… But a newly developed attack uses the super-fast memory in a GPU as a means of gaining elevated privileges in Windows. Security researchers at the University of Toronto were exploring the GPU Rowhammer attacks from last year. …
… As is often the case with local AI solutions, YuE is making it easier to access the kinds of features that were only available via companies running on cloud servers in the past. According to YuE, generating 30 seconds of audio takes about 360 seconds 6 minutes on a PC with an RTX 4090 GPU. …
… Separately, Intel exec David Feng confirmed to CRN that the company has raised CPU prices for PC makers, though his comments again focused on the server market. …
… Nvidia, easily the most visible beneficiary of the "AI" bubble due to industrial sales, is trying to inject a generative "AI" filter into its newest gaming software while reportedly skipping any new consumer GPUs for the first time in decades. …
… Likewise, the AI pendulum is beginning to swing back, away from GPUs and back to CPUs, as control of agentic AI becomes important. "One statistic we look at is the ratio of CPUs to GPUs," Zinsner said. "If you look at training solutions, they are generally running seven to eight GPUs to one CPU. …
… A year ago, the lack of integrated GPU was far more worrisome than it is now, but Intel's mobile Panther Lake CPU made up for that with a robust processor that offers the gaming power of a discrete GPU. Now, AI has progressed. …
… Acer, on the other hand, said it wouldn't announce pricing for the Predator Helios Neo 16S AI, 16 AI, and 18 AI until closer to the July ship date. Finally, an Asus spokesman said that U.S. customers will probably have to wait until at least late May. …
… Look for a device that comes with a GPU or Occulink connectivity to hook up an external GPU instead. …
… This comes with even more energy grid strain…but that's a problem that has creative solutions. Like strapping jet engines to the ground and burning fuel to power servers. What few residents complain can be ignored, or dealt with via tools like eminent domain. …
… Once available at 2TB for $150, that drive is now $285. Thanks, OpenAI. That said, the SN5100, now remonikered as the SanDisk Optimus 5100, is still available which can't be said for a lot of the competition. The WD Blue SN5100 is the successor to our former bargain pick -- the WD Blue SN5000. …