Keumars Afifi-Sabet

Keumars Afifi-Sabet

Freelance Contributor

Keumars Afifi-Sabet is a freelance contributor for Tech Radar and Technology Editor for Live Science. He has written for a variety of publications including ITPro, The Week Digital and ComputerActive. He has worked as a technology journalist for more than five years, having previously held the role of features editor with ITPro. In his previous role, he oversaw the commissioning and publishing of long form in areas including AI, cyber security, cloud computing and digital transformation.

An NCTJ-qualified journalist who specialises in technology, his path into journalism began at university. He immersed himself in student media while studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at Queen Mary, University of London. After graduating, Keumars wrote for a variety of local and national publications as a freelancer, including The Independent, The Observer, and Metro. While studying for his NCTJ certification, his work was commended in the category of ‘Top Scoop’ in the 2017 NCTJ awards. He’s also registered as a foundational chartered manager with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), having qualified as a Level 3 Team leader with distinction in 2023.

Articles by: Keumars Afifi-Sabet

The zepan RY-P1 connected to a laptop

A Windows 11 PC that’s smaller and lighter than the iPhone 15 Pro has been tested — just wait till someone hacks it into a Windows smartphone

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

The Zepan RY-P1 is a palm-sized mini PC that’s being crowdfunded for development from roughly $280.

A padlock against a black computer screen.

Researchers find a way to make photos and muted videos ‘speak’ – here’s what it could mean for your privacy

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Innovative technology is powered by a sophisticated machine learning system.

RAM

UltraRAM go! Here’s a glimpse at what the future of memory and storage could look like if this UK startup succeeds

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Quinas is being backed by the UK government to bring its cutting-edge memory technology to the masses .

A screenshot from the study into broadband-enabled BCI

Scientists want to add broadband technology to your brain — but it’s not what you think

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Known as biphasic quasistatic brain communication, the technology will boost the body’s own electronic signaling system.

Image from the experiment with a remote-controlled cockroach

Scientists transformed a cockroach into a remote-controlled zombie cyborg using an electrical backpack — and no, there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Scientists inflicted no pain on their remote-controlled cockroaches by using non-invasive electrodes.

The AmpereOne CPU

Plucky CPU maker beats AMD and Intel to become first to offer 320 cores per server — with even bigger models in the pipeline

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Oracle joins Google in using AmpereOne CPUs to power its cloud services, with use cases including running servers and AI inference.

Fujitsu Lifebook WU-X/H1

The laptop that weighs less than the Apple iPad Pro tablet has been refreshed — shame no one noticed

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Fujitsu’s LIFEBOOK WU-X/H1 weighs just 689g, still making it one of the lightest laptops ever.

The Surface Laptop Studio 2

I was excited about the battery life on the Surface Laptop Studio 2… then I read the small print

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Microsoft claims its high-end laptop can last 18 hours, but how, exactly, did it reach this figure?

The AMD Kria KD240 Starter Kit

AMD has just released a chip for robots –yes, you can buy it to try building your life-size Mech

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Last updated

The AMD Kria K24 SOM and KD240 Starter Kit are on offer from just $250.

Graphic showing wavelengths to indicate a Nearlink wireless network

Some of the world’s biggest tech firms have built rival for Bluetooth AND Wi-Fi – here’s why you should be worried

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

With the backing of 300 mostly Chinese companies, Nearlink could be a game-changer.

iPhone 15 Pro on a yellow background

iPhone 15 Pro: 6 reasons why businesses should consider it

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Upgrading to Apple’s latest professional-grade iPhone could be a smart move for organizations.

Asus ProArt Cinema 135-inch display

Asus sells the largest microLED monitor ever for a cool $200,000 — but it’s only 4K and a low refresh rate

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

The 135-inch ProArt Cinema PQ07 can maintain a 2,000-nit brightness without being limited like OLEDs.

Information on the AMF's nanofiche disks

The world's most famous magician invests in data storage startup that wants to send 100GB disks to the Moon for future humanoids

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

A Silicon Valley non-profit wants future generations to one day uncover these nickel-based disks and learn all about humanity

An Intel researcher holding a prototype made from glass substrate

Intel says the future of chips will depend on the same material you’re looking at right now

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Glass core substrates could pave the way for components with up to 30 trillion transistors by 2030

Samsung Portable SSD T5

Samsung Portable T9 SSD appears online ahead of impending release — but it won't be cheap

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Last updated

Updated World’s most popular portable SSD range could get a new flagship just in time for Black Friday.

Migliori processori AMD

​​GPU prices could spike again as rumors indicate AMD wants to prioritize AI – what could that mean for gamers?

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

AMD may nix the Radeon RX 8800 and 8900 so it can join Nvidia in fuelling the AI rush.

Microsoft quantum computing

Tiny French chip startup challenges mighty Amazon to produce formidable quantum chip – inspired by a famous cat

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Alice & Bob’s new superconducting qubit could make future quantum computers up to 60 times more efficient.

Minisforum logo

Tiny PC vendor teases first Windows tablet that doubles as a portable monitor – but it will be expensive

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Minisforum’s 14in tablet will be powered by an AMD processor.

A spaceship in Starfield travelling through space

Intel’s most expensive CPU can run without external RAM and yes, it can play Starfield

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

The Intel Xeon MAX 9480 retails for at least $13,000.

HDD

Here's the (boring) solution that could make 100TB hard drives easier to build

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Nanometer-thick HFIL-OH lubricant is being made in partnership with Seagate.

An image from the expierment to see objects through walls

Researchers used Wi-Fi signals to see through walls. Game-changing breakthrough? Or privacy nightmare waiting to happen?

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

The technology can be used for crowd analytics, augmenting smart spaces, and possibly even as a cyber attack vector.

Nvidia Perlmutter supercomputer

Scientists can get massive discounts when renting Nvidia’s A100 GPUs for AI training – but it won’t last long

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

Take advantage of NERSC’s 50% discount, which is valid for members until the end of the month.

Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs

Hey Presto! Nvidia pulls software hack out of AI hat and doubles performance of H100 GPU for free

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published

TensorRT-LLM open source update features a revolutionary new processing technique.

Samsung's CXL-PNM card

Samsung has a crazy idea for AI that might just work: add a processor inside RAM

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Last updated

Samsung 512GB CXL-PNM card helps to solve one of the biggest cost and energy sinks in computing.

The Samsung 32Gb memory die

Massive 1TB RAM coming soon as Samsung debuts largest memory module ever – but it won’t be cheap

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Last updated

The largest Samsung RAM units we’ve ever seen could cost as much as $15,000 a pop.

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