Author: Zach_Wilson
AMD takes the AI networking battle to Nvidia with new DPU launch
AMD has revealed an upgraded data processing unit (DPU) as it looks to stake its claim to power the next generation of AI. The new Pensando Salina DPU is the company’s third-generation release, promises 2x performance, bandwidth and scale compared to the previous generation. AMD says it can support 400G…
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The FBI secretly created a coin to investigate crypto pump-and-dump schemes
The FBI created a cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into price manipulation in crypto markets, the government revealed Wednesday. The FBI’s Ethereum-based token, NexFundAI, was created with the help of “cooperating witnesses.” As a result of the investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged three “market makers” and nine…
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FCC chair rejects Trump’s call to revoke CBS license over Harris interview edit
Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel rejected former President Donald Trump’s call to revoke CBS’s broadcast license on Thursday, calling it a familiar threat that “should not be ignored.” Trump called for the license to be revoked after the network shared two different edits of a recent 60 Minutes interview…
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Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime is making a tabletop RPG party game
Blizzard co-founder and ex-CEO Mike Morhaime’s publishing company Dreamhaven just announced a new game that mixes elements of tabletop RPGs with party games like Jackbox. Sunderfolk looks to be a more casual pick-up-and-play take on something like Gloomhaven. The title has been “designed for players who love tabletop, board and…
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sfc bug detected in new Windows 11 24H2 update – Microsoft sure to issue a patch
Another bug in the Windows 11 24H2 update has been found, which causes sfc /scannow to detect corrupt files on every run. Many users will know the incantation sfc /scannow. You type it into your Windows Terminal, and it runs for a very long time, reporting on corrupt or missing…
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This has to be one of the weirdest PCIe cards ever sold — Japanese firm fuses antiquated parallel port with PCIe slot, and promises it is compatible with Windows XP
In what must be one of the more unusual PCIe cards we’ve seen recently, Japanese company Kuroutoshikou has introduced a PCI Express adapter that adds an antiquated parallel port to modern PCs. Named the 1P-LPPCIE3, this device allows users to connect older parallel port devices, such as legacy printers, through…
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