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How To Use Lists in Python

Lists are a common way to store multiple pieces of data in Python. By creating one list we can neatly store many different types of data within it. They work just like a shopping list. We give the list a name, then enter items under the list. Lists are another data storage structure, just like… Read more

GeForce RTX 4090 Cannot Handle Samsung’s Odyssey Neo G9 240Hz Monitor: Limited to 120 Hz

News (Image credit: Samsung) Samsung’s gigantic 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 display is certainly one of the most anticipated gaming monitors of the year. Impressively, it supports an ultrawide resolution of 7680×2160 at a refresh rate of 240 Hz. But it appears that the gamer’s dream display cannot be handled by one of the world’s highest-performing gaming graphics… Read more

Nuphy Air75 V2 Review: Redefining Low-Profile Keys

The Nuphy Air75 V2 improves upon the original in meaningful ways, offering better battery life, more switch options, faster wireless for gaming, and brighter RGB. It’s one of the best low-profile mechanical keyboards you can buy. Pros + Much better battery life + Great keycaps and improved switches + 1ms wireless for gaming + Improved… Read more

AMD Ryzen Z1 Packs Zen 4 and Zen 4c Cores: CPUID Dump

When AMD introduced its Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme accelerated processing units (APUs) for handheld game consoles earlier this year it made it clear than the two processors are very different. But a new CPUID dump discovered by @InstLatX64 shows that the vanilla Ryzen Z1 is actually based on Phoenix 2 silicon with Zen 4 and Zen 4c cores. AMD’s… Read more

AI-Driven Creators Are Better For The Environment Than Humans, Says New Study

News (Image credit: Midjourney ) A study from earlier this year asserts that artificial intelligence-based systems like ChatGPT, BLOOM, DALL-E2, and Midjourney can create literary and artistic works with lower carbon emissions than humans. Moreover, the claimed difference is far from negligible, with the paper suggesting that AI can produce useful texts and images while… Read more

5th-Gen Emerald Rapids CPU Leak Shows 60 Cores, 420MB Cache

News 5th Generation Xeon Emerald Rapids CPU (Image credit: Intel) Intel’s 5th-generation Xeon (Emerald Rapids) processors are slated to hit the market on December 14. However, the Xeon Platinum 8580, likely the successor to the existing Xeon Platinum 8480+ (Sapphire Rapids), has already leaked. The chip is currently in its ES2 (engineering sample 2) state,… Read more

U.S. Finalizes CHIPS Funding Rules Prohibiting Chinese Investments

The U.S. Commerce Department has unveiled its final guidelines to curb the use of semiconductor manufacturing grants by nations such as China and Russia, which are perceived as potential threats to U.S. security, reports Reuters. This move paves the way for the Biden administration to allocate $39 billion in semiconductor production incentives as part of the broader CHIPS… Read more

Nvidia Surpasses Qualcomm as World’s Biggest Fabless Chip Designer

The world’s leading chip design firms experienced a significant revenue boost because of the ongoing generative AI frenzy. They reached a collective $38.1 billion, a 12.5% rise from the previous quarter, according to TrendForce. Nvidia, which sold $10 billion worth of datacenter hardware emerged as the highest-earning fabless chip designer, overtaking Qualcomm in the rankings. Nvidia capitalized on the global surge of artificial intelligence services based… Read more

Intel Adopting 3D-Stacked Cache for CPUs, Challenging AMD’s 3D V-Cache

News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger held a Q&A session with the press here at Innovation 2023, and in response to a question about whether Intel would adopt a 3D cache approach like AMD does with its 3D V-Cache processors, he confirmed that, while Intel will take a bit of a different… Read more

Intel Builds Large AI Supercomputer: Xeon Meets Gaudi2

News (Image credit: Intel) Intel on Tuesday announced one of the world’s first large deployments of its Gaudi2 accelerators for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The supercomputer — built in collaboration with Dell — will be used by Stability AI for its generative AI applications. Intel’s new supercomputer is based on the company’s latest Intel Xeon… Read more

Intel Shows Off Lunar Lake-Based PC, Unveils Panther Lake for 2025

News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware/Intel) Intel demonstrated a laptop running a not yet released 15th Generation Core processor codenamed Lunar Lake at its Innovation 2023 event on Tuesday — that’s the follow up to Meteor Lake, which will debut on December 14 this year. The machine operated just fine and even managed to generate a Taylor… Read more

TSMC Reportedly Mulls Advanced Chip Packaging Facility in Arizona

TSMC is in talks with Arizona officials to build its chip packaging facility in the state, Katie Hobbs, governor of Arizona, said in Taipei after visiting the world’s No.1 foundry’s headquarters, reports Bloomberg. If the plan comes to fruition, then TSMC’s will have a vertically integrated chip production chain in the USA for the first time ever. TSMC has built Fab 21… Read more

Microsoft Eyes AMD Zen 6, RDNA 5 for Next-Gen ‘Cloud Hybrid’ Xbox Console

News (Image credit: Microsoft) Earlier today, we reported on leaked news concerning Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S refreshes scheduled for a 2024 launch. Microsoft will redesign the Xbox Series X with a cylindrical shape, double storage to 2TB, add Wi-Fi 6E/Bluetooth 5.2, improve efficiency and kill the internal Blu-ray drive. However,… Read more

Intel’s Meteor Lake GPU Doubles Integrated Graphics Performance Per Watt

News (Image credit: Intel) Intel Meteor Lake will come with a significantly upgrade integrated graphics solution. At its Innovation event, Intel provided details on the upcoming Meteor Lake product family, which will arrive later this year. We have a series of articles covering the various aspects of the new architecture, which promises to be a… Read more

Intel Flashes World’s First UCIe-Connected Chiplet-Based CPU

News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger displayed the world’s first UCIe-connected chiplet-based processor here at Innovation 2023, marking the first public display of working UCIe-enabled silicon. The chip features an Intel UCIe IP chiplet fabbed on its own Intel 3 process node paired with a Synopsys UCIe IP chip fabbed on the… Read more