Sean Hollister / The Verge: Nvidia confirms a “rare” manufacturing issue affecting under 0.5% of RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti GPUs, which were missing render units, the latest hitch since launch  —  Where did the ROPs go? … In the grand scheme of things, that doesn’t sound like a lot of affected GPUs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Evan Ratliff / Wired: A deep look at “The Zizians”, a cult-like group of young tech people exiled from Silicon Valley’s rationalist community and allegedly linked to a killing spree  —  A handful of gifted young tech people set out to save the world.  For years, WIRED has been tracking each twist … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Researchers estimate that air pollution related to data centers from Google, Microsoft, and Meta resulted in $5.4B in US public health costs from 2019 to 2023  —  Research suggests the price of treating illnesses related to building of computing infrastructure in the US is on the rise Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal: The iPhone 16e gives Apple a chance to get more competitive in China, where rivals like Huawei are becoming more sophisticated with the government’s help  —  The less-expensive 16e model arrives in the world’s biggest smartphone market, where local tech companies benefit from Beijing’s help Lees verder op Tech Meme