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Nvidia launches the Vera Rubin platform, saying it will offer dramatic reductions in inference and training costs compared to Blackwell, across six new chips
The Rubin GPU boasts five times more AI training compute power than Blackwell. … Nvidia is kicking off 2026 …
AMD teases its next-generation CDNA 6-based MI500 AI chips built on a 2nm node, claiming 1,000x performance gains over predecessors, launching in 2027
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) CEO Lisa Su showed off a number of the company's AI chips on Monday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas …
Meta says it is pausing the release of its Ray-Ban Display glasses to the UK, France, Italy, and Canada due to “unprecedented demand and limited inventory”
The reason is ‘unprecedented demand and limited inventory,’ the company said. … There's no new date for the expansion that was originally set for early 2026.
X faces fresh probes in Europe, India, and Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children; the UK says it has requested related info from X
Elon Musk's X is being investigated by authorities in Europe, India and Malaysia after its Grok chatbot let users create …
Boston Dynamics partners with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics models into Atlas robots, boosting their object-manipulation capabilities and more
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas.
Dell revives the XPS brand with new XPS 14 and 16 laptops, offering new designs, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips, and tandem OLED screens, but no dedicated GPUs
It feels like only a year ago that Dell killed all branding on its laptops, telling journalists we were wrong when we almost universally told them they were crazy.
Apple's macOS Tahoe adds icons to every menu item, resulting in menus that are hard to use and go against the long-standing Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines
accompanied by explanation: — Fast forward to 2025. Apple releases macOS Tahoe. Main attraction?
Accenture agrees to acquire UK AI startup Faculty, which works with the UK government, for an undisclosed sum; Faculty CEO Marc Warner will become Accenture CTO
Accenture Plc agreed to buy Faculty, a British artificial intelligence startup that's worked closely with the government …
Intel details its 2nm 18A-process Panther Lake chips, showing major performance gains; Panther Lake Core Ultra Series 3-based laptops will debut on January 27
Intel's 2-nanometer “18A” chip foundry has fired up at last, churning out the newest Core Ultra Series 3 processors for laptops and mini PCs, also known as “Panther Lake.”
HP unveils the Eliteboard G1a, a compact desktop PC in the form of a keyboard, powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 300-series chip, set for March launch; pricing is TBC
The HP Eliteboard G1a packs an AMD chip into a keyboard with either an attached or detachable USB-C cable.
Even if AI could take over every job, humans will invent new work for themselves, because we value human effort and connection, not just output
AI might replace all of the jobs; that's only a problem if you think that humans will care, but if they care, they will create new jobs.
Xreal partners with Asus to unveil ROG Xreal R1 gaming glasses with 1080p micro-OLED displays and a 240Hz refresh rate, launching in H1 2026
Doubling the standard refresh rate won't come cheap, and we don't know yet how much Xreal is going to charge. … Xreal is having a big CES.