EU takes a hard line on software liability
While US dithers
According to Lawfare's cybersecurity newsletter, the European Union and the United States are taking different approaches to introducing liability for software products.
Breakthrough in superconductivity at room temperature
Don’t hold your breath
A team of boffins from Europe and South America have emerged from their smoke filled labs claiming a significant breakthrough in the relentless pursuit of room-temperature superconductivity.
Nvidia claims responsibility for Blackwell failures
Nothing to do with TSMC
The leather jacketed bubble waiting to burst, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has denied that there was any tension between his outfit and TSMC. He said that the reason that the Blackwell chip was delayed was 100 per cent down to Nvidia.
Musk secretly chatting to Putin for two years
Asked to go against US foreign policy
For the last two years Elon [look at me] Musk has regularly talked with that very nice Vladimir Putin and come under pressure to disobey US foreign policy.
Nvidia expects to have used a billion RISC-V cores this year
It is not all about CUDA
By the end of the year Nvidia will have shipped a billion RISC-V cores under the bonnet of its GPUS.
Review roundup: Reviews are now live and performance is all over the place
Intel's Arrow Lake-S desktop processors have become available, bringing a total of five SKUs, including the current flagship, Core Ultra 9 285K. In addition, Intel Z890-based motherboards have also started selling, and reviews have gone online.
KIOXIA announces new EXCERIA PLUS G2 Portable SSD Series
Coming in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities
KIOXIA Europe has announced its new external storage solution, the EXCERIA PLUS G2 Portable SSD Series. To be available in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities, the EXCERIA PLUS G2 Portable Series features a USB 3.0 Gen 2 Type-C interface and impressive transfer speeds.
IBM shares fall on mixed results
Propped up by Red Hat
Biggish Blue shares dropped more than six per cent yesterday as the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street were worried about the outfit’s mixed earnings report for the third quarter.
G.SKILL launches Trident Z5 CK Series DDR5 CU-DIMM memory
Reaching up to DDR5-9600
G.SKILL has officially announced its new Trident Z5 K and Trident Z5 CK RGB series DDR5 CU-DIMM memory. Featuring a built-in clock driver (CKD), the new Trident Z5 K and Trident Z5 CK RGB series will be available in speeds of up to DDR5-9600 and are designed for use with Intel's latest Core Ultra 200 K-series CPUs and Z890 chipset motherboards.
Chinese SSD makers taking over the market
Kingston still king for now
Chinese SSD manufacturers are making significant strides in the SSD market, driven by strong local demand and support.