SoftBank set to rescue Intel
Intel gets $2 billion lifeline while slashing its own investments
SoftBank is chucking US$2 billion at Troubled Chipzilla in what looks like an effort to revive its sagging foundry business and rekindle interest in its battle with the mighty TSMC.
But numbers don’t add up
Chip-making giant TSMC has been bragging about a mountain of taxpayer cash supposedly rolling in from four countries, but the numbers look a bit suspect.
Nvidia Geforce RTX 5080-class GPUs on the cloud
Nvidia prepared quite a few big announcements for Gamescom 2025, and one of the more important ones is the update to its Geforce NOW cloud gaming platform, which includes the addition of Blackwell architecture to the platform, the introduction of Install-to-Play, new Cinematic Quality Streaming Mode, more devices, and Discord integration. Nvidia is also adding a few new connectivity and mobile network partners.
Nvidia RTX and DLSS 4 coming to more big games and apps
Nvidia claims over 175 DLSS 4 games and apps available
As a part of its big Gamescom 2025 reveal, Nvidia has announced that DLSS 4 is now available in over 175 games and apps, and both ray tracing and DLSS 4 support will be coming soon to some big titles like Resident Evil Requiem, Phantom Blade Zero, and Borderlands 4.
Geforce RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and Geforce 5070
Nvidia has announced its latest bundle, giving a copy of the Borderlands 4 game with select Geforce RTX 50 series desktop and laptop graphics cards.