Apple CEO Time Cook steps down, company names Ternus as incoming CEO
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down on September 1. He will be replaced by hardware engineering lead John Ternus.
New cost-effective DDR5 memory ‘HUDIMMs’ show around 50% reduction in throughput with single subchannel — Two HUDIMMs are as fast as a single stick of regular DDR5 RAM
HUDIMM is being proposed as a cheaper memory spec using only 1x 32-bit subchannel per stick instead of 2x 32-bit in order to populate less ICs. Turns out, halving the bandwidth like that actually slashes the performance in half too, alongside the expected capacity reduction. Two HUDIMMs running in dual channel perform similar to a single regular DDR5 stick.
New Jersey datacenter expansion got $77m in tax breaks to create exactly one permanent job — JPMorgan’s site already scored $35m and currently employs just 25 workers
A New Jersey data center expansion saw a tax break of $77,000,000, despite the fact that it would create exactly one new permanent job in the state.
Playnix Unveils Steam Machine Rival with 16GB Radeon RX 9060 XT
If you’re tired of waiting for Valve’s still-upcoming Steam Machine (affectionately dubbed the GabeCube), here’s another option for you: Playnix’s “Playnix Console,” featuring a “custom Arch Linux-based OS” and a bespoke combination of Ryzen and Radeon hardware. Playnix’s machine is interesting because it’s clearly a living room-compatible
Counter-Strike 2 Player Hit With 10-Year Ban for Will Smith Moment on Stage
A relatively small German eSports event just resulted in a slap heard ’round the world and a 10 year ban for its perpetrator. Specifically, Counter-Strike 2 player MAUschine used an opportunity walking onstage with his team to slap rival player Spidergum, seemingly in retaliation for the latter player mimicking his “papi chulo” victory call.
Mac Studio Delay to October as Touchscreen MacBook Pro Slips to 2027
The memory crunch that’s currently being driven by the insatiable demand of AI datacenters continues to throw a wrench into every company’s plans. Even a behemoth like Apple, which often gets preferential treatment from suppliers, isn’t immune to being affected by the current state of the memory market. According to Bloomberg’s Apple insider
Testing PC games using FEX on a high-end Android tablet can yield playable results — but the early tech is still not ready for prime time
We take a brief look at FEX, the translation layer that allows PC games to run on ARM64 devices, such as Android Tablets. While the results are promising, it still has a long way to go.
Chinese chipmakers made record profit in 2025, despite slipping margins — U.S shipments fall 34% as Beijing shores up local chipmaking efforts
Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA booked a combined $19 billion in China revenue across their fiscal 2025 reporting periods.
Score an AMD Ryzen Laptop for $219 Less Than a MacBook Neo
The MacBook Neo is such a popular item that Apple is sold out of inventory for the month of April. Not without good reason, the MacBook Neo is the most affordable MacBook ever, and while the specifications are not mind blowing, it proving capable for general purpose computing and even some content creation chores. Even so, if you’d prefer
Ex-PlayStation Boss Claims He Was Fired for Refusing ‘Ridiculous’ Demands
Shuhei Yoshida had a storied career as part of Sony PlayStation that included leading Sony Worldwide Studios, which is now known as PlayStation Studios. His legendary run at the company came to an end once former CEO Jim Ryan no longer saw eye to eye with him, leading to Yoshida being shifted into a role where he would shepherd independent