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The US government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky to cause harm, according to a senior US official and two people familiar with the matter.The classified briefings are part of Washington's broader strategy to prepare providers of critical infrastructure such as water, telecoms and energy for potential Russian intrusions.President Joe Biden said last week that sanctions imposed on…

Even coming off its fastest annual growth in 37 years, the US economy is still bogged down by a persistent shortage of the computer chips essential to the technology that connects, transports and entertains us.The problem has been building since pandemic-related lockdowns shut down major Asian chip factories more than two years ago. Now it threatens to extend into the indefinite future, despite the semiconductor industry's efforts to catch up with demand.The House of Representatives passed a bill February 4 that could…

Intel on Friday launched a new chip for blockchain applications such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs to cash in on the rising usage of cryptocurrencies. The chip will ship later this year and the first customers include Block, the Jack Dorsey-led firm that recently changed its name from Square to highlight its growing focus on the blockchain.Blockchains serve as public ledgers that keep records of transactions on a network of computers and have grown in prominence in recent years. Their rise has also triggered a buzz…

Intel is investing in blockchain technology with a new chip that could be used to mine cryptocurrency and the company's key focus, according to Senior Vice President of Intel's Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group, Raja Koduri, is on sustainability with plans to "develop the most energy-efficient computing technologies at scale." Koduri claims that Intel's new mining chips will be available later this year with US electric power company GRIID Infrastructure, crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain, and Jack…

Intel is close to buying Israeli firm Tower Semiconductor for about $6 billion (roughly Rs. 45,275 crore), a source familiar with the matter said, as the US company looks to advance its strategy of contract manufacturing chips for other businesses.A deal could be unveiled as soon as this week, the person said on Monday, declining to be named as the matter was private.The potential purchase would deepen Intel's presence in a space dominated by Taiwan-based TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker. It also comes at time…

Lenovo has reportedly launched an updated version of its gaming PC - Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 17IAB7. The new gaming PC is said to be powered by up to 12th Gen Intel Core i7 'Alder Lake' processors. For graphics processors, users have the choice of selecting from between a few AMD and Nvidia GPUs. The report also mentions that Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 17IAB7 supports DDR4 RAM as well as an M.2 SSD. Alongside the SSD, users can also install two 3.5-inch mechanical hard drives.Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 17IAB7 availabilityITHome (in…

Intel is expanding its 12th Gen ‘Alder Lake' CPU family with two new ranges, aimed at slim and light laptops for mainstream users. After launching the generation with high-end desktop CPUs last year and unveiling high-end gaming laptop CPUs at CES in January, Intel is now ready to address a much larger market segment. The ‘Alder Lake' generation combines heterogenous X86 P-cores and E-cores (for power and efficiency) to the mass market for laptops for the first time, along with Intel Xe graphics.According to Intel, over…

Acer Swift 5 and Swift 3 laptops with the recently-introduced 12th Gen Intel Core processors have been launched. While Acer Swift 5 is a premium offering that is designed for professionals, Swift 3 fits both work and casual profiles and comes in multiple colour options. Both of the laptops sport 14-inch touchscreen displays and come equipped with Intel Iris Xe graphics. The company says that both the machines feature thin and light CNC-machined unibody chassis.Acer Swift 5 and Acer Swift 3 price, availabilityAcer Swift 5…

Lenovo updated its ThinkPad laptop portfolio at MWC 2022 on Monday. The company's new laptops include the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5, ThinkPad P16s Gen 1 i, ThinkPad P14s Gen 3, ThinkPad T16 i, ThinkPad T14 i, ThinkPad T14s i, ThinkPad T16 AMD, ThinkPad T14 AMD, and ThinkPad T14s AMD laptops. These laptops have been updated with the latest 12th Gen Intel Core and AMD 6000 Pro series processors under the hood. Lenovo also launched the new ThinkPad X13s laptop with a Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 SoC, with mmWave 5G connectivity and…

Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2 and ThinkBook 13s Gen 4 i laptops powered by the recently-introduced 12th Gen Intel Core processors were launched at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022 on Monday, February 28. The new Lenovo laptops have an aluminum frame and come equipped with Intel Iris Xe graphics. Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga Gen 2 sports a 14-inch full-HD display, while the ThinkBook 13s Gen 4 i comes with 13.3-inch display options. Both laptop models feature a Dolby Audio speaker system and a full HD webcam with a privacy…