Apple Is Exploring RISC-V Open Source Alternatives To Custom Arm Chips For Future Processors

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Apple Is Exploring RISC-V Open Source Alternatives To Custom Arm Chips For Future Processors]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 03, 2021 12:33 pm [Apple Is Exploring RISC-V Open Source Alternatives To Custom Arm Chips For Future Processors]( Do you possess detailed knowledge of RISC-V Instruction Set Architectures (ISAs) and fancy yourself someone who can manage multiple tasks and self-prioritize? If so, then you may be a good candidate for a job opening at Apple, one that suggests the company might be dipping its toe into an open-source alternative to Arm's processor core architecture [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Android Breaks Cover And There's Xbox Support Too]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 03, 2021 11:22 am [Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Android Breaks Cover And There's Xbox Support Too]( A key component for getting Android applications to play nice in Windows 11 has made an appearance in the Microsoft Store. It is called Windows Subsystem for Android, though don't get overly excited about its availability—yes, you can mosey on over to the Microsoft Store and download it, but at present, it does not appear to do anything. We [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Backpedals On Controversial Child Safety Tech After Harsh Privacy Concern Backlash]( By Brandon Hill on Sep 03, 2021 11:12 am [Apple Backpedals On Controversial Child Safety Tech After Harsh Privacy Concern Backlash]( Apple announced this morning that it would delay a planned rollout of new protections aimed at minimizing the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The move comes after the company received high-profile backlash for the initiatives, and Apple executives even admitted that the initial messaging was bungled. "Last month, we announced [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Amazon Could Launch Its Own Branded Fire TV Later This Year]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 03, 2021 10:28 am [Amazon Could Launch Its Own Branded Fire TV Later This Year]( In the coming weeks, Amazon might introduce its own line of big screen televisions in the United States, perhaps under its Amazon Basics branding. This would be a significant move, and one that could potentially benefit consumers with aggressively priced alternatives to TVs offered by the usual suspects, including LG, Samsung, and Sony. While [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Details This Fix For Windows 11 Insider Preview's Broken Taskbar]( By Brandon Hill on Sep 03, 2021 10:13 am [Microsoft Details This Fix For Windows 11 Insider Preview's Broken Taskbar]( Windows 11 is just over a month away from its official release, which means that Microsoft is working overtime to crush any existing issues with the operating system. Unfortunately for testers, the latest Windows Insider Dev and Beta channel build introduced a rather nasty bug with the Star Menu Taskbar. Microsoft's new Start Menu and Taskbar [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Gigabyte's Radeon RX 6600 Navi 23 Gaming Card Leaks With 8GB GDDR6]( By Paul Lilly on Sep 03, 2021 09:34 am [Gigabyte's Radeon RX 6600 Navi 23 Gaming Card Leaks With 8GB GDDR6]( It's been just over a month since AMD officially launched its Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card with 8GB of GDDR6 memory. That's not the end of the road for AMD's Radeon 6000 series, though. More models will inevitably be introduced, and if newly leaked renders are any indication, a Radeon RX 6600 (non-XT) is in the wings. Let's talk about [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Qualcomm aptX Lossless Tech Brings Bit-For-Bit Accurate Wireless Audio To Bluetooth]( By Marco Chiappetta on Sep 02, 2021 06:21 pm [Qualcomm aptX Lossless Tech Brings Bit-For-Bit Accurate Wireless Audio To Bluetooth]( Audiophiles are a discerning bunch. PC enthusiasts often have a reputation for being extremely particular about what tech makes it into their rigs, but audiophiles can often take that same type of particularity and crank it up to 11. Disagree? Then explain this $60,000 10-foot of speaker wire. Extreme audiophiles actually buy that kind of [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [[Updated, Correction] Arm China Goes Rogue In Hostile Takeover And Starts-Up As An Independent Company]( By Brandon Hill on Sep 02, 2021 04:21 pm [[Updated, Correction] Arm China Goes Rogue In Hostile Takeover And Starts-Up As An Independent Company]( As if NVIDIA doesn't already have enough trouble trying to get its purchase of Arm to pass muster through numerous regulatory hurdles, a new challenge has emerged in China. Allen Wu, who serves as the CEO of Arm China, has quite literally "gone rogue." Using his position of power at Arm China, Wu attempted to launch his own company called [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NY Credit Union Employee Gets Fired And Then Rage-Deletes 21GB Of Data]( By Brandon Hill on Sep 02, 2021 03:30 pm [NY Credit Union Employee Gets Fired And Then Rage-Deletes 21GB Of Data]( Getting fired from a job is something that many people have dealt with at some point and can be devastating emotionally and financially. Some people take being fired in stride and move on to the next venture, while others go off the deep with violence or other criminal acts. 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