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TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him in 2011 that Intel did not know how to be a foundry
Founder of TSMC remembers how his company managed to land a supply contract with Apple.
2025-01-29 14:24
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MSI delays RTX 5090 shipments until February 6 — Prebookings go live on January 30
MSI has pushed back RTX 5090 shipments by one week as it likely faces difficulties with supply.
2025-01-29 14:14
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition review: Incremental gains over the previous generation
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is a big step down from the 5090, at least in some cases. It's also a relatively small step up from the previous generation 4080 Super it replaces. Without multi-frame generation, it offers only minor gains,...
2025-01-29 14:00
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Lenovo Legion R27fc-30 27-inch 280 Hz gaming monitor review: Remarkable performance and value
Lenovo delivers remarkable value from its Legion R27fc-30. It’s a 27-inch FHD VA curved gaming monitor with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync HDR and wide gamut color. It also boasts premium gaming performance and speed for relatively little money.
2025-01-29 13:00
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Microsoft and OpenAI investigate whether DeepSeek illicitly obtained data from ChatGPT
Sources at Open AI believe DeepSeek unlawfully distilled data from ChatGPT, Open AI and Microsoft begin investigation.
2025-01-29 12:55
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US introduces act to add tax credits for chip designers, extends credits for chip production, too
The STAR Act extends the semiconductor manufacturing tax credit beyond 2026 and expands it to include research and development.
2025-01-29 12:53
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German Seagate customers say their 'new' hard drives were actually used – resold HDDs reportedly used for tens of thousands of hours
German publication Heise.de reports that over fifty of its readers received used hard drives when they were supposed to receive brand-new models.
2025-01-29 11:59
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Lucky buyer snags a RTX 4070 Super for $350 in Walmart clearance sale
Walmart customer snags RTX 4070 Super for just $350, over 50% off its original MSRP during a Walmart clearance sale.
2025-01-28 18:42
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January Windows security updates are breaking audio on PCs using external DACs
Bad January security updates are breaking USB 1.0 external DACs on recent Windows and Windows Server versions.
2025-01-28 18:16
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Chinese-made DeepSeek AI model records extensive online user data, stores it in China-based servers
From personal information to hardware specifications to even how you type, DeepSeek says it’s collecting swathes of data from its online users.
2025-01-28 17:41
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DeepSeek's AI breakthrough bypasses industry-standard CUDA, uses assembly-like PTX programming instead
DeepSeek used PTX ISA to fine-tune its AI model training.
2025-01-28 17:39
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DeepSeek's AI breakthrough bypasses Nvidia's industry-standard CUDA, uses assembly-like PTX programming instead
DeepSeek used PTX ISA to fine-tune its AI model training.
2025-01-28 17:39
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DeepSeek's AI breakthrough bypasses industry-standard CUDA, uses Nvidia's assembly-like PTX programming instead
DeepSeek used PTX ISA to fine-tune its AI model training.
2025-01-28 17:39
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Nvidia says 'Press Build'-stamped GPU dies in RTX 5090s are not juiced up — performance is identical to retail counterparts
Nvidia has shot down speculation that it sent third-party reviewers binned RTX 5090 Founders Edition models featuring higher performance than retail counterparts.
2025-01-28 17:20
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Nvidia confirms 'Press Build' RTX 5090s are not juiced up — performance is identical to retail counterparts
Nvidia has shot down speculation that it sent third-party reviewers binned RTX 5090 Founders Edition models featuring higher performance than retail counterparts.
2025-01-28 16:57
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Nvidia finally admits looming RTX 50-series GPU shortage — RTX 5090, RTX 5080 stockouts may happen
Nvidia admits to having a limited supply of RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs and says "stockouts may happen" for these graphics cards.
2025-01-28 16:03
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Sam Altman said startups with only $10 million were 'totally hopeless' competing with OpenAI, DeepSeek's disruption says otherwise
Sam Altman's comments on the prospects of AI startups may have come back to bite him after the dramatic debut of DeepSeek.
2025-01-28 15:35
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AMD-powered NUC appears to be in the works — Ryzen AI Max 395+ powered mini-PC spotted
Leaked customs documents show an Asus NUC powered by an AMD Strix Halo chip.
2025-01-28 15:24
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