Weekend Musings: Brief Brilliance for Your Saturday (August 10)
Here is a quick run down of some stories that I found interesting during the week.
Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out
Intel has shared more about the voltage-related issues that affected some 13th- and 14th-generation Core processors, as the company tries to put the episode behind it. As reported by Tom's Hardware, Intel says that the problem originated with "elevated operating voltage" stemming from "incorrect voltage requests," specifically an increase to the minimum operating voltage of the chips. These "elevated voltage events can accumulate over time," eventually damaging the processor and causing system hangs or crashes.
Everyday Philosophy: Can we overcome alienation by becoming more assertive?
I am a college student, and I am quite interested in playing volleyball with others. I am a beginner, so I always feel alienated while playing with them. The ball stays with hardly 4 or 5 players on the court, and the rest of us are just standing there, and I return to my room feeling underconfident. So, should I continue playing with them, or should I refrain from going to a place that makes me feel this way?
Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine
Microsoft raced to put generative AI at the heart of its systems. Ask a question about an upcoming meeting and the company’s Copilot AI system can pull answers from your emails, Teams chats, and files—a potential productivity boon. But these exact processes can also be abused by hackers.
OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode
IN LATE JULY, OpenAI began rolling out an eerily humanlike voice interface for ChatGPT. In a safety analysis released today, the company acknowledges that this anthropomorphic voice may lure some users into becoming emotionally attached to their chatbot.
Read Intel’s biggest statement yet on how it’s addressing Raptor Lake CPU woes
Intel has a big update on its crashing 13th and 14th Gen desktop CPUs — including a hint that maybe, just maybe, it might be able to do something about chips that are already failing instead of requiring you to return them.
Have a wonderful weekend!