Nvidia’s previously rumored new spin on the RTX 4070 – with slightly slower video memory – is apparently real, as a graphics card maker appears to have such a variant in the works.This is Galax which has a new RTX 4070 OC 2X version incoming, or at least that’s what leaked materials obtained by VideoCardz…
The United States’ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has debuted three new encryption algorithms that it claims will help safeguard critical data from cyber attacks originating from quantum computers The quantum-safe algorithms are the first fully-realised ‘product’ to emerge from NIST’s eight-year post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standardisation project and are available for immediate use.…
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A week after releasing macOS 14.6 to all users, Apple is now making available macOS 14.6.1 to all users. As it seems, this update is focused on bug fixes and security improvements. BGR will update this story as we learn exactly what Apple’s changing with this version.With macOS 14.6, Apple fixed several bugs, including one…
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Rumors and reports for Intel’s upcoming Battlemage graphics cards have been steady since at least 2023, which, if true, could be a boon for gamers looking for more budget-minded components.Now there’s a brand new leak, shared on the Weibo forums by Chinese tech blogger Little Pigeon (reported on by VideoCardz), which alleges the new cards…
One of the core challenges that Rapidus will face when it kicks off volume production of chips on its 2nm-class process technology in 2027 is lining up customers. With Intel, Samsung, and TSMC all slated to offer their own 2nm-class nodes by that time, Rapidus will need some kind of advantage to attract customers away…
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At FMS 2024, the technological requirements from the storage and memory subsystem took center stage. Both SSD and controller vendors had various demonstrations touting their suitability for different stages of the AI data pipeline – ingestion, preparation, training, checkpointing, and inference. Vendors like Solidigm have different types of SSDs optimized for different stages of the…
Microchip recently announced the availability of their second PCIe Gen 5 enterprise SSD controller – the Flashtec 5016. Like the 4016, this is also a 16-channel controller, but there are some key updates: PCIe 5.0 lane organization: Operation in x4 or dual independent x2 / x2 mode in the 5016, compared to the x8, or…
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Intel’s ‘Innovation’ event is one of the cornerstones of the tech industry calendar, as if often sees the launch of upcoming desktop and laptop processors like the upcoming Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake chips. Unfortunately, we’ve got bad news: computing enthusiasts will be disappointed to learn that the event has been postponed until September 2025. In…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is viewed by many as a threat to white collar jobs, yet research from a UK-based think tank suggests that, used well, AI technologies could bolster both the economy and employment. The research was conducted by Demos, together with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and software supplier Sage. Although the…
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As Intel looks to streamline its business operations and get back to profitability in the face of weak revenues and other business struggles, nothing is off the table as the company looks to cut costs into 2025 – not even Intel’s trade shows. In an unexpected announcement this afternoon, Intel has begun informing attendees of…
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