Asahi Linux Dev Reveals ‘M1RACLES’ Flaw in Apple M1, Pokes Fun at Similar Flaws By Nathaniel Mott published 26 May 21 Asahi Linux developer Hector Martin revealed a covert channel vulnerability in the Apple M1 chip he dubbed M1RACLES.
Chia: Stop Farming with Consumer SSDs or Stop Complaining About Endurance By Nathaniel Mott last updated 25 May 21 Chia released a statement in response to complaints that farming its cryptocurrency might wreck some SSDs.
Arm Reportedly Freezes Hiring, Cancels Some Benefits Until Nvidia Takeover By Nathaniel Mott published 25 May 21 Arm has reportedly instituted a hiring freeze and canceled some employee benefits until the Nvidia deal is closed.
Chipmakers Are Finally Raising Prices Amid the Global Chip Shortage By Nathaniel Mott published 24 May 21 Chipmakers have reportedly started to raise their prices as much as 30% amid the global chip shortage.
Radxa Announces Updated Rock Pi 4 Plus Models By Nathaniel Mott published 24 May 21 Radxa announced the updated Rock Pi 4 Plus single-board computer with a new OP1 processor and Twister OS.
Linux 5.13 Release Candidate 3 Fixes 37 Patches From Banned University By Nathaniel Mott published 21 May 21 Linux 5.13 Release Candidate 3 is set to revert and fix 37 patches contributed to the kernel by the banned University of Minnesota.
China’s Setting up a Hotline for Snitching on Cryptocurrency Miners By Nathaniel Mott published 21 May 21 A province in China has set up a hotline its citizens can use to report suspected cryptocurrency miners.
MSI Clutch GM41 Lightweight Wireless Gaming Mouse Review: Straight Fire By Nathaniel Mott last updated 21 May 21 Editor's Choice MSI enters the wireless gaming mouse market with the Clutch GM41 Lightweight Wireless, and despite its name, it hits like a heavyweight.
Iran Reveals Simorgh Supercomputer, Says Another Is Imminent By Nathaniel Mott published 20 May 21 Iran announced that it's developed its first new supercomputer, Simorgh, and that work has already begun on its second.
AMD CEO Lisa Su Doesn’t Seem All That Worried About the Chip Shortage By Nathaniel Mott published 20 May 21 AMD CEO Lisa Su made it clear in an interview that the company isn’t particularly concerned about the chip shortage.
Nvidia Is Halving the Ethereum Hash Rate of New RTX 3080, 3070, and 3060 Ti Cards By Nathaniel Mott published 18 May 21 Nvidia announced that it’s halving the Ethereum hash rate of new RTX 3080, 3070, and 3060 Ti graphics cards.
Nvidia's DLSS Reaches VR With "No Man's Sky" and Two Other Titles By Nathaniel Mott last updated 18 May 21 Nvidia announced that DLSS has expanded to VR with new support from "No Man's Sky," "Wrench," and "Into The Radius."
COVID Resurgence in Taiwan Raises Concerns Over TSMC's Production By Nathaniel Mott published 17 May 21 A coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan has reportedly led to some concern over TSMC's ability to keep its production steady.
AMD Discloses Vulnerabilities in EPYC Processors’ Secure Encrypted Virtualization By Nathaniel Mott published 17 May 21 AMD disclosed security vulnerabilities affecting the Secure Encrypted Virtualization feature used by its EPYC processors.
Google and Seagate Are Using AI to Predict Hard Drive Failures By Nathaniel Mott published 14 May 21 Google and Seagate revealed their efforts to use machine learning to predict HDD failures in data centers.
Adata Tries to Ride the Chia Wave While It Can By Nathaniel Mott published 14 May 21 Adata made a public appeal to Chia miners with a press release touting the performance of its latest high-capacity SSDs and memory products.
Intel Uses AI to Make ‘GTA V’ More Lifelike Than Ever By Nathaniel Mott published 14 May 21 Intel’s Intelligent Systems Lab used “Grand Theft Auto V” to demonstrate a new technique meant to make graphics more lifelike than ever.
Gigabyte Apologizes for 'Made in China' Comment After Losing $550 Million By Nathaniel Mott published 12 May 21 Gigabyte apologized for a comment about Chinese manufacturing after it lost $550 million in market value.
Nearly Every Big Tech Company Joined the New Semiconductors in America Coalition By Nathaniel Mott published 11 May 21 Apple, Microsoft, and other big tech companies formed the Semiconductors in America Coalition to lobby for U.S. chips.
Ayaneo Reveals AMD's Wi-Fi 6E Module By Nathaniel Mott published 10 May 21 AMD's new Wi-Fi 6E module was revealed in an update from the maker of the Aya Neo handheld gaming device.
Sony Exec Doesn’t Expect PS5 Supply to Improve Until 2023 By Nathaniel Mott published 10 May 21 Sony's chief financial officer reportedly told analysts the company won't be able to meet PS5 demand until 2023.
Linux Foundation Issues Frosty Final Judgment in UMN Scandal By Nathaniel Mott published 7 May 21 The Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board released info about its investigation into the University of Minnesota's code.
Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron Accused of Fixing DRAM Prices By Nathaniel Mott published 7 May 21 A U.S. law firm once again filed a class-action lawsuit claiming Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron colluded to fix DRAM pricing.
Windows 10 Update Fail: New AMD Driver Reportedly Causes Boot Issues By Nathaniel Mott published 7 May 21 A new AMD SCSIAdapter driver update has reportedly caused Windows 10 boot issues on some hardware configurations.
Nintendo Says Component Shortage Could Finally Slow Down Switch Sales By Nathaniel Mott published 6 May 21 Nintendo tells shareholders it expects Switch sales to decline over the next fiscal year due to the ongoing chip shortage.
