AMD’s Zen 6 EPYC Venice Pictured as a 256-Core Monster, Massive Twin I/O Dies & First 2nm HPC Chip To Enter Volume Ramp

AMD has showcased its next-generation EPYC Venice CPU at the Advancing AI event, featuring a phenomenal core count of 256 based on Zen 6.

For the next stream of data centers, CPUs are going to play a much more important role than GPUs due to the rise in Agentic AI & RL workflows. As such, all CPU vendors are releasing brand new chips that unleash the best capabilities for these workloads while leading the charts against the competition.

At Advancing AI 2026,

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NVIDIA’s Jensen Quells Fears Surrounding Kimi K3 And Over-Investment In LLMs, Says “Everyone’s Got It Backwards, More AI Computing Power Will Be Needed”

Moonshot AI’s frontier model, Kimi K3, has sent goosebumps around the industry, with one of its highlights being able to build a chip within just 48 hours that can deliver more than 8,700 tokens per second. There’s also concern surrounding the AI model undercutting the likes of ChatGPT and Claude, as Microsoft has been reported to pocket $600 million in savings as it looks to swap. Fortunately, NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang is here to ease all concerns, stating


EA Tells RTX 50 Owners to Downgrade NVIDIA Drivers as Battlefield 6 Keeps Crashing on Water Maps

The Battlefield 6 community has been reporting game crashes in some maps, particularly where there are large bodies of water.

EA debuted its latest Tsuru Reef map with Battlefield 6 Season 4: Pacific Front on July 21, but that has been causing some trouble for the players. EA has now acknowledged the problem with the map, which continues to affect Battlefield 6 players, particularly those with NVIDIA RTX 50 series graphics cards.

Battlefield Studios has issued a statement regarding the issue, which is causing frequent driver crashes. This


Philips Joins ASUS And MSI By Launching Triple Mode Gaming Monitor, Hitting 540 Hz At Just $162

This is probably the cheapest triple-mode gaming monitor and also the cheapest to boast over 500 Hz refresh rate.

Gaming monitors aren't just evolving rapidly; they are also getting cheaper. With the introduction of advanced OLED gaming monitors, conventional LCDs are getting cheaper. Due to this, gamers can transition to better displays easily without breaking the bank.

While most monitor vendors are now prioritizing dual-mode gaming monitors, delivering two different configurations for different genres of games, some display makers have already transitioned to

A Philips Evnia monitor displays a sci-fi image of a spaceship approaching a swirling cosmic vortex.
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Steam Deck Sales Reportedly Crater 82% After Valve’s Price Hike, Slipping From 5th To 14th On Steam

Not just Arc G3-based handhelds, but the classic older-gen gaming handhelds are reaching a nearly $1000 price tag, resulting in reduced sales.

Steam Deck has been Valve's most successful product in recent years, consistently ranking among Steam's best-selling products since launch. However, a new analysis by Boiling Steam suggests that the handheld's sales have been impacted significantly following its recent price hike, which has also affected almost every gaming handheld that exists in the market.

A leaderboard titled 'TOP SELLERS' shows 'Counter-Strike 2' ranked first as a free-to-play game, with 'Palworld' in second place featuring a 30% discount, and 'Battlefield 6' in third place; notable new entries include 'Steam Machine' and 'Steam Controller'.
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Sony’s PlayStation Vita Streams Halo and Forza After Its 2019 Demise, As Modders Turn It Into a Portable Xbox

Although it never managed to be an incredibly popular system , there's no denying that the PlayStation Vita was an impressive handheld when it launched back in 2012, thanks to its close integration with the PlayStation 3 and its gorgeous OLED screen , among other things. While the system was discountinued a few years ago, Sony's latest proper handheld gaming system ahead of the rumored portable PlayStation 6 is getting revived by modders , who are turning it into a portable Xbox with cloud gaming support , poetically ending the


PS5 Emulator SharpEmu Hits A Major Milestone, As Demon’s Souls Remake Reaches Character Creation

While hardcore Souls series fans would hardly call Demon's Souls Remake developed by Bluepoint Games and FromSoftware exclusively for PlayStation 5 one of the best entries in the series, it is still a game worth playing. Unfortunately, with Sony pulling out from PC ports of single player games , chances of the game eventually hitting Steam or the Epic Games Store are almost non-existent , but the day when PC players will be able to venture into Boletaria is getting closer, thanks to the surprisingly fast progress the SharpEmu emulator has been


SK hynix Shoots Down Intel Ohio Deal Rumor, Yet Admits It’s Still Hunting Acquisitions

Korean memory giant SK hynix has denied reports that it is interested in buying Intel's memory manufacturing facilities in Ohio. The firm's clarification came after a report in the Korean media claimed that SK hynix, under pressure from the US government and high demand, was interested in establishing a memory manufacturing facility in America. However, in its statement, SK hynix denied that it was either pursuing or acquiring Intel's Ohio facilities to manufacture memory chips.

Today's report isn't the first time that reports


Experience Speeds Like Never Before With The WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe NVMe Gen 5 SSD, With The 4TB Model Going For $699.99 On Amazon

A “no compromise” performance bump can only be had if you upgrade to a PCIe NVMe Gen 5 SSD, but considering the DRAM shortage, these aren’t exactly available on a decent budget. Fortunately, the WD_BLACK SN8100’s 4TB model brings a combination of high speeds and storage for you to take advantage of, and it’s currently retailing for $699.99 on Amazon.

The SN8100 relies on TLC 3D CBA NAND


RTX Spark To Have Two Variants With Different CUDA Core Counts, Top-End Version Features 6,144, According To Details Spotted In Windows 11 Drivers

NVIDIA’s RTX Spark announcement revealed that the chipset’s 20-core CPU would be paired with a Blackwell GPU, but there were scarce details surrounding the graphics processor. Fortunately, a closer look at the latest Windows 11 drivers brings us one step closer to learning about the SoC, specifically its CUDA core count. Based on the latest findings, the RTX Spark will arrive in two versions.

The first GeForce graphics driver for the RTX Spark has been uploaded by NVIDIA, with version 616.

Windows 11 drivers reveal RTX Spark CUDA cores