Nvidia bundles Borderlands 4 with Geforce RTX 50 graphics cards
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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.

Meta’s AI rules allowed bots to flirt with kids and spew racist junk
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Company admits chatbot guidelines let dangerous content slide

Meta’s internal AI policies gave chatbots the green light to engage in flirty chats with children, dish out bogus medical advice and help users craft racist nonsense, according to a 200 page company document seen by Reuters.

GlobalWafers sets up Texas plant to feed chip giants
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Local wafer supply to benefit TSMC, Samsung and US fabs

GlobalWafers is joining the parade of semiconductor suppliers setting up shop in the US, announcing a new silicon wafer plant in Texas to help fuel America’s push for chip independence.

Applied Materials sued in China over alleged tech theft
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Beijing chip-gear maker claims US rival swiped plasma tech via ex-staff

Top US chip-equipment maker Applied Materials is in hot water in China after being accused of stealing trade secrets from a domestic competitor.

Biwin’s hints at pint-sized PCIe drive
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China’s new Mini SSD is faster than MicroSD and nearly as tiny

Chinese storage maker Biwin has cooked up a new SSD that’s barely bigger than a MicroSD card but claims read speeds over 3.7GB/s.