Summary of the week of March 27, 2023

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E-book reader in Textual

Someone has created an e-book reader that uses Textual, the framework for creating text interfaces in Python.

Quick commands for Linux

Fast Unix Commands (FUC) is a project that aims to create the fastest Unix commands in the world. It currently includes replacements for rm and cp called rmz and cpz. When it is not possible to improve performance, the next priority is efficiency.

RAM drops 20% in the first quarter

The sharp drop in demand for hardware continues to put pressure on manufacturers. DRAM memory price cuts of 20% in a single quarter have been seen, and it is expected that during the quarter that starts in a couple of days, demand will decrease by 15%.

Nvidia changes its tune

After making a fortune with the cryptocurrency boom, Nvidia has started to say that these currencies contribute nothing to society and that the present is in AI.

Micron presents disastrous results

Micron's revenue has decreased by 53% year-on-year and presents a loss of 2 billion. In the first months of the year, 90% of its production has focused on NAND memories of 176 and 232 layers. The company expects to reduce sales even more and is preparing for one of the most abrupt reductions in its existence.

AMD presents its HIP Ray Tracing 2.0

AMD has presented the second version of its HIP Ray Tracing that comes with efficiency improvements in the API.

A software bug melts the 5800X3D when overclocking it

A bug in the MSI Center Windows makes it possible for the user to exceed the voltage and frequency limits imposed by AMD. The thing is that the factory voltages of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D are so finely tuned, that if you go a little over, the processor melts in seconds.

Multiplying the bandwidth of RAM

Bandwidth is one of the biggest bottlenecks in servers. To mitigate it, a new technique called Multiplexer Combined Ranks is being tested, which consists of joining two 64-bit memory ranks to send 128-bit blocks to the processor.