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.
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.
Canonical Gives RISC-V a HiFive By Nathaniel Mott published 24 June 21 Canonical announced that its Ubuntu operating system now supports SiFive boards built on the RISC-V architecture.
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.
Bitcoin Price Falls Below $30,000 as China Shuts Down Mining Operations By Nathaniel Mott published 22 June 21 Bitcoin’s price fell below $30,000 for the first time since January as China moved to shut down mining operations.
China Shuts Down Cryptomining Operators, Issues New Restrictions By Nathaniel Mott published 21 June 21 The value of Bitcoin and Ether has fallen as cryptocurrency miners in China suspend operations to comply with new rules.
Nvidia Could Miss its March 2022 Deadline to Acquire Arm: Reuters By Nathaniel Mott published 17 June 21 Delays caused by UK regulators could make Nvidia miss its March 2022 deadline to acquire Arm.
Windows 7 Users Might Get a Free Upgrade to Windows 11 By Nathaniel Mott published 17 June 21 A leaked build of Windows 11 suggests that Windows 7 users might be able to upgrade to the new operating system for free.
Banana Pi’s BPI-M2 Pro With HDMI 2.1 Now Available for $61 By Nathaniel Mott published 16 June 21 Banana Pi’s BPI-M2 Pro is now globally available for $61.
Microsoft Re-Releases Windows 10's 'Get Ready for More Updates' Update By Nathaniel Mott published 15 June 21 Microsoft has re-released the KB4023057 update to Windows 10 used to prepare the operating system for larger updates.
Pine64 Release Quartz64, Announces SOQuartz Module By Nathaniel Mott published 15 June 21 Pine64 has released its Quartz64 single-board computer and revealed a new system-on-module called the SOQuartz.
Bitcoin Miners Finally Approve Taproot Proposal By Nathaniel Mott published 13 June 21 A proposed improvement to Bitcoin called Taproot has finally received approval from 90% of miners.
China's Ban On Cryptocurrency Mining Expands to Additional Provinces By Nathaniel Mott published 12 June 21 China's ban on cryptocurrency mining has expanded to the Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces.
Folding@Home's Exascale Compute Power Helped Unravel Covid's Secrets By Nathaniel Mott published 12 June 21 An article in Nature Chemistry revealed the impact Folding@Home has had on mapping SARS-CoV-2 proteins.
Apple Brings Windows Precision Touchpad Support to Boot Camp By Nathaniel Mott published 11 June 21 Apple updated its Boot Camp utility to support Windows Precision Touchpad gestures on certain Macs.
Sky Dirt: Backblaze Introduces Cloud-Based Chia Farming By Nathaniel Mott published 10 June 21 Backblaze announced that Chia farmers can now upload their plots to the cloud, with prices starting at $5 per TB per month.
Google Uses AI to Design Chips, Creating Machine Learning Ouroboros By Nathaniel Mott published 10 June 21 Google researchers successfully taught a neural network architecture to design the physical layout of upcoming TPUs.
El Salvador Government to Mine Bitcoin with Volcanic Energy By Nathaniel Mott published 10 June 21 El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that the country is planning to use volcanic energy to mine Bitcoin.
Adata Attacked by Ragnar Locker Ransomware Group, Data Reportedly Stolen By Nathaniel Mott published 9 June 21 Adata's operations were said to have been temporarily disrupted in May because of a ransomware attack.
