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🦾 Pine64's RISC-V tablet now ships with a Debian-based Linux distro and improved hardware
@liliputing_

「 Pine64 says it’s also fixed a problem with slow charging when the tablet is powered off. And the default operating system that comes pre-installed is now a Debian-based GNU/Linux distro developed and maintained by StarFive, the company that makes the StarFive JH7110 processor used in the tablet 」

liliputing.com/pine64s-risc-v-

Liliputing · Pine64's RISC-V tablet now ships with a Debian-based Linux distro and improved hardware - LiliputingPine64's RISC-V tablet now ships with a Debian-based Linux distro and improved hardware

⚡ Startup claims its Zeus GPU is 10X faster than Nvidia's RTX 5090
—Tom's Hardware

「 The company says that its Zeus GPU not only supports features like upgradeable memory and built-in Ethernet interfaces, but it can also beat Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 by around 10 times in path tracing workloads 」

tomshardware.com/pc-components

Tom's Hardware · Startup claims its Zeus GPU is 10X faster than Nvidia's RTX 5090: Bolt's first GPU coming in 2026By Anton Shilov

🦾 Europe bets on RISC-V for homegrown supercomputing platform
—The Register

「 A 38-strong group of tech players have founded a project with the snappy name Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe, aka DARE, that aims to develop processor units to power the continent’s supercomputers and other high-performance machines 」

theregister.com/2025/03/07/dar

The Register · Do you DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for supercomputing sovereigntyBy Tobias Mann
#riscv#hpc#ai

Alibaba's research arm, DAMO Academy, has launched its first server-grade processor, the C930, designed for high-performance computing and aimed at rivaling Intel and AMD's offerings.

The open-source design of RISC-V makes it an attractive choice for Chinese firms like Alibaba, Huawei, and Tencent, who are reducing their reliance on foreign suppliers due to increasing US trade restrictions. The C930 is expected to begin shipping to clients later in March 2025.

techradar.com/pro/alibaba-doub

TechRadar pro · Alibaba doubles down on RISC-V architecture with a new secretive 'server-grade' chip that will put AMD and Intel on alertBy Wayne Williams

RISC-V mini AI PC that fits inside a Framework laptop shell revealed

DeepComputing has developed a reputation as a pioneer of small form factor RISC-V PCs. The company is now accepting pre-orders for its newest product, a mini AI PC that can replace the mainboard of the Framework Laptop 13.

The device will be based a mystery SoC with a 64-bit 8-core RISC-V CPU running at up to 2 GHz, along with an NPU, GPU, and VPU to cover all of the AI bases. The mini PC supports up to 64GB of LPDDR5 RAM and NVMe SSDs.

The only SoC that advertizes the same specs is Eswin Computing's EIC7702X, which is two Eswin EIC7700Xs stuck together. The dual-CPUs, two 4-core SiFive Performance P550s, are rated for up to 1.8 GHz each, paired with GPUs based on Imagination IP.

The device will start at $300 on its release in Q3 2025, with a $9.90 deposit required today. If it follows the pattern of the first DC-ROMA Framework mainboard, it will likely be sold as a standalone board, inside a mini-PC enclosure, or pre-assembled inside a Framework Laptop 13.

tomshardware.com/laptops/risc- #RiscV #Framework13 #DeepComputing

Tom's Hardware · RISC-V mini AI PC that fits inside a Framework laptop shell revealed — DeepComputing's DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC claims 50 TOPS, 64GB RAMBy Dallin Grimm
Replied to Yogthos
European Union too: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/dare_europe_risc_v_project/

So as we see in Reuters article, Some US people in gvt would like to block it and ask to US companies to not work on it... If they do they will definitively lost the next CPU train. India, Pakistan, Russia, and probably lot of other countries work on it too. Switzerland (in middle of, but not in political E.U., where the fondation moved during last Trump presidency for it's own protection), have university of Zurich that work on PULP platform a 100% open source #RISCV plaform, all HDL code is available on GitHub. ESA (European space agency use RISC-V in space since 2 years too. I believe NASA too, more recently, but they will probably stop it, and not get benefit of the whole planet scholars work so.
The Register · Do you DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for supercomputing sovereigntyBy Tobias Mann

🐼 China to publish policy to boost RISC-V chip use nationwide, sources say
@Reuters

「 China plans to issue guidance to encourage the use of open-source RISC-V chips nationwide for the first time, two sources briefed on the matter said, as Beijing accelerates efforts to curb the country's dependence on Western-owned technology 」

reuters.com/technology/china-p

#Europe bets on #RISC-V for homegrown supercomputing platform
theregister.com/2025/03/07/dar

"Do you #DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for #supercomputing #sovereignty
€240M found for three-year sprint to develop three chiplets for #HPC, #AI"

If the #EU would take this serious, that should have been Billions instead if Millions. And not a 3y sprint.

This would be really worth the investment. We need much more than that. Yesterday.

The Register · Do you DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for supercomputing sovereigntyBy Tobias Mann

The Chinese Academy of Sciences initiated the XiangShan project in 2019 to create an open-source RISC-V processor. The XiangShan processor core, which has gained significant attention on GitHub, has received support from various companies and the formation of a group for its development.

The XiangShan Project plans to advance its microarchitecture through a dual development team approach, focusing on agile development and yearly taped-out test chips.

techradar.com/pro/the-linux-of

TechRadar pro · 'The Linux of processors' — New breed of Chinese super CPUs emerge on US soil as universities back open source high performance RISC-V processors to be the next big thing in HPCBy Wayne Williams

China plans to issue a policy to encourage the use of RISC-V chips nationwide for the first time. The policy is being drafted by eight government bodies, including the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. China has been embracing RISC-V in recent years due to its lower costs and geopolitical neutrality.

reuters.com/technology/china-p

It'll be interesting to see where this takes us, hopefully towards wide-scale adoption of RISC-V not just by China. Europe would benefit massively by ploughing money into our industrial base and developing a domestic semi-conductor supply chain that is independent of the Americans. Certainly would have more long-term benefits than buying masses of arms.

reuters.com/technology/china-p