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Tim Cook inside an Apple Store in Shanghai.

Apple boss Tim Cook launches charm offensive in vital market

Apple chief Tim Cook is spending a few days in China, one of the tech company’s most important markets and a major manufacturing hub for its products.
Everything you need to know about Neuralink

Watch Neuralink’s first human brain-chip patient play chess via thought

Neuralink has live streamed a video showing its first human patient using its brain implant to play chess just by thinking about it.
A logo of AMD's FSR 3.

AMD’s next version of FSR promises better visuals and support for Xbox

At GDC 2024, AMD has announced FSR 3.1, with a number of updates and improvements to its upscaling tech.
An archer fires an arrow at an enemy in Dragon's Dogma 2.

Capcom says Dragon’s Dogma 2 will ‘overwhelm’ your CPU

Capcom's latest RPG Dragon's Dogma 2 on PC requires top-of-the-line hardware to ensure a smooth gaming experience.
Captain America and Black Panther face off in a screenshot from a Marvel game.

Unreal Engine just demoed ‘film-quality’ visuals running in real time

At the State of Unreal 2024, Unreal Engine revealed how its latest iteration will create densely detailed environments in real time.
A laptop screen shows the home page for ChatGPT, OpenAI's artificial intelligence chatbot.

New report says GPT-5 is coming this summer and is ‘materially better’

A CEO who has seen a GPT-5 demo in action has called it materially better than its predecessor.
The Playstation 5 system standing upright.

This PS5 Pro leak reveals a massive jump in performance

It is expected that the new PS5 Pro could launch later this year, offering up to three times improvement in performance.
A demo of AMD GPU work graphs featuring in-game scenery including a castle and a town.

AMD is making the CPU more and more obsolete in gaming

AMD just shared a demo of Work Graphs with the additions of draw calls and mesh nodes, and the results are impressive.
An elephant made of leaves, created by OpenAI's Sora technology.

OpenAI’s latest Sora video shows an elephant made of leaves

Text-to-video technology powered by AI is making rapid improvements — just take a look at the latest footage created by OpenAI's incredible Sora tool.
A divided image shows an Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3.

This one feature could prevent motion sickness, but the Vision Pro doesn’t have it

New research suggests which VR headsets are best at preventing motion sickness so you can play longer in fast-paced VR games.
Nvidia revealing support for the Apple Vision Pro.

Nvidia and Apple are collaborating on the Vision Pro in the most unlikely way

Nvidia and Apple are coming together in an unexpected fashion, bringing support for a major 3D application on the Apple Vision Pro.
Nvidia introducing its Blackwell GPU architecture at GTC 2024.

Meet Blackwell, Nvidia’s next-generation GPU architecture

The wait is over. Here's our first taste of Nvidia's next generation GPU architecture, named Blackwell.
The Asus ROG NUC on a desk surrounded by three monitors.

We finally know the price of Asus’ most powerful gaming NUC

The first listing for the upcoming Asus ROG NUC mini PC was spotted at a German retailer. Spoiler alert: It's not cheap.
A Wi-Fi router with an ethernet cable plugged in.

Broadband internet just got redefined — again

The FTC has released an updated definition for broadband for the first time since 2015.
Intel's 14900K CPU socketed in a motherboard.

Intel just launched the ‘world’s fastest’ CPU

Intel just announced the release of its best processor to date, and it's already available.
A character gearing up for battle in Black Myth: Wukong.

My most anticipated game of 2024 is getting the full Nvidia treatment

Black Myth: Wukong could be one of the biggest games of 2024, and it's getting Nvidia's full RTX treatment.
The front visor of the Vision Pro on display at an Apple Store.

Apple’s Vision Pro could be coming to these countries next

Computer code found within visionOS appears to reveal the countries in which Apple’s Vision Pro headset will launch next.
Intel Core i5-14600K processor inside its socket.

Here’s a shocking reminder of just how far ahead Intel is in race with AMD

A new market report reveals the vast difference in CPU shipments between Intel, AMD, and Apple.
RX 7900 XTX slotted into a test bench.

This new GPU feature is ‘a whole new paradigm’ for PC gaming

Microsoft has introduced a whole new paradigm to DirectX with Work Graphs, and it's something every PC gamer should be excited about.
The MacBook Air on a white table.

Apple quietly backtracks on the MacBook Air’s biggest issue

The new MacBook Air M3 has two NAND chips for the SSD storage, meaning it is faster than the previous models with M3 chip.
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ARMOR 11G OC review

Modders just gave old Nvidia GPUs a big upgrade

Modders have cracked an essential GPU feature that was previously unavailable on Nvidia's older graphics cards.
Three Gigabyte Aorus monitors over a colorful background.

Gigabyte just upped its OLED monitor game

Gigabyte's upcoming lineup of QD-OLED monitors just received an update that will help them compete against models from MSI and Asus.
Playing games with GeForce Now on a laptop.

Nvidia just made GeForce Now so much better

Nvidia has just boosted GeForce Now with variable refresh rates, and it'll even work on a Mac. That's not all -- you can finally try it out for cheap.
Two monitors with AMD FreeSync over a dark background.

AMD is finally taking FreeSync to the next level

AMD just announced some much-needed changes to its FreeSync requirements, effectively setting a new standard for gaming monitors.
AMD's RX 7700 XT in a test bench.

AMD’s GPUs had a bigger year in 2023 than you might realize

GPU shipments are on a steady rise, and one of the manufacturers is seeing much more significant gains than the other two.
A photo of the TikTok app running on a Windows 11 laptop

The Windows 11 Android app dream is dead

Microsoft will be ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android starting March 5, 2025, meaning the Amazon App Store will no longer work on Windows 11.
The back of the Surface Pro 9, with the kickstand pulled out.

The Surface Pro 10 sounds amazing, and it may be coming soon

A new report indicates that the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 could be launching on March 21, complete with Intel Core Ultra and Snapdragon X Elite chips
The Facebook app icon on an iPhone home screen, with other app icons surrounding it.

Are Facebook and Instagram still down? Here’s what we know

Are you having trouble using Facebook and Instagram today? You aren't alone! Here's what you need to know about the big outage on March 5.
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Your American Express credit card info may have been hacked

American Express confirmed card member's account information might have been exposed in a recent breach involving third-party payment-processing hardware.
The Oculus Quest 2 in use.

Meta will delete your Quest account (and games) unless you update soon

Your VR games are at risk! Here’s what you need to know about switching from Oculus to a Meta account before it's too late.
Frank Azor presenting at AMD's RDNA 3 launch event.

AMD finally has a strategy to beat Nvidia’s DLSS

A recent teaser from AMD's CTO tells us that we might see AI-powered upscaling in the near future.
The screen of the MacBook Air M2.

The MacBook Air M3 has one change that fixes its biggest flaw

Apple made a surprise announcement, introducing updated M3 MacBook Air 13-inch and 15-inch laptops. The M2 13-inch model is now Apple's entry-level offering.
The Tecno Mega Mini Gaming G1 mini-gaming PC showcased at MWC 2024.

This smartphone company made a shockingly small watercooled gaming PC

The Tecno Mega Mini Gaming G1 is one of the smallest mini-PCs that comes with a custom watercooling solution.
Steam Deck over a pink background.

Nvidia is reportedly ‘worried that it’s missing the boat’

Nvidia has completely neglected the gaming handheld market, which is where AMD absolutely dominates -- but that might not be the case for long.