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Thanks, Sam Altman, for giving us access to ChatGPT's new integrated image-generation skills. They're, as Steve Jobs might've described them, insanely good. So good, in fact, that I'm worried now about my little corner of the universe where we try to discern the accuracy of renders, models, and pre-production leaks that might tell us the tale of future Apple products, like the rumored iPhone 17 Air . For those who don't know, the iPhone 17 Air (or Slim) is the oft-talked-about but never-confirmed ultra-slim iPhone 16 Plus/iPhone 16e/SE hybrid that could be the most exciting iPhone update when Apple likely unveils a whole new iPhone 17 line in September. While it may not be the most powerful iPhone, it should be the biggest and thinnest of the bunch. Even the single rear camera might not be enough to keep potential buyers away. Imagining what it could look like, well, that's my job. Or it was until I started working with ChatGPT running the recently updated ...

New changes to Hollow Knight: Silksong 's Steam metadata have been discovered The game's copyright has been updated to 2025 from 2019, and eligibility for Nvidia GeForce Now has been added Fans are convinced the new copyright could mean a 2025 release date will be announced soon Updates on Hollow Knight: Silksong have been few and far between for quite some time, but new changes to the game's Steam data have convinced fans that we'll finally hear more about it this year. The discovery comes from SteamDB (via IGN ), where several updates to the game's Steam listing were recorded. Among them is an update to change Silksong 's copyright year from 2019 to 2025, eligibility for Nvidia's streaming platform, GeForce Now, and add new assets. It's the changed copyright info that has fans excited and has sparked new speculation that the game could potentially launch sometime this year. "This is the first copyright update in 6 years and also they...

HorizonOS v76 has rolled out to the public test channel This beta release is teasing new fetaures Meta is working on In future updates we can expect major UI changes, and shareable windows Meta has just launched the HorizonOS v76 update to its public test channel, and the beta software is already teasing some massive changes for how you can use your Meta Quest 3 headset to virtually socialise. Firstly, Meta is putting your Horizon Avatera front and center in video calls, finally unlocking the selfie camera – a feature it first teased back at Meta Connect 2022 . You could previously take Zoom meetings from your virtual workspace, but with update v76, you’ll be able to use your Meta avatar in more casual video calls through WhatsApp and Messenger. Avatar Selfie Cam UI in Meta Quest/Horizon OS v76 PTC.Doesn't seem to be enabled out of the gate though. pic.twitter.com/zOG0aya5Ni March 22, 2025 In Settings, you can see your Selfie cam options to adjust how narrow or wid...

Nvidia’s DGX Station is powered by the GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra OEMs are making their own versions – Dell’s is the Pro Max with GB300 HP’s upcoming GB300 workstation will be the ZGX Fury AI Station G1n Nvidia has unveiled two DGX personal AI supercomputers powered by its Grace Blackwell platform. The first of these is DGX Spark (previously called Project Digits ), a compact AI supercomputer that runs on Nvidia’s GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip. The second is DGX Station , a supercomputer-class workstation that resembles a traditional tower and is built with the Nvidia GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip. Dell and HP reveal their versions The GB300 features the latest-generation Tensor Cores and FP4 precision, and the DGX Station includes 784GB of coherent memory space for large-scale training and inferencing workloads, connected to a Grace CPU via NVLink-C2C. The DGX Station also features the ConnectX-8 SuperNIC, designed to supercharge hyperscale AI computing ...

Compal Infinite Laptop offers a horizontally expanding screen, from 14-inch to 18-inch Rollable business laptops could emerge as the future of multitasking Infinite Laptop also includes LED notification grids The world's first rollable laptop, the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable , was unveiled at CES 2025 after years of development, featuring a 14-inch display which expands vertically to 16.7 inches with the press of a button. While Lenovo’s approach focuses on increasing vertical space, Taiwanese manufacturer Compal's Infinite Laptop concept (via iFDesign ) expands horizontally to create an ultrawide business laptop . The Compal Infinite Laptop features a 14-inch display which extends from both sides to form an 18-inch screen, which could make it an ideal laptop for trading and multitasking. A rollable screen designed for productivity Compal’s Infinite Laptop is still a concept, but its bold design has already earned an iF Design Award. This rollable mechani...

Silicon Motion 128TB SSD RDK optimizes AI pipelines with enhanced data management PerformaShape technology boosts SSD efficiency for AI-driven workloads MonTitan SSD’s PCIe Gen 5 speeds enhance enterprise data throughput Silicon Motion, a leading NAND flash controller designer, has begun supplying its 128TB SSD Reference Design Kit (RDK), to select partners after nearly three years of testing since its initial announcement in 2022 . This large SSD kit, utilizes the latest 2 TB die QLC NAND, is built on the MonTitan PCIe Gen 5 platform, and features advanced firmware to maximize performance and efficiency in AI tool workloads, making it one of the best external SSD designs available. The MonTitan RDK, designed for enterprise and data center use, delivers sequential read speeds exceeding 14 GB/s, ranking among the fastest external SSDs , with random read performance of over 3.3 million IOPS for efficient data thoroughput. The kit utilizes the PCIe Dual Ported enterprise-grad...

Toshiba's new European HDD Innovation Lab can improve storage tech Lab offers architecture testing, proof-of-concept setups, and benchmarking Toshiba claims combining dozens of HDDs can boost overall performance Toshiba Electronics Europe has opened a new HDD Innovation Lab at its Düsseldorf site, expanding its storage evaluation services across Europe and the Middle East. The new facility (it already has a smaller one in Dubai) is designed to support customers and partners in optimizing hard disk drive configurations for a range of applications, including cloud storage, surveillance systems, and NAS environments. Toshiba’s lab will focus on assessing HDD setups for broader IT systems such as storage area networks (SAN), providing a space where hardware configurations can be tested and refined. It will be able to evaluate customer-specific architectures and offer a platform for proof-of-concept testing and performance benchmarking. Combining hard drives “This new HDD I...