MediaTek announces Dimensity 6300 SoC
6nm update of the Dimensity 6100+
MediaTek has announced its newest Dimensity 6300 SoC that will be coming to mid-range smartphones this year. Built on a 6nm manufacturing at TSMC, the Dimensity 6300 SoC is an octa-core SoC with two Cortex-A76 cores and six Cortex-A55 cores, paired up with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU.
Z80 chip finally retired
Been available for 48 years
After a venerable 48-year tenure, Zilog is bidding farewell to the Z80. Initially an offshoot from the Intel 8080 project, this chip ascended to fame as one of the most cherished and extensively utilised 8-bit CPUs in gaming and general computing.
AI can exploit security by reading a book
If only humans still did that
In the latest "AI is taking over the world" news, a gaggle of computer boffins from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign discovered that AI agents can read security advisories and exploit real-world security vulnerabilities.
Rivos set to churn out AI server chip
Something RISCy
Rivos is smirking behind closed doors after receiving a $250 million cash injection.
Musk’s cyber truck recalled
Just as well he did not sell many of them and it was not one of his rockets
In a turn of events that shocked absolutely nobody, Elon Musk's preposterous 6,000 lb. bulletproof ugly Cybertruck has been recalled due to a rather serious hiccup with the accelerator pedal.
Galax rolls out low-profile RTX 4060 graphics card
Dual-slot, triple-fan cooler
Galax has unveiled a rather interesting low-profile graphics card based on AD107 GPU, the Galax RTX 4060 low-profile. Although currently only available in Japan, the new low-profile RTX 4060 could be coming to the rest of the world, as it might be quite popular in the SFF market.
GPU-Z updated to version v2.59.0
Fixes issues with Resizable BAR
TechPowerUp has released the newest version of its GPU-Z, a comprehensive graphics sub-system information, diagnostic, and monitoring utility. The newest version, v2.59.0, fixes several issues with Resizable BAR, as well as adds support for new Nvidia Ada GPUs.
Sabrent announces new Rocket 5 M.2 NVMe Gen 5 SSD
Phison Max14um controller peaking at 14GB/s
Sabrent has announced its latest flagship M.2 NVMe SSD, the Rocket 5. Pairing up the latest Phison with Micron 3D TLC NAND, DRAM cache, the Rocket 5 will peak at 14GB/s and come in capacities of up to 4TB.
EU snuffles but might ignore Vole’s EU deal
It's not an acquisition
EU watchdogs might be prepared to let the software King of the World, Microsoft, get away with its €12.15 billion investment in OpenAI.
Chipzilla builds its first High NA EUV lithography tool
Should have it running by the end of the year
Intel's Oregon team has accomplished a significant feat, assembling its first High NA EUV lithography tool. This cutting-edge technology is set to be operational within the year.