AMD goes 7nm, Strange Brigade benchmarked, AI is far from mainstream

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech August 28 Next-Gen [AMD hands TSMC its entire 7nm portfolio: Vega 20, Zen 2 and Navi right around the corner](.m5IJOPZ_sRb4u0zKU-DVQdfdodhlOGlu9wuX7IXHzSo) Mark Papermaster, CTO of AMD, has announced that the company has finally leveled out its GPU and CPU development and unified everything under a single manufacturing node, at 7nm, handing TSMC the keys to the kingdom. .wqObcNEg-4DhRF2P6Zy1xxwD1rXnJmm3BO_YECghAjQ Mark Papermaster, CTO of AMD, has announced that the company has finally leveled out its GPU and CPU development and unified everything under a single manufacturing node, at 7nm, handing TSMC the keys to the kingdom. Benchmark Time [Strange Brigade Benchmarked: 30+ GPUs tested](.HjgPnS-sXrCtCaKX2yVhUVHn-MHptJkLUEfS9t5TBdM) Taking a page out of cooperative games such as Left 4 Dead and their own Zombie Army Trilogy, Rebellion is bringing us today 'Strange Brigade', [a new co-op third-person shooter](.uG7lE5GPz5dy5aoUF7DITB8sX7skmWaITbBln81U6No) that is also part of AMD's "Raise The Game" bundle for those purchasing a Radeon RX Vega, RX 580 or RX 570 graphics card. ._g_6dLfVIOg3ooKA-Lhm7Z8RRAFQjkLhdCW9yxF7SgQ .Up6-v_K5BbySXYw0Z6myetKthA2l1weQ3cfbuAhQUr4 Taking a page out of cooperative games such as Left 4 Dead and their own Zombie Army Trilogy, Rebellion is bringing us today 'Strange Brigade', [a new co-op third-person shooter](.VH13KsuEY5UiG788-pHDeieaNW0X8a-svqqanTUfhP0) that is also part of AMD's "Raise The Game" bundle for those purchasing a Radeon RX Vega, RX 580 or RX 570 graphics card. .lE4BcVAIRQkAuBcJRwwwiLI3-9AGCL_H5hMh3cJRrqw CPU [Core i7-9700K leak shows it hitting 5.5GHz on all eight cores using water cooling](.Hd0mjF9cB4UlggQgg68wqvuQ2LklYzoOQ6vWQ7SN7DA) Back in July, we saw Core i9-9900K benchmarks that put the CPU ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X and i7-8700K. Now, an i7-9700K purportedly overclocked to a massive 5.5GHz across all eight of its cores has been spotted.… .5MfDShJkIhHEVEvnT8Ydvvf3s_8nSdZg8o2GGLrCYWc Back in July, we saw Core i9-9900K benchmarks that put the CPU ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X and i7-8700K. Now, an i7-9700K purportedly overclocked to a massive 5.5GHz across all eight of its cores has been spotted.… Workstation GPU [AMD dual-GPU Radeon Pro V340 with 32GB of HBM2](.PY7pb2lDHlXr5cyeNzYc8oKPgtRfH7YrTno6XIDnXnQ) Dual GPU solutions live on as AMD shares details on their Radeon Pro V340 graphics card. The V340 contains two Vega chips on the same board intended to accelerate CAD software, rendering, and virtualization. .Shfnxy38dJbF1S2W8DicbLTCJVPLjAJoyFtKFRYQimY Dual GPU solutions live on as AMD shares details on their Radeon Pro V340 graphics card. The V340 contains two Vega chips on the same board intended to accelerate CAD software, rendering, and virtualization. Industry [Major GlobalFoundries restructuring underway, abandons 7nm, doubles down on 12nm/14nm nodes](.sRPI0IOldXjUc2flvOmSqhSDaqWtuFWmw5nDUuBmH3M) GlobalFoundries, the company borne of the former manufacturing arm of AMD, has announced a major restructuring of its business and a change in direction at the 7nm node. .BjToQEOWNkF_o106h_8tBUgpzCmNuIbO8Z02aA2l93A GlobalFoundries, the company borne of the former manufacturing arm of AMD, has announced a major restructuring of its business and a change in direction at the 7nm node. Opinion [Survey: Real world AI deployments still limited](.xV4O9VyXDaSWq-fq9068HGD7mRjttf9ELetatJEojZ0) You’d be hard pressed to find a topic that’s received more attention, been more closely scrutinized or talked about at greater length recently than Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Alternatively hailed as both the next big thing in technology—despite a multi-decade… .PalqXaNxA36IvmSqwHBvkQ2g3o85NtcqRln5w9ZHjYc You’d be hard pressed to find a topic that’s received more attention, been more closely scrutinized or talked about at greater length recently than Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Alternatively hailed as both the next big thing in technology—despite a multi-decade… Gaming [Cyberpunk 2077's 48-minute gameplay demo has hit the web](.vqnSGe2N_Ji5xczz6TsYUV_jVbvxcKBJgOaoLGw_dms) If you've been following Cyberpunk 2077 for as many years as I have, you've probably been eager to feast your eyes on actual gameplay - the highly-anticipated title was kept under-wraps by developer CD Projekt Red since its teaser trailer… .MByWmb348TWjCpvrSc9ZKp1H-2bnLgntd1M1Gnir2vA If you've been following Cyberpunk 2077 for as many years as I have, you've probably been eager to feast your eyes on actual gameplay - the highly-anticipated title was kept under-wraps by developer CD Projekt Red since its teaser trailer… [Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey reviews the Magic Leap One](.PmM6vFfekJdcKbR1T8Kom4o40RdJT99t2JRDV8RnA2c) .kEQeYlLpQBCUlfaTK_fo6cnR2j269IVt8poRSUBaLlQ Magic Leap launched earlier this month as a pricey Creator Edition to mixed reviews. Members of the tech press poked all sorts of holes in the gadget’s proverbial armor and a few weeks later, the teardown specialists at iFixit found… [Samsung debuts first ever Thunderbolt 3 QLED displays](.H2eN2ORQ-urE8L2nzf6VkDnmn4JEc_C5L17AcltU01w) .emUWyuQ-xv3TGe7m0T1j-g1JfE_PO03E-IaFeSdj8aI Following the release of two budget-friendly monitors at Gamescom, Samsung has pulled out two more monitors featuring Thunderbolt 3 connectivity with large 34-inch and 43-inch panels. [Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber as part of a self-driving car partnership](.itsNc2ToXqzTfdH6a2S3crolp0PD32Z0-RWAomG0_lI) .PvhpKjsZNJNHVIiva9F699g-Dk98KNqb19z4afANwwA It seems Uber has plans to up its game in the self-driving car industry. According to the Wall Street Journal, Uber is planning to partner up with established carmaker Toyota to accomplish that goal. 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[Epic Games blasts Google for disclosing Fortnite Android exploit early](.e8nCrLnwwzd5EPJZkog2sCHFiM_Jflnfut4HK6yE1Ow) .KIgD43LssMH__pfigX96YlhgwGMAMVns5C61uKfOjtg While it’s certainly not 100 percent safe, the Google Play Store does offer some protections, and sideloading the Fortnite installer means allowing installations from unknown sources—something that’s not recommended, especially as some users may forget to disable the permissions afterward.… [Another analyst places Huawei above Apple on global smartphone vendors list](.vrlCazJcUgJuDdrmrNhwQ971FM0iG6RJ8TFguwZ621g) .9U1B-FORFJ3NBSyoVTY2TvVr-aQgXB_SqP0B4FNGDPU Several weeks ago, IDC’s data showed Huawei shipping 54.2 million devices in Q2—nearly 13 million more than Apple. This meant the Chinese firm was beaten only by industry leader Samsung. While Gartner has the figure at just under 50 million,… [Muslim woman sues US border agency for making copies of her iPhone data](.H95zFBR6nRoonclripjaLSqv5VbFumfkjyzVx95BQXQ) .NlEmbeDA-gpdzumiCoFwBUpGlMYlpQCvjPcm0d_GM1E Rejhane Lazoja was returning home to the US from Zurich, Switzerland, on February 26, 2018, with her six-year-old daughter. After using an automated Passport Control kiosk, customs officers held Lazoja and questioned her, before requesting that she unlock her iPhone… [UK is looking to build its own version of GPS upon exit from European Union](.ZRs32DCImMZ1uVgADTLtHBtOxYwdTkyf_bCz2cROSUo) .aLdgXSvirZwNZl8lqbmqqCUMMp_3ahkDzgXj4ZAAfvQ As Britain continues negotiations to finalize its exit from the European Union, the small details are pointing to massive amounts of work. This time, the UK has learned that it will not have access to the EU's 10 billion euro… [Battle for Azeroth breaks day-one sales records for any WoW expansion](.2obheocBWGUDzO01qTjW2fYpx29qAiNmlnpv6Sp83zo) .1V71GuGdVmCRSlsMcjPx9RLRzm3KnQXYxFWJu5SFzcY Yesterday Blizzard announced that it moved 3.4 million copies of the Battle for Azeroth on day one breaking all previous sales records for a WoW DLC. Blizzard has not reported subscription numbers since 2015, so it is hard to know… [New LG V40 ThinQ renders show triple camera setup, huge display](.JnZ3mglIUCeYlp5eJgXKRHdoRNlKAhF6woK4DZkYxVI) .wlj209cWJ_Ify-0qpJm4yjpcg6S-U3RxRd2PzqLnXDM Rumors that LG’s next flagship would feature five cameras and a high screen-to-body ratio first surfaced in July and appear to have been confirmed in a set of renders that arrived last week. 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