US promises Samsung $6.4B to build more chips on US soil, which only increases the chance of a Made in USA GPU at some point-
The US government has announced it will hand $6.4B to Samsung, in a bid to get more advanced chips produced on US soil. The company, headquartered in South Korea, is currently in the process of building chipmaking facilities, including a fab and packaging plant, in Taylor, Texas and this big influx of cash hopes to convince it to stay in the Lone Star State for the long-term.
“The chips that Samsung will be making in Texas are important components to our most advanced technologies, from artificial intelligence to high-performance computing and 5G communications,” Gina Raimondo, US Secretary of Commerce, said. “With President Biden’s leadership and Samsung’s commitment to the US, this proposed funding advances America’s leadership in semiconductor manufacturing on the world stage.”
The money promised to the South Korean tech giant will part-fund two new cutting-edge fabs, an R&D fab, and an advanced packaging facility in Texas. All of which will join force…
Wordle today- Hint and answer #921 for Wednesday, December 27-
You’re now just one click away from winning the December 27 (921) Wordle—the answer’s ready and waiting if you need it. You’re also in the right place if you’re after a tailor-made clue for today’s game too, if you’d like a bit of help without being handed the solution on a plate. Whatever Wordle support you need, we’ve got it.
I soon found myself staring at (almost) all the right letters in all the wrong places after two guesses this morning, which usually means I’m either in for a very long game of “Where the heck does this go?” or I’m just one more attempt away from a win. Luckily for me, today’s Wordle was the latter. Hopefully tomorrow’s game will be just as simple—hopefully.
Today’s Wordle hint
Wordle today: A hint for Wednesday, December 27
The word you need to find today is a type of flower, the most common type having white petals and a bright yellow centre. If something is a fresh as one of these, it’s full of energy and…
Plan B- After the failed Nvidia sale, Arm goes public for $54.5B-
Chip designer Arm Holdings is going public for the second time in almost thirty years, this time with a market value of $54.5 billion. The company listed 95.5 million shares under “ARM” on Nasdaq, the largest IPO since the electric truck maker Rivian went public in 2021 for over $66 billion.
The current share price is $51, giving Arm a market capitalization of roughly $54.5 billion. There was early speculation that the IPO value would be as high as $70 billion as big tech companies like Amazon, Nvidia, and Intel planned to spend billions of dollars on the chip designer once it went public.
“Together, we have built the world’s largest compute and software ecosystem based on the most pervasive CPU architecture in history,” wrote Rene Haas, CEO of Arm, on the company blog announcing the news. Haas also thanked employees for sticking by through “a long road with lots of twists and turns we never anticipated nor expected.”
Even though $54 billion is a comedo…
Valve updates its Steam policy on AI so it can ‘release the vast majority of games that use it’-
Last year, after a game developer declared Steam wouldn’t accept any game that used AI, Valve clarified that it was “working through how to integrate it into our already-existing review policies” and that “our review process is a reflection of current copyright law and policies, not an added layer of our opinion. As these laws and policies evolve over time, so will our process.”
Another step in that process has been taken, as Valve has released a new statement addressing AI content on Steam. “Today,” it begins, “after spending the last few months learning more about this space and talking with game developers, we are making changes to how we handle games that use AI technology. This will enable us to release the vast majority of games that use it.”
There are two changes coming to Steam that will make this possible. The first is an update to the Content Survey, which is a form that developers fill out when submitting a game to Steam. The survey will now have a section whe…
Wordle today- Hint and answer #889 for Saturday, November 25-
All the help you need to win Saturday’s Wordle is right here. There’s a brand new clue written just for the November 25 (889) puzzle below if you’d like a little nudge towards your latest win, as well as our reliable range of general tips and tricks. Today’s Wordle answer is, as always, only a click away if you need it too.
I had a solid, steady, and really quite slow game today. As unexciting as that sounds, I think I needed it. Some days the thrill of a blazingly fast win is a wonderful thing, and others, the mild terror of turning it all around at the last minute feels incredible. Every now and then, a careful walk towards a full row of greens will do just nicely.
Today’s Wordle hint
Wordle today: A hint for Saturday, November 25
You might hire one of these people if you need someone to help show you around a museum, forest, or tour a city’s sights—anywhere a helping hand and a bit of local knowledge will come in useful. Only two of …
YouTuber makes viral video about why Hades’ hardest playthrough is basically impossible, then a speedrunner comes along a week later and beats it for the first time in history-
On July 25 this year, a YouTuber named Haelian uploaded a video called “Why No One Has Beaten the Max Heat in Hades or Probably Ever Will”: a breakdown of the hardest possible run-through of Supergiant’s incredible 2020 roguelike action-RPG and why it is, effectively, unbeatable.
The probabilities are just too low: Activating all of the game’s difficulty-boosting Pact of Punishment modifiers turns a challenging game into a gruelling gauntlet. It ratchets up the game’s heat (effectively its difficulty level) to its maximum of 64. With enemies buffed to the max, the player character as weak as can be, and only 5 minutes to complete each area, you’d need to be both immensely skilled at the game and secure an impossible string of lucky drops during your unseeded playthrough to even make success a possibility. As far as the community knows, it had never happened before and it was never going to.
Anyway, it’s now eight days after that video was posted and, obvio…