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• NVIDIA shares bleed $384 billion in value in a few hours after China's DeepSeek shocks AI worldNVIDIA shares are down 11% in pre-market trading, bleeding $384 BILLION in a few hours over fears of China's game-changing DeepSeek AI startup.Jan 27, 2025 7:10 AM CST
• NVIDIA teases DLSS Frame Generation for GeForce RTX 30 Series ownersDLSS Frame Generation could be coming to all GeForce RTX gamers in the future, thanks to DLSS 4's optimizations and AI improvements.Jan 27, 2025 12:33 AM CST
• AMD's next-gen flagship UDNA Radeon GPU won't be as powerful as the GeForce RTX 5090AMD is set to return to the high-end enthusiast GPU market with its next-gen unified UDNA architecture, however it could still fall short of the RTX 5090.Jan 26, 2025 11:34 PM CST
• AMD FSR 4 games list, titles that will work day one on the Radeon RX 9070 XTCall of Duty, Space Marine 2, The Last of Us Part I, Marvel Rivals, and more. Here's the complete day one list of FSR 4 compatible games.Jan 26, 2025 11:02 PM CST
• SK hynix reports highest-ever yearly earnings for 2024, all thanks to HBM and the AI boomSK hynix has just posted its best-ever yearly earnings for 2024: $46.1 billion in sales, revenues increased by 102% thanks to HBM and AI demand.Jan 26, 2025 9:36 PM CST
• AMD says RDNA 4 delay is due to software and FSR 4, confirms stock is already at retailersAMD confirms that the last minute decision to delay RDNA 4 and Radeon RX 9070 XT to March 2025 came down to drivers and FSR 4 not being ready in time.Jan 26, 2025 8:02 PM CST
• DeepSeek's new AI assistant app is the top free app on the Apple App Store, ahead of ChatGPTChinese AI company DeepSeek has huge success on the Apple App Store: its AI assistant app is the top free app, beating OpenAI's ChatGPT app.Jan 26, 2025 7:20 PM CST
• Chinese company announces trial production of HBM2, while HBM3E is here, and HBM4 is closeChinese memory company Tongu announces HBM2 trial production: should find its way into Huawei AI chips, as HBM3E rules and HBM4 is on the horizon.Jan 26, 2025 6:06 PM CST
• MSI's new Afterburner Beta now has GeForce RTX 50 support, works with RTX 5090 and RTX 5080MSI's new Afterburner Beta supports GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, integrates G-Assist, and experimental support for Ryzen 9000, Core Ultra 200 series CPUs.Jan 26, 2025 5:25 PM CST
• NVIDIA's tight margins on GeForce RTX 50 series: pressure on AIBs as 'MSRP feels like charity'NVIDIA has seriously tight margins on its new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, putting massive pressure on AIB partners as MSRP pricing 'feels like charity'.Jan 26, 2025 2:02 PM CST
• GDC survey finds 80% of developers are making games for PC: as PC is the 'dominant platform'PC development has skyrocketed according to a new GDC survey with over 80% of game developers making games for the PC, as it is the 'dominant platform'.Jan 26, 2025 1:33 PM CST
• Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has 50,000 NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs says CEO, even with US restrictionsChinese AI company DeepSeek says its DeepSeek R1 model is as good, or better than OpenAI's new o1 says CEO: powered by 50,000 NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs.Jan 25, 2025 10:10 PM CST
• NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 performance leaks: 15% faster in 3DMark than the RTX 4080 SUPERNVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 shows early benchmark results: 15% faster in synthetic 3DMark testing than the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER.Jan 25, 2025 9:09 PM CST
• PowerColor intros Radeon RX 9070 XT Hellhound and Reaper GPUs: RDNA 4 coming in MarchPowerColor announces its new AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Hellhound and Reaper graphics cards: custom RDNA 4 cards with triple-fan cooler.Jan 25, 2025 8:08 PM CST
• Trump admin rumored to take over TikTok with Oracle, other US investors, ByteDance worth $200B+President Trump and his administration rumored to be working on a plan to save TIkTok: acquire it from ByteDance with Oracle and other US investors.Jan 25, 2025 7:07 PM CST
• DOOM: The Dark Ages could go handheld, with Xbox boss teasing Nintendo Switch 2 supportDOOM: The Dark Ages rumored to be released on the Nintendo Switch 2 according to leaker, joins the PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 versions.Jan 25, 2025 6:22 PM CST
• Xbox boss talks all things Xbox, gaming: says 'we want our Xbox hardware to win'Xbox CEO Phil Spencer wants to see games moving over to PlayStation, talks the future of Xbox, says 'we want our Xbox hardware to win'.Jan 25, 2025 2:02 PM CST
• Check out these beautiful die shots of NVIDIA's new Blackwell GB202 GPU and GDDR7 memoryNVIDIA's new Blackwell GB202 GPU and GDDR7 memory get some utterly beautiful die shots, with ASUS ROG GeForce RTX 5090D Astral OC'd to 3.4GHz under LN2.Jan 25, 2025 1:29 PM CST
• ASUS ROG GeForce RTX 5090D Astral OC to 3.4GHz with LN2 cooling, uses almost 1000W powerASUS's new custom GeForce RTX 5090D Astral graphics card has its GB202 GPU overclocked to 3.4GHz on LN2 cooling, uses close to 1000W of power.Jan 25, 2025 7:57 AM CST
• Mark Zuckerberg teases $65B plan on building 1.3 million AI GPU datacenter in 2025Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlines new AI capital expenditure for 2025: $65 billion ready for 1.3 million AI GPU datacenter this year.Jan 24, 2025 10:10 PM CST
• ACEMAGIC's new F3A AI 370 Mini-PC: AMD Strix Point APU, up to 96GB RAM, 4TB SSD, USB4, and moreAGEMAGIC announces its new F3A AI 370 Mini-PC: powered by AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 'Strix Point' APU, up to 96GB RAM, up to 4TB SSD storage.Jan 24, 2025 9:09 PM CST
• Wife buys husband a $139 gaming muzzle to stop him screamingThe wife of a gamer husband has purchased him a $139 human muzzle designed to dampen the sound of any angry gaming outburst, but it wasn't worth the guilt.Jan 24, 2025 8:37 PM CST
• Tesla unveils its new Model Y: redesigned exterior, improved aerodynamics, range, power, moreTesla refreshes its Model Y for 2025: fully-loaded setup with special badging, Full-Self Driving (FSD), and Acceleration Boost starts from $59,990.Jan 24, 2025 8:08 PM CST
• id says DOOM: The Dark Ages is the biggest and best game the developer has ever madeDOOM: The Dark Ages is the biggest and best game that id Software has ever made, developer says the story is 'out of the Codex' during recent interviews.Jan 24, 2025 7:07 PM CST
• AYANEO 3 flagship handheld: OLED display, AMD Strix Point APU, 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD for $2099AYANEO 3 modular handheld is here: USB4, OCUlink ports with AMD Strix Point APU, OLED display, modular buttons + joysticks, and so much more.Jan 24, 2025 6:06 PM CST
• The first GeForce RTX 5090 has been damaged: by ASUS PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim mechanismASUS's new Intel 800 and AMD 800 series motherboards and its new 'PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim' has already damaged NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090.Jan 24, 2025 5:05 PM CST
• SEGA makes big step in new Super Game global live service business strategySEGA has made one of the biggest developments in its ambitious live service Super Game initiative and is setting the early framework for the model.Jan 24, 2025 4:32 PM CST
• NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 is already on eBay for an eye watering $7000, with no refundsScalpers are already listing NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card on eBay for between $5000 and $7000, with NO refunds offered.Jan 24, 2025 4:04 PM CST
• Warner Bros Games leadership to depart, is WB's $3 billion games target in jeopardy?Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad is leaving after 12 years of leading the games division, can WB's $3bn games goal be met?Jan 24, 2025 3:29 PM CST
• Doom: The Dark Ages' teeming hordes were inspired by Sparta's last stand in 300Doom Slayer's new bulwark-tank design has taken inspiration from 300 and the Battle of Thermopylae where Sparta was overwhelmed by hordes of Persians.Jan 24, 2025 2:31 PM CST
• V-Color DDR5 RAM hits a jaw-dropping 12,726 MT/s overclocked in a GIGABYTE motherboardHiCookie pushed a single 24GB stick of V-Color Manta Xfinity RGB to 12,726 MT/s beating out Splave, and broke some other world records, too.Jan 24, 2025 1:35 PM CST
• Dragon Age Veilguard significantly underperformed, may have sold less than 1.5 million copiesDragon Age Veilguard significantly missed EA's internal targets, and its full game sales apparently delivered less than 1.5 million units on all platforms.Jan 24, 2025 1:08 PM CST
• Intel's hoping to pep up Arrow Lake CPU sales by giving away a free copy of Civilization VIIIntel's free game offer is good not just for Core Ultra 200 Series processors - both desktop and mobile - but also 14th-gen desktop chips.Jan 24, 2025 12:30 PM CST
• EA heavily slashes earnings targets as Dragon Age, FC25 underperform, shares drop by 16%Electronic Arts share value drops by double-digits on the heels of new preliminary earnings that are substantially lower than EA had originally wanted.Jan 24, 2025 12:06 PM CST
• OpenAI CEO confirms latest AI model is now free for the publicTo accompany the improvements of the recently announced o3 model, the o3-mini will be made available to free users with a range of useful improvements.Jan 24, 2025 11:25 AM CST
• Release date announced for GTA 6 'parody' launching on SteamOriginally titled Grand Taking Ages 6, but now re-named Grand Taking Ages is launching on Steam ahead being rejected from the PlayStation Store.Jan 24, 2025 10:50 AM CST
• PlayStation 5 is outpacing PS4 sales, Xbox fails to beat Xbox One sales paceSony's PlayStation 5 is currently outpacing the sales of the PlayStation 4 over the same time period, while the Xbox Series is falling behind.Jan 24, 2025 10:22 AM CST
• Ubisoft officially unveils Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC after widespread criticismUbisoft is adding more value to its pre-order offerings for Assassin's Creed Shadows by officially unveiling a new DLC expansion slated to debut in 2025.Jan 24, 2025 9:46 AM CST
• AI with 500 million years of evolutionary data creates unseen genetic sequenceAn artificial intelligence fed with 500 million years worth of evolutionary data has produced a previously unseen genetic sequence.Jan 24, 2025 2:33 AM CST
• Perplexity AI assistant goes head-to-head with Google's GeminiPerplexity AI has been released on Android devices, and it's capable of voice, text, and camera-based interactions designed to complete everyday tasks.Jan 24, 2025 2:03 AM CST
• Every game unveiled at Xbox Developer Direct and their trailersXbox unveiled what it has in store for gamers throughout 2025 at the Xbox Developer Direct, showcasing titles such as DOOM: The Dark Ages.Jan 24, 2025 1:32 AM CST
• Ubisoft unveils Animus Hub, a COD-style launcher for every Assassin's Creed gameUbisoft has unveiled Assassin's Creed Infinity, or the Animus Hub, a new Call of Duty-style launcher that is a one-stop-shop for every AC game.Jan 24, 2025 1:02 AM CST
• Scientists subject AI to 'pain' after being inspired by electrocuting hermit crabsA team of researchers have subjected artificial intelligences to 'pain' in an attempt to see if the AI's had become a sentient being.Jan 24, 2025 12:34 AM CST
• iPhone's with TikTok installed are being sold on eBay for $50,000TikTok being banned across the United States has created a new market on eBay for smartphones that already have the app installed.Jan 24, 2025 12:01 AM CST
• Assassin's Creed Shadows requires RTX 4090 for 4K 60FPS with maxed-out ray tracing on the PCUbisoft opens up pre-orders for Assassin's Creed Shadows, as well as the PC system requirements: needs an RTX 4090 for 4K 60FPS with RT set to Extreme.Jan 23, 2025 5:05 PM CST
• DOOM: The Dark Ages releases on May 15: requires RTX 4080 or higher for 4K 60FPS at UltraDOOM: The Dark Ages releases on May 15: PC system requirements released, GeForce RTX 4080 or higher for 4K 60FPS on Ultra settings required.Jan 23, 2025 4:04 PM CST
• NVIDIA teases quad-slot, triple-fan GPU prototype with rotated PCB: could be Blackwell TITANNVIDIA details its beast quad-slot, triple-fan RTX 40 or TITAN prototype with an interesting rotated PCB as the GeForce RTX 5090 preps for launch.Jan 23, 2025 3:03 PM CST
• Cyberpunk 2077 is the first game with official DLSS 4 support for new RTX 50 series GPUsCyberpunk 2077's new patch is now live adding NVIDIA's next-gen DLSS 4 upscaling technology, ready for to push your RTX 5090 to its limits.Jan 23, 2025 2:23 PM CST
• NVIDIA RTX 5090 stock rumored to be woeful by retailer, and RTX 5080 GPU isn't much betterYes, there's more chatter from the rumor mill about how NVIDIA's next-gen GPUs are going to be very shaky for stock levels, and might sell out in a flash.Jan 23, 2025 1:00 PM CST
• World's 'first AI software engineer' fails 85% of its assigned tasksA service touted as the 'first AI software engineer' has been debunked and found to have only successfully completed 15% of its tasks.Jan 23, 2025 12:31 PM CST
• Insomniac Games are ready for film and television shows on its gamesInsomniac Games has revealed it's ready to create more TV and movie adaptations of the games it has under its belt, and it could be Ratchet & Clank.Jan 23, 2025 12:02 PM CST
• AI could surpass 'almost all humans at almost everything' in just 3 yearsThe CEO of one of the leading AI companies has confidently said AI capabilities will surpass almost all humans in everything we can do.Jan 23, 2025 11:31 AM CST
• Google unveils Gemini AI is now capable of chaining actions togetherGoogle has announced some impressive updates to the Gemini AI platform that will be arriving as new features on Samsung's new and older Galaxy phones.Jan 23, 2025 11:02 AM CST
• Google keeps recommending ads that will steal your bank dataCybercriminals are using a fake Homebrew website that can steal personal data, browser history, login information, and bank data from victims.Jan 23, 2025 10:32 AM CST
• China breaks record with nuclear test that burned 6 times hotter than the SunChina has conducted a nuclear fusion test that has broken its previous record, inching humanity one step closer to achieving unlimited renewable energy.Jan 23, 2025 10:03 AM CST
• Apple sued over harmful 'forever chemicals' found in Apple Watch bandsApple has been sued for allegedly selling wristbands for its smartwatches that contain high levels of 'forever chemicals' or PFAS.Jan 23, 2025 8:52 AM CST
• Samsung officially teases its first tri-fold Galaxy smartphoneSamsung is preparing to release a tri-fold device with the company subtly confirming the bleeding-edge smartphone during its Unpacked event.Jan 23, 2025 8:31 AM CST
• Assassin's Creed Shadows screenshots leak ahead of releaseA slew of Assassin's Creed Shadows screenshots have leaked online ahead of the controversial titles scheduled release in late March this year.Jan 23, 2025 8:08 AM CST
• ADATA showcases a selection of innovative gaming products at CES 2025ADATA and its gaming brand XPG have revealed a selection of innovative gaming-related solutions at CES 2025, one of which includes a mini PSU.Jan 23, 2025 12:24 AM CST
• Samsung teases new Galaxy S25 Edge, new ultra-slim smartphone to compete with iPhone 17 AirSamsung teases its new ultra-slim Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone: confirms it will be a phased release, not hitting all markets at once.Jan 22, 2025 9:09 PM CST
• Samsung unveils new Galaxy S25 series powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 12GB RAM, and AISamsung unveils its new family of Galaxy S25 series smartphones: Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra unveiled with Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite 8 processor.Jan 22, 2025 8:08 PM CST
• A mystery NVIDIA Blackwell GPU with insane 96GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus has been spottedNVIDIA's new mysterious RTX Blackwell GPU spotted: features bonkers 96GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit memory bus, new workstation GPU expected.Jan 22, 2025 7:07 PM CST
• Intel's next-gen 'Nova Lake' CPU spotted in shipping manifest, succeeds Panther LakeIntel's next-generation Nova Lake CPUs spotted in new shipping manifests, this is the next-gen mainstream consumer CPU platform from Intel.Jan 22, 2025 6:06 PM CST
• AMD says new Ryzen 9 9950X3D, 9900X3D processors have similar gaming performance to 9800X3DAMD says that its new Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D processors will have similar gaming performance to 9800X3D: extra CPU cores won't help for gaming.Jan 22, 2025 5:05 PM CST
• NVIDIA's purported GeForce RTX 5090 Ti GPU: 24576 cores, monster 800W power, 32GB 32Gbps GDDR7NVIDIA's purported GeForce RTX 5090 Ti teased: huge 24576 CUDA cores, monster 800W power limit, 32GB of faster 32Gbps GDDR7 memory.Jan 22, 2025 4:04 PM CST
• Kingpin puts custom GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs on ice, teases possible future AMD Radeon GPUsKingpin announces some disappointing, but expected news: no insane custom GeForce RTX 50 series GPU is planned, but reasons possible custom RDNA 4 card.Jan 22, 2025 3:03 PM CST
• Thermal Grizzly releases new Duronaut high-performance thermal paste with long-term stabilityThermal Grizzly releases Duronaut high-performance thermal paste with exceptional long-term stability, ready to keep your CPU even cooler.Jan 22, 2025 2:53 PM CST
• Rumor: NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU could be 'the worst' for availability, maybe for months after launchA gaming PC builder has warned that the RTX 5090 graphics card will suffer from low stock levels, and this might be the case for three months after launch.Jan 22, 2025 1:58 PM CST
• NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU purportedly 33% to 50% faster in 3DMark, actual gameplay is more like 20%Leaked benchmarks show some eye-opening synthetic gains, but real-world gaming is more like a 20% uplift on average compared to NVIDIA's RTX 4090.Jan 22, 2025 12:30 PM CST
• Elon Musk says 'they don't actually have the money' to build huge $500 billion Stargate systemElon Musk on the new Project Stargate system with $500 billion of funding, says 'they don't actually have the money' to build the AI system.Jan 22, 2025 8:42 AM CST
• YouTuber makes tool to debloat Windows in just 2 clicksA developer has released a video showcasing a new tool that can completely debloat and optimize Windows 11 with just a few clicks.Jan 22, 2025 8:06 AM CST
• Lenovo's portable SSD that's shaped like a grenade will be a talking point at airport securityThe Lenovo 'Savior Tactical Mobile SSD' is a crowdfunded project that's just hit its goal, but seems like a very unwise idea in many ways.Jan 22, 2025 6:00 AM CST
• 33% of triple-A developers are working on a live-service gamePublishers aren't ready to let go of live service game development with a recent report finding that 33% of publishers are currently working on one.Jan 22, 2025 5:29 AM CST
• President Trump announces Project Stargate: a new $500B investment into AI for the USAPresident Trump along with OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle announces 'largest AI infrastructure project in history' with $500 billion pumped into Stargate.Jan 22, 2025 4:44 AM CST
• Alan Wake 2 is the first game to use NVIDIA's groundbreaking new RTX Mega Geometry techMore complex lighting, more detailed objects, better ray-tracing quality, and improved performance - NVIDIA's new RTX Mega Geometry tech is impressive.Jan 22, 2025 3:59 AM CST

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