Intel's 8086 processor featured a number of dead ends within its microcode and architecture design for elements that were massacred in the feature-set cutting room before the CPU's release. One such functionality was actually a hidden watermark Intel used to learn whether its rivals were copying its microcode instead of writing their own.
Igor's Lab provides a ton of information on Intel's forthcoming LGA1851 socket for Arrow Lake processors.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-lga1851-socket-for-future-arrow-lake-cpus-detailed
A new LLM based on the 20221-released GPT-J language model is doing the rounds. WormGPT promises to develop malware like none other.
A large IPS screen that has a 31.5-inch panel with a WQHD resolution and speedy 170Hz refresh rate is on sale.
The Vulcan II is a beautiful full-size wired keyboard with smooth mechanical linear switches and gorgeous per-key RGB lighting.
Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of the Arduino project and is chatting to the The Pi Cast team about the Arduino success story, and its latest boards, the Arduino Uno R4 Minima and WiFi
ThundeRobot, a Chinese laptop manufacturer is launching a new PC gaming console that looks like a Steam Machine clone. The console will cost roughly 6000 Yuan (or roughly $830), and will come in a size substantially smaller than a Xbox Series S.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-console-looks-like-steam-machine-smaller-xbox-series-s
A 14-year-old was abducted and taken from Virginia to Arizona. Location data from her Nintendo Switch console facilitated her rescue.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nintendo-switch-helps-locate-abducted-teenager
Mohammad Reza Sharifi has made a wireless Raspberry Pi Pico surveillance robot that uses a custom GUI made with LabVIEW.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-surveillance-robot-with-labview
Samsung ViewFinity S9 is available in the US from August with 5K resolution, 4K webcam, speakers, and a remote. Price is $1,599.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-viewfinity-s9-5k-monitor