Humane, The Company Behind Ai Pin, Is Being Acquired By HP For $116 Million, Which Will Include 300 Patents And Several Former Employees
The Ai Pin was a product that established itself to be a part of a category that was overhyped and underdelivered, with Humane forced to pay a hefty price as its $699 pocketable device arrived ‘dead on arrival,’ leaving the company open to acquisition offers. That day has finally arrived, with HP reportedly purchasing the important assets, which include around 300 patents and a majority of Humane’s employees. As for the Ai Pin, the deal ensured that the gadget would not have a future
President Trump Outlines 25% Chip Tariffs As Taiwan Chip Companies Start Plans To Shift Production To US
President Donald Trump has promised tariffs on chips that America imports and promised that the tariffs would go substantially higher over the course of a year. Trump shared fresh details about his tariff plans at a press briefing in Mar-a-Lago and added that he wanted America's partners time to come to the US and manufacture their products. Trump's remarks are the latest in a set of hard-hitting statements that have shaken the semiconductor industry and made firms backorder their products ahead of time in anticipation of potential tariffs
M4 MacBook Air Launch Slated For March ‘At The Earliest,’ Bringing Only Performance Gains To The Lineup With No Design Changes
Apple unveiled the M3 MacBook Air lineup in March of last year, and according to the latest information, the company will stick to the same time frame this year. A prominent analyst claims that Apple will launch the new MacBook Air with an M4 chip in March "at the latest." While we are highly anticipating the machine, it will not come with any design variations compared to the current models, but the raw power boost from the M4 chip will be the highlight of the upgrade. Apple to
DDR4 And DDR4 Memories Are About To Get Discontinued As Major Players Likely To Stop Their Production This Year
With increase in demand and profits in HBM and DDR5 memories, major DRAM manufacturers are about to discontinue the production of DDR4 and DDR3 memories. As Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix are About to Exit DDR4/DDR3 Market, Chinese and Taiwanese Players May Fill the Gap for the Upcoming Demands Last year, Samsung ceased the production of DDR3 memory due to dwindling demand and while other major manufacturers have also almost discontinued the production of DDR3 memories, DDR4 is about to see the same
Relic Announces Turn-Based Strategy Game ‘Earth vs Mars’
Relic Entertainment, the Vancouver-based developer behind games like the first two Homeworld, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, Company of Heroes, and Age of Empires IV, returned to independence last year after SEGA decided to sell it. Earlier this month, the developer announced a roadmap for its future, including support of existing titles like Company of Heroes 3 and the development of smaller titles. Today, Relic unveiled Earth vs Mars, one of this new indie-style breed of games. These
AMD’s “X3D” Mobile Chips Are Very Much A Possibility, As Strix Halo APUs Now Come Equipped With Dedicated 3D V-Cache TSVs
AMD's Strix Halo CPUs may bring additional L3 cache through 3D V-Cache technology as spotted in the die design. Apart from A Newer Interconnect Design, AMD's Strix Halo May Bring Additional L3 Cache Via 3D V-Cache Technology The AMD Strix Halo reviews are officially out, and once again, AMD is taking a huge lead over Intel in terms of iGPU performance. While Intel is definitely doing pretty well with lineups like Arrow Lake-H and Lunar Lake, AMD's Strix
Helsing Claims Its HX-2 AI Drones “Would Deter A Land Invasion Of Europe Once And For All”
At a time when the US and Russian representatives have just concluded over four hours of talks on ending the Ukraine conflict, without the representation of Ukraine or the EU, defense-related stocks, particularly of the European variety, have given up earlier gains, despite prognostications that the NATO members in Europe will have to substantially increase their defense spending going forward. Now, Helsing has entered the fray by marketing its AI-enabled drones for Europe-wide defense, presumably in a bid to find the next big customer for its
The LG C3 65-Inch 4K OLED Smart TV Once Again Goes Down To Its ‘Holiday Sale’ Price With A Crazy $303 Off On Amazon, Experience An Immersion Like No Other At A 20 Percent Discount
An OLED TV upgrade is leaps and bounds better than any other display technology, with the picture quality offering rich colors and deeper blacks to deliver that crisp accuracy. The ultra-fast response rate of individual pixels in an OLED panel also enables these large televisions to serve as gaming monitors, and that is exactly what LG’s OLED65C3PUA has to offer. The only problem is that owning even one of these can take a decent bite out of your wallet because OLED smart TVs are pricey, but
Fellowship Hands-on and Q&A – A Game All About MMO-like Dungeons
Stockholm-based independent developer Chief Rebel and publisher Arc Games have announced that Fellowship, an upcoming 'multiplayer online adventure game' (MODA), will be playable in a Public Playtest available during next week's Steam Next Fest from February 24 to March 3. For the Public Playtest, there will be servers available in North America, Europe, and Asia. In this preview build, players will have the chance to experience six heroes (two Tanks, two DPS – including a new DPS, Tariq, and
xAI Claims Grok 3 Is The “World’s Smartest AI,” Betting Markets Agree, But Experts Remain Split
After days of building up hype, xAI officially released its Grok 3 LLM on Monday in a live stream hosted by Elon Musk himself. While the AI company continues to tout the new LLM's capabilities as the best in-class, some experts are pointing out critical shortcomings in the released benchmarks. grok 3 is the world’s smartest AI now available to all Premium+ subscribers — Grok (@grok) February 18, 2025 To wit, as per xAI's post on X,