Apple's M5 MacBook Air just dropped with doubled base storage, a bespoke wireless chip, and AI performance gains that dwarf the M4 model.
M5 chip highlights
A 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU sit at the heart of the M5.
Neural accelerators baked into every GPU core push AI tasks 4x past the M4.
Unified memory bandwidth hits 153 GB/s, a 28-percent jump over last gen.
Third-gen ray tracing and upgraded shader cores supercharge gaming and 3D work.
Storage and connectivity upgrades
Base storage doubles to 512 GB, with configs stretching up to 4 TB.
SSD read/write speeds are twice as fast as the previous generation.
Apple's N1 chip brings Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 onboard.
Two Thunderbolt 4 ports handle accessories and dual-display output...
Capcom just yanked Enigma DRM out of the Resident Evil 4 remake after fan backlash over tanked performance.
What actually happened with the DRM swap
Resident Evil 4 remake quietly lost its original Denuvo protection last month on PC.
Capcom slapped Enigma DRM in as a replacement, and performance nosedived.
Zero communication from the publisher accompanied that controversial swap.
Community outrage forced Capcom's hand
Fans and outlets like Digital Foundry openly trashed the decision.
A fresh Steam update dropped today, ripping Enigma out entirely.
Performance should now match the original 2023 launch baseline again.
Mod compatibility with the DRM-free build is still an open question.
Other Capcom titles are still stuck with Enigma...
A free, Blackout-inspired battle royale mode is dropping into Call of Duty Warzone without loadouts, Gulags, or Buy Stations.
Black Ops Royale basics
Black Ops Royale lands on March 13, 2026, and costs nothing to play.
Activision pitched it as an homage to Black Ops 4's 2018 Blackout mode.
Avalon's massive map hosts 24 rival squads per match.
Wingsuits handle the drop-in instead of traditional deployment.
Loot and weapon systems overhauled
Pre-built weapon archetypes pulled from Black Ops 7's arsenal are scattered around.
Rarity-tiered attachment kits provide the upgrade path for each gun.
Scavenging is the only way to gear up with zero loadout options.
Equipment and perks get a Blackout twist
Players can carry two equipment...
Fresh rulemaking from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council could cut YMTC, CXMT, and SMIC chips out of government-linked commercial products entirely.
What the proposed FAR rule actually does
Products and services using YMTC, CXMT, or SMIC semiconductors face a government ban.
Subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors of all three firms get swept in.
Off-the-shelf goods and commercial IT services priced at $15,000 or under are affected.
It amends Section 5949 of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act.
Key dates and review windows
Public comment stays open until April 20.
Purchases made before December 23, 2027, dodge the new restrictions.
FAR Council wants a full audit of electronics already in official use.
Why DRAM...
A 180-TOPS AI performance claim from a mini PC basically narrows the chip down to Intel's Panther Lake lineup.
GMKtec's next AI mini PC teased
GMKtec dropped a teaser on X for a second-gen desktop AI mini PC.
Specs are still under wraps, but 180 TOPS got confirmed.
Its chassis looks practically identical to the existing EVO T1.
Why Panther Lake is the obvious bet
Flagship Zen 5 mobile chips max out at 126 TOPS, falling way short.
Panther Lake is the sole platform cracking 180 in combined AI throughput.
Core Ultra X7 358H, X7 368H, and X9 388H all hit that ballpark.
Arc B390 iGPU alone kicks in around 122 TOPS of that total.
How the AI math breaks down
NPU5 contributes roughly 50 TOPS to the overall figure.
CPU-side processing...
A 9.5 Metacritic user score just landed Resident Evil Requiem in a tie for the highest-rated game ever by players.
Requiem's launch week by the numbers
Resident Evil Requiem pulled 340K-plus concurrent players on Steam at drop.
Capcom hasn't put out any official sales data yet.
PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2 all got it simultaneously.
Critics and fans are both showering it with love.
Metacritic's all-time user rankings shaken up
Requiem sits tied at 9.5 with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for the top spot.
Clair Obscur briefly fell behind before clawing back to a deadlock.
Scores will probably keep leapfrogging as more ratings trickle in.
Silent Hill 2, Chrono Trigger, and Metal Gear Solid 3 all got bumped down.
Game...
Around 150 stranded South African pilgrims made it home safely after a KwaZulu-Natal travel agency scrambled to reroute them through the Middle Eastern airspace chaos.
Who got stuck and why
Most travelers were performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan's final stretch.
Pilgrims hailed primarily from KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng's Muslim communities.
Sudden flight cancellations left them scrambling for accommodation and cash.
Some were transiting through Dubai and Doha when the airports got hammered.
How the rescue operation played out
Ethiopian Airlines became a critical lifeline for rerouted passengers.
Longer flight paths bypassing closed Gulf airspace added hours to journeys.
Constant coordination with airlines, embassies, and...
Police-killing investigations in South Africa were systematically gutted by officers who stonewalled watchdog probes and shut down cases before they could breathe.
Sharmilla Williams testifies at the Nkabinde Enquiry
Former KwaZulu-Natal IPID investigator Sharmilla Williams described how police probes got sabotaged from the inside.
Civilian murders get treated as crimes, but police-involved deaths quickly become inquests.
That reclassification effectively kills proper investigations before they gain traction.
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC is leading the evidence at the hearings.
Cato Manor unit's pattern of extrajudicial killings
Williams said her team had enough proof to guarantee successful prosecutions in several cases.
Files...
Over R1 million from a global disease-fighting fund was allegedly got funneled into silencing a whistleblower instead of training health workers.
Three top health officials nabbed
Dr Sandile Buthelezi, the National Department of Health's director-general, was arrested alongside two senior colleagues.
CFO Phineas Phaswa Mamogale and acting deputy DG Dr Malixole Percival Mahlathi face the same charges.
All three appeared in Pretoria's Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday.
Bail landed at R10,000 each, with a return date of 3 June.
What the money was supposed to fund
Global Fund cash targets HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria programs across South Africa.
Earmarked purposes included staff training and post-COVID psychosocial...
