MSI drops Godlike X870E monster with Zen-boosted max mobos
Limited-edition board hits 7.3 Ghz while rest of lineup promises 15 per cent Ryzen uplift
MSI has wheeled out its full range of AM5 “X870E MAX” motherboards, topped off with a limited-edition monster that comes with gold trim and a stuffed dragon [no really? ed].
Valve's Fremont console leak reveals serious AMD firepower
Six Zen 4 cores and Radeon 7600 GPU hint at proper pc-class gaming box
Valve might finally be getting serious about console-grade gaming, if a freshly leaked Geekbench listing is anything to go by.
AMD leaks FSR 4 source code
SDK update locks features behind DLLS
AMD had a bit of a senior moment this week when it accidentally dumped the FSR 4 source code on GitHub before yanking it offline when it realised they’d left the safe open.
Google’s Pixel 10 gets serious about AI
New chips, flashy zoom and generative tricks in shiny recycled wrappers
The search giant has unwrapped its 10th generation Pixel phones, and it looks like someone finally got serious about AI on a handset.
China turns off Nvidia over loudmouth US trade chief
Beijing tells tech giants to dump AI chip after US boasts spark fury
The Middle Kingdom is quietly telling its top tech outfits to give up on buying the H20, a neutered AI chip from Nvidia, after a senior US official’s remarks left Beijing fuming.
CEO deepfakes scam millions from gullible staff
AI cons get dangerously slick
Crooks have discovered they don’t need to hack your network when they can just pretend to be your CEO and ask nicely.
AMD kills off B650 in favour of B850
Motherboard makers told to clear shelves before October
AMD has officially pulled the plug on its B650 and B650E chipsets, ordering partners to shift production to the newer B850 line.
Trump flirts with nationalising the entire chip industry
Capitalism is failing
US President Donald Trump is so keen on nationalisation he is thinking of moving the entire semiconductor industry under some form of state control.
AMD snips capacitors from Ryzen 7000 CPUs
Users panic over missing components, but it’s not a fake
Some Ryzen 7000 series chips are shipping without their usual dose of SMD capacitors, but AMD insists it’s all part of its cunning plan.
Apple shifts iPhone 17 production to India
All four iPhone 17 models to ship from India for the first time
Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is planning to flog all its shiny new iPhone 17 models straight out of India for the first time, as it moves production away from mainland China.