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Intel Will Offer SiFive RISC-V CPUs on 7nm, Plans Own Dev Platform
Intel Will Offer SiFive RISC-V CPUs on 7nm, Plans Own Dev Platform

Intel and SiFive are teaming up to make RISC-V platforms more widely available and bring high-performance RISC-V CPUs to 7nm.

Mysterious Space Object Could Be Record-Breaking Comet
Mysterious Space Object Could Be Record-Breaking Comet

The outer solar system is littered with big chunks of rock and ice, but rarely do their orbits bring them close enough to Earth for us to get a good look. And then there's 2014 UN271, an approaching object that astronomers believe to be a huge comet on a million-year orbit around the sun.

NASA Still Trying to Revive Hubble Telescope After Memory Swap Fails
NASA Still Trying to Revive Hubble Telescope After Memory Swap Fails

NASA reports it has made several attempts to switch to backup memory modules, but it hasn't worked. The team is now exploring the possibility that the issue is more severe, but we won't know the damage until the investigation is further along.

No New Version of Windows Can Turn Back the Clock, and Microsoft Doesn’t Want To
No New Version of Windows Can Turn Back the Clock, and Microsoft Doesn’t Want To

Microsoft will unveil Windows 11 on Thursday, but the company isn't likely looking to reboot its operating system — and it doesn't need to.

Report: German State of Bavaria May Partner With Intel to Build Chip Factory
Report: German State of Bavaria May Partner With Intel to Build Chip Factory

Intel may build a foundry in Bavaria as part of an effort to secure new semiconductor manufacturing capacity for the European continent.

Tesla Built a Supercomputer to Develop Camera-Only Self-Driving Tech
Tesla Built a Supercomputer to Develop Camera-Only Self-Driving Tech

Tesla is talking about what it sees as the next leap in autonomous driving that could do away with lidar and radar, leaving self-driving cars to get around with regular optical cameras only.

GPU Prices Fall in China Following Government Mining Crackdown
GPU Prices Fall in China Following Government Mining Crackdown

PC gamers have been suffering under the weight of the GPU shortage for the last year, but there's some hope on the horizon. China has effectively banned cryptocurrency, and whether or not you think that's good for Bitcoin, it's great for GPU prices.

Far Beyond the Stars: Improving Motion, Image Quality in the DS9 Upscale Project
Far Beyond the Stars: Improving Motion, Image Quality in the DS9 Upscale Project

It's been nine months since Joel Hruska's last Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Upscale Project update. The new encode method he debuts here offers better motion and improved image quality relative to what was possible last year.

Adobe Begins a Much-Needed Overhaul of Premiere Pro’s UI
Adobe Begins a Much-Needed Overhaul of Premiere Pro’s UI

Adobe's breakthrough mobile video editor, Premiere Rush, showed that the company could pack the power of Premiere into a simpler UI. Now they've taken what they learned and have started on the process of overhauling the Premiere Pro interface to make it more intuitive, and more efficient for the user.

Dark Matter Could Solve the Mystery of Supermassive Black Hole Formation
Dark Matter Could Solve the Mystery of Supermassive Black Hole Formation

This work is all based on simulations, but we might have the means to verify Yu's work experimentally before long.

Notebook Shipments Dropped in May Amid Shortages, Despite Demand
Notebook Shipments Dropped in May Amid Shortages, Despite Demand

PC shipments at major vendors dropped in May, despite continuing strong demand. Component shortages are still bedeviling manufacturers.

Samsung Announces New, Less Curvy Odyssey Gaming Monitors
Samsung Announces New, Less Curvy Odyssey Gaming Monitors

The 2020 Odyssey release focused on curved display panels. The latest ones are all flat, but they've still got various high-end gaming features.