The new arrangement comes after a summer of contentious talks between the two companies, which have long been both collaborators and competitors in the race to develop advanced AI systems. Read Entire Article
Game Bub brings open-source FPGA power to classic Game Boy games
Eli Lipsitz, a software engineer with a passion for retrocomputing and video game emulation, is seeking funding to complete his latest project. Game Bub is an open-source handheld that emulates Game Boy hardware using a powerful field-programmable gate array chip. The developer is aiming to raise $100,000 and has already......
Modder adds over an hour of Switch 2 runtime by dropping in a bigger battery pack
The mod comes courtesy of YouTuber Naga, who pried open a Switch 2 and installed a larger 8,000 mAh battery in place of the factory-fitted 5,220 mAh unit. To the amusement of many social media users, he even used a pair of metal-cutting scissors to saw off a sizable portion......
FTC investigates OpenAI, Meta, Google over potential chatbot harm
Federal regulators are demanding answers from several of the largest artificial intelligence companies as concerns mount over the risks chatbots pose to young users. The Federal Trade Commission issued sweeping information requests on Thursday to OpenAI, Meta, Google, Elon Musk's xAI, and several smaller firms, including Character.ai and Snap, seeking......
Kickstarter laptop packs dual touchscreen, modular GPU, and hot-swappable mechanical keys
Hong Kong-based manufacturer Krayzor has launched a Kickstarter for a laptop that blends features usually reserved for desktops. The company pitches it as an ideal setup for gaming, content creation, and multitasking. Read Entire Article
PsiQuantum raises $1 billion, hits $7 billion valuation in quantum race
The company states that it will use part of the new capital to accelerate the development of its quantum chipsets, scale test systems, and advance materials manufacturing. A quantum computer in Brisbane, Australia, is scheduled for completion by late 2027, while a separate system in Chicago may follow in 2028.......
MSI Afterburner update to unlock additional voltage controls, but only on newer MSI RTX 5000 cards
Alexey "Unwinder" Nicolaychuk, the sole developer of MSI Afterburner, is working on a new beta version of the program. The world's most popular GPU overclocking tool is set to deliver significantly improved voltage control on upcoming "MSI 50x0" GPUs, with the first working samples of the new cards already in......
SK hynix edges out rivals with first-to-market HBM4 chips for Nvidia and others
HBM4 is the sixth generation of SK hynix's high-bandwidth memory, a DRAM-based technology built for rapid data processing in advanced computing environments. According to the company, the new chips double the available bandwidth compared with previous HBM products by using 2,048 input/output terminals, a significant increase that enables much faster......
Senator urges FTC to probe Microsoft for “gross cybersecurity negligence”
In a letter sent to FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, Wyden said that Microsoft should be held responsible for "its gross cybersecurity negligence." Read Entire Article
State board confirms Landry as University of Florida’s interim president
The board overseeing Florida’s public universities has confirmed Dr. Donald W