Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that the US labor market is presenting unusual challenges for young and minority workers, at a time when both a broader economic slowdown and the rapid spread of artificial intelligence are reshaping job opportunities. Speaking after the Federal Open Market Committee's September meeting, Powell......
Samsung overcomes technical challenges, ready to supply HBM3E chips to Nvidia
Samsung Electronics has resolved the technical hurdles it faced in producing 12-layer HBM3E memory chips, successfully passing Nvidia's strict qualification tests. According to people familiar with the matter cited by KED Global, the Korean chipmaker will soon begin supplying the high-bandwidth memory required for Nvidia's AI servers. Read Entire Article
Russian hacking groups long seen as rivals now appear to be teaming up in Ukraine
ESET reported that in February it identified four Ukrainian machines compromised by both groups. On those systems, Gamaredon deployed its usual suite of malware families – PteroLNK, PteroStew, PteroOdd, PteroEffigy, and PteroGraphin – while Turla installed its proprietary Kazuar backdoor. Read Entire Article
Intel shifts driver support for 11th-14th gen Core CPUs to legacy branch
On Monday, Intel confirmed that it has split graphics driver support into two tracks: Core Ultra processors will keep monthly updates and day-0 game support, while 11th through 14th-generation chips shift to a legacy model with quarterly security and critical fixes only. Read Entire Article
Discovery of massive lava tubes on Venus raises new questions for science
Massive lava-carved tunnels have been confirmed beneath the surface of Venus, providing the strongest evidence yet that the planet's volcanic past created underground networks unlike those on any other world in the solar system. Read Entire Article
Criminals are driving fake cell towers through cities to blast out scam texts
The trend is a turning point, according to Cathal Mc Daid, VP of technology at telecommunications and cybersecurity firm Enea. "This is essentially the first time that we have seen large-scale use of mobile radio-transmitting devices by criminal groups," Mc Daid told Wired. He noted that while the underlying technology......
Science has finally figured out why I play games with inverted camera controls
During the Covid lockdowns, researchers specializing in cognitive neuroscience at the Visual Perception and Attention Lab at Brunel University London stumbled into a fascinating phenomenon ideal for a quarantined study. Widespread public debates about controller inversion provided a timely opportunity to test participants remotely. The study included not only gamers......
Samsung follows Micron and SanDisk raising DRAM and NAND flash prices by up to 30%
South Korean periodical New Daily reports that Samsung recently confirmed to its partners that it plans to raise DRAM and NAND flash prices in the fourth quarter of this year. Industry insiders claim the company told customers to expect LPDDR4X, LPDDR5, and LPDDR5X prices to increase by 15 – 30......
What was the first bug bounty program offered by a major tech company?
Was is Mozilla, Google, Microsoft? Read Entire Article
Hard drive makers WD and Seagate ride the AI surge as storage needs explode
Amid surging demand for semiconductors and AI software, the once-overlooked hard drive is commanding fresh attention. Long overshadowed by flash storage and declining shipments, high-capacity hard-disk drives are seeing a revival as artificial intelligence reshapes the economics of data storage. Read Entire Article