Near-packaged optics (NPO) gains ground as the industry hedges against CPO's growing pains — analysts say volume for NPO silicon photonics products will extend until the end of the decade
SemiAnalysis made the case for near-packaged optics (NPO) in a three-part thread posted to X on August 10, describing the architecture as an interim solution for the industry's transition from pluggable transceivers to true co-packaged optics (CPO) and crediting it with three advantages: field-replaceable modules, a failure blast radius confined to a single socketed unit, and simpler assembly, since the optical engine is packaged separately from the switch ASIC.…
Just two months ago, SemiAnalysis published a research note pushing it…
NPO is the architecture that stands to gain if that pessimism proves r…
Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched
Prolific hacker and Microsoft nemesis 'Nightmare Eclipse' has just published ShieldBreak, yet another Windows zero-day vulnerability that ought to get you SYSTEM-level privileges just by running some code as a regular user.…
Although Eclipse has generally kept ahead of Microsoft, it seems the c…
As described by the author, ShieldBreak is essentially a continuation …
Functioning version of 'the first arcade video game ever created' heads to auction with $200,000 estimate — green sparkle 2-player edition of Computer Space hails from 1973
A games industry veteran is selling off what is “probably the rarest arcade game in existence” via Boston’s RR Auctions.…
The fully working Computer Space 2-player arcade video game cabinet lo…
It is estimated that the hammer price will be $200,000+, but bidding i…
Just one instruction on AMD's 2015-era CPUs cracks open secret memory areas and gives full hardware-level control — exploit for 15h and 16h chip families gets you access to Platform Security Processor
Many cybersecurity exploits have been deemed The One Ring To Rule Them All, but that moniker is rarely as true as a literal bit that disables the memory mapping on some AMD CPUs, granting access to normally inaccessible areas.…
With just one instruction, you can access off-limits software like Pla…
The exploit is called Skitter Creek Bath Salts (Skitter), and was deve…
Nvidia Jetson chip found in Russian cruise missile, Ukraine claims — presence in S-71 'Monochrome' weapon may indicate use of AI tech
Russia's latest S-71 'Monochrome' cruise missiles use Nvidia's Jetson Orin modules with artificial intelligence capabilities, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine claimed on Wednesday.…
The S-71 'Monochrome' is distinguished by reduced observability and au…
Nvidia says the Jetson Orin is a consumer-grade device that is not exp…
Modder straps two desktop CPU coolers to ZTE handset, turns smartphone into a gaming PC — Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC with 24GB of RAM runs The Witcher 3 at 1080p ultra
Modern smartphones pack enough computing power to rival budget PCs.…
However, one of the biggest limitations preventing mobile chips from s…
To tackle the problem, a hardware enthusiast on Reddit carried out an …
Start your PC gaming journey with this $1,100 1080p gaming rig, now $300 off — RTX 5060 rig from Newegg ships with a 10-core Intel CPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD
For a budget-priced 1080p gaming rig with decent enough specs, you're going to need over $1,000 in the current market.…
Right now, one of the best specs at this price point is this ABS Cyclo…
$29 per Terabyte makes this 24TB Seagate BarraCuda one of the best-value hard drives in today's market — $50 off at Newegg makes it $200 cheaper than the 20TB version
It's a sorry state of affairs in the storage component sector at the moment, with prices having doubled or more since the AI boom moved in to destroy the PC component ecosystem.…
Prices and deals are now relative to the current climate, not to what …
Today we have a decent $50 discount off of a large 24TB HDD, which tur…
Intel VP Robert Hallock sets Nova Lake expectations, teases return to Raptor Lake for DDR4 platforms — our full 1:1 interview transcript
This week, we managed to sit down with Robert Hallock, Intel VP and General Manager of Enthusiast Channel Business, in a rare interview that catches the company during a curious time, between product cycles and several months after the launch of the Core Ultra 200S Plus lineup of CPUs.…
With the company’s data center business booming, have consumer product…
The following is a transcript of our interview with Hallock, which has…
Older Raptor Lake CPUs are a ‘core part of the portfolio’ for years to come, says Intel — there’s been a ‘sudden inrush of demand’ for LGA 1700 chips due to DDR5 prices
Intel’s Robert Hallock, vice president and general manager of Intel’s enthusiast channel business, told Tom’s Hardware Premium in an interview that the Raptor Lake architecture will be part of Intel’s offerings “for years to come.…
” Intel has no plans to abandon Raptor Lake, and if anything, the comp…
Raptor Lake CPUs still rank among the best CPUs for gaming, not only d…
US imposes up to 100% tariffs on foreign-made drones and components — China remains primary target as Washington moves to reduce reliance on overseas suppliers
The Trump administration has announced new tariffs on foreign-made drones and their components, according to the Financial Times.…
The move is said to secure domestic supply chains and curb reliance on…
The new duties target both commercial and unmanned aerial systems, sig…
Plaintiff busted trying to use AI prompt injection to win court case, hides text instruction in filing — demands AI model reviewing the text should side with him, rumbled because of strange white spac
An individual named Matthew Elliot inserted AI prompt injections in two of their filings for a case they filed against the New York Bariatric Group.…
According to 404 Media, Elliot added white text using a tiny font size…
The only reason the “plot” was discovered was that a court worker noti…
Cargo thieves ram security escorts to hijack AI hardware shipments in California — brazen thieves employ PIT maneuver, rear-ending tactics to secure goods for the black market
Cargo thieves knocked two private security escort vehicles out of action on California roads in recent months, then made off with millions of dollars in AI data center hardware the escorts were guarding, according to a WIRED investigation.…
Both shipments were traveling from Silicon Valley to Southern Californ…
The attacks come as cargo theft losses across the U.
Scythe Magoroku Review: excellent RAM thermals, but needs improvement elsewhere
Unlike some of its cooler competitors, Chiba Japan-based Scythe is a fabless company that partners with factories in China and Taiwan for manufacturing of its air coolers, fans, and other PC hardware.…
The company has been delivering cooling products aimed largely at quie…
We’ve enjoyed testing its previous products, like the fan-favorite FUM…