After the failed NVIDIA-Arm acquisition attempt, which saw regulators burn up NVIDIA's $66 billion acquisition dreams of the UK chip designer, industry players are now mulling ways to insulate Arm from similar acquisition tactics that could upend the company's market neutrality. Speaking with the Financial Times, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said he favors a consortium approach to acquiring Arm from parent company SoftBank. The Japanese conglomerate paid around $26 billion for Arm in 2016, and is now planning to capitalize on its investment with an IPO of the UK-based company that's expected to occur before the end of 2023.



Being a fabless design company, Arm has become one of the de-facto cornerstones for the technology industry. Its processor designs are easily the most ubiquitous worldwide, and can be found in everything from mobile phones (where Qualcomm, Samsung, and other companies' interests lay) through automotive, IOT, and even the world's now second-fastest supercomputer, Japan's Fugaku. Qualcomm's posture regarding the chip design company has been previously echoed by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who said he too saw value in an industry-led consortium pooling together resources to acquire Arm from Softbank in a way that would keep the company's crucial IP at arm's length from weaponization by any single tech industry player.

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(PR) Razer Announces New Barracuda Headsets
Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the new Barracuda and Barracuda Pro, along with a refresh of the existing Barracuda X. The new family of street-styled gaming headsets comes packed with cutting edge technologies to bring gamers the purest sound whether at home or out and about. Featuring Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation Technology (ANC) the Barracuda Pro provides the user with an uninterrupted audio experience in all surroundings, ideal for intense gaming sessions requiring maximum focus, as well as for anyone wanting to enjoy their music outdoors while muting any distractions from the outside world.



Using Razer SmartSwitch Dual Wireless, the Barracuda Pro can be connected to two devices at the same time, switching seamlessly between the two as needed. This allows a user to game on their PC, and with a single button press, switch the Barracuda Pro to take a call without the need to unpair and pair between devices. All Barracuda models support both Razer HyperSpeed Wireless (2.4 GHz) and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, for high-speed gaming performance and mobile-friendly Bluetooth convenience. "The Barracuda Pro is the hybrid headset that does it all," said Chris Mitchell, Head of the PC Gaming Division at Razer. "Whether it's your main gaming setup at home or your favorite music playlists on the go, the Barracuda Pro combines the fuss-free convenience of lifestyle headphones along with the high-performance gaming features you'd expect in a Razer gaming headset, to create a no-compromise experience, packaged in a sleek, premium design."
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Australia Installs First Room-Temperature Diamond Quantum Computer
Quantum computing is an upcoming acceleration aiding classical computational methods to achieve monumental speed-ups at a few select problems. Unlike classical computers, quantum systems usually require sub-ambient cooling to make them work. At Quantum Brilliance, an Australian-Germany startup company, researchers have been developing quantum accelerators based on diamonds. Today, we got the world's first installation of room-temperature on-premises quantum computers at Australia's Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. While we don't have much information about the computational capability of the system, we know that it is paired with HPE Setonix, Pawsey's HPE Cray EX supercomputer.



In a brief YouTube video shared by Pawsey, it is highlighted that the benefits of using quantum accelerators are real, and they are figuring out ways to integrate it with the center's hardware and software stack for better usage. Meanwhile, Quantum Brilliance diamond accelerators are still a black box of some sort as the technology is known to the startup and its collaborating Australian universities. All we know is that the company is harnessing nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamonds, which supposedly have the longest coherence time of any room temperature quantum state. This translates to a qubit that can operate anywhere a classical computer can.

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(PR) Thermaltake Launches the ARGENT K6 RGB Keyboard with MX Red, MX Speed Silver
Thermaltake, the leading PC DIY premium brand for Case, Cooling, Gaming peripherals and enthusiast memory solutions, is excited to announce the launch of the first Low-Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard of the product line, the ARGENT K6 RGB Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Cherry MX Red and Speed Silver, which are available for purchase now.



Thermaltake always strives to deliver better gaming experiences for users by offering more advanced gaming peripherals. We are also proud to announce that the ARGENT K6 RGB Low-Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is the winner of the 2022 Red Dot Design Award. With the ARGENT K6 RGB Low-Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Cherry MX Red/ Speed Silver, users can enjoy a comfortable typing experience thanks to its particularly low overall height. Cherry MX Low Profile RGB switches are rated at 100-million keystrokes, offering the most durable, precise, and responsive tactile feedback. Moreover, the ARGENT K6 RGB Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Cherry MX Red/ Speed Silver come with a magnetic wrist rest to give maximum wrist support and comfort.
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