Cadence has announced a new AI supercomputer featuring Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs, HGX B200 systems, and CUDA-X tools designed to reduce simulation run time.This system, called the Millennium M2000 Supercomputer, was announced during the company’s CadenceLIVE Silicon Valley 2025 event and is an addition to its MillenniumEnterprisePlatform. According toCadence, the M2000 is designed for electronic design automation (EDA), system design and analysis (SDA), and drug discovery applications, allowing it to deliver up to 80 times better performance versus CPU-based systems....

The client PC market saw a positive turn in the second quarter of 2024, with global shipments rising to 64.9 million units, marking a 3.0% increase from the previous year, according toIDC. Sales of PCs from all Top 5 makers exceptDellincreased year-over-year, but Apple and Acer demonstrated remarkable growth by 20.8% and 13.7%, respectively. According to IDC, the market hit 64.9 million units after seven consecutive quarters of decline, largely driven by improved conditions outside of China and the buzz surrounding AI PCs and commercial refresh cycles....

Fans of retro computing rejoice!Commodore OS Vision 3.0has officially been released and is ready to install on your Commodore 64x today. This fan-made Linux-based operating system is designed specifically for Commodore branded devices—particularly ones found through websites likeMy Retro Computer,which have recreated the old school experience of computing by putting modern PC hardware inside retro cases. The new OS version debuted earlier this week and is backed with plenty of tools and resources to help bring the old school experience back for a modern age....

Cooler Masterlaunched the Hyper 411 Nano to rival thebest CPU coolers. The Hyper 411 Nano is the successor to the Hyper 410R, which gave life to theAmazon Basics CPU Cooler. The Hyper 411 Nano is a single-tower air cooler with a single black fan, perfect for placing in small form factor PC builds. This little cooler is compatible with multiple generations of Intel and AMD processors, so you can pick this cooling solution whether you’re building a PC with the latest parts or just changing your current computer’s cooling solution....

Software engineer Carl Riis has announced his first hardware project, dubbedEarlGreyTV. It is a Smart TV project that differentiates itself from the usual ‘idiot box’ dominating your living room by leveraging the wonders of Linux and Firefox, plus an old laptop. Though Riis humbly admits that EarlGreyTV doesn’t compete with today’s state-of-the-art domestic solutions in every way, it has a few worthwhile advantages — customizability, control, and privacy. Riis was inspired to create EarlGreyTV because he “didn’t really like existing Smart TV interfaces....

Irdeto, developers of the heavily malignedDenuvoDRM, continue to pop up in the headlines— this time, by debuting a new game watermarking system during the 2024 Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) in hopes of putting an end to today’s climate of high-fidelity game leaks during pre-release periods. Now, while Irdeto’s Denuvo DRM is quite rightfully disliked due to its negative gaming performance impacts and occasional tendency to break mods or other factors of the experience for paying customers, TraceMark at least sounds like something not likely to make the gaming experience any worse....

Subtitles are a lifesaver when you want to watch videos in different languages. But, there are instances when subtitles do not work on Disney+ videos. Either the Subtitle stops working in the middle of the video or not work at all. Likewise, you might also face subtitle auto-syncing issues with the video. Since Disney plus App has geo-restrictions, audio and subtitles might not be available in all regions. Or, there might be a corrupt cache causing interruptions on your video....

Do Not Disturb (DND) Mode is a great feature that helps block calls, notifications, or alerts. You can use this feature while attending a meeting or sitting for an interview. However, it can put you in trouble when it ceases to function as expected. For instance, you may get calls unexpectedly in the middle of a meeting even though you have enabled the DND mode. Or, your DND mode is disabled automatically because you forgot to sneak the DND schedule....

Tesla founder Elon Musk dropped his case against OpenAI and its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman just one day before a San Francisco court had scheduled a hearing to consider its dismissal. Experts previously said that the suit had little legal merit, and the company leadership publiclyrebutted all of Musk’s claimspoint by point. Musk’s primary complaint was howOpenAI betrayed the company’s ‘Founding Agreement’by focusing on profits. According to the lawsuit, “Under its Boards, it is not just developing but is actually refining an AGI to maximize profits forMicrosoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity....

Two years after the original RX 7000 launch, new rumors have surfaced that RDNA 3 will finally make its way to the entry-level desktop market to compete with the likes of theRTX 3050— not one of thebest graphics cards, but perhaps something people might consider in a pinch. GPU leakerKomachi_Ensaka on Xreports that AMD is making two new entry-level GPUs, the RX 7400 and RX 7300, both based on the Navi 33 die....

If you’re dealing with a rather large database, then the filter function onExcel can come in handy. This function allows you to sort the dataset according to your set conditions. As a result, it makes analyzing and summarising data much easier. However, there might be instances where the filter function might not be working properly. Usually, such an error pops up when there are blank cells within the dataset. So, a quick fix to the issue is to delete these cells....

Four former members of Intel’s board of directors believe that the company should spin off its manufacturing operations and assert that this is the only way for Intel to survive. They wrote in a column forFortunethat the U.S. government should use its almost $20 billion in grants and loans pledged federal funding as leverage to force Intel to split into two entities. With losses over the past 2.5 years amounting to $5....

Among the new products Fractal Design brought toComputex 2024, the one I want most is a case the company says it has no plans to produce. One of the coolest things we’ve seen on the showroom floor this year is a mini version of the Fractal North case, built to house a Raspberry Pi. We’ve highlighted theFractal Design Northseveral times, including theXL version, and as our choice for the best-looking PC case in 2024....