TSMC eyes UAE chip fab
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Middle Eastern megafab plans tests US national security nerves

TSMC is apparently snuffling around the United Arab Emirates as a possible spot for a new chip fab, despite the fact that it might anger the US ruler Donald Trump who insists that all fabs are belong to him.

Microsoft promises to sort out USB shambles
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They will do what you expect from now on

Software King of the World Microsoft is finally admitting that its USB-C ports are a shambles, with some doing charging, some doing data, some pretending to do display output, and none doing all three.

RTX Pro 6000 crowned gaming king by overclocker
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$10K workstation card outguns gaming flagships

Overclocking supremo and TechTuber Roman 'der8auer' Hartung has taken Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell for a gaming spin and discovered it's a performance beast. Previously seen chewing through 3DMark tests, this $10,000 professional GPU has now been flung into the deep end with actual games, leaving traditional gaming cards in its wake.

Powercolor announces Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics card
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One of AMD AIB partners

There haven't been many AMD AIB partners that have announced the Radeon AI PRO R9700, but it appears that Powercolor is on that list, as the company has listed the new Powercolor Radeon AI PRO R9700 on its website.

Nvidia Geforce NOW app comes to Steam Deck
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Six new games join the Geforce NOW list

Nvidia has announced that its new native Geforce NOW app is now available on Valve's Steam Deck, bringing the quality of Geforce RTX-powered gameplay to Valve's portable handheld gaming device. In addition, Nvidia is adding six new games to Geforce NOW.