China's tech giants scramble for local AI chips
Nvidia ban forces pivot to homegrown silicon
China's top tech outfits are being forced to kick their dependency on Nvidia and shift to homegrown AI chips, as US export curbs and a dwindling stockpile of H20 processors squeeze their options.
TSMC eyes UAE chip fab
Middle Eastern megafab plans tests US national security nerves
TSMC is apparently snuffling around the United Arab Emirates as a possible spot for a new chip fab, despite the fact that it might anger the US ruler Donald Trump who insists that all fabs are belong to him.
Microsoft promises to sort out USB shambles
They will do what you expect from now on
Software King of the World Microsoft is finally admitting that its USB-C ports are a shambles, with some doing charging, some doing data, some pretending to do display output, and none doing all three.
RTX Pro 6000 crowned gaming king by overclocker
$10K workstation card outguns gaming flagships
Overclocking supremo and TechTuber Roman 'der8auer' Hartung has taken Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell for a gaming spin and discovered it's a performance beast. Previously seen chewing through 3DMark tests, this $10,000 professional GPU has now been flung into the deep end with actual games, leaving traditional gaming cards in its wake.
One of AMD AIB partners
There haven't been many AMD AIB partners that have announced the Radeon AI PRO R9700, but it appears that Powercolor is on that list, as the company has listed the new Powercolor Radeon AI PRO R9700 on its website.
Nvidia Geforce NOW app comes to Steam Deck
Six new games join the Geforce NOW list
Nvidia has announced that its new native Geforce NOW app is now available on Valve's Steam Deck, bringing the quality of Geforce RTX-powered gameplay to Valve's portable handheld gaming device. In addition, Nvidia is adding six new games to Geforce NOW.
Standard, passive, and liquid-cooled
Although we were pretty sure they were coming, Sparkle has rather quietly listed several Intel Arc PRO B60 graphics cards, including a standard blower-style one, as well as a passive and liquid-cooled version.
As well as some other GPUs
TechPowerUp has released the newest version of its GPU-Z, a comprehensive graphics sub-system information, diagnostic, and monitoring utility. The newest version, v2.66.0, adds support for new NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
Troubled chipzilla bangs on about its AI chops
Claims Lunar Lake Core Ultra 200V runs rings around rivals
Troubled Chipzilla is trying to claw back relevance in the laptop game, and it seems like its latest Lunar Lake platform might deliver a proper AI punch. If you believe Intel's own benchmarks.
Apple eyeing up 200 megapixel camera trick
Samsung's sensor crop shows up iPhone's zoom
It took the fruity cargo cult, Apple long enough to jump from 12MP to 48MP on its iPhones, but now there’s fresh talk that it might leap again to a 200MP sensor, following a bruising camera comparison with Samsung.