TSMC Price Hikes End the Era of Cheap Transistors

From EETimes: The global semiconductor industry is undergoing a profound economic transformation, one anchored by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) that spells the end of an era defined by predictably declining costs of transistors.

At the center of this structural shift is TSMC’s...

Apple Inches Closer to Its M5 MacBook Announcement

From ExtremeTech: Apple is approaching mass production for its next-generation MacBook lineup, which will run on the M5 chip, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The brand is reportedly preparing to launch new MacBook Pro models (codenamed J714 and J716) and MacBook Air models (J813 and J815) with...

Microsoft hikes Xbox Game Pass prices up to a staggering 50%

From PC World: I’ve often considered that Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is the best deal in gaming, if you’re looking to get a huge amount of variety and access for a small monthly fee. I might have to recalculate after the latest price hike. This morning Microsoft announced prices going up in the U.S...

Amazon launches a grocery brand with most products under $5

From TechCrunch: Amazon on Wednesday announced the debut of Amazon Grocery, a new private-label brand that offers a range of grocery items, most of which are priced under $5. The brand offers everything from milk and olive oil to fresh produce, meat, and seafood. Amazon Fresh grocery items will be...

CORSAIR Announces Leveled-Up VOID v2 MAX WIRELESS Gaming Headsets

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR is proud to launch the premium VOID v2 MAX WIRELESS Gaming Headset for Xbox™ and the VOID WIRELESS v2 MAX Gaming Headset.

"The CORSAIR VOID family of gaming headsets has become synonymous with high-quality gaming audio, lasting comfort, and superb build quality...

Adobe’s video editing app Premiere arrives on iPhones

From TechCrunch: Adobe’s popular video editing app Premiere is available on iPhone starting today, following the company’s announcement of its plans to release the app on mobile earlier this month. The Android version of the app is under development, Adobe says.

The Premiere app for mobile is free...

Nvidia's new CPX GPU aims to change the game in AI inference

From Tom's Hardware: Data center GPUs from Nvidia have become the gold standard for AI training and inference due to their high performance, the use of HBM with extreme bandwidth, fast rack-scale interconnects, and a perfected CUDA software stack. However, as AI becomes more ubiquitous and models...

EA to Go Private in $55 Billion Deal

From ExtremeTech: Electronic Arts is heading for private ownership after spending about 36 years as a publicly traded company. The video game publisher is known for its long line of Battlefield and Sims games, along with other titles that have helped shape the video game industry. The investors...

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