August 12, 2019

AMD specific news

Next-Gen AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs (7nm Renoir) Get Early Linux Supportedit

AMD has been ramping up Linux support for their latest and greatest CPUs and GPUs with pre-release driver updates and patches. We have already seen patches for Navi 10 (Radeon RX 5700) as well as the speculated big Navi 12 (RX 5800) well before the official announcement.

Publication: Techquila

AMD Designing Zen 4 for 2021, Zen 3 Completes Design Phase, out in 2020edit

AMD in its 2nd generation EPYC processor launch event announced that it has completed the design phase of its next-generation “Zen 3” CPU microarchitecture, and is currently working on its successor, the “Zen 4.” AMD debuted its “Zen 2” microarchitecture with the client-segment 3rd generation Ryzen desktop processor family, it made its enterprise debut with the 2nd generation EPYC.

Publication: Tech PowerUp

2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors Set New Standard for the Modern Datacenteredit

At a launch event today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) was joined by an expansive ecosystem of datacenter partners and customers to introduce the 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ family of processors that deliver performance leadership across a broad number of enterprise, cloud and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads.

Publication: The Quill

AMD brand mentions

Drivers from Over 40 Manufacturers Including Intel, NVIDIA, AMD Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Malware Attacksedit

Cybersecurity research firm Eclypsium published a report titled “Screwed Drivers,” chronicling a critical flaw in the design of modern device driver software from over 40 hardware manufacturers, which allows malware to gain privilege from Ring 3 to Ring 0 (unrestricted hardware access). The long list of manufacturers publishing drivers that are fully signed and approved by Microsoft under its WHQL program, includes big names such as Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, AMI, Phoenix, ASUS, Toshiba, SuperMicro, GIGABYTE, MSI, and EVGA. Many of the latter few names are motherboard manufacturers who design hardware monitoring and overclocking applications that install kernel-mode drivers into Windows for Ring-0 hardware-access.

Publication: Tech PowerUp

Best Gaming PC Build Under Rs. 60,000 in India (August 2019)edit

Building a decent gaming PC in India under budget restraints is quite the herculean task. With taxes and crazy import duties being a PC aficionado this far East is quite an expensive hobby. Nevertheless, we here are TechQuila are committed to helping you build the best PC for the moolah you have on hand.

Publication: Techquila

Competition in news

Intel boosts Al ecosystem in Indiaedit

INDIA RANKS AMONGST the top three countries in the world in Artificial Intelligence (Al) skills, among top three in Al research, top nine when it comes to Al specialists, and top 20 on the Al Readiness Index. The demand for advanced Al-related technologies has the potential to unlock a trillion-dollar opportunity for India. Intel recognises that the complexity of bringing Al from model to real-world deployment takes a mix of established and novel hardware and software solutions and is committed to collaboratingwith the Al community to accelerate discoveries and make meaningful progress in how it uses Al to add value to our work and lives.

Publication: Financial Express

Drivers from Over 40 Manufacturers Including Intel, NVIDIA, AMD Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Malware Attacksedit

Cybersecurity research firm Eclypsium published a report titled “Screwed Drivers,” chronicling a critical flaw in the design of modern device driver software from over 40 hardware manufacturers, which allows malware to gain privilege from Ring 3 to Ring 0 (unrestricted hardware access). The long list of manufacturers publishing drivers that are fully signed and approved by Microsoft under its WHQL program, includes big names such as Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, AMI, Phoenix, ASUS, Toshiba, SuperMicro, GIGABYTE, MSI, and EVGA. Many of the latter few names are motherboard manufacturers who design hardware monitoring and overclocking applications that install kernel-mode drivers into Windows for Ring-0 hardware-access.

Publication: Tech PowerUp

How NVIDIA’s Move To Publish Hardware Documentation Will Help Developers Make Their Own GPUsedit

In the latest move by NVIDIA, the company announced publishing its GPU hardware documentation. Open-sourcing of documentation will mean that the portions of its GPU hardware interface will be released to the public freely. However, it is still a work in progress and NVIDIA has still not completed the process. The hardware giant has said that this move was to encourage developers to build their own GPUs.

Publication: Analytics India

10 Things To Consider While Building A Gaming PCedit

Have you ever thought of building a gaming PC, but were confused with what components or parts to choose? Worry no more, as we have listed down some parts that you can consider while building a gaming PC. Though some people say that a gaming performance depends on the player and not the hardware, we would say a lousy gaming PC can make a good player look bad.

Publication: Gizbot

Partner in news

5 Best Laptops Under 25000 INRedit

If you are looking for a laptop under 25000 INR, this article is for you. I have curated the best laptops under Rs. 25000 based on several factors. Rs. 25000 is considered as an entry-level budget, so laptops are not much powerful but good enough for checking emails, watching movies, web browsing, making presentations and other regular work. You can also use these laptops for light gaming.

Publication: Techlomedia

10 Things To Consider While Building A Gaming PCedit

Have you ever thought of building a gaming PC, but were confused with what components or parts to choose? Worry no more, as we have listed down some parts that you can consider while building a gaming PC. Though some people say that a gaming performance depends on the player and not the hardware, we would say a lousy gaming PC can make a good player look bad.

Publication: Gizbot

Industry news

Govt to review CSR criminal penal provisions: FM Nirmala Sitharamanedit

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured the industry that the government would review the criminal penal provisions on corporate social responsibility (CSR) contained in the recent amendments to the Companies Act. Addressing members of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), she said CSR notices with retrospective effect “were unacceptable” and that she would put a stop to them.

Publication: Business Standard

India’s corporate profits one of the lowest among major economiesedit

India’s corporate profit to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is one of the lowest among major emerging and developed economies. The combined net profit of BSE500 companies at $63 billion is equivalent to 2.31 per cent of the country’s GDP against 6.1 cent in the US, 4.24 per cent in Brazil, 3.63 per cent in China, 2.35 per cent in Indonesia, 3.54 per cent in Vietnam, 5.29 per cent in South Korea, and 15.9 per cent in South Africa.

Publication: Business Standard

More women going up the ladder in global tech firmsedit

A growing number of women have taken up leadership roles at the India units of global technology firms. Very often, they come from a strong engineering and technology background and drive tech roles, not just a business function. Earlier this month, software product development firm SAP Labs said Sindhu Gangadharan will take charge of its India operations, following the exit of longtime managing director Deepak Khandelwal. In May, the company appointed Mankiran Chowhan as head of SAP Concur, another business unit.

Publication: ET CIO

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