Month: April 2026
‘The CPU is the system’s executive layer’: Intel joins SambaNova as both face existential threat from Nvidia’s Groq-powered inference
GPUs handle prefill operations by converting prompts into key-value caches SambaNova RDUs generate tokens at high throughput and low latency Intel Xeon 6 processors manage workload distribution and execute compiled code Intel and SambaNova Systems have introduced a joint hardware blueprint combining GPUs, SambaNova RDUs, and Intel Xeon 6 processors…
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Rockstar Games says hack will have ‘no impact’
Rockstar confirmed on Saturday that some of its data was compromised in a breach of a third-party provider. The group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, saying it had gained access to the company’s Snowflake instances (a cloud-hosting provider popular with enterprise customers) via Anodot, a cost-monitoring and analytics service. The group is…
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How to watch The Audacity online from anywhere
The Audacity is a new dark satirical American drama set in the heart of Silicon Valley. Easily the biggest draw of this show? It’s written by Jonathan Glatzer, known for writing and producing shows like Succession (a nine-time Primetime Emmy Award winner) and Better Call Saul – which, bafflingly, didn’t…
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You can save $20 on the Super Mario Galaxy game bundle when you buy a Nintendo Switch 2
In celebration of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie coming to theaters, Nintendo is making it a little cheaper to get both Super Mario Galaxy games when you buy a $449.99 Nintendo Switch 2 console. Now through May 9th, you can buy a Switch 2 with Super Mario Galaxy + Super…
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‘More bang for your buck’: 7 easy ways to boost your MacBook Neo’s performance for free
The MacBook Neo might only have a mobile-class A18 Pro chip on the inside, but it offers far more performance than you’d expect from a $599 laptop. At that price point, it’s incredibly impressive, and is going some way to redefining what we can expect from the best budget laptops…
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You can grab a refurbished 2021 Kindle Paperwhite starting at just $49.99
We spend a lot of time at The Verge waxing poetic about the latest gadgets, but sometimes it’s the last-gen devices from several years ago that offer the better value. The 2021 Kindle Paperwhite is a great case in point — especially since you can grab it at Woot in…
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