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Intel's stock is back to near-record highs as AI boom moves beyond GPUs
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
The company reported $13.6 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 7% year over year and well above analyst expectations. Intel also raised its current-quarter revenue guidance to between $13.8 billion and $14.8 billion, exceeding the roughly $13 billion analysts had projected.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Xbox may be working on an even cheaper Game Pass, and possible Netflix bundle
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
The developer(s) of Better xCloud, a third-party plug-in that adds numerous features to Xbox Cloud Gaming, recently uncovered code suggesting that Microsoft plans to introduce at least one more Xbox Game Pass subscription plan. While no pricing information for the new tier is available, and Microsoft has not announced anything,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung workers threaten strike, demand share of $38 billion AI memory windfall
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
Samsung's memory business is central to the current upswing in the chip market. Alongside SK Hynix and Micron, the company is one of the three major producers of DRAM and high-bandwidth memory (HBM). These chips are now critical for AI training and inference systems, where memory bandwidth has become as...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Weak IoT security could make EV chargers vulnerable to mass shutdowns
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
Public EV chargers, shared e-bikes, and rental scooters share a common problem: they are unattended, app-controlled devices deployed in public, potentially letting anyone inspect the hardware and mobile software.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced adds ray tracing, reworked combat, and handheld support
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
The company has rebuilt Black Flag's graphics from the ground up using the latest version of its Anvil engine, likely reusing technology from last year's entry, Assassin's Creed Shadows. The visuals incorporate micropolygons, physically based rendering, advanced water simulation, ray-traced global illumination, and RT reflections.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
OpenAI debuts GPT 5.5, Nvidia gave early access to 10,000 employees through Codex
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
Codex now runs on GPT-5.5 hosted on Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 rack-scale systems. Nvidia says the systems deliver 35x lower cost per million tokens and 50x higher token output per second per megawatt than prior-generation systems, economics it argues make frontier-model inference viable at enterprise scale.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to thousands of US workers as AI spending takes priority
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
The buyout program will open to around 7% of Microsoft's US employees, according to CNBC, which cites a person familiar with the plans who can't be named.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta to cut 8,000 jobs to bankroll its AI ambitions
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
The move reflects a broader pattern across major technology companies, where AI spending is rising even as headcount declines. Meta has projected record capital expenditures this year and announced several multibillion-dollar AI partnerships in recent months. Internally, employees have been encouraged to use AI agents in day-to-day work, including software...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel showcases Wildcat Lake reference laptop with aluminum chassis and fanless design
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
The laptop is powered by a six-core CPU in a 2P+4LPE configuration, featuring two Cougar Cove P-cores and four Darkmont LPE cores. The SoC also includes two Xe graphics cores and a dedicated 17 TOPS NPU. Intel did not specify the exact CPU model, but it is believed to be...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Linux may drop legacy network drivers amid surge in AI-generated bug reports
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
The open-source community continues to question the impact of generative AI services on software development and bug reporting. "Vibe-coded" reports are becoming a growing burden for volunteers working on major software projects, starting with Linux and its extensive collection of legacy device drivers. One developer is now proposing to remove...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »