Chip Fights: Nvidia Takes Issue With Intel’s Deep Learning Benchmarks
Intel recently published some Xeon Phi benchmarks, which claimed that its “Many Integrated Core” Phi architecture, based on small Atom CPUs rather than GPUs, is [Read More…]
AMD Unveils Zen Microarchitecture, Demos Summit Ridge Performance
AMD hosted an offsite invitation-only briefing during IDF to unveil the company’s new Zen processor core microarchitecture, which will initially come to market in its [Read More…]
AMD Stock Continues To Skyrocket After Zen Launch, Up 330 Percent This Year
AMD’s stock began skyrocketing earlier this year, but the rate of ascent is increasing after AMD CEO Lisa Su unveiled the new Zen microarchitecture this [Read More…]
Intel Lights Up Silicon, Shipping Silicon Photonics Transceivers
Intel announced at IDF that it is in volume production of its silicon photonics products, which blend a normal integrated circuit with semiconductor lasers to [Read More…]
How ‘Pokemon Go’ went from prank to phenomenon
The origin of “Pokemon Go” is as peculiar as any of the Voltorbs or Snorlaxes that players track and capture in the surprise hit game. [Read More…]
Watch it, cowboy: Japan’s 9 safety tips for “Pokemon Go”
Aware of the reports of “Pokemon Go”-related mishaps elsewhere, Japan’s government-run National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity has issued a flier with [Read More…]
‘Pokemon Go’ players stumble on hidden history
Historical markers have long dotted the landscape, often barely noticed by passers-by—until they became treasure-filled stops this month on the “Pokemon Go” trail. Players hunting [Read More…]
Chinese army bans Hong Kong’s Pokemon players from barracks
The Chinese army garrisoned in Hong Kong has warned people searching for Pikachu and other virtual monsters to stay off their premises, as Pokemon Go [Read More…]
Hiroshima unhappy atomic-bomb park is ‘Pokemon Go’ site
“Pokemon Go” players are descending on an atomic bomb memorial park in Hiroshima, and officials of the western Japanese city are displeased. They have asked [Read More…]
‘Pokemon Go’ fans play in India despite no official launch
“Pokemon Go” has yet to officially arrive in India, but that’s not stopping people there from playing the highly addictive online game. Many fans of [Read More…]