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Rumor mill: Rumors have been flying about Intel’s next-gen Arc GPU, with recent leaks claiming that Battlemage will focus strictly on the low-to-mid tier sector. Newer information suggests that Intel will be bringing a powerful variant to the market after all. Signs of life have emerged for Intel’s Battlemage high-end graphics cards. A few months […]

In brief: Although most of 8BitDo’s products are designed to support PCs, the company’s main appeal is its affection for retro console gaming. Months after releasing a Nintendo-themed keyboard, 8BitDo has unveiled a new variant that marks its first attempt to evoke an old-school home computer. Commodore 64 fans can now pre-order a mechanical keyboard

Why it matters: The AI arms race between tech titans is heating up, and Microsoft and OpenAI are gearing up for an absolute behemoth of a project. The partners plan to build a massive US-based data center codenamed “Stargate” that could have an 12-figure price tag. The Information reports that Microsoft and OpenAI are in

In a nutshell: Google’s Gemini AI model landed on select mobile devices earlier this year via Android app, but some were surprised to learn that one of the company’s latest flagship smartphones didn’t make the list. During Mobile World Congress, it was revealed that Gemini Nano couldn’t run on Google’s Pixel 8 due to unspecified

The big picture: The ability to move massive amounts of data as quickly as possible continues to become more critical to our everyday lives. Earlier this month, researchers published the results of an experiment that could help increase transmission speeds exponentially using existing fiber optic infrastructure. Researchers from Aston University in the UK have successfully

Why it matters: Global sanctions against Russian companies have worked in at least one respect: Baikal Electronics can no longer supply enough chips to meet the country’s needs, and half of the chips it produces are defective. Russia is working to build up its domestic capabilities, but it is unclear whether it can catch up.

Tag, you’re it: Police departments across the country are exploring safer alternatives to risky car chases, drawing inspiration from technology commonly depicted in spy movies to achieve their objectives. The Old Westbury Police Department in New York has implemented a novel approach to address fleeing vehicles during car chases. They have outfitted some cruisers with

The big picture: For small developers, the compensation Microsoft provides to host a game on Game Pass or what Epic Games pays to keep a title temporarily exclusive to its PC game launcher can be a crucial safety net. However, comments from GDC 2024 indicate that offers from both companies have significantly decreased, suggesting a

Sharpen your swords: It’s getting to be about that time. That time when The Witcher fans start saying, “I think I’m ready to play through The Witcher 3 again.” I’ve been considering this myself. So maybe it’s not a coincidence that CDPR just confirmed it has its Witcher 4 (or whatever they plan to call

In context: Binary systems composed of a supermassive black hole and a much smaller singularity orbiting around it are crucial for studying gravitational wave events. Detecting them, however, is extremely challenging. A newly discovered binary configuration could aid in identifying potential candidates for binary black hole systems. In a galaxy 800 million light-years away from