(Image credit: AMD) In a rather unexpected turn of events, AMD announced late on Monday that it had obtained its first 2nm-class silicon, a core complex die (CCD) for its 6th Generation EPYC ‘Venice’ processor, which is expected to launch next year. The Venice CCD is the industry’s first HPC CPU design to be taped out… Read more
read more...AMD teases its first 2nm chip, EPYC ‘Venice’ fabbed on TSMC N2 node — also announces USA production of current-gen chips
By: Tom's Hardware
Apple’s complicated plan to improve its AI while protecting privacy
By: The Verge
Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Apple says it’s found a way to make its AI models better without training on its users’ data or even copying it from their iPhones and Macs…. Read more
read more...G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB DDR5-6000 32 GB CL26 Review – AMD EXPO
By: Tech Power Up
0 Packaging & Contents » Introduction G.SKILL is a renowned Taipei-based memory manufacturer with a long history of producing performance-oriented products. The company has ventured into other PC markets in recent years such as SSDs, AIO coolers, and peripherals, including gaming-oriented keyboards, mice, headsets, and more. G.SKILL has multiple product lines to fit different markets, with… Read more
read more...Government-funded AI tool developed to help monitor and manage nuclear reactors
By: Tom's Hardware
AI enhancements are seemingly spreading to nearly every corner of tech, and apparently, nuclear reactors are no exception. The Argonne National Laboratory, headed by the U.S. Department of Energy, has been hard at work recently on an AI-centered system that can help both in the design and operation of nuclear power plants. Nuclear at Argonne:… Read more
read more...AMD splits ROCm toolkit into two parts – ROCm AMDGPU drivers get their own branch under Instinct datacenter GPU moniker
By: Tom's Hardware
AMD is marking a major shift in the development of its ROCm open-source software stack, with the introduction of a new Instinct driver for Radeon Instinct GPUs that will be part of the ROCm toolkit. According to a blog post by AMD, the change aims to improve the toolkit’s usability for ROCm users. The new… Read more
read more...OpenAI debuts new flagship AI model
By: The Verge
Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. OpenAI has introduced GPT-4.1, a successor to the GPT-4o multimodal artificial intelligence model launched by the company last year. During a livestream on Monday, OpenAI said GPT-4.1 is better than… Read more
read more...Star Wars is getting a turn-based strategy game called Zero Company
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Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. The Star Wars strategy game announced in 2022 finally has a name: Zero Company, as EA revealed today. A website about the game describes it as a “single-player turn-based tactics game,” includes… Read more
read more...Meta AI will soon train on EU users’ data
By: The Verge
Wes Davis is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Meta has announced that it’s preparing to train AI on the data of EU users of its apps, including Facebook and Instagram. The company says that includes things… Read more
read more...AMD RX 9060 XT specs leak: Navi 44 takes on Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti with 8 and 16GB flavors, 3.2 GHz boost clocks
By: Tom's Hardware
(Image credit: AMD) A new leak from VideoCardz has detailed the alleged specifications of AMD’s budget-oriented RX 9060 XT GPU from the RDNA 4 family. Reportedly, the RX 9060 XT marks the first use of the Navi 44 die, which is significantly cut down versus its elder sibling, Navi 48. Without official confirmation from AMD,… Read more
read more...You can hot swap the battery on Samsung’s new rugged tablet
By: The Verge
Samsung has announced new versions of its rugged tablets and smartphones designed for use in environments where they’re going to get dirty, wet, and knocked around. Both the Galaxy XCover7 Pro and Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro feature improved battery life, but the tablet goes one step further with a “dual hot-swap” feature allowing the battery… Read more
read more...HBO’s Harry Potter TV series has cast its regulars (not those ones)
By: The Verge
Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. After weeks of speculation, Warner Bros. Discovery has officially announced the first cast members who will appear in its upcoming Harry Potter TV adaptation. The casting confirmations, focused around some… Read more
read more...Nvidia starts producing its Blackwell AI chip at TSMC’s Arizona plant
By: The Verge
It’s also building supercomputer production plants in Texas. It’s also building supercomputer production plants in Texas. Apr 14, 2025, 3:33 PM UTC Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at… Read more
read more...Eddington doomscrolls back to the pandemic’s darkest days in new trailer
By: The Verge
Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. As easy as it has been for some people to downplay the covid-19 pandemic as part of putting it behind them, Ari Aster’s… Read more
read more...In The Last of Us season 2, Joel finally goes to therapy
By: The Verge
Joel is a troubled guy. Throughout the first Last of Us game (and subsequent TV adaptation on HBO, where he’s played by Pedro Pascal), he sees and does a lot of things he’d rather forget. He certainly doesn’t seem to want to talk about them much. Which is why it’s nice to see that, in… Read more
read more...be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 650W power supply review
By: Tom's Hardware
Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Pure Power 12 M 650W excels in efficiency, reliability, and future-proofing with ATX 3.0 compliance and a 10-year warranty. Its solid electrical performance and low noise under moderate loads are commendable, but high-load acoustics and pricing may deter budget-conscious builders. For enthusiasts prioritizing durability and balanced performance, it’s a worthy investment…. Read more
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