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AI surpasses 2024 Bitcoin mining in energy usage, uses more H20 than the bottles of water people drink globally, study claims
A study finds that AI has surpassed Bitcoin and the bottled water industry in its use of resources, with other experts saying that the estimate is actually conservative.
North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag
A North Korean imposter was uncovered, working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S., after their keystroke input lag raised suspicions with security specialists at the online retail giant.
Honda to temporarily shut down factories in China and Japan because of chip shortage
Honda announced the suspension of operations in five automotive manufacturing plants, citing the lack of legacy chips from Nexperia as the reason behind the move.
42-year old QuickShot II joystick gets an era-appropriate revival
The iconic QuickShot II from the Commodore 64 era is getting a modern revival, mixing together an era-appropriate design with contemporary features.
Samsung eyed up for huge 8nm chip order from Intel
According to a Hankyung report, Samsung Foundry has secured a substantial order from Intel to produce Intel's chipsets on Samsung Foundry's 8nm process node.
China may have reverse engineered EUV lithography tool in covert lab, report claims
Well, kind of.
New Texas Instruments fab will pump out tens of millions of chips per day
Texas Instruments has started producing 300mm wafers at its new Sherman, Texas mega-site, with the SM1 fab capable of outputting tens of millions of chips per day.
'$100 Steam Machine' uses a cut-down PS5 APU to deliver 60 FPS at 1080p
If you can get this particular unit for $100, it represents one of the cheapest methods to get into PC gaming, as long as you are willing to do some tweaking.
