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Driven by demand for AI capacity, AMD’s data center revenue more than doubled year-over-year in its latest earnings report, reaching $6.7 billion. That’s up from $5.8 billion in Q1, and jumping 107 percent from the $3.2 billion it reported for the same period a year ago.At the same time, AMD’s gaming revenue fell 31 percent compared to last year, to $779 million, as price hikes and component shortages slowed sales for the Xbox Series X / S, PS5, and Valve’s Steam Deck.“Revenue increased 50 percent year-over-year to a record $11.5 billion, driven by continued strength in our Data Center business,…
With the Made By Google event a little over a week away, we may have learned the purpose of what appears to be the Pixel 11 smartphone series’ most significant change – that rotating ball of light within the camera bar. Until now, the feature has been referred to by the rumoured Pixel Glow name. However, an apparent leaked promotional image of the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold ahead of the August 12 event sees the feature called “HiLight”. The image in question, which features text in French, was posted by WinFuture’s Roland Quandt and shows the beach ball-like feature…
Hank Green, a popular YouTuber and science communicator, said he is stepping back from production amid intense criticism over his use of AI. Green described his AI usage as “not healthy,” but stressed that he used it for finding research sources and not to write scripts.Much of the ensuing firestorm in this corner of the internet has centered on how a creator can square a brand built on authenticity and credibility with a technology trained on the (often uncompensated) works of others, and which has a well-known tendency to generate plausible-sounding falsehoods. Some attention has fallen on Green’s description of…
Last night Apple briefly removed Telegram from the AppStore because a user had planted illegal porn in a public chat.Telegram was restored within hours. But I want to explain what happened — to warn other app developers and help protect online communities from similar attacks.Because Telegram quickly removes illegal content from public groups using all kinds of moderation tools, the attacker had to resort to a technical trick. He inserted AI-modified illegal content by editing an old message in an active group chat. As a result the content was effectively hidden from the group’s members, preventing them from seeing/reporting it.The…
With the improvement of open earbuds technology, more manufacturers are jumping on the trend and the CMF Clip Pro from Nothing becoming the latest to arrive on the scene. Could they be best value for money in running headphones? The CMF Clip Pro delivers a design that clips around the side of the ear, with the speaker portion hanging out inside the ear canal. That’ll deliver high quality sound while keeping the ear canal open during workouts, commute and the work day, the company says. “All-day comfort. Audio that doesn’t thin out. Calls that stay clear. A design worth being…
The brand trip is a right of passage for influencers. It’s a mark of legitimacy that a sponsor wants to invite them on an all-expenses-paid vacation, often with luxurious freebies and activities. Trips can also spur hard feelings from uninvited influencers, trigger criticism from the public, and project a certain frivolousness.Usually it is fast fashion companies or beauty brands flying out influencers with the goal of flooding social media with sponsored content. This time, it was a major AI company.Over the weekend, several influencers began posting about OpenAI’s “first ever brand trip,” which appears to have taken place outside of…
After previewing HDR10 Plus Advanced late last year, Samsung’s not-Dolby Vision 2 spec will launch globally on Amazon’s Prime Video this month. The first TVs announced with support are Samsung’s 2026 lineup, which will be able to make use of the extra metadata to deliver more precise HDR that is optimized for what you’re watching, and tone mapping that can adjust for specific areas of the screen instead of applying one setting to the whole frame.Samsung’s press release didn’t mention which titles will have support initially, or how many there are, other than including a press image showing off Amazon’s…
Samsung has announced its latest high dynamic range standard, known as HDR10+ Advanced, will begin rolling out during this month, but you’ll need a best new televisions for 2026 and a single streaming service to enjoy the benefits of the new technology. The tech, which will go into direct competition with the rival Dolby Vision 2, will arrive on Samsung’s 2026 TV with supported content coming through Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service initially. Samsung announced the technology in November, showed it off at CES 2026 in January and is now ready to unleash it for those with the newest sets.…
Looking for the best Lego games ever made? You’ve got plenty to choose from. TT Games has spent more than 20 years turning blockbuster films and comic book heroes into joyful, family-friendly adventures packed with puzzles, collectibles and slapstick humour. Ask 10 Lego fans to rank the series and you’ll probably get different answers. But after looking at recent critics’ rankings alongside long-running community favourites, these are the games that consistently crop up whenever people debate the very best Lego games of all time. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga If there’s one game that almost everyone agrees belongs near…
T-Mobile is launching a new financing option that will allow you to pay for a device, taxes, and fees over 36 months. In an update on Tuesday, T-Mobile says its new Equipment Installment Plan (EIP) Flex 36 requires no upfront payment and will come with a 0 percent APR for a limited time.Even if you are financing a device, carriers typically require you to pay sales tax, an activation fee, or a down payment at checkout. T-Mobile says its new plan eliminates that by allowing you to pay off all of these costs over time — though its website notes…
Under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, developers and government agencies can work with digital gatekeepers, like Apple, to make their systems interoperable with third-party tools and services. The EU’s ruling on connected devices has also forced Apple to make its features play nice with third-party wearables, as the company has introduced support for notifications, proximity pairing, and automatic audio switching across more kinds of smartwatches and earbuds in the EU.Microsoft filed its interoperability request to Apple in March, saying restrictions to clipboard access on iOS currently prevent third-party developers from using cross-device copy and paste with their own devices. “These…
All the top movies due to be released this year – and 2027. What are you looking forward to the most? Mahershala Ali in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Blockbuster season doesn’t wait for a calendar to tell it when to start, and 2026 has already proven that. Whether you’re braving the multiplex or holding out for something to land on your favourite streaming service, there’s a serious case for spending the rest of your summer in the dark — ideally somewhere with decent air conditioning. Hollywood isn’t short on ambition this year either. The cinematic slate ahead swings…