Hardware

3DMark gets new DirectStorage benchmark — GDeflate measures transfer rates from NVMe SSD to GPU VRAM
3DMark adds a DirectStorage feature test benchmark.
2024-12-05 16:00
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Jobs eviscerated at Chinese Arm chip design firm in wake of restrictions from TSMC — lack of access to 7nm node could cause 150 employees to be laid off
Half of Hongjun Microelectronics Technology’s 300 workers might be fired after the server CPU firm lost access to TSMC’s 7nm node.
2024-12-05 16:00
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Scientists develop the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, offering a 5,000-year lifespan — the device uses radioactive decay to generate low power levels
A UK research team built carbon-14 diamond batteries that could potentially deliver power for thousands of years.
2024-12-05 15:37
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With this Raspberry Pi powered mask you can 'become anyone' hidden behind 2,960 LEDs
Sean Hodgins has created a Raspberry Pi-powered mask that's comprised of matrix panels that can play videos and display images of any face you want.
2024-12-05 15:32
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Intel says Arc Xe4 Druid GPUs are already in the works — Software optimization is the only remaining step for Xe3 Celestial as it approaches launch with Panther Lake
Tom Peterson confirms that Intel's hardware division is working on Druid "Xe4" GPUs as the software team optimizes Celestial "Xe3" for launch next year.
2024-12-05 14:30
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USB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontroller
Lumafield CT scanned the O.MG USB-C cable and discovered hidden advanced electronics with a sinister purpose.
2024-12-05 14:10
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USB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG pen testing cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontroller
Lumafield CT scanned the O.MG USB-C cable and discovered hidden advanced electronics with a sinister purpose.
2024-12-05 14:10
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Elon Musk plans to scale the xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — currently at over 100,000 H100 GPUs and counting
xAI to scale the Colossus supercomputer to one million processors, which could create the most powerful machine in the world.
2024-12-05 13:53
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Bitcoin crosses $100,000 milestone as incoming U.S. administration looks increasingly crypto-friendly
On Wednesday, Bitcoin's price exceeded $100,000, marking a significant achievement for a digital asset once dismissed as a passing trend.
2024-12-05 13:45
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Intel co-CEO David Zisner says 'core strategy remains intact' — Intel will continue to be a products and foundry company
Despite CEO change, Intel's board of directors still thinks that Intel may be a leading developer of CPUs and GPUs as well as a foundry.
2024-12-05 12:50
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AWS building ExaFLOPS-class supercomputer for AI with hundreds of thousands homegrown Trainium2 processors — AWS forges a path without Nvidia GPUs
Amazon to quadruple performance of its AI processors by late 2025 as it readies giant ExaFLOPS supercomputer for AI.
2024-12-05 12:40
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Silicon Power's 4TB US75 PCIe 4.0 SSD drops to its lowest price this year, just $199
4TB of storage capacity for only $199 - that's great value for money with this Silicon Power US75 SSD.
2024-12-04 20:23
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Meta turns to nuclear power for AI training — asking for developer proposals for small modular reactors or larger nuclear solutions
Meta is looking for a partner to build nuclear power plants for its AI needs.
2024-12-04 20:19
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle requirements may put your PC in a museum — minimum requirements include a Core 7-10700K and a ray-tracing GPU
System requirements for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle drop, revealing ray tracing and high-end CPU requirements.
2024-12-04 18:48
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle requirements may put your PC in a museum — minimum requirements include ray-tracing GPU and a Core i7-10700K
System requirements for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle drop, revealing ray tracing and high-end CPU requirements.
2024-12-04 18:48
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Shareholders pay up as Intel ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger is reportedly set to depart with a $12 million golden handshake
Pat Gelsinger will enjoy almost $12 million in severance payments as he steps down as the CEO of Intel.
2024-12-04 18:43
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Intel's new Arc GPU gets naked in unsanctioned peep show — B580 has Nvidia Founders Edition-inspired cooler, BGM-G21 die surrounded by 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory
Intel didn’t shake things up too much with the B580, but one significant difference from the A750 and A770 indicates Chipzilla is following Nvidia’s lead.
2024-12-04 17:51
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Intel's new Arc GPU naked in unsanctioned teardown pics — B580 has Nvidia Founders Edition-inspired cooler, BGM-G21 die surrounded by 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory
Intel didn’t shake things up too much with the B580, but one significant difference from the A750 and A770 indicates Chipzilla is following Nvidia’s lead.
2024-12-04 17:51
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The world's first Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC is in the works — Geekom teases new QS series mini-PCs with Snapdragon X Elite CPU
A leak on Chinese social media platform Weibo showed the Geekom QS — a mini-PC powered by a Snapdragon X Elite chip.
2024-12-04 17:11
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