AMD leaves Linux FPGA users in the lurch with controversial Vivado licensing update — new tier model restricts future free versions to Windows
… Under the new tiered model, the free "Basic" tier is restricted entirely to Windows. …
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SK Telecom named as the Korean carrier at the center of Anthropic's Mythos export controls controversy — access was revoked days before White House took Mythos and Fable 5 offline for all foreign nationals
Wired has identified SK Telecom as the South Korean telecom company whose access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos model the White House ordered revoked over alleged ties to China, days before the Trump administration imposed the export controls that pulled Anthropic's most advanced AI models offline . …
Google testing controversial webcam-based reCAPTCHA that asks for a hand scan to prove you're human — testers beat it with a stock photo
… Google’s machine-learning model records a brief video and extracts hand-landmark data covering 21 finger and knuckle points, using the same landmark scheme that powers its MediaPipe hand-tracking tools. …
China is considering export controls on AI technologies, including banning local companies from using TSMC, report claims — restrictions would also cover advanced AI models, training data, and overseas acquisitions
… However, restrictions on downloadable model weights could still have significant implications for China's AI industry. DeepSeek and Moonshot offer open-weight models that users can download, deploy on their own infrastructure, and modify for specific workloads. …
Apple made marketing gold from the export ban on Power Mac G4 'supercomputer' in 1999, 'for the first time in history a personal computer has been classified as a weapon' — Pentagon banned sales of the 400 MHz G4 in 50 countries when it launched
… History repeating The latest tech export controversy headlines revolve around the recently launched version of the Anthropic Claude AI model, dubbed Fable . …
Epic boss Tim Sweeney blasts Steam for putting AI tags on games — says move is ‘irresponsible of Valve’
… He says that AI tools are useful for streamlining boring, repetitive, and menial labor, like reviewing code for over an hour to find an error or doing the rigging work required to make a 3D model move realistically. …
Apple demonstrates cross-platform Siri upgrades in macOS 27 Golden Gate
… Developers will have access to improved models, including server models, through a new API that will support natural language and images. Lastly, Apple highlighted updates to XCode, including agentic coding, choosing the model and agent of your choice including the newly added Google Gemini . …
While the U.S. flip-flops on chip sanctions, China is building its own chip supply market — export controls are creating conditions for a Sino-Russian chip trade alliance
… Nvidia-based cards still account for around 84% of sales in volume terms, with the RTX 4060 the single most popular model. …
Tech Industry News, Analysis and Features | Tom's Hardware
… Department of Energy and AMD cut a $1 billion deal for two AI supercomputers By Bruno Ferreira Published 27 October 25 Supercomputers China's supercomputer breakthrough uses 37 million processor cores to model complex quantum chemistry at molecular scale By Anton Shilov Last updated 22 October 25 S… …
Tech Industry News, Analysis and Features | Tom's Hardware
… Department of Energy and AMD cut a $1 billion deal for two AI supercomputers By Bruno Ferreira Published 27 October 25 Supercomputers China's supercomputer breakthrough uses 37 million processor cores to model complex quantum chemistry at molecular scale By Anton Shilov Last updated 22 October 25 S… …