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Nvidia Rubin will ‘soak up NAND supply like a sponge absorbs water’ says one analyst, thanks to the AI server’s new way of using SSDs

Any time there’s potentially positive news about storage and memory supply—such as increasing supply from China—I can’t help but think ‘sure, but the AI industry will guzzle through it regardless.’ Not only is demand seemingly insatiable, but sometimes new developments that encourage even more memory use come along. Case in point here with Nvidia Rubin….

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US judge closes the book on first big AI copyright suit, ordering Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion settlement

One reason I’m so anti-generative AI is because many models rely on a data set containing written or visual work used without the original creator’s permission. As a writer myself, it’s a small comfort then that the copyright suit brought against Anthropic has been settled in favour of the author plaintiffs. Anthropic leveraged a library…

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Valve puts some elbow grease into Steam Remote Play—maybe one day you won’t have to install additional tools to get the best in-home game streaming experience

I don’t think I’ve encountered anyone, in the wild, who actually uses Steam’s Remote Play game streaming feature since the days of the hardware Steam Link (and what tremendous days they were). In 2026, I think most people making use of in-home streaming tend to default to programs like Apollo and Moonlight. But Valve keeps…

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Steam Deck sales are estimated to have plummeted by around 80% since the massive price hikes earlier this year, back of the napkin maths suggests

The Steam Deck was once a budget champion, but no longer. Ever since the price hikes earlier this year, Valve’s handheld has become difficult to argue for as a value proposition—and according to recent sales estimates by Boiling Steam, it appears that consumers may agree. The site has attempted to estimate the number of Steam…

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Arc Raiders’ matchmaking optimisation is live as Embark warns players they may experience longer queues than usual ‘since it’s now working harder’

The biggest thing to happen in Arc Raiders recently (if you don’t count the Expedition near miss) was Embark’s decision to rework the matchmaking to be more attuned to players’ actions in solo, duo, and trio queues. The only problem with having better matchmaking is having to wait a bit longer in queue for the…

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“I Don’t Even Know What A Prompt Is” – Developer Behind Stunning Midway Wolf Unit FPGA Core Refutes AI Allegations

“This is a complete fabrication”. FPGA developer blahm1d has just released an MiSTer FPGA core for Midway’s Wolf Unit arcade board – something that many assumed was impossible. NBA Hangtime and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 are currently playable via the core, but Pixel Cherry Ninja is reporting that the rest of the library will follow…

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ZeroSpace is an impressively ambitious RTS-RPG featuring a Helldivers 2-inspired Galactic War, but the streamer pandering is a real bummer

It’s dangerous to get too excited about a new RTS. Just look at what happened to Stormgate. So I’ve been cautious with ZeroSpace. It’s an RTS built in the classic mould—think StarCraft 2—featuring proper basebuilding and potent hero units. So far, pretty familiar. But there’s more. ZeroSpace also boasts an RPG campaign with dialogue trees…

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