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2024-03-29T00:38:35.00Z
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233142
2024-03-29T00:38:35.00Z
2024-03-29T00:38:35.00Z
Jessica Lyons
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Jessica%20Lyons
Hillary Clinton: 2024 will be 'ground zero' for AI election manipulation
<h4>2016 meddling was 'primitive' compared to what's ahead</h4> <p>When it comes to AI possibly influencing elections, 2024 will be "ground zero," according to Hillary Clinton. …</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233111
2024-03-28T20:30:10.00Z
2024-03-28T20:30:10.00Z
Tobias Mann
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Tobias%20Mann
HPE bakes LLMs into Aruba as AI inches closer to network takeover
<h4>But don't worry, the models are here to help summarize technical docs and answer your questions ... for now</h4> <p><strong>+Comment</strong> Two years ago, before ChatGPT turned the tech industry on its head, Juniper CEO Rami Rahim boasted that by 2027 artificial intelligence would completely automate the network.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233131
2024-03-28T19:33:13.00Z
2024-03-28T19:33:13.00Z
Dan Robinson
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Dan%20Robinson
Pressuring allies not to fulfill chip kit service contracts with China now official US policy
<h4>Xi Jinping warns 'no force' can stop country's science and tech progress</h4> <p>The US government has publicly confirmed it is applying pressure on chipmaking tool suppliers based in allied nations – think ASML and the like – to halt maintenance of kit already sold to China.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233134
2024-03-28T16:19:22.00Z
2024-03-28T19:28:55.00Z
Brandon Vigliarolo
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Brandon%20Vigliarolo
FTX crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison
<h4>Could have been worse: Prosecutors wanted decades more</h4> <p>Fallen crypto-king Sam Bankman-Fried has been jailed for 25 years after New York federal judge Lewis Kaplan expressed disbelief at almost every argument from his legal team.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233126
2024-03-28T14:34:15.00Z
2024-03-28T15:36:12.00Z
Dan Robinson
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Dan%20Robinson
Intel's green dream is chips without any dips in Mother Nature's health
<h4>Sustainability Summit pushes industry partners to reduce their environmental impact, including harmful chemicals</h4> <p>Intel is seeking alternatives to harmful chemicals that the electronics industry has used for decades, amid growing concerns about the potentially negative impacts on the environment and human health.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233121
2024-03-28T02:02:09.00Z
2024-03-28T16:51:37.00Z
Simon Sharwood
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Simon%20Sharwood
Singapore improves the AI it uses to detect smokers
<h4>Past versions struggled to spot a lungbuster – this time authorities think they've reduced false positives</h4> <p>Singapore has improved the AI it uses to detect smokers who light up in the many places where the practice is forbidden across the island nation, to help local law enforcement more efficiently stub out offenders.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233116
2024-03-28T00:16:08.00Z
2024-03-28T00:16:08.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
Hyperfluorescent OLEDs promise more efficient displays that won't make you so blue
<h4>Novel design might also help reduce those annoying burn-in issues</h4> <p>A recent paper published in Nature demonstrates that hyperfluorescent OLEDs could significantly reduce the energy required to display the color blue – potentially mitigating, but not solving, screen burn-in.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233118
2024-03-27T23:16:13.00Z
2024-03-27T23:16:13.00Z
Tobias Mann
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Tobias%20Mann
Standardization could open door to third-party chiplets in AMD designs
<h4>Domain-specific accelerators are 'essential to progress' it claims, and a chiplet ecosystem is one way forward</h4> <p><strong>Video</strong> Future AMD processors could feature domain-specific accelerators – even some created by third parties, according to senior execs at the chip shop.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233114
2024-03-27T22:06:09.00Z
2024-03-27T22:46:40.00Z
Brandon Vigliarolo
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Brandon%20Vigliarolo
Apple fans deluged with phony password reset requests
<h4>Beware support calls offering a fix</h4> <p>Apple device owners, consider yourselves warned: a targeted multi-factor authentication bombing campaign is under way, with the goal of exhausting iUsers into allowing an unwanted password reset.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233117
2024-03-27T21:26:06.00Z
2024-03-28T16:51:42.00Z
Thomas Claburn
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Thomas%20Claburn
Majority of Americans now use ad blockers
<h4>We're dreaming of a white list, because we're just like the ones you used to know</h4> <p>More than half of Americans are using ad blocking software, and among advertising, programming, and security professionals that fraction is more like two-thirds to three-quarters.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233112
2024-03-27T20:57:13.00Z
2024-03-27T20:57:13.00Z
Richard Speed
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Richard%20Speed
NASA gives IXPE observatory the Ctrl-Alt-Del treatment to make it talk sense
<h4>Hardware misbehaving in orbit? Time for a reset on the avionics</h4> <p>NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) space observatory has had a problem, prompting engineers on the ground to hit the reset button.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233110
2024-03-27T19:31:10.00Z
2024-03-27T19:46:19.00Z
Brandon Vigliarolo
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Brandon%20Vigliarolo
SEC cleared to take securities beef against Coinbase to trial
<h4>Judge says watchdog can HODL four of its five charges against crypto exchange</h4> <p>The SEC's lawsuit accusing cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase of operating as an unregistered securities broker has survived its first legal challenge, opening the door for the case to go to trial.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233107
2024-03-27T19:00:13.00Z
2024-03-27T19:00:13.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite dares to game, reaching 30 FPS in Baldur's Gate 3
<h4>The bare minimum performance, but suggests a beefy integrated GPU</h4> <p>Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite has some gaming and graphics prowess as seen in a demo where a reference laptop was shown to be running Baldur's Gate 3 at 1080p resolution and around 30 frames per second.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233104
2024-03-27T18:30:12.00Z
2024-03-27T18:30:12.00Z
Brandon Vigliarolo
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Brandon%20Vigliarolo
NASA to shoot rockets at April solar eclipse to see how it messes with the atmosphere
<h4>Boffins hope to better understand how phenomena disrupt comms tech in order to prevent future outages</h4> <p>There's a total solar eclipse coming up in North America, and NASA plans to shoot some rockets at it to see how the ionosphere changes as the Sun is obscured by the Moon.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233106
2024-03-27T17:30:12.00Z
2024-03-27T21:40:03.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
Kaby Lake-G chip back from the grave, now on modest firewall-router-NAS mobo
<h4>Intel CPU that incorporated an AMD GPU into the processor package resurrected by Topton</h4> <p>Kaby Lake-G, the Intel CPU that incorporated an AMD GPU directly into the CPU package itself, was pronounced dead in 2019, but that hasn't stopped one company from reviving it for a mini PC motherboard.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233102
2024-03-27T16:30:09.00Z
2024-03-27T16:30:09.00Z
Richard Speed
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Richard%20Speed
Intel throws chips on the table, Microsoft plays the Copilot card in wild bet on AI PCs
<h4>Does anyone actually want one?</h4> <p>Intel has muddied the AI PC waters by sharing some of Microsoft's requirements while also claiming that its own take on the concept has Intel silicon at its heart.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233101
2024-03-27T16:00:12.00Z
2024-03-27T16:00:12.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
TSMC's 3nm node powers up, setting stage for tech giants' next-gen chips
<h4>AMD, Apple, Intel throw weight – and cash – behind process technology</h4> <p>TSMC will see its 3nm node represent over 20 percent of its revenue this year as the node of choice for upcoming processors designed by AMD, Apple, and Intel.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233088
2024-03-27T15:30:07.00Z
2024-03-27T15:30:07.00Z
Thomas Claburn
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Thomas%20Claburn
Meta accused of snarfing people's Snapchat data via traffic decryption
<h4>I ain't afraid of no ghosts, but in this case...</h4> <p>To spy on rival Snapchat and get data on how the app was being used, Meta – when it was operating as Facebook – allegedly initiated a program called Project Ghostbusters, which intercepted data traffic from mobile apps. And it used that data to harm its competitors' ad business.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233087
2024-03-27T15:00:09.00Z
2024-03-27T15:00:09.00Z
Tobias Mann
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Tobias%20Mann
What Nvidia's Blackwell efficiency gains mean for DC operators
<h4>Air cooling's diminishing returns on full display with Nv's B-series silicon</h4> <p><strong>Analysis</strong> Hotter and more power-hungry CPUs and GPUs were already causing headaches for datacenter operators before Nvidia unveiled its 1,200W Blackwell GPUs at GTC last week.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233099
2024-03-27T13:30:08.00Z
2024-03-27T13:30:08.00Z
Dan Robinson
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Dan%20Robinson
Pragmatic Semiconductor opens UK's first 300mm wafer fab in Durham
<h4>Facility to bring major leap in domestic chip production amid government support</h4> <p>UK chipmaker Pragmatic Semiconductor has officially opened its latest manufacturing facilities in Durham, just over a year after its CEO threatened to move the company out of the country over the government's lack of support for the chip industry.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233095
2024-03-27T08:29:14.00Z
2024-03-27T08:29:14.00Z
Laura Dobberstein
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Laura%20Dobberstein
Lenovo scores deal to build supercomputer at UK's Hartree Center
<h4>Liquid cooled, 44.7 Petaflops and with unspecified GPUs</h4> <p>The UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has picked Lenovo to build and install a 44.7-Petaflops liquid cooled supercomputer.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233083
2024-03-26T23:08:12.00Z
2024-03-26T23:52:34.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
Dell doubles down on layoffs, literally: 13,000 gone in the past year
<h4>Sigh, AI to the rescue, sigh</h4> <p>Dell this week disclosed it has 120,000 workers, which is about 13,000 fewer than it had at the start of 2023. That means it has laid off almost double the number of people it previously indicated.…</p> <p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' --></p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233085
2024-03-26T21:56:08.00Z
2024-03-26T22:32:47.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
Chrome for Windows-Arm laptops officially lands in time for Snapdragon X Elite kit
<h4>At last, no more crappy emulation or experimental builds</h4> <p>The first official release of Chrome for Windows-on-Arm laptops is landing this week, in time for this summer's Snapdragon X Elite-powered notebooks running Microsoft's operating system.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233073
2024-03-26T18:30:08.00Z
2024-03-26T18:30:08.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
Intel Meteor Lake makes unexpected leap to socketed motherboards
<h4>But not, we repeat, not on the desktop</h4> <p>Intel's Meteor Lake processors will apparently make it to socketed motherboards after all, but not those of traditional desktops.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233075
2024-03-26T18:00:05.00Z
2024-03-26T18:00:05.00Z
Connor Jones
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Connor%20Jones
US sanctions spree continues with 15 more for Russian entities
<h4>Financial firms that help evade existing restrictions in crosshairs</h4> <p>It's sanctions central at the US Treasury this week as a further 15 are slapped on organizations and individuals in Russia.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233079
2024-03-26T16:02:10.00Z
2024-03-26T16:11:34.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
SK hynix said to be building $4B memory packaging plant in Indiana
<h4>Up and running in 2028, making crucial HBM, among other tech, reportedly</h4> <p>High-bandwidth memory (HBM) leader SK hynix is set to build an advanced packaging facility in Indiana, which is estimated to cost $4 billion and come online in 2028 to potentially package high-end HBM.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233072
2024-03-26T15:32:10.00Z
2024-03-26T15:32:10.00Z
Lindsay Clark
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Lindsay%20Clark
SAP ordered to pay $26.4M in South Africa energy firm dispute
<h4>SA Special Investigating Unit orders payment within 7 days following alleged breach of public finance laws</h4> <p>A Special Tribunal in South Africa has ordered the German software giant SAP to pay a R500 million ($26.4 million, £20.9 million) settlement within a week following a long-running investigation into compliance with public finance laws.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233076
2024-03-26T14:03:07.00Z
2024-03-26T14:09:55.00Z
Brandon Vigliarolo
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Brandon%20Vigliarolo
Sun Microsystems co-founder charged with insider trading
<h4>Andreas Bechtolsheim is paying out less than $1M to SEC amid allegations he illegally bought options</h4> <p>A Silicon Valley heavyweight has been charged with insider trading by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233064
2024-03-26T06:30:11.00Z
2024-03-26T06:30:11.00Z
Simon Sharwood
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Simon%20Sharwood
SWIFT embraces central bank digital currencies after sandbox success
<h4>Promises it can handle digi-bucks and tokenized assets without new infrastructure, maybe next year</h4> <p>One of the many sanctions imposed on Russia after its illegal invasion of Ukraine was exclusion from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) – the messaging network that most of the world's banks use to move money across borders.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233047
2024-03-26T05:26:14.00Z
2024-03-26T05:26:14.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
RISC-V PCIe 5 SSD controller for the rest of us hits 14GB/s
<h4>Speed-reading flash drives no longer just an Arm wrestle</h4> <p>A demo of Yingren Technology's YRS820 PCIe 5.0 SSD controller – built entirely on the RISC-V architecture – showed it reading at 14GB/sec and writing at 12GB/sec, without any active cooling required.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233063
2024-03-26T03:30:11.00Z
2024-03-26T03:30:11.00Z
Simon Sharwood
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Simon%20Sharwood
New Zealand to world: China attacked us, too!
<h4>Reveals 2021 incident that saw parliamentary agencies briefly probed</h4> <p>The government of South Pacific island nation New Zealand has revealed that it, too, has been attacked by China.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233062
2024-03-26T01:30:08.00Z
2024-03-26T03:15:02.00Z
Simon Sharwood
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Simon%20Sharwood
After threatening to block Binance for months, Philippines does the deed
<h4>Points out scofflaw crypto outfit needs a license</h4> <p>The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered the nation's National Telecommunications Commission to block access to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, for the simple reason that platform doesn't have a licence.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233058
2024-03-25T23:45:05.00Z
2024-03-25T23:45:05.00Z
Tobias Mann
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Tobias%20Mann
Coherent lights the way to massive AI clusters with optical circuit switches
<h4>Could end-to-end lasers keep long training jobs on track?</h4> <p>Networking biz Coherent unveiled an optical circuit switch designed to support high-density AI clusters at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference on Monday.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233056
2024-03-25T22:15:45.00Z
2024-03-26T01:12:43.00Z
Jessica Lyons
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Jessica%20Lyons
US charges Chinese nationals with cyber-spying on pretty much everyone for Beijing
<h4>Plus: Alleged front sanctioned, UK blames PRC for Electoral Commission theft, and does America need a Cyber Force?</h4> <p>The United States on Monday accused seven Chinese men of breaking into computer networks, email accounts, and cloud storage belonging to numerous critical infrastructure organizations, companies, and individuals, including US businesses, politicians, and their political parties.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233055
2024-03-25T19:59:13.00Z
2024-03-25T20:25:24.00Z
Brandon Vigliarolo
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Brandon%20Vigliarolo
Twitter's lawsuit against anti-hate-speech crusaders gets SLAPPed out of court
<h4>How's that free comment thing working out, Elon?</h4> <p>Elon Musk's attempt to use the courts to silence a nonprofit documenting hate speech on X has been dismissed by a California judge, who said it was clear the billionaire's legal action was all about putting a lid on criticism.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233053
2024-03-25T19:30:15.00Z
2024-03-25T21:05:23.00Z
Tobias Mann
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Tobias%20Mann
As AI booms, land near nuclear power plants becomes hot real estate
<h4>Cheap low-carbon energy? What's not to love...</h4> <p>The land surrounding a nuclear power plant might not sound like prime real estate, but as more bit barns seek to trim costs, it's poised to become a rather hot commodity.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233045
2024-03-25T18:30:07.00Z
2024-03-25T19:32:55.00Z
Matthew Connatser
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Matthew%20Connatser
Tiny Corp launches Nvidia-powered AI computer because 'it just works'
<h4>Startup slams AMD for buggy firmware</h4> <p>After a weeks-long struggle to get its AMD RX 7900XTX-based TinyBox working on open source firmware, Tiny Corp says it will be launching an Nvidia RTX 4090 version for users who want something that "just works."…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233050
2024-03-25T17:30:10.00Z
2024-03-25T19:28:04.00Z
Brandon Vigliarolo
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Brandon%20Vigliarolo
Google's AI-powered search results are loaded with spammy, scammy garbage
<h4>Be careful where you click</h4> <p>Google's new AI-generated search results feature is suffering from the same problem that its regular results have had of late: Spammy, if not outright malicious links are rising to the top of the SERP stack.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233029
2024-03-25T17:00:06.00Z
2024-03-25T17:00:06.00Z
Tobias Mann
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Tobias%20Mann
AI bubble or not, Nvidia is betting everything on a GPU-accelerated future
<h4>LLMs powering generative AI may be moving GPUs, but Huang and co already looking at next big opportunity</h4> <p><strong>Comment</strong> For many, apps like ChatGPT, Copilot, Midjourney, or Gemini <em>are</em> generative AI.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233046
2024-03-25T16:30:08.00Z
2024-03-25T17:52:32.00Z
Dan Robinson
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Dan%20Robinson
Woz calls out US lawmakers for TikTok ban: 'I don’t like the hypocrisy'
<h4>Go look at Facebook and Google, says Mac man</h4> <p>Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has criticized the US government's targeting of TikTok, saying it is hypocritical to single out one social media platform for tracking users and not apply the same rule to all.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233028
2024-03-25T16:00:09.00Z
2024-03-25T18:03:58.00Z
Thomas Claburn
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Thomas%20Claburn
ZenHammer comes down on AMD Zen 2 and 3 systems
<h4>Boffins demonstrate Rowhammer memory meddling on AMD DDR4 hardware</h4> <p><strong>Updated</strong> ZenHammer would be the perfect name for a heavy metal band, but alas, it's an AMD-focused variant of the decade-old Rowhammer attack that compromises computers by flipping bits of memory.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233036
2024-03-25T13:41:13.00Z
2024-03-25T13:41:13.00Z
Elizabeth Coles
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Elizabeth%20Coles
Why the future of data storage is tape
<h4>Watch this webinar to learn how tape solutions can help businesses overcome the challenges of runaway data growth</h4> <p><strong>Webinar</strong> There are many demands made on IT management, and adapting data storage capacity to the requirements of the Zettabyte Age is one of the most critical.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233041
2024-03-25T13:32:06.00Z
2024-03-25T13:36:33.00Z
Paul Kunert
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Paul%20Kunert
The way Apple, Alphabet implemented DMA rules 'seems to be at odds' with law
<h4>European Commission says 12-month investigation could lead to fine of up to 10% of global revenue</h4> <p>The European Commission is opening its first official probes under the Digital Markets Act with a focus on curbing the power of tech titans Apple, Meta, and Alphabet via threats of heavy fines.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233039
2024-03-25T13:12:03.00Z
2024-03-25T14:25:30.00Z
Dan Robinson
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Dan%20Robinson
Gelsinger woos Musk as Intel seeks to drum up Foundry Services business
<h4>It's just not economical for Chipzilla to be the factories' only customer these days</h4> <p>Intel is keen to get its Foundry Services strategy off the ground and draw in more customers. With this in mind, it's made a move to cultivate Elon Musk and finalized an agreement with Arm intended to make it easier for chip designers to get their products built.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233038
2024-03-25T12:30:09.00Z
2024-03-25T12:30:09.00Z
Lindsay Clark
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Lindsay%20Clark
Fujitsu's 30-year-old UK customs system just keeps hanging on
<h4>After declaring the end of CHIEF at least five times in as many years, HMRC hopes this June 2024 date will stick</h4> <p>The UK's tax collector has named the date for migrating from a 30-year-old customs IT system for the fifth time in as many years after planning its replacement for more than a decade.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233009
2024-03-25T11:00:07.00Z
2024-03-25T19:56:49.00Z
James Castro-Edwards, Data protection Partner, Arnold and Porter
https://search.theregister.com/?author=James%20Castro-Edwards%2c%20Data%20protection%20Partner%2c%20Arnold%20and%20Porter
The UK Digital Information Bill: Brexit dividend or data disaster?
<h4>Move could 'weaken' Brits' personal data rights when info is transferred outside Europe</h4> <p><strong>Comment</strong> The UK government's proposed data protection law reform seeks to create a more business-friendly regime, though its implementation could further complicate the international flow of data between Britain and Europe, which potentially outweighs any benefits to business.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233033
2024-03-25T07:33:06.00Z
2024-03-25T08:42:42.00Z
Simon Sharwood
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Simon%20Sharwood
SoftIron rolls its own server virt stack to join the 'let's get VMware' crowd
<h4>Banks on allowing BYO external storage to make migrations less painful</h4> <p>Artisanal server vendor SoftIron smells blood in the water since Broadcom's acquisition of VMware led to considerable price hikes for many users, so has developed an alternative server virtualization platform whose key selling point is the ability to run with existing external storage hardware.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233034
2024-03-25T06:32:08.00Z
2024-03-25T06:32:08.00Z
Simon Sharwood
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Simon%20Sharwood
That Asian meal you eat on holidays could launder money for North Korea
<h4>United Nations finds IT contract and crypto scams are just two of DPRK's illicit menu items</h4> <p>If you dine out at an Asian restaurant on your next holiday, the United Nations thinks your meal could help North Korea to launder money.…</p>
tag:theregister.com,2005:story233032
2024-03-25T04:15:10.00Z
2024-03-25T04:15:10.00Z
Simon Sharwood
https://search.theregister.com/?author=Simon%20Sharwood
Beijing issues list of approved CPUs – with no Intel or AMD
<h4>2024 may be the year of Linux On The Arm-or-RISC-desktop as China moves away from Western tech</h4> <p>AMD and Intel are not present on a list of processors approved by China's Information Security Evaluation Center.…</p>
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Samsung preps inferencing accelerator to take on Nvidia, scores huge sale
<h4>PLUS: Tencent's profit plunge; Singtel to build three AI datacenters; McDonald's China gobbles Microsoft AI</h4> <p><strong>Asia In Brief</strong> Samsung has reportedly secured a massive sale of an AI accelerator it plans to launch in 2025.…</p>