OpenAI and Google feed China’s AI giants
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AMD confirms EPYC Venice Zen 6 CPU announcement for Advancing AI event later this month
AMD has confirmed that its next-generation EPYC Venice processors based on the Zen 6 architecture…
Samsung cashes in on AI wafer squeeze
Samsung and TSMC are hiking foundry prices as AI demand turns chip capacity into a seller’s market. Korean media reports that Samsung is raising prices for some semiconductor manufacturing process…
Windows 11 eats half a terabyte for breakfast
Microsoft has found a novel way to make your SSD feel smaller without actually changing…
Pixel price hikes loom
Google’s upcoming Pixel lineup might cost more than last year’s gear, according to a Dealabs…
Samsung cashes in on AI wafer squeeze
Samsung and TSMC are hiking foundry prices as AI demand turns chip capacity into a…
Pricey AMD box gives Steam Machine a shoeing
Valve’s decision to support SteamOS 3.8 on standard gaming PCs has opened the door to…
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News
Windows 11 eats half a terabyte for breakfast
Microsoft has found a novel way to make your SSD feel smaller without actually changing its capacity. A Windows 11 storage bug has been causing a normally tiny system database…
Pixel price hikes loom
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Graphics
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Intel releases day one Assassin’s Creed, Doom driver
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PC Hardware
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AI
OpenAI and Google feed China’s AI giants
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AMD confirms EPYC Venice Zen 6 CPU announcement for Advancing AI event later this month
AMD has confirmed that its next-generation EPYC Venice processors based on the Zen 6 architecture…
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Gaming
Nvidia releases Geforce 610.74 Game Ready driver for new Doom and Assassin’s Creed games
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Intel releases day one Assassin’s Creed, Doom driver
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Automotive
Trump forcing Telsa towards Intel
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CATL cranks the charging hype
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Iran war is killing petrol cars
One of the unintended consequences of the US-Israel war against Iran is that it is…
Data center
AMD confirms EPYC Venice Zen 6 CPU announcement for Advancing AI event later this month
AMD has confirmed that its next-generation EPYC Venice processors based on the Zen 6 architecture…
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Smart devices
Meta patents mood snooper for your workouts
Meta has patented a wearable that listens to your day, clocks your mood, checks you have taken your meds and calls it fitness coaching. The patent application, US 2026/0182881 A1,…
Snap specs go full AR
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XR headsets lose their shine
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Network
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Amazon Leo gets enough satellites for early broadband
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The SCO versus IBM Unix ownership row has crawled out of its legal crypt again, this time wearing an Xinuos badge. The long-running dispute over Unix and Linux ownership has…