AMD Zen 5 APUs may finally land on AM5 desktops
Published in PC Hardware


Krackan released on desktop before year’s end

AMD might finally be ready to bring its long-awaited Zen 5-based APUs to the mainstream AM5 platform, if a new AGESA BIOS leak is to be believed.

Nvidia scrambled to keep OpenAI from running to Google
Published in Cloud


Jensen Huang made the $100 billion deal a top priority

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang apparently panicked when rumours spread that OpenAI might start using Google’s custom silicon for its massive AI workloads.

Apple marketing hits new low
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Taste, Apple has heard of it

Just when you think the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple could not sink any lower in its syrupy marketing shtick, it drags the voice of the recently departed Dr Jane Goodall into a Mac advert.

Amazon broke the US internet
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Routine update tiggered AWS meltdown

The world’s biggest online retailer managed to knock out a sizeable chunk of the internet this week after a routine software tweak went sideways.

ASML rolls out lithography scanner for 3D chip packaging
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Tool aims to push chipmaking into the ‘More-than-Moore’ era

Dutch chip gear maker ASML has lifted the kimono its Twinscan XT:260, a new lithography scanner built for the brave new world of 3D chip packaging.