WTF is Nova Lake AX? – Tech News April 5

WTF is Nova Lake AX? – Tech News April 5
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► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News – April 5, 2026
1:53 Is Intel Bringing Back HEDT with Nova Lake AX, or Something Else?
5:06 Here’s the BS Reason Memory Prices Are Dropping
TECH BRIEFS
7:11 GeForce RTX 60 specs “leak” debunked
8:20 Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use
9:07 Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected
10:03 New LEGO Video, and Any good April Fools posts in Tech?

► LINKS
Intel’s Mystery CPU/GPU – What is Nova Lake AX?
https://wccftech.com/intel-nova-lake-ax-listed-with-massive-lga-4326-socket-in-shipping-manifest/
https://www.techpowerup.com/347256/intel-nova-lake-s-appears-with-b960-chipset-and-support-for-ddr5-8000
https://www.techspot.com/news/111931-intel-next-laptop-chips-could-bring-28-core.html
From July 2025 – https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-rumored-nova-lake-ax-allegedly-packs-insane-specs-but-might-never-launch-reportedly-featured-28-cpu-cores-48-xe3-gpu-cores-and-an-upgraded-256-bit-memory-bus-to-counter-amd-strix-halo
https://wccftech.com/intels-nova-lake-ax-rumoredly-brings-up-to-48-xe3-cores-but-launch-is-not-guaranteed/

Framework Desktop Review A Solid AMD Strix Halo

ASUS Pro WS W890-SAGE Review (w/ Xeon 696X!)

Here’s Why Memory Prices Are Dropping
https://wccftech.com/ddr5-prices-in-china-face-a-complete-collapse-as-memory-markets-from-shift-from-desperate-scarcity-to-sudden-uncertainty/
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/micron-stock-continues-slide-despite-massive-data-center-demand-134349171.html
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/report-claims-openai-spending-cuts-have-hit-memory-prices-but-theres-little-evidence-right-now-of-cheaper-pc-components/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/03/29/openai-funding-fears-hit-memory-chip-prices/
https://videocardz.com/newz/memory-prices-are-finally-falling-ddr4-sticks-drop-by-14-in-a-single-day-in-china

[News] DDR5 Retail Prices Pullback Amid Market Correction, but Industry Players Cite Stable Contract Trends

https://x.com/GoogleResearch/status/2036533564158910740
https://videocardz.com/newz/chinese-memory-stockpilers-start-to-panic-as-falling-prices-leave-them-stuck-with-modules
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/half-of-planned-us-data-center-builds-have-been-delayed-or-canceled-growth-limited-by-shortages-of-power-infrastructure-and-parts-from-china-the-ai-build-out-flips-the-breakers
TECH BRIEFS
GeForce RTX 60 specs “leak” debunked
https://videocardz.com/newz/no-geforce-rtx-60-specs-did-not-leak-yet
https://www.techpowerup.com/347848/nvidia-readies-rubin-based-geforce-rtx-60-series-with-massive-rt-performance-gains

Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-says-copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-not-serious-use-firm-pushing-ai-hard-to-consumers-tells-users-not-to-rely-on-it-for-important-advice
Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/31/google-finds-quantum-computers-could-break-bitcoin-sooner-than-expected/
https://research.google/blog/safeguarding-cryptocurrency-by-disclosing-quantum-vulnerabilities-responsibly/
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/31/bitcoin-s-taproot-could-make-quantum-attacks-easier-than-expected-new-google-research-says
Any good April Fools posts in Tech?
Hyte Y70 Puff – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTk6BKEjL/ / youtube – https://youtube.com/shorts/3FYmJxSE4qE
AMD Vibe Units https://www.thefpsreview.com/2026/04/01/amd-reveals-rdna-5-will-run-on-vibes-based-architecture-ditches-shader-cores-for-vibe-units/

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