Tech trends for 2024

Here is collection of technology trends news for year 2024. This is a collection of links to articles followed by a short quote.

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  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Samsung plans to eliminate humans from its chip fabs by 2030 — push for full automation continues at full steam: Report.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-plans-to-eliminate-humans-from-its-chip-fabs-by-2030-push-for-full-automation-continues-at-full-steam

    Fully automated chip fabs may be here sooner than we think.

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  2. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Oppenheimer and the resurgence of Blu-ray and DVDs: How to stop your films and music from disappearing
    https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240102-oppenheimer-and-the-resurgence-of-blu-ray-and-dvds-were-now-in-the-age-of-streaming-anxiety

    In an era where many films and albums are stored in the cloud, “streaming anxiety” is making people buy more DVDs and records – as younger digital generations fear having their life histories erased.

    Deep into the streaming era, where physical media can sometimes feel like a distant memory, the Blu-ray home video release of Nolan’s Oppenheimer – one of 2023′s biggest box office success stories – sparked a buying frenzy.

    The 4K Ultra HD version of Oppenheimer sold out in its first week at major retailers, including Amazon. Universal released a statement saying they were working to replenish stock as quickly as possible. Some limited edition copies were fetching more than $200 on eBay. It was a sign that, for some people at least, nothing beats that feeling of holding a copy of something you love in your hand or seeing it on your shelf.

    Perhaps it’s not that surprising. If anyone can inspire fervour over a release – in any format – it’s Nolan, and the DVD and Blu-ray release includes three hours of bonus footage. Then there’s the fact that, prior to its release, Nolan himself encouraged fans to embrace “a version you can buy and own at home and put on a shelf so no evil streaming service can come steal it from you”.

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  3. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Korttimaksaminen muuttui – Älä hämmenny tästä pyynnöstä kassalla
    Lähimaksun käyttöön kauppojen kassoilla tuli voimaan muutos 1. tammikuuta 2024. Korttia ei enää tarvitse syöttää laitteeseen edes yli 50 euron ostoksissa. Muutos ei kuitenkaan tarkoita, ettei PIN-koodia enää tarvittaisi.
    https://www.iltalehti.fi/digiuutiset/a/9dc2831b-bba0-4bfe-9b62-c555532a214b

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  4. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Dutch government bans even simpler chipmaking tools from export to China — DUV lithography tools now get the axe
    News
    By Anton Shilov published 7 days ago
    This will have a limited impact, as it mostly clarifies existing restrictions.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/dutch-government-bans-even-simpler-chipmaking-tools-from-export-to-china-duv-lithography-tools-now-get-the-axe

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  5. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Dutch government bans even simpler chipmaking tools from export to China — DUV lithography tools now get the axe
    News
    By Anton Shilov published January 02, 2024
    This will have a limited impact, as it mostly clarifies existing restrictions.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/dutch-government-bans-even-simpler-chipmaking-tools-from-export-to-china-duv-lithography-tools-now-get-the-axe

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  6. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Chiplets: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024
    Chipmakers are betting that smaller, more specialized chips can extend the life of Moore’s Law.
    https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/08/1085120/chiplets-moores-law-avanced-micro-devices-intel-chips-breakthrough-technologies/

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  7. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Microsoft tuo näppäimistöihin uuden tekoälyyn liittyvän näppäimen
    Microsoft on tuomassa tietokoneen näppäimistöihin uuden näppäimen ensimmäistä kertaa lähes 30 vuoteen. Tekoälysovellukseen liittyvä näppäin on tulossa Windows 11:n myötä.
    https://yle.fi/a/74-20067913

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  8. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994
    Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/ai-comes-for-your-pcs-keyboard-as-microsoft-adds-dedicated-copilot-key/

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  9. Tomi says:

    Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 3.9% Month-to-Month in October; Annual Sales Projected to Increase 13.1% in 2024
    https://www.semiconductors.org/global-semiconductor-sales-increase-3-9-month-to-month-in-october-annual-sales-projected-to-increase-13-1-in-2024/

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  10. Tomi says:

    Sphere Studios and STMicroelectronics reveal new details on the world’s largest cinema image sensor
    Jan 11, 2024 Burbank, CA, and Geneva, Switzerland
    Sensor custom created for Big Sky – the world’s most advanced camera system – and is used to capture ultra-high-resolution content for Sphere in Las Vegas
    https://newsroom.st.com/media-center/press-item.html/t4598.html

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  11. Tomi says:

    https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/15746-eda-alalla-jaerkyttaevae-yrityskauppa-35-miljardia-dollaria

    Elektroniikan suunnittelutyökalujen markkinoilla nähtiin eilen todellinen jättikauppa, kun Synopsys ilmoitti ostavansa simulointityökaluja kehittävän Ansysin. Kauppahinta oli massiiviset 35 miljardia dollaria, mikä on lähes tarkalleen EDA-markkinoiden tämänhetkinen koko.

    Ansys on olut kasvava ja menestyvä yritys, jonka liikevaihto oli vuonna 2022 hieman yli kaksi miljardia dollaria. Sitä oli aiemmin havitellut myös Cadence Design Systems, joka Synopsysin ja Siemensin (ex-Mentor) ohella on yksi kolmesta suuresta EDA-talosta.

    Synopsysin mukaan jättikauppa luo yrityksen, jossa on yhdistetty sen piirisuunnittelun ja verifioinnin työkalut ja Ansysin maailmanluokan simulointi. Mutta mikä perustelee jättimäisen kauppahinnan?

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  12. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/15747-sirujen-valmistetaan-enemmaen-kuin-koskaan-aiemmin

    Monissa laitteissa surkutellaan heikkoa kysyntä, mutta toisaalta tekoäly ja esimerkiksi autojen elektroniikka syö kiihtyvällä vauhdilla uusia mikropiirejä. Alan järjestö SEMI ennustaa, että tänä vuonna piirien tuotantokapasiteetti nousee uusiin ennätyslukemiin.

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  13. Tomi says:

    HPE to buy Juniper Networks in $14bn deal
    Enterprise tech company moves to bulk up networking offering in sign of momentum for dealmaking
    https://www.ft.com/content/65069405-95f2-4d06-9da0-03f87115b35a

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  14. Tomi says:

    https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/15757-maailman-tarkimmassa-kamerassa-on-jaettimaeinen-kuva-anturi

    Yhteistyössä Sphere Studiosin kanssa ST valmisti ensimmäisen 18K-sensorin, joka pystyy ottamaan kuvia Spheren näytön edellyttämässä mittakaavassa ja tarkkuudella.

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  15. Tomi Engdahl says:

    “we’re super profitable, so much we can buy/crush anyone we want.. lets figure out how to be even more profitable… ” ~ Microsoft Gaming

    Microsoft Cutting 1,900 Gaming Jobs, Including at Activision Blizzard
    https://uk.pcmag.com/games/150608/microsoft-cutting-1900-gaming-jobs-including-at-activision-blizzard

    Microsoft cites the need to create a ‘sustainable cost structure,’ even though it briefly reached $3 trillion in value this week and spent $69 billion on Activision Blizzard.

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  16. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Coal could be in your next CPU — researchers eye coal as a metal oxide insulator replacement in next-gen 2D transistors
    News
    By Aaron Klotz published 3 days ago
    Coal of all materials, has been found to be a highly material that can effectively insulate skinnier 2D transistors.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/coal-could-be-in-your-next-cpu-researchers-eye-coal-as-a-metal-oxide-insulator-replacement-in-next-gen-2d-transistors

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  17. Tomi Engdahl says:

    First gaming PC motherboard made entirely with China tech comes with integrated homegrown CPU — $700 buys the claimed world’s first totally China-made board
    News
    By Matthew Connatser published 2 days ago
    Domestic CPUs need domestic boards.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/first-gaming-pc-motherboard-made-entirely-with-china-tech-comes-with-integrated-homegrown-cpu-dollar700-buys-the-claimed-worlds-first-totally-china-made-board

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  18. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The floppy disk refused to die in Japan – laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block
    News
    By Mark Tyson published 2 days ago
    Officials won’t ask for CD media either.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-floppy-disk-refuses-to-die-in-japan-laws-that-forced-the-continued-use-of-floppies-have-finally-hit-the-chopping-block

    Floppy disks can finally make their way across the digital equivalent of the River Styx and reach the land of eternal slumber. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has abolished any requirement for applicants to use this ancient clicking and buzzing magnetic media when filing official documents. Until last week there were about 1,900 official governmental application procedures that stipulated businesses must submit floppies or CD-ROMs (specifically) containing supplementary data.

    The Japanese government indicated the floppy disk’s days were numbered back in August 2022. At the time a government minister openly mused “Where can you buy floppy disks these days?” He went on to tell reporters that the rules stipulating specific media to accompany official form submissions would be changed quickly.

    Removing the necessity to be able to work with legacy removable storage formats like floppy disks (and CD-ROMs) from Japan’s bureaucracy will surely come as a relief to all concerned. IBM shipped the first floppy diskettes in 1973 – over 50 years ago. We don’t know when floppy disk mechanisms ceased production but Sony, the last floppy media maker, stopped making diskettes over a decade ago.

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  19. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Microsoftin liikevaihto ylitti analyytikoiden odotukset viime vuoden lopussa
    Tekoälyn siivittämä tulos teki Microsoftista arvoltaan suuremman kuin Apple.
    Microsoftin liikevaihto ylitti analyytikoiden odotukset viime vuoden lopussa
    https://www.is.fi/taloussanomat/art-2000010159779.html

    YHDYSVALTALAISEN teknologiajätti Microsoftin liikevaihto on ylittänyt analyytikoiden odotukset viime vuoden viimeisellä neljänneksellä. Yhtiö kertoi tiistaina, että yhtenä liikevaihdon kirittäjänä toimi tekoälyyn perustuvien toimintojen kysynnän kasvu.

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  20. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Gaming is now Microsoft’s third largest business, bigger than Windows
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39198981

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  21. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Intel’s German fab will be most advanced in the world and make 1.5nm chips, CEO says
    News
    By Anton Shilov published January 18, 2024
    Europe is set to get the world’s most advanced fab for the first time in years.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/intels-german-fab-will-be-most-advanced-in-the-world-and-make-15nm-chips-ceo-say

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