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Intel faces lawsuit and accusations of inflating its stock price by sharing 'materially false or misleading statements'
By Sean Endicott published
More bad news Intel shareholders claim the chipmaker misled them about the company's capacity for manufacturing.
Frostpunk 2 is getting a special edition box set on Windows PC — here's where you can preorder
By Samuel Tolbert published
Special The Frostpunk 2 PC Special Edition is up for preorder, giving players a collectible patch, keychain, and more in a special box.
AMD's "new mid-range champion" Ryzen 7 9700X and its Ryzen 5 9600X sibling are now available to buy
By Cale Hunt published
It's time for Zen 5 The first of AMD's new Ryzen 9000 processors are headed into PC builds and upgrades.
Dell will reportedly lay off 12,500 employees this week, bringing the total to 24,500 in 15 months
By Sean Endicott published
Sad news In a move to get "leaner," Dell will lay off thousands of employees this week. While the tech giant has not confirmed figures, estimates state 12,5000 jobs will be lost.
Intel's short-sightedness to OpenAI's potential and the sprouting AI trend had sold its wildest dreams to NVIDIA
By Kevin Okemwa published
BLEW IT! Intel turned down OpenAI's 15% stake offer for $1 billion because it didn't see a future-proof growth trajectory for AI.
My favorite weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds is getting some massive upgrades
By Alexander Cope published
Gunlance The fourth trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds' ongoing weapon overview series has arrived. This time it's all about the Gunlance and it has a lot of new fiery tools to hunt monsters with.
Microsoft almost ditched Windows' spaghetti architecture for a cloud-based OS but mysteriously sent it to an early grave
By Kevin Okemwa published
MIDORI(?) Microsoft had developed a new 'Midori' OS that would potentially replace Windows.. it doesn't exactly have the same ring to it.
Steam users spot leaked new 'helpfulness system' that filters out useless PC game reviews — is Valve finally addressing the problem?
By Brendan Lowry published
Weed Them Out A "new helpfulness system" accidentally pushed live by Valve suggests the company is planning to crack down on unhelpful and low-effort PC game reviews on Steam.
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