Homelabber uses second-gen Optane memory sticks to run a 2.8-trillion-parameter AI model on CPU alone — warns that Optane’s extreme heat can ‘burn out’ nearby memory DRAM, used blower fans to prevent melting RAM Computers & IT
PC’s with 64GB of RAM plummet 18% as memory prices soar — CPU-Z install base data shows DDR4 making a surprise comeback Computers & IT
The end of an era as Linux 7.5 purges the last 30-year-old Intel MMX optimizations from Pentium age — open-source OS retires ancient 1997 Pentium instructions to streamline code Computers & IT
WoW: Forever launch used 70,480 CPU cores and 251 terabytes of RAM — 3,924 virtual machines powered one of World of Warcraft’s smoothest launches ever Computers & IT
‘Getting the job done should also be a natural thing’: Zoom lays out its plans to use AI and context to be even more of a useful workplace assistant Computers & IT
Raspberry Pi 5 price hike means the 16GB model now costs three times what it did at launch — and of course, the global RAM shortage is to blame Computers & IT
Windows 11 is getting redesigned Search and improved facial recognition in its latest beta Computers & IT
TP-Link’s Archer 8 Ultra is one of the first Wi-Fi 8 routers in the world – but is it worth getting? Computers & IT
Sam’s Club Is Selling A CyberPower Gaming PC With An RTX 5080 GPU – Here’s What It Costs – SlashGear Computers & IT
Even Microsoft Paint is being targeted by cyberattackers — update now or face the consequences Computers & IT
Windows 11 27H2 rumored to be a ‘full OS swap’ worthy of being called Windows 12 — but the name won’t matter if Microsoft has a 24H2-like nightmare Computers & IT
‘AI security controls are only as strong as the wider application environment around them’: OpenAI forced to patch after experts bypass ChatGPT ‘lockdown mode’ to gain access to entire chat history Computers & IT
Hackers use fake OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic event invites in new phishing scam to steal Microsoft and Google accounts Computers & IT
GlobalFoundries VP details FDX Fusion technology, sporting 7nm-class performance without the need for EUV tools — company targets 2030 for high-volume manufacturing, with planar transistors in tow Computers & IT
Best Buy’s early Black Friday deals include 50% off Chromebooks from Acer, Asus, HP, and more — a relief from sky-high laptop prices Computers & IT
‘AMD was a lot of people’s last hope, but looks like PC gaming is over’: AMD’s CEO says it’s now a ‘data center first’ company — and gamers are giving up at this point Computers & IT
Gelsinger-backed Nagare Labs’ capacitorless Z2RAM promises SRAM speed with DRAM density — latest published cell retains data for over 300 seconds at 85°C, but further figures are projected Computers & IT
Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake needs new motherboards — what we expect from Nova Point and Z990, Z970, and B960 chipsets Computers & IT
India targets creating homegrown GPUs within 2 years and plans to commercialize indigenous SHAKTI and VEGA RISC-V processors — sees AI boom as a potential repeat of the Y2K opportunity for its IT industry Computers & IT
OpenAI says its cyber model found and patched nearly 1000 Linux kernel security issues Computers & IT
