Abel founder and enfant terrible of the algorithmic age, Daniel Francis, is incredulous at the remuneration offers being punted by the likes of Meta. On Sunday, Daniel told his throng of social media followers that Meta had offered a potential hire $1.25 billion. The sum was for a four-year stint, admittedly. Despite the 10-figure lure, which would mean over $300 million a year, the potential hire didn’t take the bait....

The U.S. has granted permission for G42, a datacenter AI company from the UAE, to procure advanced Nvidia AI processors, such as the H100 and H200,Semaforreports. This approval is a significant step forward for G42 in particular, which already collaborates with Cerebrus on various markets, and the UAE in general, which strides to diversify its economy into new markets, which happen to be AI. G42 has been working for quite a long time to secure Nvidia’s H100 processors, which are now beginning to be deployed....

It might surprise you to learn that Hitman — the eponymous game in the series — is not the first chronological Hitman game. Instead, it’s thestart of the second storylinein the franchise.There are eight main Hitman games in total, so if you like to sneak around and find surprising ways to eliminate your foes, you have many options. The Hitman Series The hitman series follows agenetically modified assassinas he travels from place to place, completing agency contracts....

As X userHoang Anh Phuspotted, AMD’sRyzen AI 300(codenamed Strix Point) processors have received a notable memory spec bump. They now support LPDDR5X-8000 memory instead of the previously stated LPDDR5X-7500. This change could potentially boost memory bandwidth and overall performance, making these processors more capable of handling data-intensive tasks and AI-driven applications. The HP EliteBook X G1a is already listed as having the faster LPDDR5X-8000 memory and is expected to launch in December....

AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs just hit the market earlier this month and now the top two SKUs are already on big sales at Amazon. Having debuted with a $649 MSRP, the 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 9950X is now down to either$559 or $623depending on whether you are comfortable buying from a third-party Amazon seller or if you prefer getting the chip from Amazon itself. The 12-core, 24-thread Ryzen 9 9900X is nowdown to $449after having started at $499 just a couple of weeks ago....

AMD is reportedly going big on core-counts with Zen 6 mobile next-generation, as suggested by a new rumor from HXL, backed by several other leakers. Codenamed “Medusa Point”, these APUs will reportedly carry up to 22 hybrid cores, based on Zen 6, with classic, dense, and low-power options. Since Zen 6 is at least a year off, and mobile versions might not arrive until early 2027, we need to be careful about putting too much faith in this leak....

Asus has released a new variant of its GT502 case, dubbed theGT502 Horizon, inspired directly by theO-11 Dynamicfrom Lian Li. The case builds on the panoramic “fish tank” architecture that has inspired many chassis since the O11, featuring a more rugged theme, support for up to 13 fans, and 360mm rear chamber-mounted radiator support. The case is a twin brother of the original GT502, which shares the same look and O11-inspired layout....

Asus has rolled out a new ROG Strix gaming monitor featuring a curved 27-inch ‘Fast VA’ panel. Highlights of theAsus ROG Strix XG27WCSare the monitor’s max 180 Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, the wide color gamut and punchy contrast of the display, a plethora of Asus gaming features, plus a fully adjustable ergonomic stand. Another modern nicety is that the new monitor includes a USB Type-C input with DisplayPort Alt Mode and power delivery....

AtCES, Asusunveiledits premium Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Apex motherboard, engineered for extreme CPU and memory overclocking. Notably, this marks Asus' debut ROG Apex board for AMD Ryzen processors.Based on a listing atNewegg, the ROG Crosshair X870E Apex is available for pre-order starting at $749 and hits shelves April 4th next month. This motherboard is designed around AMD’s premiere X870E chipset, supporting Ryzen 7000 (Raphael), Ryzen 8000 (Phoenix) and Ryzen 9000 (Granite Ridge) processors....

Just under four months after the initialAyaneo AM01 Mini PC unveilingand subsequentspecs and pricingreveal, Ayaneo posted totheir blogwith up-to-date info on the AM01, including the reveal of a Zen 3-based Ryzen 7 5800U version. The two cheaper versions use aRyzen 3 3200Uand aRyzen 7 5700Ubased on AMD’s Zen 1 and Zen 2 architectures. For your reference, theZen 3architecture was released in late 2020, and we’re currently awaiting the release ofZen 5here in 2024....

Lifestyle computer peripheral brand, Higround, has launched what it describes as its “most unconventional design” yet. The newBLUR Basecamp75+ keyboardseeks to recreate a highly stylized retro video game artifact, made real, for your desk (h/tPC Gamer). Don’t be fooled by the potato-mode graphics, though; underneath the hazy and distorted keycap legends, this is a hot-swappable, pre-lubed, dampened, thocky, enthusiast keyboard with customizable RGB. Coming from a brand which was set up by enthusiasts “unsatisfied with the plain keyboards marketed to us,” Higround is no stranger to strange....

Do you get a black screen or a message that says“Can’t take screenshot due to Security Policies”when trying to take a screenshot? If yes, there are several reasons your phone is not letting you do so. The most common reason is exactly explained in the error message itself. It is due to the Security Policies. However, there are some ways you can bypass this error and successfully take a screenshot....

Beijing again raised its tariffs on American products on Friday, bumping it from 84% to 125%. China made this move after President Trump paused most global tariffs for 90 days, except on Chinese goods, which he bumped to 125%.CNBCreports that this is on top of the 20% import taxes announced in February, bringing the total levies to 145%. “The imposition of abnormally high tariffs on China by the U.S. is a serious violation of international economic and trade rules, as well as basic economic laws and common sense, and is completely unilateral bullying and coercion,” theCustoms Tariff Commission of the State Council[machine translated] said in its declaration....