Hacker News with Generative AI: Apple Silicon

Running DeepSeek V3 671B on M4 Mac Mini Cluster (exolabs.net)
We just got the biggest open-source model running on Apple Silicon.

Open Source, Apple Silicon, Hardware

8 points by chadash 22 days ago | 3 comments

Fedora Asahi Remix 41 is now available (fedoramagazine.org)
We are happy to announce the general availability of Fedora Asahi Remix 41. This release brings the newly released Fedora Linux 41 to Apple Silicon Macs.

Linux, Fedora, Apple Silicon, Operating Systems, New Releases

6 points by sohkamyung 31 days ago | 0 comments

Tune for Performance: do more threads run faster? (eclecticlight.co)
One of the most distinctive features about modern Macs is that they have multiple cores, in Apple silicon models a minimum of eight.

Performance, Multithreading, Mac, Apple Silicon

5 points by ingve 39 days ago | 0 comments

macOS Build Farm for Apache NuttX RTOS (Apple Silicon) (lupyuen.github.io)
Folks on macOS: Compiling Apache NuttX RTOS used to be so tiresome. Not any more! run-build-macos.sh

macOS, Apache NuttX, RTOS, Software, Apple Silicon

15 points by lupyuen 41 days ago | 0 comments

M4 chips: Matrix processing and Power Modes (eclecticlight.co)
For much of the last four years, CPU and GPU core performance have been of primary importance to those using Apple silicon Macs.

Apple Silicon, Processors, Performance, Technology, Matrix Processing

7 points by ingve 52 days ago | 0 comments

Accelerating the Performance of Rosetta in Linux VMs on Apple Silicon (apple.com)

Apple Silicon, Linux, Performance, Virtual Machines

136 points by transpute 72 days ago | 45 comments

Linux on Apple Silicon with Alyssa Rosenzweig [audio] (softwareengineeringdaily.com)
Asahi Linux is a project that aims to port Linux to Apple Silicon chips, which use a custom ARM-based architecture.

Linux, Apple Silicon, Open Source

280 points by tosh 77 days ago | 226 comments

Battery charge limiter for Apple Silicon MacBook devices (github.com/actuallymentor)
This tool makes it possible to keep a chronically plugged in Apple Silicon Macbook at 80% battery, since that will prolong the longevity of the battery. It is free and open-source and will remain that way.

Apple Silicon, Battery Life, Software, Open Source

6 points by starbugs 97 days ago | 5 comments

Virtualizing iOS on Apple Silicon (nickb.website)
In this blog post, I explore how I achieved virtualizing iOS on Apple silicon Macs, exploring many internals along the way.

Virtualization, iOS, Apple Silicon, Operating Systems

357 points by walterbell 104 days ago | 155 comments

Apple to upgrade base Macs to 16GB RAM, starting from Apple M4 models (business-standard.com)

Apple, Hardware Upgrades, Memory, Mac, Apple Silicon

56 points by ripjaygn 144 days ago | 103 comments

Securing virtual machines on Apple Silicon (eclecticlight.co)

Apple Silicon, Virtual Machines, Security

9 points by tambourine_man 168 days ago | 0 comments

An Introduction to ARM64 Assembly on Apple Silicon Macs (github.com/below)

Assembly Language, Apple Silicon, Mac, Programming

300 points by udev4096 224 days ago | 83 comments

Vulkan1.3 on the M1 in one month (rosenzweig.io)

Vulkan, Apple Silicon, Graphics, Performance, Gaming

827 points by todsacerdoti 227 days ago | 355 comments

Possible firmware issues for Apple Silicon OpenBSD/ARM64 users (undeadly.org)

OpenBSD, Apple Silicon, Security, Firmware Issues

55 points by peter_hansteen 241 days ago | 18 comments

Linus Torvalds Now Favors Ampere Arm Chip over Apple Silicon MacBook (tomshardware.com)