Intel warns memory crunch will get worse
Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan warned that the memory shortage battering PCs and smartphones could…
Tech bros want AI to play nice with the grid
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Valve teaches SteamOS new compatibility tricks
Valve is expanding SteamOS beyond Proton, adding compatibility layers that bring x86 games to Arm hardware and Android APKs into Steam. According to Ars Technica the first is FEX, Valve’s…
Valve teaches SteamOS new compatibility tricks
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First-silicon success falls off a cliff
Only five per cent of IC and ASIC projects are reaching first-silicon success, suggesting modern…
AI bug hunters swamp Linux maintainers
AI-powered bug hunting is pushing the Linux kernel towards 2,000 CVEs per release and leaving…
Intel warns memory crunch will get worse
Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan warned that the memory shortage battering PCs and smartphones could…
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Valve teaches SteamOS new compatibility tricks
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Graphics
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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
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Apple drags iPhone Pro onto 2nm
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PC Hardware
Intel warns memory crunch will get worse
Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan warned that the memory shortage battering PCs and smartphones could…
Astera Labs puts more memory closer to AI chips
Astera Labs has launched new Leo memory controllers designed to stuff more DDR4 and DDR5…
First-silicon success falls off a cliff
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AI
Huawei lines up more AI silicon for Nvidia fight
Huawei is lining up two new AI chips for 2027 as it tries to narrow Nvidia’s considerable lead in accelerator hardware. According to Reuters, Huawei’s rotating chairman, David Wang, said the…
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…
Gaming
Valve wants $1,059 for Steam Frame
Valve has launched its Steam Frame VR headset at $1,059, asking top dollar for hardware…
Retroid doubles the screens
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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
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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
Delos Data tries to loosen Nvidia’s networking grip
Delos Data has unveiled a new interconnect architecture designed to keep AI builders from becoming…
Pentagon planning $5 billion loan to AI outfit Fluidstack
The Pentagon is considering a $5 billion loan to AI cloud outfit Fluidstack as Washington…
Cupertino dusts off its server ambitions
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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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Network
Private 5G spending heads for $84.7 billion
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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…