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takyon writes:AMD Rembrandt MobileAMD announced Rembrandt 6000-series mobile processors with Zen 3+ CPU cores and RDNA2 integrated graphics.The 8-core processors (e.g. 45W Ryzen 7 6800H and 15W Ryzen 7 6800U) all have 12 RDNA2 graphics cores (CUs), up from the previous generation Cezanne's 8 Vega graphics cores. This could mean a doubling of graphics performance. On the other hand, the 6-core processors (e.g. 15W Ryzen 7 6600U) slash this in half to only 6 RDNA2 CUs.Rembrandt uses DDR5 or LPDDR5 memory and adds support for 40 Gbps USB4 ports, PCIe Gen 4.0 GPUs and storage, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2, and AV1 hardware decode.There are also three "Barcelo" models which are refreshes of Cezanne chips (8-core Ryzen 7 5825U, 6-core Ryzen 5 5625U, and 4-core Ryzen 3 5425U).Rembrandt will be one of the first products to integrate Microsoft's "Pluton" security chip.Intel Alder Lake MobileIntel announced Alder Lake-H (high performance) and Alder Lake-U (low power) mobile processors, with a heterogeneous microarchitecture featuring performance (P) and efficiency (E) cores.Alder Lake-H has a "base power" of 45 Watts and a "max turbo power" of 115 Watts. The top i9/i7 chips have 14 cores (6P + 8E). In the middle there is an i7-12650H with 10 cores (6P + 4E) and an i5-12600H and i5-12500H with 12 cores (4P + 8E), so that may lead to some confusion. Finally, there is an i5-12450H with 8 cores (4P + 4E).Alder Lake-U has a "base power" of 15 Watts and a "max turbo power" of 55 Watts. At the top there are a few chips with 10 cores (2P + 8E) and 80 or 96 graphics execution units (EUs). The i3-1215U has 6 cores (2P + 4E) and 64 EUs. Finally there are a Pentium 8505 and Celeron 7305 with 5 cores (1P + 4E) and 48 EUs.More* Intel announced cheaper and lower power Alder Lake desktop CPUs, including CPUs made from a smaller die with no efficiency cores, and the world's fastest dual-core CPU (the Pentium G7400).

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upstart writes:This HPE software update accidentally wiped 77TB of data:We covered this story here University Loses Valuable Supercomputer Research After Backup Error Wipes 77 Terabytes of Data. I, like some others, suspected finger trouble on the part of those doing the backup, but the company writing the sofware have put their hands up and taken responsibility.

upstart writes:Microsoft fixes harebrained Y2K22 Exchange bug that disrupted email worldwide:

upstart writes:Milton Keynes to hold large-scale driverless car trial:

Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty on 4 of 11 Chargesupstart writes:Elizabeth Holmes found guilty on 4 of 11 charges:

upstart writes:JAPAN AIMS TO PUT A PERSON ON THE MOON BY LATE 2020S:

owl writes:https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/future-interoperability-not-big-tech-2021-review

upstart writes:Analysis: A pandemic-scarred year [2021]ends in darkness -- but with hope on the horizon:

upstart writes:Research Shows Intermittent Fasting Works for Weight Loss:

upstart writes:Massive ~2.3k Patch Series Would Improve Linux Build Times 50~80% & Fix "Dependency Hell":

upstart writes:U.S. officials ask AT&T, Verizon to delay 5G wireless over aviation safety concerns:

IDC Estimates Global Desktop Shipments Rose 7% YoY in 2021 After Dropping Sharply in 2020owl and upstart writeIDC estimates global desktop shipments rose 7% YoY in 2021 after dropping sharply in 2020, as some remote workers who started on laptops switched to desktops:

upstart writes:James Webb Space Telescope unfurls massive sunshield in major deployment milestone:

upstart writes:France Has Ordered Clearview AI To Delete Its Facial Recognition Data:

upstart writes:Busting cat-color myths: Your orange tabby isn't dumber than its feline pals:

upstart writes:Bank accidentally deposits $176 million into people's accounts on Christmas Day:

What skills do you have and take for granted but can recommend somebody give a try? Not everybody here is a greybeard with decades of experience behind them. What do you wish you had mastered earlier on in your own careers? Here are some that others have suggested:How to Add Safe Mode to the Boot Menu in Windows 11upstart writes:How to add Safe Mode to the boot menu in Windows 11:

upstart writes:Flexible tentaclelike robotic manipulators inspired by nature:

upstart writes:Ski Lift Design Does The Impossible | Hackaday:

upstart writes:2022 is 'Soylent Green' year. Here's why you shouldn't worry.:

takyon writes:White House commits to ISS extension

upstart writes:A bicycle riser bar made from jute fibre reinforced polymer composite materials:

End of the Line Finally Coming for BlackBerry Devicesupstart writes:End of the line finally coming for BlackBerry devices:

canopic jug writes:As the new year starts, Duke University's Center for the Study of the Public Domain reminds us that works from 1926 ascend to public domain, and become available for use by any and all in any manner they may wish. There is also a lot of recorded music starting to enter the public domain, as an estimated 400,000 sound recordings from before 1923 hit the scene. Most of them music recordings are salvaged from very fragile 78 RPM platters using multiple methods.

upstart writes:Tesla is recalling over 475,000 Model 3 and Model S vehicles:

upstart writes:Plans To Capture Co2 From Coal Plants Wasted Federal Dollars, Watchdog Says - The Verge:

takyon writes:Year 2021 in review – Top 10 posts and statistics

upstart writes:CES 2022 attendees scale back plans but keep plane tickets as Lenovo, T-Mobile, Twitter and Meta back out:

upstart writes:Elon Musk rejects claims his satellites are squeezing out rivals in space:

upstart writes:Researchers offer future 6G network concept:

upstart writes:Drone flight trials in Poland bring EU-wide urban air mobility a step closer:

upstart writes:China's Xi'an lockdown hits some of the world's largest chipmakers:

upstart writes:Mexico's central bank to launch digital currency by 2024:

upstart writes:University Loses Valuable Supercomputer Research After Backup Error Wipes 77 Terabytes of Data:

Happy New Year!

upstart writes:For mammals, eating other animals can increase cancer risk:

upstart writes:China upset about needing to dodge SpaceX Starlink satellites:

upstart writes:Intel to invest $7.1B in Malaysia chipmaking expansion:

upstart writes:Why you should consider purchasing refurbished over new electronics:

takyon writes:Optical Chip Promises 350x Speedup Over RTX 3080 in Some Algorithms

takyon writes:Apple ditched Intel, and it paid off

upstart writes:Mapping the musical mind: Interesting patterns of brain activity emerge during musical analysis exercises:

upstart writes:A virtual reality simulator to train surgeons for skull-base procedures:

You guys are GREAT!Previously:

upstart writes:RedLine malware shows why passwords shouldn't be saved in browsers:

upstart writes:Vikings may have fled Greenland to escape rising seas:

upstart writes:India unveils $10.2B plan to attract semiconductor makers:

owl writes:https://www.os2museum.com/wp/first-dual-channel-ide/The OS/2 Museum recently came into possession of what may be the first adapter with support for two IDE channels... sort of:The adapter was made by Plus Development Corporation, a subsidiary of the disk maker Quantum. This particular specimen was manufactured in 1989, though its BIOS has a 1988 copyright.The adapter is quite obscure for something made by a well known company. I could not find any information about it whatsoever. The only public reference to its existence is its FCC ID, EU95T8IMPULSE80-2 (note that Plus Impulse was a brand name under which some Quantum drives were sold). The FCC application is from March 17, 1989, and it mentions a "hard disk controller card for internal & external hard disk drives".Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.