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Scale AI lays off 200 employees, one month after Meta's $14 billion investment — says it scaled up too quickly
Just one month on from Meta investing an alleged $15 billion in data annotation firm, Scale AI, and it's letting go of 200 of its employees, claiming that it scaled up its generative AI teams too quickly.
2025-07-17 11:51
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Retro reviewer could face up to three years in jail over copyright — Italian authorities investigate creator for 'advertising' Anbernic handheld game consoles
Italian content creator Francesco Salicini is currently under investigation by Italian authorities for reviewing Anbernic consoles.
2025-07-17 11:40
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Synopsys acquires simulation specialist Ansys for $35 billion following Chinese regulator approval — Merger to power end-to-end design platform
Synopsys has received final approval from China to acquire Ansys for $35 billion, creating a powerful end-to-end design platform spanning semiconductor design and system simulation, but raising competitive and geopolitical concerns.
2025-07-17 10:55
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This RTX 5090 is cheaper than anything we saw on Prime Day and isn't even discounted — grab Zotac's triple fan beast for just $2,499
The lowest-priced RTX 5090 if you want to build a super-high-end gaming rig.
2025-07-17 10:35
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Analogue 3D Nintendo 64 remake delayed again — tariffs blamed for shipment pushback to ‘late August’
Analogue will delay shipments of its long-awaited reimagining of the Nintendo 64, again.
2025-07-17 10:07
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Save £192 off this Herman Miller Vantum gaming chair — your back and your wallet will thank you
Game (or work) in comfort with 20% off the Herman Miller Vantum gaming chair.
2025-07-17 09:57
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AMD quietly reveals cheapest Ryzen AI yet — AI 5 330 is a quad-core budget processor with a 50 TOPS NPU
AMD introduces the Ryzen AI 5 330, a budget-friendly quad-core processor with a 50 TOPS NPU that meets Microsoft Copilot+ PC requirements, aiming to bring AI features to inexpensive Windows 11 laptops.
2025-07-17 09:18
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Ukrainian hackers say they compromised a major Russian drone company, destroying data, backups, and systems
Gaskar Group denies that the attack was successful, but Ukrainian intelligence is reportedly telling a different story.
2025-07-16 20:28
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Nvidia's new consumer desktop PC chip reportedly delayed well into 2026
Nvidia's consumer PC processors N1 and N1X, originally expected in 2025, have been delayed to at least 2026 due to reported 'critical hardware defects' in the chips, possibly requiring a costly and time-consuming silicon respin, according to unofficial...
2025-07-16 20:11
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Malware found embedded in DNS, the system that makes the internet usable, except when it doesn't
Fortunately, the example provided appears to be "prank software" rather than more sophisticated malware.
2025-07-16 17:26
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1 in 5 Steam games released in 2025 use generative AI, up nearly 700% year-on-year — 7,818 titles disclose genAI asset usage, 7% of the entire Steam library
New research indicates that there are now over 7,800 Steam titles that disclose the use of generative AI on the platform, a huge increase from 2024.
2025-07-16 15:44
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BigONE crypto exchange cleaned out for $27 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more — Seychelles-based outfit says security attack occurred, will fully cover all losses
The attacker compromised the company's hot wallet, allowing them to move funds before being detected.
2025-07-16 15:42
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'Cyberpunk 2077' system requirements revealed for Apple Silicon Macs — M3 Pro recommended for 1080p 60 FPS gameplay
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition comes with ultimate requirements. To play the game at 1080p 60 FPS, you need an M3 Pro with 18GB of RAM, and that doesn't include ray tracing. MetalFX dynamic resolution scaling will be used to upscale the game's intern...
2025-07-16 15:26
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Razer unveils Core X V2 eGPU enclosure with TB5 bandwidth — costs $400, but no longer has a power supply and I/O expansion requires a separate Thunderbolt 5 Dock
Razer’s new Core X V2 eGPU supports quad-slot cards, 140W charging, and Thunderbolt 5 bandwidth—but drops I/O, PSU, and macOS support. The matching Dock fills the gaps, but at $390, the full setup gets expensive. It’s modular, sleek, but not quit...
2025-07-16 14:50
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Razer unveils Core X V2 eGPU enclosure with TB5 bandwidth — costs $349.99, but no longer has a power supply and I/O expansion requires a separate Thunderbolt 5 Dock
Razer’s new Core X V2 eGPU supports quad-slot cards, 140W charging, and Thunderbolt 5 bandwidth—but drops I/O, PSU, and macOS support. The matching Dock fills the gaps, but at $390, the full setup gets expensive. It’s modular, sleek, but not quit...
2025-07-16 14:50
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Intel reportedly prepping supercharged Nova Lake-AX mobile chips for gaming — Team Blue’s high-performance APU to rival AMD’s Strix Halo
A popular Intel leaker says that Team Blue is preparing a competitor to AMD's Strix Halo chips, slated to arrive in 2027.
2025-07-16 14:00
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Intel releases new tool to measure gaming image quality in real time —AI tool measures impact of upscalers, frame gen, others; Computer Graphics Video Quality Metric now available on GitHub
Intel has just released its new Computer Graphics Video Quality Metric on GitHub, a new measure designed to capture the complex artifacts found in modern rendering techniques in computer graphics.
2025-07-16 12:05
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Intel releases new tool to measure gaming image quality — AI tool measures impact of upscalers, frame gen, others; Computer Graphics Video Quality Metric now available on GitHub
Intel has just released its new Computer Graphics Video Quality Metric on GitHub, a new measure designed to capture the complex artifacts found in modern rendering techniques in computer graphics.
2025-07-16 12:05
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HP OmniBook X Flip 14 review: Speedy and spicy
The HP OmniBook X Flip 14 is a strong AMD-powered 2-in-1 with a lot of ports, but its battery life is too short and it gets hot under load.
2025-07-16 12:00
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