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August 31
- Intel Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake CPUs are unaffected by crashing issues — Vmin Shift Instability issue only impacts 13th and 14th Gen CPUs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus octa-core CPU benchmarks leaked — decent CPU prowess but terrible GPU performance compared to 10-core variant
- Another Radeon RX 8000 GPU spotted in transit — Navi 44 XL GPU hints that RDNA 4 may mimic RDNA in product segmentation
- Blacklisted Huawei posts record profits despite U.S. sanctions — Chinese tech giant raked in $7.7B in net profit in 1H 2024
- Dell 27-inch 4K IPS FreeSync monitor drops to all-time low price of $199
- Ayaneo officially enters the U.S. gaming market — $399 Next Lite and $999 Kun now available at Best Buy
August 30
- Dreamcast-inspired mini-PC plays your favorite console games — EmuDeck Machine features up to a Ryzen 5 8600G, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD
- Electronics builder qualifies for ‘Father of the Year’ with this Raspberry Pi-enhanced kids’ electric car
- MSI releases firmware with 105W TDP mode for Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X — multi-core performance boosted by up to 13%
- EKWB's future looks grim — key personnel jump ship to Noctua and Thermal Grizzly
- DeepCool penalizes Chinese distributor for selling sanctioned products on Amazon in the US — blurred logo and brand name change violated contract
- Startup company builds $10,000 underwater communication kit for $400 using Raspberry Pi
- Intel mulls spinning off its manufacturing division
- This AI powered Raspberry Pi RC tank shoots bubbles at its targets
- AMD launches Ryzen 5 7600X3D: Microcenter exclusive six-core Zen 4 CPU with game-boosting 3D V-Cache
- Linux Kernel 6.12 sees optional QR code during kernel panics
August 29
- Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller has a bug that causes faulty pull-down behavior on resistors
- Pi Expert Jeff Geerling benchmarks new D0-stepped 2GB Raspberry Pi 5
- Feed your fish remotely with this Raspberry Pi-powered feeding system
- Crucial's T500 4TB SSD fulfills company's promise from last year, adds capacity to great PCIe Gen 4 drive
- Nvidia's quarterly revenue hits record $30 billion on AI GPU boom
- AMD posts first Instinct MI300X MLPerf benchmark results — roughly in line with Nvidia H100 performance
- SK hynix develops 6th-gen 10nm-class DDR5 with the world's first 16Gb DRAM modules — chipmaker claims electric savings of up to 30% for data centers
- NATO believes Russia poses a threat to the West’s internet and GPS services
- Google renames its AI image generation tool to Imagen 3 — relaunches it six months after pulling the service due to controversies
- China invested $6.1 billion in a state data center project in two years — the "Eastern Data, Western Computing" project aims to utilize the country's undeveloped land
- PS5 Pro design sketch based on alleged packaging suggests the launch is near — and we don't see a disc drive
- Dutch government to ban ASML from servicing installed wafer tools in China
- DNA tech stores data equivalent to thousands of SSDs — all that data tucked away safely in an area the size of a fingernail
- MSI Lunar Lake-powered gaming handheld pricing and availability will be revealed in September — MSI Claw 8 AI+ likely debuts during Intel's Lunar Lake launch event
- Japanese company shows off $50 USB thumb drive with integrated digital camera
- Indiegogo introduces a Shipping Guarantee, withholding money from firms until shipments are made
- Nvidia addresses significant Blackwell yield issues, production ramps in Q4
August 28
- Nvidia publishes first Blackwell B200 MLPerf results: Up to 4X faster than its H100 predecessor, when using FP4
- AI makes Doom in its own game engine — Google's GameNGen project uses Stable Diffusion to simulate gameplay
- Intel launches Xeon W-3500 and W-2500 processors for workstations: Up to 60 cores
- Cooler Master's TIM application is a work of art — firm paints CPU's IHS with a gamut of six CryoFuze 5 thermal paste colors
- MSI BIOS comes with a new 105W TDP option for the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X — user results show 13% multi-core performance improvement
- MSI over-the-top X870E Godlike motherboard for Ryzen 9000 supports 256GB DDR5 RAM, five M.2 SSDs, and two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots
- This Raspberry Pi keyholder will backup your flash drive data
- Research shows more than 80% of AI projects fail, wasting billions of dollars in capital and resources: Report
- Raspberry Pi 5 2GB delid uncovers 'Dark Silicon' and improved power performance
- Now available to all, Downdate tool silently downgrades Windows security patches
August 27
- Microsoft backports AMD branch prediction improvement to Windows 11 23H2, update available now — more users will see Ryzen performance improvements
- RISC-V CPU runs The Witcher 3 at 15 FPS — 64-core chip paired with Radeon RX 5500 XT GPU deliver laggy gameplay
- China restrictions on rare earths has caused pricing to double over the past year — critical elements are used in processors, solar cells, and more
- This pocket-sized Raspberry Pi 5 PC is portable and modular
- Sony PlayStation Accessories app continues inroads into PC gaming — customizes DualSense Edge PS5 controller on Windows
- AMD Threadripper 9000 “Shimada Peak” CPU surfaces in shipping manifest — next-gen Zen 5 HEDT chip sports 96 cores and 192 threads
- Inspector General points out serious security gaps in how FBI manages storage media
- Ryzen CPUs receive a performance bump with the Windows 11 24H2 Release Preview version — impact varies
- Western Digital granted permission to expand HDD production facility in Thailand
- Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent for $500 per month
- TinyBox AI accelerator now available starting at $15k, available in AMD 7900XTX and Nvidia RTX 4090 variants
- Nvidia partner SMC offers containerized data center GPUs which are 28% cheaper and 50% more power efficient
- Japan to begin developing ZetaFLOPS-scale supercomputer in 2025
- IBM intros Telum II processor — 5.5GHz chip with onboard DPU claimed to be up to 70% faster
- U.S. gov't tightens China restrictions on supercomputer component sales
- Elon Musk shows off Cortex AI supercluster — first look at Tesla's 50,000 Nvidia H100s
August 26
- Meet Flexduino, a DIY Arduino replica that bends and flexes
- Fly drones hands-free using AeroCommand, a Raspberry Pi-powered AI controller
- IBM shutters China R&D facilities, blaming declining infrastructure business — shutdown affects over 1,000 employees
- RISC-V CPU arrives on a tablet starting at $149 — DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II features an octa-core CPU and up to 16GB RAM and 128GB eMMC storage
- AMD Radeon RX 8000 GPU emerges in Geekbench benchmarks — Navi 48 GPU with 56 RDNA 4 CUs at 2.1 GHz and 16GB VRAM
- Nvidia’s stock surge mints new employee millionaires, but many can’t yet enjoy their wealth
- Apple may switch to 16GB of memory as default for new M4 series — test machines hint at a transition even on the base model
- Linux market share approaching 4.5% for first time, could hit 5% by 1Q25
- Self-learning AI algorithms improve 3D printing speed and efficiency — biomedical model printing boosted by Washington State University team
- Scientists to use AI and 1.6 million brain scans for earlier and more accurate dementia diagnoses
- Microsoft's Windows Control Panel might not get the axe after all — 38-year-old feature could live on as wording about deprecation is removed
- Intel hires Morgan Stanley to protect itself against activist investors
- Chinese researchers boast of a world record underwater wireless transmission range of 30 kilometers, eclipsing NATO's best tech
- UC Riverside team develops new superconductor material for quantum computing
August 25
- China's Unisoc launches 'world's first' open architecture RISC-V security chip
- Asus shows off GaN PSUs at Gamescom 2024, touts benefits of increased efficiency, cooler and quieter operation
- Nintendo PlayStation controller prototype sells for $35,000 at auction
- Senior Intel CPU architects splinter to develop RISC-V processors — veterans establish AheadComputing
- Chinese scientists claim carbon nanotube transistor breakthrough — AI performance boosts from Gate All Around design
- Raspberry Pi powered 'third eye' helps visually impaired people navigate the world with AI
- Simple hydrogel 'brain' demonstrated playing Pong — it learned and improved over time
- Intel ‘Lunar Lake’ Core Ultra 200V laptops from Acer and Asus spotted in retail listings
- The Spectrum full-size retro computer leaks — $99 device with 48 games will arrive in November
August 24
- China's largest Core i9-14900K gaming cafe has suffered from instability issues since 2023 — the flagship store has 171 gaming PCs with Core i9-14900K chips
- Steam Beta client updates release for Steam Deck and desktop client — update addresses game recording issues and some finer Steam Deck controls
- Imagination shifts AI strategy and abandons NPUs — company secures $100M in financing
- Raspberry Pi CatBot monitors for stray cats and texts you a photo
- 34-inch WQHD 180 Hz curved gaming monitor has dropped down to $249 at Amazon
- IBM 7090 Mainframe up for auction with a value up to $60,000 — over 23,000 pounds of transformative transistorized milestone in computing
August 23
- First Ryzen AI HX 9 370-powered mini PC reviewed, delivers solid gaming performance [Update]
- Intel has a new gaming bundle for Core CPUs and Arc GPUs — Assassin's Creed Shadows for select SKUs and Star Wars Outlaws for specific laptops
- Gigabyte details BIOS roll-out plan to neutralize Sinkclose vulnerability — eligible AMD CPUs should be patched by end of the month
- MSI X870, X870E motherboards have an extra 8-pin PCIe power connector for next-gen GPUs — unofficially aimed at GeForce RTX 50 series
- AMD is in talks with the Taiwan government to set up two R&D centers — the chipmaker's investment amounts to $270M
- High-tech industry legend leaves Intel board — Intel's stock dropped 6% since the announcement
- Nvidia shows off Blackwell server installations in progress — AI and data center roadmap has Blackwell Ultra coming next year with Vera CPUs and Rubin GPUs in 2026
- Asus and MSI debut motherboards with GPU quick-release for easy upgrades
- NAND Flash Maker Kioxia files for IPO at expected $10.3 billion valuation
- Card-playing robot has Raspberry Pi brain and 3D printed arm
- Chinese entities use restricted GPUs on Amazon and Microsoft cloud services: Report
August 22
- Microsoft to kill Windows Control Panel in favor of Settings app
- Samsung to tape out first HBM4 devices later this year, sampling begins in 2025: Report
- Nvidia and Mistral AI's super-accurate small language model works on laptops and PCs
- Limited edition RTX 4070 Super pays tribute to WoW for its 20th anniversary — GPU comes with ten WoW-themed half backplates
- Mysterious Ryzen Pro 7000G CPUs imply AMD's last-minute decision to change model numbers — Ryzen 3 Pro 7300G and Ryzen 5 Pro 7500G pose for the camera
- LG wants to move from cooling homes to cooling data centers — the company is also considering subscription services for “continuous revenue”
- AMD may launch Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs during CES 2025
- Controversial Recall feature to roll out to Windows Insiders beginning in October
- Wireless-powered 13-inch color e-paper monitor launched — device requires no signal or power cabling over 10 yards
- Server maker sues Elon Musk's X for not paying for hardware — Wiwynn claims over $61M in unpaid hardware bills
- Counter-Strike 2 gaming using Neuralink is 'insane' claims second human brain computer interface implant patient
- Samsung announces glasses-free 3D monitor, three other Odyssey displays at Gamescom 2024
- This Raspberry Pi matrix display tracks flights in real time
- Chinese companies spend $26 billion on advanced chipmaking machinery investment
- Six Russian supercomputer centers pool resources to tackle modern scientific workloads
- Tank sim enthusiasts take their battle station build to a new level of realism
- TSMC's joint European venture, ESMC, breaks ground on German fab
- Microsoft launches three new Xbox Series X|S consoles with up to 2TB of storage
August 21
- AMD updates Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 benchmark comparisons to Intel chips — details 'Admin' boost coming to Windows 11, chipset driver fix
- Raptor Lake instability hits streamer Asmongold — Black Myth: Wukong shader compilation fails on stream
- Intel's Diamond Rapids will use LGA9324 packaging
- AMD reportedly delays B840 and B850 motherboards to early 2025 — only X870 and X870E will launch in September
- Nintendo Museum will open on October 2 in Kyoto, Japan — historic card manufacturing plant repurposed to showcase its most iconic games
- Western Digital launches PS5-licensed 8TB SSD for $1,000 — PCIe 4.0 drive delivers speeds up to 7,300 MB/s
- Maker Brings Wi-Fi to the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W via custom dev board and ESP32
- Asus unveils 9 new X870 motherboards at Gamescom 2024 for AMD’s latest Ryzen 9000 chips
- Asus inadvertently lists AMD's Ryzen 9000X3D processors on microsite
- Ryzen 9 9950X runs 16% faster on an Intel-optimized Linux distro
- Asus announces three new 27-inch QHD gaming monitors, including 480Hz OLED with ROG AI Assistant
- xMEMS Labs announces first all-silicon active fan-on-a-chip for mobile devices
- Microchip Technology suffers cyberattack — operations impacted while extent of attack is investigated
August 20
- Winner of CHIPS Act grant sold home to start the company 21 years ago — Rogue Valley Microdevices awarded $6.7M to expand operations
- Nvidia officially announces a new RTX 4070 with slower GDDR6 memory — says performance will be similar to the GDDR6X version
- Nvidia announces 20 new DLSS 3 titles at Gamescom — latest driver is game-ready for Black Myth: Wukong
- China's new export controls on key chipmaking materials could lead to chip pricing hikes
- Despite Intel patch, Black Myth: Wukong devs warn about Core 13th and 14th Gen CPU crashing — studio provides a few workarounds to avoid crashing issue
- Nvidia's first AI NPC debuts in Mecha BREAK — Minitron 4B model only requires 2GB of VRAM
- Nvidia and MediaTek partnership could make G-Sync gaming monitors more affordable for everyone
- Nvidia GPU partners jump on Black Myth: Wukong bandwagon, releasing eight new RTX 40 Super graphics cards
- U.S. community groups want more rigorous environmental reviews of proposed semiconductor facilities
- Intel aims to cut Sales and Marketing Group costs by 35% this year, indicates internal slide — jobs and marketing programs under threat
- HyperX finally updates its QuadCast gaming mic for real — QuadCast 2 and 2 S get boost in recording quality
August 19
- Ryzen 3000 fix for 'Sinkclose' vulnerability arrives tomorrow — AMD reverses course and will patch Ryzen 3000 after all [Updated]
- AMD aims to catch up to Nvidia in AI battle with $4.9B acquisition — chipmaker strengthens AI ecosystem with ZT Systems' expertise in server design
- China's new Hygon CPU spotted with 64 Zen cores — C86-7490 supports 12-channel DDR5 memory and resides in AMD SP5 socket
- U.S. lawmakers request probe into Chinese router manufacturer TP-Link — letter cites cybersecurity vulnerabilities with TP-Link routers
- AMD's Zen 5 AVX-512 performance tested — Zen 5 performs significantly better than Zen 4 on Linux without consuming any more power
- Zotac Zone gaming handheld goes up for pre-order at $799 — Ryzen 7 8870U powered-device features hall sensors, macro switches, and a webcam
- Raspberry Pi 5’s new 2GB model benchmarked: Do you need 2, 4 or 8GB? : We test against the 4 and 8GB versions
August 18
- Detailed specs for dozen Intel Arrow Lake desktop CPUs leaks ahead of touted October 10 launch date
- ASRock's next-gen AMD and Intel motherboard lineup leaks — Asus ROG and MSI share 800-series Gamescom teasers
- Magdeburg politicians raise concerns about possible Intel fab cancellation — plans drawn up for anchor investor withdrawal
- Microsoft finally brings more detailed Power Modes in Windows 11 Settings menu — offers different settings for charging or battery modes
August 17
- AMD Ryzen-powered gaming handhelds are going down in price — Asus ROG Ally now sells for $499, and Lenovo Legion Go for $544
- CAMM2 benchmarks show similar performance to normal DIMMs — Kingston DDR5-7200 C38 CAMM2 with CKD compared to DDR5 DIMM
- Ola Electric announces India’s first AI chip — Bodhi 1, Ojas, and Sarv 1 slated for 2026 and Bodhi 2 for 2028
- Microsoft patches TPM 2.0 bypass to prevent Windows 11 installs on PCs with unsupported CPUs
- Radeon RX 7800M GPU breaks cover in new gaming benchmarks — Navi 32 delivers between 60 to 80 FPS in God of War 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2
- RAID card delivers 128TB of NVMe storage at 28 GB/s speeds — HighPoint SSD7749M2 houses up to 16 M.2 2280 SSDs
- YouTube creator sues Nvidia and OpenAI for ‘unjust enrichment’ for using their videos for AI training
August 16
- Arm reportedly developing gaming GPU in Israel to compete with Nvidia and Intel
- Intel's Arrow Lake chips may have lower clock speeds than previous CPUs — Core Ultra 9 QS achieves 5.7 GHz boost and 5.4 GHz across all P-cores
- SK hynix says its 3D DRAM is half as expensive to produce — credits EUV chipmaking tools
- Intel Arrow Lake chipsets reportedly detailed — W890 chipset touted for next-gen Intel Xeon HEDT CPUs
- New regulations require foreign entities to seek approval when investing in Japanese semiconductor manufacturing
- Windows 11 preview build sees FAT32 partition size increased to 2TB after 30 years
- Texas Instruments set to receive up to $1.6 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding for Utah and Texas fabs expansion
August 15
- TSMC allowed to proceed with building CoWoS facility after archeological discovery
- Cryptominers allegedly made $100,000 from mining at an Airbnb for three weeks — guests ran up a $1,500 electricity bill
- Megaupload founder will be extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges — now-defunct file-sharing website had cost film studios and record companies over $500 million
- Intel Arrow Lake CPUs benchmarked on Z890 motherboards — Core Ultra 7 265KF up to 4% faster than Core i9-14900K in Geekbench 6
- Geekbench AI gets renamed, hits version 1.0
- MSI PBO Enhanced Mode extracts extra performance out of Ryzen 9000 CPUs — Ryzen 9 9950X runs up to 10% faster and Ryzen 7 9700X up to 15%
- Samsung may start installing its first High-NA EUV litho tool in late 2024
- Enthusiast sets world record with 444 consoles connected to a single TV
- This Raspberry Pi Pico watch has been upgraded to 'hack' couture
- SoftBank's Intel AI processor plans in doubt as insiders say it is now considering a TSMC partnership
- SiFive sets the stage for 256-core RISC-V CPUs with P870-D core
- Alienware AW2725QF 27-inch gaming monitor delivers 4K at 180Hz or 1080p at 360Hz for $600
August 14
- Raspberry Pi 5 and external AMD GPU used to play 4K open-source kart racing game — Pineboards demos SuperTuxKart using Hat uPCIty Lite board
- Intel Granite Rapids CPU breaks cover with 120 P-cores in new benchmark — Xeon 6900P wields 120 cores, 240 threads, and 744MB cache
- Huawei already has a new chip to rival Nvidia's AI GPUs — Ascend 910C aims to replace Nvidia's Blackwell in China
- Chinese AI startups turn to GeForce gaming GPUs because Nvidia sanction-compliant AI GPUs are too expensive — RTX 4090 offers better value than H20
- Two AMD Zen 5 CPUs may receive a significant performance uplift — Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X rumored for 105W TDP option with next AGESA update
- This Raspberry Pi zero pairs display teaches how to work with negative numbers
- Foxconn confirms limited availability of Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs this year
- Tachyum builds the final Prodigy FPGA prototype, delays Prodigy processor to 2025
- Intel sells stake in Arm, estimated to raise $147 million as part of business turnaround
- DIY enthusiast builds a gaming laptop using only desktop PC parts
August 13
- "We've always respected intellectual property": Bambu Lab responds to 3D Printer patent lawsuit
- 8.8 million AI-capable PCs shipped in Q2 2024 — firm believes the AI PC market is on track to ship around 44 million units
- Flexible Fiber LEDs made with perovskite quantum wires should enable advanced wearable displays and other technologies
- G.Skill launches ultra-low-latency RAM for Intel and AMD CPUs — DDR5-6400 32GB memory kit dips to C30
- Shortage of quick couplings for liquid cooling costs Supermicro $800 million in delayed revenue
- Northern Taiwan power outage causes small impact on Micron and Nanya fabs
- Red Dead Redemption is coming to PCs —PlayStation Store's Red Dead Redemption description was briefly swapped with the PC version's to reveal PC port
- Modder adds so much RGB to a Fractal Design North XL PC build that even the wooden façade lights up
- Lisa Su formally welcomes Silo AI team to AMD after completing $665 million acquisition
- AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D listing hints at most affordable 3D V-Cache CPU yet — socket AM4 rides again
- WD to appeal $262M hard drive patent infringement damages awarded to German scientist
- Anyone can control these IoT-enabled dorm room traffic lights
August 12
- AMD 12-core Zen 5 CPU powers new handheld — GPD Pocket 4 comes with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, up to 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD
- Raspberry Pi Pico 2 developer demonstrates running Doom on RP2350-powered Def Con 32 badge
- RTX 4070 infused with slower GDDR6 pictured — new variant features 20 Gbps VRAM with 5% less bandwidth
- Intel offers Irish employees voluntary severance packages up to €500K — chipmaker provides an alternative to layoffs
- AI-driven technique can generate quality 3D assets from 2D images 'in seconds' — VFusion3D aims to transform VR, gaming, and digital design
- Massive leak of US personal information shows up on hacking forum, including almost 2.7 billion records
- CrowdStrike President graciously accepts Pwnie Epic Fail award at DEF CON hacking conference
- AMD records its highest server market share in decades — Intel fights back in client PCs
August 11
- Asus ROG Ally mentioned in latest SteamOS 3 beta release notes — Valve's platform expansion ambitions take shape
- AMD won't patch all chips affected by severe data theft vulnerability — older Ryzen models will not get patched for 'Sinkclose' [Updated]
- Cult Sci-Fi author repackages WordStar 7 DOS — 680MB zip has software, emulators, manuals, and tips squished in
- Microsoft will axe the Paint 3D app soon — will be removed from the Microsoft Store in November, cementing classic Windows Paint's revival
- 3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general
- Cheap Logitech F710 controller may have contributed to Titan submersible implosion, lawsuit alleges
August 10
- XFX brings back its SWFT 210 cooler for Radeon 7800 XT GPU — XFX Speedster SWFT210 Radeon RX 7800 XT Core Edition rocks dual-fan, minimalist cooler
- Nvidia gaming GPUs modded with 2X VRAM for AI workloads — RTX 4090D 48GB and RTX 4080 Super 32GB go up for rent at Chinese cloud computing provider
- NEO Semiconductor develops 3D DRAM with AI processing — new tech eyes to replace current HBM tech to solve data bus bottlenecks
- Intel Battlemage GPU has surfaced in the wild — GPU spotted with 24 Xe2 cores, 19 Gbps memory, 12GB VRAM, 192-bit bus
- Japanese chipmaker aims to build fully automated 2-nm chip fab — Rapidus claims automation can slash delivery times by 66% versus TSMC and Samsung
- EK Water Blocks under investigation for late payments to employees — Slovenian labor authorities step in
- Passenger caught using electric wheelchair to smuggle more than 100 mobile phones into China
- The Royal Mint, official maker of British coins, begins mining gold from motherboards — a 40,000 square feet facility yields half a ton of gold per year
August 9
- New 3D printer ink makes recyclable electric circuits without heat or light
- Nextorage launches blisteringly fast SSD for handheld gaming devices — PCIe 4.0 M.2 2230 drive delivers 7,400 MB/s speeds
- Broken Steam Deck repurposed into an ultra-compact mini-PC — revived device features an extra heatsink for cooler operation
- Intel Arrow Lake and Panther Lake CPU power profiles allegedly surfaced — leak details Intel Baseline, Performance, and Extreme profiles for next-gen chips
- AMD's 'Sinkclose' vulnerability affects hundreds of millions of processors, enables data theft — AMD begins patching issue in critical chip lines, more to follow
- God of War: Ragnarok's PC port requires an incredible 190GB for installation — PSN account is also a requirement
- Linux boot time reduced by 0.035 seconds thanks to a one-line kernel patch — aligning the slab in the ACPI code makes Linux boot faster
- Intel issues statement on microcode update that addresses CPU instability and crashing errors — claims patch has negligible performance impacts, future processors not impacted
- Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 powers custom Sony PlayStation One
- Intel's Arrow Lake-H could feature three types of CPU cores according to Linux patch — hybrid designs could get more complex
- Kioxia showcases SSDs that communicate at the speed of light — optical connection enables storage as far as 40 meters or more from CPU
- Tiny keychain console gets Raspberry Pi Pico 2 power boost, comes with 128 x 128 color display and rumble motor
- Phison reveals its fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD controller yet, details the E29T at FMS 2024
- Intel delays Innovation event to 2025 amid layoffs and uncertainties
August 8
- TSMC Arizona struggles to overcome vast differences between Taiwanese and US work culture
- AMD asks developer to take down open source ZLUDA, dev vows to rebuild his project
- Report: Intel Battlemage arriving in 2024, Arrow Lake will consume 100W less power than 14th Gen, overclocking unaffected by latest Raptor Lake microcode updates
- GhostWrite vulnerability exploits architectural bug in RISC-V CPU to gain root access
- Nvidia partners indirectly confirm Blackwell B200 GPU delay — offer interested parties liquid-cooled H200 instead
- Intel's new Arc A760A GPU provides 'high-demand AAA gaming' in your car — provides 28 Xe-cores with 16GB GDDR6 and a 225W TBP
- New Raspberry Pi RP2350 Arm + RISC chip to power dozens of new devices; here's a running list
- AMD Ryzen 7 9700X overclocked to 5.8 GHz with AIO liquid cooler — 6 GHz also achievable but only on idle thus far
- Windows Downdate exposes updated OS to old vulnerabilities — vulnerability allows undetectable downgrade attacks to undo security patches
- This Raspberry Pi Pico plays Pong using persistence of vision and custom mouse firmware
- AMD preps RX 7800M to attack mobile market — unreleased Navi 32 GPU breaks cover as ONEX GPU 2 mobile graphics powerplant
- China's chip imports boom as the country stockpiles before anticipated new sanctions, struggles to become self-sufficient
- PC makers take different approaches to honoring Intel's extended warranty for CPU crashing issues — survey shows disparity between warranty periods
- Intel's patch for CPU instability and crashing issues rolls out from MSI and ASRock — Asus ROG motherboard users can also access a beta update
- Intel hit with lawsuit over $32 billion loss, shareholders complain company hid problems
August 7
- UCIe 2.0 specifications standardize management architecture and 3D packaging across different chiplets
- Ryzen 9000 delid leads to first Zen 5 death — shared photos expose cracked dies and leftover solder
- Intel reportedly gave up a chance to buy a stake in OpenAI in 2017
- Imec patterns first logic and DRAM transistors using High-NA litho tools
- Dell reportedly cuts over 12,000 jobs as it seeks to 'streamline' its structure and boost profitability
- SK hynix could get nearly $1 billion to support $3.87 billion advanced packaging facility in the U.S.
- The Hackberry Pi Zero is a tinker tool for hackers that fits in your pocket
August 6
- Intel 18A Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest CPUs are booting — steady progress toward the next-gen lithography node
- New AMD gaming bundle for Ryzen 7000 CPUs and Radeon RX 7000 GPUs — get up to two free games, though it's not for the looming Ryzen 9000 series
- Chinese companies are stockpiling HBM2E chips ahead of new U.S. export rules
- New Linux kernel attack slips past modern defenses — SLUBStick boasts a 99% success rate
- Tulip Creative Computer runs MicroPython, targeted at musicians, for only $59 — its open-source nature means you can make your own or just run the software
- WD announces enterprise 128TB SSD, 8TB SD cards, and a 16TB external SSD at FMS 2024
- Nvidia accused of scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of videos per day to train AI
- This 1980s inspired 3D printed Raspberry Pi laptop is built around a Pico-powered mechanical keyboard
- Micron announces industry first PCIe Gen6 SSD, claims 26GB/s transfer speed
- Japanese scientists develop simplified EUV scanner that can make production of chips considerably cheaper
- Intel releases extended warranty details for 13th and 14th-gen chips, list includes Core i5, i7, and i9 processors
August 5
- Samsung mass produces 'world's thinnest' LPDDR5X
- Entry-level RDNA 3 RX 7400, RX 7300 graphics cards purportedly coming soon
- Gaming mini-PC looks like a laptop without a screen — AtomMan G7 Ti packs Core i9-14900HX CPU, RTX 4070 Mobile GPU, and up to 96GB RAM
- Intel Raptor Lake CPU powers tiny, ultra-low-powered MSI mini-PC — MS-C906 also flaunts four 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Dev repurposes Kindle as a portable E Ink monitor — provides instructions for the jailbreak
- OpenAI has built a text watermarking method to detect ChatGPT-written content — company has mulled its release over the past year
- Cooler Master MasterHUB modular control panel hits pre-order after four years in development
- Nvidia RTX 4070 with slower GDDR6 memory is on the way, according to rumors
August 4
- Sanctioned China firms creating front companies to acquire AI chips, says report — new firms pop up faster than the U.S. ban hammer can strike
- China's CXMT begins mass-producing HBM2 memory well ahead of schedule — 2026 was the previously telegraphed target
- JDI's 2VD screen delivers two touch displays in one — screen looks different to each user, and can tell who is touching it
- Chinese hacker group StormBamboo successfully hijacked an ISP's automatic software updates with backdoor malware and bad Chrome extensions to breach a downstream target
- Apple butterfly keyswitch afflicted users finally start to receive payouts of up to $395 per laptop
- Aoostar AG01 eGPU with OCuLink and built-in 400W PSU released at $150
- Enthusiast demos ancient MS-DOS and games running 'from the metal' on modern PC system
- Hackers hope to democratize laser-based processor hacking — $500 RayV Lite relies on 3D printing, a laser pen, and a Raspberry Pi to bring costs down
- Solder reflow plate runs off USB power but heats up to 350 degrees Celsius
August 3
- Zen 5 testing shows AMD's performance and power gains with threading — Intel ditched threading with Lunar Lake
- Huawei may borrow a page out of Apple and Intel's CPU playbook — next-gen Kirin CPU may use similar packaging as Apple M-series chips and Intel Lunar Lake
- Kingston preps new budget-friendly M.2 SSD — NV3 features PCIe 4.0 interface for speeds up to 6 GB/s
- Nvidia Blackwell GPUs allegedly delayed due to design flaws — launch expected to be pushed back by three months or more
- Nvidia reportedly discontinues Steam's most popular gaming GPU — rumors claim the RTX 3060's days are numbered
- This external AMD GPU is also a laptop charger — RX 7600M XT-powered Wiko Hi GT Cube delivers up to 100W of power output
- Firm says Nvidia's skyrocketing AI valuation is in a 'bubble' and 'overhyped' — Elliott says AI apps are not viable
- Puget says its Intel CPU failure rate is lower than AMD Ryzen failures — system builder releases failure rate data, cites conservative power settings
- Intel vs AMD: Which CPUs Are Better in 2024?
August 2
- China to achieve 'basic' self-sufficiency for chip fab tools this summer claims industry veteran
- NZXT is renting Core i5, RTX 4060 gaming PCs for $59 a month — Core i7, RTX 4070 Ti Super premium package costs $169
- Sabrent's Thunderbolt 5 external SSD hits over 6 GB/s — Rocket XTRM 5 brings NVMe-class speeds to portable storage
- Intel-powered laptop with dual screens starts at $899 — Acemagic X1 wields two 14-inch FHD displays
- Intel's stock drops 30% overnight —company sheds $39 billion in market cap
- UK government puts on hold £1.3bn worth of AI and tech projects — exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University also included on the list
- Intel customer bemoans CPU RMA process — furious owner says Intel claims brand new Core i9-14900K chips purchased from Amazon and Micro Center are fake
- Pineboards announces Raspberry Pi AI HAT bundle combining both NPU and M.2 NVMe storage
- U.S. DoJ launches Nvidia antitrust investigation — investigating potential strong-arm tactics related to AI GPU supply
- Intel loses $1.6 billion as data center CPU and foundry divisions struggle
- Intel Lunar Lake is 'almost entirely' outsourced as Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest get powered on
August 1
- Intel announces two extra years of warranty amid chip crashing and instability issues — longer warranty applies to 13th- and 14th-Gen Core processors
- U.S. government reportedly denies $4 billion grant for Applied Materials
- Intel to lay off more than 15% of workforce — 15,000 or more employees — encountered Meteor Lake yield issues, suspends dividend
- 5 new Intel Granite Rapids chips discovered with up to 128 cores, 500W TDP
- New Chinese office GPU can double as a budget 1080p gaming GPU — MTT S50 wields 2,048 MUSA cores, 8GB VRAM, 85W TGP
- AMD's next Zen 5 CPU could be a desktop-like 115W chip in a mobile form factor — Ryzen Strix Halo spotted with 16 cores and RDNA 3.5 iGPU
- Intel wins patent spat with R2 Semiconductor in the UK — chipmaker still has ongoing cases in Germany, Italy, and France
- Watercooled Ryzen 9 9950X ranks as the 5th fastest CPU in the world on Time Spy Extreme CPU benchmark — Zen 5 flagship only lagged behind core-heavy Xeon and Threadripper chips
- Researchers detail revolutionary new X-ray tech for seeing inside computer chips — PyXL is a non-destructive method that delivers crisp and clear 3D images
- German gov summons China ambassador to complain about attack from 'state-controlled Chinese cyber criminals'
- Microsoft fixes Xbox One consoles that were effectively bricked due to being unable to update
- $700 Snapdragon X PCs will be available starting next year, says Qualcomm CEO