The cheapest 40-series card now starts at [checks notes] $1,199 Just weeks after unveiling its 40-series cards powered by the all-new Ada Lovelace architecture, Nvidia said Friday it was pulling the plug on the RTX 4080 12GB before the card had even…
Lees meerA contract is a contract, says Brit CPU designer Qualcomm has painted Arm as a greedy, capricious bully that's fixated on extracting more and more licensing fees for its designs.…
Lees meerNew-fangled cloud storage now an option. What's that internet app the kids are all using again? Whatsupp? The world's financial regulators seem to have only become aware of the possibilities of OTT apps like WhatsApp and Signal over the past year or…
Lees meerBut it's OK because we use non-carbon energy, argues CEO Conspicuous energy consumption is a feature of the Bitcoin model, rather than a flaw, according to a crypto-miner defending the power-guzzling activity.…
Lees meerHappy International E-waste Day! Alongside National Dessert Day, National Boss's Day, and World Egg Day, October 14 is also International E-waste Day. To celebrate, the unfortunately named WEEE Forum (that's waste electrical and electronic equipment…
Lees meerWhat should R&D focus on, and how should we structure grants so they're not just a swap for private sector cash? Momentum is building behind the US CHIPS Act, which aims to revitalize semiconductor manufacturing in America. Now, the National Institu…
Lees meerMeta's push to put computing into a headset will end in tears Comment The Metaverse, as the company formerly known as Facebook defines the term in its financial filings, is "an embodied internet where people have immersive experiences beyond two-di…
Lees meerThe demarcation line between IT and stationery is not electricity, but the line between dumb and nasty clearly starts at staplers On Call The seasons turn, the tides ebb and flow. Just as regularly, each Friday The Register delvers another instalme…
Lees meerEyestrain, nausea not entirely dealt with, military brass remain committed to AR Microsoft Corp's HoloLens mixed reality goggles need further refinement before they're ready for US soldiers, according to a Defense Department report summary.…
Lees meerThreatening to destroy them could give them just as much leverage, while averting all out war Comment Let's be clear about something: Even if Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), fell into Chinese hands in the event of an invasion, it wou…
Lees meerLet the battle against latency begin Military contractor Lockheed Martin this week announced plans to integrate Ayar Lab’s optical input tech into future defense platforms.…
Lees meerGet your own Playstation-on-wheels beginning in 2026, and be prepared to pay subscription fees Sony and Honda have announced plans to jointly produce a "premium" electric vehicle that will be built in the United States, and they want it to be on Nor…
Lees meerIt's all about the Benjamins, says Michael Barr Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr says crypto-assets are "unlikely to grow into money substitutes" because they have proven to be so volatile and posed "novel" risks.…
Lees meerImmediate ban on new installations in 5G networks, all contravening gear must be gone by end of 2027 The UK government has issued formal legal notices to teleco operators instructing them to remove Huawei technology from the country's 5G networks by…
Lees meerNot even the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer is immune to chip downturn Taiwanese chip making behemonth TSMC beat revenue guidance for calendar Q3, as expected, but has cut its investment budget by at least 10 percent in the face of the s…
Lees meerUncle Sam is giving out exemptions like Halloween candy to its allies South Korean DRAM and flash memory chip maker SK hynix has been granted a one-year exemption from US Department of Commerce restrictions that ban exports of advanced chips and equ…
Lees meerPlus: A fresh Amazon NLRB complaint over 'surveillance' A trade union for Alphabet workers has made two complaints with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Google and its contractors about the treatment of tech workers at the search gi…
Lees meerTwo down, 3,234 to go for Amazon's Kuiper service as it chases Starlink Private rocketry outfit United Launch Alliance (ULA) will send its Vulcan Centaur craft into orbit for the first time in the first quarter of 2023 (hopefully), carrying two impo…
Lees meerBuyer Avangard's ordnance has reportedly been used against Ukraine Extreme Networks has admitted to breaching sanctions on Russian businesses by selling some of its products to a company that was sanctioned following Russia's 2014 illegal occupation…
Lees meerPlus, the Surface Laptop drops AMD, Studio arrives with an even higher price, and more Ignite Microsoft put a coat of polish on its Surface line this week, including its third-generation tablet powered by an Arm-based CPU.…
Lees meerBack off FAA, I'm a scientist Fears that 5G C-band signals could disrupt aircraft altimeters are misplaced, US government researchers claim in a report, saying that current efforts to filter any potentially dangerous frequencies are likely enough to…
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