Intel Arc workaround gives old motherboards a reprieve
A developer has enabled Resizable BAR for Intel Arc graphics cards on older Linux systems…
AMD’s Zen 6c leak shows single-thread muscle
AMD’s next dense-core server processor has surfaced in a benchmark leak, apparently beating Zen 5…
Apple’s folding iPhone is a cracked lemon
After years of faffing around with a late-arriving product, Apple’s new folding iPhone Duo has arrived, and owners are already reporting cracks soon after they take it out of the…
Intel chief admits customers got lectures instead of fixes
Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan says Chipzilla must regain CPU leadership and listen to customers,…
Nvidia weighs shorter HBM4 stacks as supply headaches mount
Nvidia is reportedly considering eight-layer HBM4 memory stacks as Samsung and SK hynix grapple with…
Acemagic packs seven USB ports into tiny Ryzen PC
Acemagic has launched a compact Ryzen desktop with seven USB ports and triple-display support, giving…
SK hynix shelves Solidigm flotation
SK hynix has shelved plans to float Solidigm while keeping its ambition to build a…
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News
Intel chief admits customers got lectures instead of fixes
Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan says Chipzilla must regain CPU leadership and listen to customers, some of whom apparently received lectures instead of solutions. Speaking at a Chinese American Semiconductor…
Nvidia weighs shorter HBM4 stacks as supply headaches mount
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Graphics
Nvidia finally cuts the shader compilation queue
Nvidia’s latest GeForce driver adds Advanced Shader Delivery, promising to cut the tedious wait while…
AMD brings Ryzen overclocking controls to Linux
AMD has submitted a Linux overclocking driver for Ryzen processors, giving enthusiasts official tuning controls…
Super Flower adds an alarm for melting GPU misery
Super Flower has launched a GPU power-monitoring dongle, giving owners another accessory to buy while worrying about their expensive graphics cards melting. According to PC Gamer, the VGA 12+4PIN OCP…
Mobiles
Apple’s folding iPhone is a cracked lemon
After years of faffing around with a late-arriving product, Apple’s new folding iPhone Duo has arrived, and owners are already reporting cracks soon after they take it out of the…
Memory crunch sends phone makers to the scrapheap
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Smartphone sales fall of a cliff
Global smartphone shipments have fallen by at least a fifth as soaring memory costs force…
PC Hardware
Nvidia weighs shorter HBM4 stacks as supply headaches mount
Nvidia is reportedly considering eight-layer HBM4 memory stacks as Samsung and SK hynix grapple with…
Acemagic packs seven USB ports into tiny Ryzen PC
Acemagic has launched a compact Ryzen desktop with seven USB ports and triple-display support, giving…
Intel chief admits customers got lectures instead of fixes
Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan says Chipzilla must regain CPU leadership and listen to customers, some of whom apparently received lectures instead of solutions. Speaking at a Chinese American Semiconductor…
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
Canada plots internet route around America
Norwegian infrastructure outfit Bulk is seeking a Canadian partner to build a $620 million transatlantic…
European telcos plot satellite alternative to Starlink
Four major European mobile operators are exploring a joint satellite service that could extend mobile…
LattePanda squeezes a server onto a single board
LattePanda has launched a compact Intel-powered single-board server with dual 10GbE networking, up to 64GB of memory and a distinctly grown-up price. The Sigma 2 measures 146 × 102mm and…