GPU Rewrite Lets Million-Veteran Genomics Study Finish
Argonne researchers rewrote the SAIGE genetics package for GPUs, enabling a genome-wide association scan of more than 635,000 veterans.
Compute & Hardware
Chips, datacenters, interconnect, and the power they draw.
Micro Center In-Store Bundles Undercut Online PC Part Prices
With component prices soaring, Micro Center's brick-and-mortar bundles offer a rare pricing advantage over Amazon and Newegg—but only for shoppers near its 30 U.S. stores.
Workday eyes usage-based pricing for AI agents that replace outsourced labor
Workday plans to charge customers based on AI agent usage, aiming to tap budgets for staffing and outsourcing rather than only software subscriptions.
ASML Posts Record $13B Quarter, Plans Capacity Expansion
The lithography giant is ramping production to meet surging demand that is already stretching beyond 2027 and 2028 supply.
Programmable GPNPU aims to keep pace with fast-moving generative AI
A configurable processor architecture unifies scalar, vector, and matrix execution to adapt to rapidly evolving generative-AI models.
Simulations Pinpoint New Leakage Path in GAAFET Transistors
Predictive simulations show that leakage in GAAFETs at negative gate voltages stems from direct gate-drain tunneling through the high-k dielectric, amplified by drain-induced dielectric barrier lowering.
SpaceX Limits Starlink for Ukraine's High-Speed Drones Without Warning
New speed restrictions on Starlink terminals have disrupted Ukrainian drone missions, raising concerns about reliance on SpaceX.
Tom's Hardware Launches Mobile App With Benchmarks and Custom Feeds
The new app packages three decades of reviews and benchmark data into a free mobile tool for PC builders.
HBM2 Power Study: Reads Draw Most Current, Data Patterns Matter
First comprehensive characterization of real HBM2 chips gives designers empirical data to model power and exposes how data patterns can swing consumption by nearly 30%.
New motherboards keep DDR4 and DDR3 PCs relevant
The Register reports that new motherboards for older memory standards are extending the life of aging PCs amid AI-driven price rises.
Grace Hopper Celebration canceled as AnitaB.org faces funding shortfall
The annual women-in-computing conference was called off two weeks before its start after registrations and sponsorships fell short of covering costs.
AI interviewer meets AI interviewee: botched salary and a goodbye loop
A YouTuber's stunt shows AI agents are poor negotiators and can misrepresent their human principals.
Musk's Terafab to Get First ASML EUV Tool by Mid-2027
Terafab will initially rely on ASML's proven EUV lithography even though Musk favors FEL sources.
Sony Shuts Down PS5 Homebrew Storefront Overdrive; Two Forks Appear
A viral homebrew library offering over 1,600 free PS4 and PS5 games was reportedly hit with a cease-and-desist, but the project resurfaced within a day.
SK hynix adds tiny H-TPU cores to SSD controllers to offload Arm CPUs
SK hynix's H-TPU design uses clusters of low-power programmable cores to handle repetitive I/O as PCIe speeds outpace controller CPUs.
Gartner: AI datacenter spend to outpace revenue, neoclouds to vanish
A new Gartner forecast warns that AI infrastructure investment will far exceed expected revenue, putting most neocloud operators at risk of consolidation or failure by 2030.
Epic's 'vibe coded' launcher preview is faster, but not for everyone
Epic's AI-assisted launcher preview claims big speed gains and adds Steam-like features, but the company's AI pivot and recent layoffs have made the rollout controversial.
Browser-based iPhone 1 emulator offers nostalgic but incomplete trip back to 2007
A new browser-based emulator lets users poke at the original 2007 iPhone, though it is far from a complete recreation.