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RTX 5070 overtakes RTX 3060 as Steam's most popular GPU
Nvidia's midrange card claims the top spot with a 6.15% share, while AMD and Intel cards see no growth.
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Gigabyte Launches 64GB AI TOP ATOM Desktop System
Gigabyte expands its AI TOP ATOM lineup with a 64GB unified memory option, based on the NVIDIA DGX Spark platform, available from October 23.
Nacon's PS5 controller mixes phone and console audio
Nacon's new Revolution 5 Unlimited controller lets you listen to music and game audio at the same time.
Cloudflare unifies observability platform with eight updates
Cloudflare is consolidating logs, traces and analytics into a single platform and introducing a new volume-based pricing model starting December 2026.
Cloudflare adds web search API to AI Gateway
Cloudflare's AI Gateway now lets agents browse the live web via Ceramic.ai, Exa and Linkup, with strict crawler rules and Zero Data Retention options.
NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs Speed Up OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast model is now available via the API, running on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and offering up to 8x faster token generation.
Judge tosses Google AI search antitrust suits
A federal judge rules that publishers' expectations of traffic do not constitute an illegal agreement with Google.
Google adds Guided Vision to Gemini Live for real-time camera help
Google is rolling out Guided Vision in Gemini Live to offer real-time audio descriptions of what the camera sees on compatible Android devices.
Sapphire RX 7000 GPUs Get vBIOS Security Patch
Sapphire has released a firmware update for its Radeon RX 7000 series cards to address a security issue.
Gears of War: E-Day PC graphics performance tested
Gears of War: E-Day is rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 and uses Nvidia’s RTX MegaLights and Mega Geometry, but older Radeon cards struggle with upscaling.
AI beats Stratego champion on a budget
A new AI called Ataraxos defeats a top human player using only 16 GPUs and a few thousand dollars.
OpenAI explores 'eternal complement' AI role
OpenAI suggests advanced AI may be most valuable for routine work behind breakthrough ideas.
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