Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model that ‘explicitly shows its thoughts’ / The experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model shows its work. By Emma Roth, 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. Dec 19, 2024, 6:46 PM UTC… Read more
read more...Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model that ‘explicitly shows its thoughts’
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AMD’s ‘Golden Rabbit’ GPU reportedly hits ‘end of life’ status — Radeon RX 7900 GRE is no longer available at any retailer
By: Tom's Hardware
AMD is beginning to retire some of its current-generation RX 7000 series GPUs ahead of its rumored RX 8000 series launch next year. Tweakers reports that several AMD add-in board partners confirmed that the upper mid-range RX 7900 GRE has been declared “end-of-life” and is no longer being produced. We can confirm this: the RX… Read more
read more...8BitDo’s new mini Xbox controller fits gamers with smaller hands
By: The Verge
8BitDo has announced an alternate version of its Ultimate C wired Xbox controller that’s 20 percent smaller and 10 percent lighter while still featuring full-sized triggers, joysticks, and buttons. Although the new 8BitDo Ultimate Mini is designed for kids and teens, it will also appeal to any gamer with smaller hands who struggles with the… Read more
read more...Sonic 4 is speeding into theaters in 2027
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Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures is planning to extend the Sonic The Hedgehog trilogy by yet another movie. Sonic The Hedgehog 4 has been greenlit with a target release window of spring 2027. The news comes mere hours before Sonic The Hedgehog 3 releases in theaters on Friday December 19th. The movie once again… Read more
read more...Valve will be Lenovo’s ‘special guest’ at just-announced gaming handheld event
By: The Verge
“The future of gaming handhelds is coming to CES ‘25 and you have a front row seat!” the email in my inbox exclaims. Let me translate: it looks like Lenovo just tacitly confirmed it will announce its first SteamOS handheld in Las Vegas on or before January 7th, 2025. We’re expecting it to be the… Read more
read more...Intel Wildcat Lake CPU tooling surfaces in shipping manifests — reportedly adopts next-gen Cougar Cove and Darkmont cores, Intel 18A node
By: Tom's Hardware
As CPU enthusiasts anticipate Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs next year, the firm is likely working on several other undisclosed projects. One of them is Wildcat Lake, allegedly succeeding the Alder Lake-N “Intel Processor” lineup, catering to the lightweight laptop and mini-PC market (via x86deadandback). While we don’t have more information than a few shipping manifests… Read more
read more...Mystery second hard drive maker gears up to start producing laser-powered HAMR HDDs — either WD or Toshiba preps to release new recording tech
By: Tom's Hardware
Intevac, a maker of thin-film processing systems, has disclosed that it had landed orders from another customer for a machine that processes magnetic films for HAMR media. Intevac hasn’t disclosed which company will field the drives, but logic dictates that either Toshiba or Western Digital is gearing up to begin producing hard drives based on the heat-assisted magnetic… Read more
read more...Leak: This is Lenovo’s rollable display laptop
By: The Verge
Lenovo showed off a laptop concept with a rollable display last year, and in 2025, it might release one that you can actually buy. Leaker Evan Blass just shared images of what he says is a sixth-generation Lenovo ThinkBook Plus, and based on two of the images, it has a display that extends upward to… Read more
read more...Elon Musk hints at building stripped-down Gmail alternative — billionaire first revealed Xmail intentions back in February
By: Tom's Hardware
Elon Musk’s digital ambitions are set to encompass one of the oldest and most established forms of communication on the internet—email. Musk first told a Twitter/X user, “It’s coming,” when asked about an email offering in February this year. This week, he hinted at stripped-down thread-less Xmail, in stark contrast to Google’s popular Gmail. With… Read more
read more...Rapidus is first Japanese company to install ASML’s cutting-edge EUV machine — chipmaking tool for 2nm chips expected to be operational this year
By: Tom's Hardware
Rapidus has successfully begun installing ASML’s Twinscan NXE:3800E EUV lithography system at its Innovative Integration for Manufacturing (IIM-1) facility in Chitose, Hokkaido, marking a significant milestone for Japan’s semiconductor industry. In 2025, the tool will be used to make prototype chips using a 2nm process technology and then for commercial semiconductor production starting in 2027…. Read more
read more...Nvidia may postpone volume ramp-up of Blackwell machines: TrendForce
By: Tom's Hardware
(Image credit: CoreWeave) Nvidia may have to postpone the volume ramp of next-generation AI servers based on the B200 and GB200 platforms due to overheating, power consumption, and the necessity to optimize interconnections, according to a TrendForce report. The market research firm believes that mass production and peak shipments of Blackwell machines will occur sometime in mid-2025, which means… Read more
read more...U.S. gov’t removes China’s chip toolmaker AMEC from the list of ‘military companies’
By: Tom's Hardware
The U.S. Department of Defense has removed Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC), an etching and deposition toolmaker from China, from the list of companies operating in America and linked to the Chinese military, reports the South China Morning Post. While the removal makes the chipmaking tool developer’s life somewhat easier, it remains in the Department of Commerce’s… Read more
read more...Arrow Lake Retested with Latest 24H2 Updates and New BIOS
By: Tech Power Up
Introduction Intel on December 18 gave us a quick update on how the company is tackling the various performance issues its Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake-S desktop processors are facing. The company launched Arrow Lake in October to mixed reviews—while the press appreciated the massive gains in energy efficiency over the previous generation Raptor Lake,… Read more
read more...Waymo still doing better than humans at preventing injuries and property damage
By: The Verge
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles cause less property damage and fewer bodily injuries when they crash than human-driven vehicles, according to a study that relies on an analysis of insurance data. The study is the product of the collaboration between Waymo and insurer Swiss Re, which analyzed liability claims related to collisions from 25.3 million fully autonomous… Read more
read more...Instagram teases AI editing tools that will completely reimagine your videos
By: The Verge
Instagram is planning to introduce a generative AI editing feature next year that will allow users to “change nearly any aspect of your videos.” The tech is powered by Meta’s Movie Gen AI model according to a teaser posted by Instagram head Adam Mosseri, and aims to provide creators with more tools to help transform… Read more
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