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NVIDIA has taken to its website to unveil its latest compact generative AI system that's designed to provide a development platform from commercial AI developers to mere hobbyists looking to explore the capabilities of generative AI.

NVIDIA, the company powering the mass push into AI-infused software, has announced the new NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, which provides as much as a 1.7x leap in generative AI interference performance, along with a 70% increase in performance to 67 INT8 TOPS. Additionally, NVIDIA has increased the Jetson Orin Nano Super's memory bandwidth by as much as 50% compared to its predecessor, bringing its total memory bandwidth to 102GB/s.

Moreover, if you are upset because you already own a Jetson Orin Nano and now want the performance of the Super variant, NVIDIA can get you partially the way there as the company explains in its announcement the software updates to the Super variant will benefit performance on the Jetson Orin Nano. NVIDIA writes the developer kit consists of a Jetson Orin Nano 8GB system-on-module (SoM), along with a reference carrier board designed for prototyping AI applications. More specifically, the SoM features an NVIDIA Ampere-based architecture GPU, a 6-core Arm CPU, and support for up to four cameras.

A new report from Insider Gaming, which has previously correctly predicted industry moves by Ubisoft, has stated the AAA developer plans on changing up the Far Cry formula with its two new titles.

The report states that Ubisoft currently has two new Far Cry games in development, Far Cry 7 and Maverick. Insider Gaming states both titles were originally under the codename Talisker, but then they were split, with its next mainline title, Far Cry 7, initially being under the codename Blackbird and the other title, which is an extraction-based shooter, being separated by the moniker Maverick. More specifically, Insider Gaming reports that both of these upcoming Far Cry games are set to move away from the traditional Far Cry formula.

Firstly, Maverick is rumored to introduce players to the Alaskan wilderness and pit them against each other, along with the native animals and harsh climate. As for Blackbird, or the next mainline Far Cry game, Ubisoft will let players assume the role of an individual who has to save his family from being kidnapped by a conspiracy cult that is performing hallucinogenic experiments on animals and children.

Acer's next-gen Predator Orion 7000 series desktop PCs have been listed, featuring NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090 with 32GB GDDR7, and the RTX 5080 with 16GB of GDDR7 memory.

The new Acer Predator Orion 7000 desktop PCs will be featuring Intel's new Core Ultra 200 series "Arrow Lake" processors, with each of the systems teased powered by the Core Ultra 7 265KF processor. The two new desktop PCs also feature 32GB of DDR5 memory (2 x 16GB) sticks with support for up to 128GB of memory, dual 1TB SSDs (no mention of Gen4 or Gen5) and feature two different GPUs.

The higher-end Acer Predator Orion 7000 system features NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, with Acer specifically mentioning it has 32GB of GDDR7 memory, meanwhile, the other Predator Orion 7000 system features the GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB of GDDR7 memory.

TSMC chairman C.C. Wei has said that he talked with the world's richest man -- SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI boss Elon Musk -- and that Elon said the future was robots, not cars, and that his biggest concern was the stable supply of chips for the Optimus robots.

The TSMC boss was at Taiwan's 12th National Science and Technology Conference, where he talked to Elon, with Wei promising that TSMC could deliver as long as he is willing to pay. Wei told conference attendees that multi-purpose robots are the AI wave of the future, and that's it a huge opportunity for Taiwan, because making them requires precision, joining the worlds of semiconductor technology with software.

Wei also said that drones, energy conservation, reducing carbon emissions and natural resource management are also important key parts for Taiwan and its continued AI efforts. Wei also pointed out that Taiwan has excellent design companies as well as chip manufacturing and packaging + testing plans, as well as advanced semiconductors and precision machinery.

PowerColor is reportedly cooking up its new GPU series for AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 8000 series "RDNA 4" graphics card launch, with a new "Reaper" series card.

In a new post from VideoCardz, the rumor outlet said their sources told them that PowerColor would be introducing a new Reaper GPU series for the launch of AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 8000 series "RDNA 4" launch. PowerColor has its Devil, Hellhound, and Fighter models but the new Reaper series will debut with RDNA 4.

VC says that its source is not confirming the names of the SKUs, but we should be looking at the new RDNA 4-powered Radeon RX 8800 and Radeon RX 8600 graphics cards, which we've bene hearing more and more about lately with rumors. PowerColor's new Radeon RX 8000 series "Reaper" graphics cards are expected to debut for both the Radeon RX 8800 and Radeon RX 8600, says VideoCardz.

ASUS is expected to launch its new ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet at CES 2025, with new teases of the 16-core and 12-core AMD "Strix Halo" APUs inside. Check it out:

In the last 24 hours, people have started noticing the product code "GZ302EA" that shows search results on Google, with the ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet listed by multiple retailers with some early specifications to drool over. AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip is the 16-core, 32-thread flagship "Strix Halo" APU which will power the flagship ASUS ROG Flow 13 gaming tablet, but there's also a 12-core Strix Halo variant (the Ryzen AI Max 390) that's been spotted.

The new ASUS ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet will feature AMD's new Strix Halo APU, with a 13.4-inch panel and a super-smooth 180Hz refresh rate (over the 165Hz on the current ROG Flow). There's also LPDDR5X memory support, with the Strix Halo APU supporting 8000 MT/s speeds by default, over the LPDDR5 (non-X) memory in the current ROG Flow.

Sony has confirmed its intent to buy manga and anime multimedia giant Kadokawa Corp., but one Japanese analyst warns against the effects of this multimedia consolidation.

Sony could purchase Kadokawa in a sweeping merger that would combine Sony's existing movies, games, TV, film and music businesses with Kadokawa's billion-dollar manga and anime empire. PwC analyst Suzuki Takahiro believes Sony's motivations are centered around acquiring Kadokawa's formidable trove of IPs.

"Sony is no longer the consumer electronics manufacturer it was in the past, and entertainment is becoming its core business. However, creating IP (intellectual property) is not its forte. I think they are aiming to incorporate Kadokawa's content and strengthen it," Takahiro told Yahoo News Japan.

Cooler Master's annual Case Mod World Series 2024 has wrapped, and the winners are impressive, surprising, and outlandish. They showcase the incredible talent possessed by modders in creating custom PC cases.

The competition covered two categories: Scratch Build of the Year, which is all about custom case mods created from the ground up, and Tower Mod of the Year, which sees competitors take existing Cooler Master cases and let their creativity, skill, and imagination run wild.

The Scratch Build winner, "Taiwan Five Timber" by Kuan-Sheng Wu from GsStudio, is a custom build inspired by Taiwan's cultural heritage and incorporates five types of locally sourced timber. It's an impressive-looking build, though we have a soft spot for the runner-up build called "ED-209." Inspired by the classic 1980s film RoboCop, it brings the menacing OCP robot to life with impressive detail.

The GeForce RTX 50 Series leaks are coming in thick and fast, and with this latest one from Acer (via Videocardz), it looks like the GeForce RTX 5080 and GeForce RTX 5090 will both be in full force at CES 2025 in January.

This time, the leaks surround the pre-built Acer Predator Orion 7000 desktop PCs, which include Intel's latest Core Ultra 200 Series processors. With access to leaked data sheets for new Predator Orion 7000 variants with GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics, we've got more confirmation on the memory configuration for the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090.

As rumored and previously leaked, the GeForce RTX 5090 will feature 32GB of GDDR7 memory, while the GeForce RTX 5080 will feature 16GB of GDDR7 memory. With both of these models expected to launch sometime in January, there's a good chance CES 2025 attendees can get hands-on with these stylish new rigs on the show floor.

NVIDIA is preparing to formally announce its new GeForce RTX 50 Series at CES 2025 in a couple of weeks, with the GeForce RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and flagship GeForce RTX 5090 set to be unveiled. Multiple leaks from NVIDIA's partners have confirmed this lineup, and a new leak from INNO3D hints at a revolutionary AI-powered technology coming along with more.

This is our first glimpse at what could be DLSS 4, with the information from INNO3D covering what to expect with the GeForce RTX 50 Series and its AI capabilities for gaming and content creation. According to INNO3D, the GeForce RTX 50 Series will feature Neural Rendering Capabilities, revolutionizing how "graphics are processed and displayed."

This is in addition to DLSS offering "even better image quality and higher frame rates" and enhanced ray tracing with improved RT cores. It doesn't stop there, as the next generation of GeForce RTX graphics cards will also be leveraging AI to improve power efficiency and thermal performance when gaming.

Over the past few days, several GeForce RTX gamers have taken to social media to report a significant dip in PC gaming performance across various titles, the culprit being the new NVIDIA App. Recently launched in Version 1.0 form, the NVIDIA App replaces the GeForce Experience app for all customization, driver updates, performance monitoring, game optimization, and more.

With reports of up to a 15% loss in performance when playing specific titles, according to a Tom's Hardware investigation, it's a serious issue that has seen NVIDIA respond with a forum post acknowledging that it's aware of "reported performance issue[s]" related to the NVIDIA App. The good news is that an easy fix will restore those missing frames ahead of Team Green releasing an official update to the app.

As seen in an additional investigation by Hardware Unboxed, which found a more modest 3% performance loss in the games it tested with the NVIDIA App installed, the issue is related to the app's overlay and 'Game Filters and Photo Mode' settings.

NVIDIA's next-gen B300 and GB300 AI GPUs are currently being tested, with some news that AOS's DrMOS were experiencing "severe thermal issues".

In a new post on X and a more detailed post on Medium, insider Ming-Chi Kuo says that the DrMOS chips are currently being tested for NVIDIA's new GB300/B300 system, and that they're AOS's 5x5 and MPS's 5x6, with Kuo's supply chain survey indicating that AOS's DrMOS were experiencing severe thermal issues.

Kuo said: "With GB300/B300 still some time away from mass production, This event doesn't mean that AOS can't eventually benefit from GB300/B300. However, to avoid repeating delays seen with GB200/B200, NVIDIA's efforts to seek alternative 5x5 DrMOS suppliers or to accelerate testing of MPS's 5x6 DrMOS could impact the market's high expectations for AOS's orders in the near term".

Analyst firm DFC Intelligence predicts that Switch 2 sales will be in line with the sales trends from the original Switch handheld-console hybrid.

Nintendo is poised to reveal its new Switch 2 console sometime soon. Reports say it'll happen in January, and others indicate that the Switch 2 could launch in March 2025 (the original released in March 2017). If the current Switch family is any indicator, the Switch 2 will sell like gangbusters, potentially even following the strong initial sales of its predecessor.

One analyst firm has laid out their expectations for the Nintendo Switch 2. In a new update post, DFC Intelligence expects the Switch 2 to sell anywhere from 15 to 17 million units in its first year of availability. By 2028, the group believes the Switch 2 will command an installed base of some 80 million users.

NVIDIA is expected to debut its second-fastest next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series GPU with faster GDDR7 memory, with the new GeForce RTX 5080 expected to feature 16GB of GDDR7 memory at 32Gbps.

In a new post by Benchlife, we're learning that the faster 30Gbps GDDR7 memory modules will be used on the RTX 5080, after previous rumors said they'd use (even faster) 32Gbps GDDR7 memory. This means that NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB of GDDR7 at 30Gbps on a 256-bit memory bus will provide 960GB/sec of memory bandwidth, close to the flagship RTX 4090.

NVIDIA's current-gen GeForce RTX 4080 features 716GB/sec of memory bandwidth, while the RTX 4080 SUPER features a slightly faster 736GB/sec memory bandwidth, so the RTX 5080 with 960GB/sec memory bandwidth means it'll only have 5% slower memory bandwidth than the current-gen RTX 4090 (which has a much wider memory bus, too).

It sounds like Xbox consoles are safe, at least for another hardware generation.

Hardware has always been a sore spot for Microsoft. Although the original Xbox launched to surprising numbers, and the Xbox 360 went neck and neck against the PS3, Microsoft has always missed one very important part of consumer electronics sales: Profit.

Typically, companies like Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft will launch their consoles at a loss and make up for it via games, subscriptions, services, etc. Over time, Sony and Nintendo will sell their systems at a profit. But Microsoft never makes its money back from Xbox hardware, and every generation of Xbox console has been unprofitable and sold at a loss (clarification that Xbox as a games division is still profitable).

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reiterates Xbox's cross-platform strategy with investors and shareholders.

In a recent annual shareholders meeting, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella shared his thoughts on the current state of Xbox, and how the definition of the brand has changed so broadly that it's sparked a memorable marketing campaign.

"I'm feeling very, very good about where we are in gaming," Nadella told Microsoft stakeholders.

NVIDIA's incoming RTX 5080 will benefit from the fastest video RAM of the entire next-gen Blackwell range, going by a fresh leak.

This comes from Benchlife as highlighted by Harukaze5719 on X (hat tip to VideoCardz), and the theory is that the RTX 5080 will have 16GB of GDDR7 - as previously rumored - but it'll be 30Gbps memory.

All the other RTX 5000 models, including the flagship RTX 5090, are set to use the standard 28Gbps flavor of GDDR7. So, the RTX 5080 is going to be unique in that respect.

With so much personal information and data stored online, identity theft, getting scammed, and being the victim of fraud is a real threat.

From online shopping to dating apps to streaming services and simply creating an account to access a single piece of information you're interested in, we're all potentially exposing our sensitive personal information and data every time we hit that 'sign up' button.

Millions see the effects daily, from online-specific data points like usernames and email addresses leading to email inboxes filled with spam and phishing attempts to exposed phone numbers leading to scam calls and text messages. The latter can lead to severe outcomes, with scam calls and phishing texts looking to infect your mobile device, make a payment, or trick you into revealing additional personal information.

Rumors circulating about Nintendo's upcoming console, the successor to the immensely popular Nintendo Switch, have seemingly reached fever pitch, with multiple Nintendo insiders, and a leaker that has recently gained a lot of attention, are all pointing to a specific month next year for Nintendo's official unveiling.

The latest has come from Nintentalk and Nintendo Prime, who both took to X, formerly Twitter, to say they have heard from insiders at major 3rd parties associated with the upcoming console that Nintendo plans to unveil the Switch 2 in early January. Additionally, the source that spoke to Nintentalk said, "Get ready to play modern AAA offerings on your Nintendo system in 2025".

Furthermore, Chris Dring, a 17-year video game journalist, said during the GamesIndustry.biz podcast that he has heard "chatter" that Nintendo could reveal the Switch 2 at the beginning of the new year. The corroboration of the purported early January release window doesn't stop there, as it was only a few days ago a Reddit user with the handle "NextHandheld" showed evidence to Reddit moderators to back up their claims they have access to a final release model of the Nintendo Switch 2. Among a slew of other things, the leaker went on to claim that they had heard Nintendo was planning an unveiling for January.

The YouTube channel Budget-Builds Official got its hands on a budget GeForce RTX 4010 graphics card to put it to the test. The only problem is that the GeForce RTX 4010 doesn't exist because it's not a real NVIDIA GeForce RTX option for desktops. With the card shipped from China, it turns out that it's a working GPU that delivers surprisingly impressive performance.

And no, it's not an unannounced RTX 4010; it's something else. Shenzen Bitland created the "RTX 4010" compact single-slot GPU with a simple blower-fan design. Surprisingly, the GPU works when connected to a PC, even if it requires a dated VGA cable. As seen in the full video breakdown, GPU-Z cannot detect the GPU (naturally); however, it does confirm that it features 4GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus.

With unoptimized but working GeForce drivers (using a version designed for the RTX 4090D), the "GeForce RTX 4010" is a repurposed Ampere-based RTX A400 workstation graphics card. And one that does an okay job playing some modern PC games.