Systems
The board, the box, and the cooling the part ships with.
Google confirms detachable Googlebook devices in development
Lenovo's 13-inch OLED tablet with a removable keyboard and rear kickstand is the expected first detachable Googlebook, but Google confirmed only the category at Android Dev Summit 2026, not a shipping product.
Anthropic's FlashProve proves model identity at 110 tokens per second on one H100
The 70-to-95x GPU-time overhead over vLLM is the constraint that keeps FlashProve out of production, even though it generates zkSNARK proofs at 110 tokens per second on a single H100.
Nvidia caps Chinese cloud business at 49 percent
Nvidia has not issued a written policy, but its sales force is telling cloud and data-centre partners to keep Chinese customers under 49 percent of new-contract services, a verbal directive reported by the Financial Times on November 3, 2026.
US publishers sue brave over crawling index and paywall features
Four US publishers filed a Manhattan federal court complaint alleging Brave built a 30-billion-website index and marketed access to five AI labs.
Nvidia sets 51 percent Non-China floor for cloud AI compute
Nvidia has instructed cloud and datacenter providers to allocate at least 51 percent of new AI compute contracts to non-Chinese customers, per an oral directive with no written rule.
Raspberry Pi 5 16 GB now costs $385
The 16 GB Raspberry Pi 5 lands at $385 on 2 November 2026, the fourth increase since December and roughly 220 percent above the original $120 list price.
Aramco takes 49 percent of HUMAIN for $2.6 billion
PIF and Aramco closed a transaction in which Aramco acquires 49 percent of HUMAIN for about $2.6 billion in cash plus AI assets.
Prisjakt HTML5 guideline sets 30 percent average CPU ceiling
Prisjakt's HTML5 guideline sets a 30 percent average CPU ceiling and a 60 percent peak ceiling for creatives tested on a 1.5GHz, 920MB rig.
TUXEDO nano pro Gen15 ships panther lake with DDR5 SO-DIMM where Intel says LPDDR5X
TUXEDO's Nano Pro Gen15 pairs the Core Ultra X7 358H with 128GB of DDR5 SO-DIMM, a configuration Intel's own spec sheet does not list for that processor.
Acer Predator Atlas 8 launches at 1,299 euros
The Predator Atlas 8 launches at 1,299 euros, the entry price for the Intel Arc G3 build with 512 GB of storage.
Blackstone's $63 billion Anthropic deal now points to a high junk rating
In the $63 billion Project North Star financing, Blackstone now expects Anthropic to carry a high junk rating after its IPO.
Corsair Sabre v3 Pro wireless latency measured at 9.5 ms
The 8,000 Hz wireless latency for the Corsair Sabre v3 Pro came in at 9.5 ms in Igor's Lab LDAT test, with the wired gap inside measurement spread and PureVector not establishing a lasting aim gain.
Meta may delay updated ads and business terms past November 20
Meta’s communications head said the company may delay implementation of updated ads and business terms beyond November 20, leaving existing terms in place while consultation continues.
DOJ reportedly probes Nvidia Hugging Face acquisition
Tom's Hardware reports a $13 billion Nvidia Hugging Face acquisition and a DOJ probe over AI competition and customer pressure.
Echo Dot adds a built-in smart home hub and eero extender
Amazon's new Echo Dot ships for $99.99 with a built-in smart home hub, AZ3 silicon, and an eero Wi-Fi extender rated for up to 1,000 square feet.
Anthropic’s IPO plan uses a five-member trust
Anthropic’s planned IPO would use a five-member trust that can select and remove a growing share of the board, eventually a majority.
Vivo X500 Pro Max starts in Germany today at 1,599 Euro with a 200 MP telephoto camera
The German rollout of Vivo's X500 Pro Max begins today at 1,599 Euro, pairing a 2 nm Dimensity 9600 Pro with a 200 MP telephoto camera.
Sony targets 2028 for a Project Canis handheld with a custom AMD chip
No measured silicon sits inside the 15 to 25 W envelope that Sony's Project Canis would run on in 2028. The core count and memory size remain design targets, not verified results.
Simplismart raises $14 million at about $100 million valuation
Simplismart closed a $14 million Series B at about a $100 million valuation, with Nvidia participating and InVideo reporting a 56 percent GPU serving cost cut.
Anthropic files S-1 for Nasdaq listing under ticker ANT
Anthropic, PBC filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC on October 26, 2026, naming Nasdaq Global Select Market and ticker ANT for a proposed Class A common stock offering.
Philips Evnia 36M4C5500P is the first 36-inch ultra-wide monitor
The panel is a curved VA at 3.440 × 1.440, a 21:9 resolution Philips places between the 34-inch and 39-inch ultra-wides already on the market.
Philips Evnia 36M4C5500P adds a 260Hz overclock to a 36-inch curved Fast VA panel
The new 36-inch size is the change in the Philips Evnia 36M4C5500P, a curved Fast VA display that runs 240Hz natively and 260Hz after an overclock.
OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25 trillion before an up to $30 billion round
The pre-money target fell to $1.25 trillion before OpenAI finalizes an up to $30 billion round.
NVIDIA Sentry puts agent containment on BlueField-4
NVIDIA says Sentry can contain agents within milliseconds from a hardware-isolated domain on BlueField-4 DPUs, independent of host software at runtime.
InDrive, Pony.ai, and Nvidia sign a 2027 Astana robotaxi test MOU
Nvidia would supply Hyperion and Halos for a first-half 2027 Astana robotaxi test under a signed MOU.
Xiaomi sets REDMI Book 16 2027 for October 27 with Core 5 320
Xiaomi's REDMI Book 16 2027 pairs a Core 5 320 on Intel 18A with 16 GB DDR5-4800, launching October 27 with no confirmed price.
Xiaomi confirms REDMI Book 14 2027 with Wildcat Lake for October 27
Xiaomi confirmed the REDMI Book 14 2027 with a 72Wh battery and Intel Core Series 3 silicon, launching October 27 with no price or display specification published.
Oppo Find X10 German launch starts at 1.299 euros
Oppo lists the Find X10 in Germany at 1.299 euros for 12 GB and 256 GB, while the Pro Max starts at 1.799 euros.
Meta's New Mexico privacy penalty becomes a $25 billion earnings timing issue
Meta's earnings report comes hours after a New Mexico court set a $25 billion penalty for 43 million privacy violations.
US federal agencies must remove Deepseek software while China protests
China is protesting a US order that bars civilian federal agencies from using Deepseek software, including vendor products built on its open-source models.
European autonomy programs move onto a shared Hyperion stack
Bolt plans a European rollout of at least 25,000 level 4-capable future Lucid vehicles built on NVIDIA Hyperion, with Madrid data gathering planned for 2027.
NVIDIA OpenShell reference architecture adds DPU enforcement
Vera Rubin NVL72 systems deliver 30x higher throughput per megawatt for agentic workloads, but the document does not state absolute throughput, price, or benchmark method.
HPE SBC4 rides FLIP to the lunar south pole
HPE's SBC4 will fly to the Moon on Astrolab's FLIP rover with 1 TB of mirrored Kioxia storage and an unnamed low-power CPU and GPU.
Army Cyber Command shifts procurement to autonomous agents
The filing asks vendors to build an agent that acts with minimal human oversight.
AYN odin 3 portal moves to dragonwing Q8
Larger rear grips and full Hall-effect sticks are the ergonomic changes on the Odin 3 Portal, while the Dragonwing Q8 and 9,000 mAh battery remain the main technical shift.
NVIDIA BlueField-4 STX server adds single Vera CMX board
ServeTheHome's OCP 2026 page shows the BlueField-4 STX Server as a single Vera, SOCAMM-based board aimed at context memory, smaller than the earlier dual-Vera DPU.
Surface Pro for Business spec confirms Snapdragon X Plus but not a cheaper Surface
The Surface Pro for Business spec page names Snapdragon X Plus and a 45 TOPS NPU, but it carries no price.
Nscale's disclosed financing caps the Anthropic compute story
A $3.36 billion pre-IPO financing is the only disclosed number in the Nscale story.
Ryzen AI Halo's shared memory pool changes local AI limits
Shared LPDDR5x memory leads the Ryzen AI Halo launch page, not a benchmark chart.
AYN Odin 3 Portal uses Dragonwing Q8 and a 9,000mAh battery
AYN says the Odin 3 Portal uses Qualcomm's Dragonwing Q8, the same chip as the standard Odin 3, and a 9,000mAh battery, up from 8,000mAh.
Analogue Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ return with Bluetooth and USB-C
The Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ return with Bluetooth and USB-C at 219.99 USD each. Preorders open 19 October 2026 at 17:00 German time, with shipping in December 2026.
Amazon sets prices for Bee wearable AI recorders
Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse are wearable AI recorders that Amazon prices.
Intel sets a 2028 humanoid target for Razor Lake AX
A roadmap entry, not a silicon result, is the 700 TOPS target for Razor Lake AX.
Analogue returns Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ with Plus I/O
Analogue's vendor page lists the Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ for Dec 2026, while the wire adds $219 pricing and controller power controls.
Surface Laptop Ultra's $2,599.99 price is the listed RTX Spark change
A $2,599.99 Surface Laptop Ultra listing names one RTX Spark price, not the platform.
Minisforum S5 Puts Five NVMe Slots and a 15-TOPS NPU in a Fanless Chassis at $599
Minisforum's S5 NAS ships with five PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, a 15-TOPS INT8 NPU, and a fanless copper-pipe cooler at an introductory $599.
ASUS ProArt P16 pairs a 20-Core arm CPU with a 6144-CUDA blackwell die
The ASUS ProArt P16 ships with NVIDIA's N1X SoC in a 20-core, 6144-CUDA-core configuration on TSMC 3 nm, with 128 GB of unified LPDDR5X memory and a 45–80 W TDP envelope.
NASA SPEARS coin cells survive lunar thermal cycles
NASA's SPEARS coin-cell batteries survived thermal vacuum cycles from minus 274°F to 212°F without structural damage, though they do not generate power at the coldest limit.
Bee Frontier launches at $74.99 with a 14-day memory window
Bee Frontier is $74.99, a wrist-worn or clothing-pinned AI note-taking device from Amazon's Bee, with a 14-day memory window and an $11.99 monthly Pro tier.
Liquid cooling changes the 192GB memory claim
The liquid-cooled design changes the constraint around the 192GB memory figure in the Super X Pro preview.
Sony's reported takedown of Overdrive and the immediate re-emergence of forks
VideoCardz reports that the Overdrive PS5 piracy store's original GitHub repository now returns a 404 after a reported cease-and-desist from Sony.
Valve Index headset clearance sits below the Steam Frame price
The Steam Frame waitlist begins at $1055, and the headset starts at $1059, while remaining Valve Index stock is listed at $399.20 for the headset alone.
GFiber and Qualcomm name 20 Gig customers for Wi-Fi 8 gateway
GFiber and Qualcomm announced a Wi-Fi 8 gateway, with 20 Gig customers named as the first group to receive the next-generation wireless upgrade.
IPhone duo opens Pre-Order window with get ready service
Apple's Get Ready service is now open for iPhone Duo, letting buyers pre-select color, capacity, and accessories before pre-orders open October 16.
Google Play opens a private app library for personal Android apps
The old developer fee is the gate Google Play removes for personal Android apps.
Pluto Security raises $42 million for AI workspace enforcement
Pluto Security says it has raised $42 million, split into an $8.5 million seed and a $34 million Series A led by Jump Capital.
Diamond coldplates cut Rubin hotspot temps by up to 22C
Frore's diamond-infused LiquidJet coldplate is claimed to cut temperatures by up to 22C on a 2,300W Nvidia Rubin design, targeting 770 W/cm² hotspots.
Apple TV 4K fourth generation ships november 13 at $299
Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV 4K ships November 13 at $299 for the 128-gigabyte configuration, with an A19 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and far-field microphones for hands-free Siri.
AMD Helion rack separates agent execution from GPU inference
The rack blueprint gives partners a choice between CPU-only agent capacity and mixed CPU-GPU inference, with builds scheduled for November 2026.
AMD Helion rack blueprint lists 32,768-core agentic configurations
AMD's Helion rack blueprint lists up to 32,768 Zen 6 x86 cores, up to 16 MI350P GPUs, and 102 Tbps of networking in a 21-inch ORv3 44OU air-cooled rack.
Microsoft sets multi-gigawatt Maia rollout for 2027
Microsoft's blog says Azure Maia will reach multi-gigawatt deployments in 2027, with Maia 300 claiming 40% more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU systems.
Decenta M26-NVLS-ATX09 pictured with LGA 1954 socket and Q970 or B960 chipset
Decenta's M26-NVLS-ATX09 motherboard was photographed at a China event with an LGA 1954 socket targeting Nova Lake-S Core Series 4 CPUs.
AMD Helion makes agentic racks an open OCP blueprint
AMD Helion is an open agentic rack blueprint that routes model calls across frontier and open-source models.
AMD Helion's rack choice puts the power budget on customers
The AMD Helion rack blueprint leaves the power budget to customers, who must choose between CPU-only agent capacity and an all-in-one rack with GPU nodes.
Helion's 32,768-core ceiling is a rack limit
Agentic AI servers get a CPU-only and all-in-one rack shape in AMD's Helion reference design, with Zen 6 Venice capped at 32,768 cores and a next-year ship date.
HomePod Mini 2 has no number on any Apple page
The HomePod Mini 2 appears in no Apple storefront, support, or subscription page in this packet; the only document that names it is a MacRumors filing dated October 11, 2026.
Vera Rubin NVL144: the number the vendor page does not print
The NVIDIA Newsroom page names NVL72 with 72 Rubin GPUs and 36 Vera CPUs; the NVL144 with 144 R200 GPUs is a wire-sourced configuration the vendor page does not print.
DGX B300: rack power and node memory
Rack power is the first constraint on the DGX B300: about 14 kW for an eight-GPU 10U system.
Anbernic RG DDS pairs 3x-scaled 3DS displays with Snapdragon G2 Gen 2
The Anbernic RG DDS uses a 4.7-inch 1200x720 top IPS panel, a 4-inch 960x720 bottom IPS panel, and a Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 with an Adreno A22 GPU.
XMG brings back 18-inch gaming laptops
XMG's PRO 18 and PRO 18 Value Edition return to 18-inch gaming laptops after 2011, with RTX 50 Laptop GPUs and prices from €2,849.
AMD Helios rack listing omits price, tokens-per-dollar, and photo
CoWoS-L and 3D hybrid bonding appear in the fab story, but the listing gives no die count, node, or yield figure.
ProArt GR1X: a mini PC with no price and no bandwidth
The TechPowerUp filing of October 7, 2026, names the ProArt GR1X as a compact mini PC on NVIDIA RTX Spark and lists no price, no dimensions, and no configuration tier.
ASUS ProArt P14 H7407: RTX Spark, 128 GB ceiling, no price
The ProArt P14 H7407 pairs a Blackwell GPU with a Grace CPU under 128 GB of unified memory, and the ASUS Canada page lists no price for it.
ProArt P16 carries 128 GB unified memory at no listed price
The ProArt P16 (H7607) lists up to 128 GB unified memory and a 1 petaflop FP4 peak on the ASUS Canada page, but carries no price and no base configuration.
Finland halts two Google AI data centers over alleged deforestation
Finland ordered Google to stop work on two AI data centers over alleged deforestation, and Google admitted it has fallen short of its own high standards in this instance.
IBUYPOWER's first mini PC pairs a 16-core Zen 5 chip with 128 GB at $3,999
IBUYPOWER's PRO AMD AI Halo Mini PC starts at $3,999 with a 16-core Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 and up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X, per the Wccftech page published October 9, 2026.
Tinybox G4 becomes $11,000 with a $4,000 four-card memory add-on
A $7,000 G4 base becomes $11,000 when Tiny Corp's Tinybox AI workstation adds four Radeon RX 9070 XT cards for $4,000 and 64GB of GPU memory.
Persona raises $10 million from Vine Ventures
Persona, the new AI agent startup from Cal AI founder Zach Yadegari, raised $10 million led by Vine Ventures, with participation from Cory Levy and Collective Global.
HPE ProLiant XD245: four nodes, eight EPYCs, no price
HPE's ProLiant XD245 packs four nodes and up to eight 6th Gen AMD EPYC processors into a single Open Rack Unit with direct liquid cooling, available in 2027.
HPE ProLiant DL525 Gen13: a 1U socket with no price and no measurement
The HPE ProLiant DL525 Gen13 is a 1U, single-socket server taking one 6th Gen AMD EPYC processor, up to 256 cores, 16-channel DDR5 or MRDIMM memory, and PCIe Gen 6, available later in 2026.
HPE ProLiant DL585a Gen13: two EPYC, eight GPUs, no price
HPE (NYSE: HPE) lists the ProLiant DL585a Gen13 with two 6th Gen AMD EPYC processors and up to eight double-wide PCIe GPUs on PCIe Gen 6, available early 2027, with no price on the page.
Mac Studio on the Apple Mac page carries no configuration, no price, no date
Apple's Mac page lists a New Mac Studio with the tagline 'Powerful performance and connectivity for pros' and nothing else: no RAM tier, no price, no ship window.
Surface Laptop Ultra: the 128 GB ceiling is the binding constraint
The price is the concrete fact: $2,599 for a 24 GB, 512 GB configuration, while 128 GB models top out at $5,899.
RTX Spark pairs a Blackwell GPU with a Grace CPU for Windows agents
The NVIDIA blog page says RTX Spark pairs a Blackwell GPU with up to 6,144 cores and a Grace CPU over a 600 GB/s link.
Samsung's full-surround OLED bends into the phone's sides
The packet says Apple is waiting for Samsung to finalize a full-surround OLED that bends near 90 degrees around all four edges and replaces the frame.
HP lists RTX Spark OmniBook laptops at $2,999 to $4,999
HP lists the 14-inch OmniBook X at $2,999.99 and the 16-inch OmniBook Ultra at $3,199.99, with 32GB LPDDR5X-9400 memory in both base models.
Fitbit Edge leak pairs a display with iOS support
The ComputerBase note lists the Fitbit Edge at up to seven days of battery, integrated GPS, an altimeter, and Android plus iOS pairing.
Asus store sells only the X20 bundle, leaving the 1,399-euro bare unit as a listing
The official Asus store currently offers only the 2,599-euro bundle, so the 1,399-euro bare X20 remains a listed price rather than a buyable SKU.
XMG Pro 18 VE (M26) starts at 2,849 euros
Reuse of the 18-inch panel, 99.8 Wh battery, and chassis sets the XMG Pro 18 VE (M26) at 2,849 euros, below the 3,299 euro Pro 18.
AEWIN pairs 2P DLC with 200 kW racks
AEWIN's OCP 2026 release lists 2P DLC servers for racks above 200 kW, with 600 W CPUs and GPUs in 1U, 2U, and 4U chassis.
JGINYUE B650 add-in card trades port count for unmeasured power
JGINYUE's B650 add-in card costs 388 yuan, or US$58, and puts four M.2 slots, a 10 Gbps USB-C port, and a 2.5 G LAN into one PCIe slot.
CoreWeave puts Vera Rubin NVL72 into production with a narrow SWE-2 gain
CoreWeave says Vera Rubin NVL72 is live on its cloud, with Cognition reporting up to 4.8x total token throughput for SWE-2 inference versus GB200 NVL72.
Nvidia adds a 64GB DGX Spark tier at $4,999
The Tom's Hardware page names a 64GB DGX Spark configuration built on GB10 and sets its starting price at $4,999 for a lower-tier buyer.
Jalapeño runs on Turin, not Vera
OpenAI's Jalapeño ASICs ship with AMD EPYC Turin as the host CPU, per a hardware VP, and no performance figure was printed alongside the claim.
Aaeon fanless Panther Lake mini PC under 21 dBA
The Tom's Hardware headline puts the Aaeon Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air below 21 dBA, but the dossier provides no independent acoustic or thermal measurement.
NL2GDS hits 70 percent power savings on 1985 benchmarks
Bristol and RAL report 70 percent power savings and 36 percent area reduction on ISCAS'85/89 benchmarks using an LLM-to-GDSII pipeline built on OpenLane.
Physical AI's control loop is a latency problem, not a FLOP problem
Cadence's Physical AI white paper frames the design constraint as a bounded sensing-inference-response cycle where memory, interconnect, and I/O all sit inside the control loop.
Jalapeño and the EDA headline with no numbers behind it
OpenAI's Jalapeño project is named in a Tom's Hardware headline about AI in chipmaking, but the article prints no node, no benchmark, and no PPA comparison.
ElmorLabs PMD2X filing leaves wireless telemetry unmeasured
The VideoCardz filing says the ElmorLabs PMD2X adds per-wire 12V-2×6 monitoring and wireless expansion, but it gives no measurement, protocol, accuracy, or current limit.
DOE books $5.25B to reconductor 1,500 miles of transmission lines
The US Department of Energy allocated $5.25 billion to reconductor and rebuild more than 1,500 miles of transmission lines across 26 states, targeting 23 GW of additional grid capacity.
Noctua tests micro-channel air cooling for 1,000W to 2,000W chips
Noctua is testing a micro-channel air-cooled heatsink designed to handle thermal loads from 1,000 to 2,000 watts, a range that has historically required liquid cooling.
SpaceXAI builds 1.2-gigawatt plant to power 1.44 million GPUs
SpaceXAI is building a 1.2-gigawatt power plant to bring 1.44 million AI GPUs fully online this year.
ASRock Rack SORANOD8-2L2T maps Sorano lanes to a fixed I/O carrier
The ASRock Rack SORANOD8-2L2T lists four Gen5 x16 slots, one Gen5 x8 slot, two M.2 drives, and two MCIO ports for SP6 EPYC 8004 and 8005 parts.
Gigabyte 1000GM PG5 pairs HEC platform with T-Guard for 12V-2x6
Gigabyte's 1000GM PG5 1000W pairs an HEC platform with all-Japanese capacitors and a T-Guard thermal protection circuit for the 12V-2x6 connector.
Noctua and Forced Physics chase 2000 W air cooling for desktops
Noctua has entered a long-term research partnership with Forced Physics DCT to adapt its JouleForce micro-channel array, rated above 2000 W, for desktop PCs.
Multi-kW power delivery for 3D chiplet stacks is the new bottleneck
University of Minnesota researchers published a methodology for multistage distributed power delivery targeting multi-kW 3D heterogeneous chiplet systems.
Durabook Z14I-DX3 puts three 14-inch touchscreens in a 9.8 kg field workstation
Durabook's Z14I-DX3 folds three 14-inch sunlight-readable touchscreens and up to RTX 5000 Ada graphics into a 9.8 kg rugged chassis for military and field use.
Monolayer MoS2 transistors hit sub-5nm channels on 4-inch wafers
CMU, MIT, UF, and Texas A&M demonstrated monolayer MoS2 transistors with sub-5 nm channels and 88 mV/dec subthreshold swing on 4-inch wafers.
AMD Keeps AM4 Alive With Fresh BIOS for 9-Year-Old A320 Boards
ASUS ships a BIOS with the latest AMD AGESA firmware for the PRIME A320M-A, one of the oldest AM4 boards still receiving support.
AMD's rdrand appears unable to emit zero at certain bit widths
A flat assembler user reports that AMD processors fail to produce a zero value via rdrand and rdseed at certain widths, while Intel emits zeros normally.
Newegg's ABS Cyclone Aqua prebuilt drops to $1,199 with RTX 5060 and 20-core i7
Newegg's ABS Cyclone Aqua prebuilt with an i7-14700F, RTX 5060 8GB, and 32GB DDR4 drops to $1,199 after a $500 code discount.
Seven papers signal AI's shift from EDA generation to orchestration
Seven papers published in the same week span BEOL thermal modeling, agentic DRC repair, and LLM orchestration for digital EDA, marking a shift from single-task AI to multi-tool coordination.
Gravity Linux Early Alpha Lands on the M4 Mac mini
Gravity Linux, a Fedora remix with KDE and Wayland, released an early alpha for the M4 Mac mini with working DCP and GPU support, intended for developers.
London Neocloud Nscale Takes Its $1B Loss to Wall Street
London-based neocloud Nscale filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, seeking a valuation of up to $35 billion, with a net loss that widened to $1.02 billion.
CyberPowerPC Gaming PC With Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5080 for $2,299
Walmart is selling a CyberPowerPC gaming PC with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, an RTX 5080 Founders Edition, 32GB DDR5-6000, and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD for $2,299.
AMD crosses one trillion in market cap, leaving Intel behind
AMD's market capitalization has crossed $1 trillion, placing it alongside Nvidia, Broadcom, and SK hynix in a group of fewer than two dozen companies globally.
Googlebook Laptops Powered by Intel Panther Lake and Snapdragon X Elite Start at $899
Google launched its Googlebook laptop lineup from Acer, Lenovo, ASUS, HP, and Dell, starting at $899, powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite.
MSI debuts the edgemesa N AI+ mini PC with the RTX spark N1X and 128 GB unified memory
MSI's EdgeMesa N AI+ mini PC runs the most powerful RTX Spark N1X SoC, a 20-core Grace CPU plus a Blackwell RTX GPU with 6,144 CUDA cores, and up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X unified memory.
27-inch ASRock FHD 180Hz Gaming Monitor Hits an All-Time Low of $96
A 27-inch ASRock FHD 180Hz gaming monitor with an IPS panel, AMD Freesync, HDR400, and 1ms response time is at an all-time low of $96, 40% off.
US datacenter emissions rules are being stripped while Nvidia sells efficiency
The EPA is removing power plant emissions restrictions while Nvidia's DSX platform offers the first proof-of-concept data on datacenter-level energy efficiency automation.
AMD BC-250 PSP patches close the last gap for budget Linux compute
Three Linux kernel patches posted this weekend enable the AMD PSP secure processor on the BC-250, a used crypto-mining board now fetching $200 to $350.
Apple may return to the server market with nvidia technology
Apple is considering an AI server built around M8 chips and has discussed incorporating Nvidia's NVLink Fusion networking hardware, potentially bringing it back into a business it left in 2011.
Open Benchmark Evaluates AI Thermal Models for 2.5D and 3D ICs
Researchers at UTS, TU Munich, and ShanghaiTech published IC-ThermBench, an open progressive benchmark for generalizable 2.5D/3D-IC thermal learning, with a new 50,000-sample 2.5D chiplet extension.