Ready for data centres

China's Xiangshan project is set to deliver a high-performance RISC-V processor by 2025. The move will elevate RISC-V from low-end silicon to datacenter-level capabilities, use the open-source Mulan PSL-2.0 license to disrupt Arm and Intel, and reduce China's dependence on foreign technology.

Data center superchip is more than 30 times faster

The understated Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claims that the performance of his company's AI chips is advancing faster than the rates historically set by Moore's Law.

It is all online

Boxed video game sales are fast going the way of Blockbuster and the dodo according to data from Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA).

Mounting medical bills

The US health system has failed DEF CON’s head of security after a serious accident left him with a broken neck and temporary quadriplegia.

Boldly going

Nvidia and TSMC have developed a silicon photonics-based chip prototype, according to a recent report from the Taiwanese press.

Unified product lines

Grey box shifter, Dell has killed off its XPS branding, marking the end of an error for the iconic clamshell ultralight laptops, 2-in-1 devices, and desktops that have become a staple for many users.

Cloud and AI services

Software King of the World Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud Azure services in India, turning to the world's most populous nation to fuel its revenue growth engine. 

 
Project DIGITS with GB10 Superchip

Nvidia has unveiled its Project DIGITS  -- a small personal AI supercomputer targeted at researchers, data scientists, and students.

Fanboys are complaining

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s AI product is proving so bad that even its legion of fanboys are complaining.

Embracing the right

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the end of fact-checking and the removal of speech restrictions across Facebook and Instagram.