AMD’s 3D V-Cache tech coming to Threadripper and Ryzen APUs
Published in PC Hardware


Expanding the brand

AMD is reportedly planning to expand its 3D V-Cache technology to even more products, with rumours pointing to Ryzen APUs and Threadripper CPUs getting in on the action.

Nvidia is building a CPU
Published in News
Thursday, 07 November 2024 11:25

Nvidia is building a CPU


Taking on Intel and AMD

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Nvidia is building a CPU for consumer PCs, marking a step into territory dominated by AMD and Chipzilla.

EU doing the funky gibbon over Gorilla Glass
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Thursday, 07 November 2024 11:21

EU doing the funky gibbon over Gorilla Glass


Anti-trust

The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Corning, focusing on the company’s popular Gorilla Glass product. Gorilla Glass dominates the mobile phone and tablet cover glass market.

Meta asks Supremes to halt investor lawsuit over data misuse
Published in News


We should be allowed to do what we like

The US Supreme Court grappled with an appeal from Meta Platforms, Facebook's parent company, seeking to dismiss a 2018 federal securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders.

Intel Faces class-action lawsuit
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Thursday, 07 November 2024 11:15

Intel Faces class-action lawsuit


Defects in 13th and 14th generation processors.

Intel has been sued over allegations that its 13th and 14th generation desktop processors, released in 2022 and 2023, suffer from significant defects leading to instability and frequent system crashes.

Canada orders TikTok to shut down
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Thursday, 07 November 2024 11:10

Canada orders TikTok to shut down


Too much Chinese influence manages to anger the Canadians

Canada has instructed TikTok to wind up its business (get it?) within the country, citing potential national security risks posed by the platform and its parent company, ByteDance.

AI arrives in Volish legacy apps
Published in AI
Thursday, 07 November 2024 11:06

AI arrives in Volish legacy apps


Microsoft rolls out new features in Windows 11

Software king of the world Microsoft has just rolled out a new Insider build of Windows 11 that includes AI-powered features in Paint and Notepad.

Gelsinger loses TSMC discount
Published in News
Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:58

Gelsinger loses TSMC discount


Has to pay full price for 3nm chips

Intel CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger’s recent comments about the risks associated with Taiwan have strained the relationship between Intel and TSMC.

Google Maps gets AI
Published in AI
Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:44

Google Maps gets AI


What could go wrong?

Google Maps now comes with AI, making it a lot easier for our future robot overlords to simply have us drive ourselves to the Human Battery Conversion factories when the time comes.

Apple about to be hammered by the EU
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Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:26

Apple about to be hammered by the EU


First to go down under the Digital Markets Act (DMA),

Apple will soon become the first company to incur a fine for violating the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).