- www.newscientist.com Multiple nations enact mysterious export controls on quantum computers
Identical wording placing limits on the export of quantum computers has appeared in regulations across the globe. There doesn't seem to be any scientific reason for the controls, and all can be traced to secret international discussions
- www.tomshardware.com TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Eco DDR5-6000 C30 2x16GB Review: Eco-Friendly DDR5 Performance
Recycling aluminum for the heat spreaders to reduce carbon emissions
- www.tomshardware.com PizzaStation 5 Development Pizza Kit sold for $6,500 — thinly-disguised Sony PS5 dev kit slips past Sony
Complete with a slice of frozen pizza and a spatula sporting a PlayStation logo
- www.theregister.com Alibaba Cloud closing Australian and Indian datacenters
Prioritizing Mexico and Southeast Asia
- wccftech.com ZOTAC Mismanages Customer RMA Files, Personal Information & B2B Transactions Flooded Over The Internet
Zotac, the popular GPU vendor, has apparently "leaked" the personal information of several customers through "mismanagement" of RMA files.
- www.pcguide.com GPU repair shop warns of more scams as it unveils an RTX 4090 imposter chip
Scammers are getting a lot more innovative and tricksy, as Northwestrepair finds a much bigger issue inside of this ASUS TUF RTX 4090
- wccftech.com AMD Ryzen 9000X3D "Zen 5" CPUs To Feature Same 3D V-Cache As Ryzen 7000X3D: 9950X & 9900X With 128 MB, 9800X3D With 96 MB L3
AMD's Ryzen 9000X3D "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs are expected to feature the same amount of 3D V-Cache as the existing Ryzen 7000X3D chips.
- www.tomshardware.com AI industry needs to earn $600 billion per year to pay for massive hardware spend — fears of an AI bubble intensify in wake of Sequoia report
The AI bubble is reaching a tipping point?
- www.tomshardware.com Elon Musk's liquid-cooled 'Gigafactory' AI data centers get a plug from Supermicro CEO — Tesla and xAI's new supercomputers will have 350,000 Nvidia GPUs, both will be online within months
The massive data centers use liquid cooling for top performance.
- www.tomshardware.com Custom Linux-powered Smart TV breaks free from ads and tracking, enables ultimate customizability — EarlGreyTV straps a laptop to the back to unlock unlimited control
But this project might not be the prettiest thing.
- www.tomshardware.com Asus launches the first-ever ROG NUC with up to Core Ultra 9 and RTX 4070, prices start at $1,629
The Asus ROG NUC gives you a tiny desktop gaming PC with a discrete GPU.
- semiengineering.com Controlling Warpage In Advanced Packages
Mechanical stresses increase with larger sizes and heterogeneous materials.
- wccftech.com AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 12-Core & Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 8-Core "Strix" APUs Spotted & Tested
AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 & Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 "Strix" APUs have been spotted within Bapco's CrossMark benchmark.
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- www.tomshardware.com Sony Playstation 4 chip helped AMD avoid bankruptcy — exec recounts how 'Jaguar' chips fueled company's historic turnaround
A mighty Jaguar, and a pair of consoles, came to the rescue.
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This pocket-sized Windows 11 PC has a 5.5 inch FHD display and Intel N100 processor
liliputing.com This pocket-sized Windows 11 PC has a 5.5 inch FHD display and Intel N100 processor - LiliputingThis pocket-sized Windows 11 PC has a 5.5 inch FHD display and Intel N100 processor
- www.pcgamer.com SSD storage is set to use 1,000 layer memory chips by 2027, potentially offering 20 TB NVMe drives for under $300
Given the pace in NAND flash development, that's certainly not impossible, even the price.
- www.tomshardware.com RISC-V chips will support replacing RAM sticks without powering off the system — hot plugging functionality arriving in newer flavors of Linux
RISC-V gets a feature that may prove integral to future server and enterprise implementations
- www.notebookcheck.net Lenovo Legion Pro 5i laptop review: Super powerful i7-14700HX and RTX 4060 performance
We have tested the Lenovo Legion 5i with an Intel Core i7-14700HX and an Nvidia Geforce RTX 4060.
- www.theregister.com Nvidia forecast to bounce back in China to the tune of $12B
Company's sales in the region have dropped under US plan to curb country's AI hopes
- www.tomshardware.com GPUs can now use PCIe-attached memory or SSDs to boost VRAM capacity —Panmnesia's CXL IP claims double-digit nanosecond latency
Provided that AMD, Intel, and Nvidia would like to support CXL for memory expansions.
- www.theregister.com Microsoft Stores all close their doors in China
Slump in Surface sales suspected as one reason for move online
- www.notebookcheck.net Sony discontinues production of select Blu-ray and optical recording discs as first step towards exiting optical disc business
Sony has discontinued the production of select Blu-ray recording and optical recording discs as its first step towards exiting the optical disc business as demand falls. The Tagajyo factory in Miyagi, Japan is the last remaining factory capable of producing 128 GB BDXL Blu-ray recordable discs. Sony...