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The Austin-based semiconductor company InspireSemi announced that it has tapped out its first Thunderbird "supercomputer-on-a-chip" comprising 1,536 64-bit superscalar RISC-V CPU cores. Four chips can be installed on a single accelerator card, in a form factor similar to a GPU. This configuration brings the total number of cores per card... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103607-move-over-gpus-1536-cores-thunderbird-risc-v.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This target was achieved by combining mathematics, computer simulations, lab experiments – and of course, some old-fashioned tinkering to optimize the ideal robot size, shape, and part layout. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103608-robot-can-jump-higher-than-any-other-could.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Kioxia's projections, as covered by the Japanese outlet PC Watch, extrapolate from past trends and improve upon existing NAND cell technology. The company expects NAND die density to hit 100 Gbit/mm² with 1,000 memory cell layers just three years from now. To achieve this, the rate of increase would have... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103605-massive-ssd-density-boost-horizon-thanks-kioxia-1000.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Night vision technologies have a wide range of applications, from sports to military and medical operations. However, they are limited by bulky light-processing and cryogenic cooling components, as well as their reliance on narrow bandgap semiconductors, such as InGaAs, which require low-temperature operation and have high noise levels. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103599-infrared-filter-allows-everyday-eyeglasses-double-night-vision.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Announced way back in 2022 and teased at CES over the past two years, TP-Link's Archer GE800 tri-band gaming router is now available for $599.99, with a $100 discount for early adopters. TP-Link claims the Archer GE800 can deliver 11,520 Mbps on the 6 GHz band, 5,760 Mbps on the... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103606-tp-link-launches-600-archer-ge800-first-wi.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The demand for data centers is surging, thanks in large part to the explosion of AI. Unfortunately, this growth comes with enormous pressure on energy supplies and resources. Data centers are responding by implementing new technologies to reduce the energy required to power and cool their servers. However, one initiative... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103600-data-centers-space-concept-could-actually-work-study.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Stop! If you're thinking of upgrading your gaming PC, don't buy that overpriced graphics card or even a new CPU. Instead, invest in a new monitor which will enhance your gaming experience much more. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/article/2857-upgrade-your-monitor-not-your-gpu/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile US customers have been experiencing significant disruptions in roaming connectivity for at least a couple of days. Since all three major mobile carriers are facing the same issue, it is likely that a third-party company is responsible for the outage. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103596-us-mobile-customers-suffering-roaming-outages-third-party.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft will deliver the final security update for the latest version of Windows 10 in October 2025, prompting customers to either upgrade to Windows 11 (if their PCs are compatible) or pay to join the company's Extended Security Updates (ESU) plan thereafter. 0patch has just announced a potential third alternative:... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103593-windows-10-get-five-extra-years-support-courtesy.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The researchers presented their results this week at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference in San Diego. To achieve their record, they tapped into the unexplored frequency ranges within the low-loss transmission window of standard fiber optic cables. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103584-blistering-402-tbs-fiber-optic-speeds-achieved-unlocking.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Elden Ring has been the top Steam Deck game over the last week, likely a result of the new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. It's followed by Stardew Valley and card game Balatro, two titles well suited for Valve's handheld. Baldur's Gate 3 is next, followed by Kingdom Hearts: HD... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103585-valve-reveals-top-steam-deck-games-how-many.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

If you were hoping to get another chance to geek out over Paul Allen's incredible collection of vintage computers and tech artifacts, there's some sad news. The Living Computers Museum, which first opened its doors in 2012, is shutting down permanently. The museum initially closed in 2020 when the Covid-19... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103570-microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-living-computers-museum.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Originally developed as an open-source project for offering JS polyfills to third-party developers, the polyfill.io domain is now a dangerous internet threat. Earlier this week, security analysts discovered that a mysterious Chinese entity named Funnull is abusing the domain to inject malicious code into websites. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103566-polyfillio-domain-acquired-chinese-company-abused-embed-malicious.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

For years, solar tech has been hamstrung by some fundamental limitations. Traditional silicon-based solar cells can absorb light across the entire visible spectrum, which is great, but they do so "weakly." They also need to be thick – we're talking micrometers – to soak up enough photons to generate meaningful... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103567-new-light-harvesting-system-could-revolutionize-solar-energy.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Uber notes that the cost of vehicle ownership is now at an all-time high, and that widespread car ownership impacts not just personal finances but also people's health and the cities where they live. The ride-sharing giant says it's why the company is introducing the One Less Car trial, though... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103571-uber-offering-people-1000-give-up-their-car.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Atari 50 collection initially launched in 2022 to commemorate five decades since the company's founding. It came packed with over 90 classics stretching from the pioneering Atari 2600 all the way up to the ill-fated Jaguar console. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103568-atari-digs-up-39-more-retro-classics-50th.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The MEG Vision X AI is one of several products MSI presented at Computex this year. The company lists all the features typically associated with AI PCs when describing the gaming tower, but the vertical 1080p touchscreen on its case is likely the real standout feature. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103311-msi-showcases-desktop-pc-1080p-screen-front-possibly.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Valve recently stated that a Steam account and its entire library of digital games cannot be transferred to a third party, even if the original owner has died. Now, GOG is addressing the issue, confirming that the ownership of digital content is a very complex topic. The digital store is... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103307-gog-games-can-inherited-upon-death-but-youll.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Video game concept creator Sam Santala recently discovered that Adobe has imposed new "Terms of Use" for its tools since February 2024, stating that the company has "full access" to content, including NDA-protected documents. Santala expressed his surprise about the new terms, threatening to cancel his subscription and switch to... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103303-adobe-can-scan-user-generated-content-stored-cloud.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It turns out that the channel state in modern Wi-Fi is quite sensitive to tiny movements and environmental changes. By precisely measuring the time of flight and angle of arrival of Wi-Fi signals bouncing around a room, Delta has crafted algorithms that can track breathing with great precision. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103298-wi-fi-can-measure-breath-heartbeat-remarkable-accuracy.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A new security update display driver for GeForce GPUs on Windows 7 and 8 is now available. This is separate from the regular Game Ready driver releases that no longer support legacy OS. Critical updates will be available until September 2024. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/downloads/drivers/essentials/nvidia-geforce/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Daniel Simionescu, aka "sdz" on the Vogons forums, has created what he calls the "Voodoo 4 M4800." The project involved transplanting the processor from a Voodoo4 4500 AGP card onto a custom MXM board, which he then plugged into the expansion slot of a 2013 Dell Precision M4800 laptop. Despite... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103289-3dfx-voodoo4-graphics-processor-gets-wild-laptop-upgrade.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Evidence has emerged that several Apple devices released since last September contain a mysterious Thread wireless chip, as spotted by The Verge. These devices include the M4 iPad Pro, M3 MacBook Pros, M3 iMacs, M2 iPad Air, and more. The presence of Thread was uncovered via FCC filings, which show... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103284-mystery-thread-smart-home-chips-uncovered-apple-latest.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

GOG is sending out emails stating that as of August 31, 2024, cloud save files that exceed the default allocation limit of 200 MB per game will be deleted. Local saves will be unaffected, of course, but those who play their GOG games on multiple devices or simply like the... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103283-gog-soon-start-deleting-cloud-game-saves-if.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nvidia's shares were up another 5% yesterday, closing at $1,224. The company's share price has increased by more than 3,224% over the past five years and 147% this year alone. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103281-nvidia-surpasses-3-trillion-market-cap-outshining-apple.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The M.2 HAT+ serves as the communications bridge between the AI module and the PI using the PCIe interface, and comes with a thermal pad fitted between the two to improve heat dissipation. The kit also comes with all of the necessary hardware to install a Raspberry Pi active cooler... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103274-raspberry-pi-5-gets-70-artificial-intelligence-add.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The unit boasts a 10ms switchover time, Qi 2.0 wireless charging support with MagSafe compatibility, and can be recharged using a solar panel when outdoors. The handle of the hammer doubles as a flashlight to help light up your room when the power goes out. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103271-drop-hammer-power-outages-asus-mjolnir-portable-gaming.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Before the PlayStation and Xbox, Sega was Nintendo's main rival in the console market, pioneering 3D graphics and online features. The rise and downfall of Sega is filled with drama and fond memories. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/article/2840-sega/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

On Tuesday, CNBC reported that Musk had diverted the 12,000 H100s from Tesla to X, citing a memo from Nvidia staff. The publication wrote that by allowing privately held X to jump the line for the in-demand chips ahead of Tesla, he has potentially pushed back the EV maker's acquisition... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103264-elon-musk-confirms-diverted-12000-nvidia-h100-gpus.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

However, TF2 has suffered from a bot problem for at least the last five years. The situation has gotten so bad that the Team Fortress community rallied a review bomb to get Valve's attention, hoping it would take a break from counting its Steam dollars and address the problem. Almost... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103261-team-fortress-2-players-drop-review-bomb-valve.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hypercharge: Unboxed is a Toy Story-like FPS that features a story mode campaign and PvP for up to 8 players. Following its Xbox release it's gone viral, and with crossplay support, PC and console gamers can battle each other. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/products/pc-games/hypercharge-unboxed.294751/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su spent some of the company's keynote speech at Computex talking about how its Radeon Instinct MI300X graphics cards pair well with OpenAI's new tools, writes PC Gamer. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103253-amd-demos-ai-tool-computex-thinks-event-located.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to Intel, Lunar Lake processors will offer a number of advantages over Meteor Lake, including better power efficiency, a 4x increase in NPU processing and 50 percent faster Arc GPU performance, thanks to the use of the next-gen Battlemage graphics architecture. The new SoCs will also have on-chip memory... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103251-intel-unveils-lunar-lake-cpus-ai-pcs-sierra.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A Redditor posted images of the Instagram ad breaks. FireCubX writes that users will suddenly find they have hit the bottom of their feed, so to speak, and can't scroll down any further. An "ad break" icon will appear with a countdown timer that prevents users from browsing through more... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103248-instagram-test-unskippable-ads-causes-outrage-among-users.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In 2021, Intel tapped Long to flip the script, having the actor praise PC while poking fun at various Mac features, like the unpopular Touchbar and its vast color choices of "gray and gray-er." The copycat campaign was mildly amusing, but Long played both parts in the comparisons rather than... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103239-im-mac-actor-grows-up-promote-windows-arm.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

British circular economy company TXO recently provided an enticing estimate of the potential value of copper wires owned by telecom companies if properly recycled and reused. Over the next 10 years, TXO stated, telcos could "harvest" 800,000 metric tons of copper wires. At today's prices, this material could be worth... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103243-telcos-sitting-gold-mines-buried-copper-wire.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The RTX 3060 leader had a bit of a blip in April when its user share declined 1.21%, but it was business as usual in May as the Ampere mid-range card experienced the largest monthly share increase (0.48%). Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103233-latest-steam-survey-new-lovelace-card-breaks-top.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Given AMD's wide product portfolio, it's not surprising that Dr. Su's keynote covered a broad range of topics – even a few unrelated to GenAI (!). The two key announcements were the new Zen 5 CPU architecture (covered in full detail here) and a new NPU architecture called XDNA2. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103230-amd-leaps-copilot-pcs-outlines-infrastructure-gpu-roadmap.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It is now confirmed that AMD is jumping from the Ryzen 7000 series with Zen 4 directly to the 9000 series for Zen 5. The new CPUs, codenamed Granite Ridge, are compatible with the AM5 socket, supporting DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 technologies. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103225-amd-unveils-ryzen-9000-cpus-debuts-new-zen.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This year's Computex trade show is set to be a historic one, with the CEOs of all the world's largest semiconductor companies giving keynotes and doing so under the aura of the generative AI revolution and the launch of the AI PC category. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103227-nvidia-jensen-huang-kicks-off-computex-2024-spotlight.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The platform was developed by FinalSpark, a Swiss biocomputing startup, which reports that three dozen universities have expressed interest in using their platform. FinalSpark highlights the significant energy savings it could offer in the training and operation of large artificial neural networks, such as those used in large language models.... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103224-researchers-hope-world-first-living-processor-lead-energy.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A mechanical dog with an automatic rifle on its back is becoming a recurring participant in simulated drills run by the Chinese army. Its most recent appearance was this month when the robotic dog was featured by state broadcaster CCTV participating in joint military drills with Cambodia. Human soldiers would... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103223-here-go-again-china-newest-soldier-robotic-dog.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

For chip enthusiasts it is a photo for the ages: Barry Lam, founder and the chairman of Quanta Computer, Jensen Huang, co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia and Morris Chang, the founder and former CEO of TSMC, are sitting alongside each other after an outing at the Ningxia night market... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103218-heads-nvidia-tsmc-quanta-take-evening-stroll-discuss.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

An internal document from motherboard maker Gigabyte appears to reveal details about AMD's forthcoming Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors, codenamed "Granite Ridge." If the leak is legitimate – which we can probably confirm in just a few days when Computex 2024 kicks off – we can expect a significant performance boost. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103220-amd-ryzen-9000-desktop-cpu-lineup-leaked-ahead.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Some startups, like Swytch, have had a head start and are offering their third-generation conversion kits with increased range and a pocketable battery pack. With many competitors offering similar solutions, how does a newcomer stand out? Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103219-clip-can-make-bike-electric-seconds-without-tools.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) ended on Saturday after Congress failed to renew funding. Over 20 million low-income Americans had depended on the program to lower their internet bills for two and a half years. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/103221-fcc-ends-high-speed-internet-subsidies-funds-expire.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger