French prosecutors drag Musk into X probe
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Motherboard sales fall off a cliff
AI greed has started eating the enthusiast PC market, with motherboard sales sinking as chipmakers…
Google sticks with Tensor for Pixel 12
Google is still betting on its home-grown Tensor chips, even if raw speed keeps making rivals look smug. The Pixel 11 lineup is expected later this year with Google’s Tensor…
Google sticks with Tensor for Pixel 12
Google is still betting on its home-grown Tensor chips, even if raw speed keeps making…
Windows 11 gets a short sharp shove
Software King of the World, Microsoft wants Windows 11 to feel less sluggish by briefly…
Samsung and SK hynix fight over future DRAM
Samsung and SK hynix are taking different bets on next-generation DRAM as AI turns memory…
Big Tech fears White House AI wobble
Big Tech is worried the White House is about to junk its AI cheerleading and…
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News
Google sticks with Tensor for Pixel 12
Google is still betting on its home-grown Tensor chips, even if raw speed keeps making rivals look smug. The Pixel 11 lineup is expected later this year with Google’s Tensor…
Windows 11 gets a short sharp shove
Software King of the World, Microsoft wants Windows 11 to feel less sluggish by briefly…
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Samsung and SK hynix are taking different bets on next-generation DRAM as AI turns memory…
Graphics
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Intel and AMD are pushing AI Compute Extensions as a unified path to make x86…
Tensor G6 leak points to another bargain-basement GPU
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AMD introduces Instinct MI350P PCIe GPUs for enterprise AI deployments
AMD has unveiled its new Instinct MI350P PCIe accelerators, targeting enterprises looking to deploy AI workloads on-premises without requiring major upgrades to power, cooling, or rack infrastructure. The MI350P comes…
Mobiles
Google sticks with Tensor for Pixel 12
Google is still betting on its home-grown Tensor chips, even if raw speed keeps making rivals look smug. The Pixel 11 lineup is expected later this year with Google’s Tensor…
Qualcomm introduces new Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 mobile platforms
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Samsung eyes Chromebook Exynos fight
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PC Hardware
Motherboard sales fall off a cliff
AI greed has started eating the enthusiast PC market, with motherboard sales sinking as chipmakers…
Biostar teases next-gen AMD boards
Biostar has become the first motherboard vendor to confirm that next-generation AMD boards will be…
Samsung and SK hynix fight over future DRAM
Samsung and SK hynix are taking different bets on next-generation DRAM as AI turns memory into a knife fight. Industry insiders claim the Korean memory giants are taking separate routes…
AI
Big Tech fears White House AI wobble
Big Tech is worried the White House is about to junk its AI cheerleading and start regulating the shiny toys. Vice President JD Vance told chief executives that new AI…
French prosecutors drag Musk into X probe
French prosecutors have summoned Elon Musk to Paris as their X probe turns into a…
IMF warns AI hackers could give finance a kicking
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Gaming
Memory shortage threatens Project Helix pricing
Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma has warned that memory and storage shortages will hit Project…
Valve pulls Trump shooter’s game
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Valve confirms Steam Controller is coming on May 4 for $99
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Automotive
CATL cranks the charging hype
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Iran war is killing petrol cars
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Samsung lines up Tesla’s AI5
Samsung wants everyone to know Tesla’s shiny new AI5 chip is real and nearly ready…
Data center
Micron ships 6600 ION SSD with 245TB capacity for data centers and AI storage
Micron has announced the availability of its 6600 ION SSD in a 245TB capacity, positioning…
Thiel backs floating AI data centre wheeze
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AMD introduces Instinct MI350P PCIe GPUs for enterprise AI deployments
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Smart devices
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Samsung’s fridge adverts are not going down well
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MediaTek shoves Genio AI into robots and drones
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Network
Amazon circles Globalstar for a satellite grab
Amazon is snuffling around Globalstar to bulk up its low Earth orbit ambitions and provide…
FCC declares foreign wi-fi routers are a security threat
The US Federal Communications Commission has added every consumer-grade Wi-Fi router made outside the country…
APT28 caught messing with UK routers
Russian military cyber types have been caught fiddling with the plumbing of the UK internet. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre says an elite unit has been breaking into common…