Agentic AI Framework Targets Chip Verification's Manual Debug Bottleneck
A Columbia and Google team's BTTF framework applies multi-agent LLMs to post-simulation waveform analysis, an area most EDA studies skip.
Compute & Hardware
Chips, datacenters, interconnect, and the power they draw.
Intel to Drop SGX After Diamond Rapids, Pushes TDX for Confidential Computing
Intel will end SGX support after the upcoming Xeon Diamond Rapids generation, shifting confidential computing efforts to TDX and adding features like trusted I/O and post-quantum cryptography.
GlobalFoundries resurrects advanced FD-SOI with 7nm-class FDX Fusion
GF plans a 2028 Dresden ramp of a planar SOI node that trades peak performance for RF, analog, and embedded-memory integration.
How modders brought DLSS 5 and Multi Frame Generation to older GPUs
Independent modders have bypassed Nvidia's software locks to run DLSS 5 Neural Rendering and Multi Frame Generation on RTX 40-series and older GPUs.
Microsoft's Exchange Admin Center outage traced to config change
A configuration rollback restored admins' access to the Exchange Admin Center after a day of errors, following a pattern of similar incidents.
AMD's Helion racks target agentic AI with up to 32,768 Zen 6 cores
AMD's new OCP-compliant Helion reference design brings CPU-only and hybrid CPU-GPU racks for agentic AI, with partner systems due in November 2026.
Cyberattack Forces Supermarket Fridges Into Continuous Defrost Across Europe
Hackers disabled refrigeration controls at major European retailers, forcing continuous 50°C defrost cycles and disrupting deliveries and electronic pricing.
AI Agents Rebuilt Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Source Code
A developer used AI coding agents and over 500 billion tokens to recreate the 2009 game's source code, with 83% of functions matching byte-for-byte.
Pigeon-Carried IP Packet From 2001 Experiment Up for Auction at Christie's
A surviving packet from a real-world test of an April Fools' RFC on pigeon-based networking is drawing bids at Christie's, now at $4,000.
Walmart Cuts RTX 5060 Gaming Laptop to $1,149
A HyperX Omen 15 with an RTX 5060 and Core Ultra 7 drops 40% off its original price at Walmart.
Counterfeit RTX 4090 hides dummy GPU die and swapped memory chips
A repair specialist found a counterfeit RTX 4090 with a fake GPU package and memory chips that were not the expected GDDR6X.
Redditor's Used PC Purchase Turns Out to Be Stolen Rental; Firm Sends Replacement
A buyer who unknowingly purchased a rented NZXT PC from a reseller got a free replacement after the rental firm remotely disabled the machine.
Humanoid robots learn pro tennis style with adaptive motion control
A hierarchical planner-tracker framework lets humanoid robots mimic professional tennis strokes while staying robust in the real world.
AI finds second bug humans would miss as FBI arrests third ShinyHunters member
Anthropic's Mythos model has uncovered a second exploitable vulnerability that humans likely wouldn't have found, while the FBI adds a third arrest in the ShinyHunters case.
Bambu Lab Teases S1 3D Scanner Ahead of 2026 Launch
Bambu Lab's first 3D scanner, the S1, may share technology with a high-end Scanology model and could require a PC to operate.
Marvell's New CXL Memory Expanders Double Bandwidth, Add Six Channels
The second-generation Structera X controllers bring CXL 3.2 and PCIe Gen6 to memory expansion, targeting hyperscaler capacity and bandwidth needs.
AI Infrastructure Choices Hide Costs That Surface Later
A Washington dinner with HPE and NVIDIA will press executives on which sovereign AI architectures hold up once pilots become production.
Microsoft closes Windows 11 'Learn More' account bypass
The easiest known trick for setting up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account no longer works, leaving only complex workarounds.