Microsoft is using Word and Excel user data for AI training by default (or not?... Update)
Update: Microsoft has reached out to confirm that it does not use customer data to train its large language models.
Former Mass Effect creative director reluctantly shutters his visionary indie studio
Canadian game development studio Humanoid Origin announced it is shutting down. The company posted to its LinkedIn account ...
An unofficial PC port of Star Fox 64 is coming just in time for Christmas
Harbour Masters 64 recently announced on its Discord server the latest project it has been secretly working on for a few ...
Arctic's new 8,000 RPM case fans absolutely scream at full bore
Perhaps the most fascinating feature of all is the actively cooled fan motor. That's right, these fans have a separate ...
Tencent unveils 11" gaming handheld with glasses-free 3D, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V CPU
Chinese gaming giant Tencent has announced the Sunday Dragon 3D One, a gaming handheld with a slew of interesting features.
Don't Buy a GPU Now: Wait for Next-Gen or Grab a Discount?
Wondering if now's the time to upgrade your GPU? With key announcements and next-gen GPUs just weeks away, waiting is ...
Coding boot camps fight for relevance in the era of generative AI and a shrinking job market
In 2024 alone, 519 companies in the tech industry have laid off just over 149,000 people. A substantial percentage of those ...
Nvidia nearly doubles AMD's R&D budget – Intel's spending dwarfs both, but struggles to compete
Recent insights from Tech Fund reveal a widening disparity in R&D budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia, a ...
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F "Arrow Lake-S" CPU spied with 10 cores and 4.9GHz boost clock
The listing, spotted by X user Benchleaks, reveals that the Core Ultra 5 225F features 10 cores, comprising six performance cores and four efficient cores. Additional ...
Tech companies race to build AI superclusters with 100,000+ GPUs in high-stakes competition
A new benchmark for AI prowess has emerged: the ability to amass the most Nvidia chips in a single location. This competition among tech giants is ...
Nvidia's Fugatto AI sound model claims to transform audio production
The new model is known as Fugatto, which is short for Foundational Generative Audio Transformer Opus 1. According to Nvidia, its capabilities are unparalleled. For example, ...
Qualcomm backs off full Intel acquisition, could consider buying select divisions
In September, reports claimed that Qualcomm had made a takeover offer to rival Intel. The proposal arrived as Team Blue lurched from one crisis to another, ...