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Map Your Assets to the KEV
Map your assets to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list: inventory what you run, check the feeds, then fix internet-facing systems first.
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Quin Halberg
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Quin Halberg writes the Computing and How-to desks, with 30 stories covering chips, operating systems and the hardware people buy. Computing pieces run from AMD's EPYC Venice prices to Windows 11 26H2 and Rust 1.99. The how-to guides walk readers through jobs like moving books to Amazon's new Kindle, or checking every clock in the house when daylight saving starts.
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Nova Lake Mass Production in Q4
Leaked slides put Intel's Core Ultra 400 Nova Lake-S into mass production in Q4 2026, with 28-core retail chips aimed at Q1 2027.
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ASML and TSMC push for 12-inch photomasks for High NA EUV
ASML and TSMC want chipmakers to switch to 12-inch photomasks for High NA EUV machines, with pilot lines by 2031 and production readiness in 2033.
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LUMI-AI Signed in Kajaani
EuroHPC has signed with Bull to build LUMI-AI at CSC in Kajaani, Finland, on AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs. It's due in the second half of 2027.
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Mount Starlink for a Caravan
Mounting Starlink on a caravan starts with the app's obstruction scan, then a choice between a portable tripod and a sealed roof mount.
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AMD's Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 runs big AI models locally
AMD's Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 chips take up to 192 GB of unified memory to run big AI models locally. HP and Lenovo systems are due in Q3 2026.
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Read the KEV before you patch
CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and the federal due dates set under BOD 26-04 are a defender's first stop. Here's how to read the list.
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Plan the Nullarbor in an EV
Driving Adelaide to Perth in an EV means about 2700 km on the Eyre Highway, with charger gaps generally under 200 km. A plan B still matters.
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AMD shows Threadripper Halo Station AI workstation at IFA
AMD showed its Threadripper Halo Station at IFA 2026. The liquid-cooled tower pairs a 96-core CPU with two MI350P cards and up to 2 TB of DDR5. No price.
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NVIDIA's RTX Spark Windows PCs are due from October
NVIDIA's RTX Spark Windows PCs arrive from October with the N1X chip, in 20-core and 18-core versions. There are no prices yet.
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The Texas robotaxi book is public
TxMCCS is a public file. Tesla Robotaxi LLC showed 7 then 45 Cybercabs on 31 August. A listing is an authorization, not a fare. SB 2807 from 28 May.