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NVIDIA will no longer break out gaming revenue as a separate category in its earnings reports. Starting with fiscal 2027, gaming is being grouped under a new Edge Computing segment, which also includes PCs, game consoles, workstations, robotics, automotive, AI RAN base stations, and other client side markets. The change makes it harder to see how much money NVIDIA is making from GeForce graphics

Glenn Israel, a former art director at Halo Studios, is asking for an independent investigation into alleged ethics violations and questionable hiring practices at the studio. Israel claims that cronyism has influenced hiring and promotions, with some positions reportedly going to personal acquaintances rather than qualified candidates. The allegations were initially posted on Israel’s LinkedIn account and have since been further explored by content

NVIDIA’s Blackwell AI GPUs may cost far more than custom chips from Google and Amazon, but Morgan Stanley believes the higher price can still make sense for large AI data centers. The investment bank says NVIDIA’s chips deliver much stronger performance per watt, which could justify the extra capital spending over time. According to Morgan Stanley’s analysis, building a one gigawatt AI data center

CHUWI has launched its new Unibook laptop with Intel’s Wildcat Lake platform, and the starting price is the main attraction. At $449, the laptop is $150 cheaper than Apple’s MacBook Neo while offering a larger screen, more ports, a bigger battery, and Windows 11 Pro. The Unibook uses Intel’s Core 3 304 processor, an entry level Wildcat Lake chip designed for everyday laptops. It

DDR5 memory prices have climbed sharply as AI demand continues to reshape the chip market, but a former Samsung executive believes relief could arrive next year. Kye hyun Kyung, an advisor to Samsung Electronics and former head of Samsung’s Device Solutions division, says aggressive memory investment from Chinese companies could push prices down in the second half of 2027. The current problem comes from

NVIDIA has started delivering its first Vera CPUs to major AI companies, marking an important step in the company’s next data center platform. The first racks have gone to Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Oracle Cloud, with NVIDIA positioning Vera as a processor built for the agentic AI era. Vera is the successor to Grace and is NVIDIA’s first custom CPU designed around large scale

Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan says the company’s foundry business is becoming a key part of America’s semiconductor strategy, calling it a “national treasure” as more outside customers show interest in Intel’s advanced manufacturing and packaging technologies. Tan made the comments during an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, where he discussed Intel’s foundry recovery, 18A yield progress, future 14A plans, and rising demand tied

ZOTAC is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a major hardware giveaway ahead of Computex 2026. The company is giving away several PC products, including RTX 50 series graphics cards, mini PCs, micro ATX cases, bags, accessories, and anniversary collectibles. ZOTAC was founded in 2006 and has become best known for its NVIDIA graphics cards. Over the years, the company has also expanded into mini

Intel is reportedly pushing PC manufacturers to adopt its newer 18A based chips, even when some partners originally ordered older Intel 7 processors. The move could help Intel ramp up its advanced manufacturing node, but it may also create problems for PC makers that now have to redesign products around more expensive hardware. The report says Intel has been telling partners that supply of

Philips has launched the 24B2D5300, a business monitor with a screen on both sides. The idea is simple but useful: one display faces the worker, while the other faces the customer, visitor, patient, or client. This design is made for places where two people need to view information at the same time from opposite sides of a desk. That includes hotel reception counters, banks,

Montech is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new micro ATX PC case called TEN, and the main idea is flexibility. The case costs $69 and is designed for compact builds that still need strong hardware support, including large GPUs, liquid cooling, and multiple layout options. The TEN uses a “Build to Adapt” concept with three operating modes. Each mode changes how the case

China has reportedly blocked NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090 D v2 from entering the country, even though the graphics card was designed specifically for Chinese buyers. The move is unusual because this restriction does not appear to come from the United States. Instead, reports suggest Chinese customs is refusing import permits for the card. The RTX 5090 D v2 was created after earlier export restrictions

Intel’s upcoming Crescent Island AI accelerator has appeared in a new PCB leak, giving an early look at the company’s next data center GPU for inference workloads. The leaked board shows a large Xe3P based GPU, a single 16 pin power connector, and support for up to 160GB of LPDDR5X memory. Crescent Island is not aimed at gaming PCs. It is being built for

Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan has admitted that the company lost its leadership in the data center market and is now trying to rebuild by changing how the company works internally. In a new interview, Tan said Intel made mistakes over the years and needs a sharper engineering focus to regain ground against AMD and other rivals. The comments are notable because Intel once

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is now drawing attention from Steam Deck players, and early video impressions suggest the game is more playable on Valve’s handheld than its PC specs first suggested. The new LEGO Batman game mixes the familiar LEGO formula with ideas that seem inspired by the Arkham series, including combat and stealth. That made Steam Deck performance an important

Valve has updated Steam’s store tag system for the first time in two years, adding 17 new tags and removing 28 older ones. The change is meant to make game discovery clearer for players and help developers describe their games more accurately. Steam tags are important because they shape how games appear in search, recommendations, collections, and store browsing. If a game has better

Humble’s Mega Spring Sale is now live, and it has a strong mix of Steam Deck friendly games at lower prices. The sale includes newer releases, big RPGs, shooters, puzzle games, classic collections, and several deep discounts that are worth checking if you want to grow your handheld library. The prices listed are the base sale prices. Humble Choice members can get extra savings,

A new comparison photo has given fans a clearer idea of how Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame headset compares with the older Valve Index, and the size difference looks bigger than expected. The photo, shared on the Steam Frame subreddit, shows the Steam Frame placed beside the Valve Index. The Index is still Valve’s most recent released VR headset, but it comes from a very

A new study is raising concerns about the environmental impact of satellite megaconstellations such as Starlink. Researchers say the growing number of rocket launches and satellite reentries is creating a large source of pollution high in the atmosphere, where emissions can have stronger and longer lasting effects. The concern is not only the number of satellites being launched. It is also where the pollution

Dell’s 15 inch Windows laptop has dropped to $399.99, making it one of the cheaper options if you want a traditional x86 laptop without moving to a Chromebook or an Arm based Windows device. The deal cuts $240 from the usual price and brings the laptop into budget territory. It is not a high performance machine, but it covers the basics for school work,