The US formalizes 25% tariff on Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X chips shipped to China
The latest measure is designed to formalize payments that the Trump administration negotiated directly with the tech giants late last year. The structure converts a political bargain into law, ensuring that Washington receives a quarter of the value of any US-made AI processor sold to Chinese buyers. The administration says...
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Spotify is raising US subscription prices again – here's how much more you'll pay
Spotify has announced that it is "updating" the price of its service over the next month for subscribers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia.
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Why $7.99 has become the sweet spot for indie games on Steam
In an interview with Game File, Peak co-creator Nick Kaman suggested that the game's $7.99 MSRP feels close enough to $5 in the minds of average consumers. While the developer's hypothesis has no scientific basis, it's hard to argue with a game that sold over 10 million copies.
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This startup is betting that the Moon needs hotels, not just rockets
While the six-year timeline for its first missions may sound improbable, GRU Space has already secured seed funding from Y Combinator and is slated to enter the accelerator's three-month program this year. The company's name – short for Galactic Resource Utilization – reflects its broader goal: to harness local materials...
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X says it has blocked Grok from editing images of real people into revealing clothing
"We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis. This restriction applies to all users, including paid subscribers," wrote the @safety account on X.
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BMW M goes fully electric, powered by a computer called "Heart of Joy"
BMW has offered faster versions of its electric sedans and SUVs before, including the i4 M50, iX M60, and i7 M70. But internally, BMW never considered those to be genuine M cars. They were tuned for more power, not reengineered for motorsport-grade handling. The upcoming model, rumored to be named...
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Amazon casts Ragnarök veteran Ryan Hurst as Kratos in God of War show
Much like when Netflix was deciding who would play Geralt of Rivia, there's been a lot of speculation and suggestions around who would fill the hulking demigod's large boots.
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Now independent, GOG is thinking about publishing games and embracing Linux
Although Kicinski has not made any final decisions about whether GOG will move into direct game publishing, he told Eurogamer that such a move would not have been possible under CD Projekt. The parent company of CD Projekt Red prefers to concentrate its resources on original franchises such as The...
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SK Hynix doubles down on high-bandwidth memory with $12.9 billion packaging plant
SK Hynix recently announced a major investment in a new South Korean plant. The Icheon-based company will spend $12.9 billion to develop a facility dedicated to advanced chip packaging workloads. The plant will be located in Cheongju, a city that already hosts other SK Hynix facilities.
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Study finds EV batteries are surprisingly durable, but DC fast charging is bad news
According to data published by GeoTab, the average annual battery degradation rate for EVs is only around 2.3 percent – much lower than most car owners expect. Degradation depends on several factors, with the most important being how frequently the vehicle is charged using high-power DC fast charging above 100 kW.
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