AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 — next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil
tomshardware - AMD and Intel are both preparing next-gen desktop CPUs with major architectural improvements that now seem to be delayed. This includes Nova Lake, which has been confirmed for a 2026 year-end release time and again, and Zen 6, which has been on AMD's road…
- Desktop CPU launches pushed to CES 2027, industry braces (6)
- Inside Intel: Nova Lake-S details and Unified Core plans (2)
- Other tech and market stories tangential to CPU delays (3)
Desktop CPU launches pushed to CES 2027, industry braces
Inside Intel: Nova Lake-S details and Unified Core plans
Other tech and market stories tangential to CPU delays
Back to Top / Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 19525 / 11 stories in 13 days
There's a shortage of RAM (computer memory). How is this affecting the industry?
Scott Simon / npr - Memory chips (aka RAM) are in short supply, globally. Why and what does that mean for consumers
- Consumers feel the pinch: RAM prices, deals, and regional shifts (5)
- DRAM market shifts: Samsung, SK Hynix, Chinese entrants reshape supply (5)
- Lenovo warns partners: buy now to avoid March memory-driven hikes (4)
- OTHER: Misc PC items not central to the memory shortage (0)
Consumers feel the pinch: RAM prices, deals, and regional shifts
DRAM market shifts: Samsung, SK Hynix, Chinese entrants reshape supply
Lenovo warns partners: buy now to avoid March memory-driven hikes
OTHER: Misc PC items not central to the memory shortage
Back to Top / Saturday, February 21, 2026, 7:20 am / permalink 19518 / 14 stories in 13 days
Fury Over Discord's Age Checks Explodes After Shady Persona Test In UK
BeauHD / slashdot - Backlash intensified against Discord's age verification rollout after it briefly disclosed a UK age-verification test involving vendor Persona, contradicting earlier claims about minimal ID storage and transparency. Ars Technica explains: One of the major…
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Meta's flagship metaverse service leaves VR behind
Samuel Axon / arstechnica - The company asserts it will continue to make VR headsets, though.
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Major Shake-Up at Xbox: Phil Spencer Reitres, Sarah Bond Resigns, and Asha Sharma to Become the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming
David Carcasole / wccftech - A new report from IGN reveals that Microsoft's gaming division and Xbox are going through a major leadership shake-up. Phil Spencer will retire this coming Monday, February 23, 2026, after first joining Microsoft all the way back in 1988 as an intern. He'…
- Content shake-up, Matt Booty promoted; consoles prioritized (4)
- Longtime Xbox leaders step down; successor announced (13)
- New CEO Asha Sharma’s AI stance and vision for Xbox (9)
- OTHER: layoffs, memos, and community reaction (1)
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Content shake-up, Matt Booty promoted; consoles prioritized
Longtime Xbox leaders step down; successor announced
New CEO Asha Sharma’s AI stance and vision for Xbox
OTHER: layoffs, memos, and community reaction
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Google Pixel 10a Preview
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Google graciously offered to try and ship me a Pixel 10a here in Mexico, so I'm hoping to review this new handset soon.The post Google Pixel 10a Preview appeared first on Thurrott.com.
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19478 / 4 stories in 14 days
Google Maps now hides some information until you sign in
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - If you have been using Google Maps without signing into a Google account, your experience could be about to change for the worse. Google has been spotted testing a new “limited view” in Google Maps which restricts access to certain information. When not s…
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What Will Apple Announce on March 4? | One More Thing video
Iyaz Akhtar / cnet - Apple's next event could introduce new wallet-friendly devices, such as colorful MacBooks and the iPhone 17E. We've scoured reams of reports to get you the inside scoop on what the company's cooking up.
- On the ground: Apple's colorful, affordable MacBook for students. (8)
- Sources: Two new Studio Displays leak in macOS code. (5)
- All Other Stories
On the ground: Apple's colorful, affordable MacBook for students.
Sources: Two new Studio Displays leak in macOS code.
All Other Stories
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 8:20 am / permalink 19461 / 16 stories in 14 days
AMD Olympic Ridge “Zen 6” Ryzen Desktop CPUs Reportedly Launching In 2027
Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - AMD is reportedly going to launch its next-gen Ryzen Desktop CPUs based on the Zen 6 architecture, codenamed Olympic Ridge, in 2027. AMD Eyeing 2027 For Its Next-Gen Ryzen Launch? Olympic Ridge With Zen 6 For Desktop Ready But Might Come After Intel's Nov…
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19458 / 5 stories in 14 days
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Pro, an LLM for complex reasoning
Erik van Klinken / techzine - This month, Anthropic already unveiled the Opus and Sonnet versions of Claude 4.6. It beat Google’s Gemini 3 Pro on several fronts. A response was not long in coming, with the new, more powerful Gemini 3.1 Pro. Google is rolling out 3.1 Pro starting today…
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 19452 / 11 stories in 15 days
AI rivals’ awkward snub steals summit spotlight
news.com.au - Rival AI bosses have sparked viral ridicule after appearing to snub each other during a major moment for the technology.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 19443 / 7 stories in 15 days
Splinter Cell Remake Lead Studio Ubisoft Toronto Loses 40 Developers in the Latest Ubisoft Layoffs
David Carcasole / wccftech - The Ubisoft Toronto team is at the helm of what is arguably one of Ubisoft's most significant projects, the long-awaited Splinter Cell Remake, and they're also the most recent team to get hit by the mass layoffs that Ubisoft has been conducting as part of…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19435 / 3 stories in 15 days
Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website, which is a thing that exists
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, according to a company help page. The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within Facebook."After messenger.com goes away, you will be aut…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19433 / 4 stories in 15 days
Chrome just fixed some of its biggest daily annoyances
digitaltrends - Chrome adds split view, PDF annotations, and Google Drive saving to help you work faster directly in the browser. The post Chrome just fixed some of its biggest daily annoyances appeared first on Digital Trends.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19432 / 5 stories in 15 days
Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Google Unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro With Double the Reasoning Power
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Google launched Gemini 3.1 Pro, an upgrade to its flagship AI model focused on complex reasoning tasks. The model scored 77.1% on the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark, more than double the score of Gemini 3 Pro. Gemini 3.1 Pro is available across Google AI Studio…
- Live: Gemini pressures rivals, boosts Google stock, rattles Apple (5)
- On site: Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning, tops benchmarks (11)
- Other: previews, hands-on reports, and odd hardware tie-ins (3)
- Reporter: Gemini spreads across apps, TV, API, enterprise (5)
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Live: Gemini pressures rivals, boosts Google stock, rattles Apple
On site: Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning, tops benchmarks
Other: previews, hands-on reports, and odd hardware tie-ins
Reporter: Gemini spreads across apps, TV, API, enterprise
All Other Stories
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19423 / 25 stories in 15 days
Accenture Links Staff Promotions To Use of AI Tools
msmash / slashdot - Accenture has reportedly started tracking staff use of its AI tools and will take this into consideration when deciding on top promotions, as the consulting company tries to increase uptake of the technology by its workforce. From a report: The company to…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19418 / 4 stories in 15 days
OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more
tomshardware - OpenAI may be about to secure as much as $100 billion in funding, which will go some way to offsetting the $1.4 trillion is has pledged to expend over the next eight years. This round of investment is said to come from other major tech firms in the space,…
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Dyson announces the PencilWash wet floor cleaner
Matt Tate / engadget - Last year Dyson introduced the PencilVac, which it immediately declared the "world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner." Presumably, then, the title of world’s slimmest wet floor cleaner goes to the newly unveiled PencilWash.Promising a "lighter, slimmer and smalle…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 11:20 pm / permalink 19398 / 5 stories in 16 days
Google launches Lyria 3 music generation model
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Google LLC today introduced an artificial intelligence model called Lyria 3 that consumers can use to generate short tracks. The algorithm is rolling out to the company’s Gemini app and Dream Track, a music generation feature in YouTube’s creator toolkit.…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 8:20 pm / permalink 19392 / 9 stories in 16 days
Peter Thiel Exits ETHZilla Investment After Ethereum Treasury Stock Craters
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Billionaire investor Peter Thiel and Founders Fund held a 7.5% stake in Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla last year—but not anymore.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19387 / 4 stories in 16 days