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China's AI data center companies are selling off their stacks of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090D graphics cards, because AI demand is dropping, and they no longer need the hardware and want to make a few quick (big) bucks with prices of the RTX 4090D hitting as high as $6000 in second-hand markets.

We saw Chinese companies modding the RTX 4090D and doubling its 24GB of GDDR6X to a very hefty 48GB, which is a huge performance win for AI workloads. But in a new report from DigiTimes, we're hearing that Chinese AI companies are now selling their GPU inventory as AI power is being reduced, and they want to make some quick profits.

Chinese AI companies are reportedly noticing a hefty 20% server utilization rate, so you can see why they're refurbing and selling off those high-end graphics cards. On top of that, there is a ton of uncertainty surrounding US export restrictions, and the latest ban on NVIDIA's custom made-for-China H20 AI GPU.

NVIDIA's RTX 5000 graphics cards may finally be turning a corner with stock levels improving considerably, or at least that's the latest suggestion from the grapevine.

Moore's Law is Dead (MLID) aired this rumor in his latest episode of 'Broken Silicon' on YouTube (see above), which typically recaps (or expands on) existing recent leaks, but sometimes introduces fresh material to spice things up more.

In this case, MLID has heard new info from a couple of sources at retailers about how NVIDIA is now getting more Blackwell GPU supply through.

Through the power of artificial intelligence, two people who cannot understand each other's languages can now communicate fluidly. Well, almost.

Meta has rolled out a new update to its Ray-Ban smart glasses that adds a live translator feature where a wearer can simply say, "Hey Meta, start live translation," and the feature will be enabled. Once enabled, the conversation can begin, and the wearer of the glasses will hear the translated conversation in their preferred language. As always, there are some caveats. Currently, only four languages are supported: Spanish, English, French, and Italian.

Another caveat is that for live translation to work in the ideal setting, both people should be wearing a pair of Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. However, the feature does work if one person is wearing the glasses and the other is using the Meta app to receive the translation. What's nice is that users can download each language, making the translation feature available offline. This means you won't need an active internet connection to take advantage of live translation.

The AI chatbot landscape is extremely competitive with big tech companies fighting to provide a platform with the best user experience that combines fluid information interactions, a slick user-interface, and additional features such as image generation, etc.

While AI is relatively new, usage figures such as those obtained through Google's antitrust lawsuit showcase just how much the technology has been adopted by the masses. For example, Google's Gemini had just 9 million daily active users in October 2024, but according to recent data, that number has jumped to 35 million daily active users as of last month.

As for monthly active users, the same data indicates Google's Gemini pulls in as many as 350 million monthly active users, which is quite a lot, but not as many as competing AI tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which has roughly 600 million monthly active users as of March. ChatGPT's astronomical numbers put it at the table with the likes of Meta AI, which company CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in September last year had obtained as many as 500 million monthly users.

Blade Runner fans won't be happy to learn that an unannounced Blade Runner game being developed at Supermassive Games has now been canceled.

A new report from Insider Gaming has revealed that Supermassive Games was developing a Blade Runner game titled "Blade Runner: Time To Live," and it would have been a character-focused, cinematic experience that leaned into the action-adventure genre. Players would have assumed the role of Blade Runner in 2065, and the story was planned to span between 10 and 12 hours. Notably, the story blended the "philosophical themes of Blade Runner with kinetic action-adventure gameplay."

The report reveals the game entered pre-production in September 2025, and the team behind it is the core team that worked on The Quarry. Pre-production was slated to end in March 2025, and prototyping was scheduled to begin sometime in September 2025. The developers were planning a full release of the game for September 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, along with the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The budget for the unannounced Blade Runner title was pegged at approximately $45 million, with $9 million of the budget being dedicated to external performance capture and acting talent.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is the most anticipated game in the world at the moment, with fans of the franchise patiently waiting to hear any piece of new information from either Rockstar or publisher Take-Two Interactive.

Unfortunately, Rockstar and Take-Two have been tight-lipped on anything GTA 6-related, with the only piece of GTA 6 content officially released being Trailer 1, which debuted on December 4, 2023. Trailer 1 revealed GTA 6 is pegged for launch sometime in Fall 2025, and since it was released, it has now reached two significant milestones. Trailer 1 has surpassed 250 million views and 1 million comments.

For those who don't know, when the GTA 6 trailer was released, it took the crown from MrBeast as the most viewed YouTube video within a 24-hour period, not counting any music videos.

Update - Intel contacted us with this message: "We would appreciate if you could clarify that only the new Boost BIOS settings are covered under warranty. Other warranty terms remain unchanged."

"Overclocking Intel processors with the 200S Boost profile will not void the limited processor warranty provided by Intel. All other warranty terms remain unchanged. This profile does not apply to processors overclocked before the profile launch date."

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Samsung was expected to reveal its first tri-fold smartphone in the coming months, but according to the latest rumors, the new "Galaxy G Fold" tri-fold smartphone will launch in Q4 2025.

In a new report from The Bell, we're hearing that Samsung will be launching its flagship tri-fold Galaxy G Fold alongside a more affordable Galaxy Z Flip FE smartphone. These new foldable smartphones were expected to launch in July or August, but now the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Z Fold 7 will be launching with the Galaxy G Fold and Galaxy Z Flip FE in Q4 2025.

The release window for Samsung's new foldables is in a constant state of flux, as its tri-fold "Galaxy G Fold" will be a competitor to Huawei's Mate XT tri-fold smartphone available in China. First, it was expected in Q3 2025, but now we're a couple of months closer to the holidays in Q4 2025.

Nintendo does not have enough consoles to meet the expressed demand for its Switch 2 system in Japan.

Pre-orders for the Switch 2 go live tonight, but Nintendo has pre-emptively warned Japanese gamers that not everyone who wants to buy a Switch 2 will be able to get one. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa posted a memo apologizing to Japanese gamers, saying that a "significant" amount of users will not be able to pre-order the system.

Over 2.2 million people in Japan expressed interest in buying a Switch 2 directly from Nintendo, but the company won't have enough stock to meet demand. This stat also gives key insight into Nintendo's entrenched userbase, and reveals a key tactic that prevents scalping and also extra revenue--to even apply to pre-order a Switch 2, users must have an active 12-month Switch Online subscription with 50 hours of playtime.

AMD has just confirmed it will host its Computex 2025 press conference on May 21, and you can tune into the show right from your PC or smartphone.

AMD's upcoming Computex 2025 press conference will be hosted by Jack Huynh, the SVP and GM of the Computing and Graphics Group of the company, who recently hosted CES 2025, where he willl be announcing key products and technology advancements across gaming, AI, PC, and enterprise, showcasing whats' possible through AMD vision on AI-powered devices.

We should expect to see things like the Radeon RX 9060 XT mainstream RDNA 4 graphics card, I'm sure a ton about how successful and powerful the company's fresh new Strix Halo APU is, an earful about AI which I'm sure we'll all be sick of within minutes of hearing "AI, AI, AI, AI, AI" over and over again.

Ready or Not, the tactical shooter which is designed around providing a realistic SWAT team experience, has now sold over nine million copies on PC, we've been told.

Wccftech spotted the announcement from Void Interactive's CEO, Julio Rodriguez, who wrote in a press release: "As we approach 10 million units sold on Steam, we're beyond excited to bring the experience to console players worldwide."

It was last week that the revelation was made that Ready or Not is coming to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles this summer. It'll offer full crossplay between PC and those consoles, too.

Intel is set to announce yet another round of layoffs, with around 20% of its global workforce to see their jobs cut, representing around 21,000 positions.

In a new report from Bloomberg, we're learning that the Intel layoffs would be happening this week with the company aiming to "eliminate bureaucracy at the struggling chipmaker" according to a person familiar with the matter. The move is part of a bid to streamline management and rebuild an engineering-driven culture according to Bloomberg's source.

Intel cut around 15,000 positions in August 2024, with its global workforce dropping from 124,800 employees in 2023 to 108,900 last year... and now with another 20,000 positions slashed, Intel's global workforce will dwindle down to 88,900.

Nearly five years after the release of Ghost of Tsushima, PlayStation has finally revealed the official release date for the highly anticipated sequel, Ghost of Yōtei.

PlayStation has taken to its blog to confirm the release date for Ghost of Yōtei is October 2, 2025, and accompanying the release date is a new trailer titled "The Onryō's List". PlayStation gave some backstory on the trailer and Ghost of Yōtei's protagonist, Atsu, with the company saying that a gang of outlaws known as the Yōtei Six took everything from Atsu, killing her whole family and leaving her for dead. Atsu was left pinned to a burning ginkgo tree but miraculously survived. Fueled by revenge against the Yōtei Six, Atsu learned how to fight, kill, and hunt.

She has now returned to her home with a list of the six names she plans to hunt down to avenge her family: The Snake, The Oni, The Kitsune, The Spider, The Dragon, and Lord Saito. PlayStation writes that Atsu is armed with the same katana used to pin her against the burning tree, and while her story is fueled by vengeance, players should know Atsu discovers there's more to her journey than just blood-fueled revenge. Those interested in pre-orders should know PlayStation will be making them available on May 2 at 10:00 AM ET.

Bethesda has finally unveiled what could probably be considered the biggest unkept gaming secret of 2025, the remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Excitement for Oblivion Remastered hit fever pitch when a leak occurred, showcasing the graphical improvements the developers Virtuos and Bethesda have made to the legendary title that was originally launched in 2006. The leak was followed by a short period of rampant anticipation and rumors suggesting Bethesda was preparing to showcase the title at any given moment, and then the publisher/developer posted a video to its YouTube channel titled "All will be revealed..." and gave an official date.

The showcase included a nearly 20-minute video with Bethesda and developer Virtuos explaining all of the improvements they have made to Oblivion Remastered, such as revamped character models, assets, UI, UX, voice acting, lip syncing, and mechanics. Moreover, Bethesda confirmed what was a big rumor and that Oblivion Remastered would become playable at the end of the presentation, which it was.

Oblivion Remastered has been released on every platform except Nintendo's, but according to a known gaming industry leaker, that may change.

The insider is eXtastv, who has been fairly hit and miss with his predictions, but according to the leaker, Bethesda is currently working on a Nintendo Switch 2 version of Oblivion Remastered, with the leaker saying there is "active work by Bethesda" on the project. How possible is this? Well, considering the power of the Nintendo Switch 2 and titles such as Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, and most importantly, The Duskbloods, are all open-world games that are coming to the Switch 2 and will push the console's performance capabilities.

What is likely the most significant indicator that the Switch 2 will be capable of running a cut-down version of Oblivion Remastered is that the console is compatible with Unreal Engine 5, as Fortnite running a version of Unreal Engine 5 will be available on the platform. While the graphic intensity and scope of Fortnite compared to Oblivion Remastered are entirely different, it confirms the console is, at the very least, capable of running an Unreal Engine 5 game, which is what developers used to create Oblivion Remastered.

AMD's RX 9060 XT graphics cards might be going on sale as soon as May 18, somewhat earlier than the timeframe the rumor mill has previously forecast for the release date.

If you recall that previous buzz on the grapevine, it claimed that AMD was looking at a Computex reveal (the show starts on May 20) for the RX 9060 XT GPUs (8GB and 16GB models), followed by a release in June.

That may well have been true at the time it was reported, and indeed the new rumor - coming from the Board Channels over in China (via VideoCardz) - insists that AMD was indeed planning this. However, apparently Team Red has now brought forward the release to May 18.

Oblivion Remastered has been causing quite a stir - indeed, the excitement around this remake has been more like a tidal wave - since it was revealed yesterday, and that includes a surge of activity on the mod front.

As we've already reported, while mod support is not official, Bethesda hasn't outlawed these add-ons either, it's just that if you use them and it breaks the revamped take on Oblivion, you're on your own.

And there's been a flood of mods, as Eurogamer picked up, with the numbers of the unofficial modifications out there now cresting over 100, a mere day after the remake was made available.

It has been less than 24 hours since the release of Oblivion Remastered, and someone has already managed to get a playable version of the game inside a virtual reality headset.

The YouTube channel LunchAndVR has released what appears to be the very first look at Oblivion Remastered in VR with motion controls. The mod used to achieve this is called UEVR, which is a tool that converts Unreal Engine games to VR experiences, and since Oblivion Remastered uses Unreal Engine 5, the tool seems to have worked just great. The description of the YouTube video reveals that these are just very early tests of the build, and it isn't without any problems, as some motion controls are still causing the game to crash.

As for performance, LunchAndVR reports that the game runs very well indoors but experiences performance dips when outside. The above video was captured with the following game settings and hardware: Medium graphics, DLSS set to Performance, a Quest 3 VR headset with Virtual Desktop VDXR, Ultra, 72Hz, and a PC with a GeForce RTX 4090, Intel Core i9 13900 with 64GB of RAM. Notably, the gameplay was captured on the GamePass version of the game, with LunchAndVR also saying it works on the Steam version too.

Oblivion Remastered has been out for less than a day, and it has already received a selection of mods that can be downloaded and easily installed by players.

One of the biggest components of a Bethesda title is the player-driven community of modders who push the limits of what is possible within the world that Bethesda and its developers have created. An example of this is Skyrim, which one could argue wouldn't have maintained its staying power in the gaming zeitgeist without its plethora of player-created mods, which introduce an almost infinite number of ways to replay the game. Now Bethesda has confirmed and released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered one of the first questions players asked was - does it come with mod support?

Officially, Bethesda doesn't support mods for Oblivion Remastered, but all that means is that Bethesda won't help you if you decide to use mods and the game suddenly breaks. If the game does break, Bethesda recommends uninstalling the mods and verifying the game files' integrity. Alternatively, you can simply uninstall and reinstall the game. Despite these disclaimers, it hasn't stopped mod creators from already pushing out several mods for Oblivion Remastered, with the most popular being listed below.

Igor's Lab has just released a new in-depth report that uncovers a potential 'hotspot issue' affecting all GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, unrelated to the GPU chip or the latest GDDR7 memory. The hotspots have been recorded in the power delivery systems on the PCB, which Igor's Lab says could affect the longevity of affected graphics cards built using NVIDIA's reference designs.

Igor's Lab tested a range of GPUs from NVIDIA partners like Palit, PNY, MSI, and others. It describes the issue as "heat nests" located below the power supply that aren't often actively or otherwise cooled. And the issue seems to be worse on lower-tier cards like the GeForce RTX 5070, as the shorter and smaller PCB means these sections are more densely packed between the GPU and the display outputs.

Looking at a PNY GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5070, the former records a hotspot measuring 80.5 degrees Celsius, while the RTX 5070 reports a hotspot of 107.3 degrees Celsius. In the case of the RTX 5070, this is with a GPU temperature of 69.7 degrees.