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Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-crypto-mining-gpus-hacked-to-restore-locked-away-vram-in-order-to-feed-ai-boom-software-mod-unlocks-64gb-of-vram-on-usd250-cmp-170hx
2•CoopaTroopa•55m ago

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CoopaTroopa•55m ago
software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49342894

downrightmike•49m ago
Seeing $2k+ now
CoopaTroopa•37m ago
Oof I am seeing that now and of course all of the listings say AI card too
WarOnPrivacy•39m ago

    software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX
This scenario ($250 card) no longer exists. It isn't clear what the value of reposting this article is.
CoopaTroopa•37m ago
I just grabbed the tagline of the article. I hadn't gone searching for the card yet and found the hack to be the more interesting topic

Nvidia's Open Secure AI Alliance Moves to Linux Foundation

https://techstrong.ai/articles/nvidias-open-secure-ai-alliance-moves-to-linux-foundation/
1•CrankyBear•38s ago•0 comments

How should we handle the 2LDs of the .name TLD?

https://github.com/publicsuffix/list/issues/2306
1•Bluestein•1m ago•0 comments

OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/openai-launches-astra-its-powerful-and-controversial-new-model/
1•tosh•2m ago•0 comments

Tests for your Claude Code setup that run on every release

https://jameskomo.github.io/config-drift-checker/
1•smartwordworld•2m ago•0 comments

OpenAI hails 'new era of AGI' with Astra release

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/openai-artificial-general-intelligence-astra-r...
1•cmrdporcupine•3m ago•0 comments

GPT-6 Astra Benchmarks Image

https://cdn.thenewstack.io/media/2026/09/358eb84a-screenshot-2026-09-03-at-10.51.35-am.png
4•Leary•3m ago•0 comments

Eat cheap Uber eats every day

https://eatbogo.com/
1•metaversling•4m ago•0 comments

Birdcourses.com

https://birdcourses.com/
1•debo_•4m ago•0 comments

Qwen 3.8 27B available on Cerebras at 1500 tok/SEC

https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/models/overview
19•altertable•6m ago•1 comments

Xiaomi Auto Enters European Market in 2027

https://www.xiaomiauto.com/global/newsroom/36
1•sparkling•6m ago•0 comments

Bernie Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act

https://twitter.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2095541502827233325
2•tekacs•6m ago•1 comments

PICO-8 is a fantasy console

https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
2•Bluestein•7m ago•0 comments

Why the rise in government debt is freaking out the bond market

https://theconversation.com/why-the-rise-in-government-debt-is-freaking-out-the-bond-market-290240
1•DemiGuru•7m ago•0 comments

Per-request authorization for Temporal Nexus

https://tenuo.ai/blog/temporal-nexus-authorization.html
1•niyikiza•8m ago•0 comments

Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/03/hundreds-holyrood-pause-scotland-datacentre-boom-ai
2•edward•8m ago•0 comments

GoPro acquired, getting into 'defense, government, robotics and aerospace'

https://www.theverge.com/news/987494/gopro-starman-holding-merger-aquisition
1•tempestn•8m ago•0 comments

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra and says welcome to the "AGI era"

https://thenewstack.io/openai-gpt6-astra-benchmarks/
4•alvis•9m ago•1 comments

OpenAI's next big AI model has 'entered the AGI era'

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/989601/openai-gpt-6-astra-release
3•SomeonesAccount•9m ago•0 comments

Hilbert's Paradox of the Grand Hotel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%27s_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel
2•jdauriemma•10m ago•0 comments

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra

https://venturebeat.com/technology/welcome-to-the-agi-era-openai-launches-gpt-6-astra
2•tosh•10m ago•0 comments

Tensordyne Napier: What If One Rack Could Do the Work of Nine?

https://www.tensordyne.ai/tensordyne-napier-whitepaper
1•gmays•12m ago•0 comments

OpenAI's Astra Is Here: What to Know About GPT-6

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/openai-gpt-6-astra-release-ai-agi-chatgpt/
4•mfiguiere•12m ago•0 comments

120 days until Google restricts side-loading, declaring war on Android freedom

https://tuta.com/blog/android-side-load-apps-google
3•krunck•13m ago•0 comments

TRADIC – TRAnsistor DIgital Computer – The First Transistorized Computer (1954)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRADIC
1•peter_d_sherman•15m ago•0 comments

Show HN: 2.9M transcription errors: China company code vs. US VIN check digit

https://currawongweb.com/verify/check-digit-protection-study/
1•Derrick459•17m ago•0 comments

A story about HTML and AI

https://sproutmarkup.com/view/034b2408b0a84d3892383bb0b70e4536
1•ginooliver•18m ago•0 comments

Dana Nessel's "Stark Choice" for Jewish Democrats

https://medium.com/freedomofthought/dana-nessels-stark-choice-for-jewish-democrats-5ac4d93571b3
1•raynchad•18m ago•0 comments

9/11: Is Bin Laden's Attack Still a State Secret?

https://medium.com/freedomofthought/9-11-a-mega-terrorist-attack-imagined-by-bin-laden-still-unde...
1•raynchad•19m ago•0 comments

Customer Service That Remembers

https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/09/03/customer-service-that-remembers/
2•K7PJP•19m ago•0 comments

OpenAI begins rolling out Astra model after warning advanced cyber capabilities

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/open-ai-astra-gpt-6-cyber.html
8•maskil•20m ago•0 comments