ByteDance taps TSMC to make its AI GPUS
Reducing dependency on Nvidia
ByteDance has tapped TSMC to make two in-house designed AI GPUs in a bid to reduce its reliance on Nvidia for AI hardware while complying with US export regulations.
Ryzen 9000 handles AVX-512 instructions better than Intel
To be fair, Intel’s is getting on a bit
Toms’ Hardware has been looking under the bonnet of AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000-series processors and discovered that they handle AVX-512 instructions with minimal speed reduction and power increase, unlike Intel's older technology, allowing for compact cores and higher overall performance.
Intel says it will not flog off Mobileye
We are not that broke yet
While Chipzilla is talking about flogging off its family silver and spinning off bits of itself, it apparently has no plans to get rid of its majority stake in Mobileye Global.
Cisco fires thousands more employees
$32 million CEO says company needs to make cuts despite profits
Notworking giant Cisco has fired thousands of employees in its second layoff of 2024.
Apple’s new update breaks security tools
It is not as if users ever turn their machines on
Fruity cargo cult Apple has shipped its latest macOS 15, or Sequoia, with a super cool, much-sought-after feature that borks security tools.
Vole offers Windows hub to rivals
Even Apple
Software king of the world Microsoft is launching a Windows app for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, web browsers, Android devices, and even Windows PCs which allows Windows to be streamed from different sources, including Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop and Remote Desktop.
Disney moves away from Slack
Mickey Mouse collaboration system
Walt Disney is to abandon companywide workplace collaboration system Slack after a hack exposed company data, report says
Qualcomm fails to overturn EU fine
Will have to find a to 238.7 million euros
A top EU court has ruled that Qualcomm was guilty of playing monopoly in Europe and will pay a 238.7 million euro penalty.
Benchmarks prove that hyperthreading death a good thing
Power efficiency is more important
While simultaneous multi-threading (hyperthreading) has been one of Intel’s killer features for the last decade, its plans to abandon the tech are not that surprising.
Asians spend more electronic gear
$2 Trillion on PCs and Smartphones Since 2019
Asians have spent almost $2 trillion on PCS and smartphones since 2019, half a trillion dollars more than Europeans and Americans combined.