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Chips, laptops, operating systems, cloud and the software underneath it all. Benchmarks with their caveats, launches with their asterisks.
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Why 128GB of shared memory matters more than your GPU for local AI
What is unified memory? It lets the CPU and GPU share one pool, which sets how large a local AI model you can run. Here is what fits in 8, 32 and ...
ComputingA 1 petaflop AI chip is coming to ordinary laptops this month
Nvidia RTX Spark PCs arrive in October with up to 1 petaflop of AI power and 128GB of memory. Six makers are on board; pricing is still missing.
ComputingQualcomm's cheaper Snapdragon X2 Elite just beat Intel, with one big asterisk
A Qualcomm-commissioned test puts the standard 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite ahead of Intel's Core Ultra X7 358H on CPU, AI and most battery tests ...
ComputingAOC's 1,000Hz monitor is real. Your PC can't feed it yet
The AOC AGON PRO AGP257FT runs 1,000Hz natively on a 24.5-inch 1080p oxide IPS panel, but there is no price, no preorder and no GPU yet shown pushing ...
ComputingSean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music generation
Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music generation with backing from major record labels including Universal, Sony, and Warner. It marks ...
ComputingNVIDIA's AI factory economics at 60 million dollars per megawatt
NVIDIA reports that AI factories cost approximately 60 million dollars per megawatt to build, a figure that reveals the enormous capital intensity of ...
ComputingA superfluid helium qubit could make 100 times fewer errors, on paper
Surrey researchers designed a superfluid qubit predicted to cut errors around 100-fold versus superconducting qubits. Nobody has built one yet.
ComputingRobotaxi operators face new fines for blocking emergency first responders in California
California has introduced fines for robotaxi operators whose vehicles block or impede emergency responders, forcing companies like Waymo and Cruise ...
ComputingThe $300 million Nvidia smuggling case shows how export controls leak
US prosecutors say Earthmade's owner smuggled $300M of Nvidia AI servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore. What the Nvidia chip smuggling case ...
ComputingCheap RAM is not coming back before 2028, and Micron says robots are next
Micron says the RAM shortage will be much tighter in 2027 and 2028, and robots may need 200GB+ of DRAM each by 2030. What it means for PC and phone ...
ComputingWorld's first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in record 23 months
Fervo Energy just completed the world's first commercial enhanced geothermal power plant in Nevada, finished in just 23 months. The project proves ...
ComputingChatGPT launches virtual try-on shopping feature for clothes and accessories
OpenAI is rolling out virtual try-on capabilities in ChatGPT that let you photograph yourself and preview how clothes would look before buying them. ...
ComputingPentagon enlists Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to shape the future of military technology
The Pentagon just tasked Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey with reimagining future military technology in a 120-day study. It's a sign that the military is ...
ComputingNeon takes on A24 and film studios with open source SCP Foundation movie
Neon just announced an SCP Foundation film under Creative Commons licensing to directly challenge A24's approach of making a big-budget adaptation ...
ComputingFlow engineering raid: Chris Degnan accused of corporate espionage for Cognition
Factory AI's founder is accusing a board adviser of corporate espionage after Chris Degnan took a job as chief revenue officer at competitor ...
ComputingAWS unveils Graviton5 as cloud giants pull silicon in-house
AWS revealed Graviton5, its next-gen Arm data-centre CPU, while Qualcomm paired with Meta. The hyperscaler custom-chip land grab continues.
ComputingPNOE's new breath mask brings lab-grade testing to your gym
PNOE is launching a redesigned breath-analysis mask on October 1 that lets gym-goers measure their VO2 max and metabolic fitness without visiting a ...
ComputingGoogle tests direct shopping through Gemini in India
Google is testing direct shopping through Gemini in India, letting users purchase from Flipkart without leaving the AI chat interface. The limited ...
ComputingApple loses $5.7 billion haptics patent case to Taction
Apple faces a 5.7 billion dollar damages award from Taction over haptic feedback patents, marking one of the largest patent judgments against the ...
ComputingTesla's Optimus robot dreams collide with production reality
Tesla is producing several hundred Optimus robots per week, not the 20,000 promised. Workers are pushing back against training the machines ...
ComputingHow to ditch Google Photos with Immich on a 200 dollar mini PC
Immich is the self-hosted Google Photos alternative that actually works in 2026. Here is the hardware you need, the Docker setup, and the migration ...
ComputingMeta's smart glasses ambition is everywhere. Can they actually sell them?
Meta's Connect conference was dominated by smart glasses announcements and Muse AI integration, but the real question remains: will consumers ...
ComputingCrusoe quietly kills $1.25B Boom turbine deal, signalling reality check for AI power
Crusoe Energy has abandoned its 1.25 billion dollar partnership with Boom Supersonic for stationary turbines, revealing the mismatch between AI data ...
ComputingWaymo's Texas expansion shows autonomous driving at tipping point
Waymo just expanded its Texas fleet by 49 percent in a single month, and the speed isn't just impressive, it signals that autonomous vehicles are ...
ComputingMemory is sold out until 2027, and SSDs are up 147 percent
RAM prices 2027 outlook: contract prices nearly doubled in Q1 and rose 58 percent in Q2, SSDs are up 147 percent, and capacity is booked out. What to ...