Summary of the week of June 2, 2025

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The G100 is on par with the RTX 4060

The G100 is a GPU from Chinese manufacturer Lisuan that uses the 6nm process and is said to be on par with the RTX 4060 in performance.

Microsoft wants more consistency with USB-C

USB-C defines a physical connector through which power, video output, and USB data can move. But the connector definition does not say anything about which of these elements must exist, so today we see all kinds of implementations, sometimes with all three functionalities at once and others with only one. Microsoft wants to standardize this inconsistency so that USB-C means the power to charge devices, have video output, and USB at at least 5Gbps.

More details of CAMM2

Photos of the new CAMM2 memory format are starting to emerge. It is not yet close to being commercially available and will probably be a rarity in DDR5. But JEDEC has already said that CAMM2 will replace the classic DIMM and SODIMM modules in DDR6.

Encrypted traffic sniffer

Someone has created a Wireshark-style tool that allows you to see encrypted traffic. To achieve this monitoring, Qtap scans the data before it is encrypted.