Qualcomm issued a letter to its clients on Friday warning that its chips will soon become more expensive due to rising supply costs. The company develops chips that power most Android devices, numerous wearables, automotive systems, and a rising crop of Arm-based laptops, so the impact is expected to be......
AMD’s Helios rack is finally shipping, and it’s coming for Nvidia’s AI dominance
That challenge hasn't deterred AMD. If anything, it seems to have sharpened the company's focus. At its recent Advancing AI event in San Francisco, AMD rolled out an unusually dense wave of announcements spanning AI infrastructure for the cloud and enterprise data centers, AI-powered client devices, and physical AI for......
Microsoft is using TPM chips to crack down on pirated Windows activations
Microsoft recently announced a brand-new addition to Key Management Service (KMS), a standard feature for mass activation of Windows devices in enterprises and other large-scale organizations. The KMS feature will soon rely on hardware-based security, using TPM's encryption "brain" to verify the legitimacy of the server hosting KMS data. Read...
AMD confirms Zen 7 Epyc “Florence” for 2028 and previews Zen 8 Epyc “Ravenna” for 2030
In her keynote speech, AMD CEO Lisa Su revealed that Zen 7 will debut in 2028 with the 7th-generation Epyc "Florence" processors for enterprise and AI data centers. The new core architecture will be divided into classic (Zen 7) and compute-optimized (Zen 7c) versions, with both expected to be manufactured......
Oregon firefighters brace for windy and hot weather as they battle dozens of blazes
Firefighters in Oregon are battling dozens of blazes with windy and dry conditions expected Friday and Saturday
Maine Democrats are meeting to pick a new Senate nominee to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins
Maine Democrats are meeting to pick a candidate to face longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins after Graham Platner dropped out of the race
8 found dead in Michigan home after fire, some with gunshot wounds
Authorities have found eight people dead in a Michigan home after a fire, with some victims having gunshot wounds
Students lose spots at Howard University over tuition payments weeks before classes
More than 500 incoming students at Howard University have learned this week that they have been unenrolled from the Washington, D.C., school and no longer have spots for the upcoming fall semester that begins Aug. 17
Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. Indigenous communities around the world face mounting, and colliding, impacts from climate change, violence, rising threats from artificial intelligence, and many other crises. Their leaders are demanding that the world take action, and they’ve given the United Nations a 12-point plan...
As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters ‘panic mode’
Could the oil industry be held responsible for fueling the extreme heat that led to a woman’s death? That’s the question at the heart of a novel lawsuit in Washington state. Misti Leon’s mother died from overheating during the hottest day in state history in June 2021, when temperatures climbed...