The "attention economy" has reached new heights in China, and as pointed out by YouTuber Louis Zhao in a recent video, a phenomenon has emerged where hundreds of streamers are taking to the streets at night to create content.

Some streets and even the underpasses of bridges in China are being swarmed with livestreamers, as hundreds of content creators compete for viewers' attention. Zhao explains that this phenomenon is occurring for a multitude of reasons, with the primary one being the low barrier to entry for livestreaming and macroeconomic problems in China, such as the rising cost of living.

Zhao discusses why this is happening at night, the Chinese monetization model, and the role influencer agencies are playing in the influx of creators taking to the streets. Why the streets, or public places in general? In a nutshell, the content is more interesting when filmed in a public place, as there is chaos or a random element at play.

AOOSTAR has launched its new XG76XT external graphics card enclosure, which features a built-in RDNA 3-based AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT.

AOOSTAR's new XG76XT external GPU enclosure is listed on Chinese retailer JD for 3399 yuan (which converts to around $470 USD) with a regular retail price of 3499 yuan. The new external GPU solution is perfect for laptop or compact PC owners that want more graphics performance, without the bulk of a desktop PC.

The new XG76XT external GPU uses a full desktop-class Radeon RX 7600 XT, packing 32 CUs of RDNA 3 GPU power, and 16GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit memory interface. The Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics card supports 190W TGP in desktop configurations, while AOOSTAR's new XG76XT external GPU is limited to 150W. The AOOSTAR XG76XT at 150W will beat mobile versions like the RX 7600M XT, which is in other external GPUs, which is usually limited to 120W.

TSMC's new advanced packaging plant in Chiayi, Taiwan, has been hit with multiple setbacks, but another setback has just happened as the plant was damaged by a typhoon.

Typhoon Danas is the fourth typhoon to hit Taiwan in 2025. It has impacted the western regions of the country, with two people killed and over 500 people injured from the impact of the typhoon on western Taiwan. Typhoon Danas is the first typhoon to hit Chiayi, Taiwan, in 120 years, with TSMC's new under-construction facilities in Chiayi being impacted.

The impact from the typhoon was limited to impacting scaffolding collapsing at the site, according to the Southern Science Park Administration, reports the Taiwan Economic Daily. The scaffolding that collapsed is now the second setback at TSMC's new advanced packaging site, with TED reporting that the site's contractor has increased the speed of construction to account for the delay caused by Typhoon Danas.

Samsung Electronics is struggling with its foundry division, but it is now pushing towards a special directive that sees Samsung Foundry staking its survival on its new 2nm process node.

In a new post by Chosun picked up by insider @Jukanrosleve on X, we're hearing that Samsung Foundry is set to lead the advanced semiconductor market later this year and into 2026, with the South Korean firm setting a goal to secure large tech companies by raising the 2nm process yields to 70% within the year.

Samsung Foundry has been recording trillions of won in operating losses quarter after quarter, while its new Taylor, Texas plant is set to spin up into operations in 2026. The company has been struggling with low utilization rates, with concerns that it continues to struggle getting orders from larger customers after its US-based foundry is established, the scale of its losses could get out of control and start eroding the company's entire operating profit.

The Switch 2's GPU power is similar to the Xbox Series S, and this closeness means that developers can theoretically better scale games between the two platforms, one game developer says.

The Switch 2's new Ampere-based GPU brings 4K gaming to the handheld-console hybrid for the first time, offering a significant performance jump over the aging Tegra X1 used in the original Switch. In terms of raw performance, the Switch 2's GPU is likened to that of the Xbox Series S' GPU, which is good news for developers as games can more easily be scaled between the two platforms despite different SDK environments.

We've heard developers talk about the Switch 2's capabilities and overall versatility, with Koei Tecmo saying that the Switch 2's GPU is closer to a Series S than a PlayStation 4.

With only three months left on the clock for Windows 10 support, it seems Google's Chrome browser is now peeking at whether PCs running the older Microsoft operating system are eligible to upgrade to Windows 11.

Yes, Windows Latest picked up on Google's Chromium commit outlining this capability, which reads: "Adding a metric for determining Win11 upgrade eligibility. This metric is recorded at startup for Chrome running on Win10. Records a boolean histogram that represents if the hardware is capable of being upgraded to Win11."

According to Windows Latest's detective work, this change is already live in the web browser.

Windows 11 already does a fair bit of recommending apps and the like (or indeed promoting Microsoft's services), and we're apparently going to see a bit more of that behavior - this time with the lock screen.

As leaker PhantomOfEarth on X noticed (see the above post), there's a new 'discover widgets' ability inbound for Windows 11, although not officially at this stage (it is hidden in testing right now).

This will add suggested widgets to the lock screen presumably based on your past usage, and that'll happen 'periodically' according to the blurb describing the feature.

Intel will reportedly be releasing its "Arrow Lake Refresh" CPUs later this year, with some slight CPU clock speed increases and the reinforcement of the NPU for AI workloads.

In a new report from ZDNet Korea, we're hearing that the new Arrow Lake-S Refresh processors will have slightly more performance over the current Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake" chips, with a release in the second half of the year. As it stands, there are 22 models of Arrow Lake CPUs on the market, with 5 x Core Ultra 200S chips for the desktop with overclocking released in October 2024, with another 17 models without OC abilities earlier this year.

ZDNet reports: "Arrow Lake Refresh, which will be released in the second half of this year, is expected to target AI demand with a slight increase in operating clock and replacement of NPU".

JSAUX Gaming has created several accessories for a wide range of handhelds and other devices over the years, and its latest is targeting Nintendo Switch 2 owners who want to keep their brand-new console quiet and cool when gaming. The new JSAUX Cooling Fan for Nintendo Switch 2 is a clip-on cooling accessory for the Switch 2, designed to provide cooling exactly as advertised.

Nintendo Switch 2 games can cause the console's temperature to rise to 40 degrees Celsius, according to JSAUX. The JSAUX Cooling Fan can help reduce the device's temperature by 2-8 degrees in just 4-8 minutes. The unit features a knob that allows you to adjust the fan speed to find the optimal setting.

JSAUX also notes that the compact clip-on design of the Switch 2 Cooling Fan was designed with handheld gaming in mind, offering "heat dissipation without compromising portability or usability." It's available now via Amazon and will be on sale for 25% off on Amazon Prime Day (which runs from July 8-11).

Deus Ex is akin to the PC gaming world's Blade Runner, a genre-defining release that has gone on to influence designers and developers for decades. Blending cyberpunk role-playing, stealth, and first-person action helped create the 'immersive sim' genre of shooters, which offered a lot more than just simple run-and-gun action.

The first two games in the series were developed by Ion Storm, with creator Warren Spector at the helm. Deus Ex took half a decade from concept to become the game PC gamers love, with it starting as a near-future shooter called Troubleshooter. A game that would blend first-person science fiction and the immersion of role-playing games like Ultima Underworld.

The project was rejected by a couple of studios, which led Warren Spector to try to figure out a way to make his dream game. In fact, according to a new interview with PC Gamer, he got close to signing a contract with Westwood to create a Command & Conquer RPG that he planned to turn into Troubleshooter, or Deus Ex, in the Command & Conquer universe.

Blizzard's Warcraft 3 received its own remaster or remake from the studio in the form of Warcraft 3: Reforged, so you might wonder why a Warcraft 3 campaign remake in StarCraft 2 is worth checking out. Well, as StarCraft 2 came out after Warcraft 3, it features a more advanced engine for 3D RTS action, lending itself to improving some of Warcraft 3's gameplay.

Azeroth Reborn is an impressive fan-made mod for StarCraft 2 that lets you play through the iconic Warcraft 3 campaign, including stuff from the critically acclaimed expansion Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Azeroth Reborn benefits from StarCraft 2's advanced engine to improve pathfinding for units, increase the overall speed of the game, and introduce quality-of-life features like the ability to toggle upkeep and track build times.

According to the lead modder, who is working full-time on the project, bringing Warcraft 3's campaigns to StarCraft 2 has taken "a lot of time and effort." Be sure to watch the gameplay trailer above and check out the link below to check it out for yourself.

Apple is moving full steam ahead with the production of its foldable iPhone, requesting its partners to complete trial production of the foldable iPhone by the end of 2025.

In a new story from UDN, picked up by insider @Jukanrosleve on X, we're hearing that the current plan is to start final product testing in the first half of 2026. Following this, mass production and an official external announcement are expected in the second half of 2026. This move is interpreted as an attempt to challenge Samsung's dominance in the foldable phone market.

Samsung already has many generations (six) of foldable smartphones on the market, and is about to launch its new Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 foldable smartphones in the days ahead. Apple is many years behind, but they won't be launching with a so-so foldable iPhone, it should be -- in Apple's words, I'm sure -- magical and revolutionary.

Virtuous is a prolific studio that has worked on some of the biggest ports, remasters, and franchises since its inception twenty years ago. From Call of Duty to Dark Souls, the studio's most recent claim to fame was leading development on the well-received The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, which it worked on alongside Bethesda Game Studios.

In a new interview with Eoin O'Grady, technical director at Virtuos, over at Wccftech, the developer opens up about the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and its capabilities to consoles like the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox Series S, which is the affordable cut-down variant of Microsoft's flagship Xbox Series X.

The Switch 2 features a custom NVIDIA APU based on the RTX 30 Series' Ampere architecture, as opposed to the custom AMD hardware found in the PS4 and Xbox Series S. When it comes to the CPU side of the equation, O'Grady notes that the Switch 2 is "just a bit more powerful than the PS4." However, things get interesting once DLSS enters the picture.

According to the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey results, which were released last week, Windows 11 remains the dominant operating system for the PC gaming platform. With 59.8% of PC gamers using Windows 11, it has comfortably held the lead over Windows 10 for quite some time.

However, this is strictly related to PC gaming and Valve's Steam platform. When it comes to the global Operating System market, encompassing all systems, from office computers to those used by students and general at-home users, Windows 11 adoption has been relatively slow.

According to the latest StatCounter results, which have been tracking the Windows OS market share for years, Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 as the dominant operating system among PC users.

Leave it to modders to make quieter versions of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards, with some rather awesome-looking custom Blackwell cards. Check them out below:

The better-looking of the two -- at least to me -- is from "Ultimate Shrouds", which is in the video above. This mod uses the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 VENTUS graphics cards which can now sport an incredible 4 or even 5 fans.

We have a custom 3D-printed shroud that holds 2 x Phanteks T30 fans, and 2 x Noctua NF-A6x25 PWM fans, but this mod can also support a third T30 fan on the back.

MSI's awesome Afterburner tool doesn't officially support AMD Radeon RX 9000 series "RDNA 4" graphics cards, but now it unofficially does.

MSI Afterburner developer "Unwinder" posted on the Guru3D forums to talk about the launch of the new beta of MSI Afterburner, which has AMD RDNA 4 GPU architecture support. MSI doesn't make or sell any Radeon RX 9000 series "RDNA 4" graphics cards, with Unwinder saying "so support for this GPU family inside the application is completely unofficial".

Not only do we have unofficial RDNA 4 GPU support, but the new MSI Afterburner beta also supports "future" NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, which means it could be the RTX 5050 for both desktop and laptop.

The US Commerce Department is exploring new AI chip export restrictions that would stop AI chips from being smuggled through Southeast Asia and into China.

In a new report from Bloomberg, we're hearing that the US Commerce Department is seeking to close the loopholes that are seeing the flow of AI chips into China. We've seen Chinese companies using loopholes like renting AI GPUs or accessing them through Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Thailand.

The US Commerce Department is preparing a draft for China that would see new restrictions on accessing AI chips through backdoors in Malaysia and Thailand, with claims that both countries would be slapped with increased restrictions. One of the new methods would be allowing AI chip exports into nations only if they're used by those companies that have headquarters in the United States and are operating subsidiaries in Malaysia and Thailand.

NVIDIA has just unleashed DLSS 4 upscaling support into Unreal Engine 5.6, allowing game developers to add the latest AI upscaling technology into UE5.6-based titles.

NVIDIA launched its new GeForce RTX 50 series "Blackwell" GPUs earlier this year, which support DLSS 4 upscaling, but before game developers can add DLSS 4 into their games, the company must make an official plugin... and today is that day for Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5.6.

Unreal Engine 5 already supports NVIDIA DLSS 4 upscaling for various versions of the engine in the 5.0 series, but Unreal Engine 5.5 and 5.6 have just received their own DLSS 4 plugin, which has been made available on NVIDIA's website.

The latest CPU-Z v2.16 update includes support for more AMD RDNA 4 and NVIDIA RTX 50 series GPUs, as well as multiple new AMD Ryzen CPUs.

CPU-Z v2.16 is a popular hardware monitoring tool that has had multiple new components added to its database, including the Navi 44-based Radeon RX 9060 XT that launched last month, which is AMD's latest RDNA 4-based GPU in both 8GB and 16GB configurations. CPU-Z v2.16 also updates its database with support for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 series, supporting both the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060, as well as support for the just-launched GeForce RTX 5050.

On the CPU side of things, CPU-Z v2.16 brings support for AMD's new Ryzen Z2 APUs including the Ryzen Z2 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme, both of which are custom Strix Point APUs for gaming handhelds with up to 8 cores and 16 threads of CPU power with RDNA 3.5 integrated GPUs.

GALAX's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 D graphics card has set multiple new overclocking world records, seeing its GPU clocks hit a huge 3750MHz and its 32GB of GDDR7 memory clocked at an insane 36Gbps.

Team OGS is an overclocking team that has pushed the GALAX RTX 5090 D to its limits, using the GPU inside of a system powered by an Intel Core i9-14900KF processor inside of an ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 APEX motherboard.

Team OGS was running an XOC BIOS that pushes the maximum power limit up to a bonkers 2000W, with the GALAX RTX 5090 D itself featuring dual 12V-2x6 power connectors that are capable of delivering 600W per connector, for up to 1200W of power flowing into the card, leaving a bunch of OC headroom within the BIOS.