Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs are some of the most complex semiconductor devices ever built, significantly increasing their manufacturing, packaging, and testing difficulty. According to the Financial Times, citing Doug Lefever, the chief executive of Advantest, it takes three to four times longer to test Blackwell data center GPUs than Hopper data center GPUs because each unit… Read more
read more...Blackwell GPU reportedly takes 3X to 4X longer to test than Hopper — more complex designs lead to skyrocketing test requirements
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Ryzen Z2 Go APU is allegedly exclusive to the Lenovo Legion Go S — chip reportedly offers four Zen 3+ cores, 12 CU RDNA 2 iGPU, and LPDDR5X-6400 support
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We covered a leak a while back detailing AMD’s upcoming Ryzen Z2 lineup of APUs. The list featured a particular budget-oriented offering based on Rembrandt-R: the Ryzen Z2G or Z2 Go. Today, renowned leaker Golden Pig Upgrade Pack, with a proven track record (via Olrak at X), alleges that the Z2 Go will be exclusive… Read more
read more...The Batman 2 is delayed to 2027, but Mickey 17’s release date is moving up
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If you’ve been waiting patiently to see how Matt Reeves’ story for The Batman continues once the reboot’s sequel arrives, you’ll have to wait a little longer. It was once set to open October 2nd, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the Hollywood writers’ strike derailed Warner Bros. plans to release it in 2025,… Read more
read more...OpenAI switching to a for-profit company to raise more cash as it continues to lose money
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In a new blog post, OpenAI outlines its plans to become a for-profit organization while maintaining its core mission of “ensuring that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity.” The move is a significant shift from its non-profit roots in 2015, which later transformed into a “capped” for-profit, with the non-profit arm spearheading the… Read more
read more...Gaming industry insiders say cutting-edge graphics cost too much to make for AAA games
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Speaking to The New York Times, several game developers and some industry figures spoke out about how the gaming industry’s AAA studios couldn’t reasonably handle the stress of creating cutting-edge graphics— particularly in light of major waves of layoffs throughout the past two years, and several high-fidelity AAA games underperforming in the market. Even live… Read more
read more...Arbiter Studio AKITSU Review
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1 Packaging, Weight, Cable & Feet » Introduction Arbiter Studio is a peripherals company based in the US, whereas Vancer is a peripherals company based in China. For their first mouse release, Arbiter Studio has joined forces with Vancer. The result of this collaboration is the ambidextrous AKITSU, which manages to weigh no more than 39… Read more
read more...Do Kwon will be extradited to the US to face charges over Terra’s $40 billion crypto crash
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Do Kwon will be extradited to the US to face charges over Terra’s $40 billion crypto crash / South Korea and the US have squabbled over who will get to prosecute Kwon since the fugitive was arrested in Montenegro last year. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto,… Read more
read more...South Korea greenlights the world’s largest semiconductor hub — half the size of Beverly Hills to house six fabs, three power plans, and fab suppliers
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The South Korean government has greenlit the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex three months earlier than expected, which will significantly reduce the project planning timeline, reports BusinessKorea. The science park is said to be the world’s largest semiconductor hub, accommodating multiple fabs, power plants, and fab suppliers. The Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex spans 7.28… Read more
read more...Chinese AI company says breakthroughs enabled creating a leading-edge AI model with 11X less compute — DeepSeek’s optimizations could highlight limits of US sanctions
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(Image credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH) DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, says it has trained an AI model comparable to the leading models from heavyweights like OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic, but at an 11X reduction in the amount of GPU computing, and thus cost. The claims haven’t been fully validated yet, but the startling announcement suggests… Read more
read more...NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has survived the closest-ever Sun flyby
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NASA sent its Parker Solar Probe just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun — and it survived. The probe transmitted a signal back to Earth on the night of December 26th, “indicating it’s in good health and operating normally,” according to NASA. The mission marks the closest the Parker Solar Probe —… Read more
read more...Minecraft server made to run on 63-year-old, pre-x86 COBOL coding language
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This week, another great milestone in the field of running Minecraft in unexpected ways has been met— this time, courtesy of the open-source CobolCraft project, we have a version of server Minecraft with most of its functionality intact that’s running on GnuCOBOL, which is derived from the pre-x86 COBOL coding language initially standardized in 1968… Read more
read more...Incoming RTX 5090 could need massive power stages for possible 600-watt power draw – Nvidia’s next flagship GPU rumored to sport copious amounts of VRMs
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Nvidia’s soon-to-launch RTX 5090 may push the limits for how much power a gaming GPU can consume, as the card may use 29 VRMs in total, according to Benchlife.info. The Chinese outlet apparently followed up on an image of what seems to be a pre-release model of a top-end Blackwell GPU, potentially the 5090; the… Read more
read more...China releases Top 100 supercomputer list for 2024: No ExaFLOPS systems mentioned, obfuscation continues
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(Image credit: Top500.org/News.cn) Chinese Society of Computer Science has published a list of the Top 100 highest-performing supercomputers in the country, but the country’s intentional obfuscation of its true computing power seems to have been taken to a new level. Just like last year, Chinese entities were too cautious to include their alleged ExaFLOPS-class supercomputers… Read more
read more...Zotac Zone Review – Amazing Screen and Great Gaming Performance
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0 Packaging & Contents » Introduction Zotac, primarily recognized for their graphics cards, has been branching out into other product categories in recent years. They offer a variety of mini PCs, and their latest venture has led them into the realm of PC gaming handhelds. Today, we’re testing the Zotac Zone, Zotac’s first gaming handheld. This… Read more
read more...The Canon R5 Mark II is everything I love about this camera line
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I’ve finally had a chance to test out the new hybrid powerhouse from Canon, the R5 Mark II. The camera comes with much-improved autofocus powered by the new Digic X processor, new eye-controlled autofocus, a backside illuminated sensor capable of faster readout and better low-light performance, and stunning video specs like recording in 8K internally… Read more
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