Summary: TSMC has postponed mass production at its Fab 21 in Arizona to 2025 due to a workforce shortage in the state. To mitigate potential breaches of contracts resulting from these delays, TSMC has established a small-scale pilot line that is set to start making chips in 2024. The pilot line will have a monthly…
Summary: Sony has released a new software update for the PlayStation 5, allowing it to support 8TB SSDs, which is a significant upgrade in storage capacity. Hardcore gamers who require more storage for their extensive game collection can now expand their console’s storage with a spacious M.2 NVMe SSD. The PlayStation 5’s internal storage of…
Summary: A leak from Dell’s next-generation Precision 7865 Tower workstation has revealed some specifications for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX processor. The CPU will have 96 cores, with a max single-core boost clock of 5.14 GHz, 96 MB of L2 cache, and 384 MB of L3 cache spread over 12 chiplets. It will feature…
Summary: The Samsung Odyssey G8 QD-OLED gaming monitor is available at its lowest price of $996 on Amazon. The monitor has an OLED screen, an immersive curve, and a speedy 175Hz refresh rate. The Samsung Odyssey Ark gaming monitor, with a large 55-inch Quantum Mini-LED panel, is also on offer for $1,999 at Amazon. The…
Summary: Asus has announced the launch of its RTX 4070 graphics card and two B760 motherboards featuring hidden power connectors. The Tianxuan TX Gaming RTX 4070 graphics card is the first cable-less GPU on the market. The B760 motherboards feature power connectors that have been redirected to the rear of the PCB, improving the aesthetic…
Summary: An Intel Meteor Lake Client Platform has been spotted on the Geekbench online results database. The system, powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 1002H CPU, features 16 cores and 22 threads. The Core Ultra 7 1002H ran at a base / boost of 3.4 / 5.0 GHz. The single thread performance of the…
Summary: The Ruiz brothers for Adafruit have created a spooky interactive tombstone using the Prop Maker RP2040 board The project features a Styrofoam tombstone with lights, sounds, a RGB matrix panel, and a servo-operated Raven These features activate in response to passersby thanks to a time of flight sensor The project was programmed using CircuitPython…
Summary: The danger of chatbots like ChatGPT is not their ability to create robot assassins, but their unauthorized use of copyrighted content as “training data,” which harms human writers and artists. AI bots should not be allowed to grab and repurpose data from the internet without permission, as it risks breaking the open web marketplace…
Summary: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has an unconventional management style, with no long-term planning and 40 direct reports. He emphasizes continuous learning and surrounds himself with knowledgeable individuals who share their expertise. Meetings at Nvidia are open to everyone, regardless of rank or position. Huang believes in sharing strategic directions with the entire organization to…
Summary: AMD has quietly expanded its 3rd Generation EPYC 7003 (Milan) lineup with six new SKUs. The new Milan processors include EPYC 7663P, EPYC 7643P, EPYC 7303P, EPYC 7303, EPYC 7203P, and EPYC 7203. These processors are based on AMD’s Zen 3 architecture and were launched over two and a half years after the initial…