Author: ProHoster

The Kubuntu project presented an updated logo and branding elements

The results of the competition among graphic designers, organized to update the distribution branding elements, have been summed up. The competition attempted to achieve a recognizable and modern design that reflects the specifics of Kubuntu, is positively perceived by new and old users, and is harmoniously combined with the style of KDE and Ubuntu. Based on the works received as a result of the competition, recommendations were developed for modernizing the project logo, the working […]

Acer introduced Predator Helios Neo 14 and Nitro 16 gaming laptops powered by Meteor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh chips

Acer introduced the Predator Helios Neo 14 gaming laptop, as well as an updated version of the Nitro 16 laptop. The first offers Intel Core Ultra processors (Meteor Lake), the second is equipped with 14th generation Intel Core chips (Raptor Lake Refresh). The new products also offer discrete GeForce RTX 40 series video cards. Image source: Acer Source: 3dnews.ru

Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake chips will be able to process more than 100 trillion AI operations per second - three times more than Meteor Lake

Speaking at the Vision 2024 technology conference, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said that future Lunar Lake consumer processors will have performance of more than 100 TOPS (trillion operations per second) in AI-related workloads. At the same time, the special AI engine (NPU) included in these chips will itself provide performance in AI operations at the level of 45 TOPS. […]

Intel announced Xeon 6 processors - previously called Sierra Forest and Granite Rapids

New Intel Sierra Forest processors based on high-performance P-cores and Granite Rapids based on extremely energy-efficient E-cores will be produced within the same family - Xeon 6. Intel announced this as part of its Vision 2024 event, which takes place in Phoenix, Arizona . The manufacturer will abandon the Scalable brand in the name of the processors and will release new […]

A new variant of the BHI attack on Intel CPUs, which allows you to bypass protection in the Linux kernel

A team of researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has identified a new attack method called “Native BHI” (CVE-2024-2201), which allows systems with Intel processors to determine the contents of Linux kernel memory when executing an exploit in user space. If an attack is applied to virtualization systems, an attacker from a guest system can determine the memory contents of the host environment or other guest systems. The Native BHI method offers a different […]

OpenSSL 3.3.0 Cryptographic Library Release

After five months of development, the release of the OpenSSL 3.3.0 library was formed with the implementation of the SSL/TLS protocols and various encryption algorithms. OpenSSL 3.3 will be supported until April 2026. Support for previous branches of OpenSSL 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 LTS will continue until November 2025, March 2025 and September 2026, respectively. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. […]

Imagination unveils APXM-6200 RISC-V processor for smart devices

Imagination Technologies has announced a new product in the Catapult CPU family - the APXM-6200 application processor with open RISC-V architecture. The new product is expected to find application in smart, consumer and industrial devices. The APXM-6200 is a 64-bit processor with no out-of-order instruction execution. The product uses an 11-stage pipeline with the ability to simultaneously process two instructions. The chip may contain one, two or four […]

Game crashes and BSODs increasingly accompany the operation of overclocked Intel processors - an investigation is underway

At the end of February, Intel promised to investigate the growing number of complaints about the instability of the 13th and 14th generation Core processors with an unlocked multiplier (with the suffix “K” in the name) in games - users began to often see crashes and “blue screens of death” ( BSOD). For most people, the problem does not appear immediately, but after some time. However, since then […]

Microsoft is at a crossroads: the company is expanding its data center fleet while trying to improve sustainability

Without having time to announce expansion projects or the construction of new data centers one after another, Microsoft, however, insists on its commitment to the “green agenda.” According to DigiTimes, the hyperscaler will have to face a number of serious challenges to maintain an environmental balance as its business expands. According to statements by Microsoft itself, the implementation of AI solutions has been accelerating recently, and the intensity of consumption […]