Goodbye, Hyperthreading ☹ - TechLinked Jan 22, 2023

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

HYPER DEAD

Arrow Lake-S details leaked, lends credence to no-hyperthreading rumor

https://videocardz.com/newz/leaked-documents-list-intel-arrow-lake-s-with-8p16e-cores-125w-tdp-full-800-series-chipset-details

24 cores, DDR5-6400 support, new 800-series chipset https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-next-gen-arrow-lake-cpus-might-come-without-hyperthreaded-cores-leak-points-to-24-cpu-cores-ddr5-6400-support-and-a-new-800-series-chipset

Been rumored since at least July 2023 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Arrow-Lake-CPUs-touted-as-first-products-influenced-by-Royal-Core-project-could-ditch-Hyper-Threading-altogether.736036.0.html

Part of Jim Keller’s (legendary architect behind big CPU developments at AMD, Apple AND Intel) rumored “Royal Core” CPU paradigm

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/rumored-intel-royal-core-beat-amd-apple-2025/

Patent filed at start of last year https://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2023/0168898.html

leaked docs are from “pre-alpha silicon” https://lmg.gg/85sgv (Tom’s Hardware)

 

MASTERCLASS-ACTION INTERVIEW

Fresh off class-action, HP CEO gives interview where he says the quiet part out loud

While company is facing class-action for forcing consumers to use HP-branded cartridges in their printers https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hp-facing-antitrust-class-action-alleging-unlawful-self-preferencing

CNBC Interview https://youtu.be/QPRMyQSZGuY

Long term goal to sell printers as subscription https://youtu.be/QPRMyQSZGuY?t=234

Customer doesn’t print enough/use their supplies, customer is a “bad investment” https://youtu.be/QPRMyQSZGuY?t=317

Evokes weird hack claim https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-ceo-blocking-third-party-ink-from-printers-fights-viruses/

Claims company bricks printers that use 3rd part ink cartridges because “you can embed viruses in the cartridges. Through the cartridge, [the virus can] go to the printer, [and then] from the printer, go to the network." https://lmg.gg/nU72z (Ars Technica)

HP set out a bug bounty to find a way to hack third party printer cartridges with reprogrammable chips https://www.action-intell.com/2022/10/05/hp-bug-bounty-program-finds-reprogrammable-chips-open-printers-to-malware/

But HP added cartridge hacking to its bug bounty in 2020 https://lmg.gg/K8LjQ (Ars Technica)

Meanwhile they released

Released tech that bricks HP printers when they use 3rd party ink cartridges 4 years before that https://lmg.gg/JhC14 (Ars Technica)

 

DISAPPOINTED!

MLID alleges 4070 Super sales are a disappointment

https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/rtx-4070-super-launch-day-sales-are-rumored-to-be-a-disaster-whats-going-on-with-nvidias-new-gpu

MLID video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz7G2RjIjj4

Card has good reviews https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-super-review-still-hits-the-sweet-spot/

Claims source rejected order of 200 AIB cards https://www.notebookcheck.net/Disastrous-RTX-4070-SUPER-launch-sales-that-are-reportedly-worse-than-RTX-4080-prompt-even-scalpers-to-cancel-orders.794419.0.html

“about 66% of the boards cost between $620-650.” https://lmg.gg/3weKw (NotebookCheck)

“it would be nearly impossible to get gamers in 2024 to buy a 12 GB GPU above $600” https://lmg.gg/MKr2i  (NotebookCheck)

so bad scalpers don’t want the card https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/rtx-4070-super-sales

At least one retailer refuted these claims to TechRadar https://lmg.gg/CsclF (TechRadar)

 

 

QUICK BiTS

 

JUST A SAMPLE

RTX Remix now available for free in open beta

https://www.engadget.com/nvidias-rtx-remix-tool-is-finally-available-as-a-free-open-beta-180244440.html

trailer https://youtu.be/27LkeFtuq48

Nvidia has teamed up with mod site mod dev/information site ModDB to make it easier for users to find out what games are compatible https://www.moddb.com/news/rtx-remix-on-moddb

And “and community made mods, guides, files” https://lmg.gg/P2ZVu (ModDB)

 

SLIM CHANCES

Japan’s ambitious SLIM moon mission did not go well

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68055186

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/japans-moon-sniper-mission-aims-for-precise-lunar-landing/

https://www.space.com/japan-preparing-recovery-slim-moon-lander     

 

VISION IS GONE

Vision Pro sells out

https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-sold-demand-down-ar-vr-headset-1851184622

Ming-Chi Kuo’s post https://lmg.gg/OIdIJ

May have sold up to 180,000 units https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/22/apple-already-sold-up-to-180000-vision-pros/

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/22/demand-for-apple-vision-pro-headset-could-wane-top-analyst-warns.html

 

SLIDING INTO THE DMA

Meta now lets EU users unlink Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram accounts

https://www.neowin.net/news/meta-now-lets-eu-users-unlink-their-facebook-messenger-and-instagram-accounts/

https://about.fb.com/news/2024/01/offering-people-more-choice-on-how-they-can-use-our-services-in-the-eu/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/22/meta-dma-choices/

 

STARLINK MALL

SpaceX wants to open a restaurant and shopping centre

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/riowest-spacex-restaurant-shopping-brownsville-18614608.php

Official filings https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2024009207

And https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2024009205

https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-spacex-restaurant-retail-center-18612735.php

[aisle9]

Intel yanked hyperthreading from most of the 9000 series, then immediately brought it back for the 10000 series. I have a pretty strong hunch that it will return.