Western chips still powering Russian missiles
Loopholes
Three years into Russia's “definitely-not-an-invasion” invasion of Ukraine, it turns out the West’s sanctions regime is as watertight as a colander.
M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD reaching 7,300MB/s
PNY has unveiled its new CS2342 M.2 2230 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD, which promises some of the fastest read and write speeds in the 2230 form factor, reaching up to 7,300 MB/s for read speeds and 6,000 MB/s for write speeds. It will be available in 1 TB and 2 TB capacities, and available later this month.
Microsoft has announced DirectX Raytracing 1.2
New Opacity Micromaps (OMM) and Shader Execution Reordering (SER)
Microsoft has unveiled DirectX Raytracing 1.2 (DXR 1.2) at GDC 2025, introducing two major innovations designed to address key ray tracing performance bottlenecks: Opacity Micromaps (OMM) and Shader Execution Reordering (SER). These features aim to enhance ray tracing efficiency while maintaining high visual quality, signaling a shift toward more intelligent resource management in graphics processing.
Apple's AI shake-up shuffle
Vision Pro chief takes over Siri amid delays and internal strife
Apple is scrambling to salvage its floundering AI initiatives, as CEO Tim Cook has reportedly sidelined John Giannandrea, the company's AI chief, due to the faltering development of its products.
Nvidia flogs RTX 5090s from a food truck
While AI gold rush leaves gamers in the dust
Nvidia has decided the best way to sell its unicorn-tier RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards is not through retailers or online orders, but from the back of a food truck.