Nuclear-Powered Crypto Plant Planned for PA Next Year. What Could Go Wrong? By Nathaniel Mott published 12 July 21 Talen Energy reportedly plans to build a nuclear-powered cryptocurrency mining operation in Pennsylvania.
Intel to Reveal Process and Packaging Technology Roadmap During July 26 Webcast By Nathaniel Mott published 12 July 21 Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and Technology Department head Ann Kelleher will discuss the company's IDM 2.0 roadmap.
Crypto CEO: Bitcoin Needs Year to Recover From Chinese Crackdown By Nathaniel Mott published 12 July 21 Compute North's CEO said Bitcoin's hash rate might not reach its pre-China-crackdown high again until late 2022.
Even 'Free' Chia Farming Wouldn't Be Profitable at Scale, Cloud Storage Provider Finds By Nathaniel Mott published 9 July 21 Backblaze's calculations indicate that farming Chia at scale wouldn't be profitable even with essentially no operating costs.
Power Your Raspberry Pi With These Low-Cost Battery Add-ons By Nathaniel Mott published 9 July 21 PiSugar Kitchen's PiSugar S and PiSugar S Pro promise to power a Raspberry Pi for several hours on a charge.
Historic Power Plant Decides Mining Bitcoin Is More Profitable Than Selling Electricity By Nathaniel Mott last updated 9 July 21 A hydroelectric plant built in 1897 has been restored and will be using some of the power it produces to mine Bitcoin.
Jupiter Nano Is a Tiny Microcontroller That Runs Linux By Nathaniel Mott last updated 9 July 21 Jupiter Nano is about to start crowdfunding with the promise of being at least 10x more powerful than the Arduino Due.
Twister OS Brings Windows 11's New Design to Raspberry Pi By Nathaniel Mott published 8 July 21 The eminently customizable Raspberry Pi operating system Twister OS now has a new theme inspired by Windows 11.
Chia Cryptomining Finally Gets Pools, as Profitability Continues to Drop By Nathaniel Mott published 8 July 21 The Chia Network released its official pooling protocol to give Chia farmers a chance to receive more consistent payouts.
Invector Labs Reveals Wi-Fi Enabled RP2040 Board By Nathaniel Mott published 7 July 21 Invector Labs revealed a new Wi-Fi enabled board built around the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s RP2040 chip.
US Department of Defense Cancels the Controversial $10B JEDI Cloud Contract By Nathaniel Mott published 6 July 21 The U.S. Department of Defense canceled the controversial $10 billion JEDI contract awarded to Microsoft in 2019.
AMD's Acquisition of Xilinx Reportedly Moves Forward with Chinese Regulators By Nathaniel Mott published 6 July 21 AMD's proposed acquisition of Xilinx will reportedly move forward to Phase Two of a Chinese regulator's process.
Hackers Demand $70 Million in Ransomware Attack Hitting 200+ Companies By Nathaniel Mott published 5 July 21 Hacker group REvil demanded $70 million worth of Bitcoin in exchange for the decryption key used in its latest ransomware campaign.
Parallels Plans to Bring Windows 11 Support to macOS By Nathaniel Mott published 1 July 21 Parallels said it plans to bring Windows 11 virtual machine support to macOS with a future version of its software.
Grand Theft Auto V Gets AMD FSR Support Thanks to Modder By Nathaniel Mott published 1 July 21 A modder added support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution to ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ before the tech was even open sourced.
House Passes Bills to Support American Innovation, STEM Education By Nathaniel Mott published 30 June 21 The U.S. House passed two bills meant to increase funding for technology research and improve STEM education.
UK Regulator Approves AMD's Xilinx Acquisition By Nathaniel Mott published 29 June 21 The UK Competition and Markets Authority has approved AMD's proposed acquisition of Xilinx.
Intel Disables TSX for More CPUs via Microcode Updates By Nathaniel Mott published 29 June 21 Intel's plans to release new microcode updates to disable TSX by default could lead to decreased performance in some tasks.
Three Major Licensees Signal Support of Nvidia's Arm Acquisition By Nathaniel Mott published 28 June 21 Arm licensees Broadcom, MediaTek, and Marvell have indicated their support of Nvidia's proposed acquisition.
Microsoft Teases October Launch for Windows 11... but Not for Windows 10 PCs By Nathaniel Mott published 28 June 21 Microsoft teased a target launch window for Windows 11 of October, but only for devices that aren't running Windows 10.
Improved Windows 11 Compatibility Checker Arrives with More Helpful Info By Nathaniel Mott published 25 June 21 Microsoft reportedly plans to improve the upgrade tool used to check a system’s compatibility with Windows 11.
El Salvador Emerges as Bitcoin’s Savior By Nathaniel Mott published 25 June 21 Bitcoin prices rallied in response to El Salvador announcing when it will start to accept the cryptocurrency as legal tender.
Canonical Gives RISC-V a HiFive By Nathaniel Mott last updated 25 June 21 Canonical announced that its Ubuntu operating system now supports SiFive boards built on the RISC-V architecture.
Windows 11’s App Store Will Include Android Apps, New Developer Policies By Nathaniel Mott published 24 June 21 The updated Microsoft Store debuting with Windows 11 will feature Android apps and new policies for developers.
Biggest Mining Gear Maker Halts Sales Amid China Crypto Crackdown By Nathaniel Mott published 23 June 21 Bitmain will reportedly halt sales of its mining rigs to give Chinese operations a chance to sell their used equipment.
