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Flow Computing has exited stealth mode with some of the most explosive claims from an emerging technology company we have seen in a long time. A spinout from Finland’s acclaimed VTT Technical Research Center, Flow says its Parallel Processing Unit (PPU) can enable “100X Improved performance for any CPU architecture.” The startup has just secured €4M in pre-seed funding and its founders and backers are asking the tech world to brace for its self-titled era of “CPU 2....

The ‘Some Ordinary Gamers’ channel found aWindows 1124H2 ISO that’s claimed to be a Chinese ‘Government Edition.’ The ISO reportedly came from aGoogleDrive and “should be used for evaluation purposes, as you cannot ‘legally’ install it on your PC.” Mutathar notes the dangers of using customized Windows 11 ISOs but explores this version to show how many elements can be stripped out, keeping resource consumption low. Mutahar criticized the potential dangers of custom Windows 11 from random sources in his previous videos, as these ISOs can contain malware and backdoors....

Enthusiasts have a knack for solving looming problems not addressed by respective companies effectively, even years after their product cycle. That’s the case with the SNES mod kit by Voultar, which solves a thirty-four-year-old problem plaguing the first-generation Super Nintendo with blurry video output, affecting colors and sharpness. It has been a widespread issue since its inception as two-chip SNES models have become more common and widely available since its release....

A government minister asserted that Taiwan experiences four times more cyber attacks than the average country. Earlier this week, Taiwanese Digital Minister Huang Yen-nun (黃彥男)told attendeesat the CYBERDAY 2024 InformationSecurityIndustry Day in Tainan that hackers attempt to breach Taiwan’s digital defenses an astonishing 15,000 times per second. As well as being 4X the average figure, this digital onslaught is touted as the most intense worldwide. As far as geopolitics goes, Taiwan is well known to be a political hot potato and a potential flashpoint for a major military conflict in East Asia....

The export tariffs enacted in April are expected to raise retail prices by 11% to 70% across different categories, cut consumer spending by $123 billion annually, and shrink U.S. economic output by $69 billion, according to areportby Trade Partnership Worldwide (TPW), published by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) on Wednesday. There are a couple of catches: the report, which evaluates how recent U.S. tariffs will affect prices of 10 widely used technology products in the U....

The right gaming monitor can make or break your gaming experience. Knowing what specs to look out for will make a world of difference but if you’re looking for a recommendation, today we’re pointing our readers to theSamsung Odyssey G50A. This monitor is huge, spanning 27 inches across, and is backed up with an IPS panel with sweet-spot QHD resolution. It usually goes for around $399 but today it’s marked down to just $255....

We knew it was only a matter of time before we found an haute coutureRaspberry Piaccessory, and this is it. Maker and developer Kim Paulsson has shared an amazing update to his Raspberry PiPico watchthat was so gorgeous, we had to share it. If this project looks familiar, it’s because we covered anearlier versionof this Pico watch a few months ago while completely enamored by the LEDs and custom RP2040 PCB....

Tiny11 developer NTDEVannounced on X (Twitter)that Tiny11 builder has been completely overhauled, featuring more flexibility than ever before. The newly overhauled version of Tiny11 can now be used to trim down anyWindows 11release (seemingly from any build), freeing it from its previous limitations. According to NTDEV, this breakthrough was made by switching to the “much-improved” scripting capabilities of PowerShell, compared to the older “Batch release” they were using before. Not only can the new Tiny11 be used on any version or build ofWindows 11, but it can also be used on any language or architecture (x86, ARM) Windows 11 supports....

U.S. President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo are set to announce a substantial award for Intel in Arizona next week, according to aReutersreport. This award, part of the2022 CHIPS and Science Act, aims to expand U.S. chip production, with Intel’s grant being the largest yet under this act. The U.S. government has yet to confirm the amount of money that Intel will receive, but rumor has it thatIntel’s award package may exceed $10 billion....

Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed “Plucky Puffin” was recently released.Ubuntu 25.04is an interim release, bringing new features and updates for the venerable Ubuntu Linux distro, and I got hands on with a release candidate to tell you all about the latest version. I’ve been casually using Ubuntu since 5.04 “Warty Warthog”, and seriously using it since 6.06 “Dapper Drake”, the first Long Term Support (LTS) release back in 2006. Before Ubuntu I used Red Hat, Mandrake (that was a great distro back in the day), Corel Linux (yes,thatCorel) and Open Suse, but Ubuntu offered something a little extra: Ease of use....

The U.S. Department of Commerce said it awarded SK Hynix $458 million in direct funding for its West Lafayette, Indiana, project to build a $3.87-billion packaging plant and R&D facility. Theagencysays this site is intended for artificial intelligence products and will fill “a critical gap in the U.S. semiconductor supply chain.” Aside from that, it will also offer up to $500 million in loans to the company—all of which are coming from the funding provided by the CHIPS Act....

Voice Memo allows you a limitless recording up until your device runs out of storage. This can be quiet handy for students or anyone to record classroom lectures, key ideas, music, and more. However, recently many iOS users have reported issues regarding voice memo not functioning properly. When you encounter issues with the voice memo, it can affect your productivity, and you may also fail to keep track of other personal notes....

Western Digitalfinally solved theBSOD problemwith its HMB-equipped SSD lineup. The affected users have been urged to update their SSD firmware immediately, straight from the horse’s mouth. Many reports sprung up on the Western Digital community forums about continuous BSODs on updating to the latestWindows 1124H2 update. The culprit was a misconfigured HMB (Host Memory Buffer) allocation, which was fixable through a minor registry edit. However, since onlyWDand SanDisk NVMes were the affectees, it appears that there was an underlying problem in the firmware on some models, which are as follows:...