IBM boffins develop mixed-signal analogue AI chip
Published in AI


Good for deep neural network (DNN) inference.


IBM Research introduced a mixed-signal analogue AI chip for running a variety of deep neural network (DNN) inference tasks.

Tame Apple Press wrong about TSMC deal
Published in News
Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:57

Tame Apple Press wrong about TSMC deal


Analyst says Apple is treated the same as everyone else

The Tame Apple Press has been telling the world+dog that TSMC is bending over backwards to keep Apple as a client with shed loads of sweeteners.

Intel patches its Downfall
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:55

Intel patches its Downfall


Hits Skylake Tigerlake

Intel has released a patch for a particularly nasty processor speculative execution vulnerability – Downfall.

US companies lining up for Chip subsidies
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:50

US companies lining up for Chip subsidies


Give us cash Uncle Sam

The U.S. Commerce Department said that more than 460 companies have expressed interest in winning government semiconductor subsidy funding to boost the country's competitiveness with China's science and technology efforts.

ChatGPT is failing at basic maths
Published in AI
Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:46

ChatGPT is failing at basic maths


Getting old

New research has found that AI software ChatGPT is becoming worse at performing certain basic math operations.

Intel starts collecting telemetry
Published in News
Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:43

Intel starts collecting telemetry


Chipzilla blends in to know your doings 

Intel has introduced a telemetry collection service in the latest beta driver for its Arc GPUs.

Fake AI-produced books appearing on Amazon
Published in AI
Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:41

Fake AI-produced books appearing on Amazon


Under the real author’s name

Amazon removed several books believed to be written using AI and listed them under a real author's name – however it did not do this without a fight.

CNET abandons news in favour of Google search results
Published in News


The days of informing people are over

Long-running tech site CNET has decided to delete thousands of old articles in the mistaken belief that it will improve its performance in Google Search results.

Nvidia improves AI processor
Published in AI
Wednesday, 09 August 2023 11:42

Nvidia improves AI processor


Grace Hopper superchip increases capacity and speed

Nvidia announced an updated AI processor that gives a jolt to the chip's capacity and speed.

Google can’t make privacy case go away
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 August 2023 11:40

Google can’t make privacy case go away


Judge says no

A US judge rejected Google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use.