50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008, Apple "Find My" SWAT Fail, World's Fastest Camera

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech March 28 Hardware [50 Years Later: The revolutionary 8008 microprocessor](=.xE7tw55AYATErTH2V7wcFszBXi-XlIv3Z6_AgDiUkIA) Intel's groundbreaking [8008 microprocessor](=.uc11qB2h0EW6-_ZvU5ptK3Gfa1nWL1t1wDHhmMdzr3Q) was produced over 50 years ago, the ancestor of the x86 processor family that you may be using right now. While the 8008 wasn't the first microprocessor, it was truly revolutionary, triggering a revolution and leading to the x86 architecture that dominated personal computers for decades to come. =.h2gEdU-oEITJc2vQxZb3UIQwT8sHDtMoxc6BWfch6JE =.R2gGHNKTSfIH1GRMzQppEUKztOcj3QeoM6-J3f9bHTY Intel's groundbreaking [8008 microprocessor](=.QbSNTzEal7l35NJOiyFUsIepjR7hsEe759uHILhWgbo) was produced over 50 years ago, the ancestor of the x86 processor family that you may be using right now. While the 8008 wasn't the first microprocessor, it was truly revolutionary, triggering a revolution and leading to the x86 architecture that dominated personal computers for decades to come. =.Op6A6T_-ToNybdWJn7dMJ_1Qt6szE23PCP0BkZxYXSI Lawsuit Pending [Apple "Find My" app led a Missouri SWAT team to raid an innocent family's home, lawsuit pending](=.YAdiF50JZysI9QBXZb9FndWEYFj94Ox2wvjMkiawwKo) A Ferguson, Missouri family is suing the St. Louis County Police after a SWAT team raided and ransacked their home based on information from "Find My," the... =.wFqpo881xh46P161kgZo2wGvecUcTL9q2os0ok6RUHQ A Ferguson, Missouri family is suing the St. Louis County Police after a SWAT team raided and ransacked their home based on information from "Find My," the... Tech Culture [World's fastest camera can capture 156.3 trillion frames per second](=.9DD3rOdxvbIsJ7Rx79ldT6eD7eMb1sESBeMxcNNYp7Y) For comparison, some flagship smartphones can record video at up to 960 frames per second. The Slow Mo Guys on YouTube have shot high-speed footage at up... =.D6OTYN1by8SxTn6jhySFfTpB4DRURkDwncz5yKndMi4 For comparison, some flagship smartphones can record video at up to 960 frames per second. The Slow Mo Guys on YouTube have shot high-speed footage at up... The NPU Era [Microsoft and Intel nail down what an "AI PC" is](=.nOHsJCdPSlmQ3T60cI_iSnlU60T1myaBx5fRXPbb2EY) At Intel's recent AI summit in Taipei, the company informed the public that Windows PCs will soon leverage NPUs (Neural Processing Units) to run Microsoft Copilot assistant... =.ULBzgPTXLvtVt57EzO4szh0pn6t94CciL7NvjVla7PU At Intel's recent AI summit in Taipei, the company informed the public that Windows PCs will soon leverage NPUs (Neural Processing Units) to run Microsoft Copilot assistant... Software [MIT researchers showcase novel method for super-fast AI image generation](=.YQIPy5Ky-CxbcPvJqAIbNXHWhOAvEWjHtWwHwrvxQ5Q) Image generation AI typically employs a process known as diffusion, which refines the visual output through several sampling steps to reach the final, hopefully "realistic" result. Researchers... =.RxX_fwtRbVvDvnx3lzxCrygrM40jLiwn7fj7tS_XiR0 Image generation AI typically employs a process known as diffusion, which refines the visual output through several sampling steps to reach the final, hopefully "realistic" result. Researchers... 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In a study published... =.97UgTl_4l_GlC7Us74tLfaOUmHT05Rrhd3TOuK9NWYw According to researchers from the University of Cambridge, the burn-in effect in OLED panels can be eliminated by controlling the blue light-emitting diodes. In a study published... Hardware [AMD readies Ryzen 5000XT series CPUs, further prolonging socket AM4](=.3V9tcWPgmYodua2aSvXzWAFCAlKmgZ1_NfzfB9bM6rQ) The AMD Ryzen 3000XT series debuted in mid-2020, and were Zen 2-based chips with slightly higher clock speeds than their base counterparts. Conventional wisdom suggests the 5000XT... =.HzE9BL7vsLqRuanl87dqbuTUqAKp5o4ioEyTKF7EwJg The AMD Ryzen 3000XT series debuted in mid-2020, and were Zen 2-based chips with slightly higher clock speeds than their base counterparts. Conventional wisdom suggests the 5000XT... Storage [RISC-V SSD controller provides 14GB/s transfers without a cooling solution](=.RXDu8K6wGacoN4Mgv76_uDRd_czkYBQnNjFBkF4dphE) Major tech companies have invested in promoting RISC-V, a royalty-free ISA that could theoretically power everything from automotive solutions to smartwatches, or even next-generation phones. Some storage... =.3VEmhIVpFZ3EGAoK1b2pM5ryBhqglFcOK7vCnIK78l8 Major tech companies have invested in promoting RISC-V, a royalty-free ISA that could theoretically power everything from automotive solutions to smartwatches, or even next-generation phones. Some storage... AI Wars [Customers complain that Copilot isn't as good as ChatGPT, Microsoft blames misunderstanding and misuse](=.2M2GaiRKH-XUBKQng95WC3u05j82Hv7oEGmnwE0wJs4) Microsoft's tactics when it comes to pushing Copilot onto users are comparable to its Windows 10 and 11 upgrade campaigns. The Redmond giant has launched a Pro... =.kAc-sQbD7dp5JtWQxfzAVoOCDLOeOF8WEaIMDjxkV-k Microsoft's tactics when it comes to pushing Copilot onto users are comparable to its Windows 10 and 11 upgrade campaigns. The Redmond giant has launched a Pro... GPT [GPT-4 loses its position as "best" LLM to Claude-3 in LMSYS benchmark](=.3_kVjSCpKY-WyfeyKrm2Q6a8WT9tmniNhp0aJE_JmWo) Grading large language models and the chatbots that use them is difficult. Other than counting instances of factual mistakes, grammatical errors, or processing speed, there are no... =.zSrU5FGQ2XOIpivB8kDivmjQUibsAPdNzw50OXgR0nc Grading large language models and the chatbots that use them is difficult. Other than counting instances of factual mistakes, grammatical errors, or processing speed, there are no... Hardware [Intel Xeon "Granite Rapids-SP" CPUs could have up to 160 cores, 320 threads](=.ZuJy_lWpv-VcZnw-HMcjStY1qInhXyJdKQKX3orzoAQ) According to CPU-Z screenshots posted on X by leaker Yuuki_Ans, the flagship Granite Rapids-SP processor could come with 160 cores and 320 threads. While the listing reveals... =.Qp2R9n7UJNN_txeyVTJsd7EIgu-lOTK9G59g2DofDrY According to CPU-Z screenshots posted on X by leaker Yuuki_Ans, the flagship Granite Rapids-SP processor could come with 160 cores and 320 threads. While the listing reveals... Gaming on Arm [Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite Arm SoC is capable of running Baldur's Gate 3 at 30 frames per second](=.KYi-TlBLb9TwOmMrCRaSXpCwi8ibwu_Hd3jYYiZYqdg) Baldur's Gate 3, the D&D role-playing game that came to dominate this year's BAFTA Games Awards and other gaming-related events, can run at "playable" frame rates on... =.Fq9efx_yeuMeG4QzPW0ATWvjLLk-1LC6x65sDL-dyEY Baldur's Gate 3, the D&D role-playing game that came to dominate this year's BAFTA Games Awards and other gaming-related events, can run at "playable" frame rates on... The Web [The number of X users in the US has fallen by a fifth since Musk took over, claims report](=.oD9dPVakranT6u_y-ByubpEOTSvTbeH5eWgMi5tFrk8) According to data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower (via NBC News), X's US user base has been declining every month since Musk's first full month in... =.smXendCwYwrZs_D35JzVj0TY37b2F-_orubczoSYnLU According to data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower (via NBC News), X's US user base has been declining every month since Musk's first full month in... Software [Microsoft Edge could soon let you control how much RAM it uses](=.3Ba66rJc89zLdhMFLypOlGZgbOu1rHFzebs70K4Ss38) Microsoft is reportedly testing a user-defined memory limiting feature for Edge that could prevent it from using too much RAM and slowing down the entire system. The... =.pebn38anLYtjcqpAiJHlVqE34yWMN9FlC6PaCyC7na8 Microsoft is reportedly testing a user-defined memory limiting feature for Edge that could prevent it from using too much RAM and slowing down the entire system. The... Browser [Chrome is getting better text rendering in Windows thanks to Microsoft engineers](=.-OkCH-yiJgW2Cr8W7Z8xLJmbJ5nSKwk7i2sCgl8kfT8) The next version of Chrome (124) is expected to offer improved text rendering on Windows PCs. Microsoft programmers have been working for years to integrate a ClearType... =.2VkubfSMxl0km0vwofpWcxvbDFobOPkIUkzU3MAi6AU The next version of Chrome (124) is expected to offer improved text rendering on Windows PCs. Microsoft programmers have been working for years to integrate a ClearType... [China determined to advance its technology despite US-led restrictions, Xi Jinping tells Dutch Prime Minister](=.T24Aqm6eZ8GtYv3aKX6lHmo3DmI1mHsuasCbQ9IN1mA) =.VwspMUj5mqwGSDZyvF6BB67Bo7QnDYv7dFmJghRBKG4 Xi met Rutte on Wednesday for discussions relating to areas that included the semiconductor industry. "The Chinese people also have legitimate development rights, and no force can... [New variant of "TheMoon" malware enslaves thousands of insecure Asus routers into a malicious proxy](=.7hnwW6ialHydd9WxEhvMsxzAx42VCYpTAoH3wEvvtZQ) =.uFzNuYntTFEqDVK1i8H8NGs6zXpyYG78QRFrwAk8-hE Researchers at the Black Lotus Labs discovered a new malicious campaign involving an updated version of "TheMoon," a malware family first identified ten years ago. TheMoon's latest... 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[US federal agencies must appoint chief AI officers, according to new guidelines](=.stA0hHYQMn6xipIaDvo5IR3AcrU7kiJZ5jUusj8_HK8) =.JcRbJYKDAMNeO0M_eKPyAaGHVi7SuwLl008-8vM8diQ The requirements, which will come into effect on December 1, state that in addition to appointing an AI overseer, agencies will have to establish AI governance boards.... [HWiNFO 8.00 adds a new FPS and system statistics overlay](=.rGyOQ-kLX0us83v3ohFGznfCc8v0qnsg3xc5vsoF7qU) =.1NWkQtLXQ1PHTu28rRko3PB6mfNxY87kkvKiwXn4iiA HWiNFO 8.00 introduces a new OSD feature, enabling users to monitor FPS along with system statistics including CPU and GPU temperatures, RAM usage, and more. 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