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More AMD Zen 5 Strix Point CPUs spotted — Linux patch notes suggest up to 64 models
By Christopher Harper published
AMD Zen 5's upcoming 2024 release continues getting foreshadowed in AMD Linux patches.
US investigates China's access to RISC-V — open standard instruction set may become new site of US-China chip war
By Dallin Grimm published
U.S. lawmakers again review the risks of China's access to powerful chips through the RISC-V standard, an open-source ISA that wants to remain open to all.
Fallout-inspired game runs in Excel — a spreadsheet-powered wasteland escape
By Christopher Harper published
Modder creates a playable Fallout-esque RPG within the confines of Microsoft Excel.
AMD Strix Point engineering sample underwhelms in early Geekbench 6 results
By Aaron Klotz published
A new AMD Zen-5 mobile Strix Point engineering sample has been listed on the Geekbench 6 browser, showing underwhelming performance due to slow clock speeds.
Qualcomm faces Snapdragon X Elite/Plus benchmark cheating allegations
By Dallin Grimm published
SemiAccurate reports that it has independently determined that Qualcomm's freshly announced laptop chips are being marketed erroneously to consumers and OEMs.
AMD-powered classic Macintosh System 1-inspired mini PC available for retail
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Ayaneo's Macintosh Classic-Inspired AM01 mini PC is now for sale on its website in multiple configurations.
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S memory variants announced
By Les Pounder published
Released back in 2022, the Compute Module 4S originally shipped to industrial customers in a 1GB configuration. Now it is offered in 2/4 and 8GB variants.
TSMC's new Arizona chip plant allegedly plagued by worker abuses
By Dallin Grimm published
Chip manufacturer TSMC's new expansion into Phoenix has been plagued with worker rights abuses, thanks to a culture of furious overworking taken from its Taiwan plants.
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