AMD’s Q4 revenue hits $7.66B, up 24% but stock falls
Source: Venture Beat Advanced Micro Devices reported revenue of $7.658 billion for the fourth quarter, up 24% from a year ago. Read Full Article
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Turmoil at OpenAI: what’s next for the creator of ChatGPT?
Source: The Verge The world’s hottest AI company went through three CEOs in under a week and ended up with the same one it had at the start — so what happened, and what’s next? On November 17th, 2023, OpenAI’s nonprofit board abruptly announced that co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was out. The shake-up came…
OmniHuman: ByteDance’s new AI creates realistic videos from a single photo
Source: Venture Beat ByteDance’s new OmniHuman AI can turn a single photo into a realistic video of a person speaking, singing and moving naturally, trained on 18,700 hours of human motion data. Read Full Article
Nomad’s new USB-C cable can charge your iPhone and Apple Watch at the same time
Source: The Verge Nomad has announced a new USB-C cable designed to charge multiple devices simultaneously. Instead of copying Anker’s homework and releasing a charging cable with dual USB-C connectors on one end, Nomad’s new Universal Cable for Apple Watch features an inline charging puck for Apple’s smartwatch on one end. It seems ideal for…
UGC company Voldex acquires Roblox life sim Brookhaven
Source: Venture Beat Voldex’s latest acquisition in the Roblox space is life sim UGC game Brookhaven, which the company acquired with equity financing. Read Full Article
I plugged an Nvidia RTX 5090 into a gaming handheld
Source: The Verge Two weeks ago, I showed you how the world’s fastest graphics card works in a small form factor PC. To my surprise, Nvidia’s RTX 5090 Founders Edition delivered the vast majority of its performance even in a 12.7-liter desktop with a five-year-old CPU. It made me wonder: what if I plugged this…
You can grab a year of Peacock Premium for just $30
Source: The Verge Through February 18th, new and lapsed subscribers can get one year of ad-supported Peacock Premium for $29.99 if you sign up now. That’s over half off its typical price of $79.99, and a $50 discount overall. It’s easy to get the deal: if you already have a free Peacock account, you’ll just…
Age of Empires is the latest Microsoft franchise coming to PS5
Source: The Verge Microsoft is bringing its storied real-time strategy series Age of Empires to the PlayStation 5, starting with Age of Mythology: Retold and its Immortal Pillars expansion pack, both launching on March 4th. Microsoft is continuing to evolve the Xbox platform with cloud gaming that works on almost any device, and bringing more…
AppleCare Plus is getting more expensive
Source: The Verge Apple raised the cost of its monthly AppleCare subscription prices for iPhones by 50 cents, MacRumors reports. The 50 cent price hike applies to both standard AppleCare Plus and AppleCare Plus with Theft and Loss monthly plans for Apple’s current iPhone lineup. So, for example, the standard AppleCare Plus for the iPhone…
Steam Deck OLED, ROG Ally and more: all the news about the handheld PC revolution
Source: The Verge In July 2021, Valve revealed the Steam Deck, a Switch-like handheld device packed with features including a huge variety of control options, a 7-inch touchscreen, the ability to connect to external displays, and a quick suspend / resume feature. The device began shipping in February 2022, starting at $399. We’ve been keeping…