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Gigabyte dropped fresh BIOS updates for Z890 boards that confirm support for the upcoming Arrow Lake Refresh chips, which Intel is branding as Core Ultra 200S Plus. The new firmware packs microcode 0x11B, and ASRock went even harder with 0x11D in their latest release. Both vendors are gearing up...

Three Fields Entertainment just put its entire staff on potential layoff after Wreckreation flopped hard at launch despite the studio grinding to fix bugs and add features players wanted. CEO Fiona Sperry said the indie dev won't see any game revenue for a while, and their publisher bailed on...

Russia just yeeted Roblox off the internet after its media watchdog Roskomnadzor decided the platform was too sketchy for kids. The ban cites abuse reports, predator problems, and LGBT content that supposedly corrupts children's morals, which is pretty on-brand for Russian regulators who have...

Apple might tap Intel to make chips for the budget iPhones dropping in 2028, according to analysts at GF Securities who are building on recent claims from Ming-Chi Kuo. The company already grabbed evaluation samples of the 18A-P node and signed an NDA with Intel, with low-end M-series processors...

REPLACED is finally dropping after getting stuck in development hell since the E3 2021 reveal, and Sad Cat Studios has locked in a launch for the cyberpunk platformer. The 2.5D pixel-art game hits Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and Xbox Series X/S, with the studio confirming they are good to go...

A dude sent his ZOTAC RTX 5070 Ti back because the fans were making weird sounds, and the company hit him with a denial after finding scratches near the PCIe slot. The card was working fine aside from the busted fans, but ZOTAC said they had limited repair tools and claimed the scratch damage...

Tony Fadell is apparently telling people he would take the CEO gig at Apple if they offered it to him, which is pretty wild considering Tim Cook might not even be leaving anytime soon. The iPod guy has some fans inside the company who think his aggressive style could shake things up, but sources...

TSMC is planning to set up an advanced packaging plant at its Arizona location by late 2027 after American customers kept begging for local CoWoS capacity. The company is apparently converting space that was supposed to be another chip fab into a packaging facility instead because clients like...

Pathea Games is cooking up The God Slayer, a steampunk action RPG that marks a pretty big shift from their cozy My Time series. Founder Zifei Wu says the studio barely touches generative AI because most algorithms choke when you ask for Asian steampunk vibes, spitting out weird garbage that...

The Game Awards is coming back with Geoff Keighley hosting another massive showcase that celebrates gaming's best while dropping world premieres. The show streams free across YouTube, Twitch, Amazon Prime Video, and other platforms, and it'll probably run somewhere between three and four hours...

AMD is gearing up to drop some refreshed Ryzen AI Max chips that bump memory speeds to LPDDR5X-8533, which is a slight upgrade from the 8,000 MT/s that Strix Halo currently handles. These new SKUs are targeting mid-range buyers and should pack similar integrated graphics power, but specs are...

Samsung might still be tweaking its Exynos 2600 chip before actually cranking out full production runs, despite dropping a trailer for the thing recently. A Korean outlet says the 2nm GAA processor has not hit mass manufacturing yet, even though the company supposedly had decent yields back in...

Memory prices have gone absolutely haywire, and the situation is about to get way nastier than anyone expected. Both DDR5 and DDR4 kits are skyrocketing because AI data centers are hoovering up all the supply, and manufacturers like Micron are ditching consumer lines to chase those fat...

Apple might ditch the physical SIM card slot on the iPhone Fold to save space inside the device, according to a Chinese leaker called Instant Digital. The tipster is backing up what Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo already said about the foldable going eSIM-only. Kuo mentioned...

Intel VP John Pitzer says the chip maker is gearing up to claw back market share with its Panther Lake and Nova Lake processors after getting wrecked by AMD this year. Arrow Lake flopped hard against the Ryzen 9000 series and X3D chips, and desktop sales tanked. Panther Lake drops at CES with...

ARM is setting up a chip-design academy in South Korea that'll pump out 1,400 trained semiconductor pros by 2030. The Japanese-owned company inked a deal with South Korea's trade ministry to boost the country's chip and AI game. The school is supposed to help out local fabless chip companies...

Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi met with National Environment Management Council people at Treasury Hall in Dodoma and basically told everyone to get serious about protecting the environment because Tanzania's 2050 Development Vision relies on climate resilience. He dropped orders saying public...

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino gave Donald Trump a brand-new peace prize at the White House, and critics went ballistic because the US just bombed more boats in the Caribbean the day before. Former UN official Craig Mokhiber trashed the whole thing as shameful and said FIFA stayed silent on the Gaza...

Sea Cliff Resort and Spa Zanzibar wants to bump its December golf tournament from the 27th to the 20th after players complained about holiday travel conflicts. Golf Manager Sophie Nyanjera said the club values feedback from participants and wants everyone to show up without stress during the...

Tanzania keeps pushing chemical safety training because the government wants to stop people from accidentally poisoning themselves or trashing the environment. Coast Regional Medical Officer Kusirye Ukio told Chemical Supervisors from the Eastern Zone that officials are teaming up with private...