A few days after Google introduced its OpenClaw-based AI agent with Spark, Microsoft is now doing the same with Scout. The new AI tool is the first personal agent designed for the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, the Redmond-based company said. Scout is part of a new category of agents called Autopilots......
Phison’s next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller hits 28 GB/s, and it’s doing it at just 7 watts
That balancing act is most visible in its upcoming PCIe 6.0 controller, the X3, which is edging closer to market readiness. The controller uses a PCIe 6.0 x4 interface and supports NVMe 2.3, targeting roughly twice the throughput of today's high-end PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Phison is aiming for sequential speeds......
Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box packs 128GB unified memory and Nvidia’s new Arm chip for local AI
At first glance, the device is understated, with a design that loosely resembles the top of an Xbox Series X. The aluminum casing isn't just aesthetic; it also doubles as a heatsink, helping the system manage a 100-watt thermal envelope. That's slightly above the 45- to 80-watt thermal envelopes typical......
Google is offering Android developers cash in exchange for code to train AI
According to a report from 404 Media, Google has emailed some Android app developers with a "confidential content offer pilot," inviting them to share their codebases with the company to help train its AI coding tools. Read Entire Article
GitHub just switched Copilot to metered billing, and developers are watching months of credits vanish in a single day
Back in April, the company said it would move all Copilot plans to a usage-based system that bills users based on actual AI consumption, measured in tokens, starting June 1. Under the old setup, subscribers worked from a pool of "requests" and "premium requests," whether they were asking a quick......
Cherry XTRFY launches the world’s first 8K ultra-wideband gaming keyboard
The K63W Pro is another keyboard offering an 8,000Hz polling rate in both wired and wireless modes, meaning it reports to the computer up to eight times every millisecond for lower input latency. It's something we saw in this year's Cherry Xtrfy MX 8.2 Pro TMR – my current favorite......
Intel’s upcoming LGA 1954 socket reportedly supports Nova Lake, Razor Lake, and possibly beyond
Prominent leaker Jaykihn has claimed that Intel's upcoming LGA 1954 socket will support not only Nova Lake processors, but also Razor Lake – its direct successor – and possibly the generation after that as well. The claim reinforces an earlier report from another leaker and aligns with vague public comments...
Windows 11 may soon let you uninstall the AI models Microsoft keeps installing on your PC
Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8553 rolled out last week with several new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Notable changes include expanded customization options for the Start menu, improved Search with substring matching, and support for touch swipe gestures to reveal the Taskbar when it is docked in an......
Intel launches Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest with 288 E-cores on 18A node, teases Diamond Rapids for 2027
In the near term, Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest is the part that matters. Formerly known simply as Clearwater Forest, the family uses only E-cores and scales up to 288 Darkmont cores per socket, along with 576 MB of L3 cache. Read Entire Article
Proton Mail now lets you send email from your Gmail address
Proton Mail has introduced a new way for Gmail users to switch to its hosted email service. The company is making it easier for people to leave Gmail by adding an option to send and receive emails using a Gmail address directly within Proton Mail. Proton argues that users should......