EverQuest II releases GU132 aka Revelations of Malice today with fabled dungeons and UI scaling
The EverQuest franchise is on the move this week, and in EverQuest II, Daybreak is releasing GU132 aka Revelations of Malice, the big summer patch...
Intel Diamond Rapids Packs 256 Cores, 16 Core Chiplets And A Huge 1.28GB Cache
Intel unveiled key package design and architecture details of its next-generation Xeon 7 Diamond Rapids processors for data center servers, featuring a massive architecture overhaul with up to 16 CPU tiles and 1.28GB of cache specifically to handle data-intensive agentic AI workflows.
Outlined in a Hot Chips 2026 presentation, the flagship
Intel Details Wildcat Lake Cost Savings With 38% Smaller Compute Die Vs Panther Lake
At Hot Chips 2026, Intel detailed the silicon and packaging trade-offs behind its Core Series 3 processors, otherwise known as Wildcat Lake, revealing how it reduced the compute die area by 38% compared to Panther Lake (Core Ultra Series 3). Designed for mainstream notebooks and edge deployments, Wildcat Lake pairs trimmed IP blocks with an
Qualcomm Hits 5GHz Mobile Milestone With Oryon CPU And FlexCache Architecture
Qualcomm is giving us an early look at the CPU architecture for its next flagship Snapdragon chip ahead of Snapdragon Summit next month. The big news is a custom Oryon core that, for the first time in a mobile chip, clocks up to a blistering 5GHz. The higher peak frequency, combined with better instructions-per-clock (IPC) performance, should
Star Wars The Old Republic characters bugged by Rishi will finally be rescued today
Today’s Star Wars The Old Republic update will finally fully fix a fun new bug introduced with last week’s seasonal update – hopefully rescuing toons...
Twitch and Amazon face class-action lawsuit over its automatic opt-in of gen AI training
Readers no doubt recall how Amazon and Twitch kindled a firestorm of fury among streamers and gamers earlier this month when the platform unveiled an...
Apple launches new M6 and M5 Ultra Apple silicon chips — debuting in new Mac Mini and Mac Studio
Apple has announced new M6 and M5 Ultra chips, a new Mac mini, and a new Mac Studio.
China strategically slows exports of critical materials used in semiconductor fabrication to Taiwan — germanium and quartz exports to the region also threaten optical and robotics supply chain
China slows exports of germanium, quartz-based materials, and magnets. The move potentially disrupts the optical connectivity, semiconductor, and robotics industries.
Lord of the Rings Online sits down for a housing Q&A meeting with the community
Last weekend, Lord of the Rings Online housing “magazine” Deco du Milieu hosted its annual sit-down with the SSG devs concerning the state of the...
Nvidia Jetson Orin-guided Russian AI drone killed three civilians in Ukraine, forensic teams say — first documented case of civilian deaths caused by a Russian drone using fully autonomous targeting
A Russian Molniya drone carrying an Nvidia Jetson Orin module killed three civilians at a gas station in Zaporizhzhia last month.