Companies like Alibaba Group, Western Digital, and SiFive have all been working to design new RISC-V chips that can hit higher levels of performance.
Extreme Friday: RISC-V Tiptoes Towards Mainstream, Water Found on Moon & More
Companies like Alibaba Group, Western Digital, and SiFive have been working to design new RISC-V chips that can hit higher levels of performance — we have all the latest details. Plus scientists confirm the presence of water on the moon, NASA says an asteroid could hit earth before the end of the century, and more. Sit back and relax as we break down the week's biggest stories from the worlds of computing, space, and science.
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Rocket Lake has been a bit of a mystery ever since we first heard about the chip. We can’t answer that question until the chips launch, but luckily we can take a crack at the first two.
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