China's open-weight AI models are now just 4 months behind frontier US offerings, Mozilla report claims — models still lag in some benchmarks but are drastically cheaper to use
Sep 16, 2026, 6:15 am By Shane Downing
Mozilla has published version 1.1 of its State of Open Source AI report on Sept. 15 using data…AI enthusiast builds GPT-6 Astra-powered bot to take on Balatro's Gold Stake Black Deck — bot leverages Python for numerical tools, beats hardest difficulty repeatedly
Sep 16, 2026, 6:00 am By Oliver Haslam
A Reddit user has shared details of a new bot that has beaten the devilishly difficult Gold Stake…AI leaders clash over safety fears after Anthropic whistleblower says AI could 'kill us all' by 2030 — OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI figureheads call for external governance, while Jensen Huang says worries are 'made up'
Sep 15, 2026, 1:19 pm By Jon Martindale
This past week, employees and key figures at leading AI companies have called for a slowdown in the…Asus' ludicrous 20th anniversary bundle is now the cheapest way to buy an RTX 5090 — Nvidia's flagship GPU stock is so limited that this $10,850 bundle with a 3000W PSU, X870E board, and open-frame case is actually cheaper than some scalper listings
Sep 15, 2026, 11:13 am By Ben Stockton
We've reviewed Asus' ROG Edition 20 anniversary kit. We've built a PC with it. It's about as premium…Intel reportedly cans 12Xe option for Nova Lake-S desktop — gaming APU design said to resurface with Razor Lake
Sep 15, 2026, 10:17 am By Jake Roach
Intel won't launch a Nova Lake-S SKU with 12 Xe3P graphics cores, according to tipster Jaykihn, who…US AI data centers projected to become the fifth-largest natural gas consumer in the world by 2035 — consumption to grow by 15 billion cubic feet per day as demand for compute increases
Sep 15, 2026, 9:57 am By
The estimated natural gas consumption of data centers in the U.S. is expected to massively increase…Bill Gates compares AI to alien intelligence in movies where ‘magically the US and China’ solve the problem together — warns world governments that they’re not ready for AI
Sep 15, 2026, 8:52 am By
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said in an interview that the world’s governments are not ready…ChatGPT transcripts are reportedly read by humans to improve responses, including those with personal information — 'Project Lilly' has seen OpenAI hire hundreds of contractors to manually review logs
Sep 15, 2026, 7:30 am By
AI companies don't have a great track record in areas like copyright or user privacy — unless…Microsoft rolls out emergency update for Windows 11's latest patch — recent update causes crashes on AMD graphics, Explorer hang-ups, and broken third-party integrations
Sep 15, 2026, 7:00 am By
Microsoft has issued an out-of-band update for its recent Windows 11 patch, which has caused a…Grab a $560 saving on this 1440p-ready gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, now $1,859 — all-white CyberPowerPC desktop ships with one of AMD's best X3D chips, along with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD
Sep 15, 2026, 6:36 am By Ben Stockton
A pre-built gaming PC with one of AMD's top X3D chips inside is always going to be a formidable…Minecraft Legacy gets rewritten in C++ for PS2 and Wii ports — code is tuned so it works well even on the PS2’s meager 32MB of RAM
Sep 15, 2026, 6:30 am By Mark Tyson
Games optimization specialist OptiProjects (AKA OptiJeugos) has released a new port of Minecraft…Developer builds viral 3D source code visualizer that consumes 21GB of RAM — flies around 2.5 million lines of code at over 120 frames per second
Sep 15, 2026, 6:00 am By
The immortal line "it's a Unix system, I know this" is forever entrenched in many a techie's brain.…AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card returns to its lowest-ever price of $499 — rare deal places this current-generation 12GB GPU below its MSRP launch price
Sep 15, 2026, 5:50 am By Stewart Bendle
It's back: one of the best deals on a brand-new, current-generation, mid-range graphics card that…Perplexity’s local AI agent comes to Windows, but only for RTX GPUs with at least 24GB of VRAM — Portable Computer brings AI for multistep tasks to compatible PCs
Sep 15, 2026, 5:24 am By Shane Downing
Perplexity has released Portable Computer for Windows, in partnership with Nvidia, via the existing…Anthropic says AI can boost U.S. GDP by 32%, up to $44.4 trillion in four years — economics model predicts that displaced employees 'may have to switch to jobs like electrician and nurse'
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Last week, Anthropic published its prediction of what the economic impact of AI on the U.S. economy…Nvidia's RTX 5090 vanishes from online retail in the US — third-party sellers now demand as much as $9,500 for Nvidia's fastest GPU
1:41pm By Jake Roach
Nvidia's fastest gaming graphics card, the RTX 5090, has been on a tear of price increases over the…Gaming takes a backseat as Nvidia overhauls the RTX 5090 for maximum AI margins — RTX Pro 5500 delivers 2.6X VRAM at matching specs
1:39pm By Zhiye Liu
The GeForce RTX 5090 is undeniably one of the best graphics cards money can buy. Banking on the fact…Valve engineers discuss the duality of the Steam Frame and pricing — Valve's newest VR headset pivots SteamOS to Arm
1:30pm By
Nearly a year after first revealing the Steam Frame VR headset, Valve is now ready to deliver the…Valve Steam Frame interview — why it costs up to $1,300, Snapdragon power, and 10x foveated streaming
1:28pm By
Prior to the official launch of the Steam Frame, I had a chance to talk with Valve engineers Jeff…Valve Steam Frame 3 Review: Competent as a standalone VR, but wireless streaming remains the focus
1:00pm By
Valve has been ramping up its hardware releases during 2026, with the Steam Controller launching…
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