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CoreWeave's house of cards collapses as insiders cash out their IPO
CoreWeave shares face selling pressure as lockup restrictions expire for most stockholders. The cloud computing company provides graphics processing unit services through partnerships with NVIDIA across 33 artificial intelligence data centers. Investment banks handled massive share block sales totaling up to 18 million shares at approximately $97 per share. NVIDIA purchased additional CoreWeave shares during the recent quarter to support the stock price. The chip manufacturer maintains a $2.4 billion stake representing 24.27 million shares in the company. This relationship creates a circular investment pattern where CoreWeave uses NVIDIA funding to purchase more graphics cards. Recent financial results disappointed analysts despite...
Sony and Fnatic think a detachable mic is worth €350 on the H9 II
Sony prepares to announce the Inzone H9 II headset at Gamescom 2025, according to reliable leaker Billbil-kun from Dealabs. The gaming accessory succeeds the original Inzone H9 model that debuted in 2022. Gamescom's Opening Night Live Showcase may host the official product revelation. The company first launched its Inzone accessory series three years ago with headphones and monitors at EVO 2022. OLED monitor variants have already expanded the product lineup. Technical specifications reveal significant improvements over the predecessor model. The new headset features a detachable microphone and supports advanced Bluetooth connectivity standards. Weight reduction makes the device more comfortable during extended gaming sessions. Pricing...
Hangar 13 forgets open world, now scrambles to fix Mafia
Hangar 13's Mafia: The Old Country achieved sales exceeding 800,000 units during its debut week across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC platforms. Sensor Tower data reveals PlayStation captured 48 percent of total purchases, demonstrating the console's strength with narrative-focused gaming experiences. The company attributes strong performance to the franchise's lasting popularity and the developer's commitment to cinematic storytelling approaches. Player engagement statistics show gamers eliminated more than 185 million virtual opponents while discharging over 600 million rounds of ammunition. Hangar 13 plans to introduce Free Ride exploration mode alongside additional content updates at no charge to existing owners. Wccftech...
The Apple Design's fake invite proves iPhone 17 fans believe anything
Apple enthusiasts anticipate the iPhone 17 announcement event scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, based on recent speculation. The company plans to distribute official invitations on August 26, providing media outlets and consumers with two weeks' advance notice. Fraudulent event invitations have appeared online, featuring copper-colored designs and the tagline "Futurebound" that mimic authentic Apple aesthetics. These counterfeit materials reference rumored copper color options for iPhone 17 Pro variants but lack official validation. Apple will introduce four iPhone 17 models during the presentation. The lineup features the standard iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, and two iPhone 17 Pro editions. The Air model replaces the Plus variant with...
Crimson Desert's new Gamescom trailer is a sorry excuse for a delay
Pearl Abyss released a thirteen-minute gameplay demonstration for Crimson Desert before Gamescom 2025. The video presents combat sequences, narrative elements, and exploration mechanics that convention attendees will experience firsthand. Developer Pearl Abyss pushed the action-adventure title into the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. This marks the second significant postponement for the project. The game faced previous delays from its original 2025 timeline. The demonstration highlights protagonist Greymane Kliff engaging boss enemy Cassius Morten after surviving an ambush with his allies. Combat mechanics and exploration systems receive substantial screen time throughout the presentation. Pearl Abyss first announced Crimson Desert...
Trump and Intel forgot to ask Congress for their bailout money
The Trump administration explores acquiring Intel shares through CHIPS Act funding following CEO Lip-Bu Tan's White House meeting. Bloomberg reports that pending grants under the legislation could combine with other government funding sources to purchase equity stakes. The proposed investment aims to support domestic manufacturing facilities such as Intel's delayed Ohio project. Administration officials indicated the discussions remain in preliminary stages with multiple funding mechanisms under consideration. Government investment in private corporations requires complex legal procedures and congressional oversight. The 2009 General Motors bailout during the financial crisis provides precedent through the Troubled Asset Relief...
GPD's absurd Win 5 crams a Strix Halo chip into a tiny screen
GPD announces the Win 5 gaming handheld as the first device powered by AMD's Strix Halo architecture. The portable console features the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor with sixteen Zen 5 cores and operates within a 55-75 watt thermal design power range. The integrated Radeon 8060S graphics processor contains forty compute units based on RDNA 3.5 technology. GPD claims this configuration delivers performance exceeding the RTX 4060 mobile graphics card. The manufacturer positions this handheld as the most powerful portable gaming device available. The device displays games on a seven-inch IPS screen with 1920x1080 resolution and 120Hz refresh rate capabilities. The Win 5 supports memory configurations up to 128GB LPDDR5X at 8000 MT/s speeds...
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 humiliates the Dimensity 9500
MediaTek plans to reveal its Dimensity 9500 processor one day ahead of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 announcement. The Taiwanese company may gain a temporary marketing advantage through earlier disclosure. Recent benchmark tests reveal disappointing performance results for the new chip. Analysis expert Abhishek Yadav discovered the processor operated below target frequencies during evaluation. The Vivo X300 device achieved modest scores of 2,352 points for single-core tasks and 7,129 points for multi-core processing. Qualcomm's competing processor demonstrates superior capabilities despite similar testing conditions. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 delivered 3,393 single-core points and 11,515 multi-core points while running at...
Microsoft's Nintendo deal is a lie, Black Ops 7 skips Switch 2
Industry insider Billbil-kun confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 7 will arrive on November 14, supporting earlier claims from TheGhostofHope. Activision Blizzard excludes Nintendo Switch 2 from the initial release despite Microsoft's 2023 commitment to bring the franchise to Nintendo platforms within ten years. The company faces technical challenges adapting the game for Nintendo hardware, despite Switch 2 surpassing PlayStation 4 and Xbox One capabilities. Physical copies will retail at €79.99 across PlayStation and Xbox consoles when pre-orders begin on August 20. Gamescom Opening Night Live will precede the ordering announcement. Treyarch and Raven Software collaborate on development, continuing the narrative from 2012's Black Ops II...

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