Nvidia modifies H100 to sell it to China
Published in AI
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:57

Nvidia modifies H100 to sell it to China


Cuts it back to avoid red tape

Nvidia has modified its AI H100 chip to get around export rules so it can be flogged to China as a “H800.”

Nvidia dusts off dual GPU cards
Published in AI
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:42

Nvidia dusts off dual GPU cards


At least for data centres 

Nvidia has announced a new dual-GPU product, the H100 NVL but sadly not for SLI or multi-GPU gaming.

Nvidia teams up in Microsoft Azure pact
Published in News
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:35

Nvidia teams up in Microsoft Azure pact


Nvidia cloud based services 

The maker of graphics cards named after a Roman vengence daemon, Nvidia has teamed up with the software King of the World, Microsoft.

Fertility apps collecting too much information
Published in Mobiles


Might be selling it on 

Fertility apps on mobile phones might be collecting rather too much personal data sparking fears that creators are selling it.

Microsoft brings DALL-E to Bing
Published in AI
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:12

Microsoft brings DALL-E to Bing


Generates images based on written text

Software King of the World Microsoft is using an advanced version of Open AI’s DALL-E image generator to power its own Bing and Edge browser.

Ron DeSantis calls for Google break-up
Published in News
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 10:38

Ron DeSantis calls for Google break-up


Too big and anti-Republican

Conservative governor and probable presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is becoming the centre of calls to break up big tech firms.

Gigabyte leaks desktop RTX 4060 via its GCC tool specs
Published in Graphics


Also spins beans on RTX 4070 memory

Gigabyte appears to have accidentally leaked the specifications of the desktop RTX 4060 via its Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) tool.

Huawei replaced 13,000 components to avoid US sanctions
Published in Mobiles


That is money which is not going to the West

Huawei Technologies has replaced more than 13,000 components in its products with local Chinese-made parts and redesigned more than 4,000 circuit boards over the past three years in response to US sanctions.

Musk replaces press office with poop emoji
Published in News


Because asking him questions is just asking for trouble

Supreme twit Elon [Look at me] Musk has shown his media genius by sacking his press office and dealing with any press queries by sending journalists an automatic poop emoji.

Chinese watchdog accuses chip tycoon Zhao Weiguo of corruption
Published in News


Central Commission for Discipline Inspection calls for charges 

China's anti-fraud watchdog has accused Tsinghua Unigroup former chairman Zhao Weiguo of corruption.