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Computing, Hardware

A hybrid supercomputer: Researchers integrate a quantum computer into a high-performance computing environment

July 23, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Working together, the University of Innsbruck and the spin-off AQT have integrated a quantum computer into a high-performance computing (HPC) environment for the first time in Austria. This hybrid infrastructure of supercomputer and quantum computer can now be used to […]


Computing, Hardware

AMD’s biggest AI GPU booster adds support for Nvidia, too — Lamini AI preps memory tuning for Nvidia hardware

July 18, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

Lamini AI was among the first companies to obtain AMD’s Instinct MI300X AI chips and has gained fame for being an all-AMD AI shop, a rarity in an Nvidia-dominated world. The CEO has even roasted Nvidia over its GPU shortages, […]


Computing, Hardware

Semiconductor analyst on what would happen if China destroyed TSMC’s factories

July 9, 2024

Via: TechSpot

Semiconductor analyst Claus Assholm notes that if China invaded Taiwan, one of its goals could be to destroy TSMC’s sophisticated chipmaking factories. As the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, TSMC’s destruction would severely disrupt global supply chains. However, Assholm’s analysis […]


Computing, Hardware

Nvidia co-organizes a contest to help build AI dataset to accelerate GPU design

July 9, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

Despite their impressive capabilities in generating content, large language models (LLMs) are not so great at designing hardware. Believing this weakness is due to a lack of hardware design data to train the models, Nvidia, Georgia Institute of Technology, and […]


Computing, Hardware

Intel Arrow Lake leak hints at more PCIe lanes and no DDR4 support

July 2, 2024

Via: TechSpot

The leaked image originated on the Chinese tech forum ChipHell before well-known tipster HXL posted it to X. The slide shows that 800-series motherboards will offer 32 PCIe lanes, including 16 dedicated PCIe Gen5 lanes for graphics and 4 Gen5 […]


Computing, Hardware

Toward error-free quantum computing: A symbolic model checking approach to verify quantum circuits

June 21, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Quantum computing is a rapidly growing technology that utilizes the laws of quantum physics to solve complex computational problems that are extremely difficult for classical computing. Researchers worldwide have developed many quantum algorithms to take advantage of quantum computing, demonstrating […]


Computing, Hardware

TSMC hints at price increase for Nvidia as response to its booming AI hardware business

June 10, 2024

Via: TechSpot

TSMC’s new chairman, C.C. Wei, dropped a hint to reporters last week that the manufacturer might raise its prices for Nvidia in light of the company’s AI-related success. “I did complain to Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang – the ‘three trillion […]


Computing, Hardware

Elon Musk wants to purchase 300,000 Blackwell B200 Nvidia AI GPUs — Hardware upgrades to improve X’s Grok AI bot

June 3, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

AI GPU development is running at breakneck speeds, and Elon Musk wants to be at the forefront of the revolution. In an X post, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO revealed that he wants to buy 300,000 worth of Nvidia’s latest […]


Computing, Hardware

Computex 2024 Preview: The Hardware Side of AI

May 30, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

This June, the tech world’s main event is happening in Taiwan. While more headlines often come out of CES, the consumer electronics expo that happens in Las Vegas in January, Computex Taipei is a far more important show. Because it […]


Computing, Hardware

China-made Moore Threads AI GPUs used for three billion parameter LLM training — MTT S4000 appears competitive against unspecified Nvidia solutions

May 29, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

Moore Threads claims to be making great strides in its AI GPU development, with its latest S4000 AI GPU accelerator being exponentially faster than its predecessor. As reported by cnBeta, a training regimen of a new Kua’e Qianka Intelligent Computing […]


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Chromebook Plus laptops are getting Google Gemini

May 28, 2024

Via: The Verge

Google announced Tuesday it’s adding Gemini and AI features from its other devices to Chromebook Plus laptops, including a few from Asus and HP already on the market and brand-new ones from Acer. These and future Chromebook Plus laptops will […]


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Microsoft Surface and Copilot AI event liveblog: all the latest on Microsoft’s Copilot + PC plans

May 20, 2024

Via: Techradar

The day before the start of Microsoft’s annual Build conference, the tech giant is holding a major news conference and TechRadar is on the ground in Washington to bring you the latest news as it breaks. There’s been almost no […]


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Ampere announces monstrous 256-core 3nm CPU, teams up with Qualcomm for AI

May 17, 2024

Via: TechSpot

The AmpereOne is an Arm-compatible chip designed for cloud-native workloads, AI inferencing, databases, web servers, and media delivery. It aims to strike a balance between high performance and power efficiency. The company has already commenced shipping its 192-core AmpereOne processors, […]


Computing, Hardware

Intel Thunderbolt Share aims to simplify connection and resource sharing between multiple PCs

May 16, 2024

Via: TechSpot

Intel recently introduced Thunderbolt Share, a new software solution designed to enable novel “PC-to-PC” experiences that are secure, feature-rich, and easier to achieve. With Thunderbolt Share, Intel promises that users will be able to connect different Windows-based systems to share […]


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AMD RDNA 4 graphics cards could be imminent, as huge driver-related hint is dropped

May 14, 2024

Via: Techradar

AMD has rolled out a massive Linux driver update with 24,000 lines of code for Team Red’s incoming RDNA 4 graphics cards. As spotted by Phoronix.com (via TweakTown), a new Linux kernel driver has been implemented for ‘AMD GFX12 Mesa […]


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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips in Dell XPS 13 Plus laptops will nearly double battery life over Intel, cost half as much

May 13, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

According to leaked internal documents, buyers of upcoming Dell XPS 13 Plus laptops with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor could enjoy twice as much battery life during video playback. Dell has been testing the new Arm-based laptops and comparing them […]


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Asus ROG Ally 2024 could be revealed today in black, sporting a refined design and big changes for the handheld gaming PC

May 9, 2024

Via: Techradar

It seems the rumors around a new ROG Ally handheld are correct, as Asus has something up its sleeve for later today by way of an announcement. VideoCardz, which previously highlighted rumors of the new gaming portable, reports that the […]


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Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Plus is an M3 beater, but is it really?

April 25, 2024

Via: Techradar

Qualcomm continues to challenge both Intel and Apple in the processor market, as the tech giant claims the mid-range model of its Snapdragon X series of chips outruns the M3 in performance. It’s a bold statement that could put its […]


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AMD’s Zen 5 CPUs are ‘imminent’ and another motherboard maker seemingly confirms them as Ryzen 9000 chips

April 25, 2024

Via: Techradar

All the major motherboard makers have now introduced support for AMD’s next-gen desktop CPUs with their latest BIOS releases, and another vendor has specifically mentioned that these chips will be the Ryzen 9000 series. If you recall, Asus, Gigabyte, and […]


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AMD unveils Ryzen Pro 8000 series chips with built in NPUs for desktop and mobile

April 17, 2024

Via: GSMArena.com

Following the launch of AMD’s first NPU-equipped processors, the Ryzen 8000G series from January, the company is expanding its portfolio with Ryzen Pro 8000 models that also feature AI acceleration hardware. These are the AMD Ryzen Pro 8000 chips for […]