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Intel's long-lost Larrabee GPU turns up in storage unit with working drivers, and yes, it can run Crysis
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
A Reddit user bought the contents of a storage unit at auction and ended up with what looked like an old Intel desktop. Inside was a development machine labeled "Intel Visual Adrenaline," containing an Intel DX58SO motherboard, a working Larrabee prototype and a separate diagnostic card. Larrabee was the x86-based...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Grok Bot users accuse xAI of an "indirect rug pull" after usage cuts, Musk blames unsustainable costs
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
Musk made the admission in a reply to an X user who asked for a usage reset after running out 4 days early. They added that lots of people had complained about their usage running out quickly over the last week.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nintendo tried to kill Switch emulation, but the PC is running Switch 2 games now
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
A year after Nintendo released its popular Switch 2 console, resourceful developers have already started to bring the brand-new gaming experience to PC through AI-assisted emulation. The Eden-NX2 emulator can already run popular, Switch-exclusive games such as Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, though there is still a lot...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Digital billboards across the globe hacked to show porn, attackers say "anyone with two brain cells" could do it
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
The most visible hack took place on a digital billboard stretching across one of Egypt's biggest highways: the 26th of July Axis in Giza. Drivers stopped their cars to film as the screen broadcast the adults-only material, which was overlaid with the text "Leaked by: Ch, 19ylegal never and nivex"...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Gears of War: E-Day's half-billion-dollar budget was no rumor
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier brought up the figure in a video explaining why EA chose to shut BioWare. Gears of War: E-Day cost Xbox $500 million, he said. "That is a real number, that is real," he added. In Schreier's view, that's simply what AAA games cost to make now, especially...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Spotify plans to let users remix artists' songs using AI next year, but it'll cost up to $5 extra per month
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
The Financial Times reports that Spotify aims to launch its AI-powered remixing service in the first quarter of 2027, meaning it could be unveiled around February's Grammy Awards.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
An internet tax that would charge by the gigabyte just squeaked through France's lower house
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
Socialist deputy Laurent Lhardit's amendment passed the National Assembly by just 11 votes to 10. In fact, only 35 of the chamber's 577 deputies were even in the room at the time. Both the government and the budget's own rapporteur had advised against it, too.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
OpenAI's plan to make data centers less hated: Rename them "compute campuses"
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
An OpenAI spokesperson told Business Insider about the rebrand. "Compute campuses better describes the scale and role of the infrastructure we're building for AI," the spokesperson said. "These are long-term investments in computing, energy infrastructure and skilled work."Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
GPU Prices Are Spiraling Out of Control: Q4 2026 Update
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
Graphics card prices have jumped 35% in just three months, with Nvidia's high-end GPUs reaching absurd levels and Radeon cards catching up. Our Q4 2026 update finds little reason to expect relief.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
"Ghost students" stole millions in federal aid until data patterns gave them away
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026
Unusual patterns in federal student aid data led the Justice Department to charge five people and seize more than $750,000 in cryptocurrency tied to a network associated with Kenyan nationals. The charges are the first results of a broader federal effort, which the department calls Operation Ghostbusters, to crack down...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »