💻 Apple developing AI chips for data centers 📱 Report: Production on Apple foldables to start in 2025 📺 Samsung unveils entry-level OLED TV 👻 Doctor Who about to hit screens for 14th season 🕹️ Sony reverses controversial Helldivers 2 decision | |
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Apple developing AI chips for data centers | The chips could potentially be used to run some of Apple’s new AI-based features that are expected to be announced at WWDC in June
| Apple has been working on its own chip to run AI software in data center servers in a move designed to help it compete in the fast-developing AI industry, the Wall Street Journal reported. The server project is code-named Project ACDC (Apple Chips in Data Center) and has been in the works for “several years,” the Journal said, adding that the tech company currently has no date set for the chip’s launch. Apple is believed to be working with its chip-making partner TSMC to design and make the chips, which will be used to crunch huge amounts of data ... | |
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Apple planning foldable 20.3-inch hybrid for 2025, foldable iPhone soon after, report claims
| While rivals have long been producing foldables devices, Apple has yet to enter the market | An investor note seen by 9to5Mac suggests that Apple is aiming to begin mass production of a 20.3-inch foldable tablet computer in late 2025, followed by a foldable iPhone the following year. This lines up with earlier reports claiming the tech giant is working on a 20.3-inch foldable MacBook for release in 2027. Prominent Apple tipster and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has also said that Apple is “exploring a dual-screen, foldable MacBook/iPad hybrid.” Apple is also reported to be considering two screen sizes for a foldable iPhone: 7.9-inches and 8.3-inches ... | |
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Samsung's new entry-level S85D OLED TV starts at $1,700
| The new offering will go up against LG's most affordable OLED TV, the B4 series | Samsung has unveiled a new entry-level series of OLED TVs and added smaller screen sizes to its mid-level OLED series, Sound & Vision reported. The new entry-level S85D OLED series comes in three screen sizes: 55 inches ($1,700), 65 inches ($2,100), and 77 inches ($3,400). The series doesn’t have QD-OLED display technology, but does boast the same NQ4 AI Gen2 Processor, 4K AI upscaling capabilities, and Pantone Validated color accuracy offered across the brand’s OLED TV models, the news site said. The Korean company has also expanded its mid-level S90C series with four new screen sizes that accompany the existing 55- and 65-inch models: 42 inches ($1,400), 48 inches ($1,600), 77 inches ($3,700), and 83 inches ($5,400) ... | |
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Doctor Who returns this week
| The long-running sci-fi show will return for its 14th season on May 11, airing on Disney+, as well as BBC One and the BBC iPlayer
| Doctor Who is about to return for a new series with Ncuti Gatwa stepping into the lead role as the first Black Doctor. Current Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies commented recently on an upcoming episode called Boom that was penned by former showrunner Steven Moffat, describing it as something very special “At the very start of it, the Doctor stands on a land mine and can’t move for the entire episode; [it’s] absolutely a masterpiece of performance,” Davies said. "And in terms of tension, it’s just thrilling. I can’t wait for people to see it. People will be talking about that for years to come” ... | |
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Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment | PlayStation reverses course on controversial Helldivers 2 PC change
| Move spurred major backlash, review bombing
| Following a backlash in response to Sony’s requirement for PC players of Helldivers 2 to create a PlayStation Network account in order to access the game, the company has now reversed its decision. This about-face followed a weekend of controversy that saw both Helldivers games getting review-bombed on Steam, Digital Trends reported. “Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback,” PlayStation said on X. “We’re still learning what is best for PC players and your feedback has been invaluable. Thanks again for your continued support of Helldivers 2, and we’ll keep you updated on future plans” ... | |
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