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The U.S. government has reportedly relaxed the curbs on technology-based exports to China in order “to avoid hurting trade talks with Beijing” and help secure a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping, according tothe Financial Times. This follows what is described as “months” of encouragement by the administration to the industry andsecuritybureau of the Commerce Department to avoid any tough moves on China. Although the industry has responded swiftly and positively, not all members of the Trump administration are happy with this ongoing stance....

Intel has reportedly placed orders with TSMC for its bleeding-edge 2nm-class N2 process technology, according toEconomic Daily News. This news comes shortly after AMDofficially confirmedits Zen 6 ‘Venice’ server chips, likely the CCDs, will be fabricated using the same node. If the report is accurate, these wafers are likely intended for Intel’s Nova Lake lineup of CPUs. While this might put into question 18A’s capabilities, Intel officially declared a dual-sourcing strategy for Nova Lake as early aslast November....

Phoronix testedtheFramework Laptop 16in Ubuntu to see if the Linux OS can outperformWindows 11on the most modular portable rig around. In testing — with Ubuntu 23.10 and24.04, Phoronix discovered that both Linux versions were faster than Windows 11 in most applications. The Framework Laptop 16 is a 16-inch notebook; What sets it apart from other laptops is its modular construction. The laptop can be customized with different aesthetic parts and components, and in there’s a DIY edition where users can build their own PCs....

Despite U.S. restrictions aimed to limit access of China-based entities to advanced AI and HPC processors, a network of buyers, sellers, and couriers is bypassing theU.S. export controls on Nvidia’s processorscrucial for training AI systems. Over 70 distributors openly advertise these chips online, with many promising delivery in weeks and some even selling entire servers, reports theWall Street Journal. Last fall, a 26-year-old Chinese student smuggled Nvidia AI processors from Singapore to China....

It’s annoying when your computer lags so much that you can’t even perform simple operations. So, if you’re noticing input lags, slow startup, or even overheating issues, you’re at the right place! Well, your PC might start lagging due to a corrupted operating system, viruses, or hardware faults. Moreover, you’re able to even face this issue due to excessive use of browser tabs, unwanted background processes, and outdated device drivers....

Whenever your CPU or motherboard temperature rises, your computer fans start rotating faster. Depending on the design and number of fans, they can get very loud. To fix this issue,limit the system temperaturethrough various means. The quickest way is toclose all unnecessary processesthat are overusing your system resources. You should alsoclean your fans and the PCif they are very dusty. If your fans are loud from the get-go,lower their speed through the BIOS....

You may observe your laptop display turning green as soon as the computer powers up or after a while. It can appear as a solid block of green that entirely covers the display or patches/lines that still show the rest of the display properly. Regardless of their nature, these issues usually occur because of similar reasons. The most common cause includesimproper display connectiondue to loose or broken cables or ports....

Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has brought the world’s most powerful training system online. The Colossus supercomputer uses as many as 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs for training and is set to expand with another 50,000 NvidiaH100andH200GPUs in the coming months. “This weekend, the xAI team brought our Colossus 100K H100 training cluster online,” Elon Muskwrote in an X post. “From start to finish, it was done in 122 days. Colossus is the most powerful AI training system in the world....

Nobody can stop players from experiencing awesome games, not even broken keyboards. But if you hurt your hand and are unable to play any games? Well, worry not because We have collected the best of twenty-mouse-only games where you don’t have to constantly smash buttons or use thumb sticks to move your characters. You don’t have to use any controller or keyboard to play these awesome games. Just plug in your mouse, and you are ready to play....

The gaming world has had co-op modes since the early days of gaming. These games have always provided the group of friends and family with a satisfying thrill. Of course, it is not easy to find the ultimate game that everyone can enjoy with such a huge library of games. Browsing Steam for an hour or two can be as boring as possible. So, here is a list of some of the best co-op games that you can find on Steam....

Windows provides a security mechanism for files and folders that lets you define user accounts to access it. Sometimes, when trying to alter the permission settings for a folder, you might have come across the error messageFailed to enumerate objects in the container. Mostly, this error occurs when you don’t haveownership over the foldersor say you don’t have administrator privileges. You will also encounter the error if any system files are corrupted....

As of earlier today, a recentVulkanspec update— version 1.3.291, to be specific— went live onGitHub, and besides miscellaneous fixes and the such, a new “VK_AMD_anti_lag” extension has been added to Vulkan, bringing fullAMD Anti-Lagsupport outside the boundaries of the recent DirectX graphics APIs. Nvidia Reflex is also already supported with Vulkan in select titles, though some users have reported issues with that functionality under Vulkan. This update for adding Anti-Lag to Vulkan also addresses an existing “VK_NV_low_latency2” extension, as well....

AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) has officially been fully released through the24.1.1 version Radeon Adrenalin driver. AFMF is AMD’s driver level version of the frame generation technology that it uses for FSR 3, and trades off visual quality for compatibility spanning thousands of games using the DX11 and DX12 API. AMD claims AFMF will boost performance by up to 97% at 1080 and 103% at 1440p, but results will certainly vary by the title....