Articles by Keumars Afifi-Sabet, Freelance Contributor

Keumars Afifi-Sabet is a freelance contributor for Tech Radar and Technology Editor for Live Science. He has written for a variety of publications including ITPro, The Week Digital and ComputerActive. He has worked as a technology journalist for more than five years, having previously held the role of features editor with ITPro. In his previous role, he oversaw the commissioning and publishing of long form in areas including AI, cyber security, cloud computing and digital transformation.

An NCTJ-qualified journalist who specialises in technology, his path into journalism began at university. He immersed himself in student media while studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at Queen Mary, University of London. After graduating, Keumars wrote for a variety of local and national publications as a freelancer, including The Independent, The Observer, and Metro. While studying for his NCTJ certification, his work was commended in the category of ‘Top Scoop’ in the 2017 NCTJ awards. He’s also registered as a foundational chartered manager with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), having qualified as a Level 3 Team leader with distinction in 2023.

Articles by: Keumars Afifi-Sabet

"Predatory pre-annoucement" - The brain behind the largest CPU ever calls out Nvidia for spreading ‘FUD’ amidst surprise updated GPU roadmap announcement

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 13 November 23

Nvidia is promising annual GPU releases until 2026, but not everyone thinks they can follow through on this.

The Diamond Foundry's ultrathin diamond wafer

Someone has used diamonds and a high-end Nvidia GPU to build perhaps the world's fastest graphics card ever — but you won't be able to buy it yet

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 12 November 23

Diamond Foundry used heteroepitaxy to create single-crystal diamonds on scalable substrates.

This PC pairs an Nvidia GPU with a 128-core ARM CPU — yes, you can even use it next to a water sprinkler but no, I don't think you can run Starfield on it

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 12 November 23

The Ampere 7StarLake TEC300S is IP-65 rated and can support up to 4TB RAM alongside a GPU.

À la carte processing units could be the future of computing — and this 192-core RISC-V processor with built-in accelerators could be AMD and Intel's most formidable rival yet

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 12 November 23

The 12-core Veyron 2 RISC-V CPU is 23% faster than the 128-core AMD EPYC Bergamo chip.

IBM used AMD's other not-so-secret weapon to deliver yet another brain-like chip — NorthPole is faster and uses less energy than Nvidia's best AI GPU and it's only the beginning

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 11 November 23

IBM’s NorthPole is 25-times more efficient than the best GPUs and the best CPUs out there.

Intel quietly invested in a startup that uses AMD CPU to get rid of the "colostomy bag on the side of the switch" — Oxide has a plan that could make the world's biggest tech companies a bit anxious

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 11 November 23

The cloud servers-for-purchase are powered by an AMD EPYC Milan CPU.

"32% more performance": Here's how lithium salts could make your computer run faster, cooler — using a technique that every human being has mastered

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 11 November 23

The passive thermal management system is ultra-low-cost and highly scalable, researchers say.

Unlimited cloud storage provider used ancient technique to boost upload speeds — Son of Intel's Robson makes a timid return with SSD cache but on a much, much bigger scale

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 10 November 23

File uploads on B2 Cloud Storage are up to 30% faster than on AWS servers.

AMD, Meta are working on revolutionary tech that could recycle petabytes worth of RAM

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 9 November 23

CXL could help save hyperscalers tens of millions of dollars while improving performance.

What do you get when you cross a laptop docking station and a power supply unit? A precursor of what future notebook chargers may look like...

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 8 November 23

The Sparkle TC-9321L docking station includes a variety of ports and can supply power without an AC adapter.

Data center server room lit with green lights

Want to rent 1,000,000 Nvidia CUDA GPU cores? It'll cost you only 105 Euros per hour

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 7 November 23

You can also rent just one server for as little as $300 per day.

Yes, AMD has a secret weapon to fight off Nvidia AI armada — no, it has absolutely nothing to do with GPUs and everything to do with HBM

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 29 October 23

The AI arms race is heating up with AMD leaning on innovations by Xilinx and SK Hynix.

Somebody holding a microSD card with their thumb and forefinger

'SSD Performance levels': New generation of microSD cards could help transfer an entire Blu-ray movie in less than 15 seconds, paving the way for mainstream 8K recording

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 29 October 23

The SD Express Speed Class 600 standard can hit 600Mb/s.

Is the BM9C1 Samsung's first 16TB high capacity, QLC SSD for PC or the new 880 QVO? Fleeting mention in press release sparks rumor about successor to 'cheapest' large-capacity SSD

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 28 October 23

Samsung’s 8TB 870 QVO SSD is available for roughly $330 right now, but is the next edition on the way?

Inspired by the human brain — how IBM's latest AI chip could be 25 times more efficient than GPUs by being more integrated — but neither Nvidia nor AMD have to worry just yet

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 28 October 23

The NorthPole processor does away with RAM to ramp up speed.

Samsung's new HBM3E memory technology hits 1.2TB/s — you can bet that it will power Nvidia's next AI monster GPU, the GH200

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 27 October 23

Samsung's new memory module is more than 50% faster than its predecessor.

Intel has a sneaky plan to sell 100 million Core Ultra PCs by 2025 – and yes, this new scheme has everything to do with AI

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 27 October 23

Intel Core Ultra chips will now be complemented by an AI accelerator program.

Samsung's Jung-Bae Lee speaking at Memory Tech Day 2023

Could Samsung launch the world's first Petabyte SSD within weeks? Korean press hints at seismic event that could get hard drive vendors worried

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 26 October 23

Samsung expected to release PBSSDs within ten years, but it could be dramatically slashing that timescale.

AMD quietly annihilated Intel in a hotly contested world record — with 192 water-cooled EPYC cores hidden behind a cardboard protector

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 26 October 23

Intel’s brief status as a world-record holder in the Cinebench R23 benchmark is over, thanks to AMD’s EPYC 9654 processor.

Huawei debuts first 5.5G router ever – it's tiny and available from next year, but chances are that you'll never be able to buy it

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 25 October 23

Huawei LampSite X weighs just 1kg, but can offer speeds of up to 10Gbps by combining mmWave 5G with sub-6GHz wavelengths

AMD adds support for super-popular open source AI tool to its most powerful GPU – now imagine what would happen if an AMD APU could run Stable Diffusion out of the box

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 24 October 23

AMD is taking the fight to Nvidia's with open source.

A CPU being manufactured by robotics on a workbench

Build-your-own-chip startup wants everyone to design and fab their own processor via a simple UI – but Nvidia, Intel et al needn’t worry for now

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 23 October 23

Zero ASIC is hoping to democratize chip design by removing key step that costs $100 million.

Japanese company promises to slash prices of AI computing in race to deliver the world’s cheapest GPU cloud

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 21 October 23

Third Wave wants to undercut the competition from hyperscalers with its Raytrek Cloud service.

Facebook is trialing robots that can autonomously move massive computer racks — let’s just hope they don’t forget to unplug before they move

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 20 October 23

Automating the movement of IT equipment can lead to efficiency gains and free up staff to do something better with their time.

Another 3D monitor that you can use without glasses just launched — and that’s excellent news for VR fans out there

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 20 October 23

The SpatialLabs View Pro 27 boasts a stereoscopic 3D display with HDR support and an ergonomic design.

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