Quantum leap: new chip brings millions of qubits within reach
Sydney boffins crack cryogenic control systems
A team of researchers from the University of Sydney and Emergence Quantum have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a fair dinkum computer chip powered by quantum cats who can play Crysis.
AMD slashes VRAM use with bonkers tree-rendering trick
Work graphs cut memory needs from 34.8 GiB to 51 KiB
Rendering trees in 3D has always been a bit of a memory hog, but AMD seems to have chopped down the problem with a new technique called “work graphs”.
Xiaomi’s Pad 7s PRO 12.5 targets iPad Pro and Samsung Tabs
Custom silicon, fast charging and Dolby Atmos in the mix
Xiaomi has stepped up its hardware game again, this time with the launch of the Pad 7S Pro 12.5, the first tablet powered by its in-house Xring O1 chipset.
Valve’s SteamOS now runs games better than Windows
Legion Go S testing shows Microsoft losing ground on its own turf
Valve’s SteamOS is now outperforming Windows in head-to-head gaming tests on the same hardware.
Dell kills XPS, unveils pricey premium laptops
New flagship kit packs Copilot, RTX power and sky-high prices
Grey Box Shifter, Dell has finally stuck a fork in its long-running XPS line and wheeled out the Dell Premium 14 and 16, the new laptops feature Intel's Core Ultra 200H series chips and a full dose of AI fluff from Windows 11.
A2A and Garnot turn data centre heat into home warmth
Server sweat to heat 1,350 flats in Brescia
A new data centre in northern Italy is doing more than just powering AI calculations and cloud storage. Italian utility A2A and French tech firm Qarnot have teamed up to build a liquid-cooled facility in Brescia that dumps its waste heat into the city’s district heating system, warming more than 1,350 local homes.
Trump phone dumps "made in America claim"
So it is just an overpriced mid-range Chinese phone
Trump Mobile has quietly rewritten its tagline from “Made in the USA” to “brought to life right here in the USA” after just a week.
Intel ditches in-house auto unit
Lip-Bu Tan carries on Gelsinger’s spring clean
Troubled Chipzilla has finally decided its in-house automotive dabbling isn't worth the fuel and has opted to shut it down.
Gigabyte packs RTX 5050 into a tiny frame
Low-profile triple-fan card fits small cases without sweating
Gigabyte has quietly flung out its low-profile take on the RTX 5050, cramming three fans into a card that measures just 182mm and doesn’t scream for attention.
Nvidia sharpens its claws for a cloud coup
Cloud giants may regret arming the AI kingpin
Cloud computing has been a licence to print money for Amazon.com, Microsoft and Google but now the gravy train faces a fresh threat from AI cloud specialists and Nvidia.