The launch of NVIDIA and MediaTek's highly anticipated N1X ARMbased CPU has
been delayed to the first quarter of 2026 according to multiple reports. The
most recent came from Digit Times, but I started to suspect it had missed its
original predicted launch at Computex this year when it didn't show up at
Computex this year. According to supply chain sources cited by Digit Times, the
delay is related to Microsoft's roadmap for their nextG OS being slower than
expected. Presumably, NVIDIA wouldn't want to launch a fancy new chip that
doesn't work well with Windows 12, or as
Microsoft is more likely to brand it, Windows 11 Copilot AI Plus 365 C-Pilot.
Now, this reason for the delay clashes slightly with the one given in previous
reports from notoriously semi-accurate and self-aware rumor outlet Semia
accurate, whose sources apparently pointed to NVIDIA having issues with the
hardware design. Honestly, they could both be right. While Qualcomm's
Snapdragon X laptop chips are impressive hardware-wise, Microsoft's inability to
implement as graceful of a solution as Apple's Rosetta 2 during their ARM
transition has remained the biggest obstacle to Windows on ARM adoption,
which may be why after first launching a line of ARMPowered surfaces, Microsoft
added Intel versions, including the justannounced Surface Laptop 5G, which
true enough doesn't have any ARMs at all. Now, I've seen the comments about
not wanting so much AI news, and I hear you. But this story might affect all of
us. So, let me do this one, and then I'll never say the words AI again. I
promise. The Trump administration has released its AI action plan, a
wide-ranging set of recommendations that calls for less AI regulation and more
allocation of energy and resources to accelerate AI development and compete
with China. The new action plan replaces the Biden administration's executive
order on AI, which mandated that AI companies adhere to safety requirements
and provide regular transparency reports in case one of their AIs becomes
conscious and eats a researcher. You know, like should probably be required
to let us know about that. And while the 10-year moratorum on states passing
their own AI laws was removed from the
big beautiful bill before it passed, the new action plan calls for federal
agencies to limit AI related funding to
states with burdensome AI regulations.
But it also notes that states can pass AI rules that aren't unduly restrictive
to innovation. Very gracious, Sia. Thank
you. We'll be careful. Now, to be fair, several recommendations in the action
plan will, if carried out, benefit useful applications of AI, like tools to
help with diagnosing medical issues and figuring out what ancient Romans were
squiggling to each other while passing notes in class. Socrates sickidiosum.
But calling for less oversight on AI development is coming at a weird time.
The plan was announced a day after Sam Alman predicted an AI voice-driven
banking fraud crisis at a Federal Reserve event and the publication of
multiple concerning AI papers. One of them from a joint research group details
the issue of subliminal learning. Basically, the researchers fine-tuned a
model to have a preference for owls and then had that model generate a set of
three-digit numbers and nothing else. then fine-tuned another model using that
number set. It was just numbers. And when asked for its favorite animal, that
second model, which had answered dolphin previously, also said it likes owls. Now
replace owls with blackmail. And maybe you see the problem here. As explained
by one of the researchers, this means that predelections towards recommending
the eating of glue and solving all of your problems with murder are harder to
filter out of AI models than we thought. And to top it all off, another paper was
published yesterday by 40 researchers from OpenAI, Google, Metaanthropic, and
elsewhere, warning that as AI development continues, it may become
harder to understand these models inner workings, not easier in some dimensions
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I'd like to see you try to regulate these quick bits.
Hands off. After the Switch 2 set a sales record in June, market research
company Sirana has confirmed that Nintendo's latest console is the fastest
selling piece of gaming hardware in US history, narrowly edging out the hoop
and stick. It's another reminder that for every single person screaming online
about how evil Nintendo is, there are a dozen lovely Midwesterners who just want
to smash stuff as Donkey Kong in their enormous affordable houses out in the
middle of nowhere. Happy for you.
More than 400 firms were breached during the cyber attacks on Microsoft
SharePoint servers this week. According to eye security, who first spotted the
attacks, Microsoft claims that Chinese state sponsored hackers are behind all
this, which makes it a little concerning that the National Nuclear Security
Administration was among the breached entities. But yeah, honestly, that's
that's nothing new. They also got breached during the Solar Wind cyber
attacks of 2020. This happens all the time. It's chill. Sony is doing their
part to fight climate change by nerfing
the PlayStation 5's performance, which should really take a chunk out of out of
this issue. The company said on the PlayStation blog that a new power saver
mode will soon be available as part of their Road to Zero environmental
initiative. Turning it on is optional, but if you're a good person, you will.
Sure, your game might chug a little bit, but you'll almost be able to feel the
environment healing itself. And also, maybe this means a real PlayStation
handheld is on the way, so you can play that outside in the environment. Meta
has shown off a prototype wristband it affectionately referred to as a surface
electromyiography research device, which is it's whatever. You can use it to
control computers with gestures. The Meta team demo the wristband,
deciphering a finger writing on a table to input text. small wrist movements for
motion control and even little hand gestures. Personally, I've seen a ton of
prototypes for devices exactly like this come and go for 10 years. So, while it's
not a new idea, it'd be nice if one of them actually stuck around. Where are
they going? Take me with you. And Google has added phototovideo generation
technology to Google photos of all
things. So, you can take these magical Windows into your own personal past and
turn them into fun little videos of false memories. A look at that cute
thing you did in this video. That never happened. Remember when we were all on
the beach together and we didn't do that? A It was cool to see though.
Google, stop sending my mom this stuff. Google, stop sending my mom stuff and
stop watching this video because it'll be over
right after I tell you to come back on Friday for more tech news.
That was close. AI. Damn it. I'm sorry.