Apple seems to be restricting its developers and engineers from getting AI assistance. Meanwhile it is developing its own LLM.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-restricts-employee-use-of-chatgpt-and-ai-tools-report-claims
Synopsys says over 200 chips have been developed using its DSO.ai place and route EDA solution.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ai-tools-take-chip-design-industry-by-storm-200-chips-tape-out
A pair of tech reviewers recently re-visited some of AMD's older processors, including the AMD FX-8350 and AMD K6 from 10 and 26 years ago, to see how they perform compared to modern CPUs and games.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/k6-fx-8350-revisited-2023-compared-to-modern-ryzens-games
ThisIsTheNewSleeve has created a Raspberry Pi-powered writing computer called MUSE with a notably retro design.
EVGA’s Z790 Dark K|ngp|n is made for overclockers, by overclockers, and comes ready to push your hardware to the limit. While it’s missing a couple of premium features typical of other boards in this $800 price range, it performed well in most of our testing and proved itself a competent gamer too.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-z790-dark-kingpin-review
Sabrent launches its new Q line of M.2 2230 NVMe Gen4 SSDs which will appeal to users of devices like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Surface.
The Nommo V2 Pro is a 2.1 speaker setup that works particularly well for a single-user PC battlestation (and that’s it, but isn’t that what you’re looking for)
India's Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) chose the Arm architecture as the building block of its National Supercomputing Mission, which aims to provide a homegrown chip for both personal and super computing.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/india-chooses-arms-neoverse-for-national-chip-design-push
Konrad Beckmann is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to interface with a Nintendo 64 through the cartridge port.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-picocart64-streams-zelda-totk
YouTuber Jeff Geerling travels the Atlantic for a face-to-face with Raspberry Pi CEO, Eben Upton