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Samsung is about to go all-in on GPUs

Samsung's key executives including its board of directors have reportedly decided on a major GPU investment.
A Samsung HBM3 memory chip.

Samsung claims the next era of DRAM will be a ‘breakthrough’

Samsung is introducing 3D packaging services to GPUs and CPUs, opening the door to a whole new level of performance.
A hacker typing on an Apple MacBook laptop, which shows code on its screen.

Whatever you do, don’t click this error if you see it pop up

Hackers are showing users fake error messages from Chrome, OneDrive and Microsoft Word and a fake fix to get them to install malware.
Apple Vision Pro

The Vision Pro 2 may already be dead

Rumors are circulating that Apple is halting its work on the next iteration of the Vision Pro headset and instead focusing on a cheaper model.
An AI generated wolf howling

Google’s new AI generates audio soundtracks from pixels

Deep Mind's new generative AI video-to-audio research combines what it sees on-screen with the user's written prompt to create synced audio for a given video.
Xreal Air 2 Ultra with Beam Pro lets you use your hands to interact with virtual content

Xreal’s new device enables Vision Pro features on smart glasses

Xreal's new Beam Pro works with Air and Air 2 smart glasses, replacing your phone while adding spatial video recording and more.
Twitter app on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 cover screen.

Social media should be treated like cigarettes, says surgeon general

The U.S. surgeon general is calling on Congress to implement a tobacco-style warning label on social media platforms.
A man adjusts an Apple Vision Pro headset over his eyes.

The Vision Pro just got one of its most anticipated features

In visionOS 2, Apple enabled WebXR in the Vision Pro's Safari browser, expanding the number of immersive games you can play.
Vaydeer Mouse Jiggler in use.

Companies are cracking down on mouse jigglers

Well Fargo has fired over a dozen employees for using mouse jigglers to fake productivity.
Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED 2024 rear view showing lid and pattern.

Asus responds to customer service failures with new promises

After YouTube channel Gamers Nexus conducted an independent investigation into Asus' customer service, the company has vowed to change it ways.
The Phone Link app being used on a phone and laptop screen.

This background process may consume up to 20% CPU usage

A new Windows 11 bug was spotted almost two weeks ago, and there appears to be no fix yet.
AMD CEO Lisa Su announcing the new Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs.

We have good news about AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9000 chips

AMD's upcoming Zen 5-based CPUs have begun appearing in online listings ahead of their anticipated launch in July.
The RTX 4070 ITX Sakura Blizzard graphics card,

This new RTX 4070 pulls off the impossible

The RTX 4070 is a monster graphics card, but Zephyr has managed to cut the GPU down to a dual-slot design with only a single fan.
A person uses a Logitech MX Ink to scuplt in 3D with a Meta Quest 3

The Meta Quest just got an awesome new VR accessory

Learn more about Logitech's new stylus that works in VR and lets you draw, paint, and sculpt in 3D with your Meta Quest 3 headset.
an AI generated images of what they're calling a cheetah but which is clearly more along the lines of a leopard.

Adobe’s Firefly AI is getting competition at the worst time

Adobe Stock suddenly is no longer the only "commercially safe" GenAI game in town.
AMD CEO Lisa Su presenting performance for Ryzen AI CPUs.

AMD and Intel are being locked out of Copilot+ — for now

Despite launching new components that meet Microsoft's requirements for Copilot+, AMD and Intel won't have the new AI features at launch.
RX 7900 XTX installed in a test bench.

AMD’s multi-chiplet GPU design might finally come true

An AMD patent just surfaced and shows what the company might be cooking up for RDNA 4 and beyond.
The new Surface Pro on a table.

The Windows transition to Arm just found its missing puzzle piece

Slack has finally announced a native Arm64 app just days before the release of the first Copilot+ PCs.
A photo of a laptop with the Snapdragon X Plus CPU.

No, an old iPhone won’t beat the Snapdragon X Elite

One Reddit user received a Snapdragon X Elite laptop early, and the initial benchmarks don't look promising.
Microsoft's CEO introducing Copilot+.

Microsoft is backpedaling on Recall, but it’s for the best

Recall, the headline feature for Copilot+ PCs, won't be available at launch, undermining Microsoft's push into the era of AI PCs.
Tesla's humanoid robot in 2024.

Elon Musk says ‘thousands’ of humanoid robots could be working at Tesla in 2025

Tesla chief Elon Musk has shared new footage of the company’s humanoid Optimus robot, along with an update on how development of the robot is progressing.
A screenshot of the meeting feature in Arc Browser.

Arc wants to be a ‘browser that can browse for you’

The team behind the Arc browser just announced a new AI feature that points to an interesting future.
Tim Cooking looking confused.

Watching Tim Cook defend the Magic Mouse is pure gold

In an interview with Marques Brownlee at WWDC, Apple CEO Tim Cook tried to find the right words to describe the Magic Mouse -- and failed spectacularly.
Person sitting and using a Windows Surface computer with Windows 11.

Windows may let you purge your PC of AI

Microsoft is trying to mend the damage it may have caused with Recall by giving users more control over its AI implementation in Windows.
A woman wearing a yellow dress seated in front of a similarly colored floral background.

This new text-to-video AI looks incredible, and you can try it for free

The debut of Luma AI's Dream Machine proved so successful that the company's website buckled under the user load.
AMD's CEO delivering the Computex 2024 presentation.

AMD ‘basically lies’ about Computex benchmark, YouTuber says

AMD is coming under some fire for benchmarks it shared following Computex 2024 that are said to be misleading.
Person using Windows 11 laptop on their lap by the window.

Your PC’s security is being attacked on two new fronts

Hackers are taking a different approach when accessing computers with a low level approach.
OpenAI's Mira Murati introduces GPT-4o.

OpenAI defends against Apple Intelligence privacy concerns

Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized a newly announced partnership between OpenAI and Apple, prompting a rebuke from OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati.
Poster with the MediaTek logo in orange.

PCs are about to be flooded with new chip competition

MediaTek is reportedly developing a new chip designed for Microsoft Windows that focuses on AI capabilities.
A mini PC sitting in front of the PS5.

Sony is convinced the PS4 somehow made PC gaming better

In a recent interview, Sony lead architect Mark Cerny said its consoles are sometimes showing the way for PC gaming.
AMD's RX 7700 XT in a test bench.

Snag Starfield and Lies of P for free with these AMD GPUs

AMD is giving you two free games with the purchase of a new RX 7800 XT or RX 7700 XT, and the list of four games includes Starfield.
The PPU, as imagined by Flow Computing.

A breakthrough technology could make CPUs 100x faster

Flow Computing claims that its parallel processing unit (PPU) could boost the performance of any CPU by up to 100 times.
A person looks at a large Mac Virtual Display while wearing an Apple Vision Pro.

All the new ways the Vision Pro just got so much better

At WWDC 2024, Apple previewed visionOS 2, a significant upgrade for the Vision Pro that solves some common complaints and adds new features.
AMD presenting performance for Zen 5 CPUs.

AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 is slower than its fastest previous-gen chips

AMD has said that the new Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors will not offer the same gaming performance as its Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs.