AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D could launch as early as November
Published in PC Hardware


But only a single SKU

According to the latest rumor, AMD could launch its Ryzen 7 9800X3D SKU as early as November, with the announcement coming at the end of October. AMD is apparently rushing the launch to counter Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake lineup.

Europe leads in robotics growth
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Beating the US and China

Although the United States and China have been in a tech race for decades, the two countries lose the race with Europe regarding robotics sector growth.

SK hynix starts mass production of 12-layer HBM3E
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50 percent higher capacity, and 40 percent thinner DRAM chip

SK hynix has announced the mass production of the 12-layer HMB3E with 36GB capacity, promising to supply it to customers within the year.

LG puts adverts into TV screen savers
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Fails to tell consumers or owners

If you really hate people trying to flog you things on products you have spent money on, then it might be best to avoid an LG TV.

OpenAI wants more datacentres
Published in AI


Will use more power than cities

OpenAI has pitched the Biden administration the need for massive data centres that could each use as much power as entire cities.

Battlemage might be a winner
Published in Graphics


Early benchmarks in

Intel’s forthcoming Battlemage GPU has hand an early benchmark on Geekbench and it looks like it will rival some top graphics cards.

IBM’s AI is still half-baked
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Can’t replace humans

IBM  does not appear to be successful in its cunning plan to replace expensive senior programmers with AI.

Linux nerds in existential crisis
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Refuse to fix security bug because it can't exist 

Linux nerds are fighting over whether a disastrous bug is actually a security flaw rather than fixing it.  

Sony unveils new Inzone gaming monitors with DisplayPort 2.1
Published in PC Hardware


The Inzone M10S and the Inzone M9 II

Sony has unveiled two new gaming monitors, the Inzone M10S, a 27-inch OLED 480Hz gaming monitor and the Inzone M9 II, a 27-inch 160Hz UHD IPS gaming monitor. Both will be available in October and feature DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 inputs, as well as are NVIDIA G-SYNC compatible.

Bloke gets Linux to run on a 1971 processor
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Takes nearly five days to boot

Dmitry Grinberg has achieved the remarkable feat of running a 33-year-old flavour of Linux on a 1971 processor.