Samsung ‘s HBM3 memory approved by Nvidia
Could be seen in H20 chips bound for China
For the first time, Nvidia has approved Samsung Electronics' fourth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM3) chips for use in its processors.
The Chinese are only going to steal it anyway
Facebook Cyber Leader, Mark Zuckerberg claims that it is far better for the US if AI was open sauce.
World of Warcraft developers form union
World of Warcraft GameMakers Guild is Microsoft’s second-largest union
More than 500 developers at Blizzard Entertainment who work on World of Warcraft have voted to form a union.
KnowBe4 hired a North Korean spy
Had a stolen identity and AI-enhanced images
Security outfit KnowBe4 revealed that a remote software engineer they hired was a North Korean spy using a stolen identity and AI-enhanced images.
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V spotted in Geekbench
17W chip for thin and light laptops
Geekbench database has revealed yet another Lunar Lake CPU SKU, an entry-level 17W chip aimed at thin and light laptops.
AMD delays launch of Ryzen 9000 series processors
First batch does not meet full quality expectations
AMD has released an official statement confirming that its Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series processors have been delayed. It is not a major delay, and the official launch is now pushed to August 8th.
FinalWire releases new AIDA64 v7.35
With new CheckMate 64-bit benchmark
FinalWire has released the latest version of AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking software, the AIDA64 v7.35. The new version brings a whole new CheckMate 64-bit benchmark, new AVX-512 accelerated benchmarks for AMD Ryzen AI Strix APU, improved support, and more.
Too much like hard work
The Taiwanese press is abuzz about the fact that TSMC has turned down NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's request to set up a dedicated packaging manufacturing line for NVIDIA's products.
AI killing off gaming developers' jobs
11,000 industry workers laid off
The video game industry is facing significant challenges. In 2023, approximately 10,500 industry workers were laid off. This year, the situation has worsened, with an estimated 11,000 more layoffs.
Chinese clamming up over supercomputers
Cold war
The Chinese are ending decades-long partnerships with the US over supercomputers.