- Human thought runs at just 10 bits per second, say Caltech scientists https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/human-thought-runs-at-just-10-bits-per-second-say-caltech-scientists-thats-why-we-are-mostly-single-taskers 25 comments technology
Linking pages
- NATO plans to build satellite links as backups to undersea cables — recent cable damage incidents shine spotlight on Project HEIST | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/nato-plans-to-build-satellite-links-as-backups-to-undersea-cables-recent-cable-damage-incidents-shine-spotlight-on-project-heist 155 comments
- ByteDance plans to sidestep U.S. sanctions by renting Nvidia GPUs in the cloud — report says it has set aside $7 billion budget | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/bytedance-plans-to-sidestep-u-s-sanctions-by-renting-nvidia-gpus-in-the-cloud-report-says-it-has-set-aside-usd7-billion-budget 73 comments
- DRAM prices expected to decline in early 2025 impacting PC, server, and GPU VRAM markets | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-prices-expected-to-decline-in-early-2025-impacting-pc-server-and-gpu-vram-markets 12 comments
- Intel opens pre-orders for Arrow Lake non-K 65W CPUs in China — Shipping is expected to commence on January 13 as Intel eyes a CES unveil next month | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-opens-pre-orders-for-arrow-lake-non-k-65w-cpus-in-china-shipping-is-expected-to-commence-on-january-13-as-intel-eyes-a-ces-unveil-next-month 5 comments
- Elon Musk is doubling the world's largest AI GPU cluster — expanding Colossus GPU cluster to 200,000 'soon,' has floated 300,000 in the past | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/elon-musk-is-doubling-the-worlds-largest-ai-gpu-cluster-expanding-colossus-gpu-cluster-to-200-000-soon-has-floated-300-000-in-the-past 5 comments
- MIT unveils ultra-efficient 3D nanoscale transistors that could revolutionize future electronics | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/mit-unveils-ultra-efficient-3d-nanoscale-transistors-that-could-revolutionize-future-electronics 0 comments
Linked pages
- Finnish authorities board tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables — tanker is reportedly linked to Russia’s shadow fleet | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/finnish-authorities-board-tanker-suspected-of-damaging-undersea-cables-tanker-is-reportedly-linked-to-russias-shadow-fleet 431 comments
- Putin's 'sovereign' gaming console projects detailed; one with a homegrown Elbrus CPU, the other a Chinese knockoff — Russian gov't admits the consoles can't compete with PS5 or Xbox | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/putins-sovereign-gaming-console-projects-detailed-one-with-a-homegrown-elbrus-cpu-the-other-a-chinese-knockoff-russian-govt-admits-the-consoles-cant-compete-with-ps5-or-xbox 93 comments
- AI data centers reportedly cause power problems in residential areas — decreased power quality in homes near data centers causes reduced lifespan for electrical appliances | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-reportedly-cause-power-problems-in-residential-areas-decreased-power-quality-in-homes-near-data-centers-causes-reduced-lifespan-for-electrical-appliances 77 comments
- China developed its very own Neuralink — Neucyber brain interface comes from a neurotechnology firm | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-developed-its-very-own-neuralink-neucyber-brain-interface-comes-from-a-neurotechnology-firm 48 comments
- Chinese chipmaker Phytium sells over 10 million homegrown CPUs — Feiteng processors are primarily used in national projects and key local industries | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-chipmaker-phytium-sells-over-10-million-homegrown-cpus-feiteng-processors-are-primarily-used-in-national-projects-and-key-local-industries 36 comments
- TSMC's first new overseas fab in years begins to make chips — JASM coming online | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmcs-first-new-overseas-fab-in-years-begins-to-make-chips-jasm-coming-online 4 comments
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0896627324008080 0 comments
- RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 listed for $2,600 and $1,350 at Chinese retailer — leaked listing suggests Blackwell might see an eye-popping price hike, at least in China | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rtx-5090-and-rtx-5080-listed-for-usd2-600-and-usd1-350-at-chinese-retailer-leaked-listing-suggests-blackwell-might-see-a-price-hike-at-least-in-china 0 comments
- Nvidia RTX 5080 and AMD RX 9070 GPUs listed ahead of launch — Asus is reportedly readying a new "Astral" GPU lineup | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5080-and-amd-rx-9070-gpus-listed-ahead-of-launch-asus-is-reportedly-readying-a-new-astral-gpu-lineup 0 comments
- SemiKong is the world's first open-source semiconductor-focused LLM — it claims to bring new chips to market 30% faster | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/semikong-is-the-worlds-first-open-source-semiconductor-focused-llm-it-claims-to-bring-new-chips-to-market-30-percent-faster 0 comments