ZLUDA edges closer to cracking Nvidia’s CUDA lock-in
Published in Graphics


ROCm 7 support

ZLUDA is back again, still trying to do the unthinkable and make CUDA code run properly on non-Nvidia GPUs.

Nvidia chokes RTX 50 supply as memory crunch bites
Published in Graphics


No price hike yet, just fewer cards and frustration

Nvidia is preparing to slash RTX 50 series GPU production as it stares down a long-term memory shortage and decides scarcity is the least ugly option.

Intel bins its open-source Gaudi user-space code
Published in News
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 10:23

Intel bins its open-source Gaudi user-space code


Another self-inflicted wound for Intel’s AI accelerator ambitions

Troubled Chipzilla has abandoned the open-source user-space code needed to make Gaudi accelerators useful on Linux.

AI designs a Linux box in a week, and it boots first time
Published in AI


Silicon donkey work is handed to the machines

LA-based startup Quilter says its Project Speedrun used AI to create a dual-PCB Linux single-board computer with 843 components in a week, then booted Debian on the first power-up.

Washington pulls the plug on UK tech deal as trade rows fester
Published in News


Trump team leans on London for wider concessions.

Washington has slammed the brakes on a shiny £31bn US-UK technology pact, turning a Trump-era photo op into another trade headache for London.

Firefox gets new AI friendly CEO
Published in AI
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 09:33

Firefox gets new AI friendly CEO


Flirts with AI without going full creep

The new big cheese at the Mozzarella Foundation wasted no time signalling a shift as soon as a new chief took the keys of the executive drinks cabinet.

LG’s micro RGB Evo TV is not an OLED slayer
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 17 December 2025 09:18

LG’s micro RGB Evo TV is not an OLED slayer


New badge, familiar tricks and plenty of marketing sparkle

LG has unveiled the MRGB95, a so-called Micro RGB Evo TV slated for 2026 and positioned alongside its existing OLED sets.

Kirin 9030 shows how far China can stretch DUV without EUV
Published in Mobiles


SMIC sweats the details while Washington keeps the door shut

Huawei’s latest mobile chip, the Kirin 9030, is drawing attention because it shows the company can still ship years after Washington blocked access to EUV lithography.

Baltra is just another Apple chip to feed the inference beast
Published in AI


Custom silicon, same old dependency

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple's over-hyped server chip may be to provide the outfit with its own cloud AI silicon, which is getting too expensive.

Sapphire tells gamers to stop panic-buying and calm down
Published in PC Hardware


PR man reckons the RAM market will steady itself

Panic-buying PC hardware is getting silly, and Sapphire thinks gamers should put their wallets away and take a breath.