Kotick leaves Activision Blizzard
Stepping down and Microsoft cleans house
As expected, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially on 29 December as part of Microsoft’s management reshuffle of the game maker after it took over.
Waymo’s autonomous cars safer than humans
Although, a badger would be safer than many Roman drivers
Waymo has a new peer-reviewed study which appears to confirm that its autonomous cars are safer than cars driven by humans.
Intel wants 2024 to be the year it makes comeback
Return of Chipzilla
Chipzilla wants to return to the lead of advanced chipmaking next year with two new technologies.
3DMark Steel Nomad benchmark coming as free update
Launching next year
UL Solutions has announced that its upcoming 3DMark Steel Nomad benchmark will be free to all current 3DMark users, and it will come in two versions, Steel Nomad and Steel Nomad Light.
KIOXIA unveils 2TB microSDXC card
Aiming at smartphones, content creators, and gamers on-the-go
KIOXIA has announced mass production of its latest Exceria Plus G2 microSDXC card, offering 2TB of storage. This makes it the highest data storage density in any storage device, all thanks to BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and an in-house designed controller.
Samsung Galaxy Book4 launched in three versions and with AI
Gets Intel Core Ultra processors
Following Intel's recent launch of Core Ultra Meteor Lake processors, Samsung has announced its new Galaxy Book4 notebook series, featuring three different versions, Galaxy Book4 Ultra, Galaxy Book4 Pro, and the Galaxy Book4 360.
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT drops below $400
ASRock one at $399 over at Newegg.com
AMD's Radeon RX 7700 XT has dropped below $400 and it might be a great deal for those looking for a decent mid-range graphics card.
Adobe and Figma give up on $20 billion acquisition
Too much like hard work
Adobe and Figma have given up on their planned $20 billion acquisition deal due to regulatory headwinds from both the European Commission and UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
EU investigating Musk’s X
Looks like he will be the first under the new Digital Services Act
Elon [look at me] Musk’s social notworking site X has the dubious honour of being the first company targeted for investigation under the new Digital Services Act.
Toshiba is toast for now
Delisted after 74 years
Troubled electronics maker Toshiba has been delisted after 74 years on the Tokyo exchange.