OP 20 April, 2021 - 02:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 20 April, 2021 - 02:24 PM by JasonKepler.)
Hello everybody, today I'll present you this week's news of the tech world :
- UK government orders investigation into Nvidia’s $40bn Arm takeover
Recently, Nvidia had made it public that they wanted to buy the company Arms Holding, a British company
The UK government has started an investigation over Nvidia in fear of "national security concerns" and lack of competition in the market
The UK culture secretary had already issued a warning to the CMA (competition and market's authority) in September but the investigation has officially started now
Oliver Dowden, the UK culture secretary, main protagonist for this lawsuit has said :
"We want to support our thriving UK tech industry and welcome foreign investment but it is appropriate that we properly consider the national security implications of a transaction like this"
Hermann Hauser (co-founder of arm) had already written a letter to the House of Commons foreign affairs committee warning of Nvidia becoming a new big monopoly
- Rumors of Nvidia 3080 ti are spreading over the internet
A recent photo of an msi packing box was "leaked" by a Facebook user recently, this box was said ot contain numerous unreleased graphics card (such as the 3080 ti, 2090 etc...
It is said that the msrp of the 3080 ti would be of 999 $ (but odds are that with the recent supply situation there is risk that it will sell for much more on ebay)
Other photos were leaked and were rumored to be 2090s and others
The RTX 3080 ti would apparently launch in May of this year, so be on the lookout
The specs of the graphics card would be of 10,240 CUDA cores, 80 RT cores and 320 Tensor cores and that it would pack 12 gb drr6x of ram. It would supposedly fall just under it's bigger competitor, the RTX 3090
- The emergence of storage based cryptocurrencies could limit the market of storage devices
There was a recent surge in China of ssd/hdd (hard drives) cryptocurrencies. It is said that those cryptocurrencies ( mainly being the Chia ) could limit the supply of storage devices, which to this day, hadn't been all that affected by the recent scalping/mass buying situation
As of the time I'm writing this, this has mainly occurred in China
Personal Opinion :
- Nintendo has recently sued Gary Bowser of Team Xecuter’s Switch hacks
Nintendo has recently taken legal action over Gary Bowser, one of the leader of Team Xecuter, a well known console "hacker"
Gary Bowser, infamous for his association with Team Xecuter now faces legal charges after the gaming company, Nintendo, decides to sue him months after his release from prison
Nintendo is asking that Bowser give up his control of team xecuter and that he should put down his website and give up every copy of SX OS device that he has in his possession
Nintendo also claims that Team Xecuter was launching a SX lite/ Sx core who would improve its software implementation on the switch (this has been updated and they have indeed launched it)
- Xbox Cloud Gaming for apple and pc devices has officially launched for owner of the xbox game pass ultimate members
As of right now, it is now possible to get the xbox cloud gaming for apple devices and pc, this is still a beta feature according to Microsoft
This will take the form of invites that will be sent to xbox gamepass ultimate members.
Apple and pc users will be able to enjoy xbox cloud gaming on their favorite browser (on which it's available : Edge, Google Chrome, or Safari )
Those with the invites need a compatible Bluetooth or usb connected controller
As of right now, this beta feature is only available in 22 countries
Source :
![[Image: T8hMVgI.gif]](https://i.imgur.com/T8hMVgI.gif)
- UK government orders investigation into Nvidia’s $40bn Arm takeover
Recently, Nvidia had made it public that they wanted to buy the company Arms Holding, a British company
The UK government has started an investigation over Nvidia in fear of "national security concerns" and lack of competition in the market
The UK culture secretary had already issued a warning to the CMA (competition and market's authority) in September but the investigation has officially started now
Oliver Dowden, the UK culture secretary, main protagonist for this lawsuit has said :
"We want to support our thriving UK tech industry and welcome foreign investment but it is appropriate that we properly consider the national security implications of a transaction like this"
Hermann Hauser (co-founder of arm) had already written a letter to the House of Commons foreign affairs committee warning of Nvidia becoming a new big monopoly
- Rumors of Nvidia 3080 ti are spreading over the internet
A recent photo of an msi packing box was "leaked" by a Facebook user recently, this box was said ot contain numerous unreleased graphics card (such as the 3080 ti, 2090 etc...
Spoiler:
![[Image: 0I18vWF.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/0I18vWF.jpg)
Other photos were leaked and were rumored to be 2090s and others
The RTX 3080 ti would apparently launch in May of this year, so be on the lookout
The specs of the graphics card would be of 10,240 CUDA cores, 80 RT cores and 320 Tensor cores and that it would pack 12 gb drr6x of ram. It would supposedly fall just under it's bigger competitor, the RTX 3090
- The emergence of storage based cryptocurrencies could limit the market of storage devices
There was a recent surge in China of ssd/hdd (hard drives) cryptocurrencies. It is said that those cryptocurrencies ( mainly being the Chia ) could limit the supply of storage devices, which to this day, hadn't been all that affected by the recent scalping/mass buying situation
As of the time I'm writing this, this has mainly occurred in China
Personal Opinion :
Spoiler:
- Nintendo has recently sued Gary Bowser of Team Xecuter’s Switch hacks
Nintendo has recently taken legal action over Gary Bowser, one of the leader of Team Xecuter, a well known console "hacker"
Gary Bowser, infamous for his association with Team Xecuter now faces legal charges after the gaming company, Nintendo, decides to sue him months after his release from prison
Nintendo is asking that Bowser give up his control of team xecuter and that he should put down his website and give up every copy of SX OS device that he has in his possession
Nintendo also claims that Team Xecuter was launching a SX lite/ Sx core who would improve its software implementation on the switch (this has been updated and they have indeed launched it)
Spoiler:
- Xbox Cloud Gaming for apple and pc devices has officially launched for owner of the xbox game pass ultimate members
As of right now, it is now possible to get the xbox cloud gaming for apple devices and pc, this is still a beta feature according to Microsoft
This will take the form of invites that will be sent to xbox gamepass ultimate members.
Apple and pc users will be able to enjoy xbox cloud gaming on their favorite browser (on which it's available : Edge, Google Chrome, or Safari )
Those with the invites need a compatible Bluetooth or usb connected controller
As of right now, this beta feature is only available in 22 countries
Source :
Spoiler: