Nvidia: We don’t need no regulation
Nvidia founder and chief executive Jensen Huang reckons artificial intelligence needs better engineering, not another…
MediaTek takes 2 nm fight to Qualcomm
MediaTek has rolled out its first 2 nm smartphone processor, sharpening its challenge to Qualcomm…
AMD tunes Linux 7.4 for Zen 6 hybrids
AMD is preparing Linux 7.4 to properly handle Zen 6 client chips, with fresh P-State tuning for three core classes. According to Phoronix the changes target AMD P-State Energy Performance…
AMD tunes Linux 7.4 for Zen 6 hybrids
AMD is preparing Linux 7.4 to properly handle Zen 6 client chips, with fresh P-State…
Microsoft calls Windows and Surface event for local AI push
Software King of the World Microsoft has ordered a Windows and Surface event for 7…
Nvidia: We don’t need no regulation
Nvidia founder and chief executive Jensen Huang reckons artificial intelligence needs better engineering, not another…
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Microsoft calls Windows and Surface event for local AI push
Software King of the World Microsoft has ordered a Windows and Surface event for 7 October, promising local AI, new hardware and another Nvidia-heavy PC push. According to The Verge,…
Nvidia: We don’t need no regulation
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Graphics
CUDA starts leaking onto AMD GPUs in Windows
A solo developer has managed to run CUDA-targeted applications on an AMD Radeon RX 9060…
Nvidia gives RTX Pro 5500 84GB memory feast
Nvidia has unveiled its RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell workstation GPU, packing RTX 5090-class silicon with…
AMD tunes Linux 7.4 for Zen 6 hybrids
AMD is preparing Linux 7.4 to properly handle Zen 6 client chips, with fresh P-State tuning for three core classes. According to Phoronix the changes target AMD P-State Energy Performance…
Mobiles
MediaTek takes 2 nm fight to Qualcomm
MediaTek has rolled out its first 2 nm smartphone processor, sharpening its challenge to Qualcomm in the lucrative premium handset market. According to Reuters, the Dimensity 9600 Pro is built…
Retroid doubles the screens
Retroid has unveiled two dual-screen Android handhelds, proving the clamshell format can be revived with…
Apple drags iPhone Pro onto 2nm
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has wheeled out its iPhone 18 Pro, leaning on 2nm…
PC Hardware
Micron workers threaten RAM strike over AI
Micron’s Taiwan workers are threatening a strike unless the memory chipmaker agrees to permanent profit…
NEC gives up building quantum computers
Japanese technology outfit NEC has stopped developing physical quantum computers after nearly 30 years, leaving…
Astera Labs puts more memory closer to AI chips
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AI
Microsoft calls Windows and Surface event for local AI push
Software King of the World Microsoft has ordered a Windows and Surface event for 7 October, promising local AI, new hardware and another Nvidia-heavy PC push. According to The Verge,…
Nvidia: We don’t need no regulation
Nvidia founder and chief executive Jensen Huang reckons artificial intelligence needs better engineering, not another…
Microsoft tells AI that humans are still the boss
Software king of the world Microsoft has published a 37-page rulebook telling its future AI…
Gaming
Retroid doubles the screens
Retroid has unveiled two dual-screen Android handhelds, proving the clamshell format can be revived with…
Acer shrinks Predator handheld
Acer has unveiled the Predator Atlas 7, a smaller gaming handheld built around Intel’s Arc…
Valve wants $1,059 for Steam Frame
Valve has launched its Steam Frame VR headset at $1,059, asking top dollar for hardware in a shrinking VR market. According to Engadget the entry model comes with 256GB of…
Automotive
RAMageddon increases car prices
RAMageddon is threatening to shove car prices higher as AI outfits gobble up the memory chips needed by modern motors. According to The Atlantic cars now need microprocessors and RAM…
BMW enshittifies its cars with adverts
The maker of expensive cars for twats and travelling salesmen, BMW, has enshittified its motors…
Tesla profits skid despite record deliveries
Tesla’s second-quarter profits dropped unexpectedly after Elon Musk’s electric car circus used discounts to goose…
Data center
Pentagon planning $5 billion loan to AI outfit Fluidstack
The Pentagon is considering a $5 billion loan to AI cloud outfit Fluidstack as Washington…
Arm cranks Neoverse to 128 cores for AI
Arm has rolled out its Neoverse CSS N4, a highly configurable server compute subsystem aimed…
Delos Data tries to loosen Nvidia’s networking grip
Delos Data has unveiled a new interconnect architecture designed to keep AI builders from becoming permanently locked into one vendor’s networking stack. According to HPCwire the outfit was founded in…
Smart devices
Hugging Face flogs $399 robot duck
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Amazon jacks up gadget prices
Amazon has whacked up gadget prices by as much as 60 per cent, blaming pricey…
Apple scores a privacy own goal
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Private 5G spending heads for $84.7 billion
Global spending on private LTE and 5G networks will hit $84.7 billion by 2031 as…
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Manchester Airports Group has admitted that hackers accessed data from 8.7mn customers after a cyberattack…
Fujitsu unleashes 144-core 2nm MONAKA
Fujitsu has launched its 144-core FUJITSU-MONAKA server processor, bringing 2nm 3D-stacked silicon to AI inference and HPC systems. Global sales start in November 2026, both as a standalone Arm processor…