Bad Benchmarks It's Unnecessary But, AMD Is Basically Lying About CPU Performance |
Did you know that AMD's old Zen 3 CPUs released back in
2019 are actually faster for gaming than Intel's latest Raptor Lake architecture? It's true, and AMD has the graphs to prove it.
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Did you know that AMD's old Zen 3 CPUs released back in 2019 are actually faster for gaming than Intel's latest Raptor Lake architecture? It's true, and AMD has the graphs to prove it.
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Mobile Roundup: Snapdragon X Elite Windows laptop first impressions, performance and battery life preview |
| Review embargoes have lifted, painting an
early picture of how the Snapdragon Elite X stacks up against x86 machines powered by AMD and Intel as well as Macs featuring Apple's own Arm-based silicon. |
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| Review embargoes have lifted, painting an early picture of how the Snapdragon Elite X stacks up against x86 machines powered by AMD and Intel as well as Macs
featuring Apple's own Arm-based silicon. |
WTF?! Game developer's demand that employees have naked sauna sessions sparks controversy |
| The bizarre request, highlighted on LinkedIn by Patryk Suchy,
Lead Recruiter at 8bit (via Dexerto), was made by Spectrum Studios creative director Jacek Piorkowski. "This dude, a... |
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| The bizarre request, highlighted on LinkedIn by Patryk Suchy, Lead Recruiter at 8bit (via Dexerto), was made by Spectrum Studios creative director Jacek Piorkowski. "This dude, a... |
Security Researchers crack Arm's memory safety mechanism, achieve 95% bypass rate |
| MTE works by tagging 16-byte blocks of physical memory with 4-bit
metadata keys. When a program accesses data within a tagged block using a pointer, the hardware... |
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| MTE works by tagging 16-byte blocks of physical memory with 4-bit metadata keys. When a program accesses data within a tagged block using a pointer, the hardware... |
Security Microsoft ignored months-old security bug in Outlook that allowed email spoofing |
| SolidLab security researcher Vsevolod Kokorin discovered a
vulnerability that allowed him to impersonate any Outlook account, sending potentially malicious emails from apparently legitimate users. Kokorin demonstrated the... |
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| SolidLab security researcher Vsevolod Kokorin discovered a vulnerability that allowed him to impersonate any Outlook account, sending potentially malicious
emails from apparently legitimate users. Kokorin demonstrated the... |
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Solid State Gigabyte's AI Top SSD claims extreme 219,000 TBW endurance, leaves other drives in the dust |
| The 2 TB AI TOP 100E carries an astronomical
219,000 terabytes written (TBW) rating. For comparison, ordinary consumer drives like the Samsung 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 2... |
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| The 2 TB AI TOP 100E carries an astronomical 219,000 terabytes written (TBW) rating. For comparison, ordinary consumer drives like the Samsung 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 2... |
Industry Nvidia is now the most valuable company in the world – after unbelievable 12-month run |
| Nvidia's shares are up another 3.5% today, closing at
$135.58. The company's share price has increased by more than 3,400% over the past five years and 181% this year alone. |
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| Nvidia's shares are up another 3.5% today, closing at $135.58. The company's share price has increased by more than 3,400% over the past five years and 181% this year alone. |
Gaming The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom lets you play as Princess Zelda (for the first time) |
| The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom introduces a
unique twist, casting Princess Zelda as the protagonist on a quest to rescue Link. Series producer Eiji Aonuma... |
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| The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom introduces a unique twist, casting Princess Zelda as the protagonist on a quest to rescue Link. Series producer Eiji Aonuma... |
Hardware AMD's Strix Point chip could boost handheld PC gaming performance by over 30% |
| The integrated graphics chip powering AMD's Ryzen AI 300 SoCs
might be substantially faster than the one currently used for most handheld gaming PCs if GPD's official... |
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| The integrated graphics chip powering AMD's Ryzen AI 300 SoCs might be substantially faster than the one currently used for most handheld gaming PCs if GPD's official... |
Space Two airplane-sized asteroids hurtled past Earth yesterday |
| Yesterday was a busy day for skywatchers. Two airplane-sized asteroids hurtled past
Earth at about 1,550,000 and 3,830,000 miles away. On Thursday, another nearly the size... |
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| Today is a busy day for skywatchers. Two airplane-sized asteroids will hurtle past Earth at about 1,550,000 and 3,830,000 miles away. On Thursday, another nearly the size... |
Electronics Starlink Mini is a $299 dish that provides 100Mbps WiFi 6 internet from a tiny box |
| Details started trickling out over the weekend after
some official images of the tiny dish were released on social media. Ukrainian engineer Oleg Kutkov posted the pictures... |
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| Details started trickling out over the weekend after some official images of the tiny dish were released on social media. Ukrainian engineer Oleg Kutkov posted the pictures... |
Gaming Nintendo drops the official Metroid Prime 4 trailer fans have been waiting for the last 7 years |
| Metroid Prime fans said, "About time," when
today's Nintendo Direct revealed the first gameplay trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Nintendo teased the direct sequel during E3... |
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| Metroid Prime fans said, "About time," when today's Nintendo Direct revealed the first gameplay trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Nintendo teased the direct sequel during E3...
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Hardware Intel provides recommended voltage settings for 13th and 14th-gen CPUs suffering crashes |
| Intel has posted a detailed chart of recommended BIOS
values for users of CPUs impacted by a recent rash of crashes. Those experiencing problems should set the... |
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| Intel has posted a detailed chart of recommended BIOS values for users of CPUs impacted by a recent rash of crashes. Those experiencing problems should set the... |
Tech Culture California Governor supports new measures to restrict smartphone use during school hours |
| Newsom said he wants to build on legislation he
signed in 2019 that gave California school districts the authority to limit or ban smartphone use during the... |
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| Newsom said he wants to build on legislation he signed in 2019 that gave California school districts the authority to limit or ban smartphone use during the... |
Electronics SSD prices could see a decline as NAND production ramps up |
| SSD prices have seen several surges and crashes over the last couple of years. A
surplus of 3D NAND, memory chips, and SSDs, among other components, caused... |
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| SSD prices have seen several surges and crashes over the last couple of years. A surplus of 3D NAND, memory chips, and SSDs, among other components, caused... |
Industry Redefining event keynotes: HPE's futuristic presentation at the Sphere |
| HPE's Discover 2024 event keynote took place at the Sphere in Las
Vegas, which seemed like the perfect setting to say we've seen the future. As the... |
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| HPE's Discover 2024 event keynote took place at the Sphere in Las Vegas, which seemed like the perfect setting to say we've seen the future. As the... |
Workplace Working in SEO? This skill set can boost your salary by up to $35k |
| Whether you want to work on the technical side of SEO and analyze and
improve website speed and performance, or configure analytics so that your organization is... |
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| Whether you want to work on the technical side of SEO and analyze and improve website speed and performance, or configure analytics so that your organization is... |
AI Colossal GPU-style fans installed at Tesla's new Texas data center |
| These absolutely colossal fans, destined for the cooling building of Tesla's
Austin Dojo data center, have many drawing parallels with graphics cards. "Damnit Jensen, you've done it... |
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| These absolutely colossal fans, destined for the cooling building of Tesla's Austin Dojo data center, have many drawing parallels with graphics cards. "Damnit Jensen, you've done it... |
Tech Culture Man arrested for smuggling "high-end" CPUs into China in a Mercedes-Benz |
| The seized items were discovered in a Mercedes-Benz that was
intercepted at Shenzhen Bay Control Point on June 13 based on "risk assessment." According to the Hong... |
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| The seized items were discovered in a Mercedes-Benz that was intercepted at Shenzhen Bay Control Point on June 13 based on "risk assessment." According to the Hong... |
| IMF proposes tax on AI carbon emissions to counter job loss, income inequality |
|  This idea was floated in an IMF discussion paper titled "Broadening the Gains from Generative AI: The Role of Fiscal Policies." The paper's core argument is that... |
| This machine weaves gelatin-based clothes you can dissolve after use |
|  The team from the University of Colorado Boulder's ATLAS Institute has created biodegradable fibers made from gelatin that can be spun into fabric using a compact DIY... |
| Keep your Arm Surface gaming expectations in check, Microsoft says |
|  While Microsoft recently reassured PCWorld that x86 apps are constantly improving their performance on the new Arm-based Copilot+ PCs, the company admitted that progress on gaming might... |
| Samsung plans to stack HBM memory on top of CPUs and GPUs arriving in 2025 |
|  Samsung introduced its newest and most advanced chip packaging technology and service roadmap during the Samsung Foundry Forum 2024 event. According to unnamed industry sources quoted by... |
| TikTok owner ByteDance is testing an Instagram competitor called Whee |
|  Whee is a new app developed by ByteDance that many have described as a blatant Instagram clone, offering a social "club" where users can share photos with... |
| GOG Summer Sale begins, some games are now playable on Amazon Luna |
|  Starting today, gamers with large libraries on GOG.com have another way to play over the cloud. By subscribing to Amazon Luna, they can begin streaming any games... |
| EA paid executives $60 million in the same fiscal year it laid off 670 people |
|  EA's annual Proxy Statement, highlighted by Game Developer, shows that Wilson's basic salary in FY24 was $1.3 million. He also received over $20m in stock awards, slightly... |
| Apple shelves second-gen Vision Pro, but a cheaper model could debut in 2025 |
|  According to a new report from The Information, Apple has paused work on the successor to the Vision Pro, a result of waning interest and plummeting sales.... |
| Elon Musk: telling advertisers to "go f**k yourself" was about freedom of speech |
|  The situation began in November 2023 when IBM suspended its advertising on former Twitter platform X after a report from a media watchdog, which Musk is suing,... |
| Panasonic's AI-enabled Toughbook with Intel Ultra processor starts at $4,700 |
|  Panasonic notes that Intel Ultra processors deliver up to 143 percent faster AI application performance and 73 percent faster generative AI performance compared to previous-gen chips. |
| Patent troll files $480 million infringement lawsuit against Micron Technology in apparent "AI proxy war" |
|  A South Korean company called Mimir IP is suing US memory maker Micron Technology for infringing on its patents. It filed its complaint with the International Trade... |
