CXMT promises denser server memory
Chinese memory maker CXMT plans to launch denser DDR5 server modules before year-end, taking its…
Qualcomm beats Arm and wins $2
Qualcomm has won two claims against Arm in a Delaware court, collecting a princely $2…
Microsoft launches Xbox Labs for AI game experiments
Software King of the World Microsoft has created Xbox Labs to explore game ports and remixes, following advances in AI-assisted modding. Microsoft Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma announced the experimental…
RimWorld dumps Unity for faster engine
RimWorld developer Ludeon Studios is replacing Unity with its own Waylith engine, claiming performance improvements…
Microsoft launches Xbox Labs for AI game experiments
Software King of the World Microsoft has created Xbox Labs to explore game ports and…
ASML’s machine queue becoming a bottleneck
ASML customers are enquiring about machines for 2030, exposing the production bottleneck behind the technology…
GTA 6 tipped for early PC arrival
Rockstar could bring Grand Theft Auto VI to PCs in early 2027, sparing players its…
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RimWorld dumps Unity for faster engine
RimWorld developer Ludeon Studios is replacing Unity with its own Waylith engine, claiming performance improvements of two to four times. Update 1.7 introduces the engine change, with an unstable beta…
Microsoft launches Xbox Labs for AI game experiments
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Graphics
Modder moves GPU and slashes temperatures
A PC enthusiast has cut an Nvidia RTX 3080’s hotspot temperature by up to 19°C…
AMD wants bigger slice of the silicon pie
AMD plans to sharply increase chip supply in 2027 as AI demand keeps devouring CPUs,…
Intel gives Crescent Island its D-series badge
Intel has unveiled its GPU D-series accelerators, led by the D270, promising substantial memory capacity and AI inference performance within a 350W power envelope. Previously known as Crescent Island, the…
Mobiles
Hackers hit Trump Mobile customer data
Hackers have stolen and published personal information belonging to 3,615 Trump Mobile users, adding a security headache to the Trump-branded wireless venture. According to TechRadar, the cybercrime group BYOD published…
Microsoft wants $6,000 for Surface RTX Spark Dev Box
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra NVIDIA RTX Spark: Immense AI Power Meets a Staggering Price Tag
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PC Hardware
Qualcomm beats Arm and wins $2
Qualcomm has won two claims against Arm in a Delaware court, collecting a princely $2…
MIT takes Amazon to court over chip security tech
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has sued Amazon Web Services, alleging its cloud security technology…
CXMT promises denser server memory
Chinese memory maker CXMT plans to launch denser DDR5 server modules before year-end, taking its vertical transistor technology into commercial products. CXMT president Cao Kanyu outlined the plans at the…
AI
Huawei closes in as Nvidia loses ground in China
Nvidia’s share of China’s data-centre AI chip market has fallen to 34 per cent as export restrictions squeeze supplies and Huawei gains ground. Beancounters at IDC have added up some…
Microsoft builds Maia 300 to trim Nvidia bills
Software King of the World, Microsoft has unveiled its Maia 300 AI accelerator and plans…
Anthropic tells users to stop bullying Claude
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to prohibit sustained cruelty toward Claude, protecting its chatbot…
Gaming
Microsoft launches Xbox Labs for AI game experiments
Software King of the World Microsoft has created Xbox Labs to explore game ports and…
GTA 6 tipped for early PC arrival
Rockstar could bring Grand Theft Auto VI to PCs in early 2027, sparing players its…
RimWorld dumps Unity for faster engine
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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
Microsoft builds Maia 300 to trim Nvidia bills
Software King of the World, Microsoft has unveiled its Maia 300 AI accelerator and plans…
Microsoft chainsaws OneDrive storage
Microsoft is cutting OneDrive storage for Family and Premium subscribers by up to two-thirds, calling…
ASML’s machine queue becoming a bottleneck
ASML customers are enquiring about machines for 2030, exposing the production bottleneck behind the technology industry’s increasingly extravagant AI spending promises. Financial advisory and fintech outfit deVere Group chief executive…
Smart devices
Amazon makes smart speaker a little dumber
Amazon has decided that some of its older Echo smart speakers have been far too useful for too long and is removing Alexa voice controls for their auxiliary audio inputs.…
Toyota wants 400,000 robots
Toyota plans to deploy 400,000 factory robots while insisting its mechanical workforce should coexist with…
Hugging Face flogs $399 robot duck
AI outfit Hugging Face has waddled into cheap robotics with Microduck, a $399 AI toy…
Network
Apple appoints itself internet policeman
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has appointed itself internet policeman and is censoring advertising companies…
US allows Musk to flood orbit with 15,000 satellites
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won permission to launch and operate 15,000 satellites that can connect…
Amazon builds 1,000 satellites to take on Musk’s Starlink
Online bookseller Amazon has manufactured its 1,000th broadband satellite as it prepares to launch its Leo internet service this year, giving Elon Musk’s Starlink its first serious global challenger. According…