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IBM and AMD plot quantum mashup
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Two potentially dead and alive cats

IBM and AMD say they’re going to “build the future of computing” by welding quantum hardware to high-performance silicon, creating hybrid systems to crack problems too gnarly for either approach.

Samsung bets big on 2nm SF2P
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Korean giant eyes redemption with second-gen GAA node

Samsung’s messy 3nm debut may soon be old news as attention shifts to its 2nm GAA roadmap.

ASRock rushes out BIOS fix to stop frying Ryzen 9000 chips
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New firmware locks voltages to calm CPU crematorium

ASRock has pushed a fresh BIOS update for its 800-series motherboards, claiming better CPU and memory stability after its boards developed a nasty habit of roasting AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 processors.

Microsoft won’t say where Scottish police data goes
Published in Cloud


Redmond stonewalls watchdogs over Office 365 flows

Software King of the World, Microsoft is refusing to tell Police Scotland where the sensitive data it processes in Office 365 goes, leaving the force staring down a breach of UK law.

Microsoft builds its own AI models
Published in AI


Copilot gets high-speed voice generation while foundation model debuts on LMArena

Software King of the World, Microsoft has trundled out two new in-house AI efforts, one already talking inside Copilot and the other still in the test arena.