Uh.. What is a “Superchip”? - March 23, 2022

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

SUPER = BETTER THAN ULTRA

Nvidia announces Arm-based Grace “Superchip” with 144 cores and 1TB/s memory bandwidth

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-unveils-144-core-grace-cpu-superchip-claims-arm-chip-15x-faster-than-amds-epyc-rome

https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/22/nvidia-introduces-arm-based-grace-cpu-superchip/

https://youtu.be/39ubNuxnrK8?t=2537 @ 42:17, 42:56, NVlink C2C @ 43:18, 43:42

Guess that’s why they didn’t join UCIe https://www.techspot.com/news/93617-universal-chiplet-interconnect-express-hopes-standardize-chiplet-architecture.html

 

I RUN THAT S*** ON EVERYTHING

FSR 2.0 will run on Xbox and Nvidia GPUs

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/23/22993152/amd-fsr-2-0-xbox-nvidia-gpus

https://youtu.be/oKD98lTqilQ

Nvidia cards https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-2-0-gdc-2022-announcements/ba-p/517541#:~:text=NVIDIA%C2%AE%20Graphics%20Cards

Quality modes https://gpuopen.com/fidelityfx-superresolution-2/#:~:text=FSR%202.0%20quality%20modes

 

UNCLEAR UPGRADE PATH

Mac Studio SSD upgrade scandal

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1419807-mac-studio-ssds-are-actually-just-raw-storage-modules-after-all/

https://petapixel.com/2022/03/22/mac-studio-m1-ultra-teardown-removable-ssd-is-upgradable-but-blocked-by-apple/

https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1506022589357260801

https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1506024785528377344

https://www.engadget.com/mac-studio-ssd-software-lock-211410274.html

 

QUICK BITS

 

WHAT’S UP?

Nothing event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cq7dnESV7Y

https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_phone_1_coming_later_this_summer_nothing_os_will_arrive_in_april_-news-53686.php

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/nothing-the-truth-event

 

LAPPING IT UP

Lapsus$ leaks stolen data from Microsoft and Okta

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/first-microsoft-then-okta-new-ransomware-gang-posts-data-from-both/

Microsoft confirms https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/03/22/dev-0537-criminal-actor-targeting-organizations-for-data-exfiltration-and-destruction/

and security company Okta

https://www.zdnet.com/article/okta-says-breach-evidence-shared-by-lapsus-ransomware-group-linked-to-january-hack-attempt/

 

LETTIN’ OFF STEAM

Steam alpha on Chromebooks is now available

https://support.google.com/chromebook/thread/156452389?hl=env

https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/steam-on-chromeos/

https://www.pcworld.com/article/625264/heres-how-to-play-steam-games-on-a-chromebook.html

 

SNAPPING IT UP

Snap buys brain computer interface company Nextmind

https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/23/snap-buys-mind-controlled-headband-maker-nextmind

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/snap-nextmind-acquisition-ar-brain-computer-interface

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3816465-snap-acquires-paris-neurotech-startup-nextmind

 

GAMER SWEAT COLLECTORS

Furry controllers wtf

https://www.polygon.com/22990816/furry-sonic-xbox-controllers

https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-competition-win-furry-sonic-the-hedgehog-controllers