Samsung and Qualcomm team up on 3GPP Release 17
Published in Network


Claim to increase downlink speeds by 20 per cent

Samsung Networks and Qualcomm have used advanced modulation, as outlined in 3GPP Release 17, to increase downlink speeds by approximately 20 per cent compared to 256 QAM.

Stop seeing Nvidia as a chip company
Published in News
Thursday, 18 April 2024 11:21

Stop seeing Nvidia as a chip company


Wall Street analyst says it is much bigger than that

Nvidia would be more valuable if its investors stopped seeing it as a chip company,  Evercore's Mark Lipacis claims.

More price drops for AMD cards
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 18 April 2024 11:15

More price drops for AMD cards


Radeon RX 7700 XT now more viable

AMD's Radeon RX 7700 XT has seen a price adjustment. Its MSRP has been reduced from €422 to €394 (originally $449 to $419 USD), with some models, like the Sapphire PULSE variant, being offered for around €376 ($399 USD).

Chipzilla's China chip compromise
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Thursday, 18 April 2024 10:50

Chipzilla's China chip compromise


Tech Titan tweaks AI tech to toe trade line

Intel is making a strategic move by developing two AI chips specifically for the Chinese market.

An owl’s brain powers Chipzilla's new computer
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Who needs quantum cats when neuromorphic computing takes flight

Intel has heralded a significant leap in neuromorphic with the unveiling of Hala Point, billed as the world's most substantial computer.

US AI Safety Institute hires a doomer to run things
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Must start the day negatively

The US AI Safety Institute, a branch of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has unveiled its top brass. Paul Christiano, an ex-OpenAI boffin who has gone on record as saying that there is a 50 per cent chance AI will wipe out humanity, is taking responsibility for US AI safety.

Google techies cuffed
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Thursday, 18 April 2024 09:43

Google techies cuffed


Trespassing charges in anti-Israel protest

Nine Google gurus were arrested on trespassing charges amidst a protest the tech giant's whopping £1.2 billion deal to provide cloud computing services to the Israeli government.

Qualcomm lifts the kimono on its industrial and embedded AI platforms
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And picks up a penguin

Qualcomm has introduced new industrial and embedded AI platforms and a micro-power Wi-Fi SoC to expand its range of products and enable intelligent computing everywhere.

AMD’s latest releases show AI push
Published in AI
Wednesday, 17 April 2024 11:52

AMD’s latest releases show AI push


More NPUs than you can point a stick at

The chipmaker has become the latest to leap into the flourishing AI PC market. AMD's freshest desktop and laptop processors firmly place the firm in the nascent AI PC market by integrating generative AI (genAI) technology into some of its most favoured chip lines.

AAEON Unleashes Alchemist-powered graphics behemoth
Published in Graphics


Chipzilla's Latest Marvel

Embedded chip boffins at AAEON have pulled the wraps off their latest gizmo, the Alchemist-powered Arc A770 "GAR", and a slew of MXM GPU options. With the embedded computing sector ballooning, Chipzilla has been basking in the market's warm embrace as manufacturers flock to their Alchemist GPU offerings within the Arc lineage.