Chipzilla builds its first High NA EUV lithography tool
Should have it running by the end of the year
Intel's Oregon team has accomplished a significant feat, assembling its first High NA EUV lithography tool. This cutting-edge technology is set to be operational within the year.
Apple’s RAM scam
8GB just doesn't cut It
The fruity cargo cult Apple is at it again. They're pushing 8GB of RAM on their entry-level Macs, telling us it's "suitable for many tasks," like surfing the net, watching videos, and even "light" video and image editing.
AI successfully fights against a human pilot
So where the ‘ell was Biggles when we needed him last Saturday
The Yanks are taking to the skies with AI at the helm. The boffins at DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, have let slip that they've had an AI-piloted jet go toe-to-toe with a human pilot up in the wild blue yonder.
Meta shows off new tarted-up Llama Model
Needs to see off competition from OpenAI
Meta has just unveiled the latest iteration of its mighty Llama AI model to stay in the race with rival tech from the likes of OpenAI, and Google.
Apple told to yank chat apps
Making its Walled Garden even less attractive
The Chinese government has ordered Jobs' Mob to remove several top chat apps from its App Store in China, marking the latest in a series of censorship demands on the tech giant in its second-largest market.
Google sacks workers involved in anti-Israel protest
So they have been arrested and are now jobless
Search outfit Google has listened to the 28 workers who protested against a deal the technology giant has with the Israeli government and has decided to open a series of rational talks about the matter – no, not really it has fired the lot of them as a warning to other staff who get in the way of it making millions on the back of military contracts.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops pictured
Could be officially unveiled on April 20
Some Lenovo laptops with the Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite X SoC have been spotted online, including the Yoga Slim 7 14 and Thinkpad T14s. According to Qualcomm, these could be unveiled at the Lenovo Tech World '24 keynote on April 20th.
Samsung and Qualcomm team up on 3GPP Release 17
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
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
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).