The Hot Take: This has me very intrigued, I just wish Logitech and others with their software control on mice would jump onboard.
Steam on Linux use in March "had skyrocketed to 5.33%..." reports Phoronix, "easily the highest level we've seen Steam on Linux at since its inception more than a decade ago."
So what happened in April?
[April's results] point to Linux having a 4.52% marketshare on Steam, a drop of 0.81% compared to March. Year-over-year it's roughly double with Steam on Linux in April 2025 being at 2.27%. Or two years ago for April 2024, Steam on Linux was at 1.9%.
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The Hot Take: Just what we need Ai specific instructions for them to gobble up all the CPU's now.
APX or Advanced Performance Extensions are the next evolution of x86 as Intel & AMD co-develop new standards for the architecture. APX Expands the x86 Instruction Set, Bringing Faster Performance & New Features That Will Benefit Both Intel and AMD's Next-Gen Chips Two days ago, we talked about ACE (AI Compute Extensions), which is a unified instruction set that aims to increase matrix-multiply performance for next-gen x86 chips. ACE is just one part of the grander scheme in which both Intel and AMD are working together to evolve the x86 architecture under a single unified framework through the recently established […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intel-amd-work-on-apx-the-next-major-step-in-the-evolution-of-x86-architectures/
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The Hot Take: Looks like they're trying to reach for Cisco's pie.
Ubiquiti has announced the UniFi Dream Machine Beast, a new high-performance gateway designed for enterprise and large-scale network environments. The rackmount system integrates routing, security, and storage capabilities into a single platform, expanding the company’s UniFi ecosystem with a focus on higher throug ...
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The Hot Take: Everyone wants a piece of that Ai pie. Even toilet makers....
It's pledged to invest more into its division making ceramics used in the production of NAND memory.
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The Hot Take: Getting confusing with weather they are dropping their GPU's.
Benchmarks of Intel's upcoming and fastest gaming handheld SoC, the Arc G3 Extreme, have been leaked, surpassing the Ryzen Z2 by 25%. Intel Packs Its Strongest Battlemage GPU, & 14 CPU Cores Inside the Arc G3 Extreme Gaming Handheld SoC We recently covered Intel's first Arc G3 gaming handheld, which has been listed by online retailers. While the retailer listing was void of details for the SoC itself, we now have more specs and even benchmarks of the upcoming chip & they look phenomenal. Starting with the CPU, the Intel Arc G3 Extreme is going to be the top offering […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intels-arc-g3-extreme-handheld-chip-crushes-ryzen-z2-extreme-benchmark-leak/
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The Hot Take: Better with less change seems to be a win!
Intel is preparing to present a refined version of its 18A process technology at the VLSI 2026 Symposium, introducing the 18A-P node as an optimized variant focused on improving power and performance characteristics without altering transistor density.
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The Hot Take: If this can even compete with HBM4 then intel has a HUGE win.
Intel and SoftBank, through their joint venture Saimemory, are working on a new memory architecture aimed at addressing bandwidth limitations in AI accelerators.
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The Hot Take: Intel winning all this business just means the domestic creation of products has accelerated to me. Only way they're going to get US Government Contracts or be able to sell in the US Borders. Prime example the router ban they just enacted.
Intel continues to see increased confidence for its upcoming Foundry technologies, such as 18A-P, 14A, and EMIB. Apple & Google Will Reportedly Leverage Intel Foundry 18A-P & EMIB Technologies, 14A Customers Also Lining Up. The Agentic AI and Inferencing boom has led to a significant surge in CPU demand. This has led major semiconductor companies such as TSMC to face severe supply constraints, all the while going on a large-scale expansion spree to meet demand. At the same time, Intel has been driving revenue up by selling off salvaged dies, but the company is also attracting the attention of various […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intel-18a-p-pulls-in-apple-next-m-chips-emib-reportedly-wins-google-tpuv8e/
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The Hot Take: Charge top dollar your union workers are going to want a slice of that pie. Just like any Government.
Samsung Electronics is preparing for a significant labor disruption as its primary union has announced an 18-day general strike scheduled from May 21 to June 7, 2026.
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The Hot Take: Apple to me is starting to look better and better I hate to say it.
It wouldn't be Google if it did not somehow try to hobble its Tensor-class chips. And, this unfortunate trend appears all set to continue with the upcoming Tensor G6 SoC, which is quite likely to sport a GPU that launched all the way back in 2021! A new leak indicates that the Google Tensor G6 chip will sport the PowerVR CXT-48-1536 GPU that debuted in 2021 As our readers would be well aware, we had ripped into Google a few months back for using generations-old ARM CPU cores within the Tensor G5 chip. Thankfully, as per recent leaks, Google has […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/google-tensor-g6-chip-likely-to-launch-with-an-ancient-gpu-that-debuted-around-5-years-back/
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