Of the 100 organisations listed on the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 list of Britain’s most highly capitalised firms, 97 were exposed to a third-party supply chain data breach incident between March 2023 and March 2024, according to data published by SecurityScorecard ahead of the annual Infosec Europe fair. The findings, which come as…
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AMD unveiled its latest lineup of processors at Computex 2024 this week, with the AMD Ryzen 9000-series desktop processors leading the pack.The AMD Ryzen 9000-series is the follow up to AMD’s 7000-series processors released back in 2022, and feature about 15% faster performance over their comparable predecessor chips, according to AMD.The 9000-series is built using…
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During their opening keynote at Computex 2024, AMD announced their intention to launch a pair of new Ryzen 5000 processors for their legacy AM4 platform. The new chips, both getting the XT suffix, will be the Ryzen 9 5900XT, a 16 core Zen 3 part, while the Ryzen 7 5800XT will be an 8 core…
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AMD announced the Ryzen AI 300 series mobile processors today at Computex 2024, and it will be here much sooner than many had expected.The new SoCs will feature the most powerful NPU yet released on a mobile platform, far outstripping the one in the AMD Ryzen 8000-series chips announced at CES, and both chips are…
I’m out in Taiwan at Computex 2024, and I’ve just finished watching Qualcomm’s major keynote presentation, led by CEO Cristiano Amon – somewhat comically dressed in a Snapdragon T-shirt and Windows Copilot-branded sneakers. Naturally, the keynote opened with a promo video – proudly labeled as ‘Shot on Snapdragon’, which is perhaps a cheeky dig at…
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While the bulk of AMD’s Computex presentation was on CPUs and their Instinct lineup of dedicated AI accelerators, the company also has a small product refresh for the professional graphics and workstation AI crowd. AMD is releasing a dual-slot version of their high-end Radeon Pro W7900 card – aptly named the W7900 Dual Slot –…
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For our second keynote of the day for Computex, we have the 4th Musketeer of the great PC powers, Qualcomm. Slated to be the most PC-focused of the four keynotes, company CEO Cristiano Amon will be presenting a keynote entitled “The PC Reborn.” And while Amon is no stranger to giving keynotes, this is slated…
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“That’s just semantics!” How often have you heard that complaint? It can be justified if someone is guilty of tedious pedantry intended to distract from the real issue. But semantics are about the meaning of words, and meaning is important. When we are dealing with complex technical matters then semantics is vital. If different people…
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Robot dogs like Xiaomi’s back-flipping robodog (pictured above) have been wowing us and sending shivers down our spines for years now. We’ve also seen robot dogs equipped with flamethrowers and even attack drones that can scan faces. Now, China has shown off its equally terrifying rifle-toting robot dog in a new video that I wish…
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Every once in a while, Apple provides us with a sneak peek at some of the equipment it uses to ensure that the iPhone delivers a top-notch user experience. A few years ago, for example, Apple invited a select number of journalists to an audio lab where it tests the audio and speaker performance on…
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