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JEDEC announces near completion of LPDDR5X SOCAMM2 standard
Published in AI

Low-profile LPDRAM modules for data center AI applications

JEDEC has announced it is nearing completion of JESD328: LPDDR5/5X Small Outline Compression Attached Memory Module (SOCAMM2) Common Standard, which is a new standard for low-profile LPDRAM modules for data center AI applications.

AMD Zen 5 APUs may finally land on AM5 desktops
Published in PC Hardware


Krackan released on desktop before year’s end

AMD might finally be ready to bring its long-awaited Zen 5-based APUs to the mainstream AM5 platform, if a new AGESA BIOS leak is to be believed.

Nvidia scrambled to keep OpenAI from running to Google
Published in Cloud


Jensen Huang made the $100 billion deal a top priority

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang apparently panicked when rumours spread that OpenAI might start using Google’s custom silicon for its massive AI workloads.

Apple marketing hits new low
Published in News


Taste, Apple has heard of it

Just when you think the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple could not sink any lower in its syrupy marketing shtick, it drags the voice of the recently departed Dr Jane Goodall into a Mac advert.

Amazon broke the US internet
Published in Cloud


Routine update tiggered AWS meltdown

The world’s biggest online retailer managed to knock out a sizeable chunk of the internet this week after a routine software tweak went sideways.