Intel's Arc B770 “Battlemage” inches closer to launch
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Intel hauls out big silicon and hopes gamers will bite

Troubled Chipzilla is gearing up for the release of its top Battlemage GPU, the Arc B770, and if shipping manifests are to be believed, it's already packing crates.

Nvidia's Rubin CPX GPU targets AI inferencing arms race
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Rack-sized monster to crush token counts

Nvidia has decided that building GPUs the size of small towns is the way to stay ahead in AI, and its latest weapon is the Rubin CPX which is aimed squarely at inferencing and large context models.

SASE market booms as AI-ready branches fuel demand
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Wednesday, 10 September 2025 11:00

SASE market booms as AI-ready branches fuel demand


Cisco and Palo Alto ride the SD-WAN gravy train

The Secure Access Service Edge market has seen a 22 per cent jump in revenue year-on-year, reaching $2.7 billion in the second quarter of 2025.

AI chip boom leaves TSMC scrambling to meet demand
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Wednesday, 10 September 2025 10:53

AI chip boom leaves TSMC scrambling to meet demand


Taiwanese foundry forced to plan packaging a year in advance

TSMC is finding itself on the back foot as demand for its advanced packaging tech has exploded thanks to the AI chip gold rush, with firms like Nvidia breathing down its neck.

Apple’s wafer-thin iPhone Air leaves fanboys cold
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Fruity Cargo Cult tries to wow punters with pointless thinness

The new iPhone Air is so thin it might snap in a stiff breeze and even the die-hard Apple fanboys aren't cheering.

Oracle shouts about AI contracts
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Wednesday, 10 September 2025 10:03

Oracle shouts about AI contracts


AI is cool for Catz

Oracle has stopped sulking about being late to cloud and is banging on about how it has become a must-have for the AI set.

AMD says FSR Redstone still coming in 2025
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Tuesday, 09 September 2025 11:19

AMD says FSR Redstone still coming in 2025


Promises path tracing to rival DLSS 4

AMD has confirmed that its long-teased FSR Redstone tech is still on track for a 2025 release, with a full presentation expected later this year.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro can be fried by car LiDAR
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 09 September 2025 10:43

Apple iPhone 16 Pro can be fried by car LiDAR


Volvo’s lasers scarred my camera

YouTube tech celeb Marques Brownlee, better known as MKBHD, has discovered that his expensive iPhone 16 Pro camera can be permanently cooked by the lasers from self-driving cars.

Microsoft plays with light to kill off GPUs
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Tuesday, 09 September 2025 10:15

Microsoft plays with light to kill off GPUs


Optical computer could crunch AI 100 times faster

A team of Volish boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a prototype analogue optical computer they claim could blow GPUs out of the water.

Gartner claims all IT will involve AI by 2030
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Tuesday, 09 September 2025 09:49

Gartner claims all IT will involve AI by 2030


Analyst outfit says OpenAI not fit for enterprise

Number crunchers at Gartner have declared that by 2030, every IT department task will be touched by AI in some form, though the firm is adamant this will not trigger mass job losses.