Civilization VII revealed hours ahead of Summer Game Fest, watch the trailer
Coming in 2025
Nvidia's desktop GPU dominance grows to 88% as market returns to normal
AMD falls back to last year's 12 percent, Intel nearly disappears from the map
Canada will tax online streaming companies to fund local broadcasters
The five percent fee will take effect this September, and streaming corps are not happy
MediaTek surprises with powerful partnerships at Computex 2024
The interconnectedness of tech: MediaTek, Arm, and Nvidia
Nvidia surpasses $3 trillion market valuation, outshining even Apple
Nvidia's value has increased $1 trillion in just three months
Most jobs paying $100,000 or more are banning remote work
Bosses want people back in the office, whether it makes sense or not
Google's privacy chief and head of competition law are leaving, will not be replaced
Does Google think it doesn't need a privacy chief?
Total vehicle electrification could require significantly larger copper mining efforts over the next 30 years
Forward-looking: A new paper provides a concerning projection for copper supply over the next few years and the effects it could have on the development of EV technology. Significantly more copper mines will be needed, or we could adapt the hybrid model to achieve the best results for both greenhouse gas emissions and supply requirements.
Arm shows off new architectures at Computex, innovation in low-power computing
From Apple's Newton to AI data centers
Intel strikes back: Pat Gelsinger outlines Intel's future at Computex 2024
Lunar Lake for AI PCs arrive this year, new Xeon 6 and Gaudi 3 chips incoming
Arm CEO: 50% of Windows PCs will be powered by Arm chips by 2029
Possible, or wishful thinking?
Telcos happen to be sitting on a gold mine of buried copper wire
Companies just need to start digging it
Qualcomm embraces AI PC future with big Copilot+ showcase at Computex
Qualcomm's third attempt at Arm-based PCs proves promising
Dell expects memory and SSD prices to jump an additional 20% this year
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Amazon is using generative AI to reduce damaged and incorrect deliveries
Resulting in happier customers and less pollution, hopefully
AMD leaps into Copilot+ PCs and outlines infrastructure GPU roadmap
Why it matters: AMD is in the unique position of being the primary competitor to Nvidia on GPUs – for both PCs and AI acceleration – and to Intel for CPUs – both for servers and PCs – so their efforts are getting more attention than they ever have. And with that, the official opening keynote for this year's Computex was delivered by AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su.
AMD unveils Ryzen 9000 CPUs, debuts new Zen 5 architecture
The 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X and three more new CPUs will debut next month
Highly anticipated: AMD has announced new Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs based on the Zen 5 architecture, alongside new motherboard chipsets to support them. Additional details about the AM5 socket and new mobile chips with a heavy dose of AI were also revealed. We were briefed ahead of the Computex keynote, and are now over in Taipei, covering the floor with more coverage to come.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang kicks off Computex 2024 with a spotlight on GenAI and an accelerated GPU roadmap
Huang unveils Nvidia's roadmap to 2027
The heads of Nvidia, TSMC and Quanta take an evening stroll to discuss... what exactly?
The chip industry would love to know what they were talking about
AMD Ryzen 9000 desktop CPU lineup leaked ahead of Computex launch
Something to look forward to: AMD is reportedly planning an initial launch of four Zen 5 CPUs ranging from 6 to 16 cores. The Ryzen 9 9950X flagship will be a 16-core / 32-thread CPU, followed by the 12-core / 24-thread Ryzen 9 9900X, the 8-core / 16-thread Ryzen 7 9700X, and the 6-core / 12-thread Ryzen 5 9600. The TDPs range from 65W for the 9600 to 170W for the 9950X.
FCC ends high-speed internet subsidies as funds expire
Millions of low-income Americans could see rising internet costs
Tech companies form the "Ultra Accelerator Link" group to create an open connectivity standard for AI accelerators
Trying to escape Nvidia's monopoly on server GPUs and related technologies
Activision awarded $14.5 million in lawsuit against Call of Duty cheat maker
EngineOwning must also hand its website to Activision
Graphics card and motherboard China import tariffs pushed back by another year
Tariff extensions to remain until May 31, 2025
The big picture: The Office of the US Trade Representative has extended tariff exemptions on certain PC components several times since the Trump administration recommended tariffs on Chinese imports in 2018. Although there are no signs of an eventual end to the trade action, PC hardware vendors can breathe a sigh of relief until the middle of next year.
Japan reveals new robot to clean up melted fuel at Fukushima
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings demonstrated a new robot this week with plans to deploy it later this year