Intel's Arc battlemage stops tripping over its own drivers
B580 gets serious fixes for CPU overhead mess
Chipzilla’s Arc Battlemage GPUs are slowly crawling out of the hole, with new drivers finally giving them a fighting chance in modern games.
Rumours of Intel and AMD pact
A sign of the apoloclyse
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming Troubled Chipzilla is apparently in early talks with arch-rival AMD to rope it in as a foundry customer.
Acer boss warns of CPU crunch
Parts shortage looming
Acer chairman Chen Junsheng says the second half of the year should see stronger PC demand thanks to seasonal effects, but parts shortages and rising costs are clouding the outlook.
Mediatek’s ASIC dreams wobble
Meta and Google orders slip away
Something strange is stirring at Taiwanese IC design house MediaTek. The company’s push into special application chips (ASICs) after 2026 is suddenly looking a lot shakier.
Amazon jams Alexa+ into everything
Generative AI shoved into Echos, Fire TVs and doorbells
Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ across a pile of its hardware, effectively welding generative AI into daily life whether people want it or not.