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Thursday, April 24

Daily News Stuff 24 April 2025

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TSMC's N3P process is now in full production and N3X is set to follow later this year. (Tom's Hardware)

N3P is a slight shrink of N3E which in turn is a small update to N3. We're only talking about 5% improvements each time, but if you design a chip for N3E you can produced in on N3P and get free performance and power improvements.
A little further out, TSMC plans to introduce 14A - 1.4nm - production in 2028 and add backside power delivery in 2029. (Tom's Hardware)

Many people would benefit from a little backside power delivery.
Russia is on track to introduce 28nm chips by 2030. (Tom's Hardware)

28nm is actually a very reliable node and a good choice if you're not trying to win Apple as a customer. Embedded chips are commonly still produced at 40nm.

Tech News

Motorola tried to make Perplexity its default AI assistant and Google said no. (Bloomberg) (archive site)

Google was just enforcing the terms of its contract with Android phone makers. But with the recent antitrust decisions on Google's search and advertising divisions, they may no longer be allowed to enforce those terms.
The EU is fining Apple and Facebook a combined $800 million for not respecting European values. (Hot Hardware)

Which either means they didn't disappear for an entire month in August, or didn't invade Belgium without leaving a tip.

One of those.
Cluely is an AI app designed to let you cheat on anything. It's so bad it's actually easier to just tell the truth. (The Verge) (archive site)

Its terms of service also forbid you from using it for its advertised purpose, which is... Suspect. They might be high on their own supply over there.

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1 European values are cargo culting western civilization, and expecting their shit to function for alien cultures. I'm not talking about the Arab and muslim thing, I'm one of several Americans salty at the European elites for failing to understand that Americans are alien to them. (Methodology: Okay, I know one other American pissy at European messaging on this disagreement, and I basically also know that Vance feels the same way that I do about the question of the use of the European elites and their opinions.)

Posted by: PatBuckman at Thursday, April 24 2025 11:27 PM (rcPLc)

2 It's helpful to properly grasp the innate difference between the 'Murican point-of-view and that of the Euroweenie. Our "elites" sadly attempt to emulate their Euro counterparts, but without even the slightest bit of self- (or situational-) awareness.

Posted by: normal at Friday, April 25 2025 08:16 AM (bg2DR)

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