Coracer slaps graphene thermal pad on AMD AM5 chips
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Claims 130 W/m·K conductivity miracle

A mysterious outfit calling itself Coracer has chucked a new graphene thermal pad into the AM5 processor ring, claiming it’s a better option than thermal paste or liquid metal.

Qualcomm spurns Apple as modem deal nears expiry
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We are just so over this relationship

After more than 15 years of flogging modem chips to the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, Qualcomm seems to be limbering up for life without its biggest drama prone customer.

AMD snaps up Brium to loosen Nvidia’s AI iron grip
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Chipmaker adds stealthy startup to its growing anti-Nvidia arsenal

AMD has snapped up a little-known AI startup called Brium in a move that looks suspiciously like an attempt to smash Nvidia’s stranglehold on the AI software ecosystem.

Intel bolting Xe3 and Xe4 onto Nova Lake-S chips
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Celestial and Druid working together

Troubled Chipzilla appears to be hedging its bets with its upcoming Nova Lake-S processors, mixing two separate GPU architectures into one silicon soup.

Morgan Stanley uses AI to modernise ancient code
Published in AI


And they said it could not be done

While most of Big Tech is still fumbling with AI tools that choke on COBOL, beancounters Morgan Stanley has quietly rolled out a GPT-based system to deal with the crusty legacy code clogging up its systems.