The Hot Take: Man, this language just doesn't die, I guess Ai might be the only way to finally lay it to rest for good.
OpenAI says its models now come with better COBOL capabilities.
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: AMD wants a piece of that ARM pie.
AMD's first Arm-based CPUs in over a decade, codenamed Soundwave, are heading to Surface laptops from Microsoft. AMD Soundwave APUs To Bring Arm's Competitive Value To Surface Laptops As Apple's Pressure Mounts on Microsoft The AMD Soundwave SoCs were first spotted back in 2024, when they were listed as a next-generation 3nm APU design. Few details were known back then, but a year later, we learned about Soundwave being AMD's attempt at the Arm ecosystem. Initially primed for a 2026 launch for Microsoft's 2026 Surface lineup, the plans changedâŚ
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Doubling the CPUs in the rack yes will be better performance per watt, but is also stacking it against the competition. If you focus on CORE vs CORE, AMD and CISC/x86 still beats it in my eyes.
Arm claims its AGI CPU delivers nearly twice AMDâs EPYC Turin performance per rack, thanks to its higher server density. Research outfit Signal65 tested early Arm systems against AMDâs Zen 5-based EPYC 9755 across seven workloads. Arm commissioned the study, and it seems reasonably pleased with its purchase. The headline result is an average of 1.99 times the modelled performance per rack, with individual results ranging from 1.43 to 3.19 times AMDâs performance. That distinction between measured processor results and modelled racksâŚ
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Well when they take over TSMC yeah, no doubt.
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan believes that China is not significantly behind the US when it comes to chip manufacturing prowess. The CEO made the remarks in an interview with Nikkei Asia, where he also discussed Intel's restructuring efforts and attempts to establish a foundry business that is on par with Taiwan's TSMC, which is the world's largest contract chip manufacturer. Intel CEO Tan Asserts Foundry Business Can Become A Growth Driver But Stresses Patience To Do It Right China's relationship with the US when it comes to chip manufacturingâŚ
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Getting confused.
While we see multiple reports indicating the discontinuation of the flagship Blackwell GeForce GPU, NVIDIA, on the other hand, denies such reports. NVIDIA's Jeff Fisher Says RTX 5090 isn't Discontinued After Acknowledging Supply Constraints Multiple Taiwanese publications have reported NVIDIA's refutation of reports that the RTX 5090 is being discontinued. If you have been following us, you must be aware that a few days ago, there were reports suggesting NVIDIA has ended the supply of the GeForce RTX 5090, the flagship Blackwell GeForce GPU,âŚ
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Still not sure I want to use it. LOL I love my carbon pads all day over any paste.
YouTuber hardware enthusiast and Thermal Grizzly boss der8auer tested a two-year-old liquid metal thermal interface material (TIM) application with an electron microscope in his new video, discovering that it doesnât dry out. Instead, the gallium bonds with the copper in a reaction to form a solid compound. On copper, that layerâs heat conduction performance is about one-quarter of the bare metalâs, and nickel plating keeps it about 10 times thinner.His test showed the TIM as liquid after one hour, no liquid visible with crystals everywhere atâŚ
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: ASML monopoly, China is coming for you!
At the 26th China International Industry Fair in Shanghai, Langdao Silex, a Chinese technology startup, revealed its self-developed EUV light source prototype called the âFlintNano LPP-OXXO.â Being a core component of EUV lithography, the company states that it has secured most core components through independent R&D, with a localization rate of approximately 90%. Hearing this development could signal that China is ready to call it quits on ASML, but hereâs why we wouldnât jump to conclusions. Mass production isnât expected for the nextâŚ
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: That seems skewed against the victor.
Qualcomm has won two claims against Arm in a Delaware court, collecting a princely $2 while both companies proclaimed victory. According to Notebookcheck the jury found Arm breached its licensing agreement and intentionally interfered with Qualcommâs business relationship with Meta Platforms. After a five-day trial, it awarded nominal damages of $1 for each successful claim. The verdict gave both corporate publicity departments enough ammunition to declare success, although neither company has finished fighting. Arm shares fell about a perâŚ
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Interesting and cool, will need to see how I can maybe use this at work.
Mozilla has launched a new version of its Firefox web browser aimed specifically at âorganizations with strict security, governance, and compliance requirementsâ. Firefox Enterprise includes additional controls to limit AI and to configure the flow of data through the browser. The organization says that the release comes as the debate around data sovereignty escalates, particularly in Europe. Mozilla acknowledges that web browsers have been largely overlooked in these debates, and the extra security and control offered by Firefox Enterprise isâŚ
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Ridiculous.
NVIDIA is on its way to release the refreshed RTX 5080 by discontinuing the existing one. Newer GeForce RTX 5080 With 24 GB VRAM Rumoredly Hitting Shelves in Q1 2027, Although Board Partners Haven't Received Any Development Information A few days ago, we reported that NVIDIA is discontinuing the flagship Blackwell gaming card, and at the same time, it's replacing the GPU sitting right below it in the tier list with a refreshed one. We are talking about the GeForce RTX 5080 card, which is the second most powerful Blackwell GeForce card in theâŚ
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