Nations around the world team up to face real threats, just like in sci-fi movies. Through European teamwork, they built the LUMI supercomputer in Finland. LUMI ranks as the eighth fastest computer globally and tops all others in Europe. It runs with power equal to 1.5 million high-end laptops using HPE Cray technology and AMD parts. The system uses clean hydropower for energy and heats about 100 nearby homes with its waste heat.
LUMI tackles climate change through the Destination Earth project. This digital twin maps our planet down to five-kilometer sections. Scientists can update climate forecasts yearly instead of waiting seven to ten years between reports. The model lets officials test how different policies might help reduce...
TSMC plans to use standard 0.33-NA EUV tools for its future A14 chip manufacturing instead of High-NA EUV technology. The company wants to keep production simple and costs down, according to Senior Vice President Kevin Zhang. Mass production will start in 2028, with TSMC confident it can meet all targets through the two-nanometer generation without High-NA equipment. The chip maker aims to limit mask layers between generations, offering cheaper solutions for customers without cutting important features.
This approach matches Intel Foundry and several DRAM makers who use High-NA just for critical parts. High-NA EUV machines cost $380 million each and need stronger exposure doses with slower output than regular tools. IBM researchers...
Game maker Reburn missed the launch date for its sci-fi shooter La Quimera last Friday. The studio, made up of former Metro series staff, had planned an April 25 release. Review copies sent to media outlets received mixed feedback, with reports of major performance problems on high-end PCs.
The closed beta test faced multiple delays, running for less than a day before shutting down. Steam users who tested the game gave varied responses. La Quimera currently shows as "coming soon" on the Steam store page.
Reburn CEO Dmytro Lymar spoke through Discord about the delay. He said the team met "unforeseen challenges" as a new independent studio. Lymar added they are working fast to fix issues amid difficult conditions in Ukraine. The game...
ASUSTOR keeps its NAS devices unlocked to let customers use the products freely. Other tech companies force restrictions that make people buy only their branded parts, like hard drives. These limits create problems when people want to build RAID systems or check drive health. The ASUSTOR approach means customers can select any compatible drive instead of facing arbitrary limitations. This respect for customer choice stands against the growing trend of vendor lock-in across the tech industry.
The company tests many components for compatibility. Their list helps buyers find parts that work well with ASUSTOR NAS systems. Any drive made for supported interfaces should work in their devices. ASUSTOR cannot guarantee every drive will...
ASUS added a tilt alert to its GPU Tweak III software. Many people first saw this feature in a recent update. The software warns users if their graphics card starts to sag or tilt. It works with a small Bosch Sensortec BMI323 sensor that costs just a few dollars. This sensor combines both accelerometer and gyroscope functions.
The software tracks card angles to help users know when their graphics card needs more support. This matters for heavy models like the ROG ASTRAL RTX 5090, which weighs about 3 kg. Such weight can stress the motherboard's PCIe slots over time. The tilt detection joins other ASUS monitoring tools like Power Detector+ and Thermal Map. These features let users watch power usage, heat patterns, and card position all...
AMD might showcase new Ryzen Threadripper desktop chips at Computex 2025. Most information about these powerful "Shimada Peak" 9000WX processors comes from leaks rather than official sources. Three more model numbers appeared online earlier this month as people searched for details about a future 96-core "9995WX" version. AMD has not listed any Threadripper products for Jack Huynh's upcoming speech.
Fresh evidence suggests these chips may arrive soon. GIGABYTE released a F10a BIOS update for TRX50 AERO D motherboards that mentions "Next Gen CPU Support." The German tech site PCGH discovered that these processors will have multiple 3D V-Cache memory stacks. Gamers who need massive processing power may finally benefit from these chips...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will give Intel Open Image Denoise an award tomorrow for helping make better movies. This free software uses AI to clean up computer-made images created with ray tracing. The Academy saw how much this tool helps filmmakers make their work look better.
Intel leader Anton Kaplanyan said his team worked hard to create something that helps people who make visual content worldwide. Ray tracing makes realistic pictures but requires a lot of computing power. With Intel Open Image Denoise, artists can use fewer rays but still keep high-quality images. The software removes unwanted noise through special AI networks.
Movie studios can easily add this tool to their systems because it works with...
FromSoftware created a new game in which players fight to survive in groups of three or alone. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN asks gamers to pick from eight characters with different powers. Players must survive three days and nights against tough enemies. The company just showed off the fourth character, Recluse, a magic user who controls elements. The game comes out May 30 for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Players need to make fast choices about fighting and exploring as they run from a closing ring of fire. The map changes with different areas, weapons, and monsters. Each day ends with hard boss fights, leading to final battles against Nightlords on day three. Teams must work together and mix their skills to win these fights. When players lose...
MSI added new GAMING DUKE graphics cards to their lineup with little fanfare. The company released standard RTX 5070 12GB models along with overclocked versions that fit in almost two slots. This continues their pattern of quiet releases for RTX 50-series Blackwell cards. They brought back SHADOW 3X models in February before adding dual-fan cards a month later.
Website listings for the RTX 5070 12G GAMING DUKE 3X cards appeared last weekend. With these additions, MSI offers 21 different GB205 GPU models. These DUKE cards will likely cost less than other models, falling between the SHADOW and VENTUS lines. MSI sold an RTX 4060 GAMING DUKE only in China last April.
The company describes the all-black design as bringing speed and...
