Fresh daily news

AMD Launches New Ryzen 5000 8-Core APUs
AMD Launches New Ryzen 5000 8-Core APUs

AMD has launched its new eight-core Ryzen 5000 APUs for OEM machines, with channel availability supposed to follow later this year.

DJI Air 2S Review: Big Improvements for a Mid-Cycle Upgrade
DJI Air 2S Review: Big Improvements for a Mid-Cycle Upgrade

For an "S-style" update, the DJI Air 2S packs a lot of new features, starting with a seriously upgraded sensor and obstacle detection. We've been working with one and have come away impressed.

Fast-Spinning Black Holes May Narrow Search for Dark Matter
Fast-Spinning Black Holes May Narrow Search for Dark Matter

The possible existence of dark matter is one of the more vexing problems in physics, but a team from MIT thinks fast-spinning black holes might help narrow the search for these mysterious particles.

Samsung Teases Its ‘Most Powerful Galaxy’ Yet for April Unpacked Event
Samsung Teases Its ‘Most Powerful Galaxy’ Yet for April Unpacked Event

Samsung says it's going to unveil the "the most powerful Galaxy" device it's ever made on April 28th. That could mean new Galaxy Books are finally on the way with new Intel chips.

Tesla Angers Customers With Last-Minute Solar Roof Price Increases
Tesla Angers Customers With Last-Minute Solar Roof Price Increases

While Tesla isn't commenting on the reason for the price increase, changes to its website suggest this is thanks to the cost of installing on complicated roofs.

Nvidia Confirms GPUs Will Remain Scarce Through End of 2021
Nvidia Confirms GPUs Will Remain Scarce Through End of 2021

Nvidia reports that the GPU shortage is likely to persist through the end of 2021, though the company expects to report "sequential growth" each quarter this year.

DARPA Taps Blue Origin for Nuclear-Powered Rocket
DARPA Taps Blue Origin for Nuclear-Powered Rocket

The contracts from the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) direct Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, and General Atomics to design a nuclear thermal propulsion system that could accelerate human spaceflight—literally.

Intel in Talks to Start Producing Automotive Chips in Just 6-9 Months
Intel in Talks to Start Producing Automotive Chips in Just 6-9 Months

According to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, his company is spinning up fast to build chips for auto companies that have been impacted by the semiconductor shortage, with the idea that Intel might be able to make a difference in the medium term.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Remains Grounded Awaiting Software Fix
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Remains Grounded Awaiting Software Fix

NASA previously said the Ingenuity helicopter would take to the Martian skies over the weekend, but the agency announced late Friday that liftoff was delayed until at least April 14 because of a software issue.

AMD Roadmap Leak: Major Platform, Graphics Changes Coming in Zen 4
AMD Roadmap Leak: Major Platform, Graphics Changes Coming in Zen 4

Fresh rumors regarding AMD's long-term product roadmap have arisen and they imply some major improvements and changes coming with Zen 4.

Astronomers Discover Cluster of Rare Explosive Stars
Astronomers Discover Cluster of Rare Explosive Stars

Astronomers mapping our galaxy have stumbled upon a region rich in OB stars, which are believed to be instrumental in seeding the universe with the makings of life.

Nvidia Unveils ‘Grace’ Deep-Learning CPU for Supercomputing Applications
Nvidia Unveils ‘Grace’ Deep-Learning CPU for Supercomputing Applications

Nvidia is already capitalizing on its ARM acquisition with a massively powerful new CPU-plus-GPU combination that it claims will speed up the training of large machine-learning models by a factor of 10.