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Valve confirms SteamOS work with Intel, Nvidia
Valve confirmed it's collaborating with Intel and Nvidia to expand SteamOS beyond its current AMD-only hardware, with SteamOS 3.8 already adding Intel firmware support — though Nvidia users will wait
The New Kindle Is Down to $85 for Prime Day
Amazon's 2024 Kindle has dropped to $85 for Prime Day — the lowest price the device has reached — offering the company's lightest, most compact e-reader with a 6-inch 300 ppi glare-free display and up
Trump Signs Quantum Computing Orders, Sets 2028 Target
President Trump signed two executive orders accelerating U.S. quantum computing development with a 2028 target for a system capable of scientific research, while a parallel order directs the governmen
OpenAI Debuts at Cannes Lions, Pitches ChatGPT Ads
OpenAI made its first appearance at the Cannes Lions advertising conference, pitching its ChatGPT ad business and Codex to marketers as the lossmaking AI group works to build a multibillion-dollar bus
OpenAI Bolsters Daybreak With GPT-5.5-Cyber
OpenAI released an improved GPT-5.5-Cyber model to defenders and launched Patch the Planet with Trail of Bits to help triage and fix a growing backlog of AI-discovered vulnerabilities in open-source p
Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs, Cites AI in 2026 Layoff Wave
Oracle disclosed it cut 21,000 employees over the past 12 months in a regulatory filing, explicitly blaming AI deployment — the latest data point in a 2026 tech layoff wave where companies cite artifi
OpenAI's 'Patch the Planet' Hunts Open Source Bugs
OpenAI has launched 'Patch the Planet,' a new initiative teaming up with security firm Trail of Bits to help under-resourced open source maintainers triage and patch bugs, using OpenAI's Codex Securit
Valve Steam Machine Starts at $1,049, Up From $750 Target
Valve priced its Steam Machine at $1,049 for the 512GB base model, with sales opening June 29 — a steep jump from the original ~$750 target that the company blames on AI-driven component costs.
Nvidia: Rubin Data Center Cuts Water to Near Zero
Nvidia says its Rubin generation data center reference design, which runs servers as hot as 113°F using 100% liquid cooling, can cut water consumption to near zero from roughly 2.6 million gallons per
Meta Exposed Employee Data From AI Tracking Program
Meta exposed data from its internal employee-tracking program—designed to train AI models by monitoring worker laptop activity—making it accessible to anyone inside the company, according to an intern
Meta Invests $900M in Cred, Names Shah WhatsApp Head
Meta is investing $900 million in Indian fintech Cred for a roughly 20% stake and tapping Cred's founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp, replacing Will Cathcart, who held the role for seven years.
Groq Confirms $650M Raise, Pivots After Nvidia Poach
Groq confirmed a $650 million funding round roughly six months after Nvidia's December licensing deal poached its CEO and other key talent, as the AI chipmaker pivots its business toward neocloud serv
Nvidia's Data Center Water Fix Misses Bigger Problem
Nvidia claims its new warm-water cooling system eliminates nearly all data center water use, but the savings ignore the massive water footprint of the fossil-fuel-generated electricity that powers tho
Trump Orders Acceleration of Quantum Readiness as Bitcoin Faces Coming Risk
President Trump signed two executive orders Monday aiming for a "scientifically relevant" quantum computer by 2028 and pulling the federal government's deadline to adopt post-quantum cryptography forw
Apple, Tesla Supplier Tata Electronics Confirms Data
Tata Electronics, a key Indian supplier to Apple and Tesla, confirmed a data breach weeks after hackers advertised 630GB of allegedly stolen files on a forum, including what appear to be Apple supplie
Paradigm Shift Reveals Unpatchable Apple Boot ROM Flaw
Barcelona-based offensive cybersecurity firm Paradigm Shift publicly disclosed an unpatchable Boot ROM vulnerability in Apple A12 and A13 chips, publishing a proof-of-concept exploit that could enable
Anthropic may demand IDs from flagged Claude users
Anthropic's updated privacy policy may require flagged Claude users to upload government IDs and biometric scans, part of an appeals process the company says affects only a small subset of its tens of
Three things to watch amid Anthropic’s latest feud with the government
The US government placed export controls on Anthropic's Fable AI model just hours after its public release, and the resulting standoff is already rippling outward — pushing European leaders toward sov
U.S. tech megacaps slide as SpaceX shares return to earth, AI expense concerns grow
U.S. tech megacaps tumbled Monday, erasing more than US$500 billion in combined market value, as SpaceX shares fell for a third straight session and investor anxiety deepened over massive AI infrastru
Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools
Google is investing roughly $75 million in indie film studio A24 — its first-ever stake in a film company — to develop AI-powered movie production tools with its DeepMind lab, betting on creator-frien
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