Hey guys, so I did go back to that witch
on Facebook Marketplace because she had a crazy good deal on DDR5. And while she
did curse me, it actually works out because I've been wanting to get into
growth maxing. >> AMD launched the Ryzen 9 9950X3D
2 today, the world's first desktop CPU
with 3D Vcash on both chiplets. and
reviewers agree it's a cool chip
that nobody should really buy. At $900, RS Technica calls it a chip that costs a
lot without giving you tons of tangible benefits in return. And Tom's Hardware
recommends a different chip to 99 out of 100 buyers. But I don't know, maybe
those outlets are biased. Where are all the other reviews? What the heck? What's
going on? Well, it turns out uh it seems like AMD sent samples uh to far fewer
reviewers for this chip launch. Many popular channels, including LT, were
left out of receiving product samples. Tech PowerUp reported that AMD allegedly
instructed retailers not to sell to press ahead of this launch. But why?
Jay's two cents, who did not get a sample, suspects that AMD knew this chip
was a bit lackluster and limited the marketing push, a theory shared by
Hardware Unboxed, who did receive a sample. Tech PowerUp says AMD picked out
unlikely to dig into the chips caching quirks. If in case that comes off like
we're saying something about hardware and box, we're not. Uh hopefully we get
some answers soon on what is apparently the world's first dual vcash CPU and
also the world's most reluctant product launch. Who made them launch this?
Framework finally went pro yesterday with a groundup redesign of the laptop
13 featuring a full CNC aluminum
chassis, a custom 2.8K touchscreen, and
a claimed 20 plus hours of battery life. There's an option for it to come
preloaded with Ubuntu, aligning with the CEO's pitch that this ultimate developer
laptop is the MacBook Pro for Linux users. The highest compliment you can
pay a Linux user without getting a three-hour lecture about why you're
wrong. >> I don't know, man. I use Arch. So, >> in case everyone didn't hear that he
uses Arch, did you guys get that? The Intel version of the Laptop 13 Pro DIY
edition is set to start shipping out in June. Also coming soon is the Framework
Laptop 16's new Oculink dev kit. A full
128 Gbit per second eight lane PCIe connection out the back so you can turn
your portable laptop into an instant desktop with just a cable and a GPU.
Framework's also building a wireless keyboard with an integrated touchpad.
Watch out Logitech. And we'll be releasing both the CAD files so you can
3D print and design your own keyboard and selling the bare circuit board
separately for the truly hardcore DIYers. Framework started with
repairable laptops. Now it's redesignable keyboards. Soon they'll be
shipping a refinery starter pack to smelt your own ingots. Fingers crossed.
Remember mythos? That AI model from Anthropic that was so dangerous Daario
Amade assembled a nerd Justice League called Project Glasswing to keep it
locked down. Well, a bunch of randos just got access to it. They left the
back door unlocked. Whoopsies. The good news is they're not using it for
hacking. They seem to have stuck to harmless tasks like building simple
websites in an effort to avoid detection. Ultimately though, it's still
not great news for Anthropic since that makes two security incidents this month
following the accidental release of some of the source code for the Claude Code
app. Reports say the users belong to a private Discord channel that hunts for
unreleased AI models, the most dangerous game. And they got in on April 7th, the
same day Anthropic announced Mythos by combining a contractor's access with
details from a recent Merkor data breach. This sounds like a spy thriller.
I don't know what those things mean. Initially, everyone wrote off the too
dangerous to release stuff as Daario just being a hype beast for his own
thing. But with Mythos continuing to uncover real security vulnerabilities
all over the internet, it's proven itself to be a real threat. So hey, uh
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me now. Huh? In fact, everything does.
Oh, reading might be difficult.
Dieser is sounding the alarm on AI generated music flooding its platform
and wants Spotify and Apple Music to take it seriously, too. The French
streaming service is now stripping AI tracks of high-res quality and pulling
them from algorithmic recommendations. Apparently, they're catching 75,000
uploads a day, totaling over 2 million a month. And all it took was merely all
the water in the American Midwest. Meta is installing tracking software on its
US employees computers to capture mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and
screenshots for AI training, explicitly
stating they are not using this data for performance review purposes. And as we
know, Meta's never lied about how they use the data they collect. I trust them.
With the company planning another round of layoffs in May, employees are
considering quitting now to avoid helping to train their AI replacements.
But I don't think they even needed that idea to help them quit. I don't think
anyone would feel comfortable with old Zuckerborg watching their strokes.
Keystrokes. Keystrokes. Hail, the world's largest vehicle LAR maker you
just heard about, just announced new lidar tech capable of detecting color.
According to Hai, the ability for LAR systems to be able to detect color is an
innovation in the space which should improve the performance of self-driving
cars. Deutschia Bank analysts have also commented saying the innovation is
expected to significantly enhance spatial intelligence and reduce the need
for cars to guess at objects like traffic lights. What do you mean they
were just guessing? Intel has announced plans to expand overclocking support to
more budget and mainstream CPUs, breaking with years of restricting the
feature to high-end K series chips. Intel's Robert Hack told PC Games
hardware that overclocking shouldn't be locked to people dropping 500 bucks and
that budget buyers deserve the same features. They didn't before, but now
they do. Budget buyers have really grown a lot. and YouTuber and lamest super
villain Dr. Semiconductor uh just
fabricated functioning micron scale RAM
cells in his garden shed. The ultimate hold my beer type reaction to the RAM
apocalypse. He first converted the shed into a class 100 semiconductor clean
room and then used silicon wafers hydrofluoric acid piranha solution.
Maybe I should know what that is but I don't. It gets it gets me going. UV
photoiththography and an aluminum metallization step to put together
working memory cells. Wow. He has plans for more, which is good given suppliers
are set to meet only 60% of global demand. At this point, it's just
embarrassing for RAM manufacturers who still can't seem to keep up with some
guy who made this in a shed with a box
of scraps. Oh, wow. Okay, lesson learned.
Ah, who am I kidding? These Facebook Marketplace witches have the best PC
part discounts on the market. I'll absolutely be back just like you'll be
back Friday for some more tech news. Please tell me to stop.