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OpenAI debuts GPT 5.5, Nvidia gave early access to 10,000 employees through Codex
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
Codex now runs on GPT-5.5 hosted on Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 rack-scale systems. Nvidia says the systems deliver 35x lower cost per million tokens and 50x higher token output per second per megawatt than prior-generation systems, economics it argues make frontier-model inference viable at enterprise scale.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to thousands of US workers as AI spending takes priority
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
The buyout program will open to around 7% of Microsoft's US employees, according to CNBC, which cites a person familiar with the plans who can't be named.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta to cut 8,000 jobs to bankroll its AI ambitions
Posted on Friday April 24, 2026
The move reflects a broader pattern across major technology companies, where AI spending is rising even as headcount declines. Meta has projected record capital expenditures this year and announced several multibillion-dollar AI partnerships in recent months. Internally, employees have been encouraged to use AI agents in day-to-day work, including software...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel showcases Wildcat Lake reference laptop with aluminum chassis and fanless design
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
The laptop is powered by a six-core CPU in a 2P+4LPE configuration, featuring two Cougar Cove P-cores and four Darkmont LPE cores. The SoC also includes two Xe graphics cores and a dedicated 17 TOPS NPU. Intel did not specify the exact CPU model, but it is believed to be...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Linux may drop legacy network drivers amid surge in AI-generated bug reports
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
The open-source community continues to question the impact of generative AI services on software development and bug reporting. "Vibe-coded" reports are becoming a growing burden for volunteers working on major software projects, starting with Linux and its extensive collection of legacy device drivers. One developer is now proposing to remove...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Anker is betting its new chip can change how AI runs in earbuds
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
The processor's compute-in-memory architecture departs from the conventional separation between processing and storage. Traditional chips shuttle data back and forth between memory and compute units, a process that consumes both time and energy. In Thus, computation happens directly inside the NOR flash cells themselves, so models run in the same...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
An AI agent just designed a complete RISC-V CPU from scratch in 12 hours
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
The processor – dubbed VerCore – was created by chip design startup Verkor.io using its agentic AI system, Design Conductor. According to a whitepaper published by the company, VerCore features a five-stage pipeline design with an in-order, single-issue architecture and a 1.48GHz clock speed.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Duke Nukem 3D gets path tracing and DLSS through a new fan-made mod
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
Developer Brian Schulman's latest project, Duke-RT, introduces a major change in how Duke Nukem 3D graphics are rendered. The open-source code adds a new ray-tracing rendering backend to Raze, a fork of the original Build engine that incorporates technology from GZDoom prior to its development split over AI-generated code concerns.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
SpaceX may build its own GPUs to reduce chip supply risks
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
The disclosure appears in excerpts from SpaceX's S-1 filing ahead of its expected IPO this summer. Reuters says the filing lists "manufacturing our own GPUs" among the "substantial capital expenditures" the company is taking on.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Interactive Listening Museum lets you compare the sounds of 36 mechanical keyboards
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026
The site functions less like a conventional product gallery and more like a controlled listening environment. Users can select from 36 keyboard models – ranging from legacy hardware such as the IBM Model M keyboard to contemporary devices from manufacturers including SteelSeries and Logitech – and then type on their...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »