SanDisk Takes ‘Finance Bros’ For A Ride: Cherry-Picks BF16 Quantization And Outdated HBM Specs, While Completely Glossing Over HBF’s Write Endurance Issues

SanDisk held an Investor Day presentation earlier this week. Ordinarily, that would be considered par for the course. However, then some of the presentation slides - laden with supposed inaccuracies and key omissions - started doing the rounds on the social media, leading to a backlash from the tech-savvy community.

An AI model basically consists of a series of transformer blocks that are made up of two key elements:

  1. The Attention Layer looks at how words in a sentence connect with each other. For instance, if you give the

Intel Wants To Keep Offering Raptor Lake CPUs Till Memory Prices Return To Normal

Intel will keep on offering older Raptor Lake CPUs to allow PC builders an alternative to higher DDR5 prices.

As the memory supply crunch continues, PC builders are being forced out of upgrades. We've covered on many occasions just how bad things are for consumers at the moment, as prices across all components continue to rise.

Given this situation, Intel's client division seems to be reviving existing lineups while working on newer ones. We have seen AMD refresh its Ryzen 5000 and Ryzen 70

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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Benchmark Results In AnTuTu Show A 20% Performance Improvement Over The Fastest Android Smartphone Currently In Existence

One of the first AnTuTu performance results surrounding the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro is here, with the score showing a little over 20 percent increase compared to the fastest Android smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 . Of course, it should be noted that the scores can improve or degrade depending on various factors, so let us discuss those details below.

The initial score was uploaded by Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station, showing that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro overall obtained 4,835,

An AnTuTu benchmark result (V11.1.4) shows a total score of 4,835,412, with the QTI SM8975 CPU scoring 1,368,930 and the Adreno 850 GPU scoring 1,854,826.
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Micro Center Bundles Core Ultra 5 250K Plus With A Motherboard And 32 GB RAM, So You Can Save $270

You either pay hundreds of dollars more by purchasing these components separately, or you can save nearly $300 with this bundle.

If you are serious about building a PC from scratch, then you should just stop purchasing components individually now. Buying a memory kit and a storage drive alone can cost you hundreds of dollars more, leaving you with insufficient funds to invest in other parts. A single 32 GB DDR5 RAM kit and 1 TB SSD combo can cost you nearly $700, but if

The image shows a bundle featuring the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus processor, a Gigabyte B860 DS3H WiFi6E 1851 motherboard, and a Crucial Pro 32GB DDR5-6400 RAM kit priced at $549.99.

Zhipu’s GLM-5.3 Matches Fable 5 On Coding Using Only Post-Training, And Stuns Fans By Unearthing A Vulnerability All The Way From 1981

Another day brings yet another impressive model from a China-based AI lab, with Zhipu's GLM-5.3 taking the center stage today after Meta's Muse Glimmer , NVIDIA's Nemotron 3.5 Lightning , DeepSeek's V4 Pro , and Google's Gemini 3.7 Flash dominated the airwaves earlier in the week.

The GLM-5.3 is distinctive in that it sports the same 743 billion parameters of its predecessor, with all of the gains in coding and


Chinese DDR5 Memory Achives 9000 MT/s Speeds, Now Offers CL30/CL28 Specs With Ease on 6000 MT/s+ “CXMT” Modules

CXMT-based DDR5 memory continues to be a viable option for domestic Chinese audiences as modules hit 9000 MT/s speeds.

The recent surge in CXMT's DDR5 memory due to ongoing memory shortages has also allowed manufacturers and partners to deliver various optimizations. Motherboard vendors have been offering the latest BIOS support on their current-gen products, enabling better compatibility with CXMT-based DDR5 modules.

Meanwhile, memory module makers in China have started to procure high-quality DRAM ICs from CXMT for

A screenshot showing CPU-Z details of an AMD Ryzen 9 7980X3D processor on a Colorful X670E VALCAN W motherboard, alongside a RunMemtestPro interface indicating 48,173 MB total memory with tests showing an average coverage of 114.16%.
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Samsung May Push HBM Base Dies to Cutting-Edge 2nm, Extending Its Own 4nm HBM4 Roadmap

Korean chip giant Samsung might repurpose a production line at an under-construction research and development facility to manufacture base logic dies for its HBM memory chip production. The report comes courtesy of industry sources quoted by ZDNet, and it adds that since the facility's opening is roughly scheduled in two years, the plans are subject to revision.

The design of HBM memory chips, which are used primarily in AI computing applications, requires multiple DRAM memory chips stacked on top of each other. As the performance requirements of computing infrastructure


NVIDIA & LG Bring Next-Gen Humanoids To Life To Advance The Physical AI Realm While Also Building Vera Rubin Factories

NVIDIA is working with LG to bring next-gen Humanoids to life to accelerate the "Physical AI" space forward.

As Physical AI starts entering the high gears, NVIDIA is making sure that they are working with key partners to deploy next-gen robotics and automotive solutions. Today, NVIDIA announced three key collaborations with LG, with the highlights including:

  • LG will build its next-generation bipedal humanoid using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA Jetson Thor, and NVIDIA Halos for Robotics safety, with a planned debut

Crucial Agrees To Replace User’s Defective DDR5 RAM, But Then Refuses To Send Back Even The Defective Product

Crucial just lied to the customer by first agreeing to replace the component, but then refused to send the returned product back.

Since the time when Micron exited the consumer business , customers have been having a hard time getting product replacements. It was Samsung recently that tried to evade the SSD replacement with Louis Rossman, but later agreed to refund the amount that matched the current pricing for the hardware. However, Micron doesn't appear to be interested in honoring the warranty claims.

The company is straight up ducking the RMA

A screenshot of an email from Micron detailing instructions for printing an RMA packing slip, informing that replacement items are free of charge, and cautioning about potential import fees and tampering with warranty labels.

STALKER 2 Update 2.0 Adds Four New Weapons and Smarter A-Life AI, but the Real Draw Arrives the Same Day

Ukrainian developer GSC Game World is preparing to release Update 2.0 for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl , delivering a substantial collection of free improvements for all players.

The update launches on August 20 , the same day as Cost of Hope , the game's first major expansion. Update 2.0 focuses on visual improvements, more dynamic Zone activity, expanded customization, and new weapons.

When it comes to graphics, players can expect an enhanced environmental presentation across the Zone , thanks to more natural lighting,

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