Next Xbox could cost $1,800
The software king of the world, Microsoft’s next Xbox could cost as much as $1,800,…
Samsung and SK Hynix upgrade China fabs to fight YMTC
Samsung and SK Hynix are upgrading their Chinese memory factories as local rival YMTC makes…
Musk tried buying chip fabs before promising his own
Elon Musk reportedly tried buying chip factories from established manufacturers before deciding to build Terafab, adding semiconductors to his expanding portfolio of future deliveries. According to The Elec, Musk considered…
Musk tried buying chip fabs before promising his own
Elon Musk reportedly tried buying chip factories from established manufacturers before deciding to build Terafab,…
AMD and Intel unite PyTorch CPU optimisations
AMD and Intel are combining their PyTorch CPU optimisations into oneDNN, giving AI developers fewer…
Axcelis starts building $35 million Korean factory
Axcelis has broken ground on a $35 million Korean factory expansion, putting more chipmaking equipment…
OpenAI swallows Orchestra Bio
OpenAI has bought Orchestra Bio to expand its pharmaceutical software business, adding drug development management…
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Musk tried buying chip fabs before promising his own
Elon Musk reportedly tried buying chip factories from established manufacturers before deciding to build Terafab, adding semiconductors to his expanding portfolio of future deliveries. According to The Elec, Musk considered…
AMD and Intel unite PyTorch CPU optimisations
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Axcelis has broken ground on a $35 million Korean factory expansion, putting more chipmaking equipment…
Graphics
Nvidia insists missing RTX 5090 is still alive
Nvidia insists its elusive GeForce RTX 5090 remains in production, despite empty shelves and third-party…
Intel gives Crescent Island its D-series badge
Intel has unveiled its GPU D-series accelerators, led by the D270, promising substantial memory capacity…
AMD gives older Radeons an FSR 4.1 upgrade
AMD has brought FSR 4.1 upscaling to Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards, giving existing hardware another reason to avoid the retirement drawer. According to Tom’s Hardware the expansion arrives through…
Mobiles
Memory crunch sends phone makers to the scrapheap
Some Chinese phone makers are reportedly turning to memory chips recovered from discarded handsets as rising component costs squeeze the budget smartphone market. According to TrendForce, citing Taiwanese publication TechNews,…
Smartphone sales fall of a cliff
Global smartphone shipments have fallen by at least a fifth as soaring memory costs force…
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PC Hardware
AMD and Intel unite PyTorch CPU optimisations
AMD and Intel are combining their PyTorch CPU optimisations into oneDNN, giving AI developers fewer…
Axcelis starts building $35 million Korean factory
Axcelis has broken ground on a $35 million Korean factory expansion, putting more chipmaking equipment…
Musk tried buying chip fabs before promising his own
Elon Musk reportedly tried buying chip factories from established manufacturers before deciding to build Terafab, adding semiconductors to his expanding portfolio of future deliveries. According to The Elec, Musk considered…
AI
OpenAI swallows Orchestra Bio
OpenAI has bought Orchestra Bio to expand its pharmaceutical software business, adding drug development management to its growing collection of AI ambitions. The company will combine Orchestra’s team and technology…
Crescent Island demonstrated and named Intel GPU D270
480GB LPDDR5X 350W air-cooled envelope Intel has officially put a commercial name on its eagerly…
Character.AI bankruptcy sparks fight over kiddie chats
Character.AI’s bankruptcy has drawn the attention of 40 attorneys general, who are demanding safeguards for…
Gaming
Rockstar’s GTA nearly cooked after 13 year wait
Rockstar’s long road to GTA VI involved competing projects, an uncertain early direction and a…
US lawmaker wants publishers to stop killing purchased games
US Representative Ritchie Torres plans legislation that would force publishers to respect game ownership and…
Next Xbox could cost $1,800
The software king of the world, Microsoft’s next Xbox could cost as much as $1,800, apparently bringing premium gaming and financial distress into the same living room. According to Ars…
Automotive
Uber plans to unleash Chinese robotaxis on London
Uber has teamed up with Chinese autonomous-vehicle outfit Pony.ai to bring robotaxis to London, with road testing set to begin within weeks. According to TechCrunch. the companies intend to put…
RAMageddon increases car prices
RAMageddon is threatening to shove car prices higher as AI outfits gobble up the memory…
BMW enshittifies its cars with adverts
The maker of expensive cars for twats and travelling salesmen, BMW, has enshittified its motors…
Data center
Crescent Island demonstrated and named Intel GPU D270
480GB LPDDR5X 350W air-cooled envelope Intel has officially put a commercial name on its eagerly…
Tech bros wave €115 billion scare bill at Europe
America’s technology giants have found a suitably frightening price for Europe’s cloud independence, courtesy of…
Microsoft pulls plug on powerless Essex AI project
Microsoft has abandoned its planned tenancy at Nscale’s Essex AI data centre after reports that adequate electricity supplies could remain unavailable until the 2030s. The Loughton project was supposed to…
Smart devices
TomTom navigates another 200 staff towards the exit
TomTom is recalculating and cutting approximately 200 jobs worldwide as it reorganises its operations and targets €21 million in annual savings. The company plans to reduce management layers and organise…
Amazon makes smart speaker a little dumber
Amazon has decided that some of its older Echo smart speakers have been far too…
Toyota wants 400,000 robots
Toyota plans to deploy 400,000 factory robots while insisting its mechanical workforce should coexist with…
Network
European telcos plot satellite alternative to Starlink
Four major European mobile operators are exploring a joint satellite service that could extend mobile…
Asus discovers the gaming Ethernet cable
Asus has launched a gaming Ethernet cable costing about $41, apparently hoping its ROG branding…
Canada plots internet route around America
Norwegian infrastructure outfit Bulk is seeking a Canadian partner to build a $620 million transatlantic cable that would bypass the US. According to Tom’s Hardware, the proposed Leif Erikson connection…