if you hadn’t guessed by now, it looks like the CMA will now issue its decision on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition tomorrow morning
ASUS says its upcoming ROG Ally handheld gaming PC will be "below $1,000." The top Steam Deck is priced at $649, so it'll be interesting to see where Asus lands on May 11th
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Asus says the ROG Ally handheld will be ‘below $1,000.’ - The Verge
Asus’ upcoming ROG Ally handheld gaming PC is powered by AMD’s new Z1 Extreme chip. It’s powerful and can deliver 8.6 teraflops of performance, which is closer to a PS5 (10.28 teraflops) than the Steam Deck (1.6 teraflops). But what about the price? In an interview with PC Gamer, Asus says the ROG Ally will be “below $1,000.” We’ll know a lot more on May 11th, but check out our hands-on until then.
AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs have burnt out for some. It looks like it's related to some "abnormal voltage issues" that can be fixed with the latest BIOS updates for AM5 motherboards. Details here:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/24/23695829/amd-7000x3d-cpu-burning-out-reports-bios-update-fixes
AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs are burning out for some
Some AMD X3D owners are reporting that their CPUs have burnt out. The issues appear to be related to a CPU voltage on some AM5 motherboards.
Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now help you write code. Bard can now generate and debug code in more than 20 programming languages including C++, Go, Java, Javascript, Python and Typescript. Details here:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23692517/google-ai-bard-chatbot-code-support-functions-google-sheets
Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now help you code and create functions for Google Sheets
Google is updating its Bard AI chatbot to support code generation. Developers can now use Bard to generate code, debug existing code, and help explain lines of code.
Twitter officially bans third-party clients with new developer rules
Twitter quietly updated its developer agreement to ban third-party clients like Tweetbot and Twitterific. This comes one week after Twitter locked users out of certain Twitter apps without explanation.
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is stepping down as co-CEO after 25 years of running the company that grew from mail order video disc rentals into a streaming giant
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/19/23560593/netflix-reed-hastings-co-ceo-steps-down
Netflix founder Reed Hastings is stepping down as co-CEO
Reed Hastings, who helped found the streaming giant, is stepping down from his position as Netflix’s co-CEO and taking on the role of executive chair. He’s being replaced by former COO Greg Peters.
What’s on your desk, Tom Warren?
Senior editor Tom Warren moved recently and decided that it was the perfect time to do some proper cable management, get a new standing desk, and design the ideal WFH space.
Twitter thrived in its early days thanks to third-party apps. Twitter even acquired Tweetie for it’s iPhone app and TweetDeck. In yet another recent misstep, apps like Twitterrific have been blocked from accessing Twitter’s API 🙁
the Xbox app on Windows is getting some UI and feature improvements
