PSA: Don"t Buy This Asrock Motherboard
In testing new Intel B660 motherboards for an upcoming VRM roundup, we felt compelled to stop and look at the Asrock B660M-HDV, only because Asrock is at it again, misleading consumers with a garbage product......»»
Cryptomining continues to grow as demand for graphics cards soar and motherboards wane
Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card manufacturers saw profits skyrocket in the first half of the year, thanks to increased demand for PCs driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the cryptomining wave at the beginning of the year......»»
Intel will equip certain Alder Lake-M and Alder Lake-S processors with a GT3 Xe graphics engine
Intel's first batch of Alder Lake processors for desktops will break cover in the coming weeks, and we've already seen extensive leaks for everything from specifications, benchmark results, motherboard chipsets, new stock coolers, as well as what to.....»»
Former OnlyFans Employees Could Access Users" and Models" Personal Information
samleecole shares a report from Motherboard: Some former OnlyFans support staff employees still had access to users' data -- including sensitive financial and personal information -- even after they stopped working for the company used by sex workers.....»»
Mobo makers expect DIY PC demand to pick up in 4Q21
With Intel and AMD poised to cut PC processor prices, motherboard makers expect to see demand from the DIY PC market segment pick up in the fourth quarter of 2021......»»
Copper foil shortage could force motherboard and GPU prices higher
DigiTimes (paywalled, per Tom’s Hardware) is reporting that copper foil used to make printed circuit boards continues to be in short supply, and that suppliers are encountering rising costs as a result. As such, one has to wonder how much of the co.....»»
Leaked Documents Show How Amazon"s Astro Robot Tracks Everything You Do
em1ly shares a report from Motherboard: Amazon's new robot called Astro is designed to track the behavior of everyone in your home to help it perform its surveillance and helper duties, according to leaked internal development documents and video rec.....»»
A Tesla Big Battery Is Getting Sued Over Power Grid Failures In Australia
Tesla's Big Battery, located in southern Australia, just got hit with a federal lawsuit for failing to provide the crucial grid support it once promised it could. Motherboard reports: Built by Tesla in 2017, the 150-megawatt battery supplies 189 mega.....»»
Amazon"s AI Cameras Are Punishing Drivers For Mistakes They Didn"t Make
em1ly shares a report from Motherboard: Amazon delivery drivers say surveillance cameras installed in their vans have made them lose income for reasons beyond their control. In February, Amazon announced that it would install cameras made by the AI-t.....»»
Leaked Apple Training Videos Show How the iPhone-Maker Undermines Third-Party Repair
em1ly shares a report from Motherboard, which obtained leaked training videos Apple made for its authorized repair partners, showing how the company trains repair technicians to undermine third party companies and talk customers into buying more expe.....»»
New drivers add performance-boosting memory-access feature to older AMD GPUs
You'll still need a supported motherboard, BIOS update, and processor. Enlarge / The Radeon RX 5700 XT. (credit: AMD) GPU driver releases normally aren't very newsworthy; they usually fix bugs, boost performance in some games, and add support.....»»
Scientists Calculate Pi To 62.8 Trillion Digits
OneHundredAndTen writes: Pi is now known to 62.8 trillion decimal digits. Motherboard adds: Researchers in Switzerland broke the world record for the most accurate value of pi over the weekend, the team announced on Monday. They calculated the first.....»»
Mobo and graphics card makers remain upbeat
Despite a rapid slowdown in cryptomining demand, Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card makers remain upbeat about their sales outlook for the second half of this year and 2022, though growth will decelerate, according to industry sources......»»
T-Mobile Confirms It Was Hacked
T-Mobile confirmed hackers gained access to the telecom giant's systems in an announcement published Monday. Joseph Cox, reporting at Motherboard: The move comes after Motherboard reported that T-Mobile was investigating a post on an underground foru.....»»
Ennoconn to introduce strategic investment from MediaTek, VIA Technologies
Industrial motherboard, POS (point of sale/service) device and kiosk maker Ennoconn will introduce MediaTek and VIA Technologies as long-term strategic partners via private placement, a bid to combine Ennoconn's manufacturing capability in hardware u.....»»
T-Mobile is Investigating an Alleged Data Breach That Would Affect 100 Million Users
Slashdot reader lightbox32 shared this report from Motherboard: T-Mobile says it is investigating a forum post claiming to be selling a mountain of personal data. The forum post itself doesn't mention T-Mobile, but the seller told Motherboard they h.....»»
Zillow, Other Tech Firms Are In an "Arms Race" To Buy Up American Homes
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Zillow is doing a $450 million bond deal to get the money it needs. Opendoor went public via a Chamath Palihapitiya-backed SPAC deal to scale as quickly as it can. Even Rocket Homes is getting int.....»»
Google Bans Location Data Firm Funded by Former Saudi Intelligence Head
Google has banned SafeGraph, a location data firm whose investors include a former head of Saudi intelligence, Motherboard reported Tuesday. From a report: The ban means that any apps working with SafeGraph had to remove the offending location gather.....»»
Amazon To Monitor Customer Service Workers" Keyboard and Mouse Strokes
Amazon plans to monitor the keyboard strokes and mouse movements of customer service employees in an attempt to stop rogue workers, imposters, or hackers accessing customers' data, according to a confidential Amazon document obtained by Motherboard......»»
Researchers Create "Master Faces" To Bypass Facial Recognition
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Researchers have demonstrated a method to create "master faces," computer generated faces that act like master keys for facial recognition systems, and can impersonate several identities with what.....»»
Motherboard makers are releasing updates to help with Windows 11 compatibility
TechSpot put up a lengthy explanation last month of what TPM is and why Microsoft is requiring it in Windows 11. The security feature is something that most laptops or pre-built desktops should already have enabled by default. Some users with custom.....»»