The deal will see TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, take a 20% stake in the new company. The report comes from The Information, citing two people familiar with the matter. Read Entire Article
Every first-party Nintendo Switch 2 game will cost $70 or $80 – even the old ones
One of the most shocking announcements from Nintendo's Switch 2 unveiling is that the flagship launch title, Mario Kart World, will retail for $80. The increased pricing also applies to enhanced versions of Super Mario Party Jamboree, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the......
Chromebooks get an AI upgrade with MediaTek’s new Kompanio Ultra chip
At the heart of this product is MediaTek's 8th-generation neural processing unit, which delivers 50 TOPS (trillions of operations per second) of AI processing power. Read Entire Article
Shenmue named most influential video game ever, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II lands in seventh place
There's no arguing that Shenmue is a classic, with its mix of open-world, martial arts combat, and minigames. There was also a lot of weirdness, like doing mundane life tasks that included taking a job as a forklift truck driver, not to mention some of the unintentionally funny lines –......
Nvidia claims 10x graphics performance boost on Switch 2, with DLSS and ray tracing support
Nvidia recently posted a blog highlighting features of the hardware powering the Switch 2, going beyond what Nintendo initially shared. Among these features is support for ray tracing. Read Entire Article
Europe proposes backdoors in encrypted platforms under new security strategy
The recently announced ProtectEU plan aims to safeguard Europe from internal threats, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated, emphasizing that security is a fundamental pillar of open societies and thriving economies. Among the most pressing threats identified by the European Commission are terrorism, organized crime, cybercrime, and attacks......
Microsoft CTO predicts AI will generate 95% of code by 2030
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott predicted that 95 percent of programming code will be AI-generated by 2030. However, he quickly clarified that this does not signal the end of human involvement in software engineering. Read Entire Article
Wikipedia servers are struggling under pressure from AI scraping bots
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization hosting Wikipedia and other widely popular websites, is raising concerns about AI scraper bots and their impact on the foundation's internet bandwidth. Demand for content hosted on Wikimedia servers has grown significantly since the beginning of 2024, with AI companies actively consuming an overwhelming......
Google’s new battery tech will lower capacity over time, whether you like it or not
The feature, called "Battery Health Assistance," is essentially a software mechanism that automatically lowers the maximum charge level on your Pixel 9a after every 200 charge cycles. These reductions occur incrementally until the device reaches 1,000 cycles in total. Read Entire Article
Arm is aiming to win half of data center CPU market by year’s end
Chips based on the Arm architecture used to play a marginal role in the data center business. However, things are changing fast and Arm expects substantial financial rewards thanks to the company's key partners in the market. Read Entire Article