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Nvidia’s Project Denver was going to be x86
Published in Network


Legal constraints meant it went to Arm

Nvidia’s Project Denver was supposed to be based on x86 tech, but things took a turn thanks to legal wranglings involving Transmeta’s Tokamak technology. Instead, Nvidia had to pivot to Arm, and the rest is history.

Marvell’s market cap surges past Intel
Published in News
Monday, 09 December 2024 11:29

Marvell’s market cap surges past Intel


Claims to be the new Nvidia

Marvell Technology's stock price has risen dramatically this year, climbing 95 percent and pushing its market capitalisation above Intel.

Generative AI makes English the hottest new programming language
Published in AI


Natural Language prompts are the new black

Generative AI is transforming software development by enabling natural language prompts to generate code, reducing the need for traditional programming skills and making English the new coding language.

US chips are unsafe, claims China
Published in News
Wednesday, 04 December 2024 10:23

US chips are unsafe, claims China


Gloves off in renewed tech tensions

China’s top industry associations have banded together to declare US semiconductor products “no longer safe.”

Tame Apple Press comes up with new Apple vapourware
Published in News


Apparently it is going to build a TV now

Desperate to create an illusion that Apple is on the cutting edge of something, the Tame Apple Press is claiming that Jobs’ Mob is working on a TV.

US prepares to sanction more Chinese chipmakers
Published in News
Wednesday, 27 November 2024 09:43

US prepares to sanction more Chinese chipmakers


Because previous sanctions worked so well

The US government may soon introduce a new series of sanctions affecting at least 200 domestic chip makers in China.

Disparity in chipmakers' R&D budgets
Published in News
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 10:22

Disparity in chipmakers' R&D budgets


Nvidia surges ahead of AMD and Intel

Tech Fund has revealed a significant disparity in research and development (R&D) budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia. Troubled Intel appears weaker than both despite its vast R&D expenditure.

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution
Published in News
Monday, 25 November 2024 11:53

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution


On track for 2025

TSMC will mass-produce its 2nm process by 2025 according to a new company statement.

Nvidia to launch GeForce RTX 5090D GPU in China
Published in Graphics


Export control friendly

Nvidia is set to launch its GeForce RTX 5090D GPU for the Chinese market.

First Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti information leaks out
Published in Graphics


Packing 8,960 CUDA cores and 300W TDP

Leaked specifications for Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti suggest the graphics card will feature more CUDA cores and a higher power draw than its predecessor, packing a total of 8,960 CUDA cores and a TDP of 300W.