Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ

Feb 27 2025 21 ep. 54 mins 1
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Rob Wyatt and PJ McNerney discuss the latest and greatest news in the tech world and to figure out where things have been, where they are, and hopefully where they are going.

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Moving and Grooving to RISC-V

Feb 27 2025 60 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! Exploring NVIDIA's Move from ARM to RISC V in GPUs Rob and PJ return to discuss NVIDIA's strategic shift from Falcon and ARM microcontrollers in their GPUs to the open-source RISC V. The conversation delves into the history, technical considerations, and licensing challenges of microprocessors. They examin

WWDC Predictions

Jun 02 2024 52 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! WWDC is coming up and Rob and PJ have some opinions! AI is in the air for everyone this season and WWDC is likely going to be no exception....but with so much AI processing happening in the cloud and Apple having been so focused on data privacy, security, AND user experience...how IS Apple going to thread

Microsoft's Arming with ARM for the Future...But Is This a Break From History?

May 27 2024 52 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! Microsoft recently introduced its CoPilot + PCs as a fully integrated lineup...based on ARM processors (Qualcomm's Snapdragon specifically), unified memory, and requirements around the onboard TPUs. Hmm...sound very Apple-like, no? With an apparent revitalized push back into the consumer space, what does t

The Emperor Has No Clothes : Tech is Boring

May 18 2024 46 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! Hype is all around around the tech stories that are out there.... Apple has a terrible ad for a thinner iPad! Google is leaving San Fran and moving jobs overseas! Announcements around AI that is going to revolutionize everything!!! Tech companies are acting like big corporations!!! Maybe it is just us...bu

CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, Neural Engines, and the Rest

Apr 26 2024 43 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! CPUs have been around for forever as the heart of computers....then came GPUs to enable cool real time graphics...and later bitcoin mining...then some clever folks figured out how train AIs on them...which leads to a new explosion of processing units tuned specifically for AI development (see Google's TPUs

Hacking the Apple M-Series via Prefetching Exploits

Apr 16 2024 47 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! In the arms race of computational performance gains and big market splashes...security issues can pop their ugly head, something going all the way down to the hardware level...and when they happen, they can be brutal. In this episode of Tricky Bits, Rob and PJ discuss a recent article and research on hacki

Interview with NeuroSync Labs

Apr 09 2024 50 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! Ever wondered why a virtual rollercoaster can leave your stomach in knots, despite never leaving your living room? Strap in and brace yourself as we unpack the enigma of VR-induced nausea with the expert insights of Nemanja Milosavljevic from Neurosync Labs. Our latest episode of Tricky Bits zooms in on th

Why is Hardware Hard?

Mar 31 2024 76 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! Hardware is where the digital meets up with physical reality. In the modern world, software can be developed and deployed worldwide in timescales measured in minutes....but despite advances in development, consumer hardware at scale still presents many difficult challenges. Although there are many modern a

Potpurri: Big and Small Media Prequel

Mar 13 2024 54 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! So much of Tricky Bits is an ongoing conversation between Rob and PJ about various tech topics. This particular episode revisits some old topics around game development, its history and costs, and what factors come into play that shape the market today. As a heads up...this one is more conversational than

Apple and Generative AI

Mar 07 2024 58 mins  
Enjoying the show? Hating the show? Want to let us know either way? Text us! Could Apple be quietly gearing up to redefine the AI landscape? With all eyes on Siri's evolution and Apple's famed secrecy, we delve into the tech giant's delicate dance between user privacy and the cutting edge of AI innovations. Join Rob and PJ as we unravel Apple's enigmatic strategy, considering the p