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NVIDIA unveils RTX Spark as AI PC push expands at GTC Taipei
At GTC Taipei, NVIDIA introduced RTX Spark PCs and tied them to Windows agents, DGX Station for Windows and Vera Rubin’s AI infrastructure ramp.
Nvidia and Microsoft tease a new PC era before Computex
Coordinated “new era of PC” posts point to Taipei and have revived expectations for Nvidia-powered Windows PCs, but N1X specs remain unannounced.
Computex 2026 preview: Jensen Huang puts AI hardware back at the center
Computex 2026 opens in Taipei on June 2, with NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Intel keynotes setting the agenda for AI PCs, CPUs, accelerators and next-generation hardware.
Samsung chip workers approve bonus deal, but labor rifts remain
Unionized Samsung workers approved a chip bonus deal that averts a planned strike, but legal scrutiny and internal pay gaps remain unresolved.
AMD EPYC Venice enters 2nm production ramp at TSMC
AMD says its 6th Gen EPYC Venice CPU has begun production ramp on TSMC 2nm, with Verano and advanced packaging positioned for AI data centers.
NVIDIA Q1 FY27: data center revenue drives $81.6B quarter
NVIDIA reported $81.6 billion in Q1 FY27 revenue and guided Q2 to $91 billion as data center sales reached $75.2 billion.
NVIDIA Vera CPU reaches Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Oracle
NVIDIA’s first Vera CPU systems have reached Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Oracle, signaling a shift in agentic AI infrastructure.
Google Fitbit Air: a $99 screenless tracker without a required subscription
Google’s Fitbit Air is a $99.99 screenless health tracker shipping May 26, with heart, sleep, SpO2 and AFib alerts. Premium coaching remains optional.
Samsung Sensor OLED measures heart rate and blood pressure at 500 PPI
Samsung Display showed a 6.8-inch Sensor OLED at SID Display Week 2026, combining health sensing, 500 PPI and privacy filtering.
AMD Brings Dual 3D V-Cache to Desktop With Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
AMD has released the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, a 16-core desktop processor with dual 3D V-Cache, 208MB of total cache and a $899 suggested price.
Gemma 4 VLA demo shows local multimodal AI on Jetson Orin Nano
A NVIDIA-backed demo runs Google’s Gemma 4 as a small voice-vision-action assistant on an 8GB Jetson board, with the model deciding when a webcam view is needed.
Musk’s Terafab plan puts Intel 14A at the center of an AI chip push
Elon Musk’s Terafab plan would lean on Intel’s still-developing 14A process as SpaceX and Tesla look for more control over AI chip supply.