Samsung jacks up SSD prices amid shortage caused by AI hype

Major tech companies across the globe are jumping on the AI bandwagon, constructing big data centers to keep up with the intensive data processing needs. Consequently, there are signs of a shortage of enterprise NAND SSDs appearing in the supply chain. Having been hurt by a supply glut in the memory market over the past […]

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Amid Dragon’s Dogma 2 Dragonsplague panic, Capcom’s savage social media manager really went there: “Nice town you got there”

What you need to know Since Dragon’s Dogma 2’s launch late last week, players have started to encounter the unique Dragonsplague mechanic. This in-game disease can infect Pawns and eventually cause them to transform into shadow dragons that kill every NPC in a town or city. There are signs to spot Dragonsplague and ways to […]

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Amid AI boom, NVIDIA is loving Samsung’s advanced memory chips

NVIDIA has emerged as the leading supplier of AI semiconductor solutions across the globe. There’s incredible demand for its products as companies jump on the AI bandwagon with new solutions and services. AI semiconductors require advanced memory chips and Samsung finds itself in a good position to cash in on this boom. It has a […]

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Helldivers 2 director addresses “inexcusable behavior” from devs amid balance patch criticisms: “This is not a message that the studio stands behind”

What you need to know Helldivers 2’s long-awaited first balance patch came this week on Wednesday morning, but nerfs to popular weapons and a lack of buffs to compensate left many frustrated and disappointed.  The situation quickly grew heated when a few members of the Helldivers development team made some comments that were perceived as […]

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Helldivers 2 director addresses “inexcusable behavior” from devs amid balance patch criticisms: “This is not a message that the studio stands behind”

What you need to know Helldivers 2’s long-awaited first balance patch came this week on Wednesday morning, but nerfs to popular weapons and a lack of buffs to compensate left many frustrated and disappointed.  The situation quickly grew heated when a few members of the Helldivers development team made some comments that were perceived as […]

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Apple Updates Internal ‘Unreleased Products’ Document Amid Rumors of New iPads and Macs

Apple today updated an internal support document about “unannounced or unreleased products,” according to a proven source familiar with the matter. The update comes amid rumors that Apple is planning to release new iPads and Macs soon, although there is no guarantee that these things are directly related, and coincidences happen. The document informs Apple […]

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Amid reports that ChatGPT has gotten dumber, OpenAI unleashes a new feature that lets the chatbot remember and forget everything you want it to

What you need to know OpenAI is testing a new memory feature with a limited number of ChatGPT free and Plus users. The feature can remember virtually everything discussed across all your saved chats. You can also ask the chatbot to forget memories that you no longer find useful. In the past few months, several […]

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Microsoft cancels Blizzard’s survival game amid layoffs, shifts developers to “one of several promising new projects”

Back in 2022, Blizzard Entertainment revealed it was developing a survival game set in an entirely new universe, making it the first original property from the developer since Overwatch’s release in 2016. This morning, though, it’s reportedly been cancelled by Microsoft amid 1,900 layoffs at its gaming division. According to a letter to employees seen […]

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Apple May Sell Series 9 and Ultra 2 Watches Without Blood Oxygen App in U.S. Amid Patent Dispute

Apple has readied modified Apple Watch models that “do not contain pulse oximetry functionality,” medical technology company Masimo said in a document filed today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The filing, viewed by MacRumors, suggests that Apple will be removing the Blood Oxygen app from new Apple Watch Series 9 […]

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OpenAI admits that it’s ‘impossible’ to create ChatGPT-like tools without using copyright material, amid court battles over intellectual property theft allegations

What you need to know OpenAI has found itself in the corridors of justice after being slapped with multiple lawsuits over copyright infringement. The company admits that it’s impossible to create AI chatbots without using copyrighted material from the internet. It highlighted that copyright law doesn’t forbid training while making its submission. While the OpenAI’s […]

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OpenAI admits it’s ‘impossible’ to create ChatGPT-like tools without using copyright material, amid court battles over intellectual property theft allegations

What you need to know OpenAI has found itself in the corridors of justice after being slapped with multiple lawsuits over copyright infringement. The company admits that it’s impossible to create AI chatbots without using copyrighted material from the internet. It highlighted that copyright law doesn’t forbid training while making its submission. While the OpenAI’s […]

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AliveCor Praises Apple Watch Ban Amid Its Own Health Tech Patent Dispute With Apple

Health technology company AliveCor has praised the International Trade Commission (ITC)’s ban on sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the United States. AliveCor, like Masimo, accuses Apple of violating its patents related to heath technology used in the Apple Watch. While Masimo’s fight focuses on the Apple Watch’s […]

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Microsoft Teams surpasses 320 million active monthly users amid pressure from rivals to unbundle the service from Office

What you need to know Microsoft recently announced that Microsoft Teams is being used by over 320 million active monthly users worldwide. This is after the company shipped its new Teams app to broad availability for Windows and Mac. The company boasts that the new app is two times faster and consumes 50% less disk […]

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Chinese military leverage Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 headsets for combat amid the US government’s export ban on AI chips over security concerns

What you need to know Despite the rivalry between China and the US, the Chinese military was recently spotted on a local TV station using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 headsets while training in aircraft maintenance on a warplane. The move has sparked uproar among the Chinese, who expressed the need for the country to manufacture their […]

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Microsoft is exploring specialized liquids for cooling its AI chips, amid local water supply concerns

What you need to know Microsoft is potentially looking into a new technique that will allow it to use a “specialized liquid” to cool its AI chips. The company unveiled an advanced AI chip in November dubbed Maia 100 chip, which ships with a cold plate with cool water tucked beneath it to prevent it […]

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Surprisingly, OpenAI is getting ready to pay tens of millions to publishers for using their content to train ChatGPT, amid reports that it’s getting dumber

What you need to know OpenAI is reportedly in the middle of a megadeal with German publisher Axel Springer, which will see it part tens of millions of euros in a span of 3 years. If the deal goes through OpenAI will have access to articles (archived and current) from the publisher, which it’ll use […]

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‘We don’t allow ads on our platform that contain sexually explicit content,’ Google explains after an explicit ad surfaced on YouTube amid its firm stance on ad-blockers

What you need to know YouTube is doubling down on its efforts to detect and block ad blockers. Oddly, a Reddit user recently flagged a disturbing ad featuring explicit content while streaming videos on the platform. Google has pulled down the ad as it’s against the company’s policies. A privacy consultant is in a legal […]

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OpenAI forced to temporarily ban ChatGPT Plus sign-ups amid AGI superintelligence hopes

What you need to know OpenAI has temporarily paused ChatGPT Plus sign-ups. The company’s CEO has indicated that this is due to the high number of subscriptions it is getting after its just-concluded DevDay developer conference. Users can still sign up for the service and will be notified via the app once subscriptions are reopened. […]

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Galaxy S23 sales bring good news for Samsung amid tough times

After the disappointing Galaxy S22 series, Samsung came back with a bang. The Galaxy S23 has been widely regarded as a success and received extremely positive reviews. That success has also translated into better sales compared to the Galaxy S22 series, and by a significant margin, at least according to a new report. Galaxy S23 […]

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Kuo: MacBook Sales Down 30% Amid No New Products for Remainder of 2023

MacBook sales have dropped significantly amid Apple’s decision to launch no new Macs for the remainder of 2023, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports. In a new post on Medium, Kuo claimed that MacBook sales as a whole are expected to be around 30% lower this year compared to 2022, reducing to about 17 […]

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