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Anirudh Devgan, the CEO of Cadence, recently remarked that the company’s AI-assisted chip design tools enable chip performance and density benefits similar to the transition to a next-generation process node, but without moving to a new node. Devgan cited strong performance, power, and area (PPA) improvements, the most important metrics for chipmakers (along with cost), and also cited drastic improvements in productivity and examples with the company’s own custom processors....

Moore Threads has published anew driverfor itsMTT S70andS80gaming graphics cards, which aren’t rivals for thebest graphics cardsyet. The new driver reportedly delivers significant performance gains in four games, such as 20% inGrand Theft Auto V. Although this driver update doesn’t provide quite thesame improvement as the company has in the past, it’s still a significant boost for China’s best domestic gaming GPU. Grand Theft Auto Vis the star of the new driver with its 20% gain in performance, but ~10% improvements were also made in three other popular titles:Lost Ark,Valorant, andAssetto Corsa....

As perThe New York Times, Chinese firm 01.AI’s Yi-Large Global SOTA LLM, based on open-source technology, scored nearly as well as its American counterparts, like GPT-4o and Llama-3. Another AI tool called Kling, a video generator, is also publicly available in China. It works similarly to Open AI’s Sora, but unlike the latter, which is still limited access, Kling is already widely available to almost all users. The AI boom started in the United States with the release of ChatGPT in late 2022....

Yesterday morning, Firaxis Games announced the Minimum, Recommended, and Ultra PC requirements forCivilization VII, the next in their timeless series of turn-based strategy games. As an aside, Firaxis also mentioned thatCiv VIIwould be coming to Mac OS X, Linux, and even SteamOS—likely meaning a natively playableSteam Deckport down the line since that device is only 720p/800p. Civilizationis known for being a PC series first, so no bloated (or lacking) console base specifications should be holding back the experience here— though there is some surprise that the demands for an “Ultra” class experience at 4K, 60 FPS, and High Settings demand a 32 GB allocation of RAM....

Authorities in Al-Wafrah, Kuwait, cracked down on alleged crypto miners in the city, which resulted in a 55% decrease in power consumption the following week. According toReuters, Kuwait is in a power crisis as summer temperatures are soaring. Its growing number of citizens are pushing the power grid to keep cool while some power plants are experiencing maintenance delays. Kuwaiti authorities allege that cryptocurrency miners are pushing power demand beyond the country’s capacity, leading to blackouts and a “major” power crisis....

When it comes to uninterrupted and fast internet access, Ethernet still remains our favorite. And when the Ethernet fails, it is a struggle to get a comparable internet experience. If you run Ubuntu on your computer and your Ethernet appears to be malfunctioning, there might be several reasons for it. The most probable reason for the issue is the Kernel not supporting the Ethernet adapter. Or, if you have recently installed Ubuntu or updated to a recent version, this is very common....

Facebook’s release of a new feature called“Photo Layout”will make your photos look more aesthetic and appealing on the News Feed. If you upload multiple pictures, you can use several layouts that will also highlight captions. However, since Facebook Layout is a new feature, it might not work when you miss updating your Facebook. But you don’t have to worry since there are generally minor causes on why your Facebook Layout is not working....

“Remote connection wasn’t made” is a VPN error that frequently occurs due to issues in accessing the remote server, modem, or network. The most common error that causes this error is the failure to establish VPN tunnels. The majority of VPN tunnel attempts fail if the VPN settings are incorrect. However, other factors such as firewall restrictions can also contribute to this. In the article below, we’ve detailed all the reasons for this error and possible troubleshooting methods....

Whenever you try running an application or an installer that does not support your current Operating System (OS), you will get the error message “This operating system is not supported.” This issue mostly occurs in two situations: In both situations, the app can not run in its target OS, which leads to the error. Check Application Compatibility Settings The easiest way to resolve the issue is to manually check and change the compatibility settings to the appropriate configuration....

What was once the 21st most powerful supercomputer in the world is nowavailable to the highest bidder— well, maybe, as the current bid of under $30,000 has not met the required amount. The U.S. General Services Administration opted to put the Cheyenne supercomputer, deployed in 2016, up for auction, in part due to ongoing repair and maintenance problems.The retired supercomputer is, as the name suggests, a monster. It’s a 5.34 petaflops system, one of the last deployed by Silicon Graphics International after its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard....

If you’re serious about PC hardware, gaming, and performance, then your rig has no business rocking anything other than an M2 NVMe solid-state drive. While they might not offer the heady capacities of the humble 24TB Seagate BarraCuda and friends, they’re absolutely vital if you want a drive that will boot your operating system quickly and deliver snappy performance during games. We believe 4TB is currently the sweet spot for price and capacity right now, as evidenced by the return of the sub $200 4TB SSD....

Memorial Day is in full swing and there’s already quite a few noteworthy deals worth taking a close look at. For example, theCooler Master Tempest GZ2711 OLED monitoris available over at Woot for one of its best prices to date. It usually goes for around $399 but right now is discounted to just $364. Cooler Master Tempest GZ2711 27” OLED Monitor:now $364 at Woot(was $399)This monitor features a 27-inch OLED panel with a QHD resolution....

Computer chips can be incredibly susceptible to bugs, as evidenced by the instability of 13th and 14th Gen Intel CPUsafter excess voltage is applied to them.Securityspecialists also know that it’s possible for a well-targeted and well-timed laser light to cause glitches that expose vulnerabilities. One pair of hackers will soon release open-source plans to build one for around $500. This light-based hacking technique takes advantage of the fact that the extreme miniaturization of transistors and other electrical components makes them vulnerable to the smallest variations in electrical charge....