket improvement over the CSS N2. The new Neoverse V3 CSS includes 64 Neoverse V3 cores, a memory subsystem with 12-channel DDR5/LPDDR5 and HBM memory support, 64-lanes of PCIe Gen5 with CXL support, and can scale to 128 cores per socket.  The V3 isn’t the only new chip of course. Arm’s Neoverse N3 implements the Armv9.2-based architecture for general-purpose CPU instances and infrastructure applications and so offers a balance between performance and power consumption. Arm claims that a simulated 32-core Neoverse N3 processor outperforms a simulated 32-core Neoverse N2 processor by 9% to 30% depending (naturally) on the workload. In AI data analytics, the simulated Neoverse N3-based SoC is 196% faster than the simulated Neoverse N2 chip.  Arm’s Neoverse CSS has been adopted by over 20 partners to date, most notably Microsoft for its Cobalt 100 general-purpose server processor, and more companies are likely to come onboard following the introduction of these new cores and the growing Arm Total Design ecosystem.  (Image credit: Arm) More from TechRadar Pro Leer más sobre desarrollo digital

CPU startup Tachyum has previously said that one of its Prodigy Universal Processor units can rival dozens of Nvidia H200 GPUs. The 192-core 5nm processor delivers 4.5 times the performance of the best processors for cloud workloads, and claims to be six times more effective than GPUs for AI. Now the firm has announced the Prodigy ATX Platform, an AI workstation that promises to run advanced AI models for just $5,000. The ambitious system, which features an impressive 1TB of memory, is designed to make sophisticated AI models accessible to a wider audience. The Prodigy ATX Platform is built around a 96-core Prodigy processor, which is designed with only half of its die enabled, a strategy aimed at reducing power consumption and enhancing yield, thereby lowering costs and making the platform more accessible. Effective for LLMs The system is expected to come equipped with 1TB of DDR5-6400 SDRAM using 16 memory modules, offering a peak bandwidth of 819.2 GB/s. The system’s design includes three PCIe x16 5.0 slots, three M.2-2280 NVMe slots with a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface, and SATA connectors for SSDs and HDDs. Tachyum says its Prodigy ATX Platform is particularly effective for running LLMs which are notorious for their high memory capacity requirements.  A single Prodigy system can reportedly run a ChatGPT4 model with 1.7 trillion parameters, which would require 52 NVIDIA H100 GPUs to run at a significantly higher cost and power consumption.  Despite the impressive specifications, there are doubts about the economic viability of the Prodigy ATX Platform for Tachyum. As Tom’s Hardware points out, the total cost of the system components, excluding the Prodigy processor, is estimated to be around $4800. However, Tachyum’s CEO, Dr. Radoslav Danilak, remains optimistic, stating that the platform’s powerful AI capabilities will enable organizations of all sizes to compete in AI initiatives. “Generative AI will be widely used far faster than anyone originally anticipated,” Dr. Danilak said. “In a year or two, AI will be a required component on websites, chatbots and other critical productivity components to ensure a good user experience. Prodigy’s powerful AI capabilities enable LLMs to run much easier and more cost-effectively than existing CPU + GPGPU-based systems, empowering organizations of all sizes to compete in AI initiatives that otherwise would be dominated by the largest players in their industry.”  The Prodigy ATX Platform’s launch has been delayed multiple times, with the latest plan pegging the processor’s launch for the second half of 2024. It remains to be seen whether Tachyum can deliver on its promises and revolutionize the AI landscape. More from TechRadar Pro Leer más sobre desarrollo digital

With the expansion of data centers and the rise of generative AI, LLMs, IoT and video streaming services, the demand for advanced interconnects is higher than ever. Conventional interconnects using copper have critical bandwidth limitations caused by the ‘skin effect’, where the current flowing through the cable is concentrated at the surface of the conductor. Optical interconnects, while offering high capacity over longer distances, require significant capital expenses for short-reach, high-volume links deployment. Point2’s E-Tube provides a low-cost, low-loss broadband dielectric waveguide solution that could serve as an advanced alternative to existing electrical and optical interconnects in high-speed, short-reach communication links. It’s 80% lighter and 50% less bulky than copper cables, and could reduce power consumption and the cost of optical cables by 50%, with picosecond latencies that are three orders of magnitude better. New partners The metal film laminated rectangular dielectric waveguide has been shown to achieve an impressive level of throughput‑distance product, bending radius, and channel density without requiring a complex manufacturing process. It can be deployed for 800G/1.6T/3.2T cable speeds and beyond. You may not have heard of it before, but that’s about to change as Point2 recently announced plans to partner with Bosch Venture (the venture capital arm of the Bosch Group) and Molex to commercialize its E-Tube technology, replacing electrical and optical interconnects in high throughput links, including (but not limited to) 100/400 Gbps board-to-board communications. “Escalating network capacity demand in future AI/ML data center and automotive use cases requires a new approach to cable interconnect,” said Jairo Guerrero, VP and GM of the Copper Solutions business at Molex. “Point2 has developed an E-Tube platform that can scale to the connectivity requirements of data centers and future automotive network architectures. Partnering with Point2 to commercialize E-Tube is a natural fit for Molex’s connectivity business and helps position our company to better respond to growing customer demands.” More from TechRadar Pro Leer más sobre desarrollo digital

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, around two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, but also difficult. What’s more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today’s Wordle answer, you’ll probably need some hints for this game too. I’m a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who’s been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #761 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Wordle expert Marc McLaren UK Editor in Chief Marc is TechRadar’s UK Editor in Chief and has been playing Wordle for more than two years. He’s authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar and its sister site Tom’s Guide, including a detailed analysis of the most common letters in every position. His Wordle streak has reached the 500 mark (and is now in the 700s) and he’ll be inconsolable if he loses it. Yes, he takes it all too seriously. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*. • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*. * Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).  Quordle today (game #761) – hint #2 – total vowels What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today? • The total number of vowels across today’s Quordle answers is 5. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #3 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #4 – total letters How many different letters are used in Quordle today? • The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 13. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #5 – uncommon letters Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today? • Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today’s Quordle answers. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #6 – starting letters (1) Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter? • The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2. If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier: Quordle today (game #761) – hint #7 – starting letters (2) What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with? • S • B • F • F Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM. Quordle today (game #761) – the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today’s Quordle, game #761, are… How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know. Daily Sequence today (game #761) – the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #761, are… Quordle answers: The past 20 Quordle #7560, Friday 23 February: SHACK, BORNE, MINOR, STORE Quordle #759, Thursday 22 February: BRICK, METER, GNOME, ASHEN Quordle #758, Wednesday 21 February: RADAR, FOAMY, ELATE, STEAK Quordle #757, Tuesday 20 February: BEGUN, DEBAR, CLINK, KAYAK Quordle #756, Monday 19 February: FILMY, NADIR, BELLY, FULLY Quordle #755, Sunday 18 February: TODAY, OMBRE, WEDGE, MECCA Quordle #754, Saturday 17 February: KOALA, GROAN, AGING, DRIFT Quordle #753, Friday 16 February: SNAKY, WEEDY, HAUTE, TALON Quordle #752, Thursday 15 February: SPILL, VIGIL, BLIND, RAISE Quordle #751, Wednesday 14 February: WATCH, SALVE, FLOWN, GRAPH Quordle #750, Tuesday 13 February: RATTY, VAPID, FRAIL, DRAPE Quordle #749, Monday 12 February: TRAIT, FLASH, PLAZA, STORK Quordle #748, Sunday 11 February: GRAVY, COUCH, GUARD, SLATE Quordle #747, Saturday 10 February: SPURN, MOCHA, LAUGH, OMEGA Quordle #746, Friday 9 February: TRACK, PRICE, LUPUS, WRING Quordle #745, Thursday 8 February: NURSE, MECCA, HAUTE, TRUCK Quordle #744, Wednesday 7 February: WRACK, KAPPA, SOOTY, VALVE Quordle #743, Tuesday 6 February: VIRUS, WATCH, KNOWN, FLUME Quordle #742, Monday 5 February: MOSSY, REIGN, GHOST, TIMER Quordle #741, Sunday 4 February: PLAIT, FORTY, WISER, LIVER Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know What is Quordle? Where Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day, Quordle presents you with four puzzles to solve. And rather than complete them in turn, you do so simultaneously. You get nine guesses, rather than the six for Wordle, but the rules are otherwise very similar. It’s played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year. As with Wordle, the answers are the same for every player each day, meaning that you’re competing against the rest of the world. And also as with Wordle, the puzzle resets at midnight so you have a fresh challenge each day. The website also includes a practice mode – which I definitely recommend using before attempting the game proper! – and there are daily stats including a streak count. You also get Quordle Achievements – specific badges for winning a game in a certain number of turns, playing lots of times, or guessing particularly hard words. Oh, and it’s difficult. Really difficult. What are the Quordle rules? The