Semiconductor and chip news
Latest semiconductor and chip news on GPUs, processors, fabrication and computer hardware.
- How a DIY maker fixed a dangerous flaw in CO₂ monitors
Original headline: Making CO₂ Sensors Fail Visibly, Not Silently
hackaday.com ·
- Dev vibecodes ESP32 flight tracker onto ancient Apple CRT, refuses to share code
Original headline: ESP32 Flight Tracker on Apple CRT
hackaday.com ·
- CachyOS Linux ditches the command line for a friendly new app store
Original headline: CachyOS Becomes More Beginner-Friendly With New Package Installer 2.0
techpowerup.com ·
- Video game devs: we use AI, but we hate it.
Original headline: Video Game Workers and AI: 40% Use It, but 55% Think It's Bad News
techpowerup.com ·
- A legendary 1990s C++ compiler just got its source code resurrected
Original headline: Borland C++ 2.0 Compiler Source Reconstructed
hackaday.com ·
- A full desktop OS now fits inside a tiny microcontroller chip
Original headline: Desktop operating systems for ESP32-P4-based “PCs” – Meet Sylphide OS and Bare Metal, Do Stuff (BMDS)
cnx-software.com ·
- Billionaire Investor Betting Big on Intel Comeback
Original headline: Soros Fund ramps up Intel stake to over $340 million in third quarter
electronics.economictimes.indiatimes.com ·
- AMD's desktop market share dips as Intel capitalizes on a seasonal chip shift.
Original headline: AMD Loses Desktop CPU Share for the First Time in Months, Intel Regains Ground
techpowerup.com ·
- Intel quietly slips a new chip into prebuilt PCs, hoping nobody notices.
Original headline: Intel Core Ultra 7 260K Arrives Without an Announcement, Limited to Two Prebuilt Desktops
techpowerup.com ·
- Someone just got X11 running on a microcontroller, and now your smart light switch can run xeyes
Original headline: X Window System on the ESP32
hackaday.com ·
- PlayStation's Astro Bot gets an unofficial PC port, complete with DLSS and Vulkan
Original headline: Astro Bot Runs Natively on PC Through AnyPS5, With DLSS Frame Generation
techpowerup.com ·
- GTA V Gets a Retirement Party Bump Before the New Kid Arrives
Original headline: GTA 5 Sees Sales Spike Ahead of GTA VI Launch
techpowerup.com ·
- Researchers find smarter way to design future AI memory chips
Original headline: Shifting HBM4 Controller Functions Closer To Memory (UC Riverside)
semiengineering.com ·
- Modder invents LEGO for keyboard nerds, and it's gloriously extra
Original headline: Modder Builds Keybytes: Modular Magnetic Keyboard System Made with Single Key Building Blocks
techpowerup.com ·
- Your toothbrush is now a skeleton key, and dentists everywhere are furious.
Original headline: Using a Toothbrush’s NFC chip to Unlock a Computer
hackaday.com ·
- A $330 AM5 motherboard packed with five M.2 slots and Wi-Fi 7
Original headline: Colorful Launches iGame X870E Senna V14 Motherboard
techpowerup.com ·
- Someone's new AI rig just took a detour.
Original headline: $11.4M in Nvidia hardware vanishes during shipment from CA to TX
freightwaves.com ·
- Intel's 'Razor Lake' CPUs Edge Closer, Bringing New Security and AI Instructions
Original headline: Intel's ISA Reference Confirms Razor Lake Desktop and Laptop Model IDs
techpowerup.com ·
- Gigabyte's AI Summit Sounds Like a Three-Day Sales Pitch Disguised as a Business Revolution
Original headline: GIGABYTE to Host AI Partner Summit, Empowering Businesses to Build Real-World AI Solutions
techpowerup.com ·
- Keep Your Retro Rig Alive: The drop-in 6809 CPU that revives vintage computers with modern muscle.
Original headline: Drop-in Vintage CPU Replacements with the tranZPUter Project
hackaday.com ·
- Take-Two CEO Declares Physical Games the New Vinyl—A Niche for Die-Hards
Original headline: Take-Two CEO Says Physical Games Will Survive, Though Barely
techpowerup.com ·
- GlobalFoundries Breaks Ground on First New Fab in Historic U.S.-Japan Chip Partnership
Original headline: (PR) GlobalFoundries Breaks Ground on First New Semiconductor Fab Under Landmark U.S.-Japan Initiative
techpowerup.com ·
- Another studio leans on AI for 'productivity' after players caught them using it.
Original headline: Crimson Desert Developer Goes All-In On AI for Game Development but But Art
techpowerup.com ·
- Rainbow Six Vegas reportedly returning after 16-year dormancy
Original headline: Leak Tips Rainbow Six: Vegas Series Slated To Return From 18-Year Hiatus
techpowerup.com ·
- How Nova Scotia found its tech niche: Making smart gadgets for the toughest jobs
Original headline: Nova Scotia Bets on Microelectronics Integration, Not Chip Fabs
eetimes.com ·
- Another day, another CEO musical chairs in the chip industry
Original headline: Arm boss Rene Haas approached in Nvidia CEO search
ft.com ·
- A podcast episode covering everything from doomed ships to hidden radios in your gadgets
Original headline: Hackaday Podcast Episode 394: Linux in Weird Places, Yet More Hidden SDRs, and a Supercon Wrapup
hackaday.com ·
- Smart PC upgrades for under $100
Original headline: 10 great PC upgrades for under $100
tomshardware.com ·
- Because ordering a $500 gaming chair online and hating it wasn't stressful enough
Original headline: Popular gaming chair and desk maker Secretlab launches dedicated US brick-and-mortar locations — new shop in LA, spaces in Best Buy
tomshardware.com ·
- Tech YouTubers battle airline chaos for Micro Center opening
Original headline: Patrick at Micro Center Grand Opening in Austin Texas Today
servethehome.com ·