From TechCrunch: AMD is acquiring World Labs, one of the leading developers of deep learning models intended to understand physical reality, in an $8.2 billion deal, the two companies said today.

World Labs justified the deal in a statement saying that AI development required “close collaboration...

From CNET: Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7 billion in damages for infringing on two patents owned by a gaming headset company. Taction Technology, which also supplied the tech found in the Corsair HS60 headset, alleged in 2021 that Apple infringed on two patents related to its haptics systems in...

From Tom's Hardware: The USB Implementers Forum now lists some of Intel's Core Ultra 400-series 'Nova Lake' platforms in its Integrators List, meaning that the products have passed applicable USB compliance and interoperability tests. The PCI-SIG Integrators List also includes Intel’s 900-series...

From Tom's Hardware: The announcement of Google's new Googlebook laptops raised questions: what happens to the Chromebooks that many, especially students, know well? Google says it will be phasing out ChromeOS updates in mid-2034. That date matches plans previously described in court records, but it...

From TechCrunch: Smart ring maker Oura has postponed its up to $2.2 billion IPO indefinitely, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market.”

The company, which had filed to offer 55 million shares at a range of $40 to $44 each in the IPO, did not provide additional details. The IPO would have valued Oura...

From Tom's Hardware: After unveiling the EPYC 9006 (codenamed Venice) series in July and previewing a few impressive Zen 6 benchmarks, AMD has now released full pricing for its highly anticipated next-generation server chips. According to the list StorageReview obtained, AMD has big plans for the...

From Noctua Press Release: Thermal Grizzly, a German specialist in thermal interface materials, liquid cooling and PC enthusiast hardware, and Noctua, an Austrian leader in premium quality quiet cooling components, today introduced the Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro II Noctua Edition. Combining...

From TechCrunch: SpaceX’s Starship rocket reached Earth orbit for the first time, though not without some drama along the way.

The company’s mega-rocket launched into space from South Texas early Monday morning and the take off ticked all the early checkboxes for a successful launch. But shortly...

From Tom's Hardware: Leading AI labs OpenAI and Anthropic, along with security researchers, are currently investigating tens of thousands of security incidents involving their frontier models, according to a September 26 Axios report. The report was published after investigations into cases where...

From ExtremeTech: Google is testing a Gemini feature called "Call for Me" that can phone businesses on a user’s behalf. The early preview began rolling out in the US on September 24 for select Pixel 11 owners with paid Gemini subscriptions.

With Call for Me, users can ask Gemini to check a product...