European Union releases first AI rules
Do no harm
European Union negotiators have hatched out a deal on the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of technology used in popular generative AI services like ChatGPT.
Baldur's Gate 3 named game of 2023
23 years after its predecessor
Role-playing adventure game Baldur's Gate 3 won game of the year last night at The Game Awards 2023 in Los Angeles.
AMD also teases next-gen Ryzen AI Strix Point and XDNA 2
Shipping in 2024
In addition to announcing the Ryzen 8040 series Hawk Point mobile processors, AMD has teased its XDNA 2 NPU and Strix Point at the Advancing AI event, promising over 3x the generative AI NPU performance uplift.
AMD unveils Instinct MI300X and MI300A APU accelerators
Claims significant lead over Nvidia in AI
AMD launched its Instinct MI300X AI accelerator and the Instinct MI300A data center APU at its Advancing AI event in San Jose, California, claiming a lead over Nvidia in certain AI workloads.
AMD announces its Ryzen 8040 Hawk Point series processors
A total of nine SKUs and coming with improved NPU performance
At its recent Advancing AI event in San Jose, AMD announced its new Ryzen 8040 series mobile processors, promising an increase in generative AI workloads.
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE comes to Europe at €699
South Korea gets it as well
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE has officially launched in two big markets, Europe and South Korea. After initially launching in certain Asian markets and the US, it will now be available in Europe, starting at €699, and in South Korea, starting at KRW847,000.
Intel claims AMD is peddling snake oil
We miss the days when this sort of marketing was common
Chipzilla has published a new playbook titled "Core Truths" that put AMD under direct fire for utilising its older Zen 2 CPU architecture in its latest Ryzen 7000 mobile series CPU product stack – claiming that it is peddling snake oil.
Amazon bragged “cultivating” Southern California city mayor
So it allows it to build large warehouses in residential areas
Amazon bragged it has "cultivated" a Southern California city mayor by donating PPE to the city and taking him and his team on tours in a leaked confidential company document.
Apple tries to save sales by bringing out new models
More Macs and iPads expected
Fruity cargo cult Apple plans to rescue its falling sales figures by releasing several new models and upgrades for early next year.
Boffins break logical qubit record
More cats make fewer errors
A team of boffins has built a quantum computer with the largest number of logical qubits (quantum bits).