AI-led DRAM supply crunch reportedly has Morgan Stanley downgrading major OEMs — skyrocketing memory prices could erode server and PC margins By Bruno Ferreira published 17 November 25 Apple apparently gets a pass for planning ahead.
Vintage 3dfx Voodoo 2 cards may inevitably fail due to pyroelectric capacitors — retrocomputing channel investigates and recommends preventive maintenance By Bruno Ferreira published 15 November 25 Voodoo 2 cards will inexorably fail in time thanks to pyro-electric capacitors
Intel software fixes stamp down privilege escalation vulnerabilities, while microcode updates clean up CPU messes — chipmaker has its own Patch Tuesday as it stomps down 30 bugs By Bruno Ferreira published 12 November 25 Intel stomps down 30 bugs including privilege escalation vulnerabilities
AMD's gaming-optimized Ryzen 5 7500X3D with 96 MB of 3D V-Cache shows up in UK stores — here's where to buy AMD's latest budget X3D chip By Bruno Ferreira published 12 November 25 AMD's Ryzen 5 7500X3D with 96 MB of 3D V-Cache shows up in UK stores
Tiny386 emulator turns tiny microcontroller into a full i386 PC — tiny virtual machine can boot Windows 95 and Linux on ESP32-S3 chip By Bruno Ferreira published 12 November 25 Tiny386 emulator turns an ESP32-S3 microcontroller into a full i386 PC
Undersea comms cable investments double to $13 billion in over two years — ever-growing danger of cable cuts looms By Bruno Ferreira published 11 November 25 $13 billion in two years towards undersea data cables
Nvidia's RTX 5000 Super could be cancelled or get pricier due to AI-induced GDDR7 woes — rumor claims 3 GB memory chips are now too valuable for consumer GPUs By Bruno Ferreira published 7 November 25 Nvidia RTX 5000 Super series might be canceled due to AI-induced GDDR7 shortage, as rumors suggest that 3GB GDDR7 chips will be hard to come by.
Substrate's claims about revolutionary ASML-beating chipmaking technology scrutinized, analyst likens the venture to a fraud — report pokes holes in the startup's technology, messaging, and leaders By Bruno Ferreira published 7 November 25 Analyst likens Substrate's tech, messaging, and leadership to a fraud.
Crypto fraud and laundering ring that stole $689 million busted by European authorities — 9 arrests made across multiple countries, perps face a decade behind bars and huge fines By Bruno Ferreira published 6 November 25 Crypto fraud and laundering ring that stole €600m ($689m) busted by European authorities — 9 arrests made across multiple countries
Amazon's new armored undersea cable is fast enough to stream 12.5 million HD films simultaneously between the US and Ireland, repels attacks — Fastnet to deliver 320+ terabits per second across the Atlantic By Bruno Ferreira published 5 November 25 Amazon's Fastnet 320 Tb/s armored cable connects U.S. and Ireland.
Chinese provinces offer steep power discounts to AI companies using China-made chips — country continues its aggressive push towards AI independence and homegrown silicon By Bruno Ferreira published 4 November 25 Chinese provinces offer steep power discounts to AI companies using domestic chips
Programmer installed and ran Doom on an orbiting European Space Agency satellite By Bruno Ferreira published 1 November 25 Doom once ran in an ESA space satellite, as recounted by one of the hackers
Colorful claims new BIOSes deliver 15% FPS boost in Battlefield 6 through extra-tight memory timings — fresh update also has a new "Moore" UI By Bruno Ferreira published 31 October 25 Colorful's new BIOSes can get you a 15% FPS boost in BF6
3D-printed full-auto bullpup 'ghost guns' can now be made for a couple of hundred dollars — designs have evolved dramatically outside the U.S. By Bruno Ferreira published 30 October 25 3D-printed gun designs evolve and can print a full-auto bullpup for $200
TMSC-led semiconductor association begs Taiwan government for clean, green energy, warning of unprecedented 'power siege' — as demand skyrockets, fabs are struggling to keep up with power needs By Bruno Ferreira published 28 October 25 Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association pressures the government for plentiful and green energy
U.S. Department of Energy and AMD cut a $1 billion deal for two AI supercomputers — pairing has already birthed the two fastest machines on the planet By Bruno Ferreira published 27 October 25 U.S. DoE and AMD cut a $1 billion deal for two AI supercomputers.
IBM's boffins run a nifty quantum error-correction algorithm on standard AMD FPGAs, and it is' 10 times faster than what is needed' — research propels IBM's Starling quantum computer project forward By Bruno Ferreira published 25 October 25 IBM's Starling project gets a boost from quantum error-correction algorithms running on conventional AMD FPGAs
AWS outage post-mortem fingers DNS as the culprit that took out a chunk of the internet and services for days — automation systems race and crash By Bruno Ferreira published 24 October 25 Massive Amazon Web Service outage that took out a chunk of the internet and services for days was due to DNS.
Google's Quantum Echo algorithm shows world's first practical application of Quantum Computing — Willow 105-qubit chip runs algorithm 13,000x faster than a supercomputer By Bruno Ferreira published 23 October 25 Google's Willow chip and Quantum Echo algorithm achieve world's first practical application of quantum computing.
Western Digital Black SN8100 gets an 8TB capacity boost — fastest consumer SSD now comes with even more space to match its speed By Bruno Ferreira last updated 21 October 25 The Western Digital Black SN8100 is already one of the fastest SSDs on the planet, and it now comes in an 8TB version to satisfy even the most storage-hungry enthusiast.
Zotac's newest mini-PC picks a fight with the Mac Studio, claims to be world's smallest - crams desktop 5060 Ti 16 GB into a mere 2.65 liters By Bruno Ferreira published 21 October 25 The Zotac Zbox Magnus EN275060TC includes a desktop-class RTX 5060 Ti in its 2.65-liter chassis.
Power bricks and wall warts for EU market must include detachable USB-C cables by 2028 — New legislation also adds power rating labels for cables By Bruno Ferreira published 18 October 25 EU mandates USB-C for most power bricks and wall warts by 2028
Adata chairman says AI datacenters are gobbling up hard drives, SSDs, and DRAM alike — insatiable upstream demand could soon lead to consumer shortages By Bruno Ferreira published 15 October 25 Adata chairman says AI datacenters are gobbling up all memory and storage.
Nvidia 800 VDC power rollout for 1 megawatt server racks to be supported by ABB — company says collaboration will create 'new power solutions for future gigawatt-scale data centers ' By Bruno Ferreira published 14 October 25 ABB and Nvidia partner for 800 VDC data centers.
Michigan township sued by AI data center builder and disgruntled residents over opposition to the site — mounting concerns about rising power bills and water usage fuel growing skepticism By Bruno Ferreira published 13 October 25 Saline Township, MI, joins other cities in pushing back against AI data centers
