'Russia’s Google’ exits the country — Yandex plans to triple its Nvidia GPU deployments By Jeff Butts published 21 July 24 After nearly two years of negotiations, the Russian-founded tech and search giant Yandex is rebranding in the EU under a new name.
One of the first home computers resurrected — Raspberry Pi and 3D printing brings faux TRS-80 to life By Jeff Butts published 19 July 24 One of the first home computers, the TRS-80 series inspired many of us. One maker has replicated the classic computer using modern hobbyist technology.
AMD 3DNow! instructions finally extinct as LLVM compiler drops support By Jeff Butts published 18 July 24 Over a decade after AMD stopped using 3DNow!, the LLVM compiler is dropping support for the instruction set.
Nvidia transitioning to open-source GPU kernel modules for Linux — R560 and later default to open-source for Turing and newer graphics cards By Jeff Butts published 18 July 24 Nvidia began transitioning its Linux GPU drivers to open-source two years ago, and is now completing that move.
New software lets you run a private AI cluster at home with networked smartphones, tablets, and computers — Exo software runs LLama and other AI models By Jeff Butts published 18 July 24 The new experimental software clusters your smartphones, tablets, and computers into the equivalent of a high-powered AI GPU.
Gigabyte releases AI software to help train your own AI — AI TOP utility taps Gigabyte motherboards, GPUs, SSDs, and power supplies to fine-tune local AI model training By Jeff Butts published 17 July 24 PC component manufacturer Gigabyte has officially released its AI TOP utility for locally training AI models on supported hardware.
Russia-based Kaspersky antivirus shuts down its US business due to sanctions — offices to close by July 20 By Jeff Butts published 16 July 24 Following its ban from selling products in the U.S., cybersecurity and antivirus solution provider Kaspersky Lab announced it will soon begin closing its operations there.
Cerabyte brings archival glass storage with 5,000 year durability to the U.S. By Jeff Butts published 16 July 24 German archival glass storage specialist Cerabyte announced on July 15 that it is bringing its technology to the U.S.
WD quietly adds roomy 8TB NVMe SSD to its gaming lineup By Jeff Butts published 15 July 24 WD has introduced a new 8TB option to its fast gaming NVMe SSD lineup, the SN850X series.
Maker community takes over where Fractal Design stopped and produces miniature North case for Raspberry Pi users By Jeff Butts published 15 July 24 Thanks to skilled designers and the proliferation of 3D printing, you can build your version of the gorgeous Raspberry Pi case that Fractal Design doesn't seem interested in selling.
First PC emulator arrives on iOS App Store, delivers i486 or PowerPC fun on your iPhone, iPad or Vision Pro By Jeff Butts published 15 July 24 Play Doom on your iPhone just like you did on your 486 decades ago.
Developer ports Windows NT to Power Macintosh systems — firmware and boot loader now available By Jeff Butts published 13 July 24 You can use the newly released firmware and loader to test running Windows NT on your Power Macintosh.
US government announces process for first CHIPS Act research and development beneficiaries By Jeff Butts published 13 July 24 The U.S. CHIPS and Science Act budgets up to $11 billion for R&D and will soon award the first $300 million for three facilities.
Arduino starts selling a new Plug and Make kit for electronics beginners By Jeff Butts published 12 July 24 Arduino has released an easy-to-use kit that helps you build 7 different projects to give budding electronics makers another option to start learning the craft.
Microsoft has fixed the nasty update bug causing Windows 11 boot loops By Jeff Butts published 11 July 24 Microsoft has fixed a devastating bug in the Windows 11 23H2 update that forced many PCs into an endless reboot loop.
Attempt to upgrade Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of RAM results in a bricked Pi By Jeff Butts published 11 July 24 Although the Raspberry Pi 5 was released almost a year ago, we're just now seeing attempts to increase the RAM on the SBC.
Enthusiast shows how to build 16MB 30-pin SIMMs to upgrade your vintage 386DX PC By Jeff Butts published 10 July 24 If you have a 386DX PC you'd like to really max out the memory on, this project shows how to make your own 16MB 30-pin memory modules for it.
Nvidia co-organizes a contest to help build AI dataset to accelerate GPU design By Jeff Butts published 9 July 24 To help improve AI's ability to design GPUs, Nvidia is partnering with the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop an open-source hardware-specific dataset for pretraining LLMs.
Microsoft Azure China offers Chinese businesses a loophole to OpenAI’s departure By Jeff Butts published 9 July 24 Customers can use OpenAI through Azure China, at least for now
AMD now has better brand recognition than Intel — firm rides AI wave to win on Kantar’s BrandZ Most Valuable Brands report By Jeff Butts published 8 July 24 Kantar has released its 2024 BrandZ Most Valuable Brands report, and AMD has been distinguished as one of the top risers since last year.
Qualcomm hires former AMD ray tracing expert for its GPU team By Jeff Butts published 8 July 24 Qualcomm's Adreno GPU in its Snapdragon Elite X has failed to meet gaming expectations. The recent hire of a ray tracing expert could change that.
Zotac server misconfig exposed customer info to Google searches — customer RMA documents are available on the open web By Jeff Butts published 7 July 24 Because of an apparent server misconfiguration, a massive data leak of customer information was readily available through a simple Google search.
Asus tests BIOS update enabling Microsoft Dynamic Lighting control — makes it easier to avoid Armory Crate software By Jeff Butts published 7 July 24 Control RGB lighting straight from Windows settings, no third-party app required.
Insider says Nvidia almost sold itself to AMD, but Jensen Huang wanted to be CEO of the merged company By Jeff Butts published 6 July 24 A fresh account of AMD's failed attempt to merge with Nvidia offers insights not only into the GPU war, but also AMD's rise, fall, and rise again as a CPU and GPU manufacturer.
Pentagon says it's impossible to ditch Huawei telecom gear — officials beg Congress for waiver from Chinese sanctions By Jeff Butts published 5 July 24 As Congress readies the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon is reminding lawmakers it needs a waiver from provisions included in the 2019 version of the act.
