NVIDIA Positions Groq as It Once Did Mellanox, with LPU Set to Become the Latency Weapon in the Inference War
NVIDIA announced a non‑exclusive agreement with Groq valued at up to $20 billion, positioning the startup’s low‑latency processing units (LPUs) as a core component of its inference strategy. CEO Jensen Huang likened the integration to the earlier Mellanox acquisition, suggesting LPUs will complement GPUs rather than replace them. The LPUs’ on‑die SRAM and terabyte‑per‑second bandwidth aim to eliminate decode bottlenecks in agentic workloads. NVIDIA is evaluating rack‑scale LPU clusters and possible GPU‑LPU hybrid packaging for future generations.
NVIDIA’s RTX 5080 Takes the Lead at Mindfactory, AMD Remains Ahead Overall
Mindfactory’s latest sales data shows NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5080 has become the top‑selling card within the RTX 50 lineup, outpacing the RTX 5070 Ti and other 16 GB variants. AMD retains overall market leadership at the retailer, with the Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9060 XT leading the...
AMD Bets on Billion-Dollar Offensive in AI Infrastructure Market with Meta Mega Deal
AMD announced a multi‑year AI infrastructure partnership with Meta, delivering next‑generation Instinct GPUs, EPYC processors, and rack‑scale systems tailored for Meta’s data centers. The deal includes up to 6 GW of GPU capacity and a performance‑based warrant for up to 160 million...
OptiScaler Activates FSR 4 Under Vulkan Before AMD Itself Delivers
OptiScaler’s test build 0.9.0‑pre10 adds FSR 4 support to Vulkan games by routing the upscaler through a DirectX 12 bridge, effectively bypassing AMD’s official limitation to RDNA 4 GPUs and DX12 titles. The community‑driven implementation works in titles such as Doom: The Dark...
Salt on the Road: CATL’s Naxtra Battery Leaves the Lab – a Challenge to LFP and the Cold?
CATL and Changan have launched the first production vehicle equipped with the Naxtra sodium‑ion battery, delivering 175 Wh kg⁻¹ and a claimed 400 km range. The cell retains more than 90% of its capacity at –40 °C, vastly outperforming conventional LFP packs in sub‑zero...
ASRock Launches NUC Ultra 300 Box Series with up to 16 Cores and 128 GB DDR5
ASRock Industrial unveiled the NUC Ultra 300 Box series, a new line of compact mini PCs built on Intel’s Core Ultra 300 platform. The lineup offers two processor options – the Core Ultra 5 325 and the higher‑end Core Ultra X7 358H – delivering up to 16 cores and...
Europe’s Smartphone Market in 2025: Apple Takes the Lead, but Rising Memory Prices Threaten Growth
Europe’s smartphone market posted modest 2% Q4 growth in 2025, driven by strong premium demand. Apple’s iPhone 17 launch lifted its share to 33%, overtaking Samsung, which held 29%. Honor posted an 18% rise in the mid‑range segment, while Xiaomi slipped...
NVIDIA’s Blackwell Ultra GB300 Sets New Standards in Long-Context Inference and Significantly Outperforms GB200
NVIDIA unveiled the Blackwell Ultra GB300 NVL72 rack, targeting long‑context inference for agentic AI models. Benchmarks show a 1.4‑1.5× performance uplift over the GB200, with a peak throughput of 226.2 tokens per second and latency gains of roughly 1.58×. The gains...
AOC Q27G4ZD Expands Gaming Series with 280 Hz QD-OLED and up to 1000 Nits Peak Brightness
The episode reviews AOC's new Q27G4ZD gaming monitor, a 27‑inch QD‑OLED panel that sits between the brand's 240 Hz and 360 Hz models with a 280 Hz refresh rate and QHD (2560×1440) resolution. It highlights the third‑generation QD‑OLED technology delivering 0.03 ms response, up...
Top.E R1: 5-Axis 3D Printing as an Attack on the Support Structure
The episode examines the Top.E R1, the first desktop 5‑axis AI‑enabled FDM printer, which tilts its build platform up to 30° to print overhangs without traditional support structures. By reducing supports, the printer promises material savings, less post‑processing damage, and...
Intel: Every Second PC Is to Become an AI System, Panther Lake Provides the Leverage
Intel announced that by 2026 it expects one in two PCs to ship as AI‑enabled devices, anchored by its new Panther Lake platform. The chipset embeds a fifth‑generation NPU capable of up to 50 TOPS, aiming to bring on‑device inference for language...
NZXT H2 Flow Mini Tower Review – Small, but More Airy than Expected!
NZXT’s H2 Flow Mini‑ITX tower targets the high‑performance small‑form‑factor market with a compact 20.7 L chassis that prioritises airflow and liquid‑cooling readiness. The case features a distinctive hybrid side panel—tempered glass above a fine mesh intake—creating separate fresh‑air and exhaust zones....
MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z: 2500W XOC BIOS Leaked – Pushing the Limits with Advance Warning
MSI’s RTX 5090 Lightning Z has a 2500 W XOC BIOS leak, far exceeding the card’s typical 600 W TDP and even the model’s advertised 1000 W extreme profile. The BIOS is designed for liquid‑nitrogen record attempts and disables safety mechanisms, making it unsuitable for...