The cybersecurity industry’s giving Chicken Little a run for his money. Companies have been quick to proclaim that AI will fundamentally change thesecuritylandscape, which means every new capability added to a large language model (LLM) can be made into a “the sky is falling” moment, with the latest example being the development of AI malware that can successfully work aroundMicrosoftDefender. Dark ReadingreportedWednesday that researchers from Outflank plan toshow offthis new AI malware at Black Hat 2025 in August....

With an amazing range of badass weapons and characters with different abilities, there are also some serious bosses that will provoke you if you are not prepared for what’s coming. No particular boss fights in a similar way as some bosses hit heavy but move slow, and some are fast and nimble with less damaging attacks. Nevertheless, every boss in borderlands will provide you with a challenge worth fighting and sometimes rewards you with sweet legendary drops too....

AMD has published ablog postboasting of incredible gaming performance for its Ryzen AI 300 series processors, with performance that is on average 75% faster than Intel’s equivalent Lunar Lake counterpart. That number doesn’t agree withour own testing of the Radeon 890M and Arc 140V integrated graphics, in part because we didn’t use “performance enhancing” settings that are inherently unequal.AMD unveiled several gamingbenchmarksat 1080p medium settings, showcasing theRyzen AI 9 HX 370withRadeon 890Msignificantly outperforming Intel’s competingCore Ultra 7 258Vwith Arc 140V graphics....

AMD on Wednesday said that it would reduce its global workforce by 4% in a bid to focus on its main future growth opportunities. As a result of the decision, the company will have to lay off around 1,000 employees worldwide after doubling its headcount over the past three years. “As a part of aligning our resources with our largest growth opportunities, we are taking a number of targeted steps that will unfortunately result in reducing our global workforce by approximately 4%,” a statement from AMD reads....

AMD officially introduced its Ryzen 5 7600X3D on Friday, another relatively inexpensive processor for mainstream gaming builds. The chip will be a Microcenter exclusive for $299 and is also available in a bundle that offers solid value. The new processor is the cheapest X3D CPU in the Ryzen 7000 range, packing six cores and 96 MB of L3 cache to maximize gaming performance. AMD’s Ryzen 5 7600X3D has a recommended price of $299....

Following AMD’s confirmation last month that it was moving forward with plans to open source its GPU stack after complaints from Tiny Corp, we’ve finally seen the first significant step via the release ofMES documentationon GPUOpen.com. MES stands for Micro Engine Scheduler, which corresponds to how graphics and compute work are scheduled on GPUs—AMD RDNA 3 GPUs, in particular, are specified in this new documentation. While this is indeed one of the things Tiny Corp asked for, they have already noted on Twitter that they are bypassing the MES in their backend alongside most of the MEC....

AMDhas launched what may be the most affordable AM5 CPU (based on Raphael), the Ryzen 5 7400F. Like the Ryzen 5 7500F, the Ryzen 5 7400F is a hexacore binned-down version of the Ryzen 5 7600, with slower clock speeds. The chip appears to be designated for global availability it is expected to be priced lower than the Ryzen 5 7500F that currently retails for$160at Newegg. In July 2023, AMD introduced theRyzen 5 7500F, which was the cheapest Raphael offering to date....

AMD hasintroducedits first series of fully open-source 1-billion-parameter large language models (LLMs), calledAMD OLMothat is aimed at a variety of applications and pre-trained on the company’s Instinct MI250 GPUs. The LLMs are said to offer strong reasoning, instruction-following, and chat capabilities. AMD’s open source LLMs are meant to improve the company’s position in the AI industry and enable its clients (and everyone else) to deploy these open-source models with AMD’s hardware....

Unnamed industry analysts quoted byDigiTimeshave cut their 2025 forecasts for Nvidia GB200-based NVL72 machines by over 50%, which contradicts almost all shipment projections for AI hardware this year. One important catch is that the analysts slashed sales forecasts only for machines based on Nvidia’s Arm processors. Sales of x86-based machines withB200GPUs for AI and HPC will likely thrive. Millions of Blackwell AI GPUs to be shipped The 2025 shipment forecast for GB200 NVL72 cabinets has been lowered from 50,000 – 80,000 to 25,000 – 35,000 units....

A UAE and Middle East-based online retailer just listed a laptop that sports Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake-H processor. Although it’s still marked as ‘Out of stock,’Gear-up.me(h/t @momomo_us) lists anAsus Zenbook Duo laptopwith updated specs. The Zenbook Duo packs an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H chip, 32GB of RAM, 2TB SSD storage, andWindows 11Pro. However, this dual-screen device isn’t the first to be spotted with the Arrow Lake-H CPU, as we’ve already seenGeekbench 6 benchmarksfor the Dell Pro Max 16 with the same processor....

Asus has released the all-newNUC 14 Pro+to its mini-PC line, with the choice between Intel Core Ultra 9, 7, or 5 CPUs. The notable upgrade over the NUC 13 Pro is its Intel Ultra seriesMeteor LakeCPUs, which now come with an integrated NPU for local generative AI processing. These are available as a barebone kit, where you must buy your own M.2 storage and RAMs and a complete build weighing 800 grams....

Retailer HSSL has revealed the pricing of ten upcoming Asus Intel Z890 motherboards for upcoming Core Ultra 200 (codenamed Arrow Lake) processors. Initially discovered bymomomo_us on X, the ten SKUs include Asus ROG, TuF gaming, ProArt, and Prime models. The flagship ROG Maximus Extreme costs a whopping $1,111.87. Out of the ten total models, six are ROG-branded, featuring the flagship Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme, ROG Maximus Z890 Apex, ROG Maximus Z890 Hero, ROG Strix AZ890-A Gaming, ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi, and the ROG Strix Z890-E....

Handheld and mini PC specialist Ayaneo has begun to roll forward with itsRetro Mini PC AM02IndieGogo crowdfunding campaign. It announced the campaign page had gone live on itsDiscord channel, on Saturday. The IndieGogo page shares a tantalizing taste of important retro-styled Mini PC device specs. Most importantly, the AM02 is powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and it includes a built-in 4-inch touchscreen. Ayaneo first showcased the Retro Mini PC AM02 design when it announced the wholefamily of deviceslast November....