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Apple Intelligence will undoubtedly drive an iPhone ‘supercycle,’ but not yet
Apple is about to report its earnings for the all-important holiday quarter, and many onlookers hope to see a big Apple Intelligence impact on iPhone sales. Here’s why that’s not going to happen now, but it absolutely will in due time. more…
2025-01-29 15:24
AI research team claims to reproduce DeepSeek core technologies for $30 — relatively small R1-Zero model has remarkable problem-solving abilities
PhD-candidate Jiayi Pan led a team at UC Berkeley that reproduced the core technology of DeepSeek R1-Zero for just $30, showing how AI could become affordable to just about anyone.
2025-01-29 15:12
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Huawei adds DeepSeek-optimized inference support for its Ascend AI GPUs
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is using Huawei’s AI chips to run its wave-making R1 large language model.
2025-01-29 15:00
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The X Everything App will launch this year, aiming to compete with Apple Pay
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, one of his many controversial decisions was to rebrand the company and social network platform as X. He said at the time that the purchase was “as an accelerant for X, the everything app” – aka a western clone of Ch...
2025-01-29 15:00
No Man's Sky Worlds Part II expands the universe with gas giants, water worlds, and more
Hello Games has delivered the second part of its massive Worlds update, and it is bringing new planet types to explore, fresh biomes, an engine upgrade, and much more. Read more...
2025-01-29 14:48
TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him Intel did not know how to be a foundry
Founder of TSMC remembers how his company managed to land a supply contract with Apple.
2025-01-29 14:24
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TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him in 2011 that Intel did not know how to be a foundry
Founder of TSMC remembers how his company managed to land a supply contract with Apple.
2025-01-29 14:24
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One of my favorite Windows 11 apps now runs on ARM natively
Auto Dark Mode allows you to set and customize themes on Windows 11 depending on the time of day. The app now runs on ARM devices natively.
2025-01-29 14:22
MSI delays RTX 5090 shipments until February 6 — Prebookings go live on January 30
MSI has pushed back RTX 5090 shipments by one week as it likely faces difficulties with supply.
2025-01-29 14:14
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition review: Incremental gains over the previous generation
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is a big step down from the 5090, at least in some cases. It's also a relatively small step up from the previous generation 4080 Super it replaces. Without multi-frame generation, it offers only minor gains,...
2025-01-29 14:00
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 review: The new high-end GPU for rational gamers delivers FPS wizardry with DLSS 4
NVIDIA's redesigned RTX 5080 Founders Edition is the new king of the hill for PC gamers as the sensible enthusiast GPU if you can find it at its intended price.
2025-01-29 14:00
A new analysis claims that Microsoft's Xbox has become the top games publisher in the world
An analytics firm has handed Microsoft the games publishing crown. With almost half a billion in spending, Microsoft's multiplatform strategy is paying off for Xbox, at least according to this analysis.
2025-01-29 13:54
Trump’s threatened tariffs on imported chips likely wouldn’t affect Apple devices
Along with threatening to impose a tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico, Trump said this week that he also plans to impose duties of up to 100% on silicon chips imported into the US. Some are suggesting that this would affect the price of everyth...
2025-01-29 13:53
Destiny 2: Heresy brings back an iconic location alongside a Star Wars crossover for players to grab
Destiny 2: Heresy is unleashing a Star Wars crossover event, as well as bringing back the iconic Dreadnaught of the Taken King.
2025-01-29 13:42
Windows 11 Insiders get first look at this new way to connect an iPhone and a PC
A new Windows 11 feature allows iPhone users to see information from their phone within the Windows 11 Start menu. Windows Insiders can test the functionality now and also try the option to share files between a phone and PC through the Start menu.
2025-01-29 13:14
X.Org / FreeDesktop.org Encounters New Cloud Crisis: Needs New Infrastructure Very Soon
About five years ago X.Org / FreeDesktop.org was experiencing a cloud hosting crisis with their cloud costs running out of control after losing free credits for Google Cloud and the continuous integration (CI) testing driving up expenses. They ended up...
2025-01-29 13:07
Judge says Apple left it too late to defend its $20B+ deal with Google
A federal judge last summer ruled that the $20B+ Google pays to Apple to be the default search engine on the Cupertino company’s devices was illegal. Several Apple execs testified in the case, but a request to present an additional three witnesses ha...
2025-01-29 13:01
Lenovo Legion R27fc-30 27-inch 280 Hz gaming monitor review: Remarkable performance and value
Lenovo delivers remarkable value from its Legion R27fc-30. It’s a 27-inch FHD VA curved gaming monitor with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync HDR and wide gamut color. It also boasts premium gaming performance and speed for relatively little money.
2025-01-29 13:00
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Microsoft and OpenAI investigate whether DeepSeek illicitly obtained data from ChatGPT
Sources at Open AI believe DeepSeek unlawfully distilled data from ChatGPT, Open AI and Microsoft begin investigation.
2025-01-29 12:55
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