Articles by Efosa Udinmwen, Freelance Journalist

Efosa has been writing about technology for over 7 years, initially driven by curiosity but now fueled by a strong passion for the field. He holds both a Master's and a PhD in sciences, which provided him with a solid foundation in analytical thinking. Efosa developed a keen interest in technology policy, specifically exploring the intersection of privacy, security, and politics. His research delves into how technological advancements influence regulatory frameworks and societal norms, particularly concerning data protection and cybersecurity.

Articles by: Efosa Udinmwen

The end of VPN in Eastern Europe? This massive new subsea cable project looks to bypass Russia entirely - so is this a new age for Internet safety

By Efosa Udinmwen published 25 October 25

Kardesa project seeks safer routes for global data, but true digital independence remains tangled in geopolitics and regional instability.

Concept art representing cybersecurity principles

Hidden debug code returns from the dead as TP-Link routers face a wave of new critical root access flaws

By Efosa Udinmwen published 23 October 25

TP-Link vulnerabilities reveal recurring coding issues and incomplete patches which could gift attackers full control of affected routers.

The associative processing unit wants to displace Nvidia's GPU as the go-to AI powerhouse by putting compute in the memory itself

By Efosa Udinmwen published 22 October 25

Compute-in-memory chips like GSI’s APU could reshape AI hardware by blending memory and computation, though scalability questions remain.

Lenovo goes tiny as it embraces AMD-based Ryzen mini PCs - including one offering venerable VGA and COM ports for legacy applications

By Efosa Udinmwen published 22 October 25

Lenovo’s new ThinkCentre neo 55 lineup merges AI power, compact design, and sustainability to meet modern business computing needs affordably.

Two grams and 2mm thick: This major SSD maker is pushing for wider adoption of its tiny PCIe Gen4 microSSD form factor, but it will likely be dearer

By Efosa Udinmwen published 22 October 25

Longsys unveils a 2mm, 2.2g PCIe Gen4 microSSD combining speed, energy efficiency, and wafer-level chip integration in one package.

Talk about VIP service - Elon Musk and Sam Altman have their DGX Spark mini PCs hand-delivered by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

By Efosa Udinmwen published 22 October 25

Jensen Huang’s personal DGX Spark deliveries to Musk and Altman reveal Nvidia’s symbolic dominance and AI’s growing divide between elites.

'One-of-a-kind mobile workstation': first review of Nvidia's RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell GPU shows that it is still slower than an RTX 5090 in games, but Pros won't care

By Efosa Udinmwen published 21 October 25

Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell in Dell’s Pro Max 16 Plus excels in professional workloads, trading gaming dominance for stability.

TikTok owner is collaborating with AMD, Arm, and Intel on making firmware solutions better - ByteDance is the only Chinese company participating in this major project

By Efosa Udinmwen published 21 October 25

OpenSFI unites major chipmakers and cloud firms to standardize firmware-silicon communication, bridging vendors and architectures for global platform efficiency.

Amazon plans to develop 12 small modular nuclear reactors with a near 1GW total power output, with plans to more than quintuple that number by 2039 - AI and Cloud services are first in line to benefit

By Efosa Udinmwen published 21 October 25

Amazon partners with X-energy and Energy Northwest to build twelve modular reactors powering AI, cloud, and data center operations.

Acer Aspire Go is the cheapest touchscreen Windows laptop you can buy - it sports a Ryzen 5-7520U and a 512GB SSD

By Efosa Udinmwen published 21 October 25

Acer Aspire Go drops to $299, combining Ryzen performance, touchscreen convenience, and practical design for affordable everyday productivity.

It's almost 2026, and Fujitsu is doing its best to save optical disks - the A77-K3 is a 16-inch 13th-gen Core i5 laptop with a DVD drive

By Efosa Udinmwen published 20 October 25

Fujitsu’s A77-K3 combines a 13th-gen Intel Core i5 processor and a DVD drive, challenging the modern trend of ultra-light, cloud-first laptops.

Yay! Intel has a new AI GPU with 160GB of LPDDR5X - Crescent Island does inference only, uses cheaper memory, and targets value air-cooled enterprise servers

By Efosa Udinmwen published 20 October 25

Intel’s Crescent Island GPU targets data centers with inference-only performance, efficient LPDDR5X memory, and affordable air-cooled AI acceleration.

Microsoft's branding power is being used by criminals to funnel victims to tech support scam centers - here's what you need to know

By Efosa Udinmwen published 20 October 25

Criminals are exploiting Microsoft’s trusted branding to run tech support scams that manipulate fear, steal credentials, and compromise systems.

Have hackers met their match? This microSD card is apparently uncrackable - but I can only wince at the tiny 128GB capacity

By Efosa Udinmwen published 20 October 25

The X-Mask Pro microSD card prioritizes invisible encrypted storage over capacity, offering 128GB at a high $428 cost.

Meta joins Nvidia, OpenAI, and AMD to launch Ethernet for Scale Up Network - ESUN competes with InfiniBand but will work with Ultra Ethernet Consortium

By Efosa Udinmwen published 19 October 25

A new OCP initiative unites major tech firms to develop open Ethernet standards for AI data centers, challenging InfiniBand’s dominance.

Oracle claims to have the largest AI supercomputer in the cloud with 16 zettaFLOPS of peak performance, 800,000 Nvidia GPUs

By Efosa Udinmwen published 19 October 25

Oracle unveils Zettascale10, a claimed 16 zettaFLOP cloud AI supercomputer using 800,000 Nvidia GPUs with advanced RoCE networking architecture.

New startup wants to build self-updating, autonomous websites that 'generate' content and 'optimize themselves' without human intervention - but I wonder what Google will make of this

By Efosa Udinmwen published 19 October 25

Flint, backed by Accel and Sheryl Sandberg, is developing autonomous AI websites that generate and optimize themselves without human oversight.

This is the fastest Ethernet card ever produced - Broadcom Thor Ultra 800G NIC uses PCIe Gen6 x16 and will only be used in AI data centers

By Efosa Udinmwen published 19 October 25

Broadcom’s Thor Ultra 800G Ethernet card uses PCIe Gen6 to enhance AI data center performance through open-standard, high-speed, secure networking.

Three Japanese laptops weigh 634g and share the title of world's lightest ever built - the latest one has now launched with a Core Ultra 7 255U

By Efosa Udinmwen published 19 October 25

Fujitsu’s UX-K3 joins Japan’s elite lineup of 634-gram laptops, balancing carbon fiber strength, Intel Ultra hardware, and practical portability.