August 19, 2016 - The WAN Show Document

[LinusTech]

 

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Main News Topics

Zen is faster than Broadwell-E clock for clock?

Source 1: linustechtips.com/zen-is-faster-than… OP: rattacko123

Source 2: pcper.com/AMD-Zen-Architecture-and-Performance…

Source 3:

• According to AMD (based on their Zen announcement from Thursday night) a Zen ES with 8 cores, 16 threads is faster than an unnamed Broadwell-E chip with 8 cores, 16 threads (speculated to be a fixed-clock 6900K)

• Demonstrated during their Zen architecture announcement in a Blender test with both chips clocked to 3 GHz

  • Identical clock speeds, “comparable configurations”

• Zen processor was faster than the Broadwell-E chip in Blender by 1-2 seconds (no official scorescreen shown)

  • No mention of what other components were used in each machine

• Zen is the first AMD architecture to utilize simultaneous multi-threading (HyperThreading), also utilizes a high bandwidth and low latency caching system

• 14nm process from Global Foundries

• AMD is claiming a 40% increas in IPC over Excavator at an equal Energy Per Cycle consumption

• 8MB L3 cache integrated, improved prefetching for up to 5x the cache bandwidth available per core

• Enthusiast platform Summit Ridge will be the first product available with Zen

  • 8 cores, 16 threads

  • AM4 platform

    • DDR4

    • PCIe gen 3

    • “Next-gen” I/O

• No information given so far on release version clockspeeds, TDP, overclocking, pricing

 

AMD stock continues to skyrocket after Zen unveiling

Source 1: linustechtips.com/amd-stock-continues… OP: It’s me!

Source 2: tomshardware.com/amd-zen-cpu-stock-market…

• Continues to rise since Lisa Su’s Zen unveil (up 11% as of ~10am PST today)

• Up 330% this year!

• Announcement of licensing its technology to a Chinese state-backed joint venture (for $293 million this year alone) triggered the largest jump in AMD’s stock price in nearly 35 years

  • Returned to profitability in Q2 this year

• Stock price is currently back up to a high not seen since early 2012

IDF (Intel Developer Forum) news - Intel Project Alloy Promises Untethered VR and AR Experiences

Source 1: pcper.com/Intel-Project-Alloy

Source 2: newsroom.intel.com/chip-shots...

• New initiative from Intel called Project Alloy, meant to enable a completely untethered VR platform

  • Utilizing Intel processors and sensors

  • Moving all necessary compute into the headset, including enough battery to power the device for a “typical session”

  • Goal is to remove the need for a separate PC

• Not the first time a chip maker has demonstrated a working prototype (see: AMD Sulon Q)

  • Sulon Q was based on AMD FX

  • 2560x1440 OLED 90Hz display

  • 8GB of DDR3 memory

  • AMD FX-8800P APU and R7 graphics embedded

• Project Alloy is using unknown hardware and “won’t have a true prototype release until the second half of 2017”

• Main advantage to Intel’s Alloy is the use of RealSense cameras

  • Intel demonstrated using your hands and other real-world items to interact with the virtual world utilizing RealSense

• Current implementation that was shown during the keynote has promise, but is currently “clunky and less than what [PCper] expected from the company.”

• The current prototype headset looks “pretty heavy, pretty bulky”

IDF news - Intel Licenses ARM Technology to boost foundry business

Source 1: linustechtips.com/intel-gets-an-arm-license-but… OP: zMeul

Source 2: bloomberg.com/intel-licenses-arm-technology…

• Announced the partnership at IDF

• Will let Intel offer third-party semiconductor companies 10nm production lines for manufacturing smartphone chips

• Looking to target companies like Qualcomm and Apple, who are current customers of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)

• LG Electronics will be using Intel’s foundry business to manufacture 10nm mobile-phone parts

• Intel said it won’t use extreme ultraviolet lithography as a manufacturing technique in its 10nm production

  • Intel said that the technology isn’t ready for the next generation of production, 7nm, so they won’t use the process until it delivers the promised efficiency

[RUMOR] Intel Kaby Lake Lineup Specs & Details

Source 1: linustechtips.com/rumored-specs-details-of-intels… OP: Tech_Dreamer

Source 2: wccftech.com/intel-kaby-lake-desktop…

• Desktop processor family has been leaked “by Chinese sources”

  • Confirms various SKUs of the lineup

• 10 SKUs detailed in the leak

  • Mainstream desktop chips will be slightly delayed to early 2017

  • Mobile processors to arrive “as soon as possible”

  • Revealed at IDF that mobile chips are already shipping to OEMs

• Kaby Lake-X (HEDT) will utilize LGA 2066 socket (same as Skylake-X)

• Kaby Lake-S (mainstream) will utilize LGA 1151 socket (same as Skylake)

  • Chipset will change to 200-series, not allow compatibility to older generation motherboards

• K Series Kaby Lake CPUs

  • Core i7-7700K

    • Quad-core with hyperthreading

    • 95W TDP (compared to 91W on previous generation Core i7-6700K)

    • Base 4.2GHz, boost 4.5GHz

    • 8MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7600K

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 95W TDP (compared to 91W on previous generation Core i5-6600K)

    • Base 3.8GHz, turbo “beyond” 4GHz

    • 6MB L3 cache

• S Series Kaby Lake CPUs

  • Core i7-7700

    • Quad-core with hyperthreading

    • 65W TDP

    • Base 3.6GHz

    • 8MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7600

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreadying

    • Base 3.5GHz

  • Core i5-7500

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 3.4GHz base

  • Core i5-7400

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreadying

    • 3.0GHz base

• T Series Kaby Lake CPUs

  • Core i7-7700T

    • Quad-core with hyperthreading

    • 35W TDP

    • Base 2.9GHz

    • 8MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7600T

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 35W TDP

    • Base 2.8GHz

    • 6MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7500T

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 35W TDP

    • Base 2.7GHz

    • 6MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7400T

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 35W TDP

    • Base 2.4GHz

    • 6MB L3 cache

• Speculated that we’ll see the usual 5-10% per-core improvement over previous generation

• Key features include

  • 5K (30Hz) on one display and 5K (60Hz) dual display capabilities

  • HEVC 10-bit hardware decode

  • VP9 10-bit (hardware)

  • UDH/4K display resolutions

  • Support for ThunderBolt 3

 

Nvidia launches GeForce GTX 10 series for notebooks

Source 1: linustechtips.com/nvidia-launches-geforce… OP: VagabondWraith

Source 2: videocardz.com/nvidia-launches-geforce-gtx-10…

• Full video from the Nvidia event in London which we released earlier this week - check that for info

• GTX 1080

  • Full fat GP104

  • 2560 CUDA cores

  • 1733MHz boost clock

  • ~50MHz lower base clock than desktop GTX 1080

  • 8GB GDDR5x at 10Gbps

• GTX 1070

  • 2048 CUDA cores (more than desktop variant)

  • 1645MHz boost clock

  • 8GB GDDR5 at 8Gbps

  • Speculated that there are more cores due to a lower clock speed to keep performance (close to) on par with desktop variant

• GTX 1060

  • 1280 CUDA cores

  • 1670MHz boost clock

  • 6GB GDDR5, 8Gbps

  • Lower base clock than desktop variant (1405 compared to 1670MHz)

• Claim better overclocking and batteryboost than Maxwell notebook cards

• 120Hz G-Sync displays

  • Also 25x14 displays

• Boast a 20 million install base for gaming notebooks

  • Compared to 29 million for XBONE and 52 million on PS4

  • 30% sales growth compared to -4% on XBONE and +4% on PS4

• Claiming that millions of notebooks are VR ready

  • Some as thin as 18mm and as light as 4lbs

• Announced notebooks

  • Many variants from brands like ASUS, MSI Eurocom, Razer, Acer, HP, Gigabyte, Clevo, etc.

Nvidia releases GeForce GTX 1060 3GB: GTX 1060, yet not

Source 1: anandtech.com/nvidia-releases-geforce-gtx…

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Logitech releases the G Pro Gaming Mouse

Source 1: linustechtips.com/logitech-releases-the-g-pro… OP: Pandalf

Source 2: pcper.com/Logitech-G-Pro-Gaming-Mouse…

• Targeted directly at the “Final Mouse” crowd - no bull$h!t design, basic feature-set, affordably priced

• Very similar design to the Logitech G100s, which is popular with pro gamers

• Weighs in at 83 grams, about 7 grams less than the Zowie FK1

• 6 programmable buttons (mappable through the Logitech Gaming Software)

  • On-board memory allows gamers to configure on their own system and take those settings anywhere without needing to install the software

  • Torsion spring system rated at 20 million clicks

• RGB lighting

• PMW3366 optical sensor

  • Same sensor used in the G502 and others

  • 200-12,000 DPI range

  • No acceleration or smoothing

• MSRP only $69 in US, 69.95 Euros in Europe

  • Available in the US and Europe in August 2016

DJI launches drone arena Seoul

Source 1: qz.com/drone-pilot-training-dji-arena…

• Opened a flagship store in Seoul back in March

• Wasn’t enough to satisfy aerial enthusiasts in South Korea

• Just opened the world’s first-ever training ground for drones on Wednesday

• DJI described the facility as “a gathering place for aerial enthusiasts as well as a practice venue for those who are learning about aerial technology such as first-time pilots

• 15-000 square foot arena

  • Has an adjustable LED-lit circuit for pilots who want to practice

  • Spectators can watch the first-person view of the drones on LC TVs

  • Has a maintenance room with charging docks and workstations for minor repairs

• “Our goal is to make aerial technology more accessible, reliable, and easier to use for anyone who wants to use it,” said DJI Korea Country Manager Moon Tae-hyun

• Starting Sept. 1, children between the ages of eight and 16 can receive training at DJI’s Flying Academy at the new arena, and can learn the features of the Phantom 4

  • Pilots will also be given safety tips and best practices over eight sessions during the course of one month

  • One-on-one training is available for a more tailored learning experience as well

• In the last year, over 40 drone schools have been established in China

  • Some offer two-week courses valued at approximately $1,200

• Comes on the heels of increased demand for skilled drone pilots, with some sources predicting that drones could created 100,000 US jobs in the next 10 years (if the FAA permits their commercial use)

 

Gawker.com to end operations next week

Source 1: gawker.com/gawker-com-to-end-operations…

• Been in business for 14 years

• Univision successfully bid $135 million for Gawker Media’s six other websites

• Comes on the heels of the Hulk Hogan lawsuit (funded by billionaire Peter Thiel)

  • Thiel appears to have accomplished his goal of taking down Gawker.com

• Gawker staffers will be assigned to other editorial roles, either at one of the six sites within the former Gawker Media or elsewhere within Univision

 

Gamescom

 

Rapid Fire

GlobalFoundries to skip 10nm, jump straight to 7nm

Source 1: linustechtips.com/globalfoundries-to-skip-10nm… OP: Coaxialgamer

Source 2: techpowerup.com/globalfoundries-to-skip…

• Currently operating a 14nm FinFET node

• In 2015 they acquired semiconductor manufacturing assets from IBM and are using them to fast-track development

• Claim that 7nm node will offer both optical and EUV (extreme ultra-violet) lithography when it’s ready

Elon Musk gets Pascal for Open Source AI

Source 1: linustechtips.com/elon-musk-gets-pascal… OP: CostcoSamples

Source 2: tomshardware.com/openai-nvidia-dgx-1…

• OpenAI nonprofit became first ever customer for Nvidia’s “AI supercomputer in a box,” officially named the DGX-1

• Musk believes that no one company or government should have a monopoly on AI

  • Once an AI passes a certain threshold, it could quickly become orders of magnitude more intelligent than any other AI solution

• Musk thinks that if artificial intelligence solutions are decentralized, then if one becomes too strong and “goes rogue,” other solutions could have a chance at fighting back

• also possible that in the long run, a “crowdsourced” version of an artificial intelligence could beat any solution that is developed by a single company or country

• Notes not complete please read article linked above for more on DGX-1

THQ is back. Sort of…

Source 1: linustechtips.com/thq-is-back-sort-of OP: Nineshadow

Source 2: nordicgames.at/nordic_games_reincorporates…

• THQ, known for Saints Row, Red Faction, Company of Heroes, Darksiders, and other games

• Went bankrupt in 2012

  • Nordic Games purchased “a lot” of THQ IPs, as well as the THQ trademark, in a THQ bankruptcy auction

• Nordic Games is rebranding as “THQ Nordic”

• “Whilst we take great pride in our Swedish roots and accomplished a great deal under the Nordic Games masthead, we decided it was time to incorporate the THQ name. Those key brands will continue to shape our business in a meaningful way going forward, and THQ Nordic represents a core approach of doing much more than “owning” a highly competitive portfolio of IPs.”

“The smart shorts that boost your manhood”

Source 1: indiegogo.com/vylyv-the-smart-shorts-that…

• “These shorts may actually improve your sex life” - HuffPost

• Kegel exercise shorts for men

• Designed to help you strengthen pelvic floor muscles to improve prostate health and “increase sexual stamina”

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Zen is faster than Broadwell-E clock for clock?

Source 1: linustechtips.com/zen-is-faster-than… OP: rattacko123

Source 2: pcper.com/AMD-Zen-Architecture-and-Performance…

Source 3:

• According to AMD (based on their Zen announcement from Thursday night) a Zen ES with 8 cores, 16 threads is faster than an unnamed Broadwell-E chip with 8 cores, 16 threads (speculated to be a fixed-clock 6900K)

• Demonstrated during their Zen architecture announcement in a Blender test with both chips clocked to 3 GHz

  • Identical clock speeds, “comparable configurations”

• Zen processor was faster than the Broadwell-E chip in Blender by 1-2 seconds (no official scorescreen shown)

  • No mention of what other components were used in each machine

• Zen is the first AMD architecture to utilize simultaneous multi-threading (HyperThreading), also utilizes a high bandwidth and low latency caching system

• 14nm process from Global Foundries

• AMD is claiming a 40% increas in IPC over Excavator at an equal Energy Per Cycle consumption

• 8MB L3 cache integrated, improved prefetching for up to 5x the cache bandwidth available per core

• Enthusiast platform Summit Ridge will be the first product available with Zen

  • 8 cores, 16 threads

  • AM4 platform

    • DDR4

    • PCIe gen 3

    • “Next-gen” I/O

• No information given so far on release version clockspeeds, TDP, overclocking, pricing

 

AMD stock continues to skyrocket after Zen unveiling

Source 1: linustechtips.com/amd-stock-continues… OP: It’s me!

Source 2: tomshardware.com/amd-zen-cpu-stock-market…

• Continues to rise since Lisa Su’s Zen unveil (up 11% as of ~10am PST today)

• Up 330% this year!

• Announcement of licensing its technology to a Chinese state-backed joint venture (for $293 million this year alone) triggered the largest jump in AMD’s stock price in nearly 35 years

  • Returned to profitability in Q2 this year

• Stock price is currently back up to a high not seen since early 2012

IDF (Intel Developer Forum) news - Intel Project Alloy Promises Untethered VR and AR Experiences

Source 1: pcper.com/Intel-Project-Alloy

Source 2: newsroom.intel.com/chip-shots...

• New initiative from Intel called Project Alloy, meant to enable a completely untethered VR platform

  • Utilizing Intel processors and sensors

  • Moving all necessary compute into the headset, including enough battery to power the device for a “typical session”

  • Goal is to remove the need for a separate PC

• Not the first time a chip maker has demonstrated a working prototype (see: AMD Sulon Q)

  • Sulon Q was based on AMD FX

  • 2560x1440 OLED 90Hz display

  • 8GB of DDR3 memory

  • AMD FX-8800P APU and R7 graphics embedded

• Project Alloy is using unknown hardware and “won’t have a true prototype release until the second half of 2017”

• Main advantage to Intel’s Alloy is the use of RealSense cameras

  • Intel demonstrated using your hands and other real-world items to interact with the virtual world utilizing RealSense

• Current implementation that was shown during the keynote has promise, but is currently “clunky and less than what [PCper] expected from the company.”

• The current prototype headset looks “pretty heavy, pretty bulky”

IDF news - Intel Licenses ARM Technology to boost foundry business

Source 1: linustechtips.com/intel-gets-an-arm-license-but… OP: zMeul

Source 2: bloomberg.com/intel-licenses-arm-technology…

• Announced the partnership at IDF

• Will let Intel offer third-party semiconductor companies 10nm production lines for manufacturing smartphone chips

• Looking to target companies like Qualcomm and Apple, who are current customers of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)

• LG Electronics will be using Intel’s foundry business to manufacture 10nm mobile-phone parts

• Intel said it won’t use extreme ultraviolet lithography as a manufacturing technique in its 10nm production

  • Intel said that the technology isn’t ready for the next generation of production, 7nm, so they won’t use the process until it delivers the promised efficiency

[RUMOR] Intel Kaby Lake Lineup Specs & Details

Source 1: linustechtips.com/rumored-specs-details-of-intels… OP: Tech_Dreamer

Source 2: wccftech.com/intel-kaby-lake-desktop…

• Desktop processor family has been leaked “by Chinese sources”

  • Confirms various SKUs of the lineup

• 10 SKUs detailed in the leak

  • Mainstream desktop chips will be slightly delayed to early 2017

  • Mobile processors to arrive “as soon as possible”

  • Revealed at IDF that mobile chips are already shipping to OEMs

• Kaby Lake-X (HEDT) will utilize LGA 2066 socket (same as Skylake-X)

• Kaby Lake-S (mainstream) will utilize LGA 1151 socket (same as Skylake)

  • Chipset will change to 200-series, not allow compatibility to older generation motherboards

• K Series Kaby Lake CPUs

  • Core i7-7700K

    • Quad-core with hyperthreading

    • 95W TDP (compared to 91W on previous generation Core i7-6700K)

    • Base 4.2GHz, boost 4.5GHz

    • 8MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7600K

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 95W TDP (compared to 91W on previous generation Core i5-6600K)

    • Base 3.8GHz, turbo “beyond” 4GHz

    • 6MB L3 cache

• S Series Kaby Lake CPUs

  • Core i7-7700

    • Quad-core with hyperthreading

    • 65W TDP

    • Base 3.6GHz

    • 8MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7600

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreadying

    • Base 3.5GHz

  • Core i5-7500

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 3.4GHz base

  • Core i5-7400

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreadying

    • 3.0GHz base

• T Series Kaby Lake CPUs

  • Core i7-7700T

    • Quad-core with hyperthreading

    • 35W TDP

    • Base 2.9GHz

    • 8MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7600T

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 35W TDP

    • Base 2.8GHz

    • 6MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7500T

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 35W TDP

    • Base 2.7GHz

    • 6MB L3 cache

  • Core i5-7400T

    • Quad-core, no hyperthreading

    • 35W TDP

    • Base 2.4GHz

    • 6MB L3 cache

• Speculated that we’ll see the usual 5-10% per-core improvement over previous generation

• Key features include

  • 5K (30Hz) on one display and 5K (60Hz) dual display capabilities

  • HEVC 10-bit hardware decode

  • VP9 10-bit (hardware)

  • UDH/4K display resolutions

  • Support for ThunderBolt 3

 

Nvidia launches GeForce GTX 10 series for notebooks

Source 1: linustechtips.com/nvidia-launches-geforce… OP: VagabondWraith

Source 2: videocardz.com/nvidia-launches-geforce-gtx-10…

• Full video from the Nvidia event in London which we released earlier this week - check that for info

• GTX 1080

  • Full fat GP104

  • 2560 CUDA cores

  • 1733MHz boost clock

  • ~50MHz lower base clock than desktop GTX 1080

  • 8GB GDDR5x at 10Gbps

• GTX 1070

  • 2048 CUDA cores (more than desktop variant)

  • 1645MHz boost clock

  • 8GB GDDR5 at 8Gbps

  • Speculated that there are more cores due to a lower clock speed to keep performance (close to) on par with desktop variant

• GTX 1060

  • 1280 CUDA cores

  • 1670MHz boost clock

  • 6GB GDDR5, 8Gbps

  • Lower base clock than desktop variant (1405 compared to 1670MHz)

• Claim better overclocking and batteryboost than Maxwell notebook cards

• 120Hz G-Sync displays

  • Also 25x14 displays

• Boast a 20 million install base for gaming notebooks

  • Compared to 29 million for XBONE and 52 million on PS4

  • 30% sales growth compared to -4% on XBONE and +4% on PS4

• Claiming that millions of notebooks are VR ready

  • Some as thin as 18mm and as light as 4lbs

• Announced notebooks

  • Many variants from brands like ASUS, MSI Eurocom, Razer, Acer, HP, Gigabyte, Clevo, etc.

Nvidia releases GeForce GTX 1060 3GB: GTX 1060, yet not

Source 1: anandtech.com/nvidia-releases-geforce-gtx…

•  

Logitech releases the G Pro Gaming Mouse

Source 1: linustechtips.com/logitech-releases-the-g-pro… OP: Pandalf

Source 2: pcper.com/Logitech-G-Pro-Gaming-Mouse…

• Targeted directly at the “Final Mouse” crowd - no bull$h!t design, basic feature-set, affordably priced

• Very similar design to the Logitech G100s, which is popular with pro gamers

• Weighs in at 83 grams, about 7 grams less than the Zowie FK1

• 6 programmable buttons (mappable through the Logitech Gaming Software)

  • On-board memory allows gamers to configure on their own system and take those settings anywhere without needing to install the software

  • Torsion spring system rated at 20 million clicks

• RGB lighting

• PMW3366 optical sensor

  • Same sensor used in the G502 and others

  • 200-12,000 DPI range

  • No acceleration or smoothing

• MSRP only $69 in US, 69.95 Euros in Europe

  • Available in the US and Europe in August 2016

DJI launches drone arena Seoul

Source 1: qz.com/drone-pilot-training-dji-arena…

• Opened a flagship store in Seoul back in March

• Wasn’t enough to satisfy aerial enthusiasts in South Korea

• Just opened the world’s first-ever training ground for drones on Wednesday

• DJI described the facility as “a gathering place for aerial enthusiasts as well as a practice venue for those who are learning about aerial technology such as first-time pilots

• 15-000 square foot arena

  • Has an adjustable LED-lit circuit for pilots who want to practice

  • Spectators can watch the first-person view of the drones on LC TVs

  • Has a maintenance room with charging docks and workstations for minor repairs

• “Our goal is to make aerial technology more accessible, reliable, and easier to use for anyone who wants to use it,” said DJI Korea Country Manager Moon Tae-hyun

• Starting Sept. 1, children between the ages of eight and 16 can receive training at DJI’s Flying Academy at the new arena, and can learn the features of the Phantom 4

  • Pilots will also be given safety tips and best practices over eight sessions during the course of one month

  • One-on-one training is available for a more tailored learning experience as well

• In the last year, over 40 drone schools have been established in China

  • Some offer two-week courses valued at approximately $1,200

• Comes on the heels of increased demand for skilled drone pilots, with some sources predicting that drones could created 100,000 US jobs in the next 10 years (if the FAA permits their commercial use)

 

Gawker.com to end operations next week

Source 1: gawker.com/gawker-com-to-end-operations…

• Been in business for 14 years

• Univision successfully bid $135 million for Gawker Media’s six other websites

• Comes on the heels of the Hulk Hogan lawsuit (funded by billionaire Peter Thiel)

  • Thiel appears to have accomplished his goal of taking down Gawker.com

• Gawker staffers will be assigned to other editorial roles, either at one of the six sites within the former Gawker Media or elsewhere within Univision

 

Gamescom

 

Rapid Fire

GlobalFoundries to skip 10nm, jump straight to 7nm

Source 1: linustechtips.com/globalfoundries-to-skip-10nm… OP: Coaxialgamer

Source 2: techpowerup.com/globalfoundries-to-skip…

• Currently operating a 14nm FinFET node

• In 2015 they acquired semiconductor manufacturing assets from IBM and are using them to fast-track development

• Claim that 7nm node will offer both optical and EUV (extreme ultra-violet) lithography when it’s ready

Elon Musk gets Pascal for Open Source AI

Source 1: linustechtips.com/elon-musk-gets-pascal… OP: CostcoSamples

Source 2: tomshardware.com/openai-nvidia-dgx-1…

• OpenAI nonprofit became first ever customer for Nvidia’s “AI supercomputer in a box,” officially named the DGX-1

• Musk believes that no one company or government should have a monopoly on AI

  • Once an AI passes a certain threshold, it could quickly become orders of magnitude more intelligent than any other AI solution

• Musk thinks that if artificial intelligence solutions are decentralized, then if one becomes too strong and “goes rogue,” other solutions could have a chance at fighting back

• also possible that in the long run, a “crowdsourced” version of an artificial intelligence could beat any solution that is developed by a single company or country

• Notes not complete please read article linked above for more on DGX-1

THQ is back. Sort of…

Source 1: linustechtips.com/thq-is-back-sort-of OP: Nineshadow

Source 2: nordicgames.at/nordic_games_reincorporates…

• THQ, known for Saints Row, Red Faction, Company of Heroes, Darksiders, and other games

• Went bankrupt in 2012

  • Nordic Games purchased “a lot” of THQ IPs, as well as the THQ trademark, in a THQ bankruptcy auction

• Nordic Games is rebranding as “THQ Nordic”

• “Whilst we take great pride in our Swedish roots and accomplished a great deal under the Nordic Games masthead, we decided it was time to incorporate the THQ name. Those key brands will continue to shape our business in a meaningful way going forward, and THQ Nordic represents a core approach of doing much more than “owning” a highly competitive portfolio of IPs.”

“The smart shorts that boost your manhood”

Source 1: indiegogo.com/vylyv-the-smart-shorts-that…

• “These shorts may actually improve your sex life” - HuffPost

• Kegel exercise shorts for men

• Designed to help you strengthen pelvic floor muscles to improve prostate health and “increase sexual stamina”

the fucking i7 7770k is clocked faster than my overclocked i7.

[Snadzies]

With the laptops coming out with desktop grade Skylake CPUs and Nvidia 10XX gpus you could pretty much just strap that to your back, some batteries to your waist, I bet you could have a solid wearable VR experience.

[ChrisCross]

5 hours ago, LinusTech said:

 

hey linus what do you think of this solution for a vr backpack? could hold an i7 6700 and potentially a better gpu.

[Sacredsock]

has Luke's mom watched the video mentioned at the end of the show?

[maksakal]

What's wrong with the lighting? You guys look really pale, like zombies.

[austinhasten]

+1 for computer made entirely of $69 products.